1930 sport's stars photos... Bobby Jones & more...

SECTION 2 (Sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Dec. 28, 1930



* Sport's stars & feats of 1930

* Bobby Jones - Hack Wilson - Gallant Fox



Page 3 is taken up with a full page pictorial showing : "Who's Who of 1930 Athletic Register - The Men and Women Heroes of Sports" which includes 15 photos. Nice for display. Also front page coverage on a game in which Notre Dame... See More  

Printed on pink paper...

THE POLICE GAZETTE, New York, NY, 1931. Somewhat the scandal sheet of its day, this periodical also had much about sports and the entertainment industry, including many related photos. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not be this specific date but will have the format as shown. Twenty pages measuring 15"x11".

Early rockets... Dr. Darwin O. Lyon....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4,1931



* Early rockets flight

* Dr. Darwin O. Lyon



This 100+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page E3 (inside) that include: "HAS ROCKET READY TO SEND UP 70 MILES", "Dr. Darwin Lyon to Fire It From Italian Mountain Early This Month", "Denies Aiming At Moon", and more (see photos for text here).



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Maulana Mohammad Ali Jouha death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 5, 1931 



* Maulana Mohammad Ali Jouhar death 

* 1st report - Muslim leader - Khilafat movement 



Page 7 has one column headings that include: "MUHAMMAD ALI DIES AT TASK IN LONDON" "Indian Moslem Leader Defied Death to Attend Parley to Win Autonomy for Nation" "PENNED PLEA WHILE DYING" and more. (see) First report covera... See More  

Maryville, Missouri Negro lynching...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, January 12, 1931 



* Raymond Gunn lynching 

* Maryville MO Missouri

* Burned atop a schoolhouse 



The front page has one column headings: "Mob Burns Negro To Death On School Roof" "Building Made Funeral Pyre; Victim Chained To Prevent His Escape" and more. (see) Early, same day 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negr... See More  

1931 Clara Bow theft trial... Daisy DeVoe...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 15, 1931



* Actress Clara Bow's secretary

* Daisy DeVoe theft accusations



The front page has a one column heading: "Home Life of an 'It' Girl Told in Court" Five related photos on the back page. (see images)

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. ... See More  

Niagara Falls rock slide in 1931....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 19, 1931



* Niagara Falls - American side

* Prospect Point rock slide



The front page has a one column heading: "ROCK SLIDE ALTERS NIAGARA FALLS RIM" with subheads. (see) First report coverage of the rock fall at Prospect Point of the American side of Niagara Falls. Article continues inside with related photo.

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Hermann Oberth... early rockets...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 24, 1931



* Hermann Oberth

* Early rockets - rocketry

* Space travel - Moon



This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Movie Shows Flight to Moon by Rocket; Scientists Plan World Group to Realize It"



Interesting text here which takes up about a 1/3 column.



This issue contains other news of the day throughout. It is a rag edition... See More  

Mahatma Gandhi jail release...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 26, 1931 



* Mahatma Gandhi jail release



The front page has a five column headline: "Britain Orders Freedom for Gandhi" with subheads and small photo of Gandhi. Another photo on the back page. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 32 pages, this is the "rag edition&qu... See More  

Linton IN coal mine disaster...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, January 29, 1931



* Linton IN Indiana

* Little Betty Coal Mine

* Explosion (1st report)



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



* SEVEN SAVED; 29 KILLED IN INDIANA MINE

* Rescue Crews Bring Out Men After Gas Blast Wrecks Shaft



Tells of the Little Betty Coal Mine disaster near Linton Indiana.



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Robert Goddard.... early rockets.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1931 This 100+ page newspaper has a one column editorial heading on page E1 (inside): "ROCKETING THROUGH SPACE". See photos for text.



Other news, sports and advertising of the day throughout. Light browning, some spine wear and little front page creasing, otherwise in good condition.



source: wikipedia: Robert Hutchings Goddard, Ph.D. (October 5, 18... See More  

Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" opening day....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1931



* Silent era comic actor Charlie Chaplin

* "City Lights" movie film debut ad & review



Page 11 has a one column heading: "CHAPLIN HILARIOUS IN HIS 'CITY LIGHTS'" with subheads. (see) Also on the same page is an advertisement for the opening day debut of this famous movie with caricature of Chaplin. (see)

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Kodak Camera founder George Eastman in 1931..

NEW YORK TIMES, February 10, 1931



* George Eastman... guest of honor

* Kodak camera inventor - roll film



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4 that include: "EASTMAN IS HONORED FOR GIFTS TO WORLD", "Hoover, Coolidge, Mussolini and Ortiz Rubio Join in Tribute to Philanthropist", "Two Nations Decorate Him", and more which includes a photo of E... See More  

Lou Gehrig contract w/ photo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1931



* Lou Gehrig signs contract

* New York Yankees

* MLB major league baseball



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include: "GEHRIG IS SIGNED BY YANKS FOR YEAR", "Salary Reported to Be $25,000, the Same as Last Season--McCarthy to Go South" and more with photo of Gehrig (see image). Great to have in this famo... See More  

1931 Lillian Leitzel accidental death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 16, 1931



* Lillian Leitzel accident - death

* Acrobatic circus star (1st report)



This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Lillian Leitzel, Circus Star, Dies After Fall"

  with subhead: "Little Trapeze Artist Succumbs to Injuries Received in Danish Capital".



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Bertram Thomas crosses Rub' al Khali...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1931



* Bertram Thomas

* Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter)

* Arabian Desert



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "WHITE MAN CROSSES THE ARABIAN DESERT FOR THE FIRST TIME", "Bertram Thomas Travels 850-Mile Expanse of Mysterious Waste of Ruba-el-khali", "Area Has Biblical History" and mor... See More  

Irene Schroeder execution... 1st Pennsylvania Woman...

THE OMAHA BEE NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, February 24, 1931



* Irene Schroeder execution

* Rockview State Correctional Institution

* Bellefonte, Pennsylvania



Page 2 has a two column headline: "RELIGIOUS MESSAGE LEFT BY PAIR BEFORE EXECUTION" with related photo (see photos). This is 1st report coverage on the execution by electrocution of 'Iron' Irene Schroed... See More  

Al Capone gets 6 months in jail...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1931



* Gangster Al Capone

* Jail sentence



The front page has one column headings: "CAPONE GIVEN A SENTENCE OF SIX MONTHS IN JAIL", "'Scarface Al' of Chicago, Again Appears in Court in Nobby Attire", "Says Leader of Bootlegger Was Not as Ill as He Tried to Make Out" and ... See More  

Al Capone gets 6 months in jail...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1931



* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone

 * Guilty of contempt of court



Page 3 has a one column heading: "CAPONE SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS IN JAIL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Al 'Scarface' Capone being found guilty of contempt of court.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is ... See More  

Albert Einstein goes home...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1931



* Albert Einstein leaves America



Page 9 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN DEPARTS, PRAISING AMERICA" with subheads and photo of Einstein with wife. (see) He would escape Adolph Hitler and the Nazis just two years later. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Ruth Nichols airplane flight record...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, March 6, 1931



* Ruth Nichols - aviatrix

* Altitude airplane flight record (women)



This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:

"RUTH NICHOLS SETS NEW RECORD" with photo of Nichols (see photos).



Nice to have on the front page. Other news of the day including period advertising. This issue has light browning with little ... See More  

Ruth Rowland Nichols aviation feat.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1931



* Ruth Rowland Nichols breaks record

* World altitude record (Women)

* Airplane flight to 28,743 feet



The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH NICHOLS SOARS SIX MILES ABOVE CITY, SETTING NEW RECORD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo of Nichols. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in th... See More  

1931 rocket sled test w/ photo.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1931



* Rocket sled on ice test w/ photo

* Syracuse University student



Page 16 has one column headings that include: "ROCKET SLED LEAPS AT A DAZZLING PACE" "Syracuse Student Vaults Fifty Feet in 2-5 of a Second on Oneida Lake" and more with photo. (see) First record coverage ob Harry W. Bull traveling on the 1st rocket ice-boat on record. I s... See More  

Hoover Dam contracts accepted...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, March 12, 1931



* Hoover Dam contracts accepted

* Construction to begin



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "HOOVER DAM JOB LET AT $48,890,999" and "Wilbur Accepts the Six Companies' Offer for Construction of Boulder Canyon Project".



Other news of the day through out. Rag edition in great condition.



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1931 SS Viking sealing ship explosion disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 17, 1931



* SS Viking sealing ship explosion disaster

* Film producer Varick Frissell



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BLAST SINKS SHIP IN ICY SEA" with subhead and small related map. Nice for display. Photo of the ship and heading is on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the SS Viking disaster near Horse Islands off the coast... See More