Thomas Edison at Rollins College...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 25, 1930.



* Inventor Thomas Alva Edison - Founders Day

* Rollins College - receives honorary degree in science

* President Hamilton Holt



Page 16 has one column headings: "EDISON HONORED BY ROLLINS COLLEGE" "Doctor of Science Degree Is Conferred on him at Winter Park, Fla." "He Walks In Procession" and more. (see)

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Thomas Midgley, Jr. freakish death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1944



* Thomas Midgley Jr. death

* Ethyl gasoline inventor



Page 21 has one column headlines: "THOS. MIDGLEY DIES; NOTED CHEMIST, 55" "Inventor of Ethyl Gasoline Is Accident Victim--A Pioneer of Synthetic Rubber" with photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the freakish death of ethyl gasoline inventor, Thomas Midgley, Jr.

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1930 Tekamah NE tornado... Al Capone...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1930



* Tekamah, Nebraska

* Tornado disaster

* Mahatma Gandhi arrest ?



Page 3 has one column headings: "STORMS KILL 18 IN MIDDLE WEST" "Tornado Hits Tekamah, Neb., Leaving Six Dead and Many Injured" and more. (see)

Page 9 has: "LOOKS FOR ARREST OF GANDHI IN RAID" with subheads. (see)

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Amelia Earhart at Glendale, California...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1928



* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart

* Calls off engagement

* Samuel Chapman



Page 22 has small one column headings: "Earhart Engagement Off" "Flier Says She is Not to Wed Chapman, Boston Attorney" (see)

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Victoria of Baden death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1930



* Victoria of Baden death (1st report)

* Queen of Sweden



Page 19 has a one column headings: "QUEEN OF SWEDEN DIES AT 68 IN ROME" "Victoria Succumbs at Winter Villa to Bronchial Ailment Suffered Many Years" and more with photo. (see)

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1930 Paul Heylandt.... rocket propulsion....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1930



* Al 'Scarface' Capone seizing control of Chicago

* Rocket airplane flight... Paul Heylandt

* American gangster era original



Page 9 has one column headings: "'POLITICAL RACKET' IS LAID TO CAPONE" "Gangster Is Becoming a Power in the Chicago City Hall, According to Rumors" "Said To Control Unions" and more. (s... See More  

1930 Max Valier... Rocket propulsion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1930



* Max Valier tests the Rocket car

* Austrian rocketry pioneer

* Great depression era original



Page 11 has one column headings: "VALIER SHOWS BERLIN NEW GAS-ROCKET CAR" "German Believes He Has Made Propulsion by Recoil From Explosions Practical" Coverage on Austrian Max Valier testing his new rocket automobile.

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Charles Lindbergh...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1930



* Charles Lindbergh flight

* Airplane journey w/ his mother

* Early aviation era original



Page 3 has one column headings: "LINDBERGH TAKES MOTHER TO CAPITAL" "He Stops at Lakehurst and Camden in First Day's Flight Toward Canal" and more with nice photo. (see)

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Oklahoma State wins 1935 wresting title....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sport's Section Only, March 30, 1930



* Oklahoma State University Cowboys

* Wins NCAA Div. 1 Wrestling Championship

* Northwestern University Wildcats

* Wins Men's Swimming Championships



The front page of this section has one column headings: "OKLAHOMA AGGIES RETAIN MAT TITLE" "Triumph for Third Year in a Row in Final of National College Tournamen... See More  

SS Europa takes Blue Riband in maiden voyage...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1930



* SS Europa maiden voyage

* German Ocean Liner

* Breaks transatlantic (W) speed record

* Take Blue Riband from SS Bremen

 

The front page has one column headings: "EUROPA SETS RECORD; ARRIVES 18 MINUTES UNDER BREMEN TIME" "Big German Liner Cuts Through Fog on Last Leg for Mark of 4 Days 17 Hours 6 Minutes"" "Captain Spea... See More  

New Castle, Indiana strike riots...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, October 6, 1955 



* Perfect Circle Corporation 

* New Castle, Indiana 

* Strike riots w/ photos 



The front page has a three column headline: "600 GUARDSMEN CALLED AS 8 ARE HURT IN STRIKE" with subhead and related photo. Coverage on the Perfect Circle Corporation strike riots in New Castle, Indiana.

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NYC Groundhog Day....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 3, 1930



* Groundhog Day

* Bronx Zoo

* Mr. Toomey



The top of the fro[nt page has a two column heading: "City's Groundhog Yields Honors as a Prophet; Scorns Tradition, Leaving Spring in Doubt" (see)

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Laramie WY airplane crash....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, October 7, 1955



* Laramie, Wyoming airplane crash

* United Airlines Flight 409

* Douglas Dc-4 propliner



The front page has a three column headline: "66 KILLED AS AIRLINER RAMS MOUNTAIN PEAK" with subhead. (see). 1st report coverage on the Salt Lake City bound DC-4 Airplane crash near Laramie, Wyoming.

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Standardville, Utah mining disaster... Ghost Town...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1930 



* Standardville, Utah (ghost town) 

* Mine explosion disaster 



The back page has one column headings: "20 UTAH MINERS DIE IN GAS EXPLOSION" "Nine Are Rescued as Carbon Monoxide Sweeps Through Standardville Coal Shaft" and more. (see) 1st report coverage on the Standardville, Utah mine explosion disaster.

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English poet D. H. Lawrence death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1930



* D. H. Lawrence death (1st report)

* English novelist, poet, playwright & more

* Mahatma Gandhi



Page 27  has one column headings: "D. H. LAWRENCE DIES; NOTED NOVELIST" "English Author Succumbs to a Long Illness in 45th Year Near Nice" and more. (see)

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1930 Elizabeth, New Jersey refinery explosion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 19, 1930 



* Elizabeth, New Jersey 

* Bayway refining plant explosion

* Standard Oil Company



The front page has a two column headline: "7 KILLED, 61 HURT IN BLASTS IN JERSEY ALCOHOL PLANT; MANY VICTIMS MAY BE BLIND" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on the Standard Oil Company refinery plant explosion at Elizabeth, New Jersey. Nice to ... See More  

Woman aviator Neva Paris killed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1930



* Neva Paris killed (1st report)

* Great Neck NY Woman aviator



The front page has one column headings: "NEVA PARIS KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE" "Great Neck Woman Flier Dies When Machine Nose Dives Into a Georgia Marsh" and more. (see) Coverage continues inside with photo. (see)

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March from Selma to Montgomery...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 16, 1965 



* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 

* Martin Luther King Jr.



The front page has a five column headline: "Negro Leaders Meet On Plans To Resume Highway March To Capitol" (see)

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Helen Wills wins sixth US Open....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sport's section only, August 25, 1929



* Helen Wills (Moody)

* US Open tennis championships



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "MISS WILLS VICTOR; RETAINS HER TITLE" with subheads and two related photos. 1st report coverage on Helen Wills winning the 1929 United States Open Tennis Championships in Women's singles. She is ... See More  

Death of Warren Harding....

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Great Santa Fe Trail prints... 1925 - the 100th anniversary...

KANSAS CITY JOURNAL-POST (Gravure Section only), Missouri, September 6, 1925

* Santa Fee Trail images... 100th year anniversary

Complete Gravure section of this 1925 newspaper. The key feature are the two Santa Fe Trail-themed 1/2 page prints. Other prints reflecting the news of the day are also included.

Fragile, but in good condition for the period.

William Desmond Taylor murder mystery continues.......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1929



* re. William Desmond Taylor murder

* Irish-American Hollywood actor and director



The front page has one column headings: "SAYS ACTRESS MURDERED TAYLOR" "Ex-Governor Richardson of California Asserts Efforts to Try Her Were Blocked" and more. (see) This murder is still unsolved to this day.

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Jack Johnson in Paris...

THE FAIRMONT TIMES, Fairmont, West Virginia, May 19, 1915  On the sports page is "Jack Johnson Is In Paris But Won't Go to War". When asked if he was going to war, he replied "Man, for me war is over. I am at peace the first time in several years... Anyway your name goes down in war history, for big German shells are called Jack Johnsons... wasn't I in history before th... See More  

Al Capone works in prison...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 14, 1934



* Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Chicago gangster boss

* Good behavior in prison ?



Page six has one column headings: "CAPONE RUNS STITCHING MACHINE IN PRISON" "Former Gangster is 'Behaving' and Hopes to Shorten Sentence" and more. (see)

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Rehmeyer's Hollow murder... Witchcraft...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 4, 1928



* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder

* York County, Pennsylvania - John Blymire



Page 14 has an article headed: "DEATH OF 5 BABIES LAID TO WITCH CULT" with subheads. (see)

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