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Fort Scott, Kansas fire disaster...
Fort Scott, Kansas fire disaster...
Item # 612996
April 24, 1873
THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 24, 1873
* Fort Scott KS Kansas
* Fire disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Fire Panic In Kansas" "Fears That Fort Scott Will Be Destroyed" See image for text here.
This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pliable and easy to handle. Complete in 4 pages, minor irregularity along spine, nice condition.
Category: Post-Civil War