PRE 1900 NEWSPAPERS
PRE 1900 NEWSPAPERS
| HEADLINE | NEWSPAPER |
DATE |
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The Great London Fire (1666)
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The London Gazette |
09/03/1666 |
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Battle of Quebec
|
London Gazette (Rag) |
03/09/1776 |
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Battle of Sullivan’s Island
|
The London Gazette (Rag) |
08/24/1776
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| Battle of Ticonderoga |
The Gentleman’s Magazine (Rag) |
08/01/1777 |
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Battle of Saratoga
|
The Gentleman’s Magazine (Rag) |
12/01/1777 |
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Bonhomme Richard/Serapis
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The London Magazine (Rag)
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10/01/1779
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The Crisis 1X - Surrender of Charleston
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The Independent Chronicle (Rag) |
06/29/1780 |
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Battle of Camden
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The Gentleman’s Magazine (Rag) |
10/01/1780 |
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Cornwallis Surrenders to Washington
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London Gazette (Rag) |
12/18/1781 |
| Treaty of Peace |
The Pennsylvania Packet (Rag) |
11/08/1783 |
| Constitutional Convention Approves Constitution |
Massachusetts Centinel (Rag) |
10/06/1787 |
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Death of Benjamin Franklin
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The Gentleman’s Magazine (Rag) |
06/01/1790 |
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Death of John Paul Jones
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Columbian Centinel (MA) (rag)
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10/10/1792
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King Louis the XV1 Executed
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Gazette of the United States (Rag)
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03/10/1793
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Last Moments-Marie Antoinette
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Courier of New Hampshire(Rag) |
03/06/1794 |
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John Adams Declared President
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Middlesex Gazette (CT) (Rag)
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02/24/1797
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George Washington Death
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The Universal Magazine (GB) (Rag)
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02/01/1800
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| Thomas Jefferson, President |
Aurora General Advertiser (Rag) |
02/201801 |
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Louisiana Purchase Treaty
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Massachusetts Spy (Rag)
|
11/02/1803
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Hamilton-Burr Duel
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National Aegis (Rag) |
07/25/1804 |
| Thom. Jefferson Electoral Election |
American Mercury(CT) (Rag) |
02/28/1805 |
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Battle of Trafalgar
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Boston Gazette (Rag) |
12/26/1805 |
| Capture and Arrest of Aaron Burr
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National Regis (Rag)
|
04/15/1807
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| James Madison Electoral Vote
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Independent Chronicle (Rag)
|
02/16/1809
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The Mermaid
|
Massachusetts Spy (Rag) |
11/20/1809 |
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Declaration of War 1812 |
The Repertory (MA) (Rag) |
06/26/1812 |
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USS Constitution vs. Guerriere
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The War (Rag) |
09/05/1812 |
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James Madison Elected President
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Independent Chronicle (Rag)
|
12/03/1812
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| Napoleon Retreats From Russia
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Salem Gazette (Rag)
|
03/09/1813
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Battle of Lake Erie
|
Niles Weekly Register (Rag) |
09/25/1813 |
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Napoleon Abdicates (Elba Exile)
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The Weekly Messenger (Rag)
|
06/03/1814
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Battle of New Orleans
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Independent Chronicle (Rag)
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02/09/1815
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Treaty of Ghent
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Connecticut Herald (rag)
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02/21/1815
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Return of Napoleon From Elba
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Daily National Intelligencer (DC) (Rag) |
05/02/1815 |
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Battle of Waterloo
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The Weekly Messenger (Rag)
|
08/25/1815
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James Monroe Elected President
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Salem Gazette (Rag)
|
02/21/1817
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Death of Napoleon Bonaparte
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Vermont Intelligencer (Rag)
|
08/27/1821
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State of the Union (Monroe Doctrine)
|
Massachusetts Yeoman (Rag) |
12/10/1823 |
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Election of John Q. Adams
|
New England Galaxy (MA) (Rag) |
02/18/1825 |
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Death
of President John Adams
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New Hampshire Patriot (Rag)
|
07/10/1826
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| J. Adams/T. Jefferson Dead | Niles Weekly Register (Rag) |
07/15/1826 |
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President James Monroe Death
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Niles Weekly Register (Rag)
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07/23/1831
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Death of Charles Carroll
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The Arkansas Advocate (Rag) |
12/19/1832 |
| Andrew Jackson Elected President
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Niles Weekly Register (Rag)
|
02/23/1833
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| Death of Lafayette
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Columbian Register (Rag)
|
07/01/1834
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Texas Declaration of Independence
|
New York American (Rag) |
04/08/1836 |
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Battle of San Jacinto
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Rhode Island Republican (Rag)
|
05/25/1836
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| President James Madison Dead (Rag)
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Paulson’s American Daily Advertiser
|
07/02/1836
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| President Van Buren Elected
|
New York Times (Rag)
|
12/23/1836
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Queen Victoria Coronation
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Main Farmer/Journal of Useful Arts (Rag) |
08/07/1838 |
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Election of General Harrison
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Daily National Intelligencer (Rag) |
12/29/1840 |
| Death of President Wm. H. Harrison
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Niles' National Register(MD) (Rag)
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04/10/1841
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James Knox Polk Elected
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The Arkansas Banner (Rag)
|
11/24/1844
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The
Death of General Jackson
|
New York Herald |
06/18/1845 |
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Declaration of War with Mexico
|
Columbian Washingtonian (Rag) |
05/21/1846 |
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Death of President John Q. Adams
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The Floridian (Rag)
|
03/04/1848
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Zachary Taylor Elected President
|
N.Y. Weekly Tribune |
11/11/1848 |
| Zachary Taylor President N.Y. | Weekly Tribune (Rag) |
11/18/1848 |
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Death of President James K. Polk
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* The Daily Union (DC) (Rag) |
06/21/1849 |
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Death of President Taylor
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Long-Island Democrat (Rag)
|
07/16/1850
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Election of General Franklin Pierce
|
N.Y. Herald (Rag) |
11/02/1852 |
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Charge of the Light Brigade
|
New York Daily Times (Rag) |
11/27/1854 |
| President Buchanan Elected
|
New York Daily Times (Rag)
|
11/06/1856
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| Dred
Scott Decision
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Belmont Chronicle (OH) (Rag) |
03/26/1857 |
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Harper’s Ferry Outbreak
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New York Herald (Rag)
|
10/21/1859
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John Brown Hanged
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The Burlington Daily Times (rag)
|
12/06/1859
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Harper's Weekly |
11/10/1860 |
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Confederate Constitution/J. Davis Elected
|
New
York Times (Rag)
|
02/11/1861
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| The Lowell Daily Courier (Rag) |
03/05/1861 |
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| War Begun | New York Daily Tribune (Rag) |
04/13/1861 |
| The War Commenced (Fort Sumter) | Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Rag) |
04/13/1861 |
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Serious Naval Conflict – Monitor/Merrimac
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New Hampshire Patriot (Rag)
|
03/12/1862
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| New
Orleans Captured
|
New York Times (Rag)
|
04/28/1862
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Martin Van Buren Death
|
Harpers Weekly
|
08/09/1862
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| Battle of Antietam | The New York Herald (Rag) |
09/18/1862 |
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Emancipation Proclamation (Rag)
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The Waupum Times
|
09/25/1862
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Indian Execution/Murfreesboro
|
New York Times (Rag) |
01/04/1863 |
| Battle of Gettysburg | Lowell DailyCourier(MA)(Rag) |
07/06/1863 |
| The
Gettysburg Address
|
New York Times (Rag) |
11/20/1863 |
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Lincoln Reelected
|
New York Times (Rag)
|
11/10/1864
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Election of Abraham Lincoln
|
The Independent (N.Y.) (Rag) |
11/10/1864 |
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Capture of Savannah
|
New York Herald (Rag) |
12/26/1864 |
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Freedom Triumphant (13th Amendment)
|
The Rochester Evening Express (Rag)
|
02/03/1865
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The New York Times (Rag) |
04/10/1865 |
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Our Loss, Death of the President
|
New York Herald (rag)
|
04/16/1865
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| OUR GRIEF; ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
N.Y. Herald (rag) |
04/17/1865 |
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The Assassination (Lincoln) |
The Phila Inquirer (Rag) |
04/19/1865 |
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Lincoln and Tad
|
Harper’s Weekly |
05/06/1865 |
| J.W. Booth Killed | Frank Leslie’s Illustrated |
05/13/1865 |
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Jeff
Davis Captured
|
Daily Missouri Republican (Rag) |
05/15/1865 |
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President Lincoln Assassination |
Frank Leslie's Illustrated |
05/20/1865 |
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Lincoln Conspirators Executed
|
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated
|
07/22/1865
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| Slavery Forever Dead | New York Times (Rag) |
12/19/1865 |
| Impeachment of Andrew Johnson |
Harper's Weekly |
03/04/1868 |
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Andrew Johnson Impeachment Acquittal
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Charleston Daily Courier (Rag)
|
05/18/1868
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Death of President Buchanan
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The Chicago Republican (Rag)
|
06/04/1868
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Grant Elected President
|
The New York Times |
11/04/1868 |
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The Late Robert E. Lee
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The Sacramento Reporter (Rag)
|
10/14/1870
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Desolation Of Chicago
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The Evening News (IN)
|
10/10/1871
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| Immense Triumph For Grant | Evening Bulletin (S.F.) |
11/06/1872 |
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Death of President Fillmore
|
New York Times (Rag)
|
03/10/1874
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| President Andrew Johnson Dead | St. Louis Globe-Democrat |
08/01/1875 |
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Custer's Death
|
New York World
|
07/08/1876 |
| Samuel Tilden Elected President (erroneous) |
The St. Louis Republic
|
11/08/1876 |
| James A. Garfield President |
Cincinnati Daily Gazette |
11/03/1880 |
|
The President Assassinated (Garfield) |
The Illustrated Police News |
07/16/1881 |
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Death of Billy the Kid
|
Omaha Daily Herald |
07/19/1881 |
|
New York Tribune |
09/23/1881 |
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| Gunfight At OK Corral | Omaha Daily Herald |
10/28/1881 |
| Jesse James's End |
The New York World
|
04/05/1882
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Cleveland Elected President |
The Missouri Republican |
11/06/1884 |
| President Grant Dead | The Phila Press |
07/24/1885 |
| President Arthur Dead | Mariposa Gazette (CA |
11/27/1886 |
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St. Louis Globe - Democrat |
11/07/1888 |
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| Whitechapel's Fiend | The North American (PA) |
11/10/1888 |
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Death of Sitting Bull
|
New York Tribune |
12/16/1890 |
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A Landslide - Cleveland (2nd pg) |
The Daily Telegraph (St Johns N.B.) |
11/10/1892 |
| Death of President Hayes
|
Allentown Democrat
|
01/25/1893
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Lizzie Borden Murder Trial
|
The Boston Transcript |
06/13/1893 |
| Not Guilty-The Sweetest Words Lizzie Borden Ever Heard | The Knoxville Journal |
06/21/1893 |
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The People Did It (Mc Kinley Elected) |
St. Louis Globe - Democrat |
11/04/1896 |
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Phila Inquirer |
02/18/1898 |
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| Phila Inquirer |
04/26/1898 |
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Second Day's Battle At Santiago - Thousands Killed |
N.Y.Journal |
07/03/1898 |
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Protocol Signed-Hostilities Cease-Pres Proclaims The End
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Phila Inquirer
|
08/13/1898
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