Woodrow Wilson is re-elected President...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 10, 1916



* Woodrow Wilson election

* Charles Evans Hughes



The front page has a banner headline: "REPUBLICANS DEMAND RECOUNT" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.

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Very early report of Washington's inaugural address, plus his election as well...

THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, April, 1789 



* President George Washington

* Election victory & inauguration



 Certainly the most notable content is found in "The Chronicle" section near the back where the latest news was reported, which covers the election & inauguration of President George Washington.

The full text is shown in the photos, however some ite... See More  

Ronald Reagan is re-elected President...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 7, 1984 



* Incumbent Ronald Reagan landslide win

* 1984 United States presidential election



The front page has a banner headline that reads: "REAGAN THE APPARENT VICTOR; G.O.P. HEADS FOR GAINS IN HOUSE" with subheads and a few related photos. (see images)

Complete with 56 pages, address label within the masthead, light toning along the central f... See More  

A great illustration showing Eskimos hunting for Polar-Bear...

HARPER'S WEEKLY October 11, 1890 (Supplement included)  The most desired illustration is the double-page print captioned: "Esquimaux Hunters Capturing A Polar-Bear", which is found in the Supplement.

Also included is the entire regular issue which features another great double-page print: ""A Tiger Hunt in India", as well as the full pg. illus. of "The ... See More  

Final nail in Apartheid...

South Africa holds 1st fully multi-cultural elections...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 27, 1994



* The final nail in Apartheid

* South Africa holds 1st fully multi-cultural elections

* Truly historic moment - Nelson Mandela would be elected

* The funeral of (and a tribute to) Richard Nixon



The front page has: "S. Africans Cast Historic Votes," with subheading: "Hospitalized, retirees and disabled flock to polls in high spirits on first... See More  

Early reports on the Presidential election...

NEW YORK OBSERVER--Secular Department, Nov. 6, 1856  Page 2 begins with a report which takes most of the first column: "The Presidential Election" with various reports from cities and states. The text begins: "The election is over, and although at this moment the returns are not yet received from the whole country, it is conceded on all hands, in this city, that Fremont is not ... See More  

Early advertisement for the historic Cape May Congress Hall hotel...

THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, D.C., July 9, 1851



* Congress Hall Hotel advertisement

* Pre Civil War Cape May, New Jersey



 Among the advertisements on page 2 is one for the Congress Hall Hotel, headed: "Sea Bathing, Cape May, N.J." and beginning: "Congress Hall is now open for the reception of visitors..." with various detail.

Congress Hall is a very histori... See More  

Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States...

HARTFORD WEEKLY TIMES, Connecticut, Nov. 10, 1860 



* President Abraham Lincoln

* First presidential election win

* Civil War on the horizon



The top of page 2 has a column headed: "The Presidential Contest" "Election Of Lincoln and Hamlin" "The North for Lincoln - The South Mostly For Breckinridge" "Lincoln Comes In With A Congress Against Him!"... See More  

James Garfield is elected President...

CHRONICLE & NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 1880



* General James A. Garfield

* Presidential election win (1st report)



 The front page haw a treat stack of first column headlines taking over three-quarters of the column, including: "OVERWHELMING!" "The Greatest Political Battle!" "The Grandest Republican Victory" "GARFIELD VINDICATED" &... See More  

Kennedy-Nixon Presidential run ends... It's election day...

NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Nov. 8, 1960  



* The day JFK was elected president of the U.S.



This was the day of the Presidential election, with the front page headline noting; "Campaign Ends in TV Crescendo As Rivals Trade Blows All the Way" with many related subheads, including: "Nixon on TV 4 Hours In Campaign Climax" and much more.

Photos include Nixon plus Kennedy&#... See More  

Samuel Tilden elected... False report...

THE DAILY BEE, Sacramento, Nov. 8, 1876 



* President Rutherford B. Hayes

* Presidential election false victory reporting



Page two of this issue contains the column headline "THE NEXT PRESIDENT" and reports "If he shall live until that time Samuel J. Tilden will become President of these United States on the 5th day of March as appears by the election returns at hand as w... See More  

Resolution limiting the term of the President...

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D. C., Jan. 22, 1839 The top of page 3 has an interesting report from "Congress" noting: "...a joint resolution was introduced by Mr. Tallmadge for the amendment of the Constitution...provides that the President shall be elected for one term of four years and be ineligible thereafter..." with other restrictive ideas.

Four pages, nice conditi... See More  

Harrison wins the election: in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...

THE GLOBE, Washington, D.C., Nov. 9, 1840



* William Henry Harrison

* Presidential election victory



Perhaps there can be no better newspaper to report a Presidential election than one from the nation's capital.

Page 3 begins with: "The Election" "It becomes our duty to announce to the public that we have received returns of the elections in a sufficient number of the stat... See More  

Eisenhower wins the White House...

NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Nov. 7, 1956



* General Dwight D. Eisenhower

* Elected president of the United States



The banner headline accounts: "Eisenhower Landslide" along with: "Solid South Broken, Congress in Doubt; Wagner Concedes to Javits; Bush Wins". The Bush mention is Senator Prescott S. Bush of Connecticut, father of President George H.W. Bush, and grandfather of P... See More  

Constitutional Convention begins & Washington is elected its President...

THE MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL, Boston, June 6, 1787



* Constitutional Convention begins

* George Washington elected president



 An exceedingly historic issue as this newspaper reports the formal beginning of the Constitutional Convention.

Page 2 has a report from Philadelphia datelined May 26 with the historic report: "Yesterday, at the State House in this city, seven states were ful... See More  

Constitutional Convention begins & Washington is elected its President: a day after report...

THE INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER; OR THE CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM, Philadelphia, May 26, 1787  



* Constitutional Convention begins

* George Washington elected president



An exceedingly historic issue as this newspaper reports the formal beginning of the Constitutional Convention--terrific to have in a newspaper from the city where these notable proceedings were held.

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Two documents signed by Alexander Hamilton...

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Nov. 28, 1791  Mot of the front page is taken up with the French Revolution with a lengthy letter signed: Louis.

Most of page 3 is taken up with reports from Congress, including a brief note to the House concerning expenses for the year signed by the Secretary of the Treasury: Alexander Hamilton. This is followed by another letter signed: Alexander Hamilton with a ch... See More  

On Joseph Smith and his failed 1844 presidential campaign...

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, June 22, 1844 



* Mormons leader Joseph Smith

* Election campaign for president

* 1st presidential candidate to be killed



It is not known by many today that Joseph Smith, leader of the Latter-Day Saints, ran for president of the United States in 1844.

After several years of harassment and persecution in Missouri and Illinois, Smith wrote to fiv... See More  

First election of Abraham Lincoln...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 1860 



* Abraham Lincoln elected

* Presidential election



Perhaps the best newspaper to have with news on any Presidential election, being from the nation's capital.

Page 3 has a report headed: "The Presidential Election" which notes: "From the telegraphic reports of the Presidential election received since our ... See More  

Abraham Lincoln is re-elected...

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Nov. 10, 1864 



* Abraham Lincoln elected president (2nd term)

* 1st report plus Civil War reporting



Much of page 2 is taken up with election results, noting that Abraham Lincoln had been elected for another term as President. Included are various charts by city & county, etc.

Editorial commentary as well with one report beginning: "... See More  

Johnson's state-of-the-union address... Much on Reconstruction....

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 6, 1865



* President Andrew Johnson

* State of the Union Address

* Much mention of the loss of Abrham Lincoln



The top of the first column of the front page has a heading: "MESSAGE of the President Of The United States To The Two Houses Of Congress...." Text of the address takes up 5 columns, all on the front page and is signed in type: Andrew Johnson.

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Death and obituary of Shirley Chisholm...

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 4, 2005  



* Death of Shirley Chisholm

* 1st African American Woman elected to the United States Congress



Page 10 of Section B has a half-page report on the death and obituary of "Shirley Chisholm, 80: Ran for President, Served 13 Years in Congress." She was the first African-American to be elected to the United States Congress; and in 1972 the ... See More  

Woodrow Wilson is elected President...

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Nov. 6, 1912.  The front page has 3 columns heads announcing: "A LANDSLIDE FOR WILSON AND MARSHALL" "Country Sees Grant Democratic Victory" "Gov. Wilson Splits New England Right In Half" and more.

Also features on the ftpg. is a portrait of: "Our Next President", Woodrow Wilson.

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1912 Princeton University president elected...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 18, 1912



* John Grier Hibben - minister - educator

* Elected president of Princeton University



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ELECTION OF DR. HIBBEN EXPECTED TO END MUCH OF TROUBLE AT PRINCETON" with subhead and related pictorial. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" e... See More  

The Shays' Rebellion... Benjamin Franklin re-elected... Two plates...

THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, November, 1786  



* Benjamin Franklin

* Daniel Shay's Rebellion



The issue begins with: "A Description of Bones Found Near the River Ohio" which includes a foldout plate as well (repair to the reverse). 

Also within the issue: "A Short Description of the Crotalus Horridus, or Rattlesnake" "A Short Dissertation on Ec... See More