Young Stribling boxing at Wimbledon Stadium...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 28, 1930



* Boxer Young Stribling

* Heavyweight boxing

* Wimbledon Stadium



This 16 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "STRIB BEATS SCOTT BY K. O. IN SECOND" with subheads. Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice for display.



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1930 Airship R100 maiden transatlantic flight...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1930



* R100 - R-100 British rigid airship

* Maiden transatlantic flight (during)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIRIGIBLE OVER MID-OCEAN" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos on the back page.

Complete with all 28 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutio... See More  

Jack Zuta assasssination...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1930



* Chicago gangland war

* George 'Bugs' Moran

* Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Jack Zuta assassination



Page 7 has a one column heading: "CHICAGO 'SQUEALER' SLAIN BY GUNMAN" with subheads. (see)

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Douglas MacArthur becomes Chief of Staff...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 6, 1930



* Major General Douglas MacArthur

* Named Chief of Staff of U.S. Army



The front page has a one column heading: "MACARTHUR NAMED CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF" with subheads. (see) Text continues on page 3 with photo. 1st report coverage on Douglas MacArthur being named Chief of Staff of the army with the rank of General by President Herbert Hoover.

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Marion, Indiana...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, August 9, 1930 



* Marion, Indiana 

* Post Negroes lynchings 

* Grant County Jail 



This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "TROOPS RUSHED IN MARION RIOT"



Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.



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Franks Hawks breaks airplane speed record....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 14, 1930



* Aviator Frank Hawks

* Transcontinental airplane flight

* Speed record broken



The front page has a three column headline: "HAWKS FLIES FROM COAST IN 12 1/2 HOURS, 2 1/2 UNDER MARK SET BY THE LINDBERGHS; EXCEEDS 200-MILE SPEED ALL THE WAY" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on Franks Hawks record breaking transcontinental west-to-east air... See More  

Charles Lindbergh receives gold medal....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1930



* Charles Lindbergh receives Congressional gold medal

* President Herbert Hoover - White House



The front page has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH RECEIVES MEDAL FROM HOOVER" with subheads. (see) Text continues on page 3 witgh photo. (see)

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1930 Jim Dandy beats Gallant Fox....

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Aug. 17, 1930



* Jim Dandy thoroughbred race horse

* Beats Gallant Fox at 100 to 1 odds

* Same year of the triple crown

* Travers Stakes - Saratoga Springs



The front page of this section has a seven column heading: "JIM DANDY, 100 TO 1, BEATS GALLANT FOX IN TRAVERS" with subheads and small photo of the winning jockey. Anothe... See More  

Tarboro, North Carolina Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 20, 1930  This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "MOB LYNCHES NEGRO IN NORTH CAROLINA" "Takes Prisoner From Jail by Ruse...."



This tells of the lynching of Negro Oliver Moore in Tarboro, North Carolina.



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise good.

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Paul Jessup world record discus throw.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sport's section only, August 24, 1930



* Paul Jessup breaks world discus record

* University of Washington Huskies



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "WORLD RECORD SET BY JESSUP IN DISCUS" with subhead and photo. (see)

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Jack "Legs" Diamond trip to Europe....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1930



* Jack 'Legs' Diamond's trip to Europe

* Irish American gangster - prohibition era

* SS Belgenland (1914) ocean liner



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Legs' Diamond Is Aboard Liner Belgenland Wants to Go to Vichy to 'Take Cure,' He Says" (see)

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1930 Legs Diamond arrested abroad...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 2, 1930



* Jack 'Legs' Diamond arrested in Germany

* 1st East to West Atlantic Ocean flight (more difficult)

* Dieudonne Costes & Marice Bellonte

* Europe to United States in airplane (1st time)



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Germans Seize 'Legs' Diamond After Expulsion From Belgium" with subhead. (see) Alwa... See More  

1st East to West Atlantic flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 3, 1930



* 1st East to West Atlantic Ocean flight (more difficult)

* Dieudonne Costes & Marice Bellonte

* Paris to New York in airplane (1st time)



This 56 page newspaper has a very nice three line banner headline on the front page: "COSTE DOES IT IN 37 HOURS, 18 1/2 MINUTES!; FIRST TO MAKE PARIS-NEW YORK FLIGHT; HOOVER, LINDBERGH AND BYRD... See More  

Hurricane hits Santo Domingo...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, September 4, 1930  The front page has a banner headline "Loss of Life Is Feared In Santo Domingo By Hurricane" with subhead "Path Uncertain As Winds Whip Across Islands" "Florida May Be In Path of First Tornado Of Season".

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day are within.

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1930 Santo Domingo hurricane...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. September 4, 1930



* Santo Domingo - Dominican Republic

* Hurricane San Zenon (1st report)



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Santo Domingo Hurricane Takes Nearly 1000 Lives" with subhead and. (see)

Complete with all 8 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.



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Gallant Fox becomes all time $$$ winner....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, September 7, 1930



* Gallant Fox wins Lawrence Realization Stakes

* Thoroughbred horse race - Long Island, New York

* Year of the triple crown - becomes all time $$$ winner



The front page of this sport's section only has a one column heading: "GALLANT FOX TAKES REALIZATION; PASSES ZEV'S MONEY RECORD" and more with two photos. (... See More  

Paul Dirac & new Atomic theory....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 10, 1930



* Paul Dirac - theoretical physics

* New Atomic theory

* Space and matter



Page 11 has a one column heading: "SCIENTISTS ACCLAIM NEW ATOM THEORY" with subheads. See images for large portion of the text. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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Pigg Lockett and Holy White... Scooba MS lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1930



* Pigg Lockett & Holly White Negro lynchings

* Scooba MS Mississippi



This 56 page newspaper has small one column headlines on the back page (page 56): "TWO NEGROES LYNCHED BY MISSISSIPPI MOB" and "Two Officers Escorting Accused Highwaymen to Trial Are Overpowered on the Road" which tells of the lynching of Negroes Pigg Lockett ... See More  

Stromboli, Italy volcano eruption...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, September 12, 1930



* Island of Stromboli volcano eruption

* Sicily, Italy



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "EARTHQUAKE AND ERUPTION CAUSE OF MUCH DAMAGE" and "Islands Off Coast Of Sicily Scene Of Disaster".



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1930 America's Cup Enterprise Winning...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 15, 1930.



* U.S. Yacht Enterprise

* Shamrock V

* America's Cup



This 14 page newspaper has a three column headlines on the front page:



* Enterprise Leads in Second Race; Shamrock V Is 'Out Maneuvered'; Time Lost Tacking About Turn



with subheads. (see) Tells of the 1930 America's Cup yachting race in which "Enterprise&qu... See More  

Death of aviation pioneer Ruth Alexander...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 18, 1930 



* Female aviation pioneer death



The banner headline announces: "RUTH ALEXANDER IS KILLED" with a subhead: "Aviatrix Crashes to Death i San Diego" with a photo of her. Alexander was an early aviation pioneer.

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America's Cup Enterprise Wins...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, September 19, 1930.



* U.S. Yacht Enterprise

* Shamrock V

* America's Cup



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ENTERPRISE WINS FINAL RACE FOR YACHTING HONOR" and "Shamrock Game But Is Not Good Enough To Pull Through". This is the 1st report coverage on the yacht Enterprise winning the 32nd Ameri... See More  

Adolph Hitler Indicted In 1930...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 24, 1930



This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "High Treason Charge Against Hitler Is Lessened Today; Is Barred at Officers' Trial".



This was just before Hitler gained power.



Other news of the day throughout. Some browning around the margins with a few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good... See More  

Bobby Jones seeks grand slam of golf....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 24, 1930



* Golfer Bobby Jones

* Merion Golf Club

* Grand Slam of golf



The front page has a one column heading: "Bobby Jones' 142 Wins Medal In U.S. Amateur Golf" (see) The front page of section 2 (sports) has a seven column heading: "JONES' 142 WINS MEDAL HONORS IN U. S. AMATEUR" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Bobb... See More  

Adolph Hitler indicted for treason...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, September 26, 1930



* Early Adolph Hitler

* Trial for treason



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "WITNESS DURING TREASON TRIAL OUTLINES PLAN" and "Leader States Fascists To Change German Rulings". This was just before Hitler gained power.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.Light bro... See More