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Item #605477THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1883
* Emeline Meaker hanging
* 1st Woman executed in Vermont (legally)
Page 2 has one column headings: "EMLINE MEAKER HANGED" "The First Woman Ever Executed In Vermont" and more. See images for text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
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Item #605473THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1883
* Bell Telephone Company
* Board meeting with figures
The front page has small one column headings: "Profits Of The Telephone" "Annual Meeting Of The Bell Company--Large Increase In The Business" See images for text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
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Item #605454THE NEW-YORK TIMES, June 7, 1879
* St. Charles MO Missouri
* Public execution - hanging
The front page has one column headings: "HANGED FOR THEIR CRIMES" "For Killing His Brother-In-Law" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise nice. Should be handled with care. -
Item #605419THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1875
* Outlaws Jesse & Frank James (early)
* Raid on mother's home
Page 5 has a small & discrete heading: "The Notorious James Brothers" See image for the brief report here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 10 pages, pulpish with some margin wear and tears, must be handled with care. -
Item #605410THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 2, 1878
* Breathitt County, Kentucky
* Feud - rebellion - war
The front page has one column headings: "The War In Kentucky" "Breathitt County Still In Possession Of An Armed Mob--Several Persons Killed....". See image for text.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise good... Read full description -
Item #605387THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1883
* Leon Gambetta death
* French statesman
The front page has one column headings: "THE DEATH OF GAMBETTA" "Greatness Of His Loss To The French Republic" and more. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, some spine wear,... Read full description -
Item #605357WARREN MAIL, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1877 A small town newspaper with various news of the day both local & national. Many illustrated advertisements.
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Item #605324THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1883
* Beloit, Wisconsin & more
* Tornado disasters
The front page has one column headings: "TORNADOES IN THE WEST" "Buildings Blown Into Splinters By The Wind" and more. See images for text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
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Item #605316THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1883
* Boxing - boxer
* James Elliott murder
* Jerry Dunn
The front page has one column headings: "A PRIZE-FIGHTER KILLED" "James Elliott Murdered By Jerry Dunn" and more. See images for text. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
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Item #605305THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1883
* Cincinnati, Ohio
* Flooding disaster (1st report)
The front page has one column headings: "A GREAT CITY INUNDATED" "Cincinnati Under Water And The River Still Rising" and more. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, some... Read full description -
Item #605288NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1874 Page 2 has: "A Woman Suffrage" "the Arrest of the Rochester Inspectors for Accepting Miss Anthony's Vote--Gen. Butler's Opinion" which concerns Susan B. Anthony voting at a Rochester election. It includes an encouraging note signed by General Benjamin Butler (see). Page 5 has:... Read full description -
Item #605258THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1883
* Actress Lily Langtry
* Prank backfires
The front page has a small one column heading: "Mrs. Langtry Revenged". See image for brief text. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care. -
Item #605255THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1883
* James Carey murder
* Irish National Invincibles
The front page has one column headings: "JAMES CAREY MURDERED" "Shot By An Irishman On The Way To South Africa" and more. See images for text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #605238THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1883
* Mark Twain comes out with new book
* Life on the Mississippi
Page 3 has small one column headings: "Mark Twain's Latest Book" "Life on the Mississippi" See images for text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a... Read full description -
Item #605230THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1883
* HMS Grappler fire & sinking
The front page has small one column headings: "Lost On A Burning Steamer" "Am Alaska Steamer Destroyed--Fifty Lives reported Lost" See image for text here. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #605158NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, January 21, 1886
* Hermit Austin Sheldon
* Pike County, Pennsylvania
The front page has one column headings: "'The Hermit Of Pike County" "Forty-Five Years In A Mountain Cave" and more. See images for text.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little spine wear, otherwise good. Should be... Read full description -
Item #605156NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, January 29, 1886
* William O'Brien
* Billy Porter
The front page has one column headings: "'BILLY' PORTER ARRESTED" "Found At A Leading New-York Hotel" "Charged With A Safe-Burglary In Troy--His Career In Crime" See images for text here.
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Item #605151NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, February 15, 1886
* Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
* Stony Brook flood disaster
The front page has one column headings: "THE NEW-ENGLAND FLOOD" "Great Loss Caused In Many Cities" "Boats in the Streets of Boston--Houses, Bridges and Factories Wrecked"
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Item #605144TRI-WEEKLY FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, December 28, 1881
* West Point, Virginia steamer disaster
Page 4 has one column headlines: "NINETEEN LIVES LOST" "By an Explosion on the Steamer Westpoint at Westpoint, Va." and more. Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise good... Read full description -
Item #605110WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, May 1, 1867
* Nicholasville, Kentucky
* Jessamine County Negro lynching
Page 3 has a small one column heading: "Lynch Law revived in Kentucky". See image for text.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 4 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.... Read full description -
Item #605088CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, May 12, 1877
* Rockford, Illinois
* Winnebago County
* Courthouse collapse
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "ANOTHER CALAMITY" "Falling of the Court House at Rockford, Ill." "Over Twenty... Read full description -
Item #605077EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, April 30, 1874
* Civil Rights in Tennessee
* Trinidad, Colorado
This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The front page has one column headings: "Civil Rights in Tennessee" "The Colored People of Tennessee in Favor of the Bill..."
Page 2 has: "Discovery of a Remarkable... Read full description -
Item #605021WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, February 23, 1867
* Negroes suffrage
* District of Columbia
Page 3 has a one column heading: "Surratt In Court". See image for text.
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Item #605003WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, January 31, 1867
* Negroes suffrage
* District of Columbia
Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Negro Suffrage" See image for text here.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 4 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #604992WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, March 29, 1867
* Petroleum V. Nasby
* David Ross Locke
The front page has a one column heading: "NASBY" Text continues on the back page and is signed in type: Petroleum V. Nasby Contains crudely spelled words, a style often used by Nasby in many of his literary items.
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Item #604988WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, October 25, 1875
* Captain John Smith
* Pocahontas
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Captain John Smith and Pocahontas" See images for text here.
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Item #604975WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, October 18, 1875
* Newton-Jenney Party
* Black Hills expedition
* Gold discoveries
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a small one column heading: "The Black Hills Expedition". See image for text.
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Item #604943WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 16, 1875
* Chief Spotted Tail
* Black Hills region
* Gold discoveries
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a small one column heading: "Affairs at the Black Hills" See image for text here.
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Item #604937WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, July 2, 1875
* Newton-Jenney Party
* Black Hills gold discovery
* Colonel Richard A. Dodge
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a small one column heading: "The Gold Discoveries in the Black Hills". See image for text.
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Item #604913THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1878
* SS Pommerania shipwreck
* German ocean liner
The front page has one column headings that include: "A STEAM-SHIP SUNK AT SEA" "The Pommerania Run Down By An Iron Bark" and more. This includes lengthy text.
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Item #604911THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 22, 1878
* Gambetta-Fourtau duel
* Paris, France
The front page has one column headings that include: "Gambetta Fights A Duel" "M. De Fourtou Aggrieved At Gambetta's Language In The Chamber Of Deputies--Shots Exchanged And The Honor Of Both Combatants Satisfied" See image for text here.
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Item #604862THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1878
* Beer in America is best ?
* Exposition Universelle
* Paris, France
Page 5 has one column headings: "AMERICAN BEER THE BEST" "But For Native Wines Nowhere..." and more. Text takes up over 2 full columns. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
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Item #604860THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1878
* SS Princess Alice sinking
* Collier Bywell Castle collision
* River Thames
The front page has one column headings: "THE THAMES CATASTROPHE" "Log Of The Steamer Bywell Castle" and more. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine... Read full description -
Item #604856EASTON EXPRESS, August 30, 1878
* Inventor Thomas Edison
* Ink for the blind
The bottom of page 2 has a small one column heading: "Edison's Last Contrivance" See image for brief text here.
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Item #604844THE GREAT WAR COLLECTION (11 issues) - A great opportunity for an instant collection encompassing every major "American" war from The French and Indian War through The Gulf War. You get eleven original/authentic publications (at least 9 being American newspapers), one each for:
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Item #604841THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, May 30, 1883 The back page has over one-third of a column taken up with baseball reports, including heads: "Starting Out Well" "The Detroits Win This Morning's Game in New York" (see).
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Item #604825WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, April 16, 1880
* Carl Wilhelm Siemens
* Electric light and plants
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "New Wonders of 'Electricity'" "Dr. Siemen's Discovery--The Electric Lightened... Read full description -
Item #604824WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, March 25, 1880
* Tarred and Feathered punishment
* Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has one column headings: "Tarred And Feathered" "The Bad End of a Bad Matter" See image for brief text.
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Item #604822WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, March 18, 1880
* Mauna Loa volcano
* Kilauea - Hawaiian Islands
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "A Volcanic Eruption" "Visit to its Crater by Night". This includes lengthy text.
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Item #604820WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, March 12, 1880
* Frankfort, Indiana
* Flax mill explosion
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has one column headings: "A Terrific Explosion" "A Building Destroyed and Ten Persons Killed" See image for text here.
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Item #604818WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, March 11, 1880
* Early infinity of space study
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 4 has one column headings: "Popularized Astronomy" "The Immensity of Space" See images for text here.
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Item #604793WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, April 8, 1872
* Samuel 'Worcester Sam' Perris
* burglar, safe cracker and bank robber
Page 2 has a half column article headed: "Local Matters" "THE ESCAPE OF SAM. PERRIS" "The Condition of the Jail-Other Escapes". This is the notorious... Read full description -
Item #604789THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, March 15, 1886
* Nonpareil Dempsey (Jack Dempsey)
* Early boxing match - pugilists
The front page has one column headings: "Dempsey Downs La Blanche" "A Fight to a Finish by the Middle-Weight Champions" "Thirteen Desperately Contested Rounds" and more.
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Item #604769NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 27, 1894 Page 9 has a nice, illustrated advertisement for "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show with a small likeness of Buffalo Bill (see). Just above it is an ad for "Sousa's Band", being the famed John Philip Sousa.
Complete in 10 pages, lightly browned, some small margin tears,... Read full description -
Item #604755EASTON EXPRESS, March 1, 1879
* Jennie P. Clark trunk murder (1st report)
* Lynn, Massachusetts mystery
Under "This Morning News" on page 2 is a brief report that begins: "The mutilated dead body of a young woman was found in a trunk...." (see)
Other news of the with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 4... Read full description -
Item #604743WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, February 20, 1880
* James Lenox death
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 2 has one column headings: "James Lenox" "The Senior Vice President of the American Antiquarian Society" See images for text here.
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Item #604740WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, February 17, 1880
* Female duel in Virginia
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "Female Duelists" "Two Virginia Girls Fight for the Possession of a Lover" See images for text here.
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Item #604739WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 22, 1872
* Climber Edward Whymper
* Matterhorn - Pennine Alps
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "The Fatal Matterhorn" "Mountain Climbing in Switzerland" Lengthy text takes up over 1 1/2... Read full description -
Item #604738WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 18, 1872
* Virginia City, Montana
* 2 Chinese men fight
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a small one column heading: "Fierce Fight Between Two Chinamen" See image for text here.
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Item #604737WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 11, 1872
* Dan Rice's circus
* Shooting affray
This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a small one column heading: "Shooting In Dan Rice's Circus"
Larger than normal issue measures 26 x 20 inches, complete in 4 pages, a little spine... Read full description
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