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THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1894
* Grover Cleveland Establishes Labor Day
* National Holiday
The middle of the front page has the heading: "LABOR DAY A NATIONAL HOLIDAY" and "President Cleveland Signs the Bill - Samuel Gompers to Have the Pen".
Complete in 12 pages. This issue is fragile and has margin tears on the top, bottom and right margins. The masthead has some damage but is intact. Due to the fragility, an archival folder is highly recommended. Fortunately, the desired content…
* The strongest U.S. hurricane hits the South
* The Labor Day Hurricane - tropical cyclone
The front page has a nice banner headline: "100 PERISH IN FLORIDA STORM" with subheads. (see images) Also a one column heading: "Rescue of 372 on Liner Halted by Giant Seas" Related map on page 2. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, rag edition in great
* The strongest U.S. hurricane hits the South
* The Labor Day Hurricane - tropical cyclone
The front page has a two column headline: "DIXIE PASSENGERS ALL SAFE ASHORE; STORM DEAD 256" with subheads. (see) More on page 10. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, August 30, 1913
In this issue there is an illustration called "Labor Day" by O. D. Cesare and there is an article called "Mr. Lane and the Public Domain" by Honore Willsie. Stuart Davis has an illustration he called "A Lady of Leisure" and there is an article with photos of "Modesty in women's Clothes" by Francis R. McCabe. There is a few full page illustrations which include "The Little White Dancer" by Ben Ali Haggin; "His Day's Work Over" by John Sloan"…
The front page also has: "CAMPBELL EXCEEDS GOAL AT 301 M.P.H.", with considerable detail (2 articles) and a photo in the Sports Section.
Complete in 42 pages, nice condition.
Item from last month's catalog - #366 - released for May, 2026
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, from Albany, New York, dated September 4, 1935
* Race driver Malcolm Campbell
* 1st person to break the 300 MPH mark in automobile
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* MALCOLM RACES AT 301-MILE CLIP
* Error in Calculation of 'Human Bullet's Pace Corrected
with one column photo of Campbell also on the front page.
Also nice headline on the Labor Day hurricane in Florida. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning…
LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, September 7, 1918 The front page of this issue is an illustration entitled "Labor Day, 1918".
This issue includes "To Them Retreat Was 'Unendurable'"; "War: America's Giant Industry"; :Our Men Who Fly for Italy"; "The Second Battle of the Marne Which Made Veterans of Our Men" and much more. Other advertisements of the day are included as well, helping to portray life at the turn of the century.
Complete and in nice condition.
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1901 Front page illustration William McKinley; The Shooting of the President; How New York Received the News; St. Louis - "Most American of American Cities"; The Louisiana Exposition with photos of personnel; The Automobile Races at Newport; fullpage color ad Ralston Purina Cereals; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 26, 1903
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