Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #577140THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 1, 1934
* Halloween night
* 1st year "trick or treat"
This 46 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Street Fights Mark Halloween in Harlem; 400 Parading Children Battle With Stones".
See photos for text. According to Wikipedia, this was the first time "trick or... Read full description -
Item #577129THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1935
* Early Coca Cola Company
* Law suit - Coke
This 48 page newspaper has a small and discrete one column heading on page 41: "Coca Cola Sues for Infringement".
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition. -
Item #577128THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 18, 1935
* Early Coca Cola Company
* Stock shares - Coke
This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 46: "COCA COLA HEAD GOT $100,500 IN PAY" "Company Files Statement of Salaries and Shareholding with the SEC". See photos for text.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in... Read full description -
Item #577115ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE, New York, June 23, 1947
* Taft–Hartley Act is passed
* Harry Truman's veto is overridden
The banner headline announces the enactment of the historic Taft Hartley Act which monitors the activities & power of labor unions: "SENATE DEFEATS LABOR BILL VETO" plus subhead: "Overrider Vote... Read full description -
Item #577114THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, August 13, 1908
* William Jennings Bryan
* Nominated for president
* Democratic Party
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* BRYAN TAKES NOMINATION
* Formally Accepts Tender of Place on Democratic Ticket
* Voices Gratitude For Honor
* His Slogan For The Campaign
and more... Read full description -
Item #577097THE CALL, San Francisco, California, November 18, 1910 Page 3 carries a one column, three line "BIRDMAN MAKES GRIM FIGHT IN 500 FOOT FALL" with sub "Tries Vainly to Readjust Wing Tip Which Crumples in Second Flight in Denver" "Horror Stricken Hundreds Become Ghouls in Mad Rush to... Read full description -
Item #577082THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 5, 1935
* Early Coca Cola Company
* Stock shares - Coke
This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 46: "COCA-COLA EXTRA ON 4,000,000 SHARES" and "25c Is Added to a Quarterly 50c on Company's New 4-to-1 Stock Split-Up". See photos for text here.
Other news, sports and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #577081THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 16, 1938
* Thomas Wolfe's Death (1st report)
* American Novalist
This 44 page newspaper has one column headings on page 21 that include: "THOMAS C. WOLFE Dead", "Author of 'Look Homeward, Angel'"
One column photo of Wolfe as well. Other news, sports and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #577069LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, January 12, 1932
* Oliver Wendell Holmes resigns
* Supreme Court of the United States
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES RESIGNS", "As Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for Many Years"... Read full description -
Item #577067LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, January 13, 1932
* Moundville, Alabama
* Tornado disaster
This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "11 PERSONS KILLED IN AN ALA. TORNADO". This tells of the tornado disaster at Moundville, Alabama.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #577022LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 2, 1964
* Civil Rights Act of 1964... Day of signing
* Lyndon B. Johnson
This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:
"House Ready To Vote On Civil Rights Today" which tells of this historic act would be signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on this day.
Other news... Read full description -
Item #576952THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 29, 1928
* John Baird - father of television
* TV in it's infancy - inventions
Page 5 has a one column heading: "Launch Television Here"
A very significant report during the founding of television, an invention which would change not only the worlds of entertainment &... Read full description -
Item #576943THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 10, 1928
* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder
* William Edward Hickman GUILTY
This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FIND HICKMAN SANE, GUILTY OF MURDER" "Los Angles Jury Returns Verdict Against Marion Parker's Slayer in 36 Minutes" "Youth... Read full description -
Item #576933THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1928
* John Baird - father of television
* TV in it's infancy
Page 4 has one column headings: "EYE TAKEN FROM BOY AIDED TELEVISION", "Baird Tells of Using It, Soon After Surgeon Operated, in Successful Test" See photo for text. Other news of the day throughout.
A very significant report... Read full description -
Item #576928THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 16, 1926
* John Logie Baird - father of television
* TV in it's infancy - inventions
The front page has one column headlines that include: "PREDICTS VISION ACROSS THE OCEAN" "New Projector Described Which Paints, as it Were, by Light Flashes From Mirrors" and more.... Read full description -
Item #576910THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1928
* John Baird - father of television
* TV coming to America soon ?
Page 16 has one column headlines that include: "TELEVISION CHAIN TO BE FORMED HERE", "American Purchasers of Baird Rights Say Entire Continent Will Ultimately Be Covered". See photos for text. Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #576856THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, November 22, 1931
* USC Trojans vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Famous upset game
This 36 page newspaper has a two column heading at the bottom of the front page: "Trojan, Harvard Upset Wins Top Grid Drama". The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline that reads: "TROJANS DEFEAT... Read full description -
Item #576848LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 4, 1941
* Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany death report
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Ex-German Kaiser, 82, Dies Today at His Holland Estate", with subheads (see images). Tells of the death of Wilhelm II, German Emperor. Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #576807ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, August 12, 1929
* Earthquake in Albany, New York?
* Babe Ruth & baseball youth
This 22 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"EARTHQUAKE TREMORS SHAKE ALBANY" with subheads. (see) Best title to have in.
Also one column headlines on page 13 that include:... Read full description -
Item #576806THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 6, 1931
* U.S. Open golf - Billy Burke
* George Von Elm
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "VON ELM, BURKE TIE IN GOLF PLAY-OFF" "Each Scores 149 for 336 Holes in U.S. Open to End All Even Second Day in Row" "Resume The Battle... Read full description -
Item #576799LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 15, 1932
* Trenton, Tennessee tornado
* 1st report
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "TENN. TORNADO KILLS 10 PERSONS, INJURES 3" with subhead (see photos). Tells of the destructive tornado near Trenton, Tennessee.
Other news of the day including period... Read full description -
Item #576795SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 25, 1962
* Benny Paret's last fight (1st report)
* Welterwight World boxing championship
This 50+ page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page of the sport's section: "Griffith Halts Paret On 12th Round TKO" and "Comes Off Floor With Savage Two-Fisted Attack to... Read full description -
Item #576794THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 15, 1930.
* U.S. Yacht Enterprise
* Shamrock V
* America's Cup
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headlines on the front page:
* Enterprise Leads in Second Race; Shamrock V Is 'Out Maneuvered'; Time Lost Tacking About Turn
with subheads. (see) Tells of the 1930 America's... Read full description -
Item #576780LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, June 13, 1924
* USS Mississippi (BB-41)
* Explosion disaster (1st report)
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "3 OFFICERS AND 45 ENLISTED MEN KILLED IN FLAME AND GAS EXPLOSION"
This tells of the USS battleship Mississippi turret explosion disaster... Read full description -
Item #576761THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 29, 1936
* Nikola Tesla
* Father of Radio Physics & more
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9:
* Tesla Is Honored At 80
* Birthday of the Scientist is Observed in Yugoslavia
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #576715THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1934
* Marinus Van Der Lubbe is guilty
* Reichstag fire suspect... executed by guillotine
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "VAN DER LUBBE DIES ON NAZI GUILLOTINE", "Germany Beheads Reichstag Incendiary in Lepzig, Taking the World by Surprise",... Read full description -
Item #576701THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, November 25, 1929
* Green Bay Packers
* New York Giants
This 26 page issue has one column headlines on page 20 that include: "PACKER ELEVEN DOWNS GIANTS" and more with lineup. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear, otherwise good. -
Item #576662THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2, 1934
* Verne Sankey captured
* Boettcher kidnapping
The front page has a great banner headline above the masthead on the front page: "SIOUX FALLS GETS SANKEY" with subhead: "U.S BREAKS LAST PART OF KIDNAP GANG" which tells of the capture of Verne Sankey.
Other news, sports, and advertising... Read full description -
Item #576660LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, September 14, 1926
* Bobby Jones - amateur golfer
* Baltusrol golf club
The front page has a one column report headed: "Bobby Jones Has Perfect Day At Baltusrol".
See photo for text on the golf tournament at Baltusrol in New Jersey.
Complete in 10 pages with other news of the... Read full description -
Item #576654LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, Feb. 1, 1957
* Pacoima Junior High School
* Los Angeles CA California
* Airplane disaster (1st report)
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Seven Die As Airliner Crashes Into Yard Of School In California" This tells of the Pacoima aircraft incident.... Read full description -
Item #576626WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, April 25, 1929
* Slocum, Texas
* Tornadoes disaster
This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "WINDSTORMS KILL TEN AND DAMAGE PROPERTY IN TEXAS" with subheads. (see)
Tells of the tornado outbreak in Texas in which the small town of Slocum was hit hardest.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #576625WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, April 26, 1929
* Cochran &Statesboro, Georgia
* Tornadoes disaster
This 16 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TWO TORNADOES HIT GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA, KILL 37" with subheads (see photos).
Tells of the tornado outbreak in Georgia and South Carolina in which the city of... Read full description -
Item #576624THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Nebraska, April 6, 1927
* Parco, Wyoming (Sinclair)
* Oil refinery explosion (1st report)
This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 8: "OIL BLAST KILLS 17; EIGHT HURT", "Three of Injured Not Expected to Live; Caused by Break in Still", with supporting text, tells of the oil refinery... Read full description -
Item #576610LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 13, 1935
* A Night at the Opera movie ad
* Groucho - Chico - Harpo
* Marx Brothers
This 12 page newspaper has a 6 x 5 inch movie advertisement on the back page for: "A Night at the Opera" starring the Marx Brothers. (see photos) Also a related photo on the same page with brief text... Read full description -
Item #576608THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 2, 1922
* William Desmond Taylor shot dead
This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "THINK DIRECTOR OF MOVIES MURDERED". The report tells of the murder of famed actor and director William Desmond Taylor which is still unsolved till this day. This is a early first... Read full description -
Item #576559LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 10, 1933
* United States Bank Holiday
* The Great Depression
* Franklin D. Roosevelt
This 8 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "ROOSEVELT ASKS RIGHT TO CUT VETERANS' BENEFITS" with subhead. (see)
This action would have the desired effect of... Read full description -
Item #576555THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, April 13, 1927 This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TEXAS TOWN FLATTENED BY TORNADO" with subheads. (see)
This first report tells of the tornado disaster at Rocksprings, Texas.
Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in... Read full description -
Item #576536SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 25, 1911 The front cover of the issue is entitled "Pumping Gold Bullion From the Sea" with further information inside. Within the issue is "Marie Sklodowska Curie, The Greatest Woman Scientist, Twice Recipient of the Nobel Prize", immortalized by her researches on radium;... Read full description -
Item #576516NEW YORK TIMES, November 26, 1930.
* President Herbert Hoover declares war on gangsters
* The Al Capone era
This 44 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "PRESIDENT DEMANDS WAR ON GANGSTERS; PUTS DUTY ON STATES", with subheads. This was during the time Al Capone was in power.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #576504SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 29, 1911 The front cover of the issue is entitled "Rise and Fall of the American Merchant Marine" with further information inside. Within the issue is "Wilhelm Ostwald - A Leader in Modern Philosophy of Science"; "The Voisin 'Canard' Biplane" which was Christened the 'Duck'; ... Read full description -
Item #576384THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, April 1, 1962
* Milton FL Florida
* Tornado disaster (1st report)
This 42 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Tornado Kills 15 In Florida".
This tells of the tornado disaster at Milton, Florida.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Small binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #576382THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, June 17, 1925
* Hackettstown NJ New Jersey train wreck
* 1st report
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Boat Train Death Toll Goes to 35" and more (see images). This tells of train wreck disaster at Hackettstown, New Jersey.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #576364THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, September 28, 1923
* Glen Rock WY train wreck (1st report)
* Coal Creek - Casper Wyoming
This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TRAIN IN RIVER; FEAR 40 DEAD", "Passengers Are Drowned as Engine, Five Cars Plunge Through Bridge", and "Snow Hinders... Read full description -
Item #576338WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, March 11, 1941
* Strand Theatre fire
* Firemen disaster
* Brockton MA Massachusetts
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "12 FIREMEN DIE IN THEATRE FIRE" and "Twenty-Eight Others Injured Battling Flames At Brockton, Mass." This tells of the Strand... Read full description -
Item #576334THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 25, 1948 This 42 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "2-YEAR GM WAGE PACT" with caption: "Cost-of-Living Raise" and subheads. (see)
This tells of the G.M.-U.A.W. Wage Contract of 1948. Great to have in a Detroit newspaper.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag... Read full description -
Item #576326YOUNG PEOPLE'S WEEKLY, Elgin, Illinois, June 10, 1916 This is a Sunday School publication from David. C. Cook. The colored-cover of this issue is of a father and daughter in a field of flowers with a lake in the background. Within the issue are a variety of article. On page 7 is an article entitled "The Rhine of the United States" which is about... Read full description -
Item #576194LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 14, 1929
* Six Miles, South Carolina
* Tornado disaster
This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:
"9 KNOWN DEAD IN S. C. TORNADO"
Tells of the deadly tornado which struck the small community of Six Miles, South Carolina near... Read full description -
Item #576193LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 15, 1929
* Elba Al Alabama flood (1st report)
* Pea River & Whitewater Creek
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "FLOOD RIVERS A MENACE TO POPULATION OF OVER 4000", with subhead (see image). The coverage tells of the devastating flood that hit Elba, Alabama.... Read full description -
Item #576174THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, November 28, 1933
* Brooke Hart murder
This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Rolph Praises Lynching Mob" and "Would Free Any Who Might Be Jailed" with smaller subheads and photo of Governor Rolph (see). The report tells of the lynching of Thomas Thurmond and... Read full description -
Item #576172LOS ANGELES TIMES, The Games of the Tenth Olympiad Section, Los Angeles, California, December 4, 1931 This is a 32-page Fiftieth Anniversary Edition section dedicated to the Olympiad. This contains information on the Story of the Olympic Games, information on Los Angeles hosting the games in 1932 including the program of events, and photos of the... Read full description
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