Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #621749TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, July 5, 1934
* Night of the Long Knives
* Adolph Hitler
This 16 page newspaper has two column headings on the front page that include: "BIGGEST THREAT TO NAZI DOMINATION IS IN FARMING AREA" and more.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete, light browning with some... Read full description -
Item #621748THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, February 6, 1943
* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta
* 2nd fight - Robinson's 1st ever loss
* Boxing - Boxers
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "ROBINSON WIN STRING BROKEN" and "La Motta Floors Negro as He Takes Decision". This was the famous second fight in... Read full description -
Item #621747THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 26, 1943
* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta (day of)
* 3rd of 6 fights (tiebreaker)
* From Robinson's birth place
This 30 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 18: "Hayes Returns to Ring on Olympic Card" with subheads that include: "Sugar-Jake Rubber Bout Is... Read full description -
Item #621721EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, Sept. 13, 1943 The front page has a banner head: "Germany is More Resolute Than Ever" with a subhead: "Neither Time nor Force of Arms Will Cause Reich to Submit - Adolf Hitler". Hitler's speech is prefaced: "On Friday evening, Adolf Hitler, the German Fuehrer, delivered a message to the... Read full description -
Item #621718THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 24, 1928
* Airship Italia - Umberto Nobile
* North Pole - polar flight
The front page has a banner headline: "NOBILE CRUISES OVER POLE FOR HOUR, STARTS BACK" with subheads and map. (see) Nice for display.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 26 pages, light toning, minor margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #621687THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, October 8, 1902 Page 9 has a one column headline "PRINCE ALERT'S RACE" with subhead "Beat Sir Albert S. and Broke the Half Mile Pacing Record".
Other news, sports and advertisements are within.
This is complete in ten pages, chipping and small edges, irregular left spine. Must be handled... Read full description -
Item #621684THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1930
* Dr. Albert Einstein
* Uniform field theory
* Electricity and gravity
Page 3 has one column headings: "Dr. Einstein Clarifies Theory To Scientists" "German Physicist Retraces to Prussian Academy Steps in Reaching His Field Formula" See image for text here.
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #621672THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 30, 1944
* Nazi concentration camp exposed for 1st time
* Horrors of Majdanek revealed
A two column heading near the bottom of the front page reads: "Germans Admit Big Slaughter Of Many Men, Women, Children" Coverage on the horrors revealed at the Majdanek concentration camp at... Read full description -
Item #621671THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 10, 1932
* Junnosuke Inoue assassination
* Bank of Japan - Nippon Ginko
* League of Blood Incident
The front page has a two column headline: "CHINESE HOLD OFF ENEMY ON THREE LINES OF ATTACK; INOUYE IS SLAIN IN TOKYO" with many subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with related photos.
Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #621638LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 9, 1932
* Winnie Ruth Judd death sentence
* "The Trunk Murderess"
The front page has one column headings: "JUDD WOMAN IS CONVICTED" "Hears the Death Penalty Without the Flicker of An Eyelash"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages,... Read full description -
Item #621440A reprint of the very first NEW YORK TIMES crossword puzzle which was published in The New York Times Magazine, February 15, 1942 (more than one available).
* The first New York Times crossword puzzle - a copy
* A hardcopy print of a high-resolution scan of an original
The original magazine, done in tabloid-size format,... Read full description -
Item #621430INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Pennsylvania, Dec. 24, 1907 A very nice Christmas-themed front page showing angels with several borders of holly and a heading: "Merry Christmas To You All". This front page is in red & green ink while the balance of the issue is in black ink.
Eight pages, 12 3/4 by 19 1/2 inches, very nice... Read full description -
Item #621425LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, June 26, 1948
* Joe Louis vs. Jersey Joe Walcott
* Heavyweight boxing title (pre fight news)
* Yankee Stadium
Page 5 has a one column heading: "Louis Winner, Will Retire From Boxing" with photo of Louis. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine... Read full description -
Item #621341NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 4, 1933 A banner headline on page 10 announces: "Longest Scoring Streak in Major League History Ends as Yankees are Blanked" with subheads: "Yankees Finally Bow By A Shut-Out, 7-0", "Held Scoreless by Grove of the Athletics After Tallying in 308 Games in Row", & more. Included is a... Read full description -
Item #621336THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Jan. 18, 1950
* Great Brinks Robbery
* 1st report (Boston MA)
* Over 2 Million $$$$
The front page has a three column, two line head: "Gang Robs Armored Truck Firm of 'Over $1,000,000' ". Just above this headline and report is a photo with the caption beginning: "At the scene... Read full description -
Item #621327PM DAILY, New York, Feb. 21, 1944 Front page heads: "Inside Japan - Jap Fascism Enslaves 70 Million" "Score at Truk" "Hospital Shakedown" "Badoglio Moves to Keep His Job" "The Bedaux Story" "Sues to Regain Cartel Stock"".
Tabloid size, complete in 20 pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #621158PM DAILY, New York, Feb. 28, 1944 The headlines read" "What Hitlerism Has Done to Youth" "We Want to Quit - Finns Tell Hitler" "Pig Sties for War Workers - Florida Housing Blocked" "Vichyites Can't Halt Patriots' Sabotage" "2 Catholic Groups Attack Health Bill" "Soviets Roll... Read full description -
Item #621157THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Jan. 20, 1953 This issue features a banner headline of "Eisenhower Is Sworn in as President" with subheads and one column photo of Eisenhower. Other news of the day.
The complete 4 page issue in good condition.
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Item #621139THE PARSONS SUN, Kansas, June 29, 1967
* Jayne Mansfield killed in car crash
* Hollywood actress and Playboy Playmate
The front page has a three column heading "Road Crash Kills Jayne" with caption: "Actress and two Men Die" and photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the automobile accident that killed famous actress Jayne... Read full description -
Item #621131THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1932
* Billy Jurges shot by girl
* Chicago Cubs - MLB baseball player
This 38 page newspaper has one column headings on page 18: "BILL JURGES WOUNDED BY GIRL HE REJECTED" and "Chicago Cubs Player and Young Woman Are Shot in Struggle for Her Pistol" First report coverage on the shooting of Chicago Cubs'... Read full description -
Item #621045THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 22, 1930
* Gold Star Mothers - Motherhood
* Women Negroes pilgrimages
* Paris, France
Page 11 has a one column heading: "GOLD STAR NEGROES WELCOMED IN PARIS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, rag edition in great condition. -
Item #621040TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, May 14, 1932
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping case
* 2nd report on finding the dead body
* Upcoming trial of the century
This 14 page newspaper has a great two line banner headline on the front page: "MURDERERS ARE SOUGHT OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST" with subheads that include: "Col.... Read full description -
Item #621037THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 14, 1930
* Aviator Frank Hawks
* Transcontinental airplane flight
* Speed record broken
The front page has a three column headline: "HAWKS FLIES FROM COAST IN 12 1/2 HOURS, 2 1/2 UNDER MARK SET BY THE LINDBERGHS; EXCEEDS 200-MILE SPEED ALL THE WAY" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on Franks... Read full description -
Item #621028ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 17, 1933
* Albert Einstein arrives in America (1st report)
* Escapes Adolph Hitler & Third Reich
The front page has one column headings: "PROF. EINSTEIN DODGES PRESS" "German Scientist Taken Off Steamer Secretly--but Reporter Meets Him". (see) 1st report coverage on Albert... Read full description -
Item #621025FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 11, 1930
* Albert Einstein visits America
The front page has a two column heading: "Einstein Lands in U. S. 'Kill Militarism' His Message to Americans" with subhead (see photos). 1st report coverage of Albert Einstein's visit to the United States from Germany. A few years later he... Read full description -
Item #621024THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 2, 1910
* Frank Gotch wins title
* Professional wrestling
* Stanislaus Zbyszko
Page 3 has a very small one column heading: "Gotch Retains Title" See image for brief 1st report coverage on Frank Gotch defending his heavyweight pro wrestling World title.
Other... Read full description -
Item #621023FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, January 12, 1931
* Raymond Gunn lynching
* Maryville MO Missouri
* Burned atop a schoolhouse
The front page has one column headings: "Mob Burns Negro To Death On School Roof" "Building Made Funeral Pyre; Victim Chained To Prevent His Escape" and more. (see) Early, same day... Read full description -
Item #621016THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, March 16, 1957
* Burton Abbott execution
* Rapist and murderer
* San Quentin State Prison
The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Reprieve for Kidnap-Killer Reaches Death House Two Minutes Too Late". (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, minor... Read full description -
Item #621012THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1930
* John Logie Baird - father of television
* TV in it's infancy - inventions - experiments
* 1st public showing in Great Britain
The front page has a two column heading: "Television Play Is Broadcast in Britain; Dramatic Critic Sees Perfection Far Off" Very significant reporting during the founding of... Read full description -
Item #621009THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, June 29, 1942
* FBI Agents Grab Several Accomplices of Eight Nazi Saboteurs; Others Sought
* German Agents, Landed to Blast U.S. Plants
The front page has a two column heading: "FBI Denies Any German Sabotage Experts Escape" with subhead and related photo. (see)
Other news of the day with much on World... Read full description -
Item #620939THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1930
* Chicago gangland war
* George 'Bugs' Moran
* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Jack Zuta assassination
Page 7 has a one column heading: "CHICAGO 'SQUEALER' SLAIN BY GUNMAN" with subheads. (see)
Complete 1st section only with 24 pages, rag edition in nice condition. -
Item #620930DAILY NEWS, New York City, August 9, 1974
* President Richard Nixon Resigns
The front page is one of the most dramatic reporting the resignation of the President, with over half of the page taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS" the balance noting: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and... Read full description -
Item #620920TIP TOP WEEKLY, New York, July 30, 1904 A magazine for boys. The colorful cover shows an infielder "Gathering in a hot grounder" as the caption notes. Also the back cover announces: "Play Ball--The TipTop Baseball Tournament for 1904 is Open...Look Inside for Rules...".
Complete in 32 pages plus covers, various chipping at... Read full description -
Item #620728NEW YORK TRIBUNE, September 7, 1915 This paper has a three line, three column headline "Hesperian Sinks; 26 Dead; No Excuse for Act Found; Disavowal Is Expected" with subheads "Twenty-five Bodies of Crew and Passengers Not Recovered" "Says Ship Was Not Warned" "Survivors Make Affidavits and Captain Gives in... Read full description -
Item #620688THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, July 13, 1943
* Babe Ruth all star charity game
* Ted Williams - MLB baseball
* World War II - WWII
The sport's section (page 9) has a one column heading: "Bambino Pilots Team to Victory" with box scores. (see) 1st report on the charity game for World War II armed forces that featured Babe Ruth's all stars vs.... Read full description -
Item #620616THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 3, 1960
* Caryl Chessman execution
* "The Red Light Bandit"
* San Quentin State Prison
The front page has a two column heading: "Death Row Struggle Ends in Gas Chamber" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, nice condition. -
Item #620604THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1930
* Arthur Conan Doyle death
* Sherlock Holmes writer
* Spiritualism advocate
Page 10 has a one column heading: "CONAN DOYLE BURIAL TO BE ON HIS ESTATE" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, rag edition in great condition. -
Item #620529THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 4, 1926
* Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers vs. Mickey Walker
* Middleweight boxing championship
* Controversial decision - Error
This 36 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 21: "Flowers Loses Middleweight Championship to Walker Before 11,000 in Chicago" ... Read full description -
Item #620459THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sport's Section Only, March 23, 1930
* Penn State Nittany Lions
* College boxing championship
The front page of this section has one column headings: "PENN STATE BOXERS KEEP COLLEGE TITLE" "Successfully Defend the Team Championship at Penn With Total of 19 Points" and more with photo of Penn... Read full description -
Item #620431THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 23, 1929
* Charles Lindbergh tropic airmail flights
* Port of Spain - Trinidad and Tobago
The front page has one column headings: "LINDBERGH PARTY REACHES TRINIDAD; HAS WARM ELCOME" "Landing at Port of Spain, Flier and Group Are Nearly Swamped by Throng" "Big Load Of Mail Carried"... Read full description -
Item #620426THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1929
* Richard Réti death (1st report)
* Chess grandmaster - endgame studies
Page 25 has a one column heading: "RICHARD RETI DIES; A MASTER OF CHESS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day just prior to the stock market crash and the great depression. Complete in 52 pages, a few... Read full description -
Item #620398THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1940
* Cincinnati Reds win World Series
* Detroit Tigers
The front page has one column headings that include: "REDS TRIUMPH, 2-1, OVER TIGERS TO WIN WORLD SERIES, 4-3" Team's First Championship in 21 Years Sets Off Rousing Celebration in Cincinnati" and more. (see) Much more in the sport's... Read full description -
Item #620375THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 16, 1939 This newspaper has small, somewhat discrete one column headlines on page 7 "WEIDMANN TO DIE AT DAWN" and "Million's Sentence in Slayings is Commuted to Life by Lebrun". This tells of of the execution of Eugen Weidmann who was the last person to be... Read full description -
Item #620355THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1942 Page 10 has one column headings: "British Reports Loss Of 8,000-Ton Cruiser" "Trinidad Had Convoyed Ships to Russia--Captain Is Rescued". This is 1st report coverage on the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Trinidad disaster.
Also reported is "Doolittle... Read full description -
Item #620320(2) A fascinating pair of newspapers (Aug., 1991 & Jan./Feb. 1992), destined to be the premier newspapers on the coup and collapse of the Soviet Union. Both double-titled: "NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA/INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER".
Issue #1: Datelined Moscow & Washington, August, 1991 The Nezavismaya Gazeta defied orders & worked... Read full description -
Item #620296HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, June 30, 1971
* Soyuz 1 - Russian spacecraft
* Re-entry disaster
The front page has a nice banner headline: "3 RUSS COSMONAUTS FOUND DEAD IN CRAFT" with subhead and photo. (see) The three crew of Soyuz 11 are the only humans to have died outside the Earth's atmosphere.
Incomplete issue containing the... Read full description -
Item #620277THE PHOENIX GAZETTE, Arizona, October 7, 1950
* New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies
* Pitcher Whitey Ford World Series debut
The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "YANKS WIN, 5-2; TAKE SERIES" with subheads, box scores and photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the New York Yankees winning the 1950 World Series. Nice for... Read full description -
Item #620218LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 15, 1926
* Airship Norge
* Roald Amundsen
* 1st official North Pole flight ?
The front page has a two column headline: "DIRIGIBLE NORGE LANDS AT TELLER EARLY THIS MORNING" See image for brief text.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #620206THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, March 19, 1937.
* Amelia Earhart around the World attempt
* Lockheed Electra 10E airplane (1st stage)
* New London, Texas school explosion
The front page has a six column heading: "Earhart Plane Breaks Record" with subheads and related map. (see) 1st report coverage on her first attempt to fly around the... Read full description -
Item #620176THE PHOENIX GAZETTE, Arizona, May 30, 1959
* Racecar driver Rodger Ward wins
* Indianapolis 500 Indycar automobile race
The front page has a nice banner headline: "WARD FLASHES TO VICTORY" with subheads and two related photos. Unusual having a nice headline on the front page for this event, normally in the sport's section... Read full description
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