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  • Night baseball to begin in 1909 ?...
    Item #676133
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 24, 1909

    * MLB night baseball to begin in 1909 ?

    The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "NIGHT BASEBALL IS NO A POSSIBILITY" with subheads and two related photos. (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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  • 1908 Brookshire, Texas Negro lynching...
    Item #676131
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 14, 1908

    * Brookshire. Waller County, Texas
    * Negro lynching - hanging
    * Daniel (Dave) Newton


    The front page has a one column heading: "Accused Negro Murderer Lynched" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description  
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  • 1931 USS Akron Navy airship very 1st flight...
    Item #676130
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 24, 1931

    * USS Akron (ZRS-4) very 1st test flight
    * United States Navy rigid airship


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "GIANT U.S. WAR DIRIGIBLE PROVES AIR QUEEN" with subheads and photo of the airship flying over Akron, Ohio. Nice for display. First report coverage on the very 1st... Read full description  
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  • 1st ever race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
    Item #676126
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1909

    * 1909 National Balloon Race
    * Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    * Very 1st race held at the famous track


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "BALLOON RACERS ARE FIRED UPON" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description  
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  • 1909 Wehrum, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...
    Item #676124
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 23, 1909

    * Coal mine - mining explosion disaster
    * Wehrum, Buffington Township
    * Indiana County, Pennsylvania


    The top of the front page has a three column headline: "DEATH LIST IN MINE HORROR EXPECTED TO REACH SEVENTY-FIVE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition... Read full description  
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  • Nazi military parade.. Adolph Hitler's birthday..
    Item #676101
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1936

    * Adolph Hitler's birthday
    * Germany - Nazi military
    * Shows it's strength


    The front page has two column headlines that include: "Germany Parades Military Power To Celebrate Hitler's 47th Birthday" and more. 1st report coverage on the Nazi parade that showed the World... Read full description  
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  • 1904 Elk River Bridge collapse... Charleston WV...
    Item #676095
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 15, 1904

    * Elk river bridge collapse disaster
    * Charleston WV West Virginia


    The top of the front page has a three column headline: "CROWDED BRIDGE GOES INTO RIVER" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • Alvin Karpis's Atlantic City shootout escape....
    Item #676090
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 21, 1935

    * Gangster Alvin "Creepy" Karpis
    * Public enemy # 1 criminal
    * Atlantic City NJ shootout & escape


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BREMER KIDNAPPER SHOOTS HIS WAY OUT OF TRAP IN JERSEY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with a... Read full description  
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  • Review & premiere of "Videodrome", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #676083
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 4, 1983

    * Best "Viedeodrome" advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
    * Science fiction horror cult film


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Videodrome" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the... Read full description  
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  • Review & premiere of "An Innocent Man", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #676081
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 6, 1989

    * Best "An Innocent Man" advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
    * Crime drama thriller film - Tom Selleck


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "An Innocent Man" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description  
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  • Billy Graham's NYC crusade begins...
    Item #676077
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 16, 1957

    * Billy Graham opens crusade
    * Madison Square Garden - NYC


    The front page has a three column heading: "18,000 Flock to Hear Graham" with subhead and related photo. (see) This was one of his more famous crusades.
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  • Soviets take the lead in the space race...
    Item #676067
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 14, 1961 

    * Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1
    * Soviet
    cosmonaut
    * 1st human into outer space


    The top of the front page has a six column heading: "Space 'Lag' Blasted By Congress Critics" with subhead and photo. (see)
    Complete with all 60 pages, 2 library stamps at the top of the front page, small... Read full description  
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  • 1904 Pelletier fire... Sioux City SD...
    Item #676061
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 24, 1904

    * Pelletier fire - Sioux City, South Dakota
    * Business district conflagration disaster


    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "FIRE SWEEPS SIOUX CITY CAUSING $2,500,000 LOSS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... Read full description  
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  • 1904 Boston Red Sox wins AL pennant...
    Item #676054
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 10, 1904

    * Boston Red Sox wins American League pennant
    * Major League Baseball - MLB


    The front page has a one column heading: "Boston Club Wins Pennant" with subhead. (see) Interestingly there was no World Series for this year. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • Wright Brothers' public showing at Fort Meyer, Virginia...
    Item #676050
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 22, 1909

    * Early airplane flights
    * Orville Wright - Brothers
    * Fort Meyer, Virginia
    * U.S. government contract ?


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AVIATOR FACES STRONG TESTS AT FT. MEYER" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from... Read full description  
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  • 1904 Princeton vs. Yale football...
    Item #676033
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 12, 1904

    * Yale Bulldogs vs. Princeton Tigers
    * Early Ivy League college football game

    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "YALE'S SCORE, 12--PRINCETON'S, 0" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description  
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  • Italy surrenders...
    Item #676029
    THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, September 8, 1943 

    * Italy surrenders
    * World War II
    * Incomplete issue


    The large, bold banner headline announces: "ITALY GIVES UP!" with related subheads.
    Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs of the 1st section only (4 pages) of a 40 page newspaper. A few small archival mends on the inside pages, terrific... Read full description  
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  • Babe Ruth vs. Walter Johnson in a pitcher's duel...
    Item #676028
    BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Aug. 16, 1916  

    * Babe Ruth vs. Walter Johnson pitching duel
    * Early coverage for Ruth, before he was a Yankee
    * Best publication to be had ? - very rare as such


    Near the bottom of the back page is a brief yet very historic report with small heading: "Red Sox Increase Lead After Great Battle with... Read full description  
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  • Pink Floyd, Jean Harlow, and The Church Lady...
    Item #676015
    THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 30, 1987  Page 63 has a full page ad for the October 5-7 & 10-12 Pink Floyd concerts at both Madison Square Garden and the Meadowlands Arena. Another noteworthy item is the lengthy article covering Dana Carvey's portrayal of The Church Lady on Saturday Night Live (with... Read full description  
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  • Fred Astainr Tribute, in The Village Voice...  Holy Rollers...
    Item #676014
    THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, July 7, 1987  As most might be aware "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. It introduced free-form, high-spirited, and passionate journalism into the public discourse a tradition it maintained... Read full description  
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  • 1904 USS Georgia battleship launching...
    Item #676012
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 11, 1904

    * USS Georgia (BB-15) launching
    * United States Navy battleship
    * Bath Iron Works - Maine


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEW BATTLESHIP RIDES THE WAVE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard... Read full description  
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  • 1904 death of William Vernon Harcourt...
    Item #676011
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 1, 1904

    * William Vernon Harcourt death (1st report)
    * British lawyer, journalist & Liberal statesman


    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "DEATH RETIRES A NOTED LIBERAL LEADER" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... Read full description  
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  • 1947 North American F-82 Twin Mustang...
    Item #676001
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 28, 1947

    * North American F-82 Twin Mustang
    * United States Air force Fighter airplane
    * Robert E. Thacker record flight


    The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Honolulu-N. Y. Test Flight Completed In 14.5 Hours" with subheads and related map/photo.
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  • Albert Einstein receives the Franklin Medal...
    Item #676000
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1935

    * Albert Einstein
    * Franklin Medal


    The front page has a one column headline: "EINSTEIN IS SILENT AS HE GETS MEDAL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Albert Einstein receiving the Franklin Medal award for physics.
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  • The 1906 World Series: Chicago vs. Chicago... Booker T. Washington...
    Item #675957
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg Sentinel, Mass. A set of 5 issues reporting on 5 of the 6 games (missing game #5) of  the 1906 Major League Baseball World Series. The newspapers are dated October 10-13, 15, 1906. The final issue shows the victory of the Chicago White Sox over the Chicago Cubs. See images and the note... Read full description  
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  • Al "Scarface" Capone's tax probe made public....
    Item #675939
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1930

    * Al "Scarface" Capone's downfall surfaces
    * Income tax investigation comes to light
    * Chicago gangster - mob boss - beer baron


    Page 2 has a one column heading: "SIFT CAPONE INCOME TO GET BACK TAXES" with subheads. (see) This investigation would be the eventual downfall of the... Read full description  
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  • Al Capone guilty... 11-year sentence...
    Item #675938
    THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, October 26, 1931.

    * Al 'Scarface' Capone gets 11 years
    * End of his criminal career


    The front page has a one column heading: "Capone Sentenced To 11 Year Term In Federal Prison" (see) First report coverage on what would be the end of Al Capone's reign in Chicago.
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  • 1903 Bob Fitzsimmons wins 3rd boxing title.
    Item #675934
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 26, 1903

    * Bob Fitzsimmons wins Light Heavyweight title
    * vs. George Gardiner - boxing championship


    The top of page 2 has a two column headline: "CROWD HISSED THE PUGILISTS" with subhead: "Fitzsimmons Won the Fight--Gardner Stood up for Twenty Rounds" and round by round... Read full description  
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  • 1903 Lilly, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...
    Item #675933
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 21, 1903

    * Lilly, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
    * Coal mine bunk house fire disaster


    The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TWENTY-SEVEN MEN BURNED TO A CRISP" 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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  • 24th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified...
    Item #675924
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Jan. 24, 1964  The top of the middle column on the front page has a head: "It's Official: Poll Tax Is Abolished", which reports on the ratification of the 24th Amendment to the Constitution outlawing any tax to be paid as a prerequisite to vote in any federal election. Most of... Read full description  
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  • Alex Rodriguez's 600th home run... with double-page color print...
    Item #675913
    NEW YORK POST, August 5, 2010  The back page has: "FINALLY! A-Rod "treasures' historic No. 600", which includes a large color photo. Inside pages show coverage from A-Rod's 600th home run "A 'T' PARTY FOR A-ROD'S 600"  A souvenir poster of A-ROD, the "ALL-TIME... Read full description  
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  • Philadelphia Warriors win the first NBA title...
    Item #675887
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 23, 1947

    * Philadelphia Warriors (Golden State)
    * Wins the 1st NBA basketball title


    The sport's section (Page 14) has a brief and discrete report at the bottom of the page headed: "Philadelphia Bags BAA Crown" (see) I assume the small report here is because basketball wasn't a popular... Read full description  
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  • Prelude to World War II w/ Japan ?...
    Item #675886
    CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE., Nov. 29, 1931

    * United States and Japan tensions
    * Almost exactly 10 years prior to attack


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S.--JAPAN RIFT FADING OUT" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
    Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 60+ pages, rag edition in great condition.... Read full description  
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  • Al 'Scarface' Capone's downfall begins....
    Item #675884
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1931

    * Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone
    * Annual income surfaces
    * Government audit reveals


    Page 5 has a one column heading: "Gives Capone Income As $1,641,979 In 1928" with subhead. (see) Was this the beginning of the end for Capone ? He would eventually be tried and convicted if income tax evasion... Read full description  
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  • St. Louis Cardinals win World Series of baseball...
    Item #675882
    TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., October 9, 1934.

    * St. Louis Cardinals win World Series
    * Major League Baseball Champions


    The front page has a three column heading: "Cardinals Win Fourth Contest And Series In Wild Game At Detroit" with scoreboard, lineups and inning by inning description.
    Twelve pages, light toning and some... Read full description  
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  • Battle of Antietam monument dedication......
    Item #675859
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 17, 1903

    * Battle of Antietam monument dedication
    * Troops of New Jersey during Civil War
    * Theodore Roosevelt tribute speech


    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "THE PRESIDENT AT ANTIETAM" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • 1903 James J. Jeffries boxing title fight...
    Item #675857
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug.15, 1903

    * James J. Jeffries vs. James J. Corbett
    * Heavyweight boxing title fight (1st report)


    The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "CORBETT HAD LITTLE SHOW" with subhead and round by round description. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... Read full description  
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  • 1903 Battle of Wooster Mound... Oklahoma...
    Item #675856
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug.10, 1903

    * Battle of Wooster Mound - Oklahoma
    * Martin Brothers Gang vs. Lawmen


    The front page has a one column heading: "SHERIFFS KILL TWO OUTLAWS" with subhead. (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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  • 1903 Tewksbury Massachusetts explosion disaster...
    Item #675852
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 29, 1903

    * Tewksbury Massachusetts explosion disaster

    The top of the front page has a three column headline: "AWFUL EXPLOSION IN MASSACHUSETTS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description  
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  • Battleship HMS King Edward VII launched......
    Item #675851
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 23, 1903

    * HMS King Edward VII Launching
    * Royal Navy battleship


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BIG BATTLESHIP IS LAUNCHED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description  
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  • Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Bolling Galt...
    Item #675839
    STOCKTON DAILY RECORD, California, Dec. 17, 1915  The front page has a nice graphic headed: "President Will Turn from Affairs of State to Those of Matrimony & Marry Tomorrow" with photos of both Woodrow Wilson and Edith Galt within a heart.
    Complete in 14 pages, nice condition.
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  • The first space shuttle launch is a success...
    Item #675835
    THE WASHINGTON POST, April 15, 1981 

    * Historic 1st Space Shuttle success (Columbia)

    The front page banner headline announces: "Astronauts Fly Shuttle to Perfect Landing" with subhead: "Craft's Maiden Flight Meets All Expectations" and 3 related photos.
    A new era in space exploration has begun, and nice... Read full description  
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  • 1903 McAlester, Oklahoma Woman hanging...
    Item #675810
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 17, 1903

    * McAlester, Oklahoma - Indian Territory
    * Murderer Dora Wright - Woman hanging


    The bottom of the front page has a one column heading: "WHITE MAN HANGED BY KENTUCKY MOB" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description  
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  • Pair of issues on the London Olympic Games...
    Item #675803
    LOS ANGELES EXPRESS, California, a pair of issues dated July 13 and 14 1908 each with front page content concerning the Olympic Games in London. Included are photos of 5 American participants as well a: "The Olympic Stadium, London".
    Each issue is complete in 16 pages, light toning, generally nice.
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  • Jess Willard wins the heavyweight boxing title...
    Item #675801
    THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 6, 1915

    * Jess Williard vs. Jack Johnson 
    * The "Great white hope" defeats 1st Black Boxing Champion
    * Heavyweight boxing title fight (1st report)


    Among the front page heads: "Vicious Right Swing to Johnson's Jaw Wins Title for Jess Willard" with a full-figure... Read full description  
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  • Review & Premiere of "Willow", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #675790
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 20, 1988

    * Best "Willow" movie advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere
    * High Fantasy cult film - Ron Howard


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Willow" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the... Read full description  
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  • Al "Scarface" Capone going insane in 1938 ?....
    Item #675788
    SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 9, 1938

    * Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone
    * Alcatraz federal prison "The Rock"
    * Best title to be had ? - rare as such


    The front page has a one column heading: "Prison Death fear Drives Capone Mad" with subheads. Related photo under: "FEAR" and brief text is on page 10.... Read full description  
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  • Michael Jordan becomes the best player in the NBA...
    Item #675772
    USA TODAY, Thursday, April 26, 1988

    * Michael Jordan becoming a superstar
    * Chicago Bulls NBA basketball


    The front page of the sport's section has a illustration which includes the likeness of Michael Jordan with heading: "NBA selects its best" Also a two column heading: "Jordan has no peer, say his peers"... Read full description  
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  • Floyd Patterson retains his heavyweight title...
    Item #675765
    SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of The Des Moines Register, Iowa, Aug. 19, 1958  

    * Floyd Patterson vs. Roy Harris
    * Heavyweight boxing title fight


    This is the sports section only, with a nice banner headline: "PATTERSON KEEPS TITLE ON T.K.O. IN 12TH" with related subheads, and two photos, one showing a bloodied Roy Harris... Read full description  
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  • Bathysphere deep-sea submersible dive...
    Item #675756
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1934

    * Bathysphere deep-sea submersible
    * Otis Barton & William Beebe record dive
    * New York Zoological Society


    The front page has a one column heading: "DR. BEEBE DESCENDS 2,510 FEET IN OCEAN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with 2 related photos.
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