Graf Zeppelin... around the World.....

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, August 29, 1929



* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin

* 1st to fly around the World (historic)

* Hugo Eckener



This 34 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "Air Epic Completed as Zeppelin Lands Safely" with subheads that include: "DARING DASH ROUND WORLD ESTABLISHED NEW RECORDS" and more. (see)



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1929 Chicago Cubs baseball...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 1, 1929



* Rogers Hornsby & Hack Wilson photos

* Chicago Cubs MLB baseball



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "CUBS WHIP PIRATES, 7 TO 6; HOME TODAY" with subheads and 4 nice photos of Cubs' players that include Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson. Nice for display.

Complete section two only with... See More  

John Logie Baird & television...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1929



* John Logie Baird - father of television

* TV in it's infancy - inventions - experiments



Page 29 has one column headings: "VOICE AND IMAGE GO TOGETHER OVER WIRE" "Simultaneous Transmission of Clear Televised Pictures and Sounds Demonstrated" "Baird System Can Be Used by Any Broadcasting Station in New York, It Is Said"... See More  

1929 Mount Taylor (New Mexico) airplane disaster...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Sept. 7, 1929



* Airplane crash disaster

* "the City of San Francisco"

* Mount Taylor Stratovolcano

* Near Grants, New Mexico



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SEARCH GOES ON FOR MISSING AIR LINER" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in go... See More  

Augustus Orlebar breaks air speed record...

NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1929 



* Augustus Orlebar - Air Vice Marhsal

* Royal Air Force officer - pilot

* Supermarine S.6 seaplane - airplane

* Breaks World air speed record



The front page has one column headings: "BRITISH PILOT FLIES 355 MILES AN HOUR" "A. H. Orlebar, Schneider Captain, Sets World Record in Plane That Won Trophy" and more. (see) Nice to have... See More  

Edmond Thomas Quinn suicide death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 13, 1929



* Edmond Thomas Quinn suicide death (drowning)

* American sculptor and painter

* Edwin Booth bronze statue fame



The front page has one column headings: "E. T. QUINN, SCULPTOR, IS FOUND DROWNED" "Noted Artist in Bronze Had Been Ailing Since He Took Poison Last May" "His Family Is Silent" and more. (see)

Other news, sports... See More  

1929 Pebble Beach Amatuer Golf championship photos......

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, September 15, 1928



* Golfer Bobby Jones & more photos

* Pebble Beach golf links - California

* United States - U.S. Amateur Championship



The front page of this section has 7 photos showing scenes at the 1929 Amateur Gold Championship at Pebble Beach with 3 of the, showing Bobby Jones. The winner was Jimmy Johnston.

Complete rotogravure s... See More  

1929 Detroit Study nightclub fire...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1929



* The Study club fire

* Detroit, Michigan disaster

* Illegal prohibition era nightclub



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "18 DIE, 47 INJURED IN FIRE AND PANIC IN DETROIT CABARET" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the prohibition era Detroit, Michigan nightclub fire disaster shortly before the great stock market... See More  

James H. Doolittle blind flight... Wall Street....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 25, 1929



* Aviator James H. Doolittle

* 1st blind airplane flight



The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "Airplane Conquers Greatest Enemy, Fog, In Blind Flying Test" First report coverage on the very first "blind flight" by James H. Doolittle.

Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

1st rocket plane flight in 1929...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, October 2, 1929



* 1st ever rocket airplane flight

* Opel RAK.1

* Fritz von Opel



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "VON OPEL PLANE PROVES SUCCESS". Coverage on the very 1st rocket plane flight.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, a few small binding holes along spine, other... See More  

1929 Colorado State Penitentiary riots...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1929 



* Colorado State Penitentiary riots 

* Canon City, Colorado 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOMB FELONS; 7 GUARDS DEAD" with subheads. Nice for display. Related photo is on the back page with another banner heading. (see)

Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

1st game at Kinnick Stadium.... Iowa Hawkeyes...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, October 6, 1929



* Kinnick Stadium debut (Nile Kinnick)

* Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA college football



This sport's section only is loaded with college football reports from the previous day. Page 4 of this section has small and somewhat discrete headings at the bottom of the page that read: "Iowa On Top, 46-0" "Has Easy Time With Mon... See More  

Printed by prisoners for prisoners...

THE REFORMATORY PILLAR, St. Cloud, Minnesota, Oct. 8, 1929  A quite scarce newspaper which was published weekly at the Minnesota State Reformatory "For the Encouragement & Educational Advancement of the Inmates". It was printed by prisoners for prisoners.

Eight pages, 8 by 12 inches, nice condition.

Knute Rockne sidelined as coach... World Series...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 11, 1929  This 64 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 39: "Rockne Ill at Home as Notre Dame Team Leaves for Navy; Has Nebraska as Guest". Was this the beginning of his leg problem which lead to him coaching his final year in a wheel chair ?



Also a interesting advertisement on page 37 for the movie: "They Had To See Paris" which w... See More  

1929 World Series.... Cubs vs. A's.....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 12, 1929



* 1929 World Series (game 3)

* Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Athletics

* Major league baseball MLB



The top of the front page has three column headline: "BUSH HALTS MACK'S SLUGGERS; HORNSBY AND CUYLER DELIVER HITS THAT WIN FOR CHICAGO" with subheads and box scores. (see)

Much more in the sport's section (pages 16 & 17).&... See More  

Chicago gangster... Al Capone...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, October 16, 1929 



* re. William McSwiggin murder

* Al "scarface" Capone

* In prison for the 1st time 



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "CAPONE ALLEGED TO HAVE KILLED ATTORNEY IN '26".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with a little margin wear an... See More  

Commander Byrd...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1929, from New York. Column headline "Byrd's Dog Teams Start South Across The Barrier To Open Exploring Path" with subhead "Commander Sees Them Off" "He Goes Several Miles With Supporting Party to Aid It" "Away In Clear Weather" "Sledges Make Actual Start Onto Rough Ice Field From Bay Southwest of Camp" "Wal... See More  

Thomas Edison 50th year celebration...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, October 22, 1929 



* Thomas Edison 50th year anniversary 

* Dearborn MI celebration 

* Henry Ford 



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "THOMAS EDISON HONORED BY PRESIDENT HOOVER'S VISIT TO ELECTRICAL WIZARD'S DEN"



1st report coverage on the dedication of the Edison Institute in Dearborn ... See More  

On the 1929 stock market crash, in the New York Times...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 3, 1929   



* The great stock market crash of 1929 

* The great depression beginning

* Best title to have in (NYC) 



The stock market crash of 1929 did much to define America for the next decade, resulting in the Great Depression and all the trauma relating to it. It seemed common for many newspapers to put a positive spin on the on-... See More  

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, published by THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 9, 1929, from New York. Contains a wealth of photos about the people and events of the day. In generally good condition. Full ftpg. photo of Albie Booth, the diminutive Yale quarterback, in a three-point stance. Stapled-in dblpgctrfld. has 10 photos, most showing action from Yales various games, plus a large panoramic photo of the ... See More  

Louis Marshall memorial tribute...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 11, 1929



* re. Louis Marshall death

* Jewish community leader

* Minorities advocate



Page 23 has one column headings: "2,500 PAY TRIBUTE TO LOUIS MARSHALL" "Memorial for Jewish Leader is Attended by Delegates of More Than 76 Societies" and more. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other title... See More  

Texas Guinan police raid... queen of the night clubs...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1929



* Texas Guinan police raid

* 'Club Royale' & more night clubs

* "Queen of the night clubs" - actress

* Prohibition era speakeasy fame

* Best publication to be had (very rare)



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Tex Guinan Gives Drys Big Hand In Night Club Raid" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this to be a ... See More  

Notre Dame vs. USC...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 17, 1929



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* Year of national championship

* NCAA college football - Knute Rockne



This 40+ page Sunday edition has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Notre Dame Noses Out Trojans By 13-12 Score" with subheads and lineup (see images). 1st report coverage on the Notre... See More  

1929 Charles Lindbergh...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, November 18, 1929 



* Charles Lindbergh injured 



This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"REPORT COL. LINDBERGH INJURED" with subheads. (see) Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well.



Other news of the day including various advertising. Complete wi... See More  

Knute Rockne's legs worsen....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 22, 1929



* Knute Rockne's infected legs worsen

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* College football



The sport's section (page 33) has one column headings: "ROCKNE IS WORSE; INFECTION SPREADS" "Both Legs Are Now Affected, but Coach's Condition Is Not Alarming, Doctor Says" "Notre Dame Mentor Is Likely Not to See His Team Finish Its... See More