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The New York Herald [No. 23,957 (March 27, 1902)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09791.29 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 27 March 1902 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 57.3 cm, Width: 39.2 cm Order a Copy

One issue of The New York Herald dated March 27, 1902. Issue contains ads and public notices. Some articles of note are; the announcement of the death of Cecil Rhodes, German citizens leaving their homes as a result of harsh taxes, multiple articles on automobiles including one on women drivers, and an article on the Marconi wireless telegraph system.

Rhodes, Cecil, fl. 1902
Marconi, Guglielmo, 1874-1937

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