Amelia is the first woman to fly the Atlantic...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 20, 1928 





The front page has a two column heading: "MISS EARHART, LIKE LINDBERGH, WEARS BORROWED CLOTHES AS SHE RECEIVES ADMIRERS AT LONDON" with subhead. (see)

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Amelia is the first woman to fly the Atlantic...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 20, 1928 





The front page has a two column heading: "AMELIA PLANS TO SAIL WITHIN A WEEK FOR UNITED STATES" with subhead. (see)

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Amelia is the first woman to fly the Atlantic...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 21, 1928 





The front page has one column headings: "AMELIA BUYS $1000 WORTH OF NEW CLOTHES" "But the Girl Flier's Needs Are Not Yet Met" and more. (see)

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Explorer Roald Amundsen died at sea...

CHICAGO 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.

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Amelia is the first woman to fly the Atlantic...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1928 





Page 3 has one column heads: "MISS EARHART GOES TO TOYNBEE HALL" "Cheers Great Her at Noted Settlement House in Slums of London" and more. This reports on Amelia Earhart being the guest of honor in England just aft... See More  

Amelia is the first woman to fly the Atlantic...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1928 





Page 26 has a one column heading: "MISS EARHART HAILS AMERICAN AIR PLANS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on Amelia Earhart being the guest of honor in England just after her famous flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Early Al "Scarface" Capone - Miami wants him out...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 28, 1928 



* Early Al "Scarface" Capone report 

* Not wanted in Miami, Florida



The top of page 25 has one column headings: "MIAMI BEACH SEEKS TO DRIVE OUT CAPONE" "He Refuses To Leave City" These reports mentioning Capone are uncommon prior to the St. Valentine's Day massacre. Nice reporting near the beginning of the Chica... See More  

Interesting Jewish newspaper...

JEWISH DAILY BULLETIN, New York, June 28, 1928  An uncommon title of 4 pages, filled mostly with Jewish-related news, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Particularly interesting in light of anti-Semetic concerns growing in Europe at the time. Among the articles are: "Vienna Hokoah Disbands as Professional Team" "To Legalize Flogging In Palestine Jails" ""Settlements... See More  

1928 Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 3, 1928



* Fight for legal alcohol

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a great banner headline for display concerning the fight against prohibition in Chicago that reads: "DRYS OPEN A 'FIGHT FOR LIFE'" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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Jean Lussier goes over Niagara Falls in rubber ball...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 5, 1928



* Jean Lussier - Canadian-American daredevil

* Over Niagara Falls (Horseshoe) in rubber ball



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Man Goes Over Niagara in a Rubber Ball; Third Time Falls Have Been Conquered" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Alfred Loewenstein's mysterious death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 6, 1928



* Alfred Loewenstein's mysterious death

* Airplane fall over English Channel



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LOWENSTEIN'S TRAGIC END SHAKES EUROPE'S MARKETS; SUICIDE THEORY IS RAISED" with subheads. (See) Lengthy report continues inside with photo.

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Frankie Yale murder Burial...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, July 6, 1928



* Chicago gangster war

* Frankie Yale (Uale) funeral



The front page has an article headed: "GANG WAR FLARES AS SLAIN LEADER IS LAID IN GROVE" "5000 Pals Follow $15,000 Silver Casket to Brooklyn Cemetery; 104 Autos Carry Mourners" and more. (see)

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Amelia Earhart's Hometown welcome...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, July 7, 1928



* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart

* Post Atlantic Ocean flight

* Airplane "Friendship"



The front page has a one column headline: "AIR KINGS JOIN IN ACCLAIM TO MISS EARHART" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on Amelia Earhart's return to America after her famous airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Amelia Earhart's Hometown welcome...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 9, 1928



* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart

* Post Atlantic Ocean flight

* Airplane "Friendship"

* Boston, Massachusetts welcome



The front page has a one column heading: "AMELIA EARHART GIVEN OVATION" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on Amelia Earhart's hometown welcome after her famous flight across the Atlantic Ocean... See More  

Early Al Capone... Cigarettes don't cause cancer ?....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1928



* Early Al Capone report

* Chicago gangster war

* Alcohol - beer - prohibition era

* re. Frankie Yale Uale murder



Page 25 has one column headings that include: "CAPONE PUTS 5 HERE DAY UALE WAS SLAIN" "Politicians See Gangster" "Track Capone Gangsters" and more. Coverage on Capone this early are somewhat rare, prior... See More  

Emilio Carranza killed in airplane crash...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., July 14, 1928



* Emilio Carranza killed

* Mexican aviator - airplane

* "Lindbergh of Mexico"



The top of the front page has three column headline: "FELL TO DEATH IN EFFORT TO MAKE FORCED LANDING" with subheads. (see)

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Alvaro Obregon assassination... Mexico president...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE., July 19, 1928



* Alvaro Obregon assassination

* Mexican Revolution general

* President of Mexico



The front page has a great banner headline: "SEIZE 20 FOR OBREGON PLOT" with subheads. (see images) Two related photos on the back page. Coverage on the assassination of General Alvaro Obregon, president of Mexico

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Fritz Von Opel... motorboat speed.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1928



* Fritz Von Opel

* Father of rocket propulsion



This 44 page newspaper has a small one column heading on the front page: "Opel Motorboat Beats Train; Speeds 58.84 Miles and Hour".



See photos for short article here. An early report on speed propulsion, very slow in today's standards.



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Amelia Earhart's Chicago welcome...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1928



* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart

* Post Atlantic Ocean flight

* Airplane "Friendship"

* Chicago, Illinois welcome



Page 9 has one column headings: "MISS EARHART WINS CHICAGO'S ACCLAIM" "Crowds Crush About Girl and Her Two Co-Pilots, Who Flew Over the Atlantic" "Visits Childhood Home" and more. 1st report coverage on Ame... See More  

1928 Founding of television...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 22, 1928



* John Baird - father of television

* TV in it's infancy - inventions - experiments



Page 10 has one column headings: "RECORD REPRODUCES SCENES WITH MUSIC" "Baird Combines Electric Phonograph With Television Principles in Disk Device" "Double Grooves Utilized" and more. (see) Very significant reports during the founding of ... See More  

Amelia Earhart's Pittsburgh welcome...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1928



* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart

* Post Atlantic Ocean flight

* Airplane "Friendship"

* Pittsburgh welcome



Page 5 has one column headings: "Miss Earhart Rides In Locomotive Cab" "Dons Cap and Overalls at Pittsburgh After Being Welcomed by City"1st report coverage on Amelia Earhart being Pittsburgh's guest of honor after her famo... See More  

1928 Max Valier... Rocket propulsion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1928 



* Max Valier 

* Rocket car 



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "NEW ROCKET AUTO HITS 131-MILE PACE, CRASHES" "German Inventor Quadrupled Power on 100-Pound Car After Two Successful Tests"



Tells of Austrian Max Valier testing his new rocket automobile.



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Gene Tunney announces retirement... boxing...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1928



* Boxer Gene Tunney retires

* Heavyweight boxing champion

* "The Long Count Fight" fame



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TUNNEY WILL QUIT THE RING TO STUDY PHILOSOPHY IN PARIS" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 3.

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Albert Fish kidnapping of Grace Budd...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 2, 1928 



* Albert Fish kidnapping of Grace Budd

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria

* Frank Howard (alias) caught ?



Page 29 has a one column heading: "CASE OF BUDD GIRL SOLVED, POLICE SAY" with subheads. (see images)

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Fritz Von Opel.... Rocket propulsion....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 5, 1928  This 100+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 25: "CAR IS BLOWN TO BITS IN NEW ROCKET TEST" "Von Opel, Undaunted by Hanover Failure, to try Again for Speed of 250 Miles Per Hour".



Tells of German Fritz Von Opel testing his new rocket automobile.



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