Female aviation-themed color cover... Aiken, South Carolina (equestrian)...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, February 23, 1929 The color cover of this issue has an illustration of young pilots with the caption: "Give Her the Air!", with a related article on page 56. An inside article has: "Apes and Atheism in Arkansas", with another being: "King Horse Still Reigns at Aiken", regarding the equestrian beginnings in Aiken, Soth Carolina, prior t... See More  

1929 Duncan, Mississippi tornado....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 26, 1929



* Duncan, Mississippi tornado disaster



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "23 DEAD, 47 INJURED AS WINDS RAVAGE SOUTHERN TOWNS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the tornado outbreak in Mississippi in which Duncan, Mississippi was hardest hit. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famou... See More  

St. Valentine's Day massacre indictment... Jack McGurn....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 28, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day massacre arrest (1st rpt.)

* Jack McGurn - Al Capone trigger man

* Charles Lindbergh airplane crash in Mexico



The front page has a one column heading: "GANGSTER HELD IN KILLING OF 7" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the capture of Al Capone henchman, Jack McGurn, for his role in the St. Valentine&... See More  

1929 Herbert Hoover Inaugural photo...

PICTURE SECTION only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, March 3, 1929



* President Herbert Clark Hoover

* Inauguration - inaugural photo



The front page has a nice color photo of Hoover with: "Herbert Clark Hoover; Thirty-first President of the United States" (see) Great for display. A few other related photos inside.

Complete with 20 pages, rag edition in good condition.... See More  

Herbert Hoover is sworn in as President...

THE KINGSPORT TIMES, Tennessee, March 4, 1929  The banner headline announces: "HOOVER TAKES OATH OF OFFICE" with one of the subheads: "Presidency of United States Changes Again". 

The ftpg. photo shows Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis. Just 7 months later the stock market would crash sending the nation--and the world--into the Great Depression.

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1929 Battle of Juarez, Chihuahua....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1929



* Battle of Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

* Escobar Rebellion



The front page has a three column heading: "REBELS TAKE JUAREZ IN 3-HOUR BATTLE; TWO AMERICANS AMONG THE 24 KILLED; HOOVER AGREES TO SELL ARMS TO MEXICO" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the battle of Juárez, Chihuahua in Mexico during the Escobar Rebellion.

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Escobar Rebellion in Northern Mexico....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 11 only, March 10, 1929



* Escobar Rebellion

* Maximato conflict

* President Emilio Portes Gil

* Jose Gonzalo Escobar



The front page of this section 11 only has a banner headline: "MEXICO AGAIN IS PLUNGED INTO CIVIL WAR" with banner subhead, two related illustrations and two photos of key figures. (see) Lengthy text here.

Other topics throughout. Comp... See More  

1929 autombile land speed record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1929



* Sir Henry O'Neil de Hane Segrave

* 1st ever to break the 200 MPH mark fame

* Breaks land speed automobile record 

* Daytona Beach, Florida - "Golden Arrow"



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SEGRAVE SMASHES AUTO SPEED RECORD IN DAZZLING DRIVE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 20... See More  

Lee Bible's land speed record attempt disaster...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, March 14, 1929



* Race car driver Lee Bible killed

* Land speed record attempt

* Ormond Beach, Florida



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Season's Racing at Daytona Cancelled, Result of Bible, Cameraman Deaths" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, a little margin wea... See More  

1929 Six Miles, South Carolina tornado disaster...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1929 



* Six Miles, South Carolina 

* Tornado disaster 



The front page has one column headlines that include: "NINE KILLED, TEN HURT BY TORNADO IN CAROLINA TOWN" "Blast Sweeps Across Narrow Zone--Seven Buildings Are Wrecked" "One A School Structure" and more. (see) 1st report coverage of the dead... See More  

1929 Elba, Alabama flood....

LEOMINSTER 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. Other news of the day throughout. Li... See More  

1929 Newark Metropolitan Airport disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 18, 1929



* Newark Metropolitan Airport disaster

* Ford Ti-Motor airplane crash - New Jeresy

* Deadliest aviation accident at the time



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CRASH KILLS 13 AIR TOURISTS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 2. Three related photos and banner heading on the back pag... See More  

Death of Ferdinand Foch...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1929



* Ferdinand Foch death

* World War I fame



The front page has a three column headline:



"MARSHAL FOCH IS DEAD IN PARIS AT 77 AFTER GALLANT 2-MONTH FIGHT FOR LIFE; WORLD MOURNS GREAT WARRIOR'S DEATH"



with subheads and photo. (see) Much more inside. 1st report coverage on the death of General Ferdinand Foch, key figure in the 1918 World War... See More  

1929 Parnassus PA mine disaster....

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 22, 1929



* Parnassus PA Pennsylvania

* Kinloch coal mine explosion



This 30 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "21 BODIES FOUND, 6 MISSING IN MINE BLAST"

with subheads (see images).



This tells of the Valley Camp Coal Company disaster at the Kinloch mine in Parnassus, Pennsylvania.



Other news, sports a... See More  

1929 Battle of Mazatlan...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 24, 1929



* Battle of Mazatlan - government forces

* Rebels victory in Sinaloa, Mexico

* Jose Gonzalo Escobar Rebellion



The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIGHT 30 HOURS AT MAZATLAN" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete 1st section only (Sunday) with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

Amelia Earhart gets her commercial pilot license...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1929  



* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart

* Gets Airline Transport Pilot License



Page 16 has one column heads: " Permit For Miss Earhart" "She is Fourth Woman to Aviation Transport License".



Complete in 48 pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.



Note: While the major historic events in Amelia Earhart's life can be read about through... See More  

1929 Battle of Jiménez, Chihuahua....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1929



* Battle of Jiménez, Chihuahua, Mexico

* Escobar Rebellion



The front page has a one column heading: "FIGHT IN CHIHUAHUA; MANY DEAD ON FIELD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the battle of Jiménez, Chihuahua in Mexico during the Escobar Rebellion.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete 1st section on... See More  

Wisconsin votes to repeal prohibition in 1929...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1929



* Wisconsin votes to repeal prohibition early

* Severson Act - enforcement bill repealed

* Public liquor - beer consumption allowed



The front page has a five column heading: "Wisconsin Votes Turns Prohibition Tide" with subheads. (see images) More on page 2. Lengthy text. This was 4 years prior to the end of prohibition nationally.

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1929 "Freak Plane" photo...

THE CHENANGO TELEGRAPH, New York, April 9, 1929



* "Freak Plane" makes 1st appearance photo

* Bizarre airplane invented by Earl E. McClary



The top of the front page has a three column photo headed: "Prepare Unique Plane For First Trial Flights" and brief text. (see images)

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, gener... See More  

1929 Swifton, Arkansas tornado...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 11, 1929



* Swifton, Arkansas & more

* Tornadoes disaster



This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "4 KNOWN DEAD, 100 INJURED IN AN ARKANSAS TORNADO", with subhead (see images). Coverage tells of the tornado outbreak in Arkansas in which the towns of Swifton, Guion and Parkin were hit hardest. Other... See More  

1929 Socony Parabase Oil advertisement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1929



* Socony Parabase Motor Oil advertisement

* Standard Oil Company of New York



Page 13 has full page advertisement (black and white) for Socony Parabase Motor Oil. This ad measures 21 x 16 inches.

This issue contains news, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality ne... See More  

Albert Einstein celebration...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1929



* Albert Einstein celebrated

* Metropolitan Opera House

* 50th birthday celebration

* Jewish National Fund



Page 7 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN IS HONORED AT MEETING HERE" with subheads. (see) Probably can only be found in NYC papers.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, a little irregular at the spine,... See More  

Earl Averill MLB home run debut... Babe Ruth marries...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, April 17, 1929 This 24 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Widow to Become Ruth's Bride at Church Today" and more. (see) Tells of the day Babe Ruth married Claire Hodgson.



Also one column headlines on page 14 that include: "INDIANS DEFEAT TIGERS, 5 TO 4, IN ELEVEN INNINGS" and more with box score... See More  

Earl Averill MLB home run debut... Babe Ruth's wedding day...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 17, 1929



* Earl Averill hits home in debut (1st at bat)

* Cleveland Indians - 1st in AL history

* Babe Ruth wedding day



This 34 page newspaper has a one column photo of Babe Ruth on the front page with heading: "Ruth Will Marry Today; Abandons Secret Ceremony"



Also various baseball reports on page 24 with a two column he... See More  

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig with opening day homers...

THE DETROIT NEWS, from Detroit, Michigan dated April 19, 1929



* Babe Ruth

* Lou Gehrig

* Opening day home runs



This 72 page newspaper has two column column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (page 37):



* RUTH STAGES HIS OWN OPENING DAY

* Babe Crashes His First Homer of the Year in First Game



Tells of the Yankees opening day at Yankee Stadium for the year 1929 in whic... See More