Albert Einstein honors Alfred Noble...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1933



* Albert Einstein on Alfred Noble



The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN EULOGIZES NOBEL AS IDEALIST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Albert Einstein honoring Alfred Nobel at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the rare rag edition that ... See More  

John Dillinger gang member captured in 1933......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 24, 1933



* John Dillinger gang member captured

* Hilton Crouch - race car driver - getaway man



Page 7 has a one column heading: "Dillinger Gangster Captured In Chicago" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Dillinger gang member H.C. Crouch being captured. 

Complete 1st section only with 64 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

Archbishop Leon Tourian assassination...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1933



* Archbishop Leon Tourian assassination

* Armenian Apostolic Church of America



The front page has a one column heading: "KILLING OF PRELATE LAID TO 5 REBELS" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high pe... See More  

Wilbur Underhill shot and captured...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 31, 1933



* Wilbur Underhill Jr. shot & captured

* "Tri-State Terror" - Oklahoma bandit



The front page has a one column heading: "Wilbur Underhill Makes Last Stand" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally nice.



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Archbishop Leon Tourian assassination...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1934



* Archbishop Leon Tourian burial (mausoleum)

* Armenian Apostolic Church of America



The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "ARCHBISHOP'S BODY IS PLACED IN VAULT" with subheads. (see)

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Olympiastadion (Berlin) 1st announced....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, January 7, 1934



* Olympiastadion (Berlin) construction announced

* 1936 Summer Olympics Invitations dispatched



Page 5 of this section has a banner headline: "Details Announced for Huge Olympic Sports Plant to Be Built by Germans" with subheads and illustration. (see)

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Carrie Chapman Catt & Octave Thanet...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1934



* Carrie Chapman Catt honored

* American women's suffrage leader

* Octave Thanet (Alice French) death



The top of page 19 has a two column photo headed: "Noted Women's Leader Is 75 Years Old" and one column heading: "MRS. CATT HONORED ON 75TH BIRTHDAY" with subheads. (see)

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Flying boats record flight to Hawaii...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1934



* United States Navy flying boats

* Airplanes flight record flight to Hawaii



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SIX NAVAL PLANES REACH HONOLULU IN RECORD FLIGHT" with subheads. First report coverage on page 4 with related map.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, light even toning, minor sp... See More  

David Lamar death... "Wolf of Wall Street"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1934



* David Lamar death

* "Wolf of Wall Street"

* Stock market con man



The front page has a one column heading: "LAMAR FOUND DEAD IN MIDTOWN HOTEL" with subheads that include: "'Wolf of Wall Street' Dies Obscure and Alone, Owing a Week's Room Rent" and more. (see) First report coverage on the death of David Lamar, W... See More  

Babe Ruth signs final contract with New York Yankees...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, January 16, 1934 



* Babe Ruth signs final contract 

* New York Yankees 

* Last year with the team 



This 24 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page of the sport's section: "So Ruth Takes the $35,000 and Once More All Is Well" and "That, by the Way, Is $10,000 Above First Offer Made by Col. Ruppert.&qu... See More  

1934 Bonnie & Clyde reference...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 1934



* Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow

* Post Prison escape and gunfight



This 42 page newspaper has a small one column heading at the bottom of page 2:  "Convict Caught in Texas".



A brief report tells of the capture of one of the prisoners Clyde Barrow help escape from prison. Rare to find reports mentioning Clyde Barrow prior to his death... See More  

Postal history...

THE MONTOURSVILLE NEWS, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18, 1934 This little newspaper of 8 pages still has the green 1 cent postage stamp affixed to the upper right corner, with a cancellation as well (see photo). Rarely are such newspapers found. You get the complete issue which is in very nice condition, measuring about 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches.

Mayor LaGuardia...

LIBERTY magazine, from New York, dated January 20, 1934

   

* Mayor LaGuardia and cleaning of New York City

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue is of a lady reaching over a fence and hitting a little boy on the head with a broom as he has been caught with getting ready to smoke a tobacco pipe (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.

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FDR recognizes Cuba...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1934



* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* Cuban-American Treaty of Relations



The front page has a one column heading: "ROOSEVELT DECIDES TO RECOGNIZE CUBA" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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

Hazard, Kentucky Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1934.



* Rex Scott Negro lynching

* Hazard, Kentucky

* Perry County



The back page has one column headings "KENTUCKY MOB HANGS NEGRO TORN FROM JAIL", "Sheriff and Posse Reach Scene as Masked Crowd Disperses--First Lynching of 1934" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Rex Scott in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

Other news, spor... See More  

Max Baer... Alice in Wonderland...

LIBERTY magazine, from New York, dated January 27, 1934

   

* Boxer Max Baer

* Alice in Wonderland review

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue is of a night watchman asleep on a stool with a cat sleeping in his lap with a mouse looking on and some peeking in the window (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.



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John Dillinger captured... Lou Gehrig signs contract...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1934 



* John Dillinger capture

* Harry Pierpont & Charles Makley





The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "WIRES TO DILLINGER SPUR $150,000 HUNT" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the recent capture of John Dillinger at Tucson, Arizona.

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John Dillinger Tucson AZ capture...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 29, 1934 



* John Dillinger headled back to jail  - Crown Point Jail, Indiana 

* Tuscon Arizona capture 



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "SPEED EXTRADITION OF DILLINGER GANG" "Indiana Officers Reach Tucson and Dispatch the Papers to Governor Moeur" "Pierpont Tells Pol... See More  

John Dillinger Tucson, Arizona capture...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 30, 1934 



* John Dillinger headled back to jail 

* Crown Point Jail, Indiana 

* Tuscon Arizona capture 



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4 that include: "DILLINGER IN PLANE ON WAY TO INDIANA" "Outlaw Chief Fights, Kicks and Screams as Officers Shackle Him for Trip" and more. See photos ... See More  

Fritz Haber death... German chemist...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 2, 1934



* Fritz Haber death

* German chemist



Page 17 has a one column heading: "FRITZ HABER DEAD; NOTED AS CHEMIST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Fritz Haber, German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his invention of the Haber-Bosch process. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this pa... See More  

Outlaw John Dillinger...

NEW YORK TIMES, February 3, 1934  Page 3 has one column headings: "Dillinger Is Reindicted", "Faces Death Penalty in Murder of Patrolman O'Malley"



This was when he predicted they could not hold him & soon after this, he escaped with his famous wooden gun at Crown Point Jail in Indiana.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 3... See More  

1934 Sapulpa, Oklahoma shootout...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1934



* The Big Sapulpa Shootout of 1934 - Oklahoma

* Outlaw Aussie Elliott gunfight vs. police



The front page has a one column heading: "FOUR DIE IN BATTLE IN RAID ON BANDITS" with subheads. (see)

Complete 1st section only with all 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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6 February 1934 Crisis... Paris, France...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1934



* 6 February 1934 crisis - Paris, France riots

* Anti-parliament - far-right leagues

* Place de la Concorde



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "SHOUTING MOBS RIOT ALL NIGHT IN PARIS, STORM CHAMBER, DEMAND GOVERNMENT RESIGN; POLICE FIRE AT THEM, 10 KILLED, 500 INJURED" with subheads and photo. (see) Lengthy text continues ins... See More  

Liberty's All-Players All-American Football Team...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, February 10, 1934. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady on snowshoes at a mailbox  (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Also has an article with photos of the Liberty's All-Players All-America Football Team for 1933.  Very nice condition, and measuring abou... See More  

Austrian Civil War... February Uprising...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 13, 1934 



* Austrian Civil War - February Uprising

* Socialists vs. conservative-fascist forces

* Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss



The front page has a banner headline: "AUSTRIA IN CIVIL WAR; 150 DIE" with many subheads. Nice for display. More on page 2 with related photo and map. (see) A few more related photos on the back page. Always nice to h... See More