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Item #600647THE 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 -
Item #600645THE 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.
Complete, minor... Read full description -
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.This item is not eligible for free shipping. -
Item #600625NILES' 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 -
Item #600595NILES 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.
Sixteen... Read full description -
Item #600574NILES' 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 -
Item #600572THE 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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Item #600565THE 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 -
Item #600564ALBANY 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 -
Item #600558CLEVELAND 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 -
Item #600556THE 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 -
Item #600554THE 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 -
Item #600553THE 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 -
Item #600552THE 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.
Complete, minor... Read full description -
Item #600551THE 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 -
Item #600550THE 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 -
Item #600549THE 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 -
Item #600547THE 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 -
Item #600539THE 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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Item #600523THE 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 -
Item #600520THE 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.
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Item #600518THE 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 -
Item #600511THE 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 -
Item #600508THE 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 -
Item #600502THE 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 -
Item #600499FRANK 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 -
Item #600496THE 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 -
Item #600493THE 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 -
Item #600470HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, June, 1850 This is a volume 1, number 1 issue of this publication. Articles within are "Maurice Tiernay, The Soldier of Fortune"; "Jewish Veneration"; and much more.
This is complete in 144 pages, disbound without outer wrappers, measuring 9 x 6 inches, with scattered lite foxing,... Read full description -
Item #600458THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, March 1, 1882
* Jesse James Gang
* Outlaws killed
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a one column heading: "Part of the James Gang Riddled With Bullets" The actual report is on page 2 with very small headings: ... Read full description -
Item #600457THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, March 4, 1882
* Jewish religion
* Judaism vs. Christianity
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The back page has one column headings: "JEWISH RELIGION." "Rabbi Hahn Lectures on Judaism and Christianity" and more. (see photos).
Complete,... Read full description -
Item #600455THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 14, 1882
* Arctic exploration map
* North Pole
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "The Polar Region" "Colonies and Explorations in the Far North" and more with a nice map titled:... Read full description -
Item #600452THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, March 15, 1882
* Potter Building fire disaster
* Manhattan, New York City
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "FURIOUS FLAMES", "A Terrible Conflagration at the Metropolis",... Read full description -
Item #600450THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, March 21, 1882
* USS Jeannette arctic voyage
* George W. Melville
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "SUFFERING SAILORS" "A Touching Story From the Jeannette's Engineer"... Read full description -
Public (reformed) education... pre-1900 style...
Item #600426HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, January, 1880
* The Shepherds of Colorado... (w/ many W.A. Rogers prints)
* Compulsory education in Brooklyn, New York
* Old Baltimore and its merchants
This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories, news events, and numerous prints - too many to photograph. The primary content is... Read full description -
Public (reformed) education... pre-1900 style...
Item #600423HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, January, 1880
* The Shepherds of Colorado... (w/ many W.A. Rogers prints)
* Compulsory education in Brooklyn, New York
* Old Baltimore and its merchants
This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories, news events, and numerous prints - too many to photograph. The primary content is... Read full description -
Item #600421THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 12, 1879
* Painesville, Ohio
* Masonic - Masons
* Lodge dedication
The front page has one column headings: "A Masonic Hall" "Is Formally Dedicated In Painesville" "A Grand Success in Every Feature..." See images for text here.
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of... Read full description -
Item #600418THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, October 3, 1879
* Adrian, Michigan
* Lenawee County Fair
* Grandstands disaster
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: " A FEARFUL FALL", "Adrian, Mich., Visited by a Sad... Read full description -
Item #600417THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 29, 1879
* John Wise - ballooning
* Lost flight - death
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Balloon Ascension" "Professor Wise Goes Aloft In Interest Of Science" and more. See... Read full description -
Item #600414THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 18, 1879
* Battle of Antietam
* Sharpsburg, Maryland
* Anniversary - tribute
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "ANTIETAM" "The Anniversary of That Bloody Fight" "And a Few of... Read full description -
Item #600413THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, September 6, 1879
* Walton, Kentucky
* Negro lynching
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Twenty Shots In His Body" "While Tied To A Tree By A Posse Of Citizens" See image for text.
Complete, a... Read full description -
Item #600406THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 31, 1878
* Battle of Gettysburg
* Tribute to the dead
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 5 has one column headings: "The Day At Gettysburg" "The Presidential Party and Other Distinguished Citizens Present..."
Complete, some... Read full description -
Item #600403THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 30, 1878 The back page has a report headed: "The Phonograph" with subhead: Exhibition of that Nineteenth Century Wonder at the Windsor Last Evening" which includes: "...the first exhibition of Edison's marvelous little machine, the phonograph, was given at the Windsor...The... Read full description -
Item #600400THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 15, 1878
* Victor, New York
* Ballooning
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 6 has one column headings: "An Aeronaut's Peril" "A Terrible Ride Through the Air--Accident to Mons. Lavelle at Victor Yesterday...."... Read full description -
Item #600395THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 7, 1878
* Inventor Thomas Edison
* Phonograph invention
The front page has a report headed: "Edison's Inventions" with subhead: "An Exhibition of the Phonograph and His New Instrument for Measuring Heat--The Suit of the Two Telegraph Companies". Near the beginning is: "...Mr.... Read full description -
Item #600393THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 9, 1878
* Chief Sitting Bull
* Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux
The front page has small one column headings: "Sitting Bull Said to be on the Point of Surrendering" and more.
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Complete, minor margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #600384THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 20, 1878
* Sutro Tunnel opens
* Comstock Lode
* Nevada
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has one column headings: "The Sutro Tunnel", "Completion of the Great Work--How the Connection was Made",... Read full description -
Item #600383THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 3, 1878
* 19th century boxing
* John King vs. John Reilly
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has small one column headings: "Humanity Outraged" "A Brutal Contest in New York Between Two P.R. Roughs--Shocking Scenes". See... Read full description -
Item #600379THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, August 14 , 1878
* Winthrop Junction, Missouri
* Atchison KS Kansas
* Train holdup robbery
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "A Cool Train Robbery Near Atchison, Kansas" "A Surprise Party" "A... Read full description -
Item #600368LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 24, 1962
* Bob Feller & Jackie Robinson inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
* Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African American to be so honored
Page 6 has a one column headline: "Robinson, Feller Join Hall of Fame" 1st report coverage on... Read full description
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