Historic Newspapers: The 20th Century
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Item #688313CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 24, 1930
* Golfer Bobby Jones
* Merion Golf Club
* Grand Slam of golf
The front page has a one column heading: "Bobby Jones' 142 Wins Medal In U.S. Amateur Golf" (see) The front page of section 2 (sports) has a seven column heading: "JONES' 142 WINS MEDAL HONORS IN U. S. AMATEUR"... Read full description -
Item #688299LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 12, 1978
* Desegregation busing begins in L.A.
* Race-integration - school students
* Forced busing - blacks & whites
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "BUSING BEGINS; Schools Hail Calm Start; White Absenteeism Reported" with subhead and two related photos. Two more related are on page 3.... Read full description -
Item #688296THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 2, 1947
* Ibn Saud - King Abdulaziz
* Arabian American Oil Company
* Saudi Aramco - Saudi Arabia
Page 25 has an article headed: "Ibn Saud Gratified By Oil Development" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 60 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality... Read full description -
Item #688295CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 11, 1938
* Austrian Anschluss referendum
* Adolph Hitler - German election
The front page has a one column heading: "99% OF GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS VOTE FOR UNION" with subhead. (see) Related photo and heading is on the back page. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World... Read full description -
Item #688294CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 3, 1930
* Fox Lake Massacre (2nd report)
* Chicago gangland gangster war
* Al 'Scarface' Capone vs. George 'Bugs' Moran ?
* Best title to be had (very rare as such)
The front page has a one column heading: "SEIZE 200 ALIEN SUSPECTS; WAR ON GANG KILLERS" with subhead. (see) Second... Read full description -
Item #688289THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 22, 1972
* Pieta - Italian Renaissance sculpture
* Michelangelo - sculptor - painter
* Vandalism by Laszlo Toth
The front page has a three column heading: "Michelangelo's Pieta Smashed by Hammer" with two related photos. (see)
Complete with 26 pages, tiny binding holes and a little wear... Read full description -
Item #688282FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Extra, Massachusetts, October 9, 1931
* Philadelphia Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals
* World Series of baseball (game 6)
* Early, same day coverage
The front page has a nice banner headline proclaiming: "ATHLETICS TIE WORLD SERIES" with subheads, box scores and inning by inning description. Nice to have all related... Read full description -
Item #688274SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Oct. 21, 1931
* Frankie Ftrisch wins NL MVP
* St. Louis Cardinals 2nd baseman
* Major League Baseball - MLB
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "FRISCH NAMED MOST VALUABLE IN LEAGUE" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice for display.
Complete section 2 only with 12... Read full description -
Item #688225THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 12, 1933
* Prohibition ends in Maine
* Beer returns - legal liquor
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Drys Defeated 2-1 in Maine, Old Stronghold" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good. -
Item #688223THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1931
* Babe Ruth receives plaque at stadium
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* Baseball Writer's Association
The sport's section (page 22) has a two column photo showing Babe Ruth receiving a plaque from Dan Daniel for his contribution to the game of baseball. (see) Also coverage of the game played... Read full description -
Item #688218THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, San Francisco, June 4, 1942.
* Dutch Harbor, Alaska
* Japanese airplane attack
* Battle of Midway eve
The front page has a one column heading under: "War Highlights" which reads: "Jap Bombers Strike At Dutch Harbor" (see) Interesting having a WWII report in this famous financial publication.
Complete... Read full description -
Item #688217FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., January 31, 1939
* Hitler calls for Jewish extermination
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "British Premier Lauds Hitler's Speech; Cites Promises Duce Made" with subheads. (see) Text of Hitler's speech is on page 4. This is considered one of the more blatant... Read full description -
Item #688216CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Jan. 12, 1930
* Pope Pius XI
* Catholic believes
* Mixed-sex education ?
The front page has a nice banner headline: "POPE ATTACKS COED SCHOOLS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. -
Item #688206BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, April 12, 1917
* Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees (opening day)
* Babe Ruth pitches against the Yanks
* 3-hitter and win - BOSTON PUBLICATION
The top of the back page under "General Sporting News" is a one column heading "Only Three Hits Off Ruth" with subhead. (see) This was... Read full description -
Item #688205CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 25, 1937
* Willie Reed negro lynching in Bainbridge, Georgia
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Body Of Slayer Dragged Around Square; Burned" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Willie Reed at Bainbridge, Georgia.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #688188LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 2, 2007
* Captain Paul Tibbets death
* 1st atomic bomb in warfare (Little Boy)
* Enola gay airplane pilot fame
* Hiroshima, Japan - World War II
The front page has a two column photo with heading: "Pilot launched Atomic Age over Hiroshima" First report coverage continues on pages 18 & 19 with 3 more... Read full description -
Item #688186LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 22, 1976
* Yuba City high school bus disaster
* Martinez, California crash accident
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "School Bus Crash Near S.F. Kills 28" with subhead and related photo w/ map. A few more photos are on the front page of section II.
Complete sections I & II totaling 50 pages,... Read full description -
Item #688176CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 13, 1929
* RACKETEERING - RACKETS
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front page has a nice banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "WARNS OF 'RACKET REVIVAL'" with... Read full description -
Item #688140CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 13, 1931
* First Golden Gloves boxing tournament vs. Europe (France)
* Soldier Field- United States boxers - Best title to be had
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U.S. BOXERS BEAT FRANCE: 5-3" with subheads. (see) Sport's section has round by round description and two related photos. Seven... Read full description -
Item #687959THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1931
* Susan Glaspell - playwright, actress
* Margaret Ayer Barnes - novelist
* Pulitzer Prize winners for journalism
The front page has a one column heading: "TWO PULITZER PRIZES ARE WON BY WOMAN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photos of the winners. Always nice to have... Read full description -
Item #687953SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 5, 1937
* Byron Nelson wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a one column heading: "Augusta Golf Won By Nelson". (see) First report coverage on Byron Nelson winning the 1937 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta,... Read full description -
Item #687920THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1931
* Rare Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium photo
* King Prajadhipok & Queen Rambaibarni of Siam
Page 21 has a rare photo showing Babe Ruth with King Prajadhipok & Queen Rambaibarni at Yankee Stadium. Also a one column heading: "SIAMESE RULERS SEE YANKEES WIN" with subheads. (see) Such a photo would... Read full description -
Item #687917THE DETROIT NEWS, Mass., Dec. 6, 1957
* Vanguard TV3 embarrassment (day of)
* America's 1st attempt to launch satellite
A report on the front page announces the upcoming embarrassing entry of the United States in the space race with the Soviet Union, with a banner headline: "RUSH MOON LAUNCHING; Count Resumes After 3... Read full description -
Item #687904CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 21, 1928
* Umberto Nobile & partial crew found
* Italia airship expedition
* Roald Amundsen death ?
* Norwegian polar - arctic explorer
The front page has a one column heading: "ARCTIC HIDES AMUNDSEN AS NOBILE IS FOUND" with subhead. Photo of Amundsen is on the back page.
Complete with 40... Read full description -
Item #687894THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn. April 24, 1920
* Early drug addiction cure "
* Heroin - cocaine - morphine
* Twilight sleep - coma state
The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "NEW CURE FOR DRUG ADDICTS" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, a few small binding slits along the... Read full description -
Item #687893SPORT'S SECTION only of the New York Times, Dec. 21, 1930
* Hunter College - New York City
* Women's basketball team photo
The top of page 6 of this section has a four column photo with heading: "Members Of The Hunter College Basketball Team" Also a two column heading: "Early Games Indicate Successful Season For... Read full description -
Item #687892SPORT'S SECTION only of The Detroit Free Press, June 8, 1930
* Gallant Fox - horse racing
* Belmont Stakes winner
* Triple crown clinched
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "Gallant Fox Makes Smashing Finish To Beat Whichone By Four Lengths At Belmont" with subheads and small photo of jockey Earl Sande. (see)... Read full description -
Item #687890LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 16, 1982
* Plyler v. Doe U.S. Supreme Court case
* Illegal immigrant children school funding
The front page has a two column heading: "Right To Free Schooling of Illegal Aliens Upheld" (see)
Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, nice condition. -
Item #687889THE DETROIT NEWS, May 15, 1962
* United States Marines
* Thailand invasion - Laos Reds
* President John F. Kennedy
The front page has a nice headline: "Marines Get Order to Land in Thailand" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within masthead, some small binding holes with minor... Read full description -
Item #687830SECTION 2 (SPORTS) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, August 12, 1928
* Johnny Weissmuller wins Olympic gold
* Star of Tarzan with swimming photo
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "U. S. SWIMMERS TAKE OLYMPIC GAMES TITLE" with subhead. Photo of Weissmuller is on page 3. (see)
Complete... Read full description -
Item #687825THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 4, 1956
* John Etter Clark mass murders
* Erskine, Alberta, Canada
The front page as a two column heading: "Canadian Legislator Sought in Killing of 7" (see). First report coverage on the John Etter Clark family murders at Erskine, Alberta, Canada.
Complete with 42 pages, small binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #687823CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 9, 1930
* Thompson submachine gun dealer
* St. Valentine's Day massacre connection
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front pager has a one column heading: "BULLET FELLS SELLER OF GANG MACHINE GUNS... Read full description -
Item #687822CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 3, 1937
* Fourth Masters Tournament (day 2)
* Byron Nelson and Bobby Jones photos
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a seven column heading: "Byron Nelson Holds Masters Golf Lead With 138" with subheads. First report coverage on day 2... Read full description -
Item #687820THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Mass., April 2, 1960
* TIROS-1 Launching and orbit
* Very first successful weather satellite
* Television Infrared Observation Satellite
The top of the front page has four related photos with banner heading: "'First TV Photos from U.S. 'Eye in the Sky'" with subhead: "New Satellite... Read full description -
Item #687819THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1937
* Wesley Johnson Negro lynching
* Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama
The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Acts to Impeach Sheriff After Alabama Lynching" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Wes Johnson at Abbeville, Alabama.
Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #687814PICTURE SECTION Only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, July 22, 1928
* Huge color photo of "Al" Alfred E. Smith
* Democratic nomination for president
This complete 16 page "Picture Section" only has the front page entirely taken up with a huge color photo captioned: "Alfred E. Smith; Democratic Candidate for President of the... Read full description -
Item #687812CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 5, 1940
* Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
* Operation Catapult - North Africa
* Royal Navy vs. French fleet
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITISH NAVAL VICTORY TOLD; Churchill's Story; French Ordered to Fire on English Ships" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Five related photos... Read full description -
Item #687811THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1932
* Amelia Earhart - London welcome
* re. Transatlantic flight (Airplane)
* 1st woman to achieve solo
The top of the front page has one column headings: "MRS. PUTNAM LANDS AT LONDON IN STORM; GREETED BY MELLON" "Crowds at Croydon Airdrome Disappointed as Ocean Flier Goes to Private Field"... Read full description -
Item #687626THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1940
* Ze-ev Jabotinsky death (1st report)
* Jewish Revisionist Zionist - Zionism
* Odessa, Ukraine author poet orator
The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "JABOTINSKY DEAD; LED NEW ZIONISTS" with subheads and photo. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this... Read full description -
Item #687607THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 15, 1918
* Early Babe Ruth (pre-fame)
* Boston Red Sox contract signing
* Major league baseball - MLB
This 24 page newspaper has a very small & discrete heading in the sport's section (page 15): "Babe Ruth Signs Contract". See photo for the very brief report on Ruth re-signing with the Boston Red Sox... Read full description -
Item #687596THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 13, 1951
* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Randolph Turpin
* Famous middleweight rematch title fight
The front page has a two column heading: "Ray Robinson Stops Randy Turpin in 10th To Regain Ring Title" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage continues in the sport's... Read full description -
Item #687592DEUTSCHE ZEITUNG IM OSTLAND, Germany, March 22, 1943 The title translates to: "German Newspaper In The East Country" with the banner headline translating to: "Crisis In The East Finally Overcome" with a front page photo of Adolf Hitler. Most of the content seems to be war-related.
Six pages, minor margin & fold... Read full description -
Item #687590THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 29, 1935
* re. John Dillinger's assassination
* Anna Sage - Ana Cumpănaș
* "Woman in Red" $$ reward
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "TIP ON DILLINGER HALTS DEPORTATION" with subheads that include: "'Woman in Red' Says Purvis Promised to Have Alien Proceedings... Read full description -
Item #687584LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 11, 2011
* Review of Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never"
* Best newspaper to collect regarding this event
* Additional poster-sized ads for several other debuts
Page D-6 has: "Well, Beliebers will enjoy this," with supporting text and a small photo, which provides a review of the Justin... Read full description -
Item #687580THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, February 24, 1968
* Peggy Fleming wins Olympic Gold!
The front page has: "Peggy Fleming - Olympic Queen," which tells of the page 11 featured report: "Olympic Victory Worth the Grind, Peggy Declares," with considerable details of her Olympic Gold Medal showing. Included is a related 4 by 6... Read full description -
Item #687573THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 2, 1975
* A Chorus Line is Reviewed pre-Broadway
* Off-Broadway at the Public Theater
* Michael Bennett, Marvin Hamlisch, Nicholas Dante, & James Kirkwood Jr
* The issue is from the Village Voice's own collection
A great issue reporting the very beginning of what would become a Broadway mega... Read full description -
Item #687555HERALD EXAMINER--EXTRA, Los Angeles, Nov. 22, 1963
* John F. Kennedy assassination
* Early, same day report w/ photos
Bold headline above the masthead: "KENNEDY SLAIN" and also: "President Assassinated In Dallas Ambush" with the related text taking the remainder of the front page.
The ftpg. photo shows a happy John &... Read full description -
Item #687554THE HOUSTON PRESS--4th EXTRA, Nov. 22, 1963
* From the city where JFK was the previous day
President Kennedy was in Houston the day before his fateful trip to Dallas.
The banner headline announces: "JFK ASSASSINATED ! " "SHOT DOWN IN DALLAS" with subheads: "Johnson President! Connally... Read full description -
Item #687553NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Nov. 23, 1963
* John F. Kennedy assassination w/ many photos
A two line banner head: "Kennedy Assassinated - Johnson Sworn As President" with the two front page photos showing the Kennedys just moments before the fatal shot, and L.B. Johnson being sworn in as President.
Photos of his life appear on... Read full description -
Item #687539CHICAGO TRIBUNE, June 4, 1965
* Astronaut - Major Edward H. White
* Gemini 4 Space Capsule
* First American Space Walk
The banner headlines proclaim: "ED WHITE STROLLS IN SKY" "Out Of Capsule 20 minutes; 2 Spin On" with a subhead: "Becomes World's 1st Spaceman To Guide Himself During Walk" and photos... Read full description
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