Frank Lockhart killed at Daytona...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., April 26, 1928



* Race car driver Frank Lockhart

* Land speed record attempt death

* Daytona Beach, Florida



The front page has a one column heading: "SPEEDSTER DIES ON RACE TRACK" with subhead and small photo. (see) First report coverage continues on page 18 with photo of Lockhart.

Also a front page report on the death of famous aviator Floyd B... See More  

1st transatlantic airplane flight Westward...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1928



* 1st transatlantic airplane flight Westward

* Bremen, German Junkers W33 aircraft

* Floyd Bennett funeral - burial



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "BREMEN CREW DAZED BY WELCOME BACK AS CITY CROWDS BATTLE TO SEE THEM; LAY TRIBUTES ON BENNETT'S GRAVE" with many subheads and photo. Much more on the followings pages with ... See More  

Charles Lindbergh flies "Spirit of St. Louis"....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 1, 1928



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh

* "Spirit of St. Louis" airplane

* Smithsonian Institute in Wash. D.C.



The front page has a one column heading: "'WE' FLY TOGETHER ON FINAL JOURNEY" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Charles Lindbergh flying his famous airplane for the last time.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the ... See More  

Wright Brothers National Memorial erected....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1928



* Wright Brothers National Memorial

* Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

* Granite boulder - cornerstone erected



The top of page 4 has a two column heading: "Kitty Hawk Honors First Plane Flight In Monument to the Wright Brothers" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news, ... See More  

Jinan incident... Japanese Army... China...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1928



* Jinan incident begins - Republic of China

* National Revolutionary vs. Japanese Army

* Kuomintang government - Chiang Kai-shek



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "3,000 BESIEGED JAPANESE FIGHT HORDE OF CHINESE FOR 2 DAYS IN TSINAN-FU" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition, a few small binding slits and... See More  

Thornton Wilder wins Pulitzer Prize...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1928



* Thornton Wilder wins Pulitzer Prize award

* American playwright and novelist - writer

* "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" book



The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "WILDER NOVEL WINS PULITZER AWARD" with subheads and photo. First report coverage on the Pulitzer Prize awards giving out for the year of 1927.

Other news, sports and adve... See More  

Steamboat Bill, Jr... Buster Keaton...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 9 only, May 13, 1928



* "Steamboat Bill, Jr." second day ad

* Actor Buster Keaton - silent film - movie



Page 4 of this section has a second day opening advertisement for the silent film "Steamboat Bill, Jr." starring Buster Keaton. This opening day ad measures 7 x 6 1/2 inches.

Complete section 9 only with all 20 pages, light toning at the mar... See More  

German federal election... Nazi Party gains...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1928



* German federal election (1st report)

* Social Democratic Party - Reichstag

* Nazi Party - Adolph Hitler only 2.6%



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SOCIALISTS TRIUMPH IN GERMAN POLLING; NATIONALISTS LOSE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the German federal election in which the Nazi Party only got 2.6 % of the vot... See More  

1928 Yukon, West Virginia mining disaster.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1928



* Yukon, Mcdowell County, West Virginia

* Yukon-Pocahontas Coal Company

* No. 1 mine explosion disaster



Page 31 has a one column heading: "YUKON, W. VA., BLAST KILLS 17 MINERS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the explosion at the Yukon-Pocahontas Coal Company No.1 mine.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with... See More  

Airship Italia flies over North Pole...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1928



* Airship Italia - Umberto Nobile

* North Pole - polar flight



The front page has a one column heading: "NOBILE DROPS CROSS AND FLAGS THE POLE" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton &... See More  

Rocket engines for earthly travel...

NEW YORK TIMES, section 3 only, May 27, 1928 Page 4 of this section has a very interesting article: "Transport By Rocket" sees the possibility of using rocket propulsion for more earthly travel, noting: "...Out of Max Valier's dram of rocketing from star to star comes this entirely new automobile & the promise of experimental railway cars and planes capable of making speeds ... See More  

1st William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 1, 1928



* First Putnam Competition

* Harvard University wins



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Harvard Team Wins 'Brain Test' Over Yale, Taking Putnam Prize of $5,000 in Books" (see) This was the very 1st Putnam Competition before it became a annual event ten years later and is still played to this day.

Complete with 48 pages, ... See More  

First trans-Pacific filight...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, June 2, 1928 



* 1st Trans-pacific airplane flight (1st stage success) 

* Southern Cross monoplane 

* Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith 



This 20 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "First Pictures Of Fliers After Reaching Hawaii" with text (see photos). Also one column headlines that include: "Pacific F... See More  

First Woman to fly the Atlantic...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., June 4, 1928 



* About to make history

* Airplane "Friendship" - 1st stage flight



Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The top of the front page has a five column headline: "THE FRIENDSHIP HOPS OFF FOR TREPASSEY ... See More  

First Woman to fly the Atlantic in 1928...

FITCHBURG DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. June 5, 1928 



* About to make history

* Airplane "Friendship"



Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The front page has a one column heading: "WEATHER HOLDS UP FRIENDSHIP" with subheads. (see) Weather wou... See More  

First Woman to fly the Atlantic... Amelia Earhart...

THE WORLD, New York City, June 7, 1928 



* About to make history

* Airplane "Friendship"



Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Stultz Held" with subheads that include: "Wind Again ... See More  

First Woman to fly the Atlantic...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 8, 1928 



* About to make history

* Airplane "Friendship"



Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The front page has a nice three column headline: "FAILURE TO START SAVED THE LIVES OF FRIENDSHIP CREW&qu... See More  

First Woman to fly the Atlantic... Amelia Earhart...

THE WORLD, New York City, June 8, 1928 



* About to make history

* Airplane "Friendship"



Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Fokker Plane Friendship Held Up by Adverse Wind" (s... See More  

First trans-Pacific filight to Australia...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, June 9, 1928 



* 1st Trans-pacific airplane flight ends

* Southern Cross monoplane to Australia

* Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith 



The front page has a one column heading: "FLYING 4 HOP INTO OPEN ARMS OF AUSTRALIA" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, light toning at the margin... See More  

Emilia Earhart sighted...

Hoover wins primary...

THE CLEVELAND NEWS, June 12, 1928 Full front page banner headline that reads "PA CINCHES HOOVER VICTORY", with a nice picture of the ticket.  This issue also contains the following front page coverage: "Gehrig Hits Homer 14", "Sight Columbia at Nova Scotia" (an Emilia Earnhart Trans-Atlantic Flight report), "Prices Slump in Sell Flood", and much mo... See More  

First Woman to fly the Atlantic...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 13, 1928 



* About to make history in airplane "Friendship"

* Early aviation era original



Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The front page has one column headings: "MABEL BOLL FLIES TO HARBOR GRACE&qu... See More  

1928 Emmeline Pankhurst death... suffragette...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1928



* Emmeline Pankhurst death (1st report)

* British political activist & suffragette

* Women's suffrage leader - right to vote



The front page has a one column heading: "Noted Leader of Suffrage Fight Is Dead" (see). First report coverage on the death of Emmeline Pankhurst, British leader on Women's suffrage.

Complete with all 38 pag... See More  

Amelia Earhart flight...

Hoover Nominated and Names Vice President...

CHRONICLE AND NEWS, June 15, 1928  Full front page banner headlines that read "Herbert Hoover Overwhelming Choice of Republican PArty for President" and "CURTIS NAMED FOR VICE PRESIDENT", with a report and picture to follow.  This issue also contains the following front page coverage: "2 Planes Ready to Race Across Atlantic Today", "Hornsby Out for Five Days", "Coolidge Sends Hoover... See More  

Curtis is Nominated for Vice President...

NEWPORT HERALD, Newport, RI., June 16, 1928. Nice Bold Headline, surrounded by advertisements, reads, "Curtis is Nominated for Vice President". Includes subheads: "Landslide for Kansan Results in His Selection by an Overwhelming Vote; Convention Adjourns in a Happy Mood", "Delegation from Pennsylvania is Responsible for Landslide", "Plans for Early Conference with Hoover Made Immediately by C... See More  

KKK Klu Klux Klan at Syracuse, New York....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1928



* KKK - Ku Klux Klan rally

* Senator James Thomas Heflin

* Syracuse NY New York

* Anti-Catholic - Al Smith



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PLATFORM CRASHES AT HEFLIN MEETING OF 10,000 KLANSMEN" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages, rag edition, irregular along the spine, ot... See More