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The "Flood Special" printed entirely in red ink...
The "Flood Special" printed entirely in red ink...
Item # 698295
March 16, 1907
WHEELING DAILY NEWS, West Virginia, March 16, 1907 Printed above the masthead is: "1907 FLOOD SPECIAL" with the banner headline noting: "RIVER IS YIELDING UP ITS DEAD" with related subheads including: "The City A Scene of Desolation" "Victims' Bodies Are Recovered" and more on the historic flooding of the Ohio River.
The front page has: "An Explanation" noting in part: "The News appears in strange form today, but we are fortunate to publish any sort of paper. The engines and presses of the plant stand in two feet of water as this edition goes to press..." with more noting that all type was handset, etc. They also must have had difficulty getting black ink as all four pages are printed in red ink.
Four pages, some light dirtiness to the top half of page 1, good condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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