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  • Deep South tornado outbreak...
    Item #600793
    THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, March 22, 1932 

    * Deep South tornado outbreak 

    The front page has a banner headlines: "71 KILLED AS TORNADOES SWEEP THREE SOUTHERN STATES" with subheads. 1st report coverage on the "Deep South tornado outbreak" which was the second most deadly outbreak in United States history.
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  • No ethics at the California gold fields...
    Item #600790
    THE HOME JOURNAL, New York, Sept. 1, 1849  Page 3 has: "State of Society in California" is an interesting article on the loss of ethics upon arrival at the gold fields (see).
    Four pages, minor foxing, nice condition.
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  • Gandhi starts hunger strike...
    Item #600784
    THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, September 20, 1932

    * Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
    * The Mahatma food strike begins


    The front page has two column headlines that include: "India Grants Gandhi's Request To Begin Fast Inside Jail" and more. Coverage on the start of his 6-day hunger strike in jail. Other news of the day... Read full description  
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  • Jim Mollison Atlantic Ocean flight....
    Item #600782
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 19, 1932

    * Aviator Jim Mollison
    * Airplane - aviation
    * 1st solo Atlantic flight (West to East)


    The front page has three column headline: "Mollison Completes First Western Solo Flight Across North Atlantic In Fast Times" with subheads (see photos). This is 1st report... Read full description  
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  • Anna Elizabeth Dickinson death....
    Item #600772
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1932

    * Anna Elizabeth Dickinson death
    * Anti slavery - Women's rights


    Page 19 has one column headlines:

    "ANNA E. DICKINSON, SLAVERY FOE, DEAD"
    "Had Been Hoping to Celebrate 90th Birthday Next Friday Until Just Before End"
    "Woman's Rights Champion"


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  • Al 'Scarface' Capone burial...
    Item #600770
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1947

    * Al 'Scarface' Capone burial
    * Former Chicago gangster leader


    Page 26 has small and somewhat discrete one column headings: "Capone Buried In Chicago" "Less Than Twoscore at Services in Tent at the Grave" See image for brief report on the burial of infamous mob boss, Al 'Scarface'... Read full description  
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  • Slavery...   The Mexican War...
    Item #600768
    NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Philadelphia, July 26, 1848  The front page has: "An Act to Amend an Act...for the Prosecution of the Existing War between the United States & ...Mexico". Inside has: "From Mexico" ""Slavery Extension..." the latter including: "...The great question & the only question at... Read full description  
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  • Capture of Chief Joseph, Nez Perce War ends...
    Item #600767
    THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 10, 1877 

    * Nez Perce War ends
    * Battle of Bear Paw - Snake Creek
    * Chief Joseph surrenders


    The Front page has small one column headings: "The Fight With The Nez Perces", "Conclusion Of General Terry's Dispatch--Reported Capture and Release Of Joseph" This report in fact was... Read full description  
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  • Dearing family massacre....
    Item #600761
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 13, 1866

    * The Dearing family murders
    * "Murder by gaslight"
    * Antoine Probst arrest


    The front page has one column headings: "The Tragedy In Philadelphia" "Further Particulars of the Murder of the Deering Family"
    Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, some margin wear and small tears, a few... Read full description  
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  • Baker Bowl in Philadelphia last MLB game...
    Item #600759
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 1, 1938

    * Baker Bowl last game
    * Philadelphia Phillies
    * MLB baseball


    The sport's section (page 28) has one column headlines: "Giants' Heaviest Barrage of Year Sinks Phils, 14-1" "Bang Out 19 Hits for 29 Bases; Now Lead by Four Games" with box scores. ... Read full description  
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  • Diving Suit...Magical illusion "Gone"...
    Item #600743
    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 11, 1897  The front page of this issue contains several illustrations of the "Pneumatic Mail Tube System New York City" which has an accompanying article. Inside the issue is "Williams' Electric Time Switch"; "Pneumatic Mail Tube System, New York City"; "The... Read full description  
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  • SS Algoma disaster...
    Item #600731
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, November 11, 1885 

    * SS Algoma - steamer 
    * Isle Royale - Lake Superior
     

    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "GREAT LOSS OF LIFE", "Forty-Eight People Known to Have Gone Down to Watery Graves in the... Read full description  
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  • Ironton, Missouri Negro lynching...
    Item #600728
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 31, 1882

    * Ironton, Missouri
    * Negro lynching


    The front page has a one column heading: "A Negro Lynched for Attempting in Outrage an Old Lady". Actual report is on page 2 under: "Negro Lynched". See images for text. Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8... Read full description  
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  • Giuseppe Garibaldi death...
    Item #600726
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, June 12, 1882 

    * Giuseppe Garibaldi death 
    * Italian general & politician
     

    The front page has one column headlines: "ITALY'S DEAD HERO", "Imposing Funeral Ceremonies in Honor of Garibaldi" and more. See images for text here.

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  • Morelos railway accident...
    Item #600724
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, June 28, 1881

    * Morelos railway accident disaster
    * Cuautla, Mexico - railroad - train


    The front page has one column headlines:

    "MEXICAN HORROR"
    "A Passenger Train on the Morelas Railroad Plunges Through a Bridge"
    "A Carload of Alcohol Takes Fire, Adding Terror to the Horrible Catastrophe"


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  • Iroquois wins Epsom Derby...
    Item #600721
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 2, 1881

    * Iroquois wins Epsom Derby (1st report)
    * 1st American-bred thoroughbred horse to win it


    The front page has one column headlines: "GREASED LIGHTNING", "Is What Iroquois Resembled Yesterday", "As He Flew Over the Track at Epsom, Leading All Competitors" and... Read full description  
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  • Steamer Victoria disaster...
    Item #600719
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 25, 1881

    * Excursion steamer Victoria disaster
    * London, Ontario, Canada


    The front page has one column headlines: "APPALLING", "Terrible Disaster Near London, Ont.", "An Over-Crowded Excursion Steamer", "Suddenly Collapses and Sinks to the Bottom" ... Read full description  
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  • A Palm Pilot from 1885...
    Item #600708
    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 14, 1885

    * Palm Pilot from 1885

    The full ftpg. has 9 illustrations of the "White Bronze Monument Industry" with a related article inside, telling of the need to move from stone to metallic monuments. An inside pages has an illustration & article headed: "A Wrist-Held Memorandum Pad" which could... Read full description  
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  • Spottsville Hotel fire disaster...
    Item #600691
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1870

    * Spottswood Hotel fire disaster (1st report)
    * Christmas Day in Richmond, Virginia


    Page 5 has one column headlines that include: "TELEGRAMS" "Destruction of the Spottswood Hotel in Richmond by Fire" "A Fearful Scene of Panic and Dismay Among the Guests" and more. See images for... Read full description  
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  • Early aviation flights...
    Item #600688
    THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, August 18, 1911 

    * Early airplane flight 
    * Powered aviation at it's beginning
     

    The front page has one column headlines: "FLYER COMPLETES MORE THAN HALF OF LONG FLIGHT", "Atwood Arrives Safely in Cleveland, 622 Miles From New York, in Fine Condition. Tremendous... Read full description  
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  • State of Florida - Pomona collision...
    Item #600685
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 11, 1884

    * SS State of Florida
    * Bark Pomona


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "DOWN IN MID-OCEAN", "The Steamer State of Florida Collides With the Bark Ponema (sic), and Both Are... Read full description  
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  • Long Branch, New Jersey...
    Item #600682
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 26, 1880

    * Long Branch, New Jersey
    * Beach resort - watering place


    This uncommon 10 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    Page 9 has one column headings: "LONG BRANCH" "Some of the Peculiarities and Humors of a Bathing Suit" "Our Jewish... Read full description  
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  • Steamer Garland & Yacht Mamie disaster...
    Item #600647
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 24, 1880

    * Steamer Garland & Yacht Mamie
    * Detroit River collision disaster


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has small one column headings: "ANOTHER" "This Time A Lake Collision With Frightful... Read full description  
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  • Ku Klux Klan in Virginia...
    Item #600645
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 5, 1880

    * Ku Klux Klan

    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "Ku Klux in Active Operation in Virginia" "Threats and Hickory Whips Prominently Posted" See image for text here.
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    Item #600629
    (25) A 25 issue lot of authentic newspapers from World War I, dated from May, 1917 through November, 1918. All are complete and are typically pulpish/fragile - as is the norm for the period. Please note the S&H cost, as this lot will be quite heavy.

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  • Reports on the Navy, the Treasury, Post Office, & Secretary of War...
    Item #600625
    NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 13, 1834  Being at the end of the year this issue has numerous governmental reports on the state of the nation, including: "Report of the Secretary of the Navy" which takes 2 pages; "Report of the Secretary of the Treasury" which takes nearly 7 pages;... Read full description  
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  • A chart of the military forts in the United States...
    Item #600595
    NILES WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 30, 1821 

    * U.S. military forts

    Included is a: "Report on Fortifications" is comprised of over a full page of charts of various forts "...for the defence of the maritime frontiers of the union..." listed by state, which includes the costs for construction.
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  • The Missouri question...   Gold coins for the United States...
    Item #600574
    NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 3, 1821 

    * Missouri statehood ?
    * Gold coinage


    The front page has a paragraph noting: "The Missouri question is at last settled...The manner of it has not pleased either party...legislature of Missouri will obstinately refuse to accept the condition..." with more... Read full description  
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  • Friars Point, Mississippi Negro lynchings...
    Item #600572
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, January 17, 1876

    * Friars Point, Mississippi
    * Negroes - lynchings


    This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    Page 5 has one column headings: "Mississippi Justice" "Four Negroes Lynched at Friars' Point" See image for text here.
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  • 1957 Fargo, North Dakota tornado disaster....
    Item #600565
    THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, June 21, 1957

    * North Fargo (Gold Ridge) area
    * South Dakota tornado disaster


    The front page has a three column headline: "Twister Takes 10 Lives, Damage Is in Millions"

    with subheads that include: "Huge Black Arm Hits Fargo, N.D." and more. (see photos) 1st report coverage on the 1957... Read full description  
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  • Omaha wins Kentucky Derby...
    Item #600564
    ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, May 6, 1935

    * Thoroughbred racehorse - horse racing
    * Omaha wins Kentucky Derby
    * Triple Crown champion


    The sport's section (page16) has a seven column headline: "Railbirds Hail Omaha, Derby Taker, as 'Chip of the Old Block'" with subheads and related photo. Coverage on the 1st of 3 historic... Read full description  
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  • Chester PA Explosion & Haverhill MA fire...
    Item #600558
    CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, February 18, 1882

    * Haverhill, Massachusetts fire
    * Chester, Pennsylvania explosion


    The front page has one column headings: "FURIOUS EXPLOSION" "A Pyrotechnic Factory at Chester, Pa., Blown to Atoms and Thirteen People Killed" and more (see photos).
    Page 3 has: "A TOWN... Read full description  
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  • Princeton, Indiana tornado....
    Item #600556
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 29, 1876

    * Princeton, Indiana
    * Tornado disaster


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    Page 3 has one column headings: "THE TORNADO" "Fifty Buildings Wrecked in Princeton and Vicinity" "Damage to Property Estimated at Over... Read full description  
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  • Hazel Green, Wisconsin tornado...
    Item #600554
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, March 11, 1876

    * Hazel Green, Wisconsin tornado disaster

    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "TERRIFIC TORNADO" "Nine Persons Killed and Numbers Injured" "Twenty-Six Buildings Wrecked... Read full description  
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  • Custer City, South Dakota....
    Item #600553
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 8, 1876

    * Custer, South Dakota born

    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has small one column headings: "Black Hills" "Growth of Custer City--More Gold Diggings Reported--Sioux On The War Path". See image... Read full description  
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  • Reverdy Johnson death....
    Item #600552
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 1876

    * Reverdy Johnson death
    * Dred Scott case fame


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "Reverdy Johnson" "His Sudden And Mysterious Death" and more. See images for text.
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  • Charley Ross found?...
    Item #600551
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 1876

    * Charley Ross
    * 1st kidnapping for ransom


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "Charlie Ross" "Interview With the Boy Found at Carey, Ohio" "Various Theories Relative to His... Read full description  
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  • Molly Maguires...
    Item #600550
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 26, 1876

    * Molly Maguires

    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    Page 3 has an interesting advertisement titled: "MOLLY MAGUIRE, Terror of the Coal Fields!; By Daniel Doyle, A Mine Boss" for a upcoming report in the "New York Weekly" This... Read full description  
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  • Hurricane hits Charleston, South Carolina
    Item #600549
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 27, 1885

    * Charleston, South Carolina
    * Hurricane - cyclone


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "SWEPT BY CYCLONE" "Terrible Destruction Wrought By a Wind Storm at Charleston,... Read full description  
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  • Norwood, New York tornado...
    Item #600547
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 13, 1885

    * Norwood, New York
    * Tornado disaster


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE" "Several People Reported Killed, Bridges Swept Away, and Crops Destroyed" See... Read full description  
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  • Pensaukee, Wisconsin tornado...
    Item #600539
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 10, 1877

    * Pensaukee, Wisconsin tornado

    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "WILD WINDS" "A Whirlwind Strikes Peneakee (sic), Wisconsin, and Leaves But Three Houses Standing" and more (see photos).
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  • Harvard University visit...
    Item #600523
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 28, 1877

    * Harvard University
    * Rutherford B. Hayes


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "BOSTON'S GUEST" "President Hayes' Visit to Harvard College" "The Banquet in Boston and... Read full description  
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  • Jews in Romania persecuted...
    Item #600520
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 12, 1877

    * Romanian Jews
    * Persecution


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    Page 7 has a one column heading: "The Jews In Romania". See images for text.
    Complete, minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
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  • From the 1600's by a woman publisher... Joanna Brome...
    Item #600518
    THE OBSERVATOR, London, England, 1682  A dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. This early singlesheet newspaper has the old style type making it great for framing (see photo) particularly with the over 300+ year old date clearly visible in... Read full description  
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  • Mount Carmel, Illinois tornado disaster...
    Item #600511
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 5, 1877

    * Mount Carmel, Illinois
    * Tornado disaster


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "TORNADO" "Mt. Carmel, Ill., Wrecked by a Terrible Storm" "Sixteen Lives Lost--A... Read full description  
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  • Onota, Au Train Township, Michigan fire....
    Item #600508
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 3, 1877

    * Onota, Au Train Township
    * Michigan Ghost town (village)
    * Fire disaster


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "Onota, Michigan, Entirely Destroyed by Fire" "Seven Hundred... Read full description  
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  • Captain Jack... Modocs...
    Item #600502
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 15, 1877

    * Modoc Indians
    * Captain Jack - Kintpuash


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    Page 7 has small one column headings: "Captain Jack" "Lecture Last Evening on the 'Tragedy of the Lava Beds....". The text takes up over a full... Read full description  
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  • Eskimoes... Early print of the Merrimac...
    Item #600499
    FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Feb. 23, 1856  The front page has a print of: "The New U.S. Steam Frigate Merrimac on Her Trial Trip". This was the ship that would ultimately be scuttled by the U.S. Navy with the outbreak of the Civil War, and they resurrected by the Confederate Navy & converted to an... Read full description  
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  • Execution by Guillotine...
    Item #600496
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 18, 1877

    * Guillotine execution
    * Baptiste-Joseph Billoir


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    Page 5 has small one column headings: "Death By The Guillotine" "Capital Punishment in France--The Last of Billoir...." See images for... Read full description  
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  • Jewish religion...
    Item #600493
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 4, 1877

    * Russo-Turkish War
    * Kars, Ottoman Empire


    This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
    The front page has one column headings: "The Fight At Kars" and more (see photos). Page 5 has a nice map titled: "A Comprehensive Map Of The Theatre Of War In... Read full description  
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