Knute Rockne on college football...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1925



* Knute Rockne

* Notre Dame

* College football



Page 21 has one column headings that include: "ROCKNE PLEDGES NOTRE DAME FAITH" "Regrets Causing University Embarrassment and Will Give Alter Mater His Best" and more. (see)

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Wilburton, Oklahoma mining disaster in 1926...

THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Nebraska, January 14, 1926



* Wilburton Oklahoma mining disaster

* No. 21 mine explosion (1st report)



This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



* Fire Blocks Rescue of 93 Miners

* Eleven Negroes Believed Only Survivors of Blast Which Trapped Men in Oklahoma Shaft

* Federal Aid Is Rushed



Tells of the no. 21 mine explosion at Wilburton OK... See More  

LIBERTY, January 16, 1926.  A great issue for framing and displaying!

LIBERTY, February 6, 1926.  A great issue for framing and displaying!

1926 Death of noted baseball star Eddie Plank...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., Feb. 25, 1926 



* Eddie Plank "Gettysburg Eddie" death

* Hall of Fame pitcher - Philadelphia Athletics



The sport's section (page 15) has a two column heading: "Eddie Plank Is Dead After Brief Illness" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.... See More  

Tiger Flowers 1st Negro middleweight champ...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., February 27, 1926



* Tiger Flowers vs. Harry Greb

* 1st African-American middleweight champ

* Boxing - boxers



Page 12 has a one column heading: "GREB LOST HIS TITLE TO THE COLORED BOY" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers becoming the 1st African-American middleweight boxing champion.

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Baseball... Jewish...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, March 13, 1926. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a nurse at a dentist office in the waiting room with two young boys that are both willing to pass up their turn in the chair (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Kohler. Also contains stories "The Intermarriage of Jews and Gentiles" by Franklin Fargo an... See More  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 7, 1926



* Benito Mussolini assassination attempt

* Nice front page headline



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "Woman's Bullet Wounds Mussolini At Rome" with subheads that include: "Premier Shot Through Nose; Injury Reported Not Serious" and more.



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1926 Poplarville, Mississippi lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 23, 1926 



* Harold (Doc) Jackson lynching 

* Poplarville, Mississippi 



The top of page 9 has one column headings: "MOB MAKES PRISONER HANG SELF ON BRIDGE" "Uses Torches to Burn Way Into Poplarville (Miss.) Jail to Get Alleged Murderer" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Harold (Doc) Jackson at Poplarville, M... See More  

" Current Events" for school...

"CURRENT EVENTS" newspaper, subtitled "A Condensed Newspaper, Weekly, for Use in Public and Private Schools." from New York. Issues are dated May 7, 1926; Sept. 16, 1927; Sept. 30, 1927; Oct. 14, 1927; Oct. 21, 1927; Nov. 18, 1927; Dec. 2, 1927; and Dec. 9, 1927. Each issue is complete in 4 pages although 1 issue is 8 pages. Various news of the day with photos inside. Very mini... See More  

Richard Byrd North Pole flgiht...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1926



* Aviator Richard Byrd

* North Pole flight

* 1st report



The front page has a four column headline: "AMERICAN DETERMINATION AND PLUCK AGAIN FATHOM REALM OF ACHIEVEMENT ON POLE FLIGHT" with subheads that include: "First Flight by Plane to Top of World Made by Capt. Byrd" "15 Hour Trip" an... See More  

A newspaper from the General Strike in England...

THE BRITISH GAZETTE, May 11, 1926  This was a short-lived newspaper published during the historic General Strike in England.

As noted in Wikipedia, this was a sympathy strike by the newspaper workers, in support of the general strike that lasted from May 4 - 12, 1926. This is issue number 6.

It was called by the Trades Union Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British governmen... See More  

Roald Amundsen... Airship Norge...

LEOMINSTER 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, otherwise good.



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Illinois Steel Company explosion...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 14, 1926



* Gary IN Indiana explosion disaster

* Illinois Steel Company



This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "FIVE MEN KILLED AND 75 INJURED IN GAS CO. EXPLOSION, GARY, IND." with subheads. (see)



Tells of the explosion disaster at the Illinois Steel Company in Gary, Indiana.



Other news of the day. A few ... See More  

1926 Chicago, Illinois Eucharastic Congress.....

NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1926



* International Eucharistic Congress

* Cardinal George Mundelein



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CHEERING THOUSANDS WELCOME CARDINALS IN CHICAGO STREETS" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page 11 with 2 related photos.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, a little irregular along the s... See More  

Bobby Jones wins 1926 British Open...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, June 25, 1926



* Bobby Jones wins British Open

* PGA golf (1st report)



This 40+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BOBBY JONES WINS IN OPEN" and "Finishes 72-Hole Championship Play With 291; Beats Waltrous by 2"



1st report coverage on famous golfer Bobby Jones winning the 1926 British Open at St. Anne's, England... See More  

1926 Twilight Inn fire disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 15, 1926 



* Twilight Inn resort fire disaster 

* Haines Falls,  New York 



The front page has a one column heading: "Fifteen Dead, Many Missing, in Hotel Fire" (see) First report coverage on the Twilight Inn resort fire disaster at Haines Falls, New York.

Complete with all 36 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, genera... See More  

1st talkie advertisement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 5, 1926 



* 1st talkie movie advertisements (Don Juan) 

* John Barrymore - Vitaphone 



This 44 page newspaper has a 3 1/2 x 4 inch advertisement for the movie "Don Juan" on page 19 which was actually the very first talkie movie with the use of Vitaphone technology.



This advertisement is from the day before the opening night f... See More  

Abbeville, Alabama negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 16, 1926 



* Raymond Bird negro lynching 

* Wytheville, Virginia 



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "NEGRO CAPTIVE SLAIN IN CELL BY MOB" "Masked Virginians Storm Jail and Hang the Body to a Tree"



Tells of the lynching of negro Raymond Bird in Wytheville, Virginia



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Robert Stanley Weir death... O Canada...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1926 



* Robert Stanley Weir death 

* O Canada National Anthem lyrics 



Page 11 has one column headings: "JUDGE R. S. WEIR" "Admiralty Jurist and Prolific Writer--Won Prizes for Poetry and Drama" (see) First report coverage on the the death of Robert Stanley Weir, famous for writing the English lyrics to O Canada. I suspect thi... See More  

Day of Rudolph Valentino 's death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 23, 1926  This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "'SHEIK'S DEATH FROM PLEURISY IS NOW FEARED" "Change for Better or Worse Expected Hourly; Condition Most Serious" and more. (see) He would die on this day.



Light browning with mi nor margin wear and tear, otherwise good.

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Rudolph Valentino death....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 24, 1926 



* Famous movie actor death 

* Rudolph Valentino 



This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "SCHENCK SAYS VALENTINO DIED VIRTUALLY PENNILESS" and more. (see)



Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.

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Rudolph Valentino's Death 1926...

 SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, August 24, 1926.



* Death of Actor Rudolph Valentino



This 16 page newspaper has a three line, two column headline on the front page: "Death of Sheik of Screen Received as Great Shock By Moving-Picture World" with subheads that include: "Flood Of Tributes Comes For Valentino As Man And Artist" and more. More on page 3 inclu... See More  

Rudolph Valentino death....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 26, 1926  This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Valentino's Body Is Barred From Pubic View".



Other news of the day. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.

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Clymer, PA mine explosion in 1926...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 27, 1926



* Sample Run mine disaster 

* Clymer, Pennsylvania  



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Mine Explosion Claims 44 Lives In Clymer, Penn." and more. (see)



Tells of the Sample Run mining disaster at Clymer Pennsylvania. 45 men died from the explosion.



Other news of the da... See More