Historic Newspapers: New Additions

BOSTON GAZETTE, May 25, 1807

• Edgar Allan Poe's father theater ad

A curious literary item here as the top of page 3 has an advertisement for the "Boston Theatre" for the performance of: "BOSTON SAILORS", a theatrical performance, with the character "Jack Junk" performed by  "Mr. Poe" and more. (see image) He was the father of Edgar Allan Poe.
News of the day and other interesting advertisements. Four pages, nice condition.

Background: On May 25, 1807, David Poe Jr., an itinerant actor and the

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 7, 1986 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible print advertisement for upcoming live performances by "RODNEY DANGERFIELD" at the Greek Theatre on one of the four pages. This ad includes his famous catch phrase. 
In addition to the feature stand-up comedian ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 12, 1953

• Bobby Greenlease kidnapping & killing confessions
• Carl Austin Hall & Bonnie Emily Brown Heady

The top of the front page is a nice banner headline: "SLEW BOBBY, PAIR ADMIT! DUG GRAVE BEFORE CRIME" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in nice condition.

Background:The killers of six-year-old Bobby Greenlease—Carl Austin Hall Jr. and Bonnie Emily Heady—were

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 11, 1953

• Oklahoma Sooners - NCAA college football
• 1st win of the iconic 47 game winning streak
• Coach Bud Wilkinson vs. Texas Longhorns

The top of page 5 of the sport' section has a seven column heading: "Texas Rally Falls Short, Oklahoma Wins 19-14" with subheads and stats. (see images) See details below. Other college football game results of the day. 
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 14, 1933

• Augusta National Golf Club course opens
• Founded by golfer Bobby Jones - Georgia
• Home of the U.S. MASTERS tournament

The sport's section (page 18) first report coverage on the opening of Augusta National Golf Club course, agreeably the most famous golf course in the country. The one column headings at the top of the page read: "'Perfect Course' Of Jones Opened" "Sweetser and Ouimet Among Golf Stars Who Praise Links at Augusta" "Celebrities On Hand" and more. (see)

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 18, 1939

• Very 1st sport's event on television
• Princeton vs. Columbia baseball game
• Historic broadcasting first

The sport's section (page 33) has a three column heading : "Columbia Loses Twice" with subheads that include: "PRINCETON ANNEXES LEAGUE TWIN  BILL" and more with box scores and related photo. (see) A very historic issue in the field of broadcasting as this was the very 1st sporting event ever to be televised with text that includes: "...was televised by the

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1943

• Henschel Hs 293 guided missile 1st used
• Rocket warfare during World War II
• New German radio controlled  glider bomb

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Nazi Rocket Glider Bomb Is Seen For First Time, Diving at Convoy" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background: The Henschel Hs 293 stands out in military history as the world’s first

LOS ANGELES TIMES (Calendar section only), May 10, 2002

• Terrific "Spider-Man" film advertisement
• Grand Opening week movie premiere
• Superhero - Toby Maguire - James Franco
• Measures a whopping 23 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches

A terrific issue on the motion picture hit "SPIDER-MAN" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.

Note: Where else might one find authentic, poster-size ads for

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 8, 1944

• Harvard Mark I introduced for 1st time
• 1st universal calculator - IBM digital computer
• Howard H. Aiken - pioneer in computing

Page 16 has an editorial with small heading: "Aiken's Calculator" (see) Coverage on the introduction of the 1st large scale automatic digital computer at Harvard University.
Complete with all 30 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: Published on August 8, 1944, following the formal dedication of the IBM Automatic Sequence

DAILY WORLD, New York, April 8, 1969

• Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated
• Civil rights movement leader
• One year anniversary of murder
• Anti-Vietnam War protests w/ photos

This publication, The World, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIGHT HUNGER, WAR; DR. KING'S LEGACY" with 4 related photos. (see images) And page 5 has reporting from Atlanta

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 6, 1996 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day release of  "MICHAEL" starring John Travolta on one of the pages. (see images).

In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional

THE WEEK MAGAZINE section only of The Detroit News, Oct. 18, 1959 The front page of this section has a color of Ernest Hemingway. And inside is a piece by A. E. Hotchner titled: "Hemingway Talks To American Youth" (see images)
Complete Pictorial Magazine section with 48 pages, a few small binding holes along the top margin, nice condition.

Background: Published on October 18, 1959, just under two years before the author's death, this cover story offers a rare late-life profile written by Ernest

Here is what I believe to be a yellow placard advertisement for the Greenwich Village publication "Village Voice" with a focus on the weekly cartoon by the famed Jules Feiffer. A written date on the back reads: "December 19, 1963" which means this was from the beginning of the counterculture movement in America. I searched the internet to try to find a similar item and nothing comes up. I assume this to be a rare item from heyday of Greenwich Village in Manhattan. This measure 10 x 6 inches,

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1929

• James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy death
• Last survivor of Hatfields-McCoys feud

The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "Last M'Coy Feudist Dies At Pikeville, KY." with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the death of James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy, the last McCoy from the famed Hatfield-McCoy feud.
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.

Background: James H. "Uncle Jim" McCoy (1849–1929) was a central figure in

THE POST BOY, London, Sept. 18, 1716 This was one of the prominent early newspapers published in London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
It began publication in 1695, & was a single-sheet folio newspaper, printed on both sides, carrying a mix of foreign news (especially European wars, treaties, and royal affairs), English news, advertisements, & legal notices.
A prime & displayable feature is the ornate, decorative masthead, which includes engravings of a post boy (messenger on

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 12, 1948

• Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by hanging
• World War II Japanese criminals

The top of the front page has a four column heading: "Tojo to Get Noose With 6 Other Japs" with subheads.(see images)
Complete with 68 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: Hideki Tojo, Japan’s Prime Minister from 1941 to 1944 and a leading architect of Japan’s wartime militarism, was tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) after Japan’s surrender in

PICTORIAL MAGAZINE section only of The Detroit News, Nov. 5, 1961 The front page of this section has a nice color image showing a independent Woman of the early 1900's driving a automobile titled: "EARLY AUTO DAZE" (see images)
Complete Pictorial Magazine section with 40 pages, a few small binding holes along the top margin, nice condition.

Background: The November 5, 1961 Detroit News Pictorial section is a notable piece of mid-century paper ephemera that captures a unique intersection of

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 7, 1961

• Bel Air, Los Angeles fire disaster
• Hollywood elite - Santa Ana winds

The front page has a banner headline: "Nixon, Film Stars Flee as L.A. Fires Spreads" with subheads and two photos showing actress Kim Novak and Richard Nixon trying to save their homes. (see images) More related photos are on the back page.
Complete with all 46 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, good condition.

Background: The 1961 Bel-Air

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 4, 2003

• Phil Spector arrested for murder
• American record producer - music
• "Wall of Sound" pioneer

The front page has a two column heading: "Music Legend Phil Spector Arrested in Woman's Killing" with photo. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with three more related photos. Nice to have from the home of the entertainment industry.
Complete with all sections (70+ pages, great condition.

Background: Contemporary news coverage immediately following Phil

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 27, 1980 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day premiere of  "THE FINAL COUNTDOWN" starring Kirk Douglas & Martin Sheen on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 6, 1961

• Gedalia Rubinovich Pechersky jailed
• Soviet Jewish community leader
• Khrushchev's anti-religious campaign

The front page has a three column heading: "Reds Jail Jewish Leader as Spy; Hint New Purge" (see images) 
Complete with all 44 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, good condition.

Background: Period reporting on Gedalia Rubinovich Pechersky’s November 1961 sentencing is exceptionally rare and historic, as contemporary Soviet media deliberately

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 1, 1947

• Prelude to the State of Israel
• And end of British rule
• Pre-1948 Arab-Israeli War
• Jewish state - Jews - Judaica

The top of the front page has a three column heading: "U.N. GROUP FOR A PALESTINE OF JEWISH AND ARAB STATES, ALLOWING 150,000 REFUGEES" with subheads. (see images) Page 2 has the summary of U. N.'s recommendations with related map.
Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition, minor spine wear, good condition.

Background: Period reporting from August 31, 1947,

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1937

• LZ 129 Hindenburg rigid airship
• Pride of Nazi Germany & Adolf Hitler
• Infamous trip to America beginning

Page 21 has a one column heading: "HINDENBURG OFF FOR U.S. TOMORROW" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning, good condition.

Background: The departure of the LZ 129 Hindenburg from Frankfurt on May 3, 1937, marks a poignant threshold in aviation history, as it was the start of the luxury airship’s final, fateful transatlantic

LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, Nov. 23, 1878  This four-page Reconstruction-era issue features pages 1 and 2 printed in French and pages 3 and 4 printed in English, reflecting the region's rich bilingual heritage.

The historical significance of this issue lies in the exceptional scarcity of the publication itself. Published in St. James Parish along the Mississippi River, Le Louisianais operated from 1865 through 1883, serving as a vital voice for the local Francophone and Acadian

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Tennessee, Aug. 19, 1880  Among the front page articles are: "Crime & Criminals" "Oklahoma - Arrival of Captain L. D. Payne at Fort Smith Under Rest" "After the Apaches" "Hostile Sioux Surrendered" and much more.
Four pages, large folio size, good condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, a four issue set dated November 4-5-6-7, 1903

• Panama becomes independent
• Recognized by United States

This set reports the Panamanian revolt against Colombian control, recognition of independence by the United States, and the resulting celebration for their independence.
Such heads include: "Warships Shelling City of Panama - The Situation Serious" "Intense Excitement On the Isthmus of Panama Today" "De Facto Government of Panama Recognized by the United States"

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, July 16, 1945

• Potsdam Conference (Germany)
• The Big Three meeting
• Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, & Winston Churchill

This 42 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: " 'Big Three' In Potsdam For Historic Meeting", with nice photo of Harry Truman with caption: "Ready For Conference". Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II. Good condition.

wikipedia notes: The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 25, 1976

• Patty Hearst sentenced for bank robbery
• Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)

Near the bottom of the front page is a three column headline: "Patricia Hearst Gets 7 Years on Robbery Charges", with related photo. This 1st report coverage on the sentencing of Patty Hearst on bank robbery charges continues on an inside page which includes another related article.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day are found throughout. Complete in 38 pages, never bound,

NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "Important From Richmond" "Highly Interesting Accounts of the Great Raid" "The Manner of Col. Dahlgren's Death and the Capture of His Men" "Confinement of the Prisoners in Dungeons and in Irons" "Their Promopt Execution Demanded" "The War In West Virginia" and much more.
Other news of the day and period advertising is found throughout.
Eight pages, uncut and untrimmed, good condition.

THE DOWNFALL OF BABYLON, New York, Oct. 24, 1835  A quite rare & unusual weekly (later semi-monthly) newspaper with strong anti-Catholic leanings published by: "Samuel B. Smith, Late a Popish Priest", as noted in the dateline. This newspaper published from 1834-1839 & features an engraving in the masthead showing various churches in ruin and a subtitle: "Or, the Triumph of Truth Over Popery".
The ftpg. has: "On the Moral Corruption of the Popish Hierarchy, Monks, Nuns, and People", a continuing

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1753  Near the back is a terrific--yet inconspicuous--report which is part of various news items under the heading: "America" and dateline of Philadelphia, June 7.
It reads: "Last week was raised and fixed, in the State-House Steeple, the great bell, weighing 2080 lb. cast here, with this inscription, 'Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, to the inhabitants thereof'".
This is how they reported the installation of which would become known as the

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Feb. 20, 1667 (1668 by today's calendar)

• One of the earliest of English newspapers to be had
• Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
• Back during the Great Plague & pre London fire era

This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day.
There are various news reports of the day from cities throughout Europe, each report with its own dateline.
Complete as a single sheet

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 13, 1775  Page 2 includes a letter from Alexandria, Virginia, noting in part: "Every Thing in America at present turns worse and worse. We are all in arms to protect ourselves, some in independent companies, & others in the militia...have been no less than 3 insurrections of the negroes in different parts of the country...A letter from Dr. Franklin...says that there was the utmost unanimity in the proceedings of the congress; that they had resolved to

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Feb. 7, 1860 Page 2 has a half column report: "The First Slave Hunt In North Western Ohio" which details the situation of John H. Washington.
Page 5 has: "News from Kansas and Utah" which notes in part: "...A bill abolishing slavery has been under consideration, but no definite action has been taken...". As for Utah: "...that considerable uneasiness existed among the heads of the church, in consequence of the evidence that a large emigration would take place from

THE LEVER, Chicago, Illinois, June 19, 1884

• Rare Temperance publication

A  prohibition newspaper which railed against the sale of alcohol. Their motto in the masthead: "No License for the Liquor Traffic in Any Form or for Any Price." Most of the content is themed on this principle.
That slogan reflected the position of the Prohibition Party and the broader temperance movement. At the time, many reformers opposed not only drunkenness but the legal sale of alcoholic beverages itself. The phrase

DAILY PRESS & TIMES, Nashville, Tennessee, Nov. 26, 1866

• Post American Civil War
• Reconstruction era

Various reports from not long after the end of the city, some relating to Reconstruction efforts to re-join the nation as is evidenced in the photos.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 26, 1859

• John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
• Harper's Ferry, West Virginia & slavery

Page 7 has nearly 3 1/2 columns taken up with very detailed reports under the heading: "John Brown's Invasion", containing a wealth of reporting. The subheads include: "Cook's Confession" "The Virginia Fright" and: "The Pardon Of Cook". Included are several letters signed in type by John Brown and John E. Cooke as well as a J. Smith.
Page 5 has: "Later From Mexico--The Brownsville

FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE, Washington, D.C., Oct, 1853

• Very rare anti-slavery publication
• Slaves about 8 years prior to Civil War

A very scace title, not listed in Gregory, nor in Union List of Serials.
This is the volume 1, number 5 issue which apparently listed until May, 1854. or 11 issues. Then there was a "new series" printed from May, 1855 thru April 1856.
This was an anti-slavery newspaper with articles including; "Does the Constitution Require Freemen To Hunt Fugitive Slaves?" "Slave

ESSEX REGISTER, Salem, Massachusetts, Oct. 29, 1808

• President Thomas Jefferson
• Baltimore Baptist Association

One-third of the front page is taken up with an: "Address of the Baltimore Baptist Association", followed by the: "President's Answer" to them, signed in type: Th. Jefferson.
Four pages, archival strengthening to a portion of the spine, very nice condition.

Background: The front page of the October 29, 1808 issue of the Essex Register highlights an exchange between the Baltimore Baptist

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1779

• American Revolutionary War era original

A fine opportunity to purchase a magazine from during the Revolutionary War at a reasonable price, as we find almost no American content in this issue.
At the back under the "Historical Chronicle" is mention that the New York, Quebec & Newfoundland fleets have set sail under the convoy of Admiral Arbuthnot. There is also a report of a naval battle in the Caribbean. The balance of the news reports is almost

THE GLOBE, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Oct. 23, 1840

• Election fraud proclaimed
• William Henry Harrison vs. Martin Van Buren
• First October surprise?

Page 3 has a 1.5 column article on voter fraud which includes in part: "They resorted to every means in their power to increase their vote. They’ve made a regular business of going from one Township to another and voting some of them as often as five times, and as many different places. Men are imported and carried like cattle from one place to

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, May 29, 1799

• Dr. Benjamin Say
• Humane Society

The front page has a lengthy letter: "To Doctor Benjamin Say, President of the Humane Society of Philadelphia". Page 2 has much news from Europe on the Napoleonic War. 
Four pages, several creases, good condition.

Background: The front page of the May 29, 1799 edition of Thomas’s Massachusetts Spy or Worcester Gazette prominently features an open communication addressed to Dr. Benjamin Say, President of

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 14, 1801

• Thomas Jefferson's first inauguration
• President of the United States of America

Near the top of page 2, beneath an introductory paragraph, is Thomas Jefferson's last message to the Senate as the President pro tempore before he would assume the highest office of the nation. This address is signed by him in type: Thomas Jefferson. This is followed by "The Senate's Answer".
But the most significant content then follows, headed: "President Jefferson's

THE MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL, Boston, June 28, 1788

• United States Constitution (Virginia)
• Patrick Henry & John Hancock

Most of the first column on the front page is taken up with: "A PROCLAMATION" signed in type by: John Hancock.
Page 2 contains a report from Congress in New York: "...That in their opinion it is expedient that the district of KENTUCKY be erected into an INDEPENDENT STATE & therefore they submit the following resolution..." which follows. Kentucky would not join the union until

THE WAR, New York, May 4, 1813

• USS Chesapeake
• Samuel Evans

The entire front page is taken up with: "Chesapeake's Cruise" which is signed by Samuel Evans as sent to Commodore Decatur.
Inside pages have various reports concerning the War of 1812 including letters, reports from New London, Washington, Philadelphia, Mercer, Pennsylvania, and Norfolk. Also: "President And Congress" "Hornet & Peacock" "From Sackett's Harbor" "North-Western Army" "British Reinforcements" with the back page having:

THE MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE, Boston, Feb. 13, 1766

• Extremely rare edition of this 18th century publication
• "The Stamp Act" and the American Colonies

Earlier issues of this title were: "The Massachusetts Gazette And Boston News-Letter" with typical volume and issue numbering, along with the notation of Richard and Samuel Draper as publishers.
It is curious that this issue is numbered "0", that no publishers are listed, and the title is shortened. Here is clarification:
As noted in Brigham: "...With

KENTISH GAZETTE, Canterbury, England, Jan. 10, 1794

• Uncommon 18th century publication

A handsome issue of the 18th century from this famous town, with two decorative embellishments in the masthead & ornate lettering in the title.
Page 3 has a quite brief--yet notable--report from Paris on the arrest of Thomas Paine: "Anacharsis Cleotz and Thomas Paine, deprived by a Decree of the Convention of their Seats, have been arrested, and seals put upon their paper." 
Thomas Paine is arrested in France

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 30, 1785

• Letitia Ann Sage balloon flight
• First Woman to make ascent

The back page has abandoned accounts of the June 29, 1785 launch of the balloon by Vincenzo Lunardi. In his second launch, the balloon ascended from St George's Fields London. Lunardi and Biggin, and two invitees, Letitia Ann Sage and Colonel Hastings, were supposed to make the flight, but the balloon wouldn't take off because of the weight. Lunardi and Hastings stepped down, and the balloon

THE PHILANTHROPIC GAZETTE, London, Jan. 24, 1821  The masthead includes: "A Weekly journal Adapted for Families, Schools, etc." Although this is a volume 5 issue this is the first of this title we have encountered.
Eight pages, 9 1/4 by 13 3/4 inches, red tax stamp on the front page, nice condition.

Background: This listing features an issue of The Philanthropic Gazette, a weekly London-based periodical specifically framed as "Adapted for Families, Schools, etc." Designed to promote moral

THE STARS AND STRIPES--EXTRA, Paris Edition, Aug. 14, 1945

• Terrific issue for display
• Best publication to be had ?

Of the several editions of this newspaper--and there were many published at various locations in Europe & elsewhere--this is the only one which reported the end of World War II on the 14th. The other editions carried the report on August 15.
And this edition did it in much more dramatic fashion than the others as well, with over half of the front page taken up in huge (letters