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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Sept. 3, 1957

* Kendal Railway Tragedy - Jamaica
* Train derailment railroad crash disaster
* Roman Catholic Church members

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "175 DEAD, 400 HURT IN JAMAICA WRECK" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

wikipedia notes: The worst railway disaster in Jamaica’s history, happened close to this spot on September 1, 1957. At around 11:30…

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, England, September 5, 1863  The front cover features a halfpage illustration "Burning of the Old Seraglio, Constantinople".Within the issue is "Travelling in Madagascar which contains two halfpage illustrations. Halfpage "The Congress of German Sovereigns at Frankfort: Fireworks on the Banks of the Maine". Fullpage "General View of Falmouth From Beacon Hill". Halfpage "Opening of the Falmouth and Truro Railway: Arrival of the First Train at Falmouth…

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, New York, Oct. 19, 1907 (STREET RAILWAY SECTION)  A 112 page publication filled with railway maps, ads, schedules and notices, providing a great snapshot of the transportation infrastructure of the northeast corridor of the United States. Transportation maps include those from Maryland, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and additional locations reaching as far west as Terre Haute and Indianapolis. Quite interesting.
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 20, 1886  The front page has illustrations of "the Hoboken Inclined Cable Railway" and an associated article. Inside the issue is: "The Ingersoll Stone Channeling Machine"; "Benson's Improved Farm Locomotive"; "The Edison System of Railway Telegraphy"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.
This is complete in 16 pages, measures approximately 16 x 11 inches, and is in nice condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The Late Carl Schurz in his Library". There is an article, "Carl Schurz, Pilot" by Mark Twain and "The Sermon in San Francisco's Stones" by Henry Harrison Suplee. Also an article, "The Sultan's Dummy Railway" by William Tyler Bliss and photos such as "The Work of German and Turkish engineers on the Sultan's "Philanthropic" Railway." "Events of the Day at Home and Abroad" and "America's Athletic Triumph at the Olympic…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1858  The front page features a full page print: "New Year's Visiting in New York". Two other nice full page prints inside: "The Birth of the New Year' and 'A Happy New Year!" and an article "The Life of American Students at Heidelberg" features several small illustrations.
Interesting article with two illustrations: "Plan of a Submarine Railway" between England & France, which has just now become a reality. An article "Pin-Money and Needle-Money"…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 11, 1873  The issue features the latest inventions and innovations of the day including:  "STEAM PRESS", "SALOON OF BESSEMER'S ANTI-SEA-SICK SHIP", "ELEVATED RAILWAY", "WATER WHEEL", and more, all of which include supporting text. A number of interesting advertisements are present as well, along with a summary of recent patents. See images for details.
Complete in 16 pages, and in nice condition.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 26, 1891  The ftpg. has six illus. of: "The Great Railway Tunnel Under The St. Clair River, Between The United States And Canada." More inside. Good condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 6, 1894  The front page features a full illustration of: "The New Union Railway Station at St. Louis, Missouri". Inside includes a full page "Picturesque Minnesota Summer Resorts" with five photos. A full page: "Maneuvers of the Detachment of the Regular Army Under General Miles, in Camp Near Evanston, Illinois" has  four scenes. Another full page is "Our Special Photographer at the International yacht Races at Cowes, England"..
Complete in 16…

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, May 30, 1880

* Inventor Thomas Edison
* 1st electric railway success

Page 3 has small one column headings: "Edison" "His Latest Venture a Success--Riding at a Forty-Mile Speed on His Electric Railroad...." See images for text here.

Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. Should be handled with care.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 17, 1894 The front cover has "The Aerial Cable Railway, Knoxville, Tenn., 350 Feet High" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The World's Columbian Exposition - Exhibit of the Eagle Cotton Gin Co., of Bridgewater, Mass."; "The New Battle Ship Indiana"; "The American-Built Steel Ship Dirigo"; "Tricolor Photography"; "Bird's Eye View of the Antwerp Exposition"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements. 
Complete in sixteen pages,…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 27, 1872  The front page features "The Hawley Brick Kiln" illustrations with accompany article. Inside are: "Muller's Improved Rope Railway", "Myers' Improved Press"; "Holcomb's Hot Air Furnace" with additional articles and advertisements within the issue as well.

This is complete in 16 pages with a slight irregular left margin, a small area of very lite damp staining in the bottom margin, otherwise in good condition.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 11, 1905

* Ninth Avenue derailment
* Elevated railways - trains
* Manhattan, New York City

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "AWFUL WRECK OF ELEVATED CARS" with subhead. (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 this era in paper.
Complete with 6 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along…

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, June 28, 1881

* Morelos railway accident disaster
* Cuautla, Mexico - railroad - train

The front page has one column headlines:

"MEXICAN HORROR"
"A Passenger Train on the Morelas Railroad Plunges Through a Bridge"
"A Carload of Alcohol Takes Fire, Adding Terror to the Horrible Catastrophe"

and more. See images for text here. Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 23, 1877  Among the many prints within is a halfpg: "Presenting The Freedom of the City of London To General U.S. Grant at Guildhall" and a full page: The St. Gothard Railway Tunnel Works".
The complete issue, very nice condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 18, 1905  Front page illustration "A Growing Menace" By W. A. Rogers; Photos of New York's Railway Strike; From My Unpublished Autobiography, by Mark Twain; Two Photos of Mark Twain, one from 1875 and one from 1905; "Mrs. Humphry Ward" by Albert Sterner; Double page Photos, The President and Inauguration-Day Ceremonies in Washington; and other advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 23, 1885  Full front pg. illus. of "The United States Dispatch Boat "Dolphin"." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Opening of the Brooklyn Elevated Railway, May 13." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Edward O. Graves, Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing" and "George V. N. Lothrop, United States Minister to Russia." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Riel Rebellion-Attacking a Canadian Supply Steamer on the Saskatchewan." Twenty-four small portraits of men under the title "The…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, January 23, 1915 The front cover has "Railroad Electrification in the Far West" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "New Light on the Great Toothed Divers of America"; "Military Surgery"; "Installation of a Gas Engine"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements. 
Complete in sixteen pages, never bound, in very good condition.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 7, 1916

* Sinking of the Lusitania case
* Compromise with Germany ?
* World War I tensions

The front page has a nice banner headline: "BERLIN OFFERS CONCESSION" with subhead: "LUSITANIA CASE NOW NEARING FINISH" (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, small library stamp within…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1894  Full front page illus. of "King Debs." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "How One Million Dollars in Gold is Shipped." Two full pgs. of illus. of "The Great Railway Strikes - Scenes In and About Chicago."
Two pages of illus. pertaining to "Washington Square." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Riding the Hump-Durgin." 1/2 pg. of illus. of "Practical Road-Improvement in New Jersey."
Complete issue.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 22, 1902  Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, John L. Bates; The New White House with photos; full page illustration The President's Arbirtration Commission in Session; fullpage illustration "Sure of the Blue Ribbon - The Last Private View Before the Horse Show" by Klepper; The New York Water-Color Club Exhibition with photos; The Opening of the New Cuban Railway; Rice-Culture in the United States; The Fiji Islands and the New Cable with photos;…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 17, 1902 Frontpage photo Rear-Admiral Sampson; The Ascent of Mt. Vesuvius by Railway with photos; fullpage photo Michael Augustine Corrigan; fullpage "Wild Range-Horses In The Corral" by Dixon; fullpage photos As to the Charge of Ugliness in new York's Sky-Line; fullpage photo A Jamaican Century-Plant; fullpage photo Mrs. Arthur T. Kemp; The Resurrection of Tombstone with photos; doublepage centerfold "The First Flight of the City Girl" by Ransom; fullpage photos…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 6, 1895  Full front page illus. of "Prisoners and Captives." Inside are two full pages of illus. pertaining to "From the Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of the Society of American Artists" and "From the Seventieth Annual Exhibition of the National Academy of Design." 1/4 pg. portrait of "Richard Vaux."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Interior of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, with an Audience of Over 3500 People." 1/3 pg. illus. of "The Suez Canal and the…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 2, 1881 Front full pg. Nast illus. with no title. Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Pittsburg Flood." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Alcyone Boat House, Bay Ridge, Long Island." Full pg. containing three illus. pertaining to "The Great Fire at Quebec." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Enough to Make a Horse Laugh." 1/3 pg. illus. of "An Electric Railway." 1/3 pg. illus. of "The Chickasaw Guards and Their Armory, Memphis, Tennessee." 1/3 pg. illus. of "A Roman Villa, Recently…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1894 Two photos on 'Arrival of the First Train at Cripple Creek'. Halfpg: 'The Great Railway Strikes--First Meat Train Leaving the Chicago Stockyards Under Escort', plus 2 fullpg. with 6 photos re. the 'Great Railway Strike' & another 6 illus. by F. Remington on the strike. Nice fullpg. with 7 scenes of 'Santa Cruz, Calif.'. Fullpg: 'Bicycling on the Riverside Drive'
Complete issue.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 3, 1905  Front page illustration "No Sauce for the Gander" by W. A. Rogers; Why Japan Wins by Lieut. J. A. Baer. U.S.A.; Scenes at the Start of the Transatlantic Yacht-Race; The President's Reception to the Delegates of the International Railway Congress on the White House Grounds; and other advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1895  Full front pg. illus. of "Wasting Spite on Waring." Inside is a full pg. with six illus. of "With the World's Transportation Commission in India - The Great Military Railway." Four illus. of Libraries in the West.
Most of a doublepage centerfold  shows: "General View of the Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia." Small portrait of "Booker T. Washington." Two full pgs. of illus. of "The Tuskegee Plan - Practical Education for…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 16, 1907  Contains a front page illustration, "1907", by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "The Wireless Transatlantic Service in Operation"; "Two Notable Paintings in the Year's Exhibition of the New York Water-Color Club"; "The Newest Sport Royal--King Alfonse Shooting Sea Gulls from His Yacht" and "Discussing and Deciding the Great British Railway Strike Issue." Also, there are illustrations such as a double page illustration of "The Emotions--Love" by…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 30, 1873 (Supplement not included) This issue contains many prints, including: Full front page: "The First Love Letter"; Full page cartoon: "The Public School Question"; Full page: "The Newsboy's Picnic--Tumbling Into the Water"; Nice full page: "The Beach at Atlantic City"; 2/3 double page centerfold: "A los Toros - Outside the Bull-Ring, Granada"; 3/4 page: "Types of Spanish Character - Sketches on the Railway from Madrid to Seville"
Complete in 16 pages,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 14, 1871 Halfpg: "Burning of the Spottswood House, Richmond". Detailed dblpgctrfld: "Paris--Showing the Position of the Principal Buildings, Forts, Villages & Railways". Fullpg. Nast cartoon re. the Civil War. This issue contains the first Thomas Nast political cartoon with a Tammany Hall reference, being "Tweedledee and Sweedledum--A New Christmas Pantomine at the Tammnany Hall" which is a back page cartoon.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 15, 1895 Fullpg: 'Grand Saloon of the New Am. Liner 'St. Louis' '. Fullpg: 'New Terminal in Brooklyn of the N.Y. & Brooklyn Bridge' & fullpg: 'Bicycles on Riverside Dr.' Halfpg: 'Novel Railway in S. Florida'
Complete issue.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 25, 1868 Horatio Seymour, democratic nominee, ftpg. - full page Winslow Homer illus. "New England Factory Life", "Bell Time" - The Freedmen's Bureau, Scene in Printing House Square, New York City, Elevated railway in Greenwich St., New York City, and Electioneering At The South".
Complete in 16 pages and contains additional prints and related text.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 30, 1895  Full front pg.illus. of "Gresham Fires Back." Inside is a full pg. of illus. pertaining to "Recent Rioting in New Orleans Levees." 2/3 pg. portrait of "Prince Bismarck." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The American Steamship 'Allianca,' Fired Upon by the Spanish Cruiser 'Conde De Venadito'." Small portrait of "Captain James A. Crossman."
Full pg. containing four illus. of "Along the Dalmatian Coast - The Cities of Curzola and Ragusa." Doublepage centerfold of…

HARPER'S WEEKLY Oct. 19, 1867 Front 1/3 illus. of "Joseph Garibaldi, the Italian Patriot." Also, there is a one-third page illustration of a: "Model of the Pneumatic Railway on Exhibition at the American Institute, New York." This is a much earlier version of what Elon Musk invisions with his "Hyperloop" concept, a revolutionary transportation system for the future.
Inside is a 1/4 pg. illus. of "The Late Charles King, LL.D." 1/4 pg. illus. of "Boiler Explosion at Newark, N.J.-The Ruins." 1/2…

HARPER'S WEEKLY January 21, 1899. Front full pg. illus. of "Paris - The Last Session of the American and Spanish Peace Commissioners." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "Boston - The great South Railway Station - The Largest in America." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Havana - Scenes Attending the American Occupation."
Doublepage centerfold of "Havana - Scenes Attending the Evacuation of the City by the Spanish Troops." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Joseph H. Choate, of New York" and "Charlemagne Tower, of…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 26, 1884  Full ftpg. print: "Through Burning Oil" shows a fast moving train. Halfpg. print: "The West Shore Railway Terminus on the Hudson River". 2 full page print: "Embarrassment" and "The New York Fanciers' Club Show, Madison Square Garden" which shows has several smaller prints. Halfpg: "Baseball on Skates, Washington Park, Brooklyn". One-third pg: "Destruction of Pavilions & Bathing Houses at Atlantic City" and half page: "A Wreck at Atlantic City".
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 2, 1859 Ftpg: 'The Terrible Railway Accident in Canada', near Hamilton, Ontario (also known as the Great Western Desjardins Canal train disaster). Two nearly halfpg. illus. by Winslow Homer: 'March Winds' & 'April Showers'. 'Map of the Route to Pike's Peak'. Additional illustrations, articles and advertisements are within.
Complete in sixteen pages.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 25, 1881  Front full page Thomas Nast illustration of "A Falling Off - Of Bosses." Half-page illustration of "Convention of Cotton Planters, Memphis, Tennessee." Half-page illustration of "The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Louis, Missouri." Full page illustration of "The Veteran's Room, Seventh Regiment Armory." Half-page illustration of "Novel Games of British Sailors at Malta." Half-page illustration of "Captain Eads's Ship Railway." Several Small Portraits of…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 23, 1864  The entire front page is a print of: "The Sinking of the 'Alabama' Off Cherbourg". Other prints within include: "View on the Appomattox, Below Port Walthall" "Jones's Neck, From General Foster's Head-Quarters, Near Malvern Hill, on the James" "Divine Service at General Baldy Smith's Headquarters in Front of Petersburg" "General Meade & His Staff" "General Burnside and His Staff", a full page: "Map Illustrating the Rebel Invasion in Maryland" "General…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 6, 1858 The front page features a half page with illustrations of  "Hon. Amasa J. Parker and Hon. Edwin D. Morgan" with the article "The Rival Candidates for Governor". An article "Thorough-Bred Horses in the United States" features two nearly half page illustrations of horses.  A one-third page illustration of 'The Calaboose in Salt Lake City', being an early scene from Utah. Full page of 'The French Imperial Railway Train' shows 3 scenes. An article…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 4, 1897  Nice full ftpg: 'On the Way to the Klondike--The Packtrain between Dyea & Sheep Camp'. Inside has a halfpg. illus. of a proposed 'Aerial Railway' to overcome the difficulties of the Chilkoot Trail. Nice text with 6 photos on the cliff dwellers of New Mexico.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 24 pages.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 4, 1895 Nice full ftpg. sailing print: 'The English Yachts Racing in the Mediterranean'. Inside is a halfpage "Improved Railway Entrance to Manhattan Island, Now Under Construction"; fullpage showing 6 photos of "Formosa, China's Most Important Island"; and article "Spring and the Sportsman" includes several illustrations including a halfpage duotone print of "Golf in the Morning"; fullpage "The British War-ship 'Royal Arthur' in the Harbor of Corinto".
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 28, 1863  The front page has two prints: "The Army of the Cumberland--Bridging the Tennessee Under Rebel Fire from Lookout Mountain" and: "Landing of General Banks's Expedition on Brazos Santiago, Texas, On November 2, 1863."
Inside has a dramatic full page: "The Army of the Cumberland--Capture of Rebel Rifle-pits in Lookout Valley by the Thirty-Third Massachusetts and Seventy-Third Ohio Volunteers" and a great doublepage centerfold: "General View of…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 24, 1881  The full front page is a great Santa Claus print by the famed artist Thomas Nast: "Caught!" showing Santa with a child's arms around him.
Thomas Nast is credited with creating the modern version of Santa Claus. The doublepage centerfold is also a nice Thomas Nast Christmas print captioned: "Christmas Fancies - 'Don't You Wish You Wore Stockings?'" 
Other prints within include: "Electric Railway at Berlin, Prussia" "The Ring Theatre, Vienna,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 29, 1884  Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "The Prison Labor Problem Solved." Full pg. illus. of "The New Philadelphia Post Office." Full pg. illus. of "The New Dynamite Gun." Full pg. illus. of "The Floods in the Teche Country, Louisiana." Full pg. illus. entitled "A Pot Hunter." (Man hunting ducks). 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Park Avenue, New York, Methodist Episcopal Church." 1/3 pg. illus. of "The Old Penn House; Built in Letitia Street, Philadelphia, 1682;…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1877  The front page has a nice print of: "Fletcher Harper" who recently died, the last of the four Harper brothers who founded the many publication under the Harper's Publishing Company banner. The balance of the front page is a detailed biography of him and the publications he was involved in founding.
Other prints in this issue include a full page: "Reading The Bible To Grandpapa", a full page: "Sunday Service On Board a Pacific Mail Steamship", a dark &…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1859 Halfpg: 'Proposed Balloon Railway Up Mt. Rhigi, Switzerland'. Nice fullpg: 'May-Day In The City'. Also a full page Winslow Homer print: "May Day In The Country". Additional illustrations, articles and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pages.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 20, 1878   Three 1/3 front pg. illus. pertaining to "The Henley Regatta Course-A Quiet Day for Practice Before the Race." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "Another Eastern Question-The Imperial Bengal Tiger Entering Europe." Dblpgctrfld. of "Meeting of the Congress at Berlin." Two 1/2 pg. illus. of "Two Phases of Emigration" including "Europe's Contribution to America" and "America's Contribution to Europe." 1/4 pg. portrait of "Dr. R. H. Gilbert." 1/2 pg.…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 22, 1882  Front full pg. illus. of "A Summer Landscape." Inside are three 1/6 pg. illus. pertaining to "A Picturesque Railway Line." 1/3 pg. illus. of "A Moorish Masonic Lodge in Morocco." Two 1/6 pg. portraits of "George Inness" and "Dante Gabriel Rossetti." Two full pg. illus. containing several illus. of "Drill in the Bayonet Exercise at the Ninth Regiment Armory" and "Dogs of Various Countries." 1/2 pg. Nast illus. of "The Jeffersonian Revival." 1/2 pg.…