Newspaper: New York World. Date: August 17, 1898. Prominent news stories include: Corbett's father commits murder and suicide; Wheeler praises Col. Roosevelt; Mysterious poisoning in Delaware. Condition: 6 pages, complete and intact. Very good to excellent condition, with minimal wear as shown. Comes folded or rolled, depending upon existing fold lines. Comments: The New York World was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 until 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers. It was a leading national voice of the Democratic Party. From 1883 to 1911 under publisher Joseph Pulitzer, it was a pioneer in yellow journalism, capturing readers' attention with sensation, sports, sex and scandal and pushing its daily circulation to the one-million mark.