This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1877
Page
3
A facsimile of a weekly leader page shows a flood of small ads and notices from Springfield Missouri. It lists prices and goods from Boots and Shoes to wall paper, Buck Beer, and dry goods, plus local business pitches and personal notices about printers, physicians, barbers, and builders.
Albert Cox convicted of murder in the first degree for the George W. Davia case, sentenced to be hanged on Thursday June 11, 877. Prosecution by Jas. R. Waddill J. J. Gideon and J. S. Plummer. Capt. J. M. Patterson defense. Reports note potential executions in the region, including Orr in Lawrence and Taylor in Webster, with Orr’s case postponed to May 18.
A condensed North Springfield summary covers banking by Doling, a murder case in Texas of George Conquest, and a possible suspect. It reports on a county inquiry into a shooting with $300 found and notes Conquest’s background, plus a claim of a second implicated man. Also covered are crop prospects in Greene County, weather and planting notes, railroad leadership changes with D. Griswold taking interim general manager duties, Roberts & Co. auction house opening, a Massey v Smith Supreme Court decision to be reprinted, footwear ads, and a death of Miss Amana Walker aged 25 with funeral details.
Letter from Stratford era describes local improvements and farming plans as neat dwellings rise land cleared fences repaired and corn planting hoped before drought. Mentions Dr Gibson, village amenities including a dry goods store druggist blacksmith Masonic hall school, various churches, Democratic leanings, and a fever remedy advertisement. Also lists unclaimed mail in Springdale post office and a long column of names and addresses.
The St Louis Market reports a quiet but firm tone with upward tendencies driven by worries of a Russia Turkey war. Wheat and corn show mixed moves with futures quiet, oats and rice varying, cattle in strong demand, hogs and futures rising, and provisions generally firmer amid war expectations. Sheep steady with active demand.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.