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The Evening Item June 6, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features stories about mummies found on a farm in West Virginia, a fire on a steamship in Philadelphia, a school house in South Dakota struck by lightning, and more. On the fourth page there is a new section called Women's World, intended to cover topics appealing to women of the time. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, …

The Evening Item June 5, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features stories about an explosion at a powder house, eight students being expelled from the State University in Bloomington, Indiana after publishing an indecent pamphlet, the Russian Czar ordering that Russian anti-Jewish policy be abandoned for one year, and more. On the fourth page there is an article of fashion news called At Fashion's Center detailing new trends and looks that have fallen …

The Evening Item June 4, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features stories about a barkeeper that attacked a census enumerator, the drowning of a forger in Indiana, the marriage of a runaway couple, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item June 3, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about a debate in the US Senate to purchase silver bullion, a duel in Louisville between two men over an engaged woman, a corpse found in a river near Patriot, Indiana, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item June 2, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a stories about a man being poisoned after following a wife and husband to Kentucky, a bloody prize fight in Thayer, Indiana, a report of expected early return from census enumerators, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 31, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about a passenger train dashed off an open drawbridge, news of the Normandie steamship almost hitting an iceberg and surviving, a description of the Garfield Memorial in Cleveland, Ohio, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 30, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about a bill affecting interstate liquor trade being passed in the US Senate, questions sent to physicians for health information to supplement the eleventh census, a report of an assassin named Eyraud being captured in Havana, Cuba, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 29, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a reprint of a letter from Secretary of the Treasury, William Windom, to the Chicago Builders' Exchange regarding violating contract-labor laws, a short article about attendees to the forthcoming dedication of the President Garfield's Memorial in Cleveland, Ohio, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 28, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about a father shooting his daughter's lover, testimony given by editor of the Staats Zeitung about immigration and naturalization, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 27, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about a horse with hydrophobia attacking a farmer, a report of a bill introduced in Congress to "abolish oppressive rents," and more. The fourth page of this issue features a collection of "scientific and useful facts" including the listed speeds of electricity, light, and a rifle ball. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 26, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue details an the steamship Aurania colliding with a steam launch, a report from Indiana about a new bride giving birth after her wedding three weeks prior, news of a boating accident in Massachusetts, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 24, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. This Saturday edition of The Evening Item was published in two separate parts, but the two parts have been combined here for ease of reading. The front page of this issue features a story about a missing bookkeeper who deserted his wife, a report on waning interest in professional baseball from President Albert Spalding of the Chicago League Baseball club, information on an amendment to a naval appropriation bill, …

The Evening Item May 23, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about a woman who tied herself to a train car to commit suicide, news of a freight train colliding with a passenger train, debate over the River and Harbor Appropriations Bill, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 22, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about an increase in the membership of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, news about the lynching of a man in Mississippi, and more. on Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 20, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features stories about a waiters' strike in Chicago, news of a decision by the Supreme Court to fail an appeal by the Mormon Church, a letter from President Harrison to Congress favoring a transcontinental railroad; and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 19, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features stories about men killed by a powder explosion in Havana, Cuba, an ex-priest who abandoned his family to return to the Catholic Church, a note from then Secretary of State, James Blaine, about not running for President, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 17, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. This Saturday edition of The Evening Item was published in two separate parts, but the two parts have been combined here for ease of reading. The front page of this issue features a story about the business manager of the Springfield Democrat afflicted with "mania" after a dog bite, a report about improved trade across the country, news about John Carlisle, who replaced James Beck in the Senate, and …

The Evening Item May 16, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about miners trapped in a collapsed mine in Pennsylvania, an update on the bill to use silver as United States coin, and more. On the fourth page there is a reprint of an article from the Philadelphia Record about the possibility of capitalists in Philadelphia building a giant refrigeration factory that will pump chilled air into homes like gas and …

The Evening Item May 15, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee holding exclusive secret meetings in the Capitol, a digest of news from Washington D.C., and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 14, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features news of a senator speaking in favor of adopting silver for producing coins, a letter from Benjamin F. Butler concerning a Samuel Fielden being sentenced to death, a story about a wife attempting to kill her husband, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 9, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features stories regarding an appointment of a Colonel Richard Hinton "investigating irrigation in the arid region," an account of capturing escaped convicts charged with the murder of Dr. Patrick Cronin, and more. On the third page there is a report about a poorly attended meeting of the West Side Improvement Association. Wilbur Wright was among the three attendees at that meeting. On the …

The Evening Item May 7, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about an insane asylum burning, a description of Senator Beck's funeral, and more. On the second page there is a continuation of the story about a dispute between former President Grover Cleveland over what was said about editor C. A. Dana of the New York Sun. The second page also details a the outcome of a recent labor strike in …

The Evening Item May 6, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a letter regarding an interview former President Cleveland gave and supposed language he used to describe the interviewer, news of a funeral for Senator James Beck's funeral, and more. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 5, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused more on world news than their previous newspapers. The front page of this issue features stories about a mob of anarchists being dispersed in Barcelona, offering officers in the United States Army a per diem for travel rather than the current system of reimbursements, and more. The second page of includes a short report about the German Army using a new type of gun that uses cartridges and how it works. Also included in …

The Evening Item May 3, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused more on world news than their previous papers. The front page of this issue features several stories about recent labor strikes in Europe and the United States for an eight hour workday and better wage rates. Also included in this issue are anecdotes, local and regional news, and advertisements.

The Evening Item May 2, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a several stories including a story about the Czar, Alexander III, fleeing from a possible assassination attempt, a Columbus, an Ohio penitentiary restaffing with a new warden and staff, the election of P.H. Dowling to post commander in Cincinnati, and more. The second page of this issue included stories about strikes being held in the United States and Europe for better wages …

West Side News, May 2, 1891, Wright & Wright Printers

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page features a story about a Don Keely, who operates a fake motor that helps him rob shareholders that have invested in his "motor." Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

This issue of West Side News is believed to have been published in May of 1890 rather than 1891.

The Evening Item May 1, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this issue features a story about the Red River in Texas flooding, a rabbi in conflict in Philadelphia after a sermon, forest fires in New Jersey, and more. Also included in this issue are local and regional news as well as advertisements.

The Evening Item April 30, 1890, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright

The Evening Item

The Evening Item was a daily newspaper published by the Wright Brothers' Company, Item Publishing Co. This paper, published from April 1890 through July 1890, focused on world and local events. The front page of this inaugural issue features stories of a potential the National Guard being on alert in Chicago due to the eight hour day movement, a list of laws enacted by state legislators, a report about William Kemmler being put to death by electrocution, and more. The second page of this feature includes a statement concerning the frequency what types of information The Evening Item would publish. …

West Side News, April 5, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features reports of a mirage appearing above Ashland, Ohio, the invention of a stove that lights using electricity, a telegraph that converts Morse code to text, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.