Research the archive
Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.
Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.
Refine1 on
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 5 |
| 1893 | 6 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1899 | 1 |
2 stories matching bowman
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:boman, bodman, bolman, bosman, lowman, bow
- The Girl Who Survived a Broken Seat: A Pullman Accident
Miss Lelia Bowman was thrown from her carriage when the seat collapsed, with the wheel crushing over her shoulder. Miraculously, she survived.
- The President’s Silent Salute: McKinley and the Grand Army on Memorial Day
As thousands gathered in Seattle to honor Civil War dead, a minor diplomatic incident involving Mayor Hewitt revealed the deep fractures within the veteran community.