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WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, May 24, 1872

* Ulysses S. Grant
* Republican nominee

This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has one column headings: "Political" "National Workingmen's  Convention" "Grant And Wilson Nominated" See image for text... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, May 7, 1872

* Niblo's Garden fire
* Broadway theatre

This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 2 has one column headings: "Burning Of Niblo's Garden" "Total Destruction of the Theatre..."
Larger than normal issue measures 26 x 20 inches,... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 10, 1875

* City of Waco disaster
* Galveston, Texas

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "LOST IN THE GULF" "Unsuccessful Search for the Victims of the Waco Disaster" "Slight... Read full description  

TRI-WEEKLY FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 24, 1881

* Orange, Texas
* Lawlessness - lynchings

Page 5 has small one column headings: "Terror In Texas" "A Series of Bloody Tragedies in Orange" See images for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise nice.

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, February 26, 1889

* Plymouth PA Pennsylvania
* Squib factory explosion

The front page has one column headings: "A TERRIBLE DISASTER" "Eleven Souls Suddenly Hurled Into Eternity" and more.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled... Read full description  

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, April 29, 1876

* P. B. S. Pinchback
* Negroes - African Americans

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 4 has one column headings: "Washington" "Better Than Nothing for Pinchback" and more. See image for text here.
Complete, very minor margin wear,... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, May 21, 1866

* Quotes of Josh Billings
* American humorist

The front page has a small one column heading: "The 'Sayings' of Josh Billings". See images for text.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout soon after the end of the Civil War. Complete in 4... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, November 9, 1877  The front page of the issue has a one column heading: "General News"; "The Feeling in Washington Over Gen. Miles' Victory"; and more. (See photos for text on the decision of the U.S. military to send Chief Joseph and his followers to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas).
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WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, June 23, 1866

* Cholera outbreak

Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Cholera" See images for text here.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout soon after the end of the Civil War. Complete in 4 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, March 5, 1866

* Steamer Lockwood
* Mississippi River
* Memphis Tn Tennessee

Page 3 has a small one column heading: "Reported Steamboat Disaster". See image for very brief text.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout soon after the end of the Civil War.... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, February 15, 1866

* Josh Billings
* Billiards - pool

The front page has a small one column heading: "Billiards" See image for text here signed in type: Josh Billings
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout soon after the end of the Civil War. Complete in 4 pages, minor spine wear,... Read full description  

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, January 31, 1866

* Steamer Miami
* Arkansas River

Page 2 has a small one column heading: "Steamboat Explosion" See image for text here.
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout soon after the end of the Civil War. Complete in 4 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, July 29, 1881

* Early rocket torpedo

The front page has one column headings: "A New Form Of Torpedo" "A Torpedo Which is Propelled Over a Mile a Minute by a Rocket". See images for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring 25 x 19 1/2... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, May 17, 1881

* Thomas C. Platt
* Roscoe Conkling

The front page has one column headings: "THE WAY OUT" "Conkling Finds Avenue of Retreat" "And He Hastens to Avail Himself of it" and more. (see photos). This contains lengthy.
Other news and advertisements of the day.... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, April 15, 1881

* Isaac 'Ike' Stockton
* Durango, Colorado

The front page has small one column headings: "At The Mercy Of Outlaws" "The Notorious Ike Stockton and His Gang Again Operating". See image for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, April 4, 1881

* Mormon 47th Congress dispute
* Allen G. Campbell
* George Q. Cannon

The front page has one column headings: "THE MORMONS" "The Campbell-Cannon Congressional Contest" and more. See images for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, February 17, 1881

* Boxer Paddy Ryan
* Arrest for fighting

The front page has one column headings: "PADDY RYAN" "Arrested In Albany, New York, By Jim Sweeney" and more. See image for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring... Read full description  

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, April 21, 1876

* Indians - depredations
* Kentucky moonshiners - moonshining

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has column headings: "Indian Outrage" "A Party of Whites Attacked and Several Persons Killed or Wounded"
Page... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, January 27, 1881

* Chief Sitting Bull
* Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux Indians
* Surrender to Canadians?

The front page has small one column headings: "Sitting Bull" "Report That He Has Surrendered to the Canadians". See image for text .
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, November 23, 1886

* Dominick McCaffrey vs. James "Sparrow" Golden
* Bare knuckle boxing - fight

The front page has one column headings: "FIERCE FIGHTING" "Between Noted Pugilists" and more.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring 25 x 19... Read full description  

CLEVELAND WORLD, November 14, 1892

* John and Sarah Makin
* Australian baby farm murders

The front page has one column headlines: "SIMPLY ATROCIOUS" "Fifteen Babies Murdered by the Cold-Blooded Keepers of a Baby Farm" "The Instrument Used" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, some spine... Read full description  

CLEVELAND WORLD, November 2, 1892

* Thirsk rail crash - train - railroad
* North Riding Yorkshire, England

The front page has one column headlines: "DISASTER IN ENGLAND" "An Express Train Loaded With Passengers Completely Wrecked" "People Roasted To Death" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning,... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, Nov. 4, 1886  Much on the recent election with the front page having several political cartoons, 3 showing the raccoon & another the federal eagle "shaking" the rooster. The back page has 3 more engravings of the raccoon with the election articles (see).
Four pages, large folio size, very nice... Read full description  

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 26, 1878

* Yellow fever - jack
* Memphis & New Orleans epidemic

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.

The front page has one column headings: "The Great Plague" "Spreading To Other Parts" "The Largest Death Rate" and... Read full description  

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, April 15, 1886

* Sauk Rapids, MN tornado
* St. Cloud, Minnesota

The front page has one column headings: "DIRE DISASTER" "Overtakes Two Towns in Northern Minnesota" "The Terrible Destruction Wrought by a Cyclone" and more. See images for text here.
Other news and... Read full description