Death of movie great Rock Hudson...
Item #690911
October 03, 1985
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 3, 1985
* Rock Hudson death (1st report)
* Hollywood Golden Age actor
* Best title to be had ?
The top of the font page has two photos of Rock Hudson captioned: "Rock Hudson as he appeared in mid-1960's, and in 1985 after he was stricken with AIDS." beneath which is a heading: "Rock Hudson Dies at 59 After Fighting AIDS" with subhead: "L... See More
Death of music legend Roy Orbinson..
Item #690909
December 08, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 8, 1988
* Roy Orbison death (1st report)
* American singer-songwriter
* "The Caruso of Rock" ... "The Big O"
Page 3 has a three-column head: "Rock 'n' Roll's Roy Orbison Dies" with photo. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.
The complete first section only with pages 1-40... See More
Rare issue of the Oxford Gazette... Death toll from the Great Plague...
Item #690901
December 21, 1665
THE OXFORD GAZETTE, England, Dec. 21, 1665
* Earliest & Rarest of newspapers to be had
* The black plague deaths
This is an extremely famous--and rare--title, being the predecessor of the famous "London Gazette", the oldest continually published English language newspaper in the world. This is the #11 issue.
Because of the Plague at this time, the Royal Court had remove... See More
Death of actor Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi)...
Item #690900
August 07, 2000
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 7, 2000
* Alec Guinness' death - English stage, movie actor
* "Stars Wars" Obi-Wan Kenobi fame
* Lawrence of Arabia, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and more
The top of the front page has a boxed section headed: "Alec Guinness, 1914 - 2000" with 3 photos of him (one from Star Wars). A column is heade... See More
Gandhi starts hunger strike...
Item #690888
September 19, 1932
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 19, 1932
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
* The Mahatma food strike begins (eve)
The front page has a one column heading: "Gandhi Tapers Diet; Girds for Hunger Death" with small photo. (see) Coverage on the eve on the 6-day hunger strike beginning. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with 2... See More
Death of Lily Langtry ... Lindbergh is engaged...
Item #690866
February 13, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 13, 1929
* Lily Langtry death
* Charles Lingbergh
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LINDBERGH TO WED HEIRESS" with subheads. Three related photos are on the back page. (see)
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "LILY LANGTRY, LONG FAMOUS AS A BEAUTY, DIES" with subhead. Two related photos also on the back page.
Other news, s... See More
A statue of Lincoln... Lincoln's death predicted...
Item #690767
May 18, 1865
CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 18, 1865
* Post Abraham Lincoln assassination
Page 2 includes: "The Proposed Statue to Abraham Lincoln" "A Speaking Evidence of Jeff. Davis's Barbarity" "From North Carolina - The Amnesty Proclamation" "President Lincoln's Death Predicted by a Boston Astrologer".
Four pages, small folio size, gre... See More
Trial of Lincoln's conspirators... End of war reports...
Item #690741
May 19, 1865
CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 19, 1865 Page 2 begins with a nice editorial: "The Death of President Lincoln in the English Parliament".
Other notable reports within: "The Trial of the Conspirators" "Important; Evidence" "Davis Implicated" "President's Proclamation" regarding amnesty to those in the South; "Union Meeting ... See More
First report: Lincoln's assassination...
Item #690672
April 20, 1865
THE JOURNAL & COURIER, Little Falls, New York, April 20, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)
* Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth
Being a weekly newspaper this issue has the first report of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. All columns on all pages have wide, black mourning rules.
The front page has: "The Great Calamity" which is an essay on Lincol... See More
Death of President Benjamin Harrison...
Item #690632
March 14, 1901
DAILY GAZETTE & BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1901
* President Benjamin Harrison death
The front page reports the death of former President Benjamin Harrison with: "GENERAL HARRISON HAS PASSED AWAY" "The End Came Peacefully at 4:45 P.M. Yesterday" "Remained Unconscious To The Last" "For the Past 36 Hours He Was Unable to Recogni... See More
John Hamilton's (gangster) dead body found...
Item #690516
August 29, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 29, 1935
* John Hamilton's body found
* John Dillinger gang member
The front page has a one column heading: "FIND BODY OF LAST OF DILLINGER GANG" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.
wikipedia not... See More
1929 Detroit Study nightclub fire...
Item #690510
September 20, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 20, 1929
* The Study club fire (same day report)
* Detroit, Michigan speakeasy disaster
* Illegal prohibition era nightclub
The front page has a five column heading: "17 Perish in Detroit cabaret Fire" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the prohibition era Detroit, Michigan nightclub fire disaster shortly before the great stock market ... See More
Bramwell Booth death...
Item #690499
January 16, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1929
* Bramwell Booth refuses to resign
* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president
* The Salvation Army - charity organization
The to of page 4 has a one column heading: "BOOTH BRANDED AS 'UNFIT'; HE DEFIES COUNCIL" with subhead and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition in great con... See More
What the death of Jesse James has meant to the "romance" of Western outlaws...
Item #690436
May 07, 1883
NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1883 Page 4 has a lengthy & interesting editorial headed: "The Growing Crop of Bandits" which begins: "The death of Jesse James and the disintegration and overthrow of his band of distinguished robbers were very naturally regarded by railway travelers & bankers as events of great importance..." with much more on the career of Jesse James and... See More
Harrison's funeral... Tyler takes the oath of office...
Item #690435
April 07, 1841
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 7, 1841
* President William H. Harrison
* Washington D.C. death - funeral
* John Tyler takes oath of office
All four pages has wide, black "mourning" rules around the perimeter for the death of President William Henry Harrison.
Page 3 has: "Arrangements For the Interment of the Late President" which includes ... See More
Report from a letter datelined at Monterey, California, 1786...
Item #690427
May 19, 1787
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 19, 1787 Inside has a very rare, early account of a visit to California as part of a voyage to explore the Bering Sea (off Alaska) by Jean-François de Galaup de la Pérouse. It notes in part: "...following melancholy intelligence imparted by one of the companions of Mons. de la Peyrouse during the latter's voyage round the world; it is... See More
Augusto César Sandino killed in 1934....
Item #690403
February 23, 1934
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, February 23, 1934
* Augusto César Sandino assassination
* Nicaraguan revolutionary bandit
* Latin America rebellion leader
The front page has a four column photo headed: "Stormy Career of Nicaraguan Leader Ended" Also a two column heading: "General Sandino, Notorious Nicaraguan Bandit Leader, and Brother Shot to Death" with subhea... See More
Where Kennedy spent the morning of his death...
Item #690356
November 22, 1963
FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM--EXTRA, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963
* From the city where he visited on this day
This is the city where Kennedy was not only the day before, but where he gave a breakfast speech the morning of Nov. 22 before traveling to Dallas. A very rare issue as such and seldom found.
The banner headline announces: "KENNEDY DEAD; Connally Also Hit" with related reports ... See More
Uriah Levy's death report... 1st Jewish commodore of U.S. Navy...
Item #690319
March 24, 1862
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, March 24, 1862
* Uriah P. Levy death (1st report)
* 1st Jewish commodore of U.S. Navy
* American Civil War - Jews
The most notable content within this issue is the very brief, but historic page 3 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore, War of 1812 hero, and credited for abolishing the disciplinary procedure of flogg... See More
Execution of the Andersonville Prison warden...
Item #690314
November 11, 1865
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 11, 1865
* Execution of Captain Henry Wirz
* Andersonville Civil War prison - Georgia
Column heads on the ftpg: "Execution Of Henry Wirz" "How the Condemned Met His Death" "Review of His Life and Character" "Singular Statement" "A Scheme to Take Poison" "The Charges and Specifications" "Efforts of ... See More
1871 Ongara, Illinois lynching...
Item #690302
July 15, 1871
THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS, S.C., July 15, 1871
* Martin Meara lynching - lynched
* Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois
The top of the front page has one column headings: "An Illinois Horror" "A Man Lynched For Whipping To Death His Own Story" and more. Lengthy text.
Complete with 4 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Prints of cowboys... How they made banknotes...
Item #690282
October 26, 1889
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, Oct. 26, 1889 The full front page shows: "Dangers of Electric Wires in New York--Western Union Lineman burned to Death in Mid-Air."
A rarity is to find period prints of cowboys, but here is one. An inside page has 3 prints, captioned: "Life Among the Cow-Boys of Indian Territory" with a brief, related article on an inside page.
A very nic... See More
Death & funeral of William Wrigley, in a Chicago newspaper...
Item #690281
January 27, 1932
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1932
* William Wrigley Jr. death & funeral
* American chewing gum industrialist
* Chicago Cubs owner - Wrigley Field
* Best title to be had ? - rare as such
The front page first column has heads on the death and funeral of William Wrigley, the chewing gum industrialist, owner of the Chicago Cubs and for whom the Cubs field is named.
T... See More
Report of the death of Jesse James...
Item #690277
April 05, 1882
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, April 5, 1882
* Outlaw Jesse James assassination
Page 2 has a brief & quite inconspicuous report reading: "Great satisfaction is expressed in western Missouri over the shooting of Jesse James, the noted bandit. It is said that the shooting was the result of an agreement between Ford and Governor Crittenden to the effect that James was either to be ca... See More
Bramwell Booth death...
Item #690200
January 17, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 17, 1929
* Bramwell Booth fired as unfit
* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president
* The Salvation Army - charity organization
The front page has a five column heading: "Salvation Army Fires Its Commander" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
... See More
Death & funeral of the founder of the Salvation Army...
Item #690188
August 21, 1912
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, August 21 and 29, 1912
* William Booth death & funeral
* Founder of the Salvation Army
* First General of the charitable org.
A pair of issues on the death & funeral of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army.
The ftpg. of Aug. 21 has column heads: "WILLIAM BOOTH DEAD" "Head Of Salvation Army" "Deat... See More
Exceedingly rare 1566 newsbook... Over 450 years old...
Item #690168
August 21, 1566
Only rarely have we had the great pleasure to offer the earliest of "newspapers" to our customers, being the German newsbooks dating from the 1500's.
The title reads: Newe zeitung vom XXI Augusti auss Wien anno 1566" which translates, literally, to "New Newspaper from August 21, from Vienna in the year x66". These "newsbooks", as they were called, were the p... See More
Gandhi hunger strike... Lou Gehrig record...
Item #690124
August 16, 1933
THE DETROIT NEWS, August 16, 1933
* Mahatma Gandhi fast until death starts
The front page has a one column heading: "Gandhi Starts Fast In Prison In Poona" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
1937 Elihu Root death...
Item #690065
February 07, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1937
* Elihu Root death (1st report)
* Republican politician - statesman
* Secretary of State and War
* Nobel Peace Prize winner
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ELIHU ROOT, 92, DIES OF PNEUMONIA HERE; WORKER FOR PEACE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 38 with photo. Loads of text here.
Complete... See More
Actor Spencer Charters suicide death...
Item #689827
January 26, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1943
* Spencer Charters suicide death
* American film - movie actor
The top of page 14 has a one column heading: "S. Charters, Actor, Dies In Hollywood" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of actor Spencer Charters.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Complete in 38 pages, rag ... See More
1961 death of actress Marion Davies...
Item #689822
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Sept. 23, 1961* Marion Davies death (1st report)
* Hollywood actress, producer & screenwriter
* Broadway musicals & Ziegfeld Follies star
* William Randolph Hearst mistress
Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Marion Davies Dies Of cancer At 64" with lead-in: "Wealthy Screen Star Noted For Philanthropies" and ... See More
Paul Bern suicide in 1932 (former husband of Jean Harlow)...
Item #689802
September 06, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1932
* Director Paul Bern suicide death
* Former husband of actress Jean Harlow
The front page has one column headings that include: "PAUL BERN A SUICIDE; WED JEAN HARLOW" "Movie Executive Shoots Himself in Hollywood Home He Gave to Film Star" "Martial Rift Is Denied" and more. (see) First report coverage on the suicide of Paul ... See More
Ivan Pavlov death... Russian physiologist...
Item #689757
February 27, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 27, 1936
* Ivan Pavlov death (1st report)
* Russian physiologist
* Nobel Prize winner
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "IVAN PAVLOV DEAD; PHYSIOLOGIST, 86" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist known for his work is classical conditioning.
Other news, sports and advertisemen... See More
The death of "Buck Rogers" creator...
Item #689747
February 04, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1940
* Philip Francis Nowlan death
* Buck Rogers creator
* Science Fiction author
Page 41 has one column headings: "PHILIP NOWLAN DIES; DREW 'BUCK ROGERS'" "Cartoonist, a Former Writer, Is Stricken in Philadelphia" See images for brief text here.
Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More
Polish dictator Joseph Pilsudski death...
Item #689724
May 13, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1935
* Joseph (Jozef) Pilsudski death
* Polish Poland dictator
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Marshal Pilsudski Dies; Warsaw Closely Guarded" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside with photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete in 34 page... See More
John Montgomerie appointed governor of New York & New Jersey...
Item #689722
September 26, 1727
THE POST-BOY, London, Sept. 26, 1727
* NY Governor John Montgomerie
* Rare & early 18th century issue
* Nice masthead engravings
The front page has a report from London noting: "His Majesty has been pleased to appoint John Montgomery [Montgomerie] Esq. to be Captain-General and Governor in chief of the Province of New York in America, and the territories depending thereon...... See More
The first Memorial Day... Death of Kit Carson...
Item #689658
May 30, 1868
NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1868 History tell us that the very first official Memorial Day was in 1868
* Very 1st Memorial Day
* Kit Carson death
In that year General John A. Logan established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the Union war dead with flowers. By the 20th century, various Union and Confederate memorial traditions, celebrated on different day... See More
Death of grunge rocker Kurt Cobain...
Item #689641
April 09, 1994
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 9, 1994
* Kurt Cobain suicide death (1st report)
* Seattle grunge rock band Nirvana
* Singer - songwriter - guitarist
The bottom of the ftpg. has a report headed: "Grunge Rock's Kurt Cobain Dies in Apparent Suicide" with subhead: "A shotgun blast to the head claims leader of Nirvana. He was seen as voice of a generation adrift." Inclu... See More
Mexican aviator Pablo Sidar Escobar killed...
Item #689635
May 12, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 12, 1930
* Aviator Pablo Sidar Escobar killed
* Mexican army air ace airplane crash
The front page has a five column heading: "Two Flyers Dive to Death in Ocean" with subhead. Small photo of Escobar is on the front page.
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More
Dr. Albert Schweitzer death...
Item #689632
September 06, 1965
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1965
* Dr. Albert Schweitzer death (1st report)
* African missionary - physician & more
* Nobel Peace Prize winner
Near the bottom of the front page is a four column heading: "Albert Schweitzer, 90, Dies at His Hospital" with subhead and photo. Very lengthy first report coverage continues on page with a banner headline and three more related p... See More
1st heart transplant recipient death...
Item #689590
December 21, 1967
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., December 21, 1967
* Louis Washkansky death
* Surgeon Christiaan Barnard
* 1st human heart transplant
Above the masthead is a banner headline: "Pioneer Heart Patient Dies, Transport Theory Lives" with subheads and related photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Louis Washkansky, recipient of the world's first human heart transplant. (18 da... See More
Death of famed actress Greta Garbo...
Item #689517
April 16, 1990
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 16, 1990
* Greta Garbo death (1st report)
* Swedish-American actress
* Hollywood film movie star
* Best title to be had ?
The bottom of the ftpg. has an article headed: "Greta Garbo, Alluring but Aloof Film Star, Dies at 84" with a photo of her from 1928. The article carries over to pages 26 & 27 where there are 3 more photos of her.
Great to ... See More
Death of General Douglas MacArthur...
Item #689516
April 06, 1964
DAILY NEWS, New York City, April 6, 1964
* General Douglas MacArthur's death (1st report)
* World War II - WWII
The ftpg. headline announces: "M'ARTHUR DEAD"" with more and photo. Much more inside.
Sixty pages, tabloid size, small piece torn away at the bottom left corner of the ftpg., minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More
Death of Senator Robert A. Taft...
Item #689515
August 01, 1953
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, Aug. 1, 1953
* Senator Robert A. Taft death
* Conservative politician
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TAFT'S DEATH SHOCKS THE NATION" with subheads and related photo.
Roberty Taft was a senator from Ohio, so great to have this report in an Ohio newspaper. He was the eldest son of President William Howard Taft.
The complete first section on... See More
Death of Dalton Trumbo, from the city where he died...
Item #689510
September 11, 1976
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 11, 1976
* Dalton Trumbo death (1st report)
* Hollywood screenwriter & novelist
* Blacklisted in 1947 for communist views
* Best title to be had ?
The bottom of the front page has a two column head: "Dalton Trumbo, Filmwriter Blacklisted in 1947, Dies" with a photo of him.
Great to have this report in a newspaper from the capital of the entert... See More
Actress Allyn King's suicide leap...
Item #689509
March 31, 1930
NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1930
* Allyn King's suicide death
* American stage & film actress
* Vaudeville - Ziegfeld Follies
Page 12 has one column heads: "MISS KING, ACTRESS DIES AFTER LEAP" "Former Ziegfeld Star, Made Ill by Dieting, Succumbs as She Was Believed Recovering" and more.
Complete in 42 pages, a bit irregular at the spine, otherwise nice.
... See More
Death of actor Gary Coleman...
Item #689508
May 29, 2010
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 29, 2010
* Gary Coleman death (1st report)
* American TV television actor
* "Different Strokes" Arnold Jackson
The bottom half of the front page has a small photo with heading: "Gary Coleman dies at age 42". The front page of section AA has a three column head: "Child TV star in 1970's" with subhead and photo.
The article continues ... See More
Death of President Harry S. Truman...
Item #689507
December 26, 1972
THE KNICKERBOCKER NEWS, Albany, Dec. 26, 1972
* President Harry S. Truman
The front page has a banner headline: "Harry Truman Dies at 88" with caption and photo.
The complete 1st section only with 16 pages, light toning along the central fold, nice condition.
Death of movie star Douglas Fairbanks, Sr...
Item #689506
December 12, 1939
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Dec. 12, 1939
* Douglas Fairbanks death
* American film movie actor
The front page has a a nice headline in bold lettering: "FAIRBANKS, SR. DIES" with lead-in: "Actor Heart Attack Victim" and subhead. (see)
Twenty-eight pages, light toning, small binding holes along the spine, archival mend around the middle of the front page (see) which s... See More
Death for the killer of Lindbergh's baby...
Item #689505
December 09, 1935
THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 9, 1935
* Bruno Hauptmann death sentence appeal fails
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping
The bold banner headline announces: "BRUNO DENIED APPEAL" and subheads. Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rage edition, light toning, a little spine wear, generally in very nice condition.... See More
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