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  • The Spangler mine explosion...
    Item #681218
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Nov. 6, 1922 

    * Spangler, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
    * Reilly No. 1 coal mine explosion disaster


    The banner headline has a same-day report of the Spangler (Penna.) mine explosion: "EXPLOSION ENTOMBS 95 MINERS" with a subhead: "Find 3 Dead; Train Speeds To Bring Aid" and more.
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  • Review & premiere of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #681188
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 18, 1977

    * Best "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
    * Science fiction film - Steven Spielberg - Richard Dreyfuss


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Close Encounters of the... Read full description  
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  • Printed by prisoners for prisoners...
    Item #681135
    THE REFORMATORY PILLAR, St. Cloud, Minnesota, Oct. 8, 1929  A quite scarce newspaper which was published weekly at the Minnesota State Reformatory "For the Encouragement & Educational Advancement of the Inmates". It was printed by prisoners for prisoners.
    Eight pages, 8 by 12 inches, nice condition.
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  • 1918 Ed "Strangler" Lewis photo...
    Item #681113
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 7, 1918

    * Ed "Strangler" Lewis photo
    * Early professional wrestling


    Page 11 has a two column photo of Ed "Strangler" Lewis with heading: "Charges Wrestling Combine Against Him" with brief text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description  
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  • President Richard Nixon resigns...
    Item #681100
    DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974  A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and "Ford Will Take Oath at Noon, Kissinger Agrees to Stay On". Much coverage, with photos, on the inside pages and... Read full description  
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  • 1908 New York to Paris Race...
    Item #681071
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 22, 1908

    * 1908 New York to Paris Race
    * 1907 Thomas Flyer automobile


    The front page has a two column heading: "American Auto Still Leads With Italian Second" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile... Read full description  
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  • Leo Fender death... stratocaster guitar fame...
    Item #681032
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 22, 1991

    * Clarence Leo Fender death
    * Stratocaster electric guitar fame
    * Music Man (Company) founder


    Page 50 has a two column heading: "Clarence Leo Fender; Created Renowned Stratocaster Guitar" which continues on page 51 with heading: "FENDER: Creator of Famed Stratocaster Dies" (see)
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  • 1918 Operation Michael... German Spring Offensive...
    Item #681028
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 21, 1918

    * Operation Michael
    * German Spring Offensive
    * World War I - WWI


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMANS OPEN BIG OFFENSIVE" with subhead. (see) Small library label slightly affects the headline.  (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description  
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  • On the founding of television...
    Item #680957
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1927

    * John Baird - father of television
    * TV in it's infancy - inventions

    This 150+ page newspaper has a banner headline on page xx5 (near back): "HOW BAIRD SEES THROUGH SPACE BY RADIO; Scotch Inventor Holds the Secret of Television in His Sensitive Photo-Electric Cell--He Transmits Images Nine Miles and Adds... Read full description  
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  • The 'Christmas Edition' from San Diego...
    Item #680861
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, Dec. 17, 1914  The front page is quite displayable being the "Christmas Edition" with a two-color print taking most of the front page, beneath which is text headed: "Christmas Is Near!'
    Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.
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  • 1914 HMS Bulwark battleship explosion disaster...
    Item #680846
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 26, 1914

    * HMS Bulwark - London-class battleship
    * Royal Navy explosion disaster - English Channel


    The front page has a banner headline in red lettering:  "BRITISH BATTLESHIP BULWARK IS BLOWN UP" with subhead. (see)  Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description  
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  • Are the Dead Sea Scrolls a hoax?...
    Item #680845
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1949 

    * Dead Sea Scrolls a hoax?

    Page 19 has half a column taken up with a report headed: "BIBLE SCROLL 'FIND' SUSPECTED AS HOAX" "Dr. Zeitlin of Dropsie College Splits With Other Scholars on Dead Sea Discovery". This is a report on the recently-found Dead Sea Scrolls and curious that... Read full description  
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  • 1916 Johnstown, Pennsylvania trolley cars disaster...
    Item #680838
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 12, 1916

    * Johnstown (Echo), Cambria Co., Pennsylvania
    * Southern Cambria Railway trolley cars accident


    The front page has a nice banner headline : "MANY KILLED IN CRASH" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • Arizona outlaw James Fleming Parker hanged...
    Item #680830
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 3, 1898

    * James Fleming Parker hanging
     * Arizona outlaw - murderer


    The front page has a small one column heading: "Noted Outlaw Hanged" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile... Read full description  
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  • 1916 Preparedness Day Bombing arrests...
    Item #680822
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 2, 1916

    * Preparedness Day Bombing arrests
    * re. American entry into World War I


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIVE INDICTED IN BOMB PLOT" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • 1999 death of Joe DiMaggio...
    Item #680820
    DAILY NEWS, Extra, New York City, March 8, 1999

    * Death of Joe Dimmagio
    * New York Yankees icon
    * MLB baseball star


    The front page has a nice photo of DiMaggio with heading: "Joe DiMaggio - 1914-1999" (see) Much more on following pages, too much to photograph all. Great to have in this famous NYC tabloid publication.

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  • 1908 Masonic Grand Lodge fire... Baltimore...
    Item #680816
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 17, 1908

    * Masonic Grand Lodge fire disaster
    * Baltimore, Maryland - Freemasons


    Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "MASONIC TEMPLE AT BALTIMORE BURNED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard... Read full description  
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  • Ol' Rip the Horned Toad... Eastland, Texas...
    Item #680762
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 20, 1928

    * Ol' Rip the Horned Toad still alive - lizard
    * Eastland, Texas Courthouse - entombed animal


    The top of the front page has a small one column heading within inset: "Toad Alive After 31 Years Sealed in Texas Cornerstone" (see) First report coverage on the famous toad being discovered still... Read full description  
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  • Last U.S. soldier leaves Vietnam in 1973...
    Item #680758
    THE TIMES-UNION, March 29, 1973

    * Last American soldier to leave Vietnam
    * Master Sergeant Max Bielke photo


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "After 12 Years, We Leave Vietnam" with subheads and related photo showing Master Sergeant Max Bielke leaving in a transport helicopter. Bielke is considered the last U.S. soldier... Read full description  
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  • Valentina Tereshkova...    1st woman in space...
    Item #680716
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Michigan, June 20, 1963

    * Valentina Tereshkova - 1st woman in space
    * Vostok 6 - Russian spaceship


    This 48 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Moscow Rejoices in 'Seagull's' Flight" with related photos. (see) Tells of the Soviet Union putting the 1st... Read full description  
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  • 1914 Sultanate of Egypt...
    Item #680694
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 18, 1914

    * Sultanate of Egypt established
    * United Kingdom protectorate


    The front page has a one column heading: "EGYPT NOW UNDER WING OF BRITAIN" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in... Read full description  
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  • First action of the Israeli Air Force...
    Item #680692
    THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, May 21, 1948 

    * Israeli Air Force (IAF) 1st used 
    * Jewish - Jews - Judaica 
    * Palestine - Arabs


    The top of the front page has one column heads: "ARABS CONTINUE SWIFT ADVANCES IN WALLED AREA" "Arab Legion Claims Upper Hand in Battle". There is a smaller head: "The... Read full description  
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  • Jack 'Machine Gun' McGurn assassinated...
    Item #680669
    NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 15, 1936 

    * Jack 'Machine Gun' McGurn assassination
    * St. Valentine's Day Massacre fame
    * Al 'Scarface' Capone hit man


    Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: " 'Machine Gun' McGurn Is Slain in Chicago; Linked to St. Valentine 'Massacre' of 1929".
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  • Jackie Robinson's baseball debut...
    Item #680662
    THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1946 

    * Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier 
    * Baseball debut (1st report)
     

    Page 12 has a small one column headline: "Robinson Has Field Day In Making Debut". Brief but historic coverage on Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. A historic report in both... Read full description  
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  • 1915 SS Arabic ocean liner sinking...
    Item #680605
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 18, 1915

    * Galveston TX Texas hurricane disaster
    * Gulf of Mexico tropical cyclone storm


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "SCORES DIE IN GULF STORM" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • George 'Bugs' Moran arrested...
    Item #680596
    NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1946 

    * George 'Bugs' Moran arrested
    * Chicago Prohibition Gangster


    Page 21 has a two column head: "Moran, Chicago 'Dry' Era Gangster, Held In Kentucky on Ohio Armed Hold-Up Charge." See photos for the report.
    The complete 1st section only with all 38 pages. This is the rag edition, printed on very... Read full description  
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  • Trial of Axis Sally... Nazis broadcaster...
    Item #680556
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 25, 1948 

    * Mildred Gillars pleads not guilty 
    * Axis Sally - trial for treason 
    * Nazis broadcaster
     

    Page 8 has a small one column heading: "TRIAL OF 'AXIS SALLY' SET" "Court Names Nov. 15--Accused Would Have Truman Appear" (see) Brief coverage of the decision to... Read full description  
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  • 1967 Newark, New York race riots....
    Item #680553
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 14, 1967

    * Newark, New Jersey riots

    This 48 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Police Station In Newark Again target of Mob".

    Other news of the day. Nice condition.

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  • 1908 Portland, Maine city hall fire disaster...
    Item #680523
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 21, 1908

    * Hercules Powder Company explosion
    * Pinole, Contra Costa Co., California disaster


    The front page has a two column heading: "Thirty Killed An Explosion of Dynamite at Pinole" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description  
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  • Amelia Earhart conquers Atlantic in 1928....
    Item #680519
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 18, 1928
     
    * Woman aviator Amelia Earhart making history
    * Flies across the Atlantic Ocean
    * During flight report

    The front page has a three column headline: "'LADY LINDY' OUT OVER OCEAN WITH RAIN AND GALES IN PATH; MABEL BOLL MAY HOP TODAY" with subheads. (see) 1st... Read full description  
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  • John Sherman death...
    Item #680480
    THE BULLETIN, San Francisco, October 22, 1900

    * John Sherman - soldier and statesman
    * Senator... Secretary of State... Secretary of  the Treasury 


    The front page has three column headlines: "JOHN SHERMAN, SOLDIER AND STATESMAN, IS DEAD" and "Expired at His Home in Washington After a Lingering Illness That Gradually Undermined His... Read full description  
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  • Nile Kinnick and Iowa Hawkeyes...
    Item #680477
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1940

    * Nile Kinnick All-star votes
    * Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football

    This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings in the sport's section (page 25): "Kinnick Leads In Poll" "Iowa Halfback Has Most Votes for All-Star Eleven" See photo for brief text here.

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  • Count Fleet wins the triple crown... 2-issue set...
    Item #680470
    (2) WILMINGTON MORNING & SUNDAY STAR NEWS, June 5 & 6, 1943

    * Count Fleet - horse racing
    * Belmont Stakes win (3rd & final win)
    * Triple crown winner - victory


    This 100+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside) that include: "COUNT FLEET FIRST BY THIRTY LENGTHS IN... Read full description  
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  • 1914 Jimmy Archer baseball photo...
    Item #680443
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 10, 1914

    * Catcher Jimmy Archer photo
    * Chicago Cubs - MLB baseball


    Page 9 has a nice two column photo headed: "JIMMY ARCHER; Chicago Cubs" with brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description  
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  • Aviator pioneer Henry Post killed in airplane crash...
    Item #680439
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 9, 1914

    * Lieutenant Henry Post
    * Killed in airplane crash


    The front page has banner headline: "ARMY AVIATOR FALLS 600 FEET TO HIS DEATH" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • Noel Pointer Obituary...
    Item #680428
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 23, 1994

    * Noel Pointer Obituary
    *Jazz Violinist & Composer
    *Sam Cooke's Soulful Legacy


    Found on page A23 is the Obituary: Noel Pointer; Contemporary Jazz Violinist and Composer. Also present is an article on singer Sam Cooke's Legacy 30 years after his death.
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  • 1915 Coppage v. Kansas Supreme Court decision...
    Item #680345
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, January 25, 1915

    * Coppage v. Kansas  re. yellow-dog contracts
    * United States Supreme Court decision - labor unions


    The front page has a banner headline: "Labor Men Lose Important Ruling By Supreme Court" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description  
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  • 1915 Home Run Baker photo...
    Item #680338
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 17, 1915

    * John Franklin "Home Run" Baker photograph
    * Philadelphia Athletics - MLB baseball retirement ?


    The top of page 8 has a two column photo with heading: "'Home Run' Baker Quits; Mack Loses Great Star" with text. (see) Baker would retire for the 1915 season but would come back in 1916... Read full description  
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  • 1916 Battle of Parral... Mexico...
    Item #680326
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 12, 1916

    * Battle of Parral - Mexican Expedition
    * Carrancistas vs. United States cavalry
    * Chihuahua, Mexico


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "REPORT VILLISTAS ROUTED BY AMERICAN TROOPS" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • 1917 New York Giants baseball players pictorial...
    Item #680322
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 1, 1917

    * New York Giants baseball
    * Pre-World Series pictorial (photos)
    * Rube Benton - George Burns
    * Pol Perritt and more


    Page 11 has a three column pictorial with heading: "Giants' Scrappy Stars Are Eager To Meet The White Sox" which shows six New York Giants players that are about... Read full description  
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  • 1959 Fidel Castro & Cuba...
    Item #680318
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 27, 1959

    * Fidel Castro as Cuban Premier
    * 26th of July Movement
    * Cuban Revolution


    The front page has a banner headline: "CASTRO BACK AS PREMIER" with caption: "Huge Cuban Rally Hears Decision" and subheads. First report coverage continues inside with small photo of Castro. 
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  • Historic newspaper item #680311
    Item #680311
    NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 13, 1942

    * Walt Disney's Bambi movie premiere
    * Opening day advertisement

     Page 8 has a 13 x 4 inch advertisement for the opening day showing of the famous Walt Disney animated cartoon movie 'Bambi'
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  • President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sign historic INF Treaty...
    Item #680294
    NEW YORK TIMES, Dec.  9, 1987 

    * Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
    * Historic INF agreement signed
    * Significant reduction in the Nuclear Arms race
    * Reagan and Gorbachev sign treaty


    The banner headline announces: "Reagan and Gorbachev Sign Missile Treaty And Vow To Work For Greater Reductions... Read full description  
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  • Germany is reunited after 45 years...
    Item #680283
    NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 3, 1990  

    * German reunification - Germany

    The first of this notable event we have offered in this iconic newspaper.
    The banner headline announces: "TWO GERMANY UNITED AFTER 45 YEARS WITH JUBILATION AND A VOW OF PEACE" with various related subheads. Also a photo of the German flag unfurled in front of the... Read full description  
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  • Israel and the Palestinians agree to the Accord...
    Item #680274
    NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 14, 1993  

    * Israel-Palestine peace accord signed
    * Jews and Arabs - Bill Clinton


    This is a seldom saved yet significant report with a banner headline: "RABIN AND ARAFAT SEAL THEIR ACCORD AS CLINTON APPLAUDES 'BRAVE GAMBLE' " with related subheads. Also a photo of the three.
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  • President Clinton acquiited...
    Item #680270
    NEW YORK TIMES, February 13, 1999  

    * President Bill Clinton acquitted (1st report)
    * Perjury & obstruction of justice impeachment


    The very nice banner headline announces: "CLINTON ACQUITTED DECISIVELY: NO MAJORITY FOR EITHER CHARGE" with subheads and two related photos. More inside. Nice to have in this famous publication.
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  • Moon landing soon to occur... Ed Kennedy/Mary Jo Kopechne auto crash...
    Item #680268
    NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1969  

    * Chappaquiddick Island accident
    * Apollo 11 moon flight


    Although the moon landing report, found in the following day's paper, was commonly saved by millions, few saved this report reporting the prelude to the historic event, and as such a great companion issue to the... Read full description  
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  • Assassination of Amwar Sadat, in the Washington Post...
    Item #680261
    THE WASHINGTON POST, Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 1981

    * Anwar Sadat assassination

    The front page has a banner headline: "Sadat Assassinated at Military Show; Deputy Vows to Continue His Policies" with related subheads. 
    Great to have this notable event in this famous title from the nation's capital.
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  • 1915 Avezzano earthquake... Central Italy...
    Item #680216
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 15, 1915

    * 1915 Avezzano earthquake
    * Fucino disaster - Central Italy


    The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "ITALIAN DISASTER IS ONE OF GREATEST IN HISTORY" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description  
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  • League of Nations founded in 1920...
    Item #680203
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1920. 

    * League of Nations founded (day of)
    * Paris Peace Conference

    * Woodrow Wilson

    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VERSAILLES PEACE WILL BE SIGNED IN PARIS TODAY" with subheads. (see)
    Complete with all 24 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine,... Read full description  
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