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THE ARIZONA GAZETTE, Phoenix, July 28, 1901  The ftpg. has a short report: "Tramp Robbers" noting: "Two tramps held up Nels Peterson & Benj. Anderson on the train near Belle Plaine...robbing both & beating Peterson & shooting Anderson. Anderson was then thrown from the train & his head cut off by the wheels."
Eight pages, irregular at the spine, otherwise good.
This is from 11 years before Arizona statehood.

HELENA WEEKLY HERALD, Montana, Sept. 9, 1897 

* Tom Edward 'Black Jack' Ketchum gang
* Twin Mountain - New Mexico train robbery

The top of the front page has a report headed: "TRAIN ROBBED" "Two Masked Robbers Hold up Passenger Train Near Twin Mountain, Colorado" "The Brutally Use Express Messenger and Force Him to Open the Safe" "Supposed to Have Secured About Ten Thousand Dollars--Registered Mail Also Plundered".
The report reads: "Late last night two masked robbers stopped the…

LIBERAL SENTINEL, Middletown, New York, July 23, 1881 

* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang
* Rock Island railroad train robbery

Page 2 has a report noting: "A gang of outlaws, supposed to be the James gang, on Friday night captured a train on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific road...robbed the conductor & a passenger..." and a bit more.
The next page has a much more detailed account of the event, taking three-quarters of a column & headed: "Robbing A Train" "Eye-Witnesses Accounts of…

THE DETROIT NEWS, November 8, 1935 

* Garrettsville, Portage co., Ohio train robbery
* Gangsters Alvin Karpis -  Ma Barker gang

The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "'West West' gang Hunted" with subhead: "Mail Train Is Robbed of More Than $40,000" Karpis was member of the Ma Barker Gang, and was Public Enemy No. 1 at the time.
Complete with 60 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

wikipedia notes: In November, 1935, Alvin Karpis robbed a train in Garrettsville.…

THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 15, 1864  Although there is much Civil War reporting on the front page perhaps the most significant a brief item near the bottom of the back, headed: "Guerrillas at Work Again on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad" which reads: "A party of guerrillas captured the westward bound train on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad last night, robbed the passengers and burned the cars. No other particulars have been received." This is a very early report & consequently has few details.…

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 10, 1875

* Outlaws attempt to rob train

An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings that include: "ILLINOIS" "Desperate Attempt To Rob An Express Car" and more. 1st report coverage on a train robbery attempt at Long Point, Illinois.

This issue is complete in 4 pages, and has minor margin wear.…

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 2, 1891  

* Cotopaxi train robbery - Colorado
* Denver & Rio Grande railroad
* Royal Gorge - Arkansas River

The front page has a half column report headed: "DARING TRAIN ROBBERS" "Seven Masked Men Stop an Express and Overpower the Messenger" "They Get Off With $3,600" "The Fight Was Likely While It Lasted, and a Posse with Bloodhounds Is After the Thieves with Orders to Take Them Dead or Alive". The report offers much detail.
The…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 26, 1937

* Last major train robbery in the U.S.
* Deming, Luna County, New Mexico
* Henry Loftus and Harry Donaldson

You might call it the official end of the "Wild West", but in any case the two column heading near the bottom of the front page announces what is considered the last major train robbery in the country: "''Brooklyn Cowboys' Kill One But Fail in Train Holdup" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 20m pages, light toning at the margins,…

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, July 19, 1881 

* Outlaw Jesse James-Younger gang
* Rock Island railroad train robbery
* Winston, Daviess County, Missouri

Page 2 begins with a quite lengthy account of what was the infamous Rock Island Railroad robbery by the James Gang.
It is headed: "The Great Train Robbery" and begins: "Charles Murray...was the messenger of the U.S. Express Company on the train robbed by the James gang...He gave a correspondent the following account of the affair so far…

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, July 15, 1902 

* Marshall Pass, Colorado train robbery 
* Narrow Gauge Railroad 
* Wild Bunch ? 

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MASKED MEN ROB TRAIN", "At Chester, Colo., 250 Miles West of Denver", "Blew Open Two Express Safes" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the Marshall Pass train robbery near Sargents, Colorado. Remnants of the Wild Bunch gang may have been responsible here.

Other news and …

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, April 15, 1892  The top of the front page has an interesting article headed: "ROBBED A TRAIN WITH EASE" "Three Men Hold Up an Express Seventy Miles from New Orleans" "They Didn't Have to Fire A Shot" "Glitter of Their Revolvers Induced the Engineer, Fireman and Express Messenger to Surrender Without a Struggle--Bloodhounds on the Trail" with the text taking half a column.
Eight pages, bit irregular at the spine, some margin tears, somewhat fragile.

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, Nov. 8, 1893 

* Outlaw Bill Doolin
* Wild Bunch gang

The top of the first column has: "Bandits Corralled" "Arkansas Train Robbers At Bay In The Mountains" with further subheads. The report notes in part: "...report from Batesville, Ark...This little mountain town has been in the midst of most intense excitement all day. The two train robbers captured Saturday afternoon are in jail...One, who gives his name as Bill Lemmons, but who is…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, July 30, 1920 

* Francisco 'Pancho' Villa surrendering 
* Mexican rebel bandit 

This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "VILLA YIELDING TO QUIET MEXICO" "Notorious Leader Says He Is Surrendering Because Country Needs Peace for Reconstruction"

Tells of the impending surrender of the famous Mexican rebel Pancho Villa. Other news of the day.

Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, from Atlanta, Georgia, dated  July 28, 1920

* Francisco 'Pancho' Villa surrendering
* Mexican rebel bandit

This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 15:

* VILLA OFFERS TO SURRENDER

Tells of the impending surrender of the famous Mexican rebel Pancho Villa. Other news of the day.

Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in good condition. Should be handled with care.

wikipedia notes: José Doroteo Arango Arámbula (5 June 1878…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1893 

* Old west style train robbery

The front page has over a column of text headed; "TRAIN ROBBERS TRAPPED" "Police Filled The Cars" 'Two of the Outlaws Killed and Four Captured" "A Bandit Betrays His Fellows" and more. Actually a great report as it reads like a classic train robbery from the Wild West, the text beginning: "The Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs road foiled an attempt to-day to rob one of the passenger trains, killed tow of the bandits…

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, January 24, 1881  The front page has a headline "A Daring Robbery" in which it was reporting that a train station at Wahoo, Nebraska, was robbed of $932.00.
Other news and advertisements of the day are within.
This is complete in 8 pages with an irregular left spine, edge tears and chipping. This should be handled with care.

ST. 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 older brother of outlaw Jesse James, Frank was also part of the James–Younger Gang.
Page 7 has: "Persecuting Mormon Missionaries" which mentions: "...Lewis County, where the two Mormon elders were recently…

HARPER'S WEEKLY Jan. 2, 1875 The full fron page is a print: "Alone with the Dying Year" showing a small child in a snow storm.
Full page print: "Bringing Home the Fifth Wife--A Sketch in Mormondom" also includes a small article. Nice doublepage centerfold: "Indian Sun Dance - Young Bucks Proving Their Endurance by Self-torture". Full page Thomas Nast: "The Outs Always Wake up the Ins". Full page with 9 scenes regarding "The Bay Ridge Robbers - The Thieves Firing on Mr. Van Brunt".
The eight…

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Aug. 29, 1878  

* George Parrott
* "Big Nose George"
* Stagecoach robbery

The front page has an article: "Cheyenne" "Train Robbers in Wyoming--Officers Murdered". This is a great & detailed account of a stagecoach robbery near Medicine Bow, Wyoming.
Four pages, irregular at the spine from disbinding, a bit fragile but in nice condition.

background: On June 2, 1878, near Medicine Bow, Wyoming, the outlaw Big Nose George Parrott and his gang attempted…

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26, 1893  The front page has two-thirds of a column headed: "TRAIN ROBBERS SHOT" "They Held Up a rain Full of Armed Detectives" "Two Killed Three Captured" "The Train Was A Dummy Sent Out in Expectation of an Attempt at Robbery--All of the Rob beers Residents of St. Joseph, Mo."
The article is quite detailed and shown in the photos. A nice report of a classic, Old West train robbery.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 8, 1849 

* Wagon trains heading West
* California gold rush era

Page 3 has a terrific report headed: "From the Western Plains" which provides a sense of the romance, at least in hindsight, of the wagon trains heading west.
But the truth was much more dangerous. A few bits include: "...advices from the Plains have been received...left Fort Kearny...were meet & surrounded by a band of Cheyennes and Sioux...robbed them of almost every…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 12, 1910

The front page of this issue has a photo of "The River that Spilled Over."

There are photos of "Paris and its Suburbs Under Water"; "A Star From Arcady" and there is a double page illustration of "Their First Car" by James Montgomery Flagg. There is also an illustration of "Robbing the Sea of Its Toll" by Worden Wood and a photo spread of "The Goddess in the Car--and Out" plus much more.

Other advertisements of the day are included as well,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 15, 1873  A full front page illustration: 'The Doubtful Bank Note' shows a merchant questioning one given in payment. Full page: 'An Irish Wake'. An article entitled "Jesuit Defeats" with a half-page illustration 'The Unseen Signal of the Jesuits.' Nice Thomas Nast doublepage centerfold 'Every Public Question With A Eye Only To the Public Good' is good for display. Half page illustration 'The Troubles in Spain - An Insurgent Guard Stopping a Railroad Train' and…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 11, 1871  The full front page is taken up with 9 scenes of: "The Ruined Churches of Chicago". Another fullpg. shows the ruins of Chicago after the fire, plus a halfpg. as well.
The doublepage centerfold is a very famous political cartoon by Thomas Nast: "The Tammany Tiger Loose" which is tipped-in (desired). Another political cartoon by Nast as well, in addition to a full page showing: "The Yacht Race for the Queen's Cup" which has 9 prints.
Sixteen pages,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 30, 1909  There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has an illustration of "A Solid Man on a Solid Foundation" by W. A. Rogers.

This issue has photos of "Counting the Cost of Messina's Tragedy" and "In the Awful Quiet of Sicily's Awakening." There is a piece of writing by Mark Twain called "The New Planet" and a photo of "An Ascending Star" which is of Miss Hattie Williams. Also in this issue is a double page illustration of "When…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 17, 1909  The front page of this issue has an illustration of "The Old Guard" by Hy. S. Watson.

This issue has a photo spread of "Celebrities Do Honor to Champlain"; "A Triumph for American Sport"; "The Winning of the American Polo Cup in England"; and there is "A Recent Portrait of Mr. August Belmont." There is also a double page illustration of "Trouble for Somebody" by James Montgomery Flagg plus there is a photo spread of "Side-Lights on a New York 'Hot…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 18, 1909  There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has a photo of "An Exponent of Surgical Advance."

This issue has an illustration of "Congress at Work Once More--"I Wonder if the Pesky Critters are Going to Sting Me Again"" There is an article with photos of "Surgery on the Conscious" by Robert T. Morris, M.D. and a photo spread of "America's Greatest Protestant Cathedral." Also in this issue is a photo of "Spain's English…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 10, 1873 Front page illustration: "The Meadow Brook Disaster - Sticking To His Post"; Two illustrations on the San Salvador Earthquake; Nice full page; 'An Indian Foray' shows Indians robbing a farmer's cattle & kidnapping his wife; Full page: ' Around the Council Fire--The Young Brave's Speech'; Nearly full page illustration: "Negroes Hiding in the Swamps of Louisiana"; Half page illustration: "The Louisiana Murders - Gathering the Dead and Wounded" which is…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1910

There is a full color cover page on this issue. The front page of this issue is a photo of "Another Kind of Bird Man."

This issue has an illustration of "'I'm Not Saying Anything, But Just Watch me get Popular' " by Kemble. There is an article with photos of "A Day with the Football Squad" by Edward B. Moss and the double page illustration is of "Uncle Sam: "Now that the Battle is Over, Your Humble Servant Begs to Suggest that you go into…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 10, 1909  The most noteworthy page is found towards the back of the issue: "Play Ball", which includes 16 photos of players including Cy Young, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson. Yet another photo is of a group of people helping the Wright Brothers get ready for a flight.
The front page of this issue has a photo of "Mr. Harriman's Optimistic Return."
The many additional articles include: "The Development of the Transatlantic Steamship" by Gustav H. Schwab…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 27, 1890  The full ftpg. features a nice Frederic Remington print: 'One of the Ft. Keogh Cheyenne Scout Corps', very displayable. Inside has 7 more Remington prints of soldiers & Indians, including: 'Apache Scout'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pages and is in good condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1896  Full front page illus. of "On a Populistic Basis." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Visit of the Ambassador of China." Full pg. illus. of "Naval Maneuvers on the North Atlantic Station." 1/3 pg. illus. of "Spanish Artillery Firing Upon the Retreating Forces of Maceo and Gomez at the Beginning of Maceo's Last Raid Through Havana Province." Two full pg. of illus. of "A War Correspondent in Cuba." 1/3 pg. portrait of "Charles Stanley Reinhart."…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 16, 1912

This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "The War in the Near East."

In this issue there is an illustration called "The Elephant: 'Well, You've Helped Rip Me Apart and 'Downed' Yourself! Now I Hope You're Satisfied'" by Kemble. There is an article called "The Turks in Europe" and another article called "What Happened in Nicaragua" by Dudley Harmon. There is a photo spread of "Plays and…