Solly Joel death... Wiley Post announces flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1931



* Solomon "Solly" Joel death

* Jewish - Judaica

* South African diamonds king



Page 3 has a one column heading: "OKLAHOMA INDIAN PLANS GLOBE FLIGHT" with subheads. (see)

Page 17 has a one column heading: "SOLLY JOEL IS DEAD; 'KING OF DIAMONDS'" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Solomon... See More  

Gandhi fasts in 1932....

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1932



* Mohandas Gandhi - The Mahatma

* Six day fasting - hunger strike ends

* Untouchables to Harijans



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GANDHI BETTER AFTER EATING; IS STILL IN PRISON", "Famous Indian Poet, Tagore, and Other Leaders Visit Him", "Drinks G... See More  

Elizabeth Bacon Custer's will...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 12, 1933



* Elizabeth Bacon Custer's will filed

* General George Armstrong Custer widow



Page 24 has a one column heading: "Gen. Custer's Widow Leaves U.S. War Relics" (see)

Complete with all 32 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. In great condition as such, 4 small bi... See More  

Jackson Barnett death... "The World's richest Indian"...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 30, 1934



* Jackson Barnett death (1st report)

* "The World's Richest Indian"

* Oklahoma oil wells owner

* Muscogee Creek Native American



Page 20 has a one column heading: "Barnett, Indian Oil Millionaire, Dies In 92D Year" with subhead. The back page has a photo of Barnett with his wife & heading: "Wealthiest Indian Dies At Age O... See More  

Seabiscuit wins Watch Hill Claiming...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1935



* Seabiscuit wins Watch Hill Claiming

* Narragansett - Pawtucket, Rhode Island

* Thoroughbred racehorse racing



The sport's section (page 28) has a two column heading: "Seabiscuit Races to New Mark In Taking Narragansett Sprint" with subhead and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the Watch Hill... See More  

THE WORD CARRIER OF SANTEE NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL, Santee, Nebraska, 1936. An uncommon newspaper from the Santee Indian Reservation, with content focusing more on local history and Indian heritage, although other material as well. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have this specific date but will have the format as shown. Measures approximately 16x11 inches, 4 page... See More  

The coronation of King George VI...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1937



* King George VI coronation

* Edward VIII

* United Kingdom



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HUNDREDS HURT AT CORONATION" with subheads that include: "George VI And His Radiant Queen Crowned Amid Scene Of Greatest Pomp, Splendor" and more with photos.



Other news, sports and adverti... See More  

Last major train robbery in the United States...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 26, 1937



* Last major train robbery in the U.S.

* Deming, Luna County, New Mexico

* Henry Loftus and Harry Donaldson



You might call it the official end of the "Wild West", but in any case the two column heading near the bottom of the front page announces what is considered the last major train robbery in the country: "''Brooklyn... See More  

Custer Creek train wreck...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1938



* Custer Creek, Montana train wreck

* Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian"

* Miles City, Montana



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TRAIN INTO CREEK; 29 DEAD" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the wreck of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crac... See More  

1939 Sayajirao Gaekwad III death... India...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1939



* Sayajirao Gaekwad III death

* Maharaja of Baroda State - India



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BARODA GAEKWAR, INDIAN RULER, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, leader of Baroda State in India.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complet... See More  

Fort Capuzzo, Libya captured...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, November 23, 1941



* Fort Capuzzo captured

* Operation Crusader

* World War II - WWII



This 40+ page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "British Sweep On in Libya; Full Nazi Fury Batters Reds" with subhead: "Claim Capture of Ft. Capuzzo and Mastery of Air; Hit from Tobruk". This is a 1st report coverage on ... See More  

Madagascar falls...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, May 5, 1942



* Madagascar Africa falls

* World War II original



This 18 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "BRITISH OCCUPY MADAGASCAR, FOIL JAPS" with subheads that include: "Send Naval and Military Force to Big Vichy French Island in Indian Ocean" and more.



Other news of the day with much on World... See More  

Mahatma Gandhi starts hunger strike...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 11, 1943



* Mahatma Gandhi starts fast 

* Indian independence movement

* World War II era original



The front page has one column headings: "Gandhi Starts 21-Day Fast on Citrus Juice" "Viceroy Condemns New Hunger Strike" with small photo. (see)

Other news of the day with much on World War II. Complete in 28 pages, a little margin wea... See More  

1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 24, 1946



* Royal Indian Navy mutiny

* Bombay, India - Mahatma Gandhi



The to of the front page has a three column headline: "BOMBAY FIGHTING RENEWED AT NIGHT, DEATH TOLL SOARS; MOST OF CITY UNEASILY CALM" with subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete 1st section only with 46 pages, rag edit... See More  

Opening day ad for "Fort Apache"... John Wayne...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1948



* Original "Fort Apache" premiere ad

* American Western film - movie

* Opening day showing in New York City

* John Wayne - Shirley Temple - Henry Fonda

* John Ford's first of the "cavalry trilogy"



Page 29 has a 9 x 8 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Fort Apache" in New York City. (see)

Complete with all 52 pa... See More  

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USS Bennington explosion disaster in 1954...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 26, 1954 



* USS Bennington aircraft carrier

* Explosion disaster 



This 30 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "100 Seamen Die, 220 Injured In Fire Aboard Aircraft Carrier Bennington" with subhead. (see)



Tells of the explosion disaster on board the USS Bennington in Narragansett Bay.



Other n... See More  

1961 death of actor Jeff Chandler...

THE DETROIT NEWS, June 18, 1961



* Actor Jeff Chandler death 

* 1950's Hollywood star 

* "Broken Arrow" film fame



The front page has a one column heading: "Movie Star Chandler Dies at 42" with photo. (see images) 

Complete with 60+ pages, light toning at them argins, small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, general... See More  

1966 Ravi Shankar performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 17, 1967



* Ravi Shankar concert advertisement

* Indian sitarist and music composer

* North Indian classical music performance

* Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center



Page 14 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a: "RAVI SHANKAR" concert in Manhattan. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their... See More  

The Pueblo Incident with North Korea...

DAILY BREEZE, Torrance, California, January 23, 1968 



* USS Pueblo incident (1st report) 

* Apollo 5 - 1st Lunar Module flight



The front page features reporting of the Pueblo Incident with banner headline: "Red Koreans Board, Capture U.S. Ship" with subhead and map. Nice for display.

Also a banner heading at the very top of the front page announces: "Space Shot Per... See More  

USS Pueblo captured by North Korea...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 25, 1968



* USS Pueblo incident

* North Korea



This 58 page newspaper has four column headline on the front page: "Moscow Won't Help To Release Pueblo".



Reporting on the infamous USS Pueblo incident.



Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.



wikipedia notes: USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banne... See More  

EVENING TELEGRAM, Dec. 23, 1968 Two line, three column head: 'Pueblo Crew Comes Home' on the 82 U.S. Pueblo crewmen being set free from North Korea after 11 months in captivity. Minor mend.

After a little more than 100 years...

The Sioux Indians are compensated for lands...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, June 14, 1979



* The Sioux are awarded $17.5 million for stolen lands

* General George Custer... the Black Hills of South Dakota



The front page has a 5-column heading near the bottom of the page: "Sioux to be paid $17.5 million for lands", with coverage which begins: "A century ago, Gen. George Custer paid with his life for the government'... See More  

1986 Cerritos, Los Angeles airplane collision disaster...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 1, 1986



* Aeroméxico Flight 498 collision disaster

* Cerritos, Los Angeles neighborhood crash

* McDonnell Douglas DC-9 & Piper Cherokee



The front page has a banner headline: "70 Die as Planes Collide in Air; Wreckage Plunges Into Cerritos, Burning 16 Homes" with subhead and two related photos. Much more on a few inside pages.



wikipedia notes... See More  

1995 Dabwali fire accident...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 24, 1995



* Indian school function fire disaster

* Mandi Dabwali, Sirsa District, Haryana, India



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "365 Die as Fire Engulfs School Party in N. India" with subhead. First report coverage continues on page 6 with a related small map. (see)

Complete 1st section only with 24 pages, nice condition.... See More