1898 Battle of Virden, Illinois...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 13, 1898



* Battle of Virden - Riot - Massacre - labor conflict

* Macoupin County, Illinois coal mining - miners



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TROUBLE NOT OVER" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fr... See More  

Baron Rothschild: the first Jew to become a member of Parliament...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 1858 



* Baron Rothschild of Tring

* 1st Jewish member of House of Lords



Page 2 has a column headed: "Baron Rothschild in Parliament". This is a very notable report, as it gives the account of the formal seating in Parliament of Rothschild as its first Jewish member.

Baron Lionel Rothschild was a British Jewish banker,... See More  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 13, 2009



* President Barrack Obama awards "Medal of Freedom" 

* Chief Joseph Medicine Crow & Steven Hawking 



Page 10 has a four column photo showing President Obama presenting the 2009 "Medal of Freedom" to Chief Joseph Medicine Crow. (see images) Steven Hawking also received this honor with small mention in the brief text. 

Co... See More  

1929 SS San Juan sinking disaster...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Aug. 30, 1929



* Coastal passenger steamer SS San Juan 

* Pigeon Point, California sinking disaster



The top of the front page has a three column heading: "65 PERSONS BELIEVED  LOST WHEN PASSENGER SHIP SINKS" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in nice conditio... See More  

1871 Constantine, Michigan...

WEEKLY MERCURY, Constantine, Michigan, January 26, 1871



* Rare Midwestern title

* St. Joseph County



This 4 page newspaper has news of the day and several period advertisements.

Complete in nice condition..



AI notes: The Weekly Mercury was a 19th-century local newspaper published in Constantine, Michigan, primarily serving St. Joseph County and its surrounding communities. It appeared un... See More  

Charles "Taze" Russell - Russellites in 1918...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1918 



* Headquarters building (home) is sold 

* Rutherford & other Russellites in prison

* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers

* Christian restorationist minister

* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses



Near the bottom of page 12 is a brief and somewhar discrete report with small heading: "Russellites Sell Home" with subhead. (... See More  

1942 Stanley Johnston & Battle of the Coral Sea...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 15, 1942



* Life on board United States Navy carrier described

* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea

* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes



Read below for a short biography of Journalist Stanley Johnston who worked for The Chicago Tribune.

The top of page 3 has a banner heading: "U. S... See More  

BOSTON DAILY TRANSCRIPT, Dec. 11, 1933



* American flag flies over Moscow - Soviet Union

* Very first time officially re. diplomatic relations 



The front page has a two column heading: "Old Glory for the First Time Flies Officially Over Soviet Russian Capital" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, ... See More  

Harry H. Frazee death... Babe Ruth debacle fame...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1929



* Harry Herbert Frazee death

* Boston Red Sox baseball fame

* Sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees



Page 29 has a one column heading: "H. H. FRAZEE DIES SUDDENLY AT 48" with subheads and photo. (see images)  He was known for selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees thus starting the Curse of the Bambino.

Complete in 60 pages, light toning at the margins, a ... See More  

Review & premiere of "Back to the Future Part II", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 22, 1989



* Best "Back to the Future Part II" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Science-fiction adventure comedy film

* Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Back to the Future Part II" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from th... See More  

Ratification of the repeal of prohibition in New Jersey....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1933 



* End of Prohibition in the state of New Jersey

* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted

* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment



Page 21 has a one column heading: "REPEAL IS RATIFIED IN JERSEY SESSION" with subheads. (see images)  

Complete in 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



AI notes: On June 1, 1933, New J... See More  

Adolf Hitler as Führer... Europe trembles...

SECTION 8 only of the New York Times, August 12, 1934



* Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany

* Europe braces itself for possible war



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "WAR OR PEACE?--EUROPE'S BALANCE SHEET" with subhead, 3 related photos and map. 1934 was a very tumultuous time in Germany with the recent appointment of Adolph Hitler as ... See More  

1954 United States Capitol shooting incident...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 2, 1954 



* United States Capitol shooting incident

* House of Representatives chamber - Congress

* Puerto Rican nationalists - Lolita Lebron



A nice banner headline announces the United States Capitol shooting incident, an attack by four Puerto Rican nationalists: "Congressman Near Death; 4 Others Shot as Pistol Bullets Spatter House Floor; 4 Puerto R... See More  

1929 Kalamazoo, Michigan witch killing...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 21, 1929



* Etta L. Fairchild murder

* Witch's spell killing - wicca

* Eugene & Pearl Burgess

* Kalamazoo, Michigan



The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "WIFE ASSUMES ALL BLAME IN WITCH KILLING" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on the killing of Etta Fairchild by Eugene and Pearl Burgess at Kalamazoo, Michigan. This would end up to ... See More  

1926 anthracite coal miners strike ends...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut Feb. 17, 1926



* Anthracite coal miners strike ends 

* Northeastern Pennsylvania region

* Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton area



The front page has a one column heading: "Great Anthracite Strike Is Over; Miners Happy" (see images)

Complete with 14 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine, minor margin wear, generally nice.



AI notes: O... See More  

1995 Oklahoma City bombing disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1995



* Oklahoma City bombing

* Domestic terrorist attack

* Timothy McVeigh



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "AT LEAST 21 ARE DEAD, SCORES ARE MISSING AFTER CAR BOMB ATTACK IN OKLAHOMA CITY WRECKS 9-STORY FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING" with subheads and three related photos. (see images) Much more inside.

Complete with all major s... See More  

University of Georgia integration in 1961...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1961 



* Charlayne Hunter-Gault & Hamilton Holmes

* University of Georgia 1st African-American students



The front page has a one column heading: "2 NEGRO STUDENTS ENTER GEORGIA U." with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 96 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins and central fold, generally in good condition.



AI notes: On Janu... See More  

U.S. Army Rangers formation in 1942... World War II...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 25, 1942 



* William Darby's U.S. Army Rangers

* First ground combat with German forces

* Dieppe Raid - Invasion of France fame

* Allied amphibious attack - tanks

* World War II - WWII training



Page 5 has a three column photo headed: "Up And Over: The Rangers Way" with brief text. Also a one column photo of William Darby. (see images)

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July 4, 1933 Declaration of Independence...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1933



* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile

* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 

 * 250th anniversary this coming Summer (2026}



Page 11 has a full page facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence with heading: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776; The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of Amer... See More  

German language religious newspaper from St. Louis...

DER LUTHERANER, St. Louis, March 1, 1867 (in unusually good condition)



* Rare publication in the German language

* Nice decorative masthead for display



An unusual German-language newspaper. In the mid-19th century a flood of immigrants from Europe poured into the United States, Germans being the largest ethnic group at the time. Like many immigrants, the Germans wanted to preserve their lan... See More  

Newspaper from New Mexico 3 years before statehood...

FARMINGTON ENTERPRISE, New Mexico (Santa Fe de Nuevo México), July 30, 1909  



* Rare territorial publication

* San Juan County 



This issue was published 3 years before New Mexico would become a state. This was a weekly which lasted for 15 years.

Various news and ads of the day. Gregory notes that only one institution has any holdings of this title.

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A racist newspaper on the trial of the Lincoln conspirators...

NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, June 17, 1865  



* Lincoln assassins trial

* Rare pro-white title

* Reconstruction era



A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on war events provide a contrasting perspective beyond most other Northern newspapers.

Among the reports: "The Assassination Trial&... See More  

From 1883 Nebraska...

THE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 17, 1883  

* Home of the Cornhuskers 

We seldom encounter Nebraska newspapers from during the Wild West era, but here is one. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and this issue is dated from just 16 years after statehood.
Gregory's 'Union List of American Newspapers' notes that the only institution holding any issues of this title is the Nebraska




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A Nazi tabloid with war photos...

BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, May 7, 1942  This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.

The full front page shows Heinrich Himmler, SS leader at the Eastern Front in Russia. Photos inside include one of Adolf Hitler with various officers.

Tabloid size, complete in 16 pages, nice condition.



AI notes: A 1942 issue of the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung represent... See More  

Terrific and very descriptive article on the Capitol...

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 20, 1867  



* United States Capitol building



Page 7 has a very lengthy--nearly two columns--article headed: "Life In Washington" "The Capitol--It's Architecture & Decorations--The Rotunda Paintings--Miss Ream's Statues and Busts--The Passages and the Speaker's Room--Leutze's Fresco--Hall of Representatives".

The... See More