Century Dispatch
July 5
14 years of headlines
1927
Japan Demands Unlimited Submarines at Geneva While America Warns 'Reds' to Shape Up (July 5, 1927)
New Britain herald (New Britain, Conn.)
1926
1926: When the President warned against materialism and the 'King of Osages' faced murder charges
Evening star (Washington, D.C.)
1906
๐Ÿ“Š 1906: When Every County Penny Was Front-Page News (Plus a Surprisingly Global Small Town)
The Loup City northwestern (Loup City, Neb.)
1896
The Democrats' Silver Bullet: Inside the Battle That Would Split a Party Forever (July 5, 1896)
The Wichita daily eagle (Wichita, Kan.)
1886
California's Gold Rush Echo: How Farmers Bought Empires for $4,500 (And Other 1886 Bargains)
Sacramento daily record-union (Sacramento [Calif.])
1876
Wilmington's Centennial Fourth: Flags, Speeches, and the Tragedy That Darkened a Grand Celebration
The daily gazette (Wilmington, Del.)
1866
A Mississippi Town Reopens for Business: How the South Rebuilt in 1866
American citizen (Canton, Miss.)
1865
The Day Arkansas Rewrote Itself: Complete 1865 Constitution Abolishes Slavery, While Confederate Leaders Plot Comebacks
Washington telegraph (Washington, Ark.)
1864
Inside a Civil War Firesale: How the Union Auctioned Off Virginia (July 1864)
Evening star (Washington, D.C.)
1863
UNION VICTORY AT GETTYSBURG: Lee Routed, 16,000 Prisoners, War's Turning Point (July 5, 1863)
New York dispatch (New York [N.Y.])
1862
While the Civil War Raged, This Ohio Town Advertised Kerosene, Hotels & Better Futures
Ashtabula weekly telegraph (Ashtabula, Ohio)
1861
July 1861: Vermont's Boys Head to Warโ€”and Baltimore Explodes | Century Dispatch
The Caledonian (St. Johnsbury, Vt.)
1856
When Arkansas Thrived on Cotton & Singer Sued Over Sewing Machines (July 1856)
Arkansas state gazette and democrat (Little Rock, Ark.)
1846
POPE DEAD, POTATOES DYING, AMERICA WINNING: What London Thinks (Delivered in 10 Hours)
The New York herald (New York [N.Y.])

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