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Item #667748THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 5, 1951
* Tennessee Volunteers
* National champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football
The sport's section (page 26) has a one column heading: "Tennessee Wins First Grid Crown" with subhead and top 20 list. First report coverage on the Tennessee Volunteers officially being named national champions... Read full description -
Item #719166THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 23, 1955
* Spring City, Rhea County, Tennessee - TN
* School bus & freight train collision - disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "TRAIN HITS SCHOOL BUS; 11 DIE" with lead-in: "Score Are Hurt in Tennessee Tragedy" and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 34 pages, small binding... Read full description -
Item #722117THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 2, 1956
* "The Clinton 12" high school integration
* Clinton, Tennessee Negroes desegregation
* "Brown v. Board of Education" aftermath
The front page has a two column heading: "Tear Gas Routs Mob In Race-Torn Town" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 30+ pages, light toning and minor... Read full description -
Item #688494THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 3, 1861
* Rare Confederate title from North Carolina
The front page is entirely taken up with ads. War related items are on the inside pages including a notable item headed: "Secession of Tennessee" which includes: "...that the Legislature of Tennessee...had passed... Read full description -
Item #709499THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1933
* End of Prohibition in Tennessee
* Beer - liquor returns
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TENNESSEE VOTES FOR REPEAL WETS WINNING IN CITIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the state of Tennessee ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notable events in... Read full description -
Item #702879THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 21, 1863
* Large Tennessee Civil War map
* Battle of Suffolk - Virginia
The front page has an 11 1/2 by 14 inch map: "IMPORTANT CONTEMPLATED OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE." "The Great Battle Field of the Rebels Under General Joe Johnston and the Union Forces Under General Rosecrans." Relates heads on pg. 2: "The... Read full description -
Item #218423THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, March 7, 1863.
* Nashville, Tennessee
* Springville, Tennessee
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for a little fold creasing) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it... Read full description -
Item #628356FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 23, 1955
* Spring City, Tennessee
* Train - school bus wreck disaster
This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "10 Killed, 31 Injured In Tennessee As Freight Train Rams School Bus"
Tells of the freight train that demolished a school... Read full description -
Item #215667THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, September 29, 1864.
* Pilot Knob, Missouri
* Pulaski, Tennessee
The front pages has some nice one column headlines including: "THE INVASION OF MISSOURI" "Fighting Near Pilot Knob" "ARMY OF THE SHENANDOAH" "Torbert's Fight With Wickham" "Gen. Sheridan at Harrisonburg" "LATEST FROM PETERSBURG" "IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE"... Read full description -
Item #670697CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 16, 1933
* Cord Cheek - Negro lynching
* Columbia TN Tennessee
The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "Lynching Tennessee Negro; Tell Sheriff To Come And Get Him" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Cord Cheek , Negro, in Columbia, Tennessee. Always nice to have notable events in history... Read full description -
Item #681328LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 5, 1999
* Tennessee Volunteers college football
* Wins Fiesta Bowl vs. Florida State
* National Championship game
The front page has a two column photo headed: "Tennessee Is Tops"
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Tennessee Is Peerless" with subhead and related photo.... Read full description -
Item #153045THE CALVINISTIC MAGAZINE, Rogersville, Tennessee, 1827 A very early & uncommon religious magazine from Tennessee. Disbound & without any outer wrappers, the city & state are not noted in the dateline but we have enclosed a photocopy of the volume's title page which includes "Rogersville, Tennessee" as verification.
Note that the photo is... Read full description -
Item #686373THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1929
* Joe Boxley Negro lynching in Alamo, Tennessee
Page 21 has one column headings: "NEGRO, 19, LYNCHED BY TENNESSEE MOB" "Youth Accused of Attacking Woman Is Taken From Jail at Alamo and Hanged" "SHERIFF'S HOME STORMED" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Joe Boxley in Alamo, Tennessee. Always nice to... Read full description -
Item #218433THE NEW YORK HERALD from New York, NY and dated March 21, 1863.
* Milton, Tennessee
* Tuscumbia, Alabama
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for a little fold staining) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout... Read full description -
Item #219195THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated September 5, 1863.
* Kingston, Tennessee
* Charleston, South Carolina
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for minor margin wear) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports... Read full description -
Item #580482MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 17, 1927
* Joseph Upchurch negro murder
* Paris, Tennessee
This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "SHERIFF IS KILLED BY CRAZED NEGRO"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with some margin wear and chipping, little irregular at the spine, otherwise good.
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Item #218678THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated January 20, 1864.
* Tazewell Tennessee TN* Moorefield West Virginia
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for a large tear near the botton which I have repaired with archival tape since taking the photo) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very... Read full description -
Item #576799LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 15, 1932
* Trenton, Tennessee tornado
* 1st report
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "TENN. TORNADO KILLS 10 PERSONS, INJURES 3" with subhead (see photos). Tells of the destructive tornado near Trenton, Tennessee.
Other news of the day including period advertising. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #677856NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 8, 1864* William T. Sherman's march to the sea* Third Battle of Murfreesboro, TennesseeAmong the front page column heads are: "SHERMAN'S PROGRESS", "Rebel Reports of His Whereabouts", "His Cavalry on the Savannah River", "Where He Will Probably Cross that Stream", "Rebel Fears &... Read full description -
Item #591582ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 18, 1895
* Braden TN Tennessee
* Negro lynching
* Gruesome coverage
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "A TERRIBLE EXPIATION", "Tortured, Mutilated, Lynched and Beheaded", "Penalty Meted Out To A Negro" and more. See photos for 1st report... Read full description -
Item #603297WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 26, 1874
* Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee
* Negroes massacred
* General George Custer expedition
Page 2 has one column headings: "Tennessee" "Shocking Affair at Trenton" "Four Colored Men Lynched" "The Indians" "Severe Fighting near Fort Sill"
Page 3 has: "The Indians"... Read full description -
Item #599989THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1872
* Negro lynching
The front page has a small one column heading: "A Negro Robber and Murderer Lynched in Tennessee" 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negro, David Jones, at Nashville, Tennessee"
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition. -
Item #599557NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 22, 1869
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK
* Negroes attacked in Tennessee
The front page has small one column headings: "The Southern States" "The Ku-Klux-Klan Again At Work In Tennessee". See image for text.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition. -
Item #710005LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 26, 1983
* Tennessee Williams death w/ photos
* American playwright and screenwriter
* "A Streetcar Named Desire" play
* "Cat on a Hot Tin Rook" "The Glass Menagerie"
The front page has a heading the reads: "Tennessee Williams, 71, Playwright, Dies in N.Y." with subhead and photo. (see images) Another photo... Read full description -
Item #573511THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1927
* Joseph Upchurch negro lynching
* Paris, Tennessee
This 36 page newspaper has a small and somewhat discrete one column headline on page 14: "POSSE KILLS NEGRO" and more. (see)
Tells of the lynching (shooting) of negro Joseph Upchurch in Paris, Tennessee.
Other news of the day. Light browning with... Read full description -
Item #219117THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated January 27, 1863.
* Murfreesboro Tennessee
* Pollocksville North Carolina
* Galveston Texas
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports... Read full description -
Item #656068NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 21, 1862 The front page is dominated by a large & very detailed map headed: "THE LIBERATION OF EASTERN TENNESSEE" with an explanatory caption.
Among the ftpg. column heads are: "Important From Memphis" "Activity of Guerrilla Bands" "the White River Expedition" "Gen. Buell Marching into East Tennessee" "From the... Read full description -
Item #705301DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 7, 1862 Half of the front page is taken up with ads with the other half having various news items, including: "Interesting From the North--Notes On The War" with various subheads. Also reports on: "American Affairs In Europe" "The Grand Army to Advance" "The Burnside Expedition--The Design of its Operations"... Read full description -
Item #629642THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, July 10, 1918
* Nashville, TN Train No. 1
* Great train wreck of 1918
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines the front page:
"RAIL WRECK DEATH TOLL AT LEAST 100" and "Most of Victims of Head-On Collision Near Nashville Negroes on Way yo Powder Plant" with smaller subheads.
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Item #707352NEW YORK HERALD, May 3, 1862
* Grand Junction, Tennessee
* Siege of Fort Macon ends
* Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The front page features a Civil War map headed: "Probable Retreat of Beauregard To Grand Junction" showing the Corinth vicinity at the Mississippi Tennessee, Alabama border.
Column heads on the Civil War include: "Capture... Read full description -
Item #674894THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 24, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "No Further Pursuit of the Enemy" "The Radical Programme Extinguished by the President" "News From Tennessee" "Troops & Supplies Hurrying to the Front" "Results of Wheeler's Raid into Tennessee" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition. -
Item #673563THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1931
* Negro lynching - lynched - George Smith
* Union City, Obion County, Tennessee
The top of page 22 has one column headings: "MOB LYNCHES NEGRO IN COURT HOUSE YARD" "Take Him From Jail at Union City, Tenn.---Attempted Attack on Woman Alleged". (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro George... Read full description -
Item #574519LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 24, 1959
* Robbins, Tennessee
* Coal mine gas explosion disaster
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Nine Die In Mine Blast"
Tells of the coal mine gas explosion disaster at Robbins, Tennessee.
Other news of the day. Good condition. -
Item #213974BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Massachusetts, August 22, 1863
* Knoxville, Tennessee
* Jefferson DavisThis 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was... Read full description -
Item #691781NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 20, 1864
* Tazewell, Tennessee TN
* Moorefield, West Virginia
Among the front page column headlines on the Civil War are: "The War In West Virginia" "The Affairs at Moorefield and Allegheny Junction-Negro Soldiers..." "The War In Tennessee" "A Skirmish Near Tazewell..." "Interesting From New Orleans" "Important Proclamation... Read full description -
Item #694077THE DETROIT NEWS, April 28, 1930
* Fayetteville, Tennessee
* Air show stunt disaster
* Airplane circus
The top of page 37 has a one column heading: "PLANE KILLS 8; PILOT IS HELD" with subhead. First report coverage on the air show disaster at Faytteville, Tennessee which was one of the very 1st air show disasters.
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #591253THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, January 3, 1913
* Dyersburg, Tennessee
* Meningitis epidemic
This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Town Ravaged By Meningitis", "Sixty-One Cases in Tennessee Village and thirty-Five Deaths". See photos for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Light... Read full description -
Item #175184HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 7, 1887 Front full pg. illus. of "The New South - Tennessee, 1887." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Canine Types from the Eleventh Annual Bench Show of the Westminster Kennel Club."
Doublepg. centerfold. of "Knoxville, Tennessee, and Its Surroundings." Two full pg. illus. of "The Buffalo Dance" and "A Marble Quarry Near... Read full description -
Item #172770HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1864 The front page has both text and a print on: "The Metropolitan Fair Buildings on 14th Street, New York". Inside has text on the Civil War including: "Owen Lovejoy" "General Burnside & Colored Troops" which includes a letter signed in type: A. E. Burnside; "The Military Situation" "Rebel... Read full description -
Item #172548HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 22, 1862 The front page has: "Gun-deck of One of the Mississippi Gunboats engaged in the Attack on Fort Henry" and a print of: "Commodore Foote, U.S.N." as well as a related article.
Inside page prints including a fullpg. with portraits of: "Lord Lyons, the British Minister to Washington" "M. Mercier, The French... Read full description -
Item #175216HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 27, 1887 Nice full ftpg: 'Protecting The Bluffs At Memphis, Tennessee'. Fullpg: 'At Narragansett Pier--Views of the Casino'. Great double page centerfold: 'Views In Memphis, Tenn.' ' shows 5 scenes. 'Interior View of the New York Clearing House' is in the Supplement issue.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages. -
Item #176128HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 23, 1896 Full front page illus. of "Too Busy to Talk." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Five New Panels of M. Puvis De Chavannes for the Boston Public Library."
Full pg. of illus. of "Buildings of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition." Full pg. illus. of "England's Fighting Force in Egypt - A New Cavalry Drill."... Read full description -
Item #631402SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 16, 1897 The cover has "The Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nashville, 1897 -- Bird's Eye View" with accompanying article. Also inside is: "Manufacture of Papier Mache Busts"; "Reno Inclined Elevator at the Brooklyn Bridge"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
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Item #670352NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 21, 1862 With the front page taken up with ads, the feature is the back page war map headed: "THE WAR IN KENTUCKY & TENNESSEE" with related column heads, including; "Defeat of Zollicoffer's Army" "Fighting All Day" "Gen. Zollicoffer Killed" "Utter Rout of the Rebels" "Heavy Lossl On Both Sides" "Attack On... Read full description -
Item #616229THE JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, August 14, 1875
* John C. Webb hanging - execution
* Knoxville TN Tennessee public
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has a small one column heading: "Murderer Hung" (see)
Complete, minor margin wear, nice condition. -
Item #669092THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Feb. 15, 1797 Page 2 has various reporting from Congress including talk on making the laws of the United States enforceable in Tennessee, which had recently joined the union.
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Item #539175THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, May 3, 1862.
* Grand Junction, Tennessee
* Grenada, MississippiThis 8 page issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following FRONT PAGE Map: "Probable Retreat Of Beauregard To Grand Junction", "Map Showing the Position of Grand Junction... Read full description
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Item #581526THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 21, 1862
* Memphis TN Tennessee
Among the many ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Interesting From Memphis" "Gen. Lew Wallace in Command of the City" "Tyranny of Memphis Under Rebel Rule" "Confederate Officers & Soldiers Taking the Oath of Allegiance" "Trade With New Orleans" "News From the Shenandoah"... Read full description -
Item #659552NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 22, 1825 The front page has an early report regarding General Andrew Jackson's visit to Jackson, Tennessee, noting: "Gen. Jackson, with his lady...was invited to and partook of a public dinner given by the people of that town...The masonic fraternity also paid their... Read full description -
Item #689838THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 12, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Rebels Routed in East Tennessee" "Favorable News From General Sherman" "Gen. Hood's Whereabouts Unknown" "Worthlessness of Confederate Money" "How the Currency Depreciated" "The People Have No Faith in the Promises of the Government" "The Rebel... Read full description
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