Century Dispatch
November 11
13 years of headlines
1927
The Roaring Twenties' Dark Side: When Ruth Elder Conquered the Atlantic, a Mother Opened Her Gas Stove
New Britain herald (New Britain, Conn.)
1926
When Houdini's secret Jewish burial met a Jewish political breakthrough in 1926
Intermountain Jewish news (Denver, Colo.)
1906
1906: A Mysterious Poisoner Terrorizes Maryland Farmers with Paris Green
The Washington times (Washington [D.C.])
1896
Bath Burns Bright: 20,000 Celebrate McKinley Victory With Cannons, Skyrockets & 'No Silver' Floats
Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.)
1886
Liquor Wars, London-Trained Doctors, and Five Fraternal Orders in 1886 Nebraska
The frontier (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.)
1876
1876: A Governor's Wild Ride Into Apache Country—What He Found Will Surprise You
Arizona citizen (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.])
1865
1865: 'Will Nobody Be a Martyr?' — When Confederate Die-Hards Begged for Defiance
Baltimore daily commercial (Baltimore, Md.)
1864
1864: When Irish Nationalists, Lincoln's Critics, and Election Violence Collided in St. Paul
The weekly pioneer and Democrat (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory)
1863
A Chaplain's Testimony: The Hidden Horror of Libby Prison That Changed How the North Saw the War
The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.)
1862
"The North is Turning Against Lincoln" — What Richmond's War Newsroom Feared Most (Nov. 1862)
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Va.)
1861
"Pitch in When the Yankees Come": New Orleans Celebrates War Heroes Just Before the Yankees Arrive
New Orleans daily crescent ([New Orleans, La.])
1856
1856: The South Bids to Build Its Way Out of Decline—With Slave Labor as a Selling Point
The daily union (Washington [D.C.])
1846
Washington, Nov. 1846: Hernia Trusses, War-Time Sheet Music, and the Last Days of Pre-Civil War Optimism
The daily union (Washington [D.C.])

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