1881 BOUND NEWSPAPERS EAST ST LOUIS GAZETTE JESSE JAMES

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Ken's Historical Relics 100% Authentic and a Fantastic Investment! Please view our Ebay store with an exceptional selection of newspapers available. This is a rare book of bound newspapers from JANUARY 8, 1881 - DECEMBER 31, 1881. The Title is "THE EAST ST. LOUIS GAZETTE" printed in EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS. 52 total issues. The covers are detached but, the pages are very well preserved. Please see the pictures attached. This is a very rare volume from ILLINOIS! SOME MAJOR EVENTS THIS VOLUME INCLUDES IS THE DEATH OF BILLY THE KID (FRONT PAGE), GUITEAU SHOOTING PRESIDENT GARFIELD (FRONT PAGE), THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD (FRONT PAGE), JESSE JAMES - JAMES GANG - ROBBERIES (FRONT PAGE), SITTING BULL (FRONT PAGE), AND MUCH MORE! Events that occured during these dates: January 16 -January 24 - Siege of Geok Tepe - Russian troops under general Skobeleff defeat Turkomans . January 24 - William Edward Forster , the chief secretary for Ireland , introduces his Coercion Bill : it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2 . January 25 - Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company . February 2 - Parkfield Earthquake occurs. February 5 - Phoenix, Arizona is incorporated. February 13 - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is published by Hubertine Auclert . February 19 - Kansas became the first U.S. state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages. March 12 - Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain. March 13 - Alexander II of Russia is killed near his palace when a bomb is thrown at him. He is succeeded by his son, Alexander III . April 14 - Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupted in El Paso, Texas . April 21 - The University of Connecticut is founded as the Storrs Agricultural School. April 25 - Caulfield Grammar School is founded in Melbourne , Australia . May 12 - In North Africa , Tunisia becomes a French protectorate. May 21 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton . May 21 - The United States Tennis Association is established by a small group of tennis club members. June 12 - The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack. July 1 - General Order 70 , the culmination of the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Army 's organization, came into effect. July 2 - James Abram Garfield , President of the United States is shot by lawyer Charles Julius Guiteau . He survives the assassination attempt but he suffers from infection of his wound. July 4 - In Alabama , the Tuskegee Institute opens. July 20 - Indian Wars : Sioux chief Sitting Bull leads the last of his fugitive people in surrender to United States troops at Fort Buford in Montana . August 3 - Pretoria Convention peace treaty signed, officially ending the war between the Boers and Britain . August 27 - A hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas: about 700 die. September 5 - The Thumb Fire in the U.S. state of Michigan destroys over a million acres (4,000 km²) and kills 282 people. September 12 - Francis Howell High School (Howell Institute) opens making it the oldest public high school west of the Mississippi River. September 19 - US President James A. Garfield dies. Vice President Chester Arthur becomes the 21st President of the United States. October 3 - Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, scientist and mathematician Orson Pratt dies in Utah. October 29 - The Judge (US magazine) is first published. November 11 - The Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech was completed and unveiled to the public. November 19 - A meteorite struck earth near the village of Großliebenthal, a few kilometers southwest of Odessa , Ukraine . December 3 - Henry Fillmore , famous concert march composer, was born. December 5 - The 47th US Congress (1881-83) convenes. December 8 - At least 620 die in fire at the Ring Theatre , Vienna All of our newspapers are guaranteed 100% authentic with the lowest starting bids! Please see the pictures ... read more

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