Sir Charles Kingsford Smith goes missing (death)...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 9, 1935



* Sir Charles Kingsford Smith

* Australian aviator - Southern Cross

* Goes missing in airplane flight (death)



The front page has a one column heading: "Bay of Bengal Searched for Flying Knight" Four related photos and map on the back page. (see) See below for more information.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 3... See More  

Early Willie Mosconi... pocket billiards....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 8, 1938



* Early Willie Mosconi - pool

* Pocket billiards championship



The sport's section (page 13) has a one column heading: "MOSCONI IS VICTOR. TIES FOR CUE LEAD" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high per... See More  

1938 Karl Kautsky death... Marxism...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1938



* Karl Kautsky death (1st report)

* Marxist theoretician - philosopher



The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "KARL KAUTSKY, 84, MARXIST, IS DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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Aviator Howard Hughes... Pan Am trials...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 8, 1947



* Aviator Howard Hughes

* Pan Am airlines - TWA



The front page has a six column heading: "End Hughes-Brewster Feud; Quiz to Go On" with subheads. Related photo on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 36 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp ... See More  

Tunis & Bizerte, Tunisia fall in 1943...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 8, 1943 



* Tunis & Bizerte, Tunisia captured 

* World War II  - WWII

* 5th Panzer Army (Germany) defeated 



The front page has a great banner headline: "BIZERTE AND TUNIS TAKEN" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Steelworkers strike of 1946...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 20, 1946



* Great strike wave of 1945-1946

* Steel workers begin pickets



The front page has a great banner headline: "BIG STEEL TIEUP UNDER WAY" with subheads. More on the following pages with 3 related photos.

Complete 1st section only with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the... See More  

1940 Battle of Salla, Lapland, Finland... Winter War...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 8, 1940



* Battle of Salla - Finland vs. Soviet Union

* Winter War - Finnish Lapland - WWII



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SOVIET SKI ATTACK SMASHED BY FINNS IN FIGHT FOR SALLA" with subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 32 pages, this is the "rag edit... See More  

Death of Charles De Gaulle, in a Paris newspaper...

FRANCE-SOIR, Paris, France, Nov. 11, 1970 





* Charles de Gaulle death (1st report)

* Best title to be had ?



The front page is black-bordered and features a large & bold banner headline: "LA MORTE DE DE GAULLE" [The Death of De Gaulle]. Charles DeGaulle was a French general and statesman. He was the leader of Free France (1940–44) and the head of the provisional gov... See More  

3000 hits for "Big Poison"... with a photo...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 20, 1942 



* Paul Waner (Big Poison)- right fielder

* Boston Braves - 3,000th hit with photo



The sport's section (page 21) has a one column heading: "P. WANER GETS 3,000TH HIT, BUT BRAVES LOSE, 7-6" with subhead and box scores. (see)

Complete with all 30 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding ... See More  

Don Bradman breaks cricket record in 1932...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 5, 1932



* Don Bradman breaks batsman record

* Australian cricketer



Page 21 has a one column heading: "SET WORLD'S MARK IN CRICKET MATCH" with subheads: "Bradman and Woodruff Score 274 Runs to Break Record for Second Wicket", "Australia Registers 554" and more. First report coverage on famed cricket player, Don Bradman, breaking ... See More  

1933 Indianapolis 500.... Louis Meyer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1933



* Deadliest Indianapolis 500 on record

* Louis Meyer wins



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "3 Killed as Meyer Wins Indianapolis Auto Classic" with subhead. (see) First report coverage continues in the sport's section with small photo of Meyer. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, this... See More  

Bloody Mayday Berlin 1929... Communist riots..

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1929



* Bloody Mayday Berlin 1929 - riots

* Communist Party of Germany (KPD)

* Red Combatant's League (RFD)



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "8 SLAIN, 73 WOUNDED AS 500 POLICE FIGHT REDS IN BERLIN RIOTS" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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On Fremont's court martial trial for mutiny & insubordination...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 29, 1847  The front page has a full column taken up with the detailed report of the: "Army Court Martial" trial of Col. John Fremont, which carries over to page 2 as well.

Fremont was convicted in court-martial for mutiny and insubordination over a conflict of who was the rightful military governor of California. After his senten... See More  

USS S-4 (SS-109) submarine sinking...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1927



* USS S-4 (SS-109) submarine sinking



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "DIVERS GET AIR INTO TORPEDO ROOM OF S-4; DESPERATE EFFORTS WIN, BUT HOPE IS SLIM; SIGNALS TAPPED ON THE HULL NOW UNANSWERED" with subheads. Lengthy coverage continues on pages 2 & 3.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 p... See More  

Charles Linbergh flies to Mexico in 1929...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 25, 1929 The front page has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH LANDS IN MEXICO CITY; GOES TO FIANCEE" with subheads. (see) He would wed Anne Morrow about a month later.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.

Portraits of various dog breeds...

Harlam River... Fishing... Lake George, New York...

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston MA, September 23, 1854



* Images of various dog breeds

* View of Lake George, New York



This 16 page newspaper is one of the few illustrated newspapers of that time. The famed Harper's Weekly didn't start until 1857. The woodcuts in these issues give the public a sense of what was going on around America at the time. This particular issue has the follo... See More  

Along The Florida Reef... 1871...

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, April, 1871.  Featured in this issue are interesting prints of scenes "Along the Florida Reef", with lengthy supporting text. Other articles with related prints include: "The American Baron","The Pitcairn Islanders", "Frederick The Great", and more. See images for details.

Complete in 150+ pages, disbound w/... See More  

General Tetsuzan Nagata assassination....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1935



* Tetsuzan Nagata assassination

* Imperial Japanese Army general

* Aizawa incident victim



The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE GENERAL KILLED BY COLONEL" with subheads. (See) First report coverage on the assassination of Tetsuzan Nagata, general in the Imperial Japanese Army.

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

Allies capture Le Mans, France in 1944....

THE BOSTON POST, August 10, 1944



* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army

* World War II German defense falling apart

* Le Mans & more towns France falls to the allies



The front page has a four column headline: "BIG U. S. SWEEP NEARING PARIS" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete in 14 pages, a f... See More  

Imperial Japanese Navy to grow ?

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1934



* Imperial Japanese Navy to expand ?

* Prelude to bombing of Pearl Harbor



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "JAPAN TAKES FIRM STAND FOR NAVAL EQUALITY NOW; 1935 PARLEY IS IMPERILED" with subheads. (see) Was this the prelude that would eventually lead to the bombing of Pearl Harbor 7 years later ?.

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Charles Lindbergh daily airmail service begins from Mexico....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1929



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh inaugurates

* 1st daily airmail service from Mexico to U.S.



The front page has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH AT BORDER WITH MEXICAN MAIL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on aviator Charles Lindbergh making the very 1st daily airmail flight from Mexico to the United States. (Mexico City to Brownsville, Tex... See More  

Malcolm Campbell... Over 300 MPH in automobile...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1933



* Race driver Malcolm Campbell

* Bluebird car speed record

* Daytona Beach, Florida



The front page has a one column heading: "CAMPBELL DRIVES 272 MILES AN HOUR" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 10 with related photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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1939 Annexation of Czechoslovakia to Hitler photos....

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION of the New York Times, March 26, 1939



* Czechoslovakia surrenders to Adolph Hitler

* Annexation of the country to the Third Reich



The front page of this rotogravure section has 5 related photos concerning the annexation of Czechoslovakia to Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany.

Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with all 12 pages, rag edition in nice c... See More  

Vern Kennedy no-hitter... Chicago White Sox...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, September 1, 1935



* Vern Kennedy pitches no-hitter

* Chicago White Sox - MLB baseball

* 1st ever at Comiskey Park



Page 4 of this section has a one column heading: "WHITE SOX PITCHER HURLS NO-HIT GAME" with subheads and box scores. (see)

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Minnesota Golden Gophers football... 1940 National champs....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, section 2 (sports) only, December 3, 1940



* Minnesota Golden Gophers

* National champions (1st report)

* NCAA college football



Page 3 of this section has a one column heading: "MINNESOTA WINS ROCKNE TROPHY FOR THIRD TIME" with subhead and standings. (see) First report coverage on the Minnesota Golden Gophers officially being named national champions of coll... See More