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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 of page 2 is taken... Read full description -
Item #697718THE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 13, 1883 We seldom encounter Nebraska newspapers from during the Wild West era, but here is one. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and this issue is dated from just 16 years after statehood.
Gregory's 'Union List of American Newspapers' notes that the only institution holding any issues of this title... Read full description -
Item #711304THE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 17, 1883
* Home of the Cornhuskers
We seldom encounter Nebraska newspapers from during the Wild West era, but here is one. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and this issue is dated from just 16 years after statehood.
Gregory's 'Union List of American Newspapers' notes that the only institution holding any issues of this... Read full description -
Item #668545THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 21, 1856 Near the back is a full page with 3 scenes headed: "The Nebraska and Kansas Territory" with the prints captioned: "Ancient Bluff Ruins, Nebraska", "Settlers Entering Nebraska, Pappea Creek" and "Steamer Passing Baton Rouge, Nebraska".
There is a related article on the back page.
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Item #698343NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1867
* Nebraska statehood achieved
Page 5 has: "NEBRASKA" "The Thirty-Seventh State" "Proclamation by the President Declaring Nebraska a State" with the complete text of the proclamation, signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
An early report, as it become a state just the day before.
Eight pages, good... Read full description -
Item #607554THE MERRICK COUNTY ITEM, Central City, Nebraska, Dec. 1, 1880
* Uncommon title
Various news of the day from the Midwest with two illustrated ads on the back page promoting the attractiveness of settling in Nebraska, one headed: "Specimen Views Of Union Pacific Railroad Lands In Nebraska...Millions of good Acres yet for Sale at from $3 to $6... Read full description -
Item #665922CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, July 28, 1866 Page 2 has an inconspicuous--yet historic--report noting: "Nebraska was admitted to the Union by both branches of Congress on Friday, the vote standing in the Senate 24 to 18, and in the House 63 to 52, and the bill has gone to the President for his signature. The Senators from the new... Read full description -
Item #673847LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 2, 1995
* Nebraska Cornhuskers college football
* Wins Orange Bowl for championship title
* Nebraska - Penn State controversy season
The front page of the sport's section has a headline that reads: "Nebraska Leaves Little Doubt" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see) First report coverage continues inside with a few more photos.
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Item #591488WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, June 14, 1899
* New Richmond, Wisconsin... Herman, Nebraska...
* Tornadoes
This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ONE HUNDRED DEAD", "The Result of the Tornado at New Richmond,Wis.", "Many Received Bad Injuries", "TORNADO IN NEBRASKA", "The... 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 1854 bill that... 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 was an historic... 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 Kansas-Nebra... Read full description -
Item #688849DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 2, 1867
* Nebraska statehood achieved
* President Andrew Johnson
* From the nation's capital
The top of page 2 has a very historic: "Proclamation" signed in type by the President, Andrew Johnson, for admitting Nebraska into the Union as the 37th state. The Proclamation... Read full description -
Item #709507THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1929
* North Platte, Nebraska
* Racial exodus - riot
* Negroes - blacks
* Murder & racism
Page 20 has a one column heading: "Negroes Flee Town Before Before Mob's Threats" with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the... Read full description -
Item #175902HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 24, 1894 Fullpg. with 9 scenes of: 'The House of Refuge, Randall's Island, N.Y.' Fullpg: 'A Reception at the White House'. Great halfpg: 'Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze' showing 81 frames. Fullpg. with 4 scenes of: 'The University of Nebraska'.
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Item #175420HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 10, 1889 Full ftpg: 'A Board of Health Doctor in a New York Tenement'. Great & displayable fullpg: 'The City of Lincoln, Nebraska' includes 7 views. Fullpg: 'Americans in Paris--Dining on the Seine'. Halfpg: 'Albemarle Sound Fishing' & 'A Big Menhaden Catch'.
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Item #713615LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 6, 2007
* Westroads Mall mass shooting
* Omaha, Nebraska murder suicide
* Gunman shooter Robert Hawkins
The front page has a one column heading: "Deadly rampage at the mall" with subhead & related photo.
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Item #713643ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 5, 1883
* Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska
* Lynchings -hangings - lynched mob
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 6 has an article headed: "VIGILANTES' VENGEANCE" "A Couple of Murderers Lynched by a Mob at Hastings, Neb." and more. (see)
This issue is not... Read full description -
Item #697706THE NEW REPUBLIC, Lincoln, Nebraska, Sept. 3, 1896 This seems to be a prohibition-focused newspaper as much of the content would suggest. Some critical content on William Jennings Bryan content on the front page noting: "His Record! Bryan an Anti-Proihibitionist".
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Item #647248FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 16, 1858 The ftpg. shows; "Conflagration of the Crystal Palace, New York" with more prints on this inside. Prints inside include: "Steamers at Anchor in Put-In Bay, Lake Erie" ""Picnic at Put-In Bay, Lake Erie"; a great numismatic item with obverse & reverse prints of the: "Proposed New... Read full description -
Item #605507THE NEW-YORK TIMES, May 12, 1879
* Sidney, Nebraska lynching
* Masked lynch mob
The front page has a small one column heading: "Hanged To A Telephone Pole". See image for text.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care. -
Item #591352NEBRASKA STAMP NEWS, Fremont, April, 1890 Subtitled: "A Monthly Devoted to Stamp Collecting." A very small size newspaper of 4 pages, never bound nor trimmed, measuring 4 1/2 by 7 inches. Nice condition & a vol. 1 no. 4 issue. -
Item #665707DAILY OHIO STATESMAN, Columbus, Jan. 13, 1854 Page 2 has a report: "Washington News - The Nebraska Territorial Bill" with much on it, as the territories argue over the slavery issue and their acceptance into the Union.
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Item #177274HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 29, 1904 -
Item #600341CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, March 12, 1880
* Eureka NV Nevada
* Fore disaster
The front page has small one column headings: "Bold Robbers" "Bullion Worth $200,000 Stolen at Sidney, Neb.--The Greatest Excitement" See images for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition. -
Item #176362HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 20, 1898 Full front page illus. of "Through Jucaro-Moron Trocha Under Fire." Inside has a full pg. of illus. of "Santiago - After the Surrender." 1/2 pg. "Map of Part of Eastern Cuba Showing the Route Taken By Our Correspondent on His Visit to General Gomez."
Full pg. with two illus. of "The Invasion of Puerto... Read full description -
Item #172958Harper's WEEKLY, New York, January 27, 1866 Nice full ftpg: 'Indian Delegation of Iowas, Sacs, & Foxes from Nebraska To Washington', shows 4 chiefs. Nice fullpg. shows 'Jack Frost Among the Rich & the Poor' in 2 dramatically different scenes. Nice halfpg. view: 'The Overland Coach Office, Denver City, Colorado' & one of the banking house... Read full description -
Item #177080HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 19, 1901 Fullpage illustration Cavalrymen Rounding Up Poachers in Yellowstone Park; Frontpage illustration of the Subway Construction in New York at Union Square; The Nicaragua Canal Treaty; American Troops in China; fullpage illustration "The Goose Cow - A Nebraska Method of Stalking Wild Geese" by Clarke; fullpage illustration "The New Immigrant Station on Ellis Island"; and other news of the day. See photos for full details. -
Item #175826HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1893 Full ftpg: 'Columbian Exposition--Dedication of the German Building'. Nearly fullpg. with 5 illus; 'The Floods on the Mississippi Near Vicksburg'. Fullpg. of 4 photos; 'The Desecration of Gettysburg Battlefield'. Fullpg. with 4 photos: 'Our Brave N.Y. Firemen'. One-quarter pg. photo: 'The Cowboys' 900 Mile Race from Chadron, Nebraska to Chicago'
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Item #174912HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 27, 1884 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Grave Regrets." Inside are many portraits of "The American Association for the Advancement of Science at Philadelphia-Portraits of some Prominent Members." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Hon. James W. Dawes, of Nebraska" and "The Late Robert Hoe." Full pg. Nast illus.... Read full description -
Item #176452HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1899 Full front page illus. of "Admiral Dewey at Manila - A Visit to the Office of the Captain of the Port." Inside are two full pgs. of illus. of "The Inter-Collegiate Eight-Oar Race at Poughkeepsie, June 27 - A Comparison of the Stroke of Columbia, Cornell, and Pennsylvania."
Full pg. illus. of "The... Read full description -
Item #174540HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 12, 1881 Front full pg. illus. of "Greeting and Farewell" which represents the retiring administration of President Hayes to President Garfield. Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Politics in the Olden Time - General Jackson. President Elect on his way to Washington." Full pg. illus. entitled "1877 - 1881."
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Item #175338HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1888 Although this issue has a wealth of fine prints, perhaps the most notable is the very nice doublepage print in the "Supplement" titled: "Dragging A Bull's Hide Over A Prairie Fire In Northern Texas" which was done by Frederic Remington".
Front full pg. illus. of "The... Read full description -
Item #173142HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 2, 1867 Nice 1/3 pg. illus. of 'The Overland Pony Express', plus a small illus. of a Pony Express Station in Nebraska, and some illus. of Ute & Snake Indians. An article as well on the Pony Express of recent years. Dblpgctrfld: 'Indiana State Fair at Terre Haute'
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Item #583355THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, June 8, 1935
* Thoroughbred racehorse
* Omaha wins Belmont Stakes
* Triple Crown champion
This 16 page newspaper has a early, same day "EXTRA" on the front page with two column headline: "Omaha Wins Belmont; Firethorn Is Second" which tells of the horse "Omaha' winning the Belmont Stakes and clinching the triple... Read full description -
Item #555734NEW-YORK TIMES, New York, August 26, 1867
* Battle with the Indians
A front page report, "Battle With the Indians at Republican River", describes the battle on the Republican River between troops led by Capt. Ames and 800 Indians led by "Santini".
Says the village was two miles long & that Capt. Ames "...charged twice... Read full description -
Item #704987NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 30, 1854
* Among the earliest mentions of Abraham Lincoln
* Six years prior to his 1st presidential election win
Political reports on Abraham Lincoln are extremely elusive before 1858, the year he gained national attention with the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Most early mentions of Lincoln are small,... Read full description -
Item #723974FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 25, 1959
* Charles Starkweather execution (day of)
* Girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate spree murders
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Starkweather Dies" with lead-in: "Doctor Stricken Fatally at Execution" with photos of Starkweather and his 14-year old girlfriend. (see images)
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #693639OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 26, 1930
* Early roller coaster disaster
* Krug (Gallagher) Park
This 24 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "First Damage Suits Filed Over Coaster Tragedy" with subheads (see photos). More on page 2. Lengthy text.
This tells of the Krug Park roller coaster tragedy in Omaha,... Read full description -
Item #693444THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 10, 1933
* Millard Hotel fire - Omaha, Nebraska
* Firemen - firefighters disaster (1st report)
The top of page 23 has one column headings: "7 FIREMEN KILLED IN OMAHA BLAZE" "22 Are Injured in Fighting Flames Which Destroy the Historic Millard Hotel" and more. (see) First report coverage on the Millard Hotel... Read full description -
Item #220988Here is a complete, genuine newspaper: THE NEW YORK TIMES, dated April 12, 1870.
* Indian Raid in Nebraska* The Fifteenth Amendment
This issue features many one column headlines covering events of the time including: "The Indians: A Raid in Nebraska", "The Fifteenth Amendment: Immense Ratification Meeting at the Brooklyn Academy of Music",... Read full description -
Item #593893THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 5, 1932
* Washington KS Kansas tornado disaster
This 12 page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "4 DEAD IN 2 TORNADOES" with subheads: "Wind Strikes Town During 4th Fete" "Score Injured, Washington, Kan., Virtually Razed; Nebraska Woman Killed".
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #582764FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 2, 1930
* Tekamah NE Nebraska
* Tornado disaster (1st report)
This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Storms Roar Through Middle West; 20 Dead" and "7 Victims Women; Property Damage Set at Hundreds Of Thousands of Dollars". This tells of the Tekamah, Nebraska disaster.
Other... Read full description -
Item #570220THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, May 25, 1927 This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "FRENCH DEPUTIES WILDLY HONOR FLYER LINDBERGH" with subheads. (see)
Tells of Charles Lindbergh's ongoing new celebrity status after achieving the famous flight across the Atlantic.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good. -
Item #570149THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, October 18, 1928
* William Edward Hickman 'dead man walking'
* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder
This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "HICKMAN GOES TO DEATH CELL" "'It Won't Be Long Now,' Cries Another Murderer as Slayer Passes"
Tells of the upcoming execution (eve) by... Read full description -
Item #566028THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, August 9, 1931
* Gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond guilty
* USS Akron (ZRS-4) maiden launch
This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page:
* Legs Fail 'Legs' This Time; Convicted on Two Counts
Also one column headlines on page 2 that include:
* AIRSHIP AKRON IS... Read full description -
Item #569836THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Nebraska, May 12, 1927
* Charles Lindbergh Atlantic Ocean flight close
* The race is on to be the 1st
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "SEA AVIATORS' RIVALRY WILL HASTEN START" "With Lindbergh Winging East, Chamberlin Will Hop Off Thursday Night or Friday" and... Read full description -
Item #569753THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, October 15, 1928
* D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
* 1st Transatlantic flight
* Arrives in United States (1st report)
This 28 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "ZEPPELIN SALUTES WASHINGTON" with subheads and small related photo. (see)
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #565443THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Nebraska, September 25, 1926
* Pabst Mine Disaster (1st report)
* Ironwood, Michigan
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 16): "11 Miners Buried Alive by Cave-in; Fear Three Killed" "Tons of Boulders Tear Down 2,600-Foot Shaft in Ironwood, Mich.; Rush Rescue Work"
Is a 1st report on the... Read full description -
Item #554826THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, January 25, 1902
* Lost Creek Iowa mine explosion
* Oskaloosa, Iowa
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DEAD IN IOWA MINE" "Twenty-One Lost Creek Workmen Killed by Dust Explosion" "Loss Of Life And Property Appalling" "Pitiful Scenes Of Stricken Families" and... Read full description
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