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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 12, 1870 The front page of this issue features a full page illustration by Winslow Homer entitled: "Tenth Commandment". Within the issue is a half page: "A State Dinner at the White House".  An article "Under Broadway" contains three illustrations. Other illustrations are a full page: "Crossing Broadway"; a half page: "Dr. Livingstone, the African Traveler" with text; "The Recent Troubles in paris - Attack on the Barricades at Belleville, February 7"; a…

BALTIMORE WEEKLY SUN, April 9, 1870  

* 15th Fifteenth Amendment
* Right to Vote - African Americans
* Celebration of the ratification

The front page has an entire column reporting on the celebration regarding the passage of: "The Fifteenth Amendment" allowing African-American men the right to vote.
Four pages, some discrete archival mends, good condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, May 22 and June 1, 1870  Sold as a pair of issues.  Page 3 of the May 22 issue has the heading: "WASHINGTON" "The New Fifteenth Amendment Bill Passed by the Senate" "Petitions for the Abolition of National Banks". This is actually the 1870 Enforcement Act, created to enforce the proper enforcement of the historic 15th Amendment to the Constitution, giving rights of voting to all citizens regardless of race. Included is the full text with all 21 Sections taking 2 1/2 columns.
…

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956

* Civil Rights Movement 
* Securing the right to vote
* NAACP leader Roy Wilkins

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a headline that reads: "Civil Rights Lobby Hears Call for Vote Protection" (see images)
Original physical issues of The Worker from the 1950s are exceptionally rare today becuse the

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, October 2, 1918 

* 19th Amendment fails by one vote in Senate (see note)

The front page has one column heading: "SENATE DEFEATS EQUAL SUFFRAGE - resolution Fails of Concurrence by one Vote in the Upper House of United States Congress - May Be Revived Later".
Page 5 continues with column 3: "THE SUFFRAGE VOTE - Detail of Senate Ballot Which Defeated the Amendment" including, "The following is a record of the vote cast on the Susan B. Anthony Suffrage…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 13, 1956

* "Southern Manifesto"signing 
* United States Congress presentation
* Defense of White Supremacy - racism
* "Jim Crow" era of the Southern Democrats

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "RACIAL ISSUE DEBATE FLARES IN U.S. SENATE" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with all 34 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition. 

Background: On March 12, 1956, the presentation of the Southern Manifesto to Congress marked a definitive, polarizing

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 1901 

* Turn of the 20th century
* Women's suffrage
* Carrie Nation wrecks saloons

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., April 26, 1890 

* Turn of the 20th century
* Women's suffrage

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the…

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, June 19, 1919  This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "THREE MORE STATES RATIFY SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT", followed by a paragraph description of the events for each state: Ohio, Kansas and New York.
Additionally, the front page has a one column heading: "THE ANTI-SUFFS WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH", describing the passion of the Anti-Suffrage side, "We will fight woman suffrage to the last quarter of an hour, for the last quarter of…

NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1874  

* Early Women's suffrage meeting
* Susan B. Anthony & more

The back page has almost  1/2 columns taken up with: "WOMEN WHO WANT TO VOTE" "The Suffrage Convention" "Second Day's Proceedings--Address of Rev. O. B. Frothingham on the Question at Issue". Among the names mentioned are Susan B. Anthony, Isabelle Beecher, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton among others.
The back page also has: "The Lourdes Pilgrimage" to the site of Our Lady of Lourdes in…

THE NATIONAL CITIZEN & BALLOT BOX, Syracuse, New York, June, 1879  

* Rare Woman's suffrage (short-lived) publication

A quite rare women's suffrage newspaper that lasted less than 3 1/2 years under this title.
Mott notes in his "History Of American Magazines" that this publication was financed in part by Susan B. Anthony, and that having failed with The Woman's Campaign she: "...had better luck with the Ballot Box, of which she and Mrs. Stanton were associate editors. This journal was…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 21, 1940

* Harriot Stanton Batch death w/ photo
* Elizabeth Cady Stanton's daughter 
* Woman's - Women's suffrage movement
* Known for organizing historic marches 

The top of the 1st column of page 29 has a one column heading: "MRS. BLATCH DEAD; FAMED SUFFRAGIST" with subheads and photo. (see images) 
Complete with all 60 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: Harriot Stanton Blatch (1856–1940), daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton,…

NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1874  Page 2 has: "A Woman Suffrage" "the Arrest of the Rochester Inspectors for Accepting Miss Anthony's Vote--Gen. Butler's Opinion" which concerns Susan B. Anthony voting at a Rochester election. It includes an encouraging note signed by General Benjamin Butler (see). Page 5 has: "The Temperance Meet5ing at Harry Hill's".
Eight pages, various browning and chipping at margins, some margin tears, mostly loose at the spine. A fragile issue & must be handled carefully.…

THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 6, 1919

* Women's suffrage passed in Senate
* Women to vote in 1920 elections

The front page has one column headlines that include: "STATES EAGER TO BE FIRST FOR SUFFRAGE", "Race Seems to Be Between Wisconsin, Texas, Illinois and Michigan", "Marshall Signs The Amendment" and more (see photos). Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be…

NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1873  

* Susan B. Anthony indicted for voting

A bottom corner of the front page has a small and discrete report headed: "The Case of Miss Susan B. Anthony--Prosecution Suspended" which is a brief mention of her recent indictment for illegal voting.
Eight pages, a small bit from the lower spine causes some text loss in the first column, not remotely close to the mentioned report, otherwise nice condition.

background: The June 22, 1873, report in the New York Times captured…

NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1865  

* "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
* Closing events of the American Civil War
* re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination 

Among the front page column heads on the ending events of the Civil War are: "THE HOMEWARD MARCH" "The Second & Fifth Corps Arrive Near Alexandria" "They Meet with the Kindest Treatment on the Way from Richmond" "Sherman's Veterans Will Begin to Arrive About Sunday" and more.
Page 4 has: "The Trial of the Assassins--Action of the Government". The back…

THE FAIRMONT TIMES, Fairmont, West Virginia, April 6, 1915  The front page of the issue has a three column, two line headline "Terrific Steam Behind Jess' Punch to pit and jaw Ended Johnson's Chances" with subheads "Crafty Warfare and Ageing Negro in Opening Frame of Havana Championship" "Bout Much Admired But Not Sufficient to Stem the Tide of Youth and " "To Hold Out to Win From Kansan -- Badly Hurt by Blow to Stomach in 26th" "Champion Offered No Defense as Hige Right Sent him to…

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Sept. 18, 1880

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Rare women's suffrage paper founded in 1870, produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore. Published: "...to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal & political Equality, & especially to her right of Suffrage" as noted on the front page.
Of course, the majority of the articles have to do with women's rights.
Eight pages, a few tiny binding holes and…

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, March 12 and 13, 1906  

* Susan B. Anthony death

This is a pair of issues on the death of Susan B. Anthony. The March 12 issue has at the top of a front page column: "LIFE OF MISS ANTHONY IS ENDING" "She Probably Will Not Lat Out the Day".
And the issue of March 13 has near the bottom of page 6: "MISS ANTHONY DIED LAST NIGHT" with the details.
Each issue is complete in 8 pages, small binding holes at the blank spine, library stamps in the…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 25, 1871  The significant print is the very dramatic doublepage centerfold captioned: "Forest Fires In The West--The Burning of Peshtigo", Wisconsin. This fire, which occurred on the same day as the more famous Chicago Fire & consequently received much less press attention, was actually much more of a disaster,as Peshtigo suffered over 1500 deaths compare to 300 in the Chicago Fire. It is an interesting curiosity of history that the Peshtigo Fire has been large…

WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Chicago & St. Louis, 1879  As noted at the top of the front page: "...devoted to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal and political Equality and especially to her right of Suffrage." Editors listed include Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Stone, & Mary A. Livermore. Each issue contains numerous articles related to woman's suffrage.
The issue shown is representative of the look and condition of the one you will receive, but actual dates vary within 1879.
…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 20, 1911

The front page of this issue is a photo of "Marching on to Suffrage."

This issue has an illustration of "A Gallery of Golf Enthusiasts--I.--The Laird of Skibo" by Kemble. There are photos of "The March of 3,000 Women" and "Six Hundred Bankers from all America Consider the Newest Aspect of the Trust Question." There is also a full page photo of "The Head of the World's Largest Flour-Mill" and there is a double page illustration of "A Hearing Before…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1867 Nice fullpg: 'Indian Delegations at Washington--Presentation to the President'. Halfpg: 'The Negro at the Ballot Box' shows a Black man voting, being an historic print predating the famous 'First Vote' print by 8 months. Nice print of a very early hose carriage of the N.Y. Fire Dept.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in sixteen pages.

NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1874 

* Early Women's suffrage meeting at Albany
* Susan B. Anthony address re. taxation

Page 5 has over half a column taken up with: "WOMAN SUFFRAGE" "Hearing Before the Assembly Judiciary Committee" concerning the hearing in Albany, New York. It mentioned near the beginning: "...give a hearing on the petitions in favor of granting the right of suffrage to women, and the remonstrances against taxation without representation...".
Eight pages, four binding…

YOUNG WOMEN, Chicago, July, 1896 

* Young Women's Christian Temperance Union

An interesting magazine published by the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union whose focus was the outlaw of alcoholic beverages. They also worked to promote women's right to vote.
Decorative title page, 12 pages, 9 1/2 by 13 inches, minor binding slits at the blank spine, nice condition.

YOUNG WOMEN, Chicago, January, 1895 

* Young Women's Christian Temperance Union

An interesting magazine published by the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union whose focus was the outlaw of alcoholic beverages. They also worked to promote women's right to vote.
Decorative title page, 12 pages, 9 1/2 by 13 inches, nice condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1910

The front page of this issue has a photo of "England's New Sovereign."

This issue has an article with photos of "Britain's World-Mourned King" by Victor Rousseau and a photo of "The New English King and His Family." There is also an article of "The Menace in the Skies--Will Halley's Comet Harm the Earth?--The Differing Views of Two Astronomers" by D. J. McAdam. The double page illustration is of "Another Declaration of Independence" by Paul Stahr…

Great sledding color cover...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 17, 1912

The front page of this issue is an illustration of "The Militant Recruit" by Kemble. Also present is a wonderful color cover a what appears to be a grandfather and grandson painting an old wooden sled.

Additional content includes "The Fall of Fort Donelson" by James Barnes, which includes a "wood-cut in the issue of "Harper's Weekly" for March 8, 1862." There are photos of "In the Week's News" and the double page illustration is of "To Prevent…

NEW YORK HERALD, New York, NY, October 13, 1865

* Post civil war Kentucky

The front page has: "Washington" "Martial Law No Longer in Force in Kentucky" "The President's Proclamation" "The Status Of Kentucky". Proclamation concerning martial law in Kentucky is signed in type: Andrew Johnson.

Other news of the day throughout this 8 page issue. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.

wikipedia notes: Although Kentucky was a slave state, it was not subject to military…

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 6, 1870  

* Historic 1st female Wall Street brokerage opens
* Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin sisters
* "The Bewitching Brokers" shatters tradition

The top of the back page has an intriguing report of a very notable--yet widely unknown--Wall Street "first".
Under the column heads: "WALL STREET AROUSED" "The Female Brokers--The First Day's Operations--Manner of Their Reception by the 'Street'--A Word or Two Concerning the Adventurers" is the report of…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1928

* Emmeline Pankhurst death (1st report)
* British political activist & suffragette
* Women's suffrage leader - right to vote

The front page has a one column heading: "Noted Leader of Suffrage Fight Is Dead" (see). First report coverage on the death of Emmeline Pankhurst, British leader on Women's suffrage.
Complete with all 38 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. In great…

KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR, Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 1841 

* William Henry Harrison
* Presidential election victory

The back page has a chart noting the: "Official - Popular Vote For President" for both Harrison and Van Buren, listed by state, showing a close election: 11,268,752 vs. 1,123,057.
This was an uncommon title which lasted but 4 years. The prospectus (not here) notes it was a semi-weekly devoted to "...the security of the right of suffrage by additional laws to punish bribery &…

THE NEW NORTHWEST, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 26, 1882  This was one of the most influential reform newspapers in the history of the Pacific Northwest and a landmark publication in the American women’s suffrage movement.
 It was published from 1871 to 1887 by pioneering activist and editor Abigail Scott Duniway, advocating for women’s voting rights, expanded property rights for married women, labor reform, and broader social equality. Its motto, as printed in the dateline — “Free Speech, Free…

NEW NORTHWEST, Portland, Oregon, 1875  This was one of the most influential reform newspapers in the history of the Pacific Northwest and a landmark publication in the American women’s suffrage movement.
 It was published from 1871 to 1887 by pioneering activist and editor Abigail Scott Duniway, advocating for women’s voting rights, expanded property rights for married women, labor reform, and broader social equality. Its motto, as printed in the dateline — “Free Speech, Free Press, Free…

THE NEW NORTHWEST, Portland, Oregon, 1882  This was one of the most influential reform newspapers in the history of the Pacific Northwest and a landmark publication in the American women’s suffrage movement.
 It was published from 1871 to 1887 by pioneering activist and editor Abigail Scott Duniway, advocating for women’s voting rights, expanded property rights for married women, labor reform, and broader social equality. Its motto, as printed in the dateline — “Free Speech, Free Press, Free…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 1901  

* Turn of the 20th century
* Women's suffrage

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the content is…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 1900

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

 Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the content…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 1900

* Rare title
* Women's suffrage

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the content is…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., May 25, 1901

* Rare publication - Women's suffrage

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the content is…

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1901

* Turn of the 20th century
* Women's suffrage

Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the…

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956

* Civil Rights Movement 
* Securing the right to vote
* NAACP leader Roy Wilkins

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a headline that reads: "Civil Rights Lobby Hears Call for Vote Protection" (see images)
Original physical issues of The Worker from the 1950s are exceptionally rare today becuse the

FITCHBURG DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 20, 1920
 
* Woman's Suffrage (19th Amendment)
* about a week prior

The front page has a two line, two column heading: "RATIFICATION OF SUFFRAGE MAY BE RECONSIDERED," with the subhead: "Such is the Statement of Speaker Walker of the Lower Branch of the Tennessee Legislature." A related front page article has: "Tennessee Still Doubtful." The 19th Amendment would be adopted into law in just 8 days.
Other news of the day with period…

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Sept. 27, 1879  

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Concerning Women" "Suffrage In California" "The Influence of Women" "Feminine Door-Keepers at the House of Commons" "What One Woman Has Done, Another Can Do" and much more.
Eight pages, great condition.

background: The Woman’s Journal, founded in Boston by…

THE BALLOT BOX, Syracuse, New York, March, 1880  A quite rare women's suffrage newspaper which lasted just two years under this title. It is mentioned in Mott's History of American Magazines.
Mott notes that this publication was financed in part by Susan B. Anthony, and that having failed with "The Woman's Campaign" she: "...had better luck with the Ballot Box, of which she and Mrs. Stanton were associate editors. This journal was founded in Toledo, Ohio, by S. L. Williams...After two years,…

THE NATIONAL CITIZEN & BALLOT BOX, Syracuse, New York, February, 1880  A quite rare women's suffrage newspaper which lasted just two years under this title. It is mentioned in Mott's History of American Magazines.
Mott notes that this publication was financed in part by Susan B. Anthony, and that having failed with "The Woman's Campaign" she: "...had better luck with the Ballot Box, of which she and Mrs. Stanton were associate editors. This journal was founded in Toledo, Ohio, by S. L.…