1902 Northfork, West Virginia mine disaster....

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, September 16, 1902



* Northfork WV West Virginia

* Algoma coal mine disaster



This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "EXPLOSION IN A MINE", "Disaster and Death at North Fork, W. Va.", "Seventeen Known To be Dead"



1st report coverage on the Northfork, West Virginia Algoma Coal Mine explosion disast... See More  

Detroit & Becker County, MN tornado disaster...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 11, 1902



* Detroit and Becker county tornado

* White Earth Indian Reservation



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TORNADO IN THE WEST", "Great Damage Done to Farms In Two Counties", "Many Lives Are Reported Lost" and more. 1st report coverage on the tornado ... See More  

Tornado disaster in Goliad, Texas...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, May 19, 1902



* Goliad, Texas

* Tornado disaster



This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "DEATHS FROM TORNADO", "Portion of the Town of Goliad, Texas, Swept Away", "More Than 50 People Killed", and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at Goliad, Texas.



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James Jeffries vs. Bob Fitzsimmons...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 26, 1902



* James Jeffries - Heavyweight boxing title

* Robert "Bob" Fitzsimmons



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "JAS. J. JEFFRIES", "California Pugilist Still Holds the Championship", "Won Fight In Eight Rounds" and more with illustration of Jef... See More  

1902 Peoria, Illinois tornado disaster...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, June 12, 1902 



* Peoria, Illinois tornado 

* Kingston Mines, Illinois 



This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "WINS SWEPT STATE", "Central Illinois Devastated by a Tornado", "Six Dead In One Little Town" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Central Illinois... See More  

Cuban pacification.... William H. Taft...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, September 29, 1906



* Cuban pacification

* William H. Taft



This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE CUBANS" with lengthy subhead. 1st report coverage on William H. Taft becoming the provisional governor of Cuba during it's occupation by U.S. troops.



Other n... See More  

Dyersburg, Tennessee epidemic...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, January 3, 1913



* Dyersburg, Tennessee

* Meningitis epidemic



This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Town Ravaged By Meningitis", "Sixty-One Cases in Tennessee Village and thirty-Five Deaths". See photos for text here.



Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, a little margin wear, ... See More  

Nazi concentration camp revealed in 1945...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, April 21, 1945 



* Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp 

* Horrors being revealed 

* World War II - Germany 



This 10 page newspaper has one column headings on page 2: "Mass burial Of Fearsome Camp Victims" and "Naked Corpses Hauled in Trucks And Dumped in Pit"



See photos for coverage on the horrors that happened in the Be... See More  

Early report on Nazis imprisoning Jews...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 30, 1933



* Early Jewish concentration camp report

* Rise of Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich



The front page, near the bottom, has a significant report headed: "Nazis Imprison Jews in Concentration Camp After French Paper Charges Abuses There" noting in part: "...The reason given is that the Jews had 'behaved in a provocative manner agai... See More  

1905 Mentor, OH train wreck...

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 23, 1905 



* 20th Century Limited wreck 

* Mentor, Ohio 



This 8 page newspaper has three column headlines on the front page that include: "THE 20th CENTURY FLYER WRECKED" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the wreck of the 20th Century Limited express passenger train at Mentor, Ohio.



Other news and ad... See More  

Bobby Jones wins 1928 U.S. Amateur Open...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, September 16, 1928 



* Bobby Jones wins U.S. Amateur Open 

* PGA golf 



This 40+ page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "JONES RETAINS TITLE" with subheads that include: "Jones Trounces Perkins, British Amateur King, in Title Roundby 10 and 9" and more. 1st... See More  

Graf Zeppelin begins World flight....

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Poplarville, MS lynching...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 28, 1959 



* Poplarville, Mississippi

* Negro lynching - murder



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FBI QUIZZES STUDENTS IN LYNCH PROBE" and

"Over 60 Agents Investigating Mississippi Mob Action". This is coverage on the lynching of negro Mack Parker in Poplarville, Mississippi.... See More  

Photo of actress Sarah Bernhardt...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 19, 1901



* Sarah Bernhardt front page photo

* "the most famous actress the world has ever known"



This 8 page newspaper has a two column photo of Sarah Bernhardt, famous French actress with caption: "Mme. Sarah Bernhardt's Latest Picture"



News and advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning, minor ma... See More  

Bobby Jones to win 1928 U.S. Amateur Open...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 15, 1928 



* Bobby Jones wins U.S. Amateur Open (day of) 

* PGA golf 



This 24 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 18: "Amateur Golfing Champions of U.S. and Great Britain Battle for National Title" and more with photo of Jones (see photos). Famous golfer Bobby Jones would win the 1928 U.S. Amateur Open at W... See More  

HMS Otranto sinking... WWI troopship...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1918 



* HMS Otranto sinks (1st report) 

* World War I 



This 24 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "TRANSPORT SUNK; 372 AMERICANS MISSING" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the sinking of the HMS Otranto during World War I.



Other news and various advertisements of the day throughout with ... See More  

Paterson, New Jersey fire....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, February 10, 1902



* The great Paterson fire of 1902

* Trolley fire spreads due to the wind



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "FIRE LOSS $10,000,000", "Paterson, N. J., Devastated--Best Buildings in the City Destroyed", "Hundreds Of Citizens Left Homeless And Thousands Without E... See More  

Great Baltimore fire of 1904...

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Bonanza, Arkansas coal mine disaster....

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, November 27, 1903



* Bonanza, Arkansas

* Mine disaster



This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "DEATHS IN COAL MINE" and "Thirteen Miners Killed by Explosion at Bonanze (sic), Ark."



See photos for 1st report coverage on the coal mine explosion at Bonanza, Arkansas.



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Pope Leo XIII death...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 21, 1903



* Pope Leo XIII death (1st report)



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "POPE DEAD", "Aged Prelate Passed Away This Afternoon", "The Late Pope Leo XIII" and more with two small related illustrations. The entire front page is taken up with text on his death wi... See More  

Paterson New Jersey tornado in 1903...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 24, 1903



* Paterson, New Jersey

* Tornado disaster



The front page has one column headlines: "TORNADO AT PATERSON", "Many Buildings Blown Down" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the Paterson, New Jersey tornado disaster.



Other news and various advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, ... See More  

1949 World Series of baseball...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 8, 1949



* 1947 World Series of baseball (game 3)

* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1st of 5 Championships in a row for Yanks



This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "YANKS TOP DODGERS WITH 3-RUN 9TH, 4-3, FOR 2-1 SERIES LEAD", "Mize's Pinch Single, Scoring 2, Routs Branca--Coleman's... See More  

Jews forced to wear Star of David badge...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 13, 1941 



* The Yellow Star "Star of David" badge 

* Jewish Holocaust heightens 

* Jude - Jews - Judaica 



The top of page 3 has a notable Judaica report, headed: "200 Jewish Suicides Reported In Berlin", "Toll Laid to Star of David Law--Slovakia Adds New Ban". The article reports that some of the Jewish populati... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 6, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Estonia exterminations

* Gruesome details



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "NAZI DEATH CAMP A SCENE OF HORROR", "Story of Massacre of 3,000 in Estonia Evident in Piles of Burned Bodies", "Babies Among Victims" and more. See photos for t... See More  

Nile Kinnick named All "Big Ten"...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, November 28, 1939 



* Nile Kinnick "All Conference" 1st choice 

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football 

* James A. Naismith death (1st report) 



This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 14: "Nile Kinnick Is Unanimous Choice on All-Big Ten Team" (See images for text here). Also a 1st report on the ... See More