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Item #681611NEW YORK HERALD, May 2, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Steele's Column" "The Advance of the Army of Arkansas Towards the Red River" "The Rebels Driven from Elkin's Ferry and Prairie de Anna" "Price and Marmaduke's Forces Outfought &... Read full description -
Item #681603NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 18, 1861 Among the many front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Enemy's Outposts Established at Fairfax Court House" "Brilliant Victory of the Union Troops on the Upper Potomac" "Skirmish Between Gen. Siegel's Troops & Price's Forces"... Read full description -
Item #681602NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 16, 1861 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Naval Engagement Between the Rebel Flotilla & the Blockading Squadron" "Reported Success of the Enemy" "Affairs Along the Union Lines in Virginia" "Brisk Skirmishing at the... Read full description -
Item #681599NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 15, 1861 The front page is filled with ads, with Civil War column heads on pages 2, 3 and 7, including: "THE REBELLION" "Official Report of the Recent Gallant Naval Exploit at Pensacola" "Important From Missouri" "Gen. Fremont About to Advance" "Reported Demoralization... Read full description -
Item #681598NEW YORK HERALD, October 10, 1861 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Important From Hatteras Inlet" "Brilliant Engagement Between the Union Land and Naval Forces & the Rebels" "Total Rout & Heavy Loss of the Enemy" "Advance of Gen. Smith's... Read full description -
Item #681596NEW YORK HERALD, October 10, 1861 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Important From Hatteras Inlet" "Brilliant Engagement Between the Union Land and Naval Forces & the Rebels" "Total Rout & Heavy Loss of the Enemy" "Advance of Gen. Smith's... Read full description -
Item #681593NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 9, 1861 Full half of the first column of the front page is taken up with Civil War heads including: "THE REBELLION" "Imposing Military Display of the Union Forces" "Alarm of the Rebels at the Naval Preparations in the North" "Important News from Kentucky" "40,000 Rebel Troops... Read full description -
Item #681592NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 5, 1861
* Battle of Greenbrier River - West Virginia
Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Defeat of Lee's Rebel Forces at Greenbrier by Gen. Reynolds" "Decisive Battle Near Lexington" "Evacuation of Lexington by the Rebels" "Gen. Sherman... Read full description -
Item #681589NEW YORK HERALD, July 21, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From the Gulf" "More Seizures of Valuable Prizes" "The English-Confederate Steamer Adeia Captured" "Important From Washington--Awaiting the Arrival of Gen. Halleck" "Sketch... Read full description -
Item #681587NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 19, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From Vicksburg" "The Blockade Run by Another Union Gunboat" "Unsuccessful Attempts of the Rebels to Sink Her" "Rebel Accounts from the Besieged City" "Important From Kentucky" "The Army of... Read full description -
Item #681586NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 18, 1863
* Slaveholders - Louisiana planters
* Slaves - Negroes
* Bolivar, Tennessee
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Army of the Potomac" "A Soldier Shot While Attempting to Desert" "News From Vicksburg" "The Mississippi" "News From Tennessee - Skirmish &... Read full description -
Item #681584NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 13, 1863 Among there front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Fortress Monroe" "The Rebel Privateers" and page 5 has: "The Missouri Slave Emancipation Bill Also Passed" "Organization of the Montana Territory" & page 8 includes:... Read full description -
Item #681583NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 12,1863 Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "IMPORTANT FROM VICKBURG" "Return of the Union Ram Queen of the West from Her Run Down the Mississippi" "Splendid Success Of The Dash" "Smashing of the Rebel Gunboat Vicksburg" "Interesting From Texas" "THE FINANCES OF... Read full description -
Item #681582NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 9, 1863 The front page has a column-wide Civil War map showing the Mississippi River from Vicksburg to Natchez to Port Hudson, with related text.
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Very Late from Vicksburg Charleston & Richmond" "The Brilliant Run of the Queen of the West Down... Read full description -
Item #681580NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 31, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "HIGHLY IMPORTANT IF TRUE - Reported Defeat of the Rebels Near Savannah" "Depredations of the Oreto" "Rebel Account of Her Escape from Mobile" "The Rebel Navy at Mobile" "Announcement of the Staff of the New... Read full description -
Item #681569NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "HIGHLY IMPORTANT" "Jackson Overtaken by General Fremont and Compelled to Fight" "Severe Losses of the Enemy in the Skirmishing Near Harrisonburg" "Rebel reports of the Battle of Fair Oaks" "Skirmishing in... Read full description -
Item #681564NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1863
* Battle of Somerset - Kentucky
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From the Mississippi" "Latest Rebel News" "Important From Kentucky" "Pegram's Forces Defeated by Gen. Gilmore" "The Movements Against Port Hudson" "Report of the... Read full description -
Item #681562NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1863
* Second Battle of Fredericksburg
* Chancellorsville campaign - Virginia
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "FROM HOOKER'S ARMY" "Further Details of the Great Battles of Saturday & Sunday" "The Storming of the Heights at Fredericksburg"... Read full description -
Item #681561NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1863
* Battle of Chancellorsville - Virginia
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From Gen. Hooker's Army" "Rumors of a Battle & a Victory" "The Rappahannock Crossed Both Above & Below Fredericksburgh" "Important From the Mississippi" "Gen.... Read full description -
Item #681560NEW YORK TIMES, May 1, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Gen. Hooker's Army Moving" "The War In Tennessee" "Advance of the Rebel Lines in Front of Gen. Rosecrans" "Boats of the Rebel Commanders" "Interesting From North Carolina" "Evidences of Union Sentiment Among... Read full description -
Item #681555NEW YORK HERALD, March 17, 1865 The entire front page is taken up with: "THE DRAFT" with a huge listing of names from New York troy be drafted into military service. A great item for genealogical research.
Much war reporting inside with: "Grant" "Activity Within the Rebel Lines"... Read full description -
Item #681537THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1929
* Slocum, the town that blew away
* Anderson County, Texas tornado disaster
* Elinor Smith aviation feat
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Seven Killed in Texas Village by Tornado; Blizzard Isolates Area About Cheyenne" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this... Read full description -
Item #681511EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 17, 1915
* Venice, California (during race)
* Road course automobile race
The front page has a two column heading: "RICKENBACKER LEADING RACE" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from... Read full description -
Item #681500EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 22, 1915
* Howe Sound, British Columbia
* Mining camp avalanche disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "Fear Hundreds Dead in British Columbia Avalanche" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... Read full description -
Item #681484NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER Baltimore, Oct. 19, 1833 Among the many articles are: "Festival of Vine Dressers" "Steamboat Disasters" "Lander's Second Voyage Up the Niger"; a report from a famous Indian language newspaper: "From the Cherokee Phoenix" "Stephen Girard's Will" which... Read full description -
Item #681483NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 24, 1864
* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are reports on Spotsylvania & more: "From General Butler" "A Battle on Friday Last" "Assault of the Rebels" "The Rebels Carry & Hold a Portion of Them" "The Great Contest"... Read full description -
Item #681478NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 1848 Page 2 has a nice piece on the meaning of life: "True Life", which appeared in the History's Newsstand Blog post, "A Life Wasted". Also included are "The Pitcairn Islanders" "The Hadley Falls Dam Destroyed" and much more.
Four pages, very nice condition.
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Item #681477THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, March 18, 1873
* Lawrenceburg KY Kentucky
* Town fire disaster
The front page has an article headed: "Lawrenceburg" "A Kentucky Town Burned", the photos showing the report.
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Item #681474NEW ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, Feb. 21, 1804. The front page has a Proclamation for a "Day of Public Fasting and Prayer", signed in type by the governor: Caleb Strong.
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Item #681456EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 2, 1915
* Jess Williard - "The Great White Hope"
* Negro champion Jack Johnson
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (pre-fight)
The top of page 8 has a two column heading: "JOHNSON DETERMINED TO FIGHT SAM M'VEY SATURDAY IN HAVANA" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description -
Item #681448THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, June 14, 1879
* Rare high class community title
An uncommon title from this once-famous whaling town near the eastern end of Long Island, now more famous as a playground for the rich & famous who frequent the neighboring Hamptons.
Various local and national news... Read full description -
Item #681436CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 27, 1932
* Poona Act agreement settled - India
* Mohandas Gandhi - The Mahatma
* Six day fasting - hunger strike ends
The front page has a five column heading: "India Celebrates Gandhi's Victory" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small... Read full description -
Item #681426THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn. October 7, 1921
* New York Yankees 3rd ever World Series game
* Babe Ruth's second year w/ Yanks vs. Giants
* Early, same day first report
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GIANTS TAKE THIRD GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES" with subheads, aerial view of the stadium and box scores. (see)... Read full description -
Item #681422LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., February 11, 1928
* Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
* Beacon Oil Company plant explosion & fire
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "2 MORE VICTIMS OF EVERETT EXPLOSION; TOTAL DEAD, 12" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the Beacon Oil Company plant explosion and... Read full description -
Item #681421EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 11, 1918
* New York Yankees baseball
* 1918 pitching recruits photo
Page 11 has a three column photo headed: "Yanks Hope To Find Winners In This Sturdy Bunch" with text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description -
Item #681409EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 13, 1918
* Operation Michael
* German Spring Offensive
* World War I - WWI
The front page has a six column heading: "Thirty-Six Children Meet Death In Big Fire" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #681400SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 5, 1862 Among the page 2 & 4 column heads on the Civil War are: "Evacuation of Yorktown" "Bombardment of Fort Macon" "Great News From The Peninsula" "The Enemy's Guns & Camp Equipage Captured" "Capture of a Rebel Vessel Laden with... Read full description -
Item #681393EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 21, 1918
* Operation Michael
* German Spring Offensive
* World War I - WWI
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMANS OPEN BIG OFFENSIVE" with subhead. (see) Small library label slightly affects the headline. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #681379THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 11, 1917
* Harry Thaw's suicide attempt
* Stanford White murderer
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "THAW ATTEMPTS TO END LIFE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description -
Item #681369THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 15, 1920
* Babe Ruth makes his Yankees debut
* MLB - Major League Baseball
The top of page 9 has a brief & inconspicuous mention of the game in which Babe Ruth made his first appearance as a New York Yankee, it being an inauspicious beginning with the top of the column reading: "Babe Ruth, the... Read full description -
Item #681358THE WASHINGTON WORLD, Washington, D.C., 1883 See the photo for the very nice masthead engraving which includes a print of the Capitol building. Although the content seems to be wide-ranging, there also seems to be content relating to the military & government.
Four pages, browned at the margins, somewhat fragile so it... Read full description -
Item #681356THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6, 1921 Presented much better than typically found, the front page features President Warren Harding's state-of-the-union address for 1921.
The 3-line banner headline: "HARDING SUGGESTS LEGISLATION THAT HE HOPES WILL HASTEN ERA OF PROSPERITY...". The middle of... Read full description -
Item #681354THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 26, 1928
* Aviator Harry J. Brooks
* Ford Flivver airplane
* Detroit to Miami flight disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BROOKS DOWN IN SEA IN 'FLIVVER' PLANE; SEARCH FOR HIM VAIN" with subheads. (See)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages,... Read full description -
Item #681346LE PETIT JOURNAL [The Little Newspaper]--Supplement, Paris, France, Feb. 13, 1898 This was a quite successful conservative, daily newspaper published from 1863 to 1944. Beginning in 1884 they did a weekly "Supplement" famous for their color lithograph front and back pages.
Such full page color prints in 19th century issues were rather... Read full description -
Item #681325THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1946
* Railroad workers strike beginning
* Strike wave of 1945-1946
The front page has a nice banner headline: "STRIKE HALTS RAILROADS, PARALYZES NATION; ODT RULES TRANSPORT; MILLIONS DISCOMMODED; NEGOTIATIONS FAIL, ADJOURNED TO THIS MORNING" with many subheads and related photo. Lengthy text.
Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #681285THE ST. JAMES'S CHRONICLE, London, Oct. 22, 1782
* American Revolutionary ending events
* George Washington & Sir Guy Carleton
Page 3 has most of a column taken up with various reports from America, including four naval items datelined from New York. Also extracts from the Penna. Assembly, as well as a... Read full description -
Item #681278FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 27, 1931
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond shot
* New York City gangster
The front page has one column heads: "Gang Bullets Again Mow Down Legs Diamond" "Wounded Thug Chieftain Is Snatched From Death At Catskill Roadhouse" "Attack Veiled in Mystery" "Victim Taken to... Read full description -
Item #681263THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 3, 1764 Page 6 has a curious article headed: "Of The Culture of the Tea Plant in Carolina" is an interesting report on attempts to grow tea in the colonies for their own consumption. It is signed: Americanus.
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Item #681251NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 16, 1858
* Theatrical connection to the Lincoln assassination
* Debut of the play "Our American Cousin"
* Three days until opening night
The play President Abraham Lincoln attended on the night he was shot was "Our American Cousin". Its "world" premiere was actually in New York City... Read full description -
Item #681248NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 27, 1865 Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SOUTHERN NEWS" "The Military Situation" "Anticipated Movement by Gen. Grant" "General Johnston to Command the Army opposed to Sherman" "Disposal of the Slave-Soldier Question" and more.
Eight pages, nice... Read full description
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