Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century

LOS ANGELES EVENING POST, May 9, 1934

* Rae Randall suicide death
* Hollywood movie actress
* Greta Garbo double

The front page has a three column heading in red lettering: "Actress Kills Self" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of actress Rae Randall (Sigrun Salvason). Not reported in the New York Times, so... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1932

* Sophia of Prussia death

Page 21 has a one column heading: "QUEEN SOPHIE DIES; EXILE FROM GREECE" with subheads and photo. First report coverage on the death of Princess Sophia of Prussia, Queen of the Hellenes and wife of King Constantine I. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 5, 1932

* Jean Harlow "Blonde Bombshell"
* Hollywood "Golden Age" actress
* Lucky Strikes cigarettes ad

Page 14 has a 15 x 9 inch advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promoted by Hollywood actress Jean Harlow. (see)
News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1929

* Battle of Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
* Escobar Rebellion

The front page has a three column heading: "REBELS TAKE JUAREZ IN 3-HOUR BATTLE; TWO AMERICANS AMONG THE 24 KILLED; HOOVER AGREES TO SELL ARMS TO MEXICO" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the battle of Juárez, Chihuahua in... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 11, 1931

* Niceto Alcalá-Zamora elected president
* Second Spanish Republic - Spain

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ZAMORA IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SPAIN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Niceto Alcalá-Zamora becoming the president of the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1931

* Ole Edvart Rølvaag death
* Norwegian-American novelist
* Mahatma Gandhi in London

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Gandhi, in Loincloth, Meets King and Queen; Arrives Late at Palace and Leaves Early" (see)
Page 23 has a one column heading: "DR.... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 28, 1931

* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame upset
* Loads of text w/ photos

The front page of this section has a one column heading: "ARMY ELEVEN BEATS NOTRE DAME, 12 TO 0, AS 78,000 LOOK ON" with subheads and three relate photos. (see)
Page 5 of this section has a banner headline: "78,000... Read full description  

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 27, 1929

* Captain George Fried
* SS America rescue mission
* Italian steamship Florida
* Harry Manning

The front page has a two column heading: "NEW YORK GIVES CAPTAIN FIRED A VOCIFEROUS WELCOME FOR HIS HEROIC RESCUE" with photo of Fried. (see)
Other news & advertisements of the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1936

* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st Transatlantic flight begins
* Conchita Supervía death (1st report)
* Spanish mezzo-soprano opera singer

Page 22 has a one column heading: "CONCHITA SUPERVIA IS DEAD IN LONDON" with subheads and photo. (see)
Page 23 has a one column... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, September 2, 1931

* David Starr Jordan death (1st report)
* Ichthyologist - educator - peace activist
* Stanford University founding president

Page 6 of this section has a one column heading: "DAVID STARR JORDAN DIES AT AGE 80" with subheads and photo. (see) Lengthy text here.
Complete... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1931

* Sir Hall Caine death (1st report)
* Manx author - novelist - playwright
* Isle of Man - Irish Sea - Greeba Castle

Page 23 has a one column heading: "SIR HALL CAINE DIES; FAMOUS NOVELIST" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Manx author, Hall Caine.
Other news, sports and... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 15, 1931

* Gitanillo de Triana death (1st report)
* Gypsy bullfighting matador- bullfighter

Page 13 has a one column heading: "Gitanillo Is Dead; Gypsy Bull-Fighter" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1931 

* Famous New York City gangster 
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond 
* Acquitted for torture (assault) 

The front page has a one column heading: "DIAMOND ACQUITTED OF ASSAULT CHARGE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside. Always nice to have notable events in... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1931

* Ruth Rowland Nichols airplane crash
* 1st Woman solo Transatlantic flight attempt
* Newfoundland - Canada

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RUTH NICHOLS HURT IN CRASH AT ST. JOHN ON WAY TO EUROPE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 3 with photo.
Other news, sports... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1931

* Alfred Wegener's body found in the Arctic
* German polar researcher, geophysicist & meteorologist

The top of the front page is a two column heading announcing: "Wegener's Body Found in Greenland Waste; Died Peacefully, Buried in Furs by Native" (see) First report coverage on German... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 9 only, May 3, 1931

* Origin of the solar system
* Harold Jeffreys' theory
* Planets - moons

Page 4 of this section has a banner headline: "ORIGIN OF SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLAINED IN A NEW THEORY; An English Scientist Holds That the Earth and the Other Planets,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 25, 1931

* National Prohibition Act held valid
* Eighteenth Amendment argument
* Dry law to continue in the U.S.

The front page has a one column heading: "DRY LAW HELD VALID BY SUPREME COURT; RULING IS UNANIMOUS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the United States v. Sprague Supreme Court... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1931

* Ruth Rowland Nichols breaks record
* World altitude record (Women)
* Airplane flight to 28,743 feet

The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH NICHOLS SOARS SIX MILES ABOVE CITY, SETTING NEW RECORD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo of Nichols. Always nice to... Read full description  

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 12, 1921

* Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
* Becomes 1st MLB Baseball commissioner

Page 7 has a two column heading: "Baseball Finally Put On Reconstructive Basis" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, a little light staining, a few small margin tears,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1930

* Charles K. Harris death
* Songwriter of popular music
* "Tin Pan Alley" pioneer
* "After the Ball" (song) fame

Page 21 has a one column heading: "C. K. HARRIS DEAD; NOTED SONG WRITER" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1930

* Eddie Casey, American football player & coach
* Harvard Crimson football head coaching job

The sport's section (page 30) has a banner headline: "Eddie Casey Appointed Head Coach of Harvard Football Team to Succeed Horween" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Eddie... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 19, 1930

* Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi
* Marine radiotelephone experiments
* Yacht Elettra laboratory

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Marconi Perfecting Automatic Radiophone; To Install System From Rome to Sardina" (See) I suspect this is one of the few publications... Read full description  

THE BETHLEHEM-TIMES, October 5, 1939

* 1939 World Series of baseball (game 1)
* New York Yankees vs. Cincinnati Reds

The front page has a scoreboard display above the masthead showing the Yankees winning 4-0. A two column headline reads: "PEARSON ALLOWS TOW HITS; YANKS TRIUMPH 4 TO 0" with subheads and box scores. (see) First report... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 11, 1930

* Captain Roy W. Ammel
* Lockheed Explorer Monoplane "Blue Flash"
* 1st flight from New York to Panama Canal Zone

The front page has a one column heading: "AMMEL FLIES PLANE TO CANAL IN ONE HOP" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Roy W. Ammel's 1st non-stop... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 1, 1930

* Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony of Kerry death
* Irish Protestant nationalist politician & philanthropist

Page 19 has a one column heading: "THE O'MAHONY DIES; HEAD OF IRISH CLAN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony. I suspect this is... Read full description