Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #583000THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, August 19, 1932
* Aviator Jim Mollison
* Airplane - aviation
* 1st solo Atlantic flight (W to E)
This 26 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Mollison Spans Atlantic in Tiny Plane" with subheads. More on page 9 with photo of the airplane. Tells of the first solo flight across... Read full description -
Item #582988THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 27, 1931
* Timothy Michael Healy death
* Irish Free State leader
* Dublin, Ireland
This 26 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "IRISH LEADER, HEALY, DIES" which tells of the death of Irish Free State pioneer, Timothy Healy. See photos for text here.
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Item #582983LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, September 7, 1949
* World War II veteran Howard Unruh
* Camden, New Jersey shooting spree
* 1st mass murderer in the U.S. of this nature
This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "DEATH LIST IN... Read full description -
Item #582976THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, September 16, 1932
* Johnny Goodman & Francis Quimet
* Golf - golfers - golfing
This 34 page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "GOODMAN TWO UP ON OUIMET AT 22ND"
with subheads. More related reporting inside on the National amateur gold tournament. The reason for such prominence... Read full description -
Item #582974THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, October 22, 1932
* Tom Mix, 1st Cowboy movie star
* Accident w/ horse "Tony"
This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "HORSE THROWS COWBOY ACTOR" with photo of Mix with "Tony" and caption: "Tony Falls, Crushes Tom Mix" See photos for text here.
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Item #582973THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, October 13, 1915
* Boston Red Sox World Series, with Babe Ruth on the team
* Philadelphia Phillies 1st ever World Series
* Start of the so-called "curse" ?
This 12 page has one column headlines on the front page that include: "BOSTON TAKES THIRD STRAIGHT FROM PHILLIES", "Red Sox,... Read full description -
Item #582970THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, October 17, 1932
* Denver M. Wright
* Commerce MO Missouri
* African circus "lion hunt"
This 18 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "2 Surprised Lions Freed for Hunt" with subheads that include: "CIRCUS CATS STALKED BY TENDERFOOT" and more (see photos). This tells of... Read full description -
Item #582968THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, October 13, 1932
* Mae West robbed of diamonds
* Hollywood actress, sex symbol
This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Bandit Takes $19,500 Gems and Cash From Mae West" with related photo with caption: "Diamond Lil Robbed of Jewels"
See photos for text here.
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Item #582955MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, December 30, 1927
* re. William Edward Hickman capture
* Murderer of Marion Parker & others
This 18 page newspaper has a great banner headline on the front page: "FOX WILL PLEAD INSANITY", with subheads (see photos). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a... Read full description -
Item #582938THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, September 24, 1928
* Novedades theater fire disaster
* Madrid, Spain (1st report)
This 18 page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "300 KILLED IN THEATER PANIC" with subheads (see images). This tells of the Novedades theater fire disaster in Madrid, Spain.
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Item #582900THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 20, 1923
* Early Adolph Hitler near death?
* King Tutankhamun tomb exploration
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 3: "Hitler Critically Ill" and "Said to Be Suffering From Brain Fever in Landsberg Fortress". See photo for brief text... Read full description -
Item #582854THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1918
* Tyler MN Minnesota
* Tornado disaster (1st report)
This 20 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 7: "13 Killed In Tornado" and "Tyler, Minn., Is Wrecked by Windstorm" which is a 1st report on the tornado disaster at Tyler, Minnesota. Unfortunate for such a small inside page report,... Read full description -
Item #582838THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 20, 1971
* Salyut 1 space station (1st ever)
* Initial launch (1st report)
This 42 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 9: "Soviets Launch Satellite Seen as Space Station" with related artist sketch. This tells of the launch of Salyut 1 which would officially become the 1st... Read full description -
Item #582818THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 31, 1959
* Piedmont Airlines Flight 349
* Crozet VA Virginia
* Douglas DC-3
This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Search for Airliner In Virginia Mountains," which tells of the Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 airplane crash disaster near Crozet, Virginia. An... Read full description -
Item #582817WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, January 7, 1944
* United States Air force 1st jet airplane goes into production
* Bell P-59 jet fighter
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Rocket Planes Used, Arnold, RAF Disclose", "Cloaked In Secrecy", "Craft Capable Of High Speeds... Read full description -
Item #582769FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, March 5, 1946
* Winston Churchill - re. Iron Curtain Speech
* Fulton, Missouri
This 12 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 7: "Fulton Makes Ready For Churchill Visit"
There is other news of the day including period advertising. This issue has minor margin wear, but is otherwise in good condition.
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Item #582767THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1940
* Philip Nowlan death
* Buck Rogers creator
* Science Fiction
This 100+ page newspaper has one column headings on page 41 that read: "PHILIP NOWLAN DIES; DREW 'BUCK ROGERS'", "Cartoonist, a Former Writer, Is Stricken in Philadelphia". See photos for brief text here.
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Item #582766THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, June 11, 1938
* Clyde TX Texas
* Tornado disaster
This 24 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Tornado Kills 13 Villagers" and "Texas Survivors Describe Terror Scenes" which is a 1st report on a tornado disaster in Clyde, Texas.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day... Read full description -
Item #582764FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 2, 1930
* Tekamah NE Nebraska
* Tornado disaster (1st report)
This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Storms Roar Through Middle West; 20 Dead" and "7 Victims Women; Property Damage Set at Hundreds Of Thousands of Dollars". This tells of the Tekamah, Nebraska... Read full description -
Item #582761LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 22, 1937
* Joe Louis to win World Boxing Heavyweight title (day of)* James Braddock - pre fight reporting
This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 7: "JOE LOUIS FAVORED IN PRE-FIGHT DOPE IN CHICAGO TONIGHT" and "Negro Believed to Pack to Much Wallop for Aged... Read full description -
Item #582758THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 25, 1920
* Venustiano Carranza assassination
* Rodolfo Herrero - Mexican Revolution
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Herrero Says Carranza Killed Himself to Avoid Capture, But Autopsy Fails to Verify Claim" with smaller subheads.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #582721THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 12, 1948
* Babe Ruth near death
* New York Yankees
This 44 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on the front page: "Babe Ruth Is Critically Ill; Inquiries Swamp Hospital" with photo showing youngsters gathering outside the hospital with caption: "Getting Latest Report On... Read full description -
Item #582713THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 2, 1931
* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty... 1st flight around the World in airplane ends
* Hero's welcome in New York City
This 24 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "MILLIONS ACCLAIM AIRMAN" with subhead: "Heroes Ride In Confetti Blizzard" with related... Read full description -
Item #582711THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, August 22, 1960
* Sputnik 5 - Soviet space dogs
* 1st successful round trip (alive)
* Belka and Strelka
This 6 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Strelka, Relka Hold Press Conference". This tells of the very 1st space flight to bring back animals still alive.... Read full description -
Item #582703THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1937
* Coney Island amusement park
* Roller coaster mishap - death
This 40 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Schoolboy Killed on Coney Roller Coaster; Falls, Hit by Car as Thrill-Seekers Watch". See photo for text. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
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Item #582678MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 13, 1930
* Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing championship
* Famous foul - punch below the belt
This 30 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 22: "Schmeling Disconsolate, Disgusted With His Victory; TUNNEY DECLARES FINISHING BLOW WAS UNINTENTIONALLY... Read full description -
Item #582670MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, October 15, 1928
* D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
* 1st Transatlantic flight Over the Atlantic Ocean ends
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BIG ZEP TOURS CITIES OF EAST AS TRIP ENDS,"
"Thousands Cheer Graf; New York Visit Slated Before Landing at Lakehurst Today."
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Item #582666THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Hays, Kansas, January 2, 1974
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Ara Parseghian
* Alabama Crimson Tide - Coach Paul Bear Bryant
* Sugar Bowl - college football - game of the century ?
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 10: "Irish Topple Tide In Thriller" with caption: "Who's No. 1" Tells of the game... Read full description -
Item #582665THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 8, 1924
* New York Giants vs. Washington Senators
* World Series - Major league baseball MLB
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "SENATORS 2; GIANTS 6" with inning by inning reporting. Nice scoreboard graph as well. Rare to have front page reporting... Read full description -
Item #582664LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 27, 1963
* Dola WV West Virginia
* Compass No. 2 Clinchfied Coal Co.
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "22 Men Killed In Mine Disaster"
This tells of the explosion disaster at the Clinchfield No. 2 Mine in Dola, West Virginia.
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Item #582660THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 29, 1920
* Early Coca Cola Company
* From the home of Coke
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CITY ASKS NAMES OF STOCKHOLDERS IN BIG COMPANIES", "Appeal Is Made to Courts to Force Coca-Cola and Empire Cotton Oil Mills to Give... Read full description -
Item #582602THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, March 28, 1968
* Yuri Gagarin killed (1st report)
* Soviet cosmonaut
* 1st human in space fame
This 4 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Yuri Gagarin Killed In Airplane Mishap" which tells of the death of the 1st man in space, Yuri Gagarin.
Other news and... Read full description -
Item #582578THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, September 3, 1923
* The Great Kanto earthquake
* Tokyo and Yokohama Japan
This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "QUAKE'S DEAD IN JAPAN WILL PASS 100,000" and "Tokio Still Burning as Dead Fill Streets; Tidal Waves Engulf Cities"
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #582576THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 26, 1944
* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army
* World War II German defense falling apart
* Cherbourg France falling to the allies
This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "AMERICANS ARE INSIDE CHERBOURG" with subheads (see photos). ... Read full description -
Item #582572THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1941
* General George S. Patton
* Massive tank exercise field test
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14 that include: "TRIES FEAR TACTIC IN TENNESSEE 'WAR'"; "INVADERS PROWL IN TANKS" and more. This tells of the 1st tank warfare field test in Tennessee with George S. Patton as... Read full description -
Item #582546THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1931
* Bertram Thomas
* Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter)
* Arabian Desert
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "WHITE MAN CROSSES THE ARABIAN DESERT FOR THE FIRST TIME", "Bertram Thomas Travels 850-Mile Expanse of Mysterious Waste of Ruba-el-khali",... Read full description -
Item #582518TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, September 20, 1932
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
* The Mahatma food strike begins
This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "FAST UNTO DEATH IS TODAY INAUGURATED BY MAHATMA GANDHI" and more (see photos). Tells of the start of his 6-day hunger strike in jail.
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Item #582473THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 14, 1929
* 1929 World Series (pre game 5)
* Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Athletics
This 18 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "A's on Threshold of Title, Tackle Chicago Again Today" and more (see photos). Much more on page 12 with related photos.
This... Read full description -
Item #582389LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, February 26, 1935
* Babe Ruth leaves New York Yankees (1st report)
* Joining the Boston Braves
This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BRAVES SECURE BABE RUTH", "To be Vice President and Assistant Manager of Boston Nat'l Club" with photo of... Read full description -
Item #582386LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 9, 1913
* World Series of baseball (game 2)
* New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Athletics
* Rare Christy Mathewson photo
This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "GIANTS TAKE SECOND GAME"; "String of Goose Eggs Until Tenth Inning",... Read full description -
Item #582377THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 21, 1925 This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "POISON GAS BLAST KILLS 51 MEN IN ILLINOIS COLLIERY; REMOVING BODIES OF DEAD" with subheads.
This tells of the Sullivan, Illinois, coal mine explosion disaster.
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Item #582320THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1936
* re. Phar Lap's death
* Australian racehorse
* Cause to be re-examined
This 48 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the back page (page 48): "Phar Lap's Death in 1932 To Be Studied by Experts". See photo for brief text here. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
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Item #582318THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1932
* Phar lap - Australian thoroughbred racehorse
* New York Yankees capture AL pennant
This 44 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 18: "Phar Lap Mounted in Yonkers; To Be Exhibited at Belmont". See photo for brief text here.
Also page 17 has a five column headline that reads: "League... Read full description -
Item #582244LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 22, 1916.
* Franz Francis Joseph I Death
* Austria - Romania
* Charles Joseph
This 6 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page;
* ARCH DUKE CHARLES IS TO RULE TWO NATIONS
* Will Be Emperor of Austria.....
Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear and tear,... Read full description -
Item #582201THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, February 25, 1932
* Race driver Malcolm Campbell
* New automobile speed record made
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "253 Miles an Hour Is New Campbell Speed Mark" with photo of the record breaking automobile on page 14 (see images). Nice to have this report on the front... Read full description -
Item #582069THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 2, 1948
* Early Transistor radios invention
* United States Army
This 36 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 18: "Pack May Be Lightened" and "Walkie-Talkie Device to Ease Load for Soldiers"
See photo for brief text here. Historic report in communications.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #582039THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, April 17, 1915
* Battle of Celeya
* Pancho Villa defeat
* Mexican Revolution
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "TROOPS ARE RUSHED TO CHECK OBREGON", "All Available Villa Forces Hurried to Halt Victorious March of Carrazanza... Read full description -
Item #582036THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 8, 1934
* Liner SS Morro Castle burns
This 10 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "MANY PERISH IN FIRE AT SEA" with subheads "Morro Castle Disaster Involves Casualty List Ranging from 130 to 225". See photos for additional details.
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Item #582034THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, October 12, 1943
* New York Yankees win world series championship
* St. Louis Cardinals
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Chandler Blanks Cardinals As Yanks Win Series Title" with subhead: "Veteran Bill Dickey's Two-Run Homer in Sixth... Read full description -
The "Subway Series"...
Item #582032THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, October 7, 1941
* New York Yankees win world series championship
* Brooklyn Dodgers
* Subway series
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:
"World Series title Goes To Mighty Yankees Again"
with subhead: "Brooklyn Dodgers Go Down To Final Defeat, 3 to 1, In Turbulent... Read full description
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