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1927
Mexico's Last Rebels Cornered as General Serrano's Body Lies in Candlelight—And a Parrot Caught a Burglar
New Britain herald (New Britain, Conn.)
1926
When Feds Went After Rabbis: The Prohibition Wine Scandal of 1926
Yidishes ṭageblaṭṭ = The Jewish daily news (New York, N.Y.)
1906
Teddy Roosevelt Speaks in the Rain: 'We Must Expand Federal Power' (Oct 5, 1906)
Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.)
1896
When the Czar Came to France: The 1896 Diplomatic Visit That Set the Stage for World War I
The Indianapolis journal (Indianapolis [Ind.])
1886
Virginia Governor Tells Million-Strong Labor Movement: Fight Corruption, Not All Capitalists (1886)
Savannah morning news (Savannah)
1876
How a Mexican Horse Trick Could Save a Farm: 1876 Agricultural Secrets from Belfast
The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.)
1866
Custer's Fury, Johnson's Rebuke, and Why the South is Moving North (Oct. 5, 1866)
Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)
1865
Confederate VP paroled as the South writes whites-only constitutions
Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)
1864
Shots Fired: Home Front Violence Erupts as Lincoln Fights for Reelection
Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)
1862
A Soldier's Widow Asks for Help: What October 1862 Readers Really Worried About
Sunday dispatch (New York [N.Y.])
1861
The War Isn't Ending Soon—And the North Is Finally Beginning to Realize It
Springfield weekly Republican (Springfield, Mass.)
1856
1856: When Fire Engines Were Used to Silence Political Rallies in Pennsylvania
The New York herald (New York [N.Y.])
1846
Santa Anna Returns, California Burns, and Arkansas Watches: October 1846
Arkansas state gazette (Little Rock, Ark.)
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