INTRODUCTION.
    By the Editor

THE INVENTION OF THE TELEPHONE—THE SHARE IN IT OF BELL AND EDISON (1877)
The "Encyclopedia Britannica's" Account

EDISON'S ELECTRIC-LIGHT INVENTIONS (1879)
A Contemporary Account

THE RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS (1879)
The " Legal Tender" Issues of War Times and the Resumption Act

THE ASSASSINATION OF GARFIELD (1881)
A Contemporary Account

THE BLAINE-CLEVELAND CAMPAIGN (1884)
By Harry Thurston Peck

THE DEATH AND FUNERAL OF GENERAL GRANT (1885)
By General James Grant Wilson

RADICAL LABOR MOVEMENTS—THE HAYMARKET TRAGEDY (1886)
By Harry Thurston Peck

THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD (1889)
By E. Benjamin Andrews

THE OPENING OF THE CHEROKEE STRIP IN OKLAHOMA(1893)
Contemporary Accounts of the Rush to Occupy It.

THE PANIC OF 1893
By Alexander D. Noyes

THE COLUMBIAN WORLD'S FAIR (1893)
By E. Benjamin Andrews

THE WILSON TARIFF (1894)
By Harry Thurston Peck

COXEY'S ARMY AND THE DEBS RAILWAY STRIKE (1894)
By Harry Thurston Peck

THE FIRST BRYAN CAMPAIGN (1896):

I. How Bryan Was Nominated
By Harry Thurston Peck

II. Mr. Bryan's Reminiscences of the Campaign

THE BLOWING-UP OF THE "MAIN" IN HAVANA HARBOR (1898)
A Contemporary Newspaper Account

THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY (1898)
By Admiral Dewey, Commander of the Fleet

THE BATTLE OF SANTIAGO—LAND AND SEA (1838)
By Andrew S. Draper

THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII (1898)
by Edmund J. Carpenter

THE ASSASSINATION OF McKINLEY (1901)
By Harry Thurston Peck

THE EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO (1906)
Contemporary Descriptions and Comments

THE BUILDING OF THE PANAMA CANAL (1550-1909)
The "Encyclopedia Britannica's" Account

THE RISE AND GROWTH OF THE SALVATION ARMY (1878-1911)
By William H. Cox, One of Its Officers

MRS. EDDY AND CHRISTIAN SCIENCE (1870-1911)
By Lewis C. Strang

THE NORTHERN SECURITIES AND STANDARD OIL DECISIONS (1904-1911)
By Alexander D. Noyes

THE PANIC OF 1907
By Alexander D. Noyes

PEARY'S FINDING OF THE NORTH POLE (1909)
Admiral Peary's Own Account