NEW! ILLINOIS NEWSPAPER PROJECT Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign & Chicago History Museum - Preserving Illinois Heritage As Part of the US Newspaper Program
TAMPICO TORNADO NEWSPAPERS
Illinois newspaper titles on microfilm (with holdings) that are available through the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. All titles are available for use by visiting the library or through interlibrary loan. http://www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/newspaper.htm
Tampico Newspapers held by Abrahm Lincoln Presidential Library on microfilm:
TAMPICO (Whiteside)
News: *Ap 19, 1900
Progress: S 28, N 9, 1905;
Ap 26-My 3, Je 7-14, Ag 16, S 20, 1906
Also the PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
1915
Tornado (I): Ap 10, My-JI, Ag 21, S 4-11, O 2-N 13, D 25, 1886
Ap 9, Je 18, Ag 20, S 3-N 19, D 3, 1887
Ja 7, Ap 7, 21, My 5-Ag 18, S 8, 22-N 3, 17-D 1, 22,
1888-
Ja 12, 26, F 9-Ap 27, 1889;
[My 1890-N 19, 1892;
Ap-N 4, D 23, 1893-
Ap], Je 10, N 18, 1899;
Ja 20, Mr 10, 31, Ap 26-My, [JI 21-D 1900;
Ja 19, Mr 23-D 1901];
F 1, 15-22, Ap 5, My 24, Ag 23-O, N 15, D 6-13, 27, 1902;
[1903;
Ap 8, Je 3, 1904-
O 1905;
F 1906-1909;
F 4, 1910;
1911-1913;
Ag 20, 1914-
1920;
1922-
My 20, 1926];
Ap 19, 1928;
My 1929-Ap 3, 1930;
Ap 16, 1931-
Ap 7, JI 4, 1932;
Ap 19, 1934-
My 2, 1935;
Ap 9, 1936-
Ap 8, 1943;
D 17, 1953;
Ja-D 1, 1966 Tornado (ll): *Ja 20-Ap 22, 1981X
SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS.
[ ] Brackets around dates indicate an incomplete file; for itemized list of issues missing, see pages 94-138. Brackets around a title indicate a successor title for which no issues are held.
* First issue at that place, with that frequency, or under that title. In a few instances, preliminary issues preceded Volume I, No. 1; in others, the paper was suspended or moved away, then resumed.
X Last issue at that place, with that frequency, or under that title. In some cases, extras were issued after the end of regular publication.
= Changed to, or merged into, another frequency or title.
+ File continues to date and is being currently received.
The Tampico Area Historical Society has more issues on site in the Family History Library/Research Center (open by appt.):
1926 - 1966 Bound copies
1876: (Published on Thursdays)June 8, 15, 19, 26; July: (missing July 6), 13, 20, 27; August: 3, 10, 17, 25* (*Aug. 25 started pubication on Fridays); September: 1, 8, 22, 29; October: 6, 13, 20, 27; November: 3, 10, 17, 24; December: 1, 8, 15, 22
1877: January: 5, 12, 19, 26; February: 2, 9, 16, 23; March: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; April: 6, 13, (missing 20th)27;
Missing all of 1878
1879: (Published on Saturdays)- May: 10 (one page), Agust: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; September: 6, 13, 20, 27; October: 4, 11, 18, 25; November: 1, 8, (missing 15th), 22, 29; December: 6, 13, 20, 27 1880: January: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb.: 7, 14, 21, 28; March: 6, 13, 20, 27; April: 3, 10, 17, 24; May: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; June: 3, 12, 19, 26; July: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Aug.: 7, 14, 21, 28; September: 4, 11, 18, 25; October: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; November: 6, 13, 20, 27; December: 4, 11, 18, 25
1881: January: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; February: 5, 12; March: 5 (one page), 12, 19, 26 (one page); April: 23 (0ne page)
We also have 1871 & 1872 issues of the DUNDEE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER (Dundee, IL). 1871: Nov. 21, 28; December 12, 26; 1872:January 16, 23, 30; February 6.
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Feb. 8, 2006 - We have recently acquired all of the Tampico Tornados that were archived at the Reagan Birthplace/Museum. I am still cataloging them and will post years when I have completed that.