Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 7, 1927

* Hudson Maxim death
* Explosives inventor

This 12 page newspaper has on column headlines on the front page: "HUDSON MAXIM, INVENTOR, DEAD".

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

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THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 19, 1955

* USS Nautilus
* 1st nuclear submarine test voyage

This 40 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Nautilus Denied Permit for Dive".

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

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CLEVELAND NEWS, Ohio, June 21, 1941

* USS 0-9 disaster
* World War II era (pre U.S. involvement)
* United States submarine sinking

This 16 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Hope Is Abandoned for All Thirty-Three Aboard U.S. Submarine at Bottom of Sea" with subheads.

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated January 11, 1951

* Avro Canada jetliner
* 1st commercial airplane flight
* Altitude record

This 52 page newspaper has somewhat discrete one column headline near the bottom of the front page:

* Flight From Chicago Made in 102 Minutes

Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, October 14, 1925

* Early helicopter (Autogyro)
* 1st successful flight made to the public

This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Plane With Vanes Rises Almost Vertically; Briton Drives Spanish Craft Up 1,000 Feet".

Tells of a successful helicopter flight in it's infancy.

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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 10, 1926 

* Aviator Commander Richard Byrd 
* North Pole flight 

This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BYRD'S FLIGHT IS FIRST OVER POLE" "Second Successful Expedition, Like First, is Made By An Intrpid American"

Other news of the day... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 8, 1936  This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 26;

* FREAK TENNIS MARK SET BY MRS. MOODY
* She and Kinsey Send Ball Over Net 2,001 Times in an Hour and 18 Minutes of Play

Other news of the day throughout. Little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, January 27, 1919 This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3:

* NICOTINE DECLARED TO BE SLOW POISON
* Specially Harmful To Young Men Is The Cigarette
* Length of Days of the Smoker Shortened 8 1/2 to 10 Years

Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with little margin wear,... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, January 6, 1963

* Rogers Hornsby death
* 'The Rajah'
* St. Louis Cardinals great

This 40+ page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page of the sport's section near the back of this issue: "Batting Great Hornsby Dies" with subheads and related articles.

Other news of the day throughout. Some... Read full description  

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 5, 1940

* Lend Lease Program
* World War II relief
* U.S. Destroyers

This 10 page newspaper has a  headline on the front page: "Predicts Hitler Try to Retaliate on U.S." with subheads that include: "More Destroyers Are Being Put Into Shape At Boston Navy Yard"; "Six Already Are... Read full description  

LESSONS FOR THE LITTLE ONES, (Dayton, Onio), April 15, 1900

* Tiny religious newspaper in green and blue ink

Has religious-related content for Sunday school classes, obviously themed for the younger ages. There are a few illustrations.
Pages 2 and 3 are printed on blue ink with pages 1 and 4 in green ink.
Measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches, 4 pages,... Read full description  

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, September 26, 1933

* Tampico Mexico hurricane disaster

This 16 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Storm Destroys Tampico; 5,000 Are Believed Dead; City Begs For Quick Help" with subheads. Other news of the day... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, August 16, 1951

* Joe Louis (Brown bomber)
* Jimmy Bivins

This 32 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Joe Louis Jabs Way to Victory".

More on page 19 with four column headline: "Feather-Fisted Joe Louis Wins Decision over Bivins".

Tells of the heavyweight fight between Joe Louis and Jimmy... Read full description  

POLICE GAZETTE, New York, July 4, 1931

* Sports and theatre photos
* Pink cover
* Jimmy Foxx
* Polly Walters and more

Full front page photo of actress Polly Walters. Walters was in the movie "Blond Crazy", and had the starring role in the Broadway play "She Loves Me Not".

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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, November 30, 1961 

* John Glenn chosen for 1st human to orbit earth 
* Enos the Chimpanzee 

This 32 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Glenn Chosen For Orbit" with caption: "Chimp's 3-Hour, 21-Minute Flight... Read full description  

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, September 5, 1929  This 36 page issue has two column headlines on the front page: "JONES LOSES GOLF TITLE; OTHER STARS ELIMINATED" "Atlantan Beaten by Omaha Youth Who Drops Next Match; Crowns Clatter All Over Pebble Beach, Cal.".

More on page 21 with banner headline, subheads, photo... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1933 

* Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis death

This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CYRUS H. K. CURTIS DIES IN 83D YEAR" "Publisher and Philanthropist Succumbs at His Estate Near Philadelphia" and more. Plenty of text continues on page 13 with nice... Read full description  

RHINELANDER DAILY NEWS, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, October 6, 1941 

* New York Yankees wins World Series 
* Mickey Owen's famous error in series 
* Joe DiMaggio 

This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Yankees Take Series As Bonham Pitches Four-Hitter to Win, 3-1" and a 1 column subhead:... Read full description  

NEZAYISIMAYA GAZETA, Moscow, Soviet Union, December 27, 1991 

* Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev resigns
* From the capital of Russia

This is the Gorbachev resignation issue, which includes a ftpg. photo of him working at his desk on his last day. It also includes a "History of Gorbachev" which has several photos of him... Read full description  

NEWS CALL BULLETIN - EXTRA, San Francisco, California, November 22, 1963  Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline which states: "PRESIDENT SLAIN" "Assassin In Texas Parade" with the subhead "Governor Also Hit; First lady Unhurt". A photo is shown of the President cheering as... Read full description  

DAILY BREEZE, Torrance, California, November 22, 1963  Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline: "ASSASSIN'S BULLET KILLS PRESIDENT" with the subhead "Governor Of Texas Also Shot - Gunshots By Sniper Hit Kennedy in Head". A photo of the President riding in the motorcade us prior to... Read full description  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 12, 1911  See the photos for the nice color cover which features a collie in a country setting. Complete issue, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 14, 1912 A nice display issue as the front cover is in color and shows a pilot in an early airplane in a bombing stance (see), plus there is a nice related article inside: "Grenadiers of the Air" "Exploits in Bomb-dropping from Flying Machines" which includes 6 photos. Also inside: "The Flying Boat & Its... Read full description