Historic Newspapers: New Additions

NEW YORK POST - EXTRA, Dec. 9, 1980

• John Lennon assassination
• "The Beatles" front man
• From the city of the murder
• Nice headline for display

Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it being from the city where he was shot and died.
The dramatic front page announces: "JOHN LENNON SHOT DEAD" with subhead and photo. Much more inside including a double page pictorial. Nice for display. See photos for details. 
To anyone who grew up in the 1960's the death of The

THE POST-BOY, London, Nov. 8, 1720

• Nice masthead engravings
• early 18th century original

One of my favorite 18th century newspapers with the two nice engravings in the masthead, plus the very decorative first letter in the text (see). Various European reports. 
Single sheet, 8 1/2 by 14 1/8 inches, in very nice, displayable condition.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 27, 1985

• Satanist Richard Ramirez murders
• The "Night Stalker" - "Valley Intruder" killer
• Close to his capture - best title to be had ?

This issue has reporting on the "Night Stalker" murder case of Richard Ramirez with a front page, two column heading: "Valley Intruder Defies Serial Killers' Pattern" with lead-in: "'Doesn't Meet Any Profile'" Coverage continues on page 19.  Ramirez would be captured 4 days later. Great to have this report in a Los Angeles newspaper, the

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 8, 1947

• Baltimore (Indianapolis) Colts 1st franchise game
• All-America Football Conference (AAFC) - pre-NFL

The top of page 29 has a banner heading: "Wrong-Way Run by Buffington Helps Baltimore Down Football Dodgers" with subheads, related photo, lineups and stats. (see images) 
Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: On September 7, 1947, the original Baltimore Colts made their historic regular-season debut in the All-America Football

SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Sept. 26, 1982

• Wilkes-Barre spree killings
• Killer George Emil Banks

Page 3 has a heading that reads: "13 are slain; man charged" with two related photos and map. (see images) 
Complete with all 100+ pages, tabloid size, good condition.

Background: The September 1982 Wilkes-Barre spree killings, carried out by former prison guard George Emil Banks, stand as one of the deadliest mass shootings in Pennsylvania history, leaving 13 people dead—including five of his own

SUNDAY LIVING section of the Chicago Sun-Times, Sept. 26, 1982

• Champaign-Urbana (C-U) Ministries expose
• Authoritarian cult at university of Illinois campus

The front page of this section has a banner heading: "THE EVOLUTION OF A CULT" with two related photos. And pages 8 & 9 has a expose by Paul Galloway on the Champaign-Urbana Ministries being a cult ?
Complete with all 24 pages, tabloid size, good condition.

Background: This September 26, 1982 issue of Sunday Living is historically significant

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1950

• The golden age of gangsters - mob - crime bosses
• Frank Costello - Meyer Lansky - Ralph Capone
• Joe Adonis - Mickey Cohan - racketeering inquiry

The top of front page has a one column heading: "COSTELLO ON LIST OF 150 RACKETEERS IN U.S. CRIME QUEST" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 60 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Background: Authorized on May 8, 1950, by Senate Resolution 202 under Chairman Estes Kefauver, the Kefauver Committee was a landmark inquiry

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Sept. 13, 1933

• End of Prohibition in state of Maryland
• Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
• Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Maryland Votes Repeal; Wets Lead In 2 Other States" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning along the margins, small binding slits along the spine, generally nice.

Background: On September 12, 1933, Maryland overwhelmingly ratified the 21st

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 17, 1946

• Direct Action Day
• Great Calcutta Killings
• Hindus and Muslims riot

The front page has a two column heading: "90 Reported Killed, 900 Injured as Moslems and Hindus Clash in Calcutta" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally very nice.

Background: Direct Action Day—often termed the Great Calcutta Killings—served as the decisive, violent catalyst that shattered remaining hopes for a

NEW YORK POST, September 27, 1939.

• Blitzkrieg - Warsaw surrenders
• World War II WWII beginning
• German invasion of Poland

The top of the front page, above the masthead, is a nice banner headline announcing: "WARSAW SURRENDERS, SAYS GERMANS'" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.

Background: The September 27, 1939 surrender of Warsaw marked the tragic

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Final Morning Edition, Nov. 30, 1939

• Winter War begins
• Soviet Union - Soviets
• Finland invasion
• World War II

The front page has a very nice headline for display: "RUSS ATTACK; Finland Invaded by Moscow's Army; Planes Bomb Capital Other Citiesl Ports Shelled" More inside. with subheads. (see images) More inside.
Complete with all 28 pages, some margin wear with a little text loss long the right margin, some small binding holes along the spine, generally good.

Background: The

SCREEN & RADIO WEEKLY section of The Knickerbocker Press from Albany, New York, Feb. 9, 1936

• Actress Norma Shearer
• Romeo and Juliet production
• Golden Age of Hollywood

The front cover has a color image of Actress Norma Shearer with pages 4 & 5 dedicated to the production of "Romeo and Juliet" (see images)

Complete section with 16 pages, tabloid size, some spine wear, otherwise nice.

Background: Published at the pinnacle of Hollywood’s Golden Age, this February 9, 1936 edition captures a defining

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, February 12, 1936

• Abraham Lincoln original manuscript found
• Speech from his re-election of 1864

Page 2 has a two column heading: "More Famous Words of Lincoln Found by State WPA Research" with subhead. And a related item on the front page with image of Lincoln. (see images) 
Complete with all 22 pages, some small binding slits along the spine, good condition.

Background: The discovery of Lincoln's long-lost draft—a response to a serenade on November 10, 1864, just

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1945

• Battle of Frankfurt, Germany (capture)
• General George S. Patton's Third Army
• Nazis - Germans falling apart

The front page has a nice banner headline: "1ST ARMY DRIVES 55 MILES; PINCERS CLAMPING ON RUHR" with subheads that include: "PATTON DRIVES HALF WAY ACROSS WAIST OF REICH" and more. A few related photos and map on the back page. (see images)

Background: The fall of Frankfurt in March 1945 occurred during the final months of World War II in Europe as

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 14, 1926

• Edward Wheeler Hall & Eleanor Mills murders
• Episcopal minister - priest & choir singer mistress

The front page has a banner headline: "LINKS MRS. HALL TO SLAYINGS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

Background: The Hall–Mills murder case holds profound historical significance as a watershed moment in American media, forensics, and tabloid culture,

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Jan. 3, 1979

• John Wayne Gacy in custody
• Hunt for dead bodies in the area
• Survivor and key witness Jeff Rignall
• Best title to be had ? - very rare

Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. Page 4 has a banner heading: "Body hunt may swing to N. Side". And page 76 has another related report headed: "Gacy accuser accepts continuance in court case" with photo of Jeff Rignall. (see images)
Gacy was arrested about 2 weeks earlier. Great to

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1987

• United States Supreme Court decision
• John v. Transportation Agency - SCOTUS
• Affirmative action re. Women in the workplace
• Employers can hire based on gender over expertise

The top of the front page has a headline: "High Court Backs Job Preference for Women" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Coverage continues inside with another related photo. 
Complete 1st section with all 28 pages, nice condition.

Background: In the landmark 6–3 decision of Johnson v.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1942

• Post Battle Of Midway results
• United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
• Details of Japanese loss coming to light

The front page has a six column headline: "NEW LIST BY NAVY OF FOE'S ,MIDWAY LOSES" with subheads that include: "4 Carriers Sunk" and more. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz’s official June 28, 1942 After-Action Report framed the Battle of Midway as the decisive turning point

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1987

• Early MADONNA concert advertisement
• Singer - songwriter - actress - model
• "Who's That Girl World Tour" "True Blue"
• Madonna's first major world stadium tour
• Best "Predator" film advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere
• Science-fiction action horror
• Arnold Schwarzenegger

Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 25, 1985 (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 a upcoming live performance by "WHAM!" with George Michael at Hollywood Park Racetrack on one of the four pages.

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1945

• Jewish holocaust coming to an end
• Extermination of Jews collapsing
• Russians gaining ground in Germany

Page 6 has a small one column heading: "A New Nazi Pogrom Upset by Russians" (see images) Also a photo on the same page showing Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels addressing the home guard.
What better evidence to confirm of what really happened then having a 1st hand account from the day it was first reported.
Much reporting on current events during World War II.

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass. Aug. 18, 1946

• Operation Fantasia - psychological warfare scheme
• Kitsune - Japanese supernatural folklore - fox spirit
• Pacific theater plan during World War II made public

The front page has a three column heading: "Ghostly Foxes That Ran Upright Nearly Haunted Japan's Forests" with subhead. (see images) This was one the strangest and largely unknown operations during World War II. See below for more details.
Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, light

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 13, 1995

• Courtney Love - American singer & guitarist
• Alternative & grunge rock music - Hole (band)

Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because they were printed on

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 1, 1667

• One of the earliest of English newspapers to be had
• Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
• Unique gift idea for that history buff

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 issue, 6 3/4 by 11 inches, very nice

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Nov. 30, 1860

• Post Abraham Lincoln election victory
• Southern secession movement heats up

With Lincoln's election determined, much national focus is on the slavery issue and the secession of Southern states. 
Most of the front page is taken up with: "THE SECESSION MOVEMENT" "Letters From Gov. Wise" "Buchanan & Secession" "Proclamation of the Governor of Louisiana" and more.
Other items inside include: "Secession As A Right" "The Strength of Secession" "Slavery As An

THE WAR, New York, Nov. 14, 1812

• British armed brigs Detroit & Caledonia captured
• War of 1812 - Lake Erie - Captain Jesse D. Elliot

Most of the front page is taken up with the: "Letter from Capt. Elliot to the Sec. of the Navy..." datelined at Black Rock (near Buffalo), reporting on the capture of the British ships Detroit & Caledonia. Then a letter from Capt. Heald, former commander at Fort Chicago, dated at Pittsburgh.
Other war content inside includes: "Affair at St. Regis" "March of the

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 4, 1812

• Battle of Queenston Heights

Page 2 has nearly 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "Copies of Letters from Major-Gen. Van Rensselaer...to Major-Gen. Dearborn..." dated at Lewiston, Oct. 14, 1812.
This is a fine account of the Battle of Queenston Heights, the first major land battle of the War of 1812. The American were defeated by the British. Great to have an account of this significant battle written by the commander of the American forces.
Also on page 2:

WINDSOR FEDERAL GAZETTE, Vermont, Sept. 13, 1803

• Pre Louisiana Purchase ratification
• President Thomas Jefferson

The front page has an interesting article headed: "A Comparative View of the Disadvantages & Benefits which Would Probably Accrue to the United States from an Enlargement of Their Territorial Limits by the Purchases of Either LOUISIANA or the FLORIDAS", taking over a full column. Included are arguments "No. 1" followed by "No. II".
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice

LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, June 4, 1870

• Very rare publication from the deep South
• St. James Parish during the reconstruction era

A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru 1883, but of which very few issues surface. It is a single sheet newspaper with the front entirely in French while the reverse is in English save for the advertisements, most being in French.
Folio size, wide margins, very nice condition.

Background: Le Louisianais was a French-language newspaper published in

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Dec. 15, 1790

• President George Washington letters

Page 2 has a letter read in Congress from the people of Paris, beginning: "The news has reached our ears--Franklin is no more! Franklin the citizen of the world! All nations are indebted to him..." with more.
Page 3 has the address of the Senate to George Washington in response to his state of the union address, which is then acknowledged by a brief letter signed in type: G. Washington. Also on pg. 3

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, June 26, 1790

• President George Washington
• John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
• Act of Congress signed in type

One-third of the front page is taken up with early reports from Congress, carrying over to page 2.
The middle of page 2 is taken up with an Act of Congress concerning establishing federal judicial courts in Rhode Island, signed in type by John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, and headed with a nice engraving of a heraldic eagle. Keep in mind

UTICA DAILY PRESS, New York, July 21, 1917

• 1st national draft lottery - U.S. Army
• World War I - WWI era

From the early weeks of America's entry into World War I, the banner headline announces: "UNITED STATES RAISES FIRST ARMY BY DRAFT".  Various related subheads on the war as well.
Eighteen pages, disbound, minimal margin wear, good condition.

Background: On July 20, 1917, the United States conducted its first national draft lottery of World War I under the Selective Service Act, determining the

THE EVENING POST, Jersey, Oct. 8, 1941

• German occupation publication
• English Channel Island of Jersey

This is a small island in the English Channel which was under the occupation of the Nazis during most of World War II.
This issue is from just over a year into the German occupation. Although the front page is filled with ads & notices, inside has pro-Nazi content concerning the war.
Complete in 4 pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.

Background: The July 9, 1940 issue of The Evening

PEACE CORPS NEWS, Washington, D.C., "A Special College Supplement", Winter, 1962

• Volume 1 number 1 issue

This is the very first issue: volume 1, number 1.
This now-famous independent agency of the U.S. government began in 1961, an initiative of President Kennedy. Page 2 begins with a letter: "From The Director, By Sargent Shriver" with a photo of him. He was Kennedy's brother-in-law.
A four page newspaper from the early years of this program. Measures 11 by 15 1/2 inches, very nice condition.

THE SUFFRAGIST, Washington D.C., Jan. 30, 1918

• The Women's Suffrage movement
• 19th Amendment sought
• One of the last issues we have

A very significant publication which was, as noted in the cover, the "Official Weekly Organ of National Woman's Party". They would win the right to vote within two years with the historic Nineteenth Amendment.
The front page is an illustration of a woman forewarning a Senator: "Clear the Way!" Content within deals almost exclusively with the fight for the right to

DAILY GUINEA PIG, New Guinea, Oct. 25, 1944

• U.S. military camp publication

This was one of several "camp" newspapers produced from the various fields of battle in World War II, this one from New Guinea.
Crudely produced on a mimeograph machine and typewriter set, this issue provides the latest reports from the war.
Complete in 2 separate sheets, once stapled at an upper corner, 8 by 13 inches, some minor chipping at margins with some minor margin tears, generally good condition.

Background:

THE WEEKLY HERALD, New York, June 10, 1865

• Last Confederate general surrenders
• Abraham Lincoln assassination trial

The front page reports the surrender of General Kirby Smith, the last of the Confederate generals, essentially ending the Civil War.
Column heads include: "TRANS-MISSISSIPPI" "Kirby Smith's Surrender" "Details Of The Capitulation" "The Terms the Same ss Those Granted to Lee, Johnston & Taylor" "Surrender of the Rebel General Hood".
Much on the inside as well, including page 2 reports

DAILY EVENING TRAVELLER, Boston, April 6, 1865

• Final days of the American Civil War
• Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee

A fine issue from the final days of the Civil War with column heads on pages 1 and 2 including: "The Campaign In Virginia" "The Captures At Richmond" 'Close Pursuit of Gen. Lee" "Prospect of Overtaking Lee's Army" "Sheridan & Meade Moving Rapidly" "Important News!" "Close Pursuit of Gen. Lee" "His Retreat Probably Cut Off" "Gen. Grant Beyond Burkesville this Morning" "Sheridan

THE ORACLE OF THE DAY, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Sept. 1 and 8, 1795

• Constitution of the Year III
• Post Reign of Terror France

This is a pair of issues that contain, between them, Sections I, II, and III of the: "Plan of A CONSTITUTION for the French Republic". The balance is continued in several future issues.
Also within are discussions on anger towards the Jay Treaty, and also on the death of the ten year-old King Louis XVII, son of Louis XVI.
. Other discussions concerning anger over the Jay

THE ORACLE OF THE DAY, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Dec. 26, 1795

• President George Washington
• Chief Justice John Rutledge

This is a quite scarce 18th century American title as it existed only until 1799 and rarely comes on the market. We suspect the circulation was somewhat limited.
The front page has nearly a full column on: "State of Politicks In America - From Cooper's Information Respecting America". Also on the front page: "Real Federalism Triumphant!
Pages 2 & 3 contain the Senate's response

THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 22, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Arkansas" "Rebel Attack & Repulse at Port Gibson" "Expected Assault on Little Rock" "Reported Death of Longstreet and Surrender of his Forces" (untrue; he died in 1904); "Battle at Bean's Station" and more.
Founded in 1860, The World initially supported the Union but later became a sharp critic of President Lincoln, especially after emancipation became a central war aim. The paper represented

THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 25, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Complete Success of Gen. Thomas's Reconnaissance in Force" "Splendid Conduct of the Troops" "Capture of 200 Prisoners & a Strong Advanced Position" "The Whole Rebel Army Reported in Retreat" "The Siege of Charleston" "The Reverses In Louisiana" & more.
Founded in 1860, The World initially supported the Union but later became a sharp critic of President Lincoln, especially after emancipation became a

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 30, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Rebels on Lookout Mountain Flanked & Driven Back" "The Grand Flanking Movement by Lee and Bragg" "Gen. Burnside Threatened" "Important Movement Contemplated by Gen. Meade" and more.
Founded in 1860, The World initially supported the Union but later became a sharp critic of President Lincoln, especially after emancipation became a central war aim. The paper represented the views of anti-war Democrats

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 15, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Reported Fighting South of the Rapidan" "Cavalry Skirmishing Continued" "Particulars of the Fighting Sunday & Monday" "Gallant Behavior of Col. Gregg's Cavalry..." "Battle with 5,000 Rebels Under Chalmers at Colliersville" "Enemy Repulsed by Gen. Sherman with Loss" "Rebels Annoying our Troops at Battery Gregg" and more.
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the blank spine, generally good condition.

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 14, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From Virginia" "Another Advance Northward by General Lee" "Retreat of the Union Army Across the Rappahannock" "Gallant Fight by Buford's & Kilpatrick's Cavalry" "Final Retirement of Lee's Army to the Rapidan" "News From Charleston" and more.
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the blank spine, damp stain to a lower corner.

THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 8, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Grant's Dept." "Longstreet Certainly Retreating Toward Virginia" "The Siege of Knoxville Raised Dec. 4" "Gens. Sherman and Foster Pursuing Along the Holston River" "The Enemy Advancing on Maysfield, Ky." "The Siege of Charleston" & more.
The front page also has: "Executive Recommendation to Thankstgiving" which is a document signed by: A. Lincoln, for Yankee successes in East Tennessee..
Founded

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 9, 1865

• Andersonville prison trial
• Henry Wirz

The first column heads include: "ANDERSONVILLE" "The Wirz Trial Yesterday" "The Prisoner Applies for Spiritual Advisers" "More Shocking Barbarities" "Complicity of the Richmond Authorities" "Documentary Evidence".
Andersonville prison camp was commanded by Captain Henry Wirz, who was tried and executed after the war for war crimes. It was overcrowded to four times its capacity, with an inadequate water supply, inadequate food

ADVOCATE FAMILY GUARDIAN, New York, 1865  A rather ornate & decorative masthead in this small newspaper, filled primarily with literary & womanly concerns. Edited by Mrs. Sarah R. Bennett of the "American Female Guardian Society". Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will be from 1865 & will have the format shown. Measures approximately 11 by 9 inches, 12 pages, occasional foxing.

DER TAGES SPIEGEL--EXTRABLATT, Berlin, Germany, November 10, 1989   This four page "Extra" edition is devoted to the opening of the Berlin Wall. The entire front page is a huge photo of people standing on the Wall at the Brandenburg Gate with a banner headline (translated): "The Night They Opened The Border In Berlin".
Much more on page 2 & 3 with more photos and headlines that include: "Berlin wird diese Nacht nicht vergessen" (Berlin will not forget this night), "Tausende kamen heute nach

THE LOUISVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Kentucky, 1863

• Rare Civil War era title

Louisville was a Confederate city for a part of 1861 but thereafter was mostly under Yankee control, although many residents maintained Southern sympathies throughout the entire Civil War. As such, this issue from the middle of the Civil War provides some interesting reading.
The top of the front page has some nice one column war headlines, with war reports found on page 3 as well. Other news of the day and a great wealth of