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Item #693298EMANCIPATOR AND FREE AMERICAN, Boston, July 6, 1843 As the title would suggest, this is an anti-slavery themed newspaper, and a great name for a newspaper with this focus.
Page 2 has a political notice supporting "For President, James G. Birney" for the Liberty ticket, created by abolitionists who believed in political action... Read full description -
Item #693276THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, D.C., July 18, 1851
* Congress Hall Hotel advertisement
* Pre Civil War Cape May, New Jersey
Among the advertisements on page 2 is one for the Congress Hall Hotel, headed: "Sea Bathing, Cape May, N.J." and beginning: "Congress Hall is now open for the... Read full description -
Item #693273THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, D.C., July 11, 1851 Among the advertisements on page 2 is one for the Congress Hall Hotel, headed: "Sea Bathing, Cape May, N.J." and beginning: "Congress Hall is now open for the reception of visitors..." with various detail.
Congress Hall is a very... Read full description -
Item #693269THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, D.C., July 9, 1851
* Congress Hall Hotel advertisement
* Pre Civil War Cape May, New Jersey
Among the advertisements on page 2 is one for the Congress Hall Hotel, headed: "Sea Bathing, Cape May, N.J." and beginning: "Congress Hall is now open for the... Read full description -
Item #693267NEW YORK OBSERVER, Secular Department (there was also a 'Religious Department' edition), June 8, 1854
* Fugitive slave Anthony Burns
* Escape - capture and trial verdict
Page 3 has a very notable report with a small head: "The Boston Fugitive Slave Case" which... Read full description -
Item #693265NEW YORK OBSERVER, Secular Department (there was also a 'Religious Department' edition), May 25, 1854
* Kansas-Nebraska Act - slavery ?
Page 2 has a: "Letter From Washington" which is a nice editorial concerning he controversial Kansas-Nebraska Act, which would become law in just 5 days: May 30.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an... Read full description -
Item #693263NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 27, 1854
* Kansas-Nebraska Act - slavery question
The front page begins some reports from "Congress" relating to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Then further on there are reports from the Senate with a subhead: "Nebraska and Kansas Bill".
Over half... Read full description -
Item #693261NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 23, 1854
* Kansas-Nebraska Act - slavery question
Pages 2 and 3 have considerable discussion in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes talks of the: "Nebraska-Kansas Bill" which was very controversial at the time. It would become law in 7 days: May 30, 1854.
The ... Read full description -
Item #693238NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 9, 1871
* The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 beginning
* Very early report plus Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire
Page 7 has most of a column taken up with reports on a fire in Chicago. This would seem to report on the 'Great Chicago Fire', but they do not. That event would happen... Read full description -
Item #693203INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER, Worcester, April 21, 1801 A page 2 testimony issued by the President recognizes the Charges des Affairs of the French Republic, signed in type: Thomas Jefferson.
The front page begins with 3 Acts of the Mass. Legislature signed by the governor: Caleb Strong.
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Item #693201CONNECTICUT MIRROR, Hartford, Aug. 13, 1810 The front page begins with the report of a secret message, prefaced with: "The following is given to the public as the celebrated secret message of President Jefferson, on the 6th of Dec. 1805, respecting our relations with Spain and France, concerning Louisiana. As one of the... Read full description -
Item #693198CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, March 29, 1804
* Very rare & early Southern publication
A volume 2 issue of this famous title.
The front page has "An Act" of Congress for: "...the relief of certain military pensioners in the state of South Carolina", signed in type: Th. Jefferson.
Four pages and in very nice... Read full description -
Item #693197HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 17, 1864 The full front page is a very dramatic print: "Harry Davis Capturing the Battle Flag of the 13th Louisiana Regiment, at the Battle of Ezra Church".
Other prints within include: "Admiral Farragut's Fleet Bombarding Fort Morgan" "Rear-Admiral David G.... Read full description -
Item #693196THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Sept. 21, 1881
* President James A. Garfield assassination death
This was the very first newspaper to publish in Utah, having begun in 1850.
Page 8 has all columns black-bordered and a report: "Death Of President Garfield" and also: "Full Particulars".
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Item #693195LOUISVILLE LITERARY NEWS-LETTER, Kentucky, Sept. 5, 1840
* Rare antebellum publication
The subtitle states: "Devoted To News, Science, Literature and the Arts." Among the articles are: "Sketches In The West" "A Visit to the Savage Island" "Gambling & Gamblers" with "News" reports on the back page.
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Item #693188THE NEW-YORK WEEKLY MUSEUM, Oct. 23, 1813
* William Henry Harrison
* War of 1812 - Moraviantown
Page 3 has almost a full column taken up with various reports on the War of 1813, including events in Louisiana, and several mentions of General Wm. H. Harrison, particularly his account of this historic Battle of the Thames, a... Read full description -
Item #693181NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 6, 1834
* President Andrew Jackson
* State of the Union Address
The prime content would be the annual state-of-the-union address, contained in full on seven pages & signed in type by the President: Andrew Jackson.
An extremely lengthy address, it touches upon a wide variety of... Read full description -
Item #693178NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 29, 1864
* General William T. Sherman
* Atlanta campaign vs. Hood
* President Jefferson Davis
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Atlanta" "The Exodus Under Gen. Sherman's Recent Order" "Jeff. Davis on a Visit to Hood's Army"... Read full description -
Item #693168THE YANKEE, Boston, Dec. 3, 1813 Various reports concerning the War of 1812 including: "Smugglers! Smugglers!" "The War In Canada" "Genuine Patriotism - Extracts from Gov. Mitchell's Message to the Legislature of Georgia".
Inside includes: "From Gen. Hampton to Gen. Wilkinson - Head-Quarters, Four... Read full description -
Item #693158NEW-ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, May 18, 1802 Page 2 has an item concerning clockmaker Jacob Alrichs. Also a report of a slave insurrection near Lynchburg, noting: "...that a conspiracy among the negroes there...some of the ringleaders...are in custody...The plan of those misguided wretches was to have...massacred their masters &... Read full description -
Item #693156BOSTON PATRIOT, Oct. 29, 1814 Inside has several reports on the War of 1812 including: "Loss of the Tygress and Scorpion" "Later from New Orleans" "Latest From Izard's Army" "Latest from the U.S. Sloop of War Peacock" "Unheard of Brutality and Villainy!" "American Blockade"... Read full description -
Item #693155BOSTON PATRIOT, Nov. 2, 1814 Inside has much on the War of 1812 with: "From The Enemy" with several reports; "Enemy In Hampton Roads" "From the Buffalo Gazette" "Deserters" "Arrival of the Peacock!" "General Izard's Army" "Capture of a British Privateer!" "Latest... Read full description -
Item #693147NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, Oct. 25, 1852
* Daniel Webster death
A fascinating issue as pages 1 thru 5 (of 8) are taken up with reports on the death of Daniel Webster, the noted American statesman.
The front page begins: "DEATH OF DANIEL WEBSTER" "Sketch of His Life & Public Career" with the t3xt taking the entire front page.
Other... Read full description -
Item #693143NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1864
* Abraham Lincoln proclamation
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE ARMIES IN VIRGINIA" "Another Fight on Thursday" "The Rebels Attempt to Turn Our Right" "They Are Severely Repulsed" "Later News From General Sherman" "His Continued... Read full description -
Item #693139NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1863
* Second Battle of Fort Sumter
* Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
* Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard
The front page has a nice print of: "THE REBEL TORPEDOES" with 3 views of it.
First column heads include: "CHARLESTON" "Sumter a Mass of Rubbish"... Read full description -
Item #693138NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "HIGHLY IMPORTANT" "Attack on Columbus, Kentucky, bye the Rebel Gen. Buford" "An Attack on Fort Pillow by Gen. Forrest" "Surrender of Columbus Demanded and Refused" "The Red River... Read full description -
Item #693125ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 31, 1884
* Polygamist - polygamy trial
* Mormons - Mormonism
Page 4 has a report: "A Polygamist on Trial" with a dateline from Salt Lake. This is about the case of John Connelly, likely the result of the recent Edmunds Act which is a federal statute signed into law in 1882 declaring... Read full description -
Item #693123ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 29, 1884
* Polygamist - polygamy trial
* Mormons - Mormonism
The bottom of page 3 has: "Indicted for Polygamy" which includes: "Henderson, three times tried at Malad, Idaho, for polygamy under the Edmunds law, has just been convicted of cohabiting with more than one woman... Read full description -
Item #693122ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 27, 1884
* Marietta Stow - Women's rights advocate
* Vice president of the U.S. candidate (1st female)
Page 5 has a print of: "Marietta L Stow" with a one-third column article on he headed: "Candidate for the Vice Presidency".
As can be verified online, in 1884... Read full description -
Item #693121ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 26, 1884
* Rudger Clawson polygamy trial
* Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
* Mormons - Mormonism
Page 4 has: "The Mormon Trial" being a report on the famous case of Rudger Clawson. This report is very detailed and takes half a column.
Clawson was the first practicing polygamist to be convicted and... Read full description -
Item #693120ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 24, 1884
* 19th century African American baseball players
Page 8 has a rather detailed report headed: "Why Two Colored Nines Failed to Finish" which is a report on this baseball game between the Newark Base Ball Club, and the Alpine Base Ball Club.
The report begins: ... Read full description -
Item #693118ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 20, 1884
* Rudger Clawson polygamy trial
* Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
* Mormons - Mormonism
Page 2 has: "The Clawson Polygamy Case" being a report from Salt Lake, Utah, on the rather case of Rudger Clawson with some detailed coverage of the trial.
Clawson was the first... Read full description -
Item #693114ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 13, 1884 Page 2 has a somewhat brief report: "Denied by Mormons" which is a report from Salt Lake, Utah, noting in part that: "President John Taylor...leaders of the Mormon Church...repudiated the statements...that the Mormon Church had appropriated money to aid in the election of... Read full description -
Item #693112ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 9, 1884 Page 2 has: "The Mormon Problem" reports on political issues, noting in part: "...semi-annual post-conference session of the Mormon Constitution Convention...composed largely of polygamists, being a continuous body...John T. Caine reported on his efforts to have Utah admitted... Read full description -
Item #693111ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 8, 1884
* The Buzzard Gang - Welsh Mountain criminals
* Lancaster County PA Pennsylvania
Page 13 has a nice report on: "The Buzzard Gang" datelined from Ephrata, Pennsylvania, which mentions the release of: "Joe Buzzard, Wm. Welder and Tiller Clark, all notorious characters &... Read full description -
Item #693105ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 26, 1884 Page 3 has: "A Mormon Missionary Persecuted" which is a report from Salt Lake, Utah, noting in part: "...from a Mormon mission in Indiana...that he made no convert, but left his testimony against unbelievers. He claims to have been pelted with goose... Read full description -
Item #693104ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 25, 1884
* re. Tennessee's Mormon Massacre
* Mormonism crusade - Mormons
* Cane Creek massacre
Page 4 has: "Anti-Mormon Crusade" "Missionaries of the Church Warned to Leave Tennessee". Bits include: "...south of Lebanon...Mormon elders made their appearance six years ago & began to... Read full description -
Item #693103ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 20, 1884 This newspaper has a wealth of crime-related reports including: "A Woman Drugged & Robbed" "The Gaynor Murder Case" "Swinging from a Cottonwood Tree" is from Fort Keogh & reports on the finding of two men who were hanged; "Stabbed to the Heart" "Shot Through the... Read full description -
Item #693102ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 20, 1884 This newspaper has a wealth of crime-related reports including: "A Jealous Woman Shoots Her Husband Through the Head" "Horse Thief's Honeymoon--Cowardly Assassination of a Boy...." "Death of the Des Moines Lunatic" "Sandbagged & Robbed" "Arrested For Stealing a... Read full description -
Item #693098ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 7, 1884 Page 4 has an article: "FRANK JAMES" "The Peculiar Way in Which His Moberly Friends Reversed Themselves".
Frank James, was a bit of a novelty at the time. He was a Confederate soldier and guerrilla; in the post-Civil War period he was an outlaw. The... Read full description -
Item #693094THE DAILY REGISTER, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Feb. 11, 1840 Page 2 begins with a half-column article concerning: "Indian Affairs" which reports on the state of the Native Americans at that time. One bit notes: "...that some system should be established for the preservation of the Indian. The rapid advancement of... Read full description -
Item #693093THE DAILY REGISTER, New Bedford, Massachusetts, March 24, 1840 Among the wealth of ads on the back page is an illustrated one for: "The Indian's Panacea for the cure of Scrofula, or King's Evil; incipient cancers, syphilitic and mercurial diseases, particularly ulcers and painful affections of the bones..." with much more.... Read full description -
Item #693083WAR SUPPLEMENT to FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, May 31, 1862 A very war-themed masthead which features a four page foldout: "Bombardment of Forts Jackson & St. Philip...Under the Command of Flag-Officer Farragut, Engaging the Rebel Forts...On its Way to New Orleans...". This print is cut at... Read full description -
Item #693073THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, June 12, 1883
* John L. Sullivan wanted by police
* "Boston Strong Boy" spousal abuse
* Heavyweight bare knuckle boxing champion
The front page has an article headed: "'Knocked Out' In One Round" "Prof. Sullivan's Latest Achievements" (see) Reports the famous boxer who is... Read full description -
Item #693044THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 2, 1899
* Battle of Ladysmith
* Second Boer War
* Colony of Natal
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "ENGLISH OVERWHELMED LADYSMITH INVESTED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... Read full description -
Item #693032NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1874 The front page has: "A Highway Robbery In Texas--Passengers of a Stage-Coach Robbed" which is a classic report from the Old West.
Page 4 has an interesting article: "Ten Hours, or Eight?" which is a detailed report--taking over half a column--on the debate as to whether a work day... Read full description -
Item #693031NEW YORK TIMES, April 13, 1874 The front page has: "The Indians' "The Situation at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies--Insolence of the Savages" which is an interesting report datelined from Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory.
Also on the front page is: "Triple 'Execution" "Three Indians Hanged at... Read full description -
Item #693022NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1874 Page 2 has over 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "MR. JAMES LICK'S GIFTS" "Extraordinary Beneficence Of The Sam Francisco Millionaire" "He Bestows $2,000,000 for Public Purposes--Full Details of His Various and Comprehensive Plans".
James Lick was an American real... Read full description -
Item #693018NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1874
* Early Women's suffrage meeting
* Susan B. Anthony & more
The back page has almost 1/2 columns taken up with: "WOMEN WHO WANT TO VOTE" "The Suffrage Convention" "Second Day's Proceedings--Address of Rev. O. B. Frothingham on the Question at... Read full description -
Item #693014NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1874
* Lowry War
The bottom of page 2 has: "The Lower Gang" with the report noting in part: "...gives the following account of the murderous doings of another of the Lower gang: 'Bryan Oxendine shot his wife...under the following circumstances:..." with much more.
The Lowry War was a conflict in Robeson County,... Read full description
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