03-351.  Oct 12, 1871- CHICAGO FIRE -Topeka Commonwealth KS -Huge one col. headlines: CHICAGO/ THE GREAT DISASTER/ 500 Lives Lost/ The Fires Subdued/ Incendiaries Hanged."   $50

03-393. STATUE OF LIBERTY DEDICATED - Deseret News UT  Oct. 28, 1886- "THE GREAT DAY/ Bartholdi's Colossal Statue of Liberty Unveiled."  Very long article on this event.  $52

03-425. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON, DC - Pennsylvania Packet Phila., PA Sept 10, 1789-P.2 debates on "...fixing the permanent residence of the Federal Government on the banks of the Susquehannah." The will of congress is to fix it on the banks of the Potomac.   $50

03-498. CONFLICTING CLAIMS OF REACHING NORTH POLE - Red Wing Republican MN - Set of 2 issues with headlines on FP: Sept. 2, 1909: "CLAIMS NORTH POLE IS FOUND" with story and engraved portrait of Frederick Cook. Sept. 7, 1909: "PEARY GETS TO THE POLE"  with story and engraved portrait of Peary. Great set for display.   $62

03-625. THE STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929 - Baltimore News MD Oct. 24, 1929- Large banner headline nice for framing: "STOCKS REBOUND AFTER CRASH/ Sales Near 13 Billion Break All Records."  Small tear in UR corner of FP not affecting headline. See front cover for photo of this newspaper.   $110

03-646. TITANIC SINKS - The Call San Francisco, CA April 23, 1912- FP one column headline: "SHIP NEAR TITANIC AS IT HIT BERG/ Oily Calm Masked Ice Whose Kiss Was death."  Nice condition.   $150

01-220. WAR OF 1812/ BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS - Federal Republican, Georgetown/ Washington, DC Feb. 4, 1815- Much on p. 3 about New Orleans on the eve of Gen. Andrew Jackson's victory there, including details of troop movements. The dispatch is dated Jan. 1 and the battle took place one week later.   $26

01-270. END OF WAR OF 1812 - New York Spectator Feb. 15, 1815- P.4 "EXTRA- GLORIOUS NEWS/ A Treaty of Peace Was Signed by American and British Commissioners at Ghent..."  Lots in this issue on the Treaty of Peace ending the War as well as many column inches on Andrew Jackson's victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans. Nearly separated at the spine.   $78

01-144. LIZZIE BORDEN - Minneapolis Journal Dec. 2, 1892- P.1 small article: "Lizzie B. Indicted." Also, larger  p.1  article on the death of  financier Jay Gould.   $24

01-170. FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR - London Chronicle Oct. 30, 1759- P. 6 Postscript letter in which he says: "We are now in possession of all French trade in North America."  Highlight is on P.1 with Proclamation by George III on : "A  proclamation for...Thanksgiving...for the defeat of the French Army in Canada and the taking of Quebec..." This of course was the defeat of French Gen. Montcalm by English Gen. Wolfe which established English dominion over the New World at that time.   $54

02-042-A. EARLY CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH - New York Weekly Herald Oct. 8, 1848- P.7 col 1 article: "INTELLIGENCE FROM CALIFORNIA/ We have received very exciting news from Upper California- gold has been discovered there in great quantities. It was found 300 miles east of San Francisco. Everyone is going there. CCATS.   $88

02-238. BATTLESHIP MAINE BLOWS UP - Red Wing Republican MN Feb. 16, 1898- Small p. 1 headline: "OVER 250 LOST/ In the Explosion of the Battleship Maine."  This incident led to the Spanish American War. Nice condition for a newspaper from this era. $40