Historic Newspapers: New Additions

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1947

• Ibn Saud - King of Saudi Arabia
• Standard Oil of New Jersey access
• Kingdom transition to global petroleum superpower

Near the bottom of the front page is a two-column heading: "Ibn Saud Plans 270 Million Outlay, Financed by U. S. Oil Royalties" (see)
Complete with all 34 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

Background: In July 1947, King Ibn Saud’s strategic maneuvering marked a definitive shift in the global energy landscape as he

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 28, 1946

• Ted Husing Bandstand
• Opening day advertisement
• Sportscaster & disk jockey

The back page has a poster-like advertisement for the opening day of Ted Husing's Bandstand. (see images)
News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Background: Featured prominently on the back page of The New York Times on October 28, 1946, the full-page, poster-style advertisement for WHN radio’s premiere of Ted Husing’s

THE NEW YORK TIMES (The Warren Commission's Report) supplement, Sept. 28, 1964

• The Warren Commission's Report
• John F. Kennedy JFK assassination
• Lee Harvey Oswald & Jack Ruby

The front page has a banner heading: "THE WARREN COMMISSION'S REPORT" with photo of JFK. This entire supplement has text, photos and illustrations regarding the findings the prior day. See images for small portion. 
Complete supplement with all 48 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 29, 1976

• Grand Opening movie premiere review
• "CARRIE" supernatural Horror film
• Actress Sissy Spacek as Carrie White

The top of page 53 has a photo of Carrie White covered blood during the stage scene with heading "Never Torture a Wallflower" (see images) This was a review of the film shortly after it's opening by Andrew Sarris.
Background: This November 29, 1976 issue of The Village Voice holds significant cultural and collector value,

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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 26, 1985

• Richard Ramirez murders
• The "Night Stalker" rapist - killer
• His final home invasion before arrest
• 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, one column heading: "Valley Intruder Assaults Two in Orange County" Coverage continues on page 3. This was last attack made by Ramirez before his capture 5 days later. Both victims survived. Great to have this report in a Los

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 17, 1989 (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 poster-sized (21 x 13 inches) illustrated advertisement for the opening day premiere of  "THE 'BURBS" starring Tom Hanks on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct

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

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 WORLD, New York, July 31, 1862  Among front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Reported Evacuation of Richmond" "Disloyalty in the District" "Arrest of a Colonel for Communicating with the Rebels" "The War In Missouri" "Invasion by Guerrillas from Arkansas" "Outrages Committed by the Rebels" "The Rebel Raid in Kentucky" "Rusellville Captured by the Rebels" "Rebels Preparing to Attack Norfolk" "Gen. Pope's Army" "The Siege of Vicksburg" & much more.
Eight pages, never bound nor

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 8, 1797

• Anne Home Hunter song lyrics

The back page has the lyrics of a "Song, By a Captive Indian, while his conquerors were preparing for his Death. Written by the Lady of Mr. John Hunter." The front page has: "Tennessee Eloquence".
Also a notice for an exhibit of "The Elephant" & two ads for "Playing Cards" offering "Harry the Eighth" & "Mary Andrew Playing Cards", dating from the earliest period of playing cards produced in America.
Four pages, good condition.

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 28, 1798

• The XYZ Affair
• France relations
• John Adams message

Page 2 has the "President's Message" to Congress indicating that the negotiations with France by the U.S. envoys have failed. In the message the President states in part: "...I perceive no ground of expectation, that the objects of their mission, can be accomplished, on terms compatible, the safety, honor, or the essential interests of the nation...", signed in script type: John Adams.
This was an

THE NATIONAL ADVOCATE, New York, March 15, 1814

• Capture of Fort Niagara
• War of 1812 British victory

The front page has a report headed: "Sackett's Harbour" "Diomede's Cruise" and: "Capture of Two French Frigates".
Inside has: "Blue Lights!!" "Peacock Sailed" "Federal Consistency--Again"; a report from: "Head Quarters, Buffalo" concerning the loss of Fort Niagara; a "Letter from the Secretary of War to Maj. Lee..." and more.
Four pages, very nice condition.

Background: On December 19, 1813, during

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 31, 1858

• Slave ship captured
• USS Dolphin
• Mormons

Page 3 has: "From Utah" which reports on the elections there. Also: "...Repudiation of the Mormon currency--the notes of the 'Deseret Currency Association--was the last movement of the Mormon leaders...the Gentile storekeepers refusing to receive the notes..." and more.
Also on page 3: "Capture Of A Slaver" which reports on the: "...captured...brig Putnam with 348 negroes from the coast of

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 26, 1865

• Captain Henry Wirz Civil War crimes trial
• Andersonville Prison Camp in Georgia

The front page has much reporting on the trial of Captain Henry Wirz.
 Wirz was a Swiss-American convicted war criminal who served as a Confederate Army officer during the Civil War. He was the commandant of Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp near Andersonville, Georgia, where nearly 13,000 Union Army prisoners of war died as result of inhumane conditions. After the

ESSEX REGISTER, Salem, Massachusetts, July 26, 1815

• Dartmoor Prison massacre
• American prisoners

The front page is almost entirely taken up with a very detailed account of the infamous Dartmoor Prisoner Massacre, perhaps the most detailed account of this event we have seen in a newspaper.
From the spring of 1813 until March 1815, about 6,500 American sailors from the War of 1812 were imprisoned at Dartmoor, in England, in poor conditions. These were either naval prisoners or impressed American

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington City, Jan. 9, 1812

• United States Rangers established
• Protection of frontier settlers
• Native Americans - Indians

The front page has two-thirds of a column taken up with an historic Act of Congress creating the U.S. Rangers.
It is headed: "AN ACT Authorizing the President...to Raise certain Companies of Rangers for the Protection of the Frontier of the United States."
In readiness for possible Indian depredations after the Battle of Tippecanoe, Congress established

NATIONAL AEGIS, Worcester, Massachusetts, Aug. 10, 1808

• President Thomas Jefferson
• Acts of United States Congress

Half of the front page is taken up with seven Acts of Congress, one concerning the sale of lands in the United States, one for the sale of public arms, another to authorize the President to suspend the Embargo, etc. Each is signed in type by the President: Th. Jefferson.
Four pages, various foxing throughout, a bit irregular at some margins, good condition.

Background: The front page

SALEM REGISTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 3, 1803

• Historic Louisiana Purchase
• Expansion of the United States

Beginning on the front page is the complete text of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty with the two conventions, a small portion carrying over to page 2.
As noted in the National Archives website, the Louisiana Purchase was an agreement by which the United States acquired the entire Louisiana territory—over 828,000 square miles—from France. It consisted of three separate parts: a treaty of cession

SALEM REGISTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 7, 1803

• Historic Louisiana Purchase
• Expansion of the United States

Page 2 has a report from Senate headed: "Louisiana" noting in part: "Be it enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorised to take possession of, andl occupy the territories ceded by France to the United States by the Treaty concluded at Paris on the 30th day of April last..." with more, including a letter headed "Message" from the President concerning the

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 27, 1862

• Famous Abraham Lincoln letter
• "A Prayer of Twenty Millions" reply
• Tribune publisher Horace Greeley

This anti-war newspaper insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently much content has an anti-North bias.
Certainly the most notable content is one of the more famous letters from Abraham Lincoln, being his reply to Horace Greeley's editorial of August 20, "A Prayer of Twenty Millions", which urged emancipation. Following Greeley's letter,

THE SHAKER, Shakers, Albany County, New York, June, 1872

• Scarce publication

This title is: "Published Monthly, by and Under the Direction of the Mt. Lebanon Bishopric" as noted in the masthead. It is for those in the Shaker community, quite famous today for the style of furniture they produced.
Much religious content as might be expected with the front page entirely taken up with: "Shaker Societies - Their Purpose and Maintenance".
Eight pages, 9 3/4 by 13 3/4 inches, never bound nor trimmed,

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