Anglo-German Naval Agreement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1935



* Anglo-German Naval Agreement

* United Kingdom and Germany

* Kriegsmarine vs. Royal Navy



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BRITISH GIVE REICH A 35% NAVAL RATIO, 45% IN SUBMARINES" with subheads. (see) Lengthy reporting continues on page 4 with complete text of the agreeement.

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

Aga Khan III... Epsom Derby...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1935



* Aga Khan III thoroughbred racehorse Bahram

* Wins Epsom Derby - Surrey, England UK

* Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah



Page 27 has a seven column headline: "250,000 Watch the Aga Khan's Bahram Annex Epsom Downs Derby" with subheads and photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news, s... See More  

Frederick Gross family poisoning deaths...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1935



* Frederick Gross family deaths

* Poisoning mystery



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "5 IN FAMILY KILLED BY A RARE POISON; FATHER IS ACCUSED" with subheads. Lengthy text continues on the back page with photo of Gross.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was p... See More  

Al 'Scarface' Capone changes plea....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1931



* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone tax evasion case

* Changes plea to Judge H. Wilkerson



Page 12 has a one column heading: "CAPONE BEGS A TRIAL AS COURT BARS DEAL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Al Capone changing his mind and pleading not guilty after learning he may get a hefty jail sentence on the tax evasion charge. This ... See More  

Jim Mollison Atlantic Ocean flight....

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, August 20, 1932



* Jim Mollison makes it

* Airplane - aviation

* 1st solo Atlantic flight (W to E)



The front page has a banner headline: "LONDON FLYER MAKES NEW BRUNSWICK SAFELY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from West to East. Maybe not as significant as Lindbergh's flight but sti... See More  

New York City teacher strike...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, April 11, 1962  The front page carries a seven-column, two-line headline "Pupils Riot as Strike Cripples N.Y. Schools" with subhead "Student Fists Fly as Teachers Picket". This includes a large photo with a caption "Students Mill Around a New York High School as Striking Teachers Picket."  

Other news, sports and advertisements a... See More  

A Franklin D. Roosevelt Fireside Chat Issue !

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1935



* Bank Crisis - New Deal

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR

* Works Relief Program

* Social Security Act

* Fireside Chat (1st report)



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "PRESIDENT IN TALK TO NATION PROMISES TO EXPEDITE RELIEF; EMPHASIZES SOCIAL SECURITY" with subheads and complete text of Roosevelt's address on page 2. Lengthy... See More  

Bugs Moran arrested for vagrancy...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1930



* George "Bugs" Moran arrested

* Al 'Scarface' Capone rival in jail

* Chicago gangster - gangland war



Page 5 has a one column heading: "'Bugs' Moran Seized As Chicago Vagrant" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1935



* Jimmy Doolittle breaks flight record

* Transcontinental transport airplanes



The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "DOOLITTLE SPANS U. S. IN 12 HOURS" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Jimmy Doolittle breaking the transcontinental flight record for transport airplanes. Always nice to have notable events in history ... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1935



* Territory of the Saar Basin

* Reunification with  Germany

* Saar status referendum, 1935



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SAAR GIVES HITLER DELIRIOUS OVATION AS IT REJOINS REICH" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with 2 related photos.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pa... See More  

San Francisco long shore strike...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, July 6, 1934  The front page has a seven-column, one-line headline "TROOPS GUARD SAN FRANCISCO DOCKS" with subheads "1,300 Bayonets Rule After 2 Die In Riots" "National Guardsmen Patrol 5 1/2 -Mile Water-front; Police and Striking Longshoremen in Bitter Battle" "Thousands in Peril as Guns and Tear Gas Drive the Pickets Ba... See More  

Death of Robert Baden-Powell - first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 9, 1941



* Robert Baden-Powell death

* Boy Scouts leader

* Scouting movement



Page 3 has a one column heading: "Lord Baden-Powell, Scout Leader, Dies" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death of Boy Scouts pioneer, Robert Baden-Powell.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, light toning, a... See More  

Babe Ruth joins Boston Braves in 1935....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1935



* Babe Ruth agrees to join Boston Braves



The sport's section (page 23) has a banner headline: "Plan to Succeed McKechnie as Manager of Braves in 1936 Disclosed by Ruth" with subheads that include: "RUTH WILL PILOT BRAVES NEXT YEAR" "Salary Fixed At 25,000" and more. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history rep... See More  

Kirsten Flagstad... At the MET in 1935...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1935



* Kirsten Flagstad - Norwegian opera singer

* Tristan und Isolde music drama

* Metropolitan Opera "The Met"



The top of page 22 has a one column heading: "FLAGSTAD HAILED IN ROLE OF ISOLDE" with subheads and photo. See images for text here.

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

Slot Machines siezed... Mayor La Guardia...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 14, 1934



* Slot machines seized and destroyed

* Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia photo

* Depression era illegal gambling



The front page has a one column heading: "1,155 SLOT MACHINES SUNK IN SOUND" with subheads that include: "Mayor Smashes Several and Heaves Others From Barge Off Heart Island" and more. (see) Coverage continues inside with nice ... See More  

Saar status referendum, 1935...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1935



* Saar status referendum, 1935

* Territory of the Saar Basin plebiscite

* Reunification with Germany - Nazis



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SAAR PLEBISCITE ORDERLY AS 98% CAST THEIR VOTES; NAZI TOTAL IS PUT AT 80%" with subheads. (see) More on page 3 with two related photos. Lengthy text.

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Actress Grace Moore & Al Capone deaths...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 27, 1947



* Grace Moore killed in airplane crash

* Opera singer & actress - Tennessee Nightingale

* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone death



The top of the front page has a two column  headline: "GRACE MOORE DIES IN BURNING PLANE; PRINCE ALSO KILLED" with subheads that include: "Crash In Denmark" "Take-Off Mishap Fatal to Sing... See More  

Robert Stroud... the Birdman of Alcatraz...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 1, 1956  The front page of this issue has an article entitled "The Birdman of Alcatraz". "Fortune Thrusts 3 Sparrows on Felon". "Robert F. Stroud became a world authority on birds and their diseases in a box-like little cell. He is a prisoner in Alcatraz, and has been confined in 'solitary' at various Federal penitent... See More  

Werner von Fritssch killed....

BOSTON TRAVELER, September 26, 1939



* General Werner von Fritsch killed

* Supreme Commander of the Army

* German High Command member



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead announcing: "FRITSCH MURDERED NAZI PRISONERS DAY" with subheads. (see) Very nice for display.

Complete with 24 pages, nice condition.... See More  

James Mark Baldwin death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 9, 1934



* James Mark Baldwin death

* Psychology - psychiatry - evolution

* Princeton University



The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "JAMES M. BALDWIN, PSYCHOLOGIST, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of James Mark Baldwin, American philosopher and psychologist. I suspect this is one of the few publication... See More  

Helen Keller slams Hitler & Mussolini...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1934



* Helen Keller - deaf & blind author

* Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini



The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "HELEN KELLER HITS AT TWO DICTATORS" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a hi... See More  

Raymond Poincaré death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 15, 1934



* French Statesman Raymond Poincaré death

* Prime Minister & President of France



The front page has a one column heading: "POINCARE IS DEAD; WAR STATESMAN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo. (see) Lengthy text. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication... See More  

Christmas Eve in small-town 1966...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, December 24, 1966 



* Christmas Eve, 1966

* Ads, news of the day, and more



What was it like to live in small-town America on Christmas Eve in 1966? Enjoy the sampling of ads, articles, and cartoons revealing the contextual mindset of those living during the tumultuous time in both American and world history.



The issue is complete in eight pages and i... See More  

French President de Gualle Resigns....

THE DAILY NEWS, New York, New York, April 28, 1969



* French President Charles de Gualle Resigns



The front page of this issue shows a photograph of French President Charles de Gualle with headline reading:  "De Gualle Steps Down".



This issue is in good condition and is complete in about 32 pages.

Charles Lindbergh... Return on Destryer from successful Atlantic Ocean flight...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 24, 1927



* Charles Lindbergh... Atlantic Ocean flight success

* Trip home to begin



This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "WARSHIP OFFERED LINDBERGH", with related subheads. Photos of Lindbergh's mother also present, with additional coverage. A nice headline for display. This was only two days after his his... See More