1908 Gas Pipe murders... executions by hanging...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 31, 1908



* San Francisco "Gas Pipe" murders of 1906

* Louis Dabner and John Seimsen executions



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GASPIPE THUGS WERE HANGED TODAY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ar... See More  

1912 Novarupta volcano eruption in Alaska...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 11, 1912



* Novarupta volcano eruption

* Kodiak & more, Alaska disaster



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BIG DAMAGE IS DONE TO TOWNS IN ALASKA" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in pape... See More  

1908 Brookshire, Texas Negro lynching...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 14, 1908



* Brookshire. Waller County, Texas

* Negro lynching - hanging

* Daniel (Dave) Newton



The front page has a one column heading: "Accused Negro Murderer Lynched" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.

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1st ever race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1909



* 1909 National Balloon Race

* Indianapolis Motor Speedway

* Very 1st race held at the famous track



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BALLOON RACERS ARE FIRED UPON" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from... See More  

Nazi military parade.. Adolph Hitler's birthday..

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1936



* Adolph Hitler's birthday

* Germany - Nazi military

* Shows it's strength



The front page has two column headlines that include: "Germany Parades Military Power To Celebrate Hitler's 47th Birthday" and more. 1st report coverage on the Nazi parade that showed the World Germany's military strength for the first time.

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Alvin Karpis's Atlantic City shootout escape....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 21, 1935



* Gangster Alvin "Creepy" Karpis

* Public enemy # 1 criminal

* Atlantic City NJ shootout & escape



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BREMER KIDNAPPER SHOOTS HIS WAY OUT OF TRAP IN JERSEY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with a few related photos. (see) Lengthy text. Always nice to ... See More  

Wright Brothers National Memorial erected....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1928



* Wright Brothers National Memorial

* Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

* Granite boulder - cornerstone erected



The top of page 4 has a two column heading: "Kitty Hawk Honors First Plane Flight In Monument to the Wright Brothers" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Billy Graham's NYC crusade begins...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 16, 1957



* Billy Graham opens crusade

* Madison Square Garden - NYC



The front page has a three column heading: "18,000 Flock to Hear Graham" with subhead and related photo. (see) This was one of his more famous crusades.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, nice condition.... See More  

1904 Pelletier fire... Sioux City SD...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 24, 1904



* Pelletier fire - Sioux City, South Dakota

* Business district conflagration disaster



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "FIRE SWEEPS SIOUX CITY CAUSING $2,500,000 LOSS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tota... See More  

Wright Brothers' public showing at Fort Meyer, Virginia...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 22, 1909



* Early airplane flights

* Orville Wright - Brothers

* Fort Meyer, Virginia

* U.S. government contract ?



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AVIATOR FACES STRONG TESTS AT FT. MEYER" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ar... See More  

Italy surrenders...

THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, September 8, 1943 



* Italy surrenders

* World War II

* Incomplete issue



The large, bold banner headline announces: "ITALY GIVES UP!" with related subheads.

Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs of the 1st section only (4 pages) of a 40 page newspaper. A few small archival mends on the inside pages, terrific for display as such.... See More  

Pink Floyd, Jean Harlow, and The Church Lady...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 30, 1987  Page 63 has a full page ad for the October 5-7 & 10-12 Pink Floyd concerts at both Madison Square Garden and the Meadowlands Arena. Another noteworthy item is the lengthy article covering Dana Carvey's portrayal of The Church Lady on Saturday Night Live (with photo). Additionally, there are many large and/or full-page movie ads, to incl... See More  

1904 USS Georgia battleship launching...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 11, 1904



* USS Georgia (BB-15) launching

* United States Navy battleship

* Bath Iron Works - Maine



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEW BATTLESHIP RIDES THE WAVE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fro... See More  

1947 North American F-82 Twin Mustang...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 28, 1947



* North American F-82 Twin Mustang

* United States Air force Fighter airplane

* Robert E. Thacker record flight



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Honolulu-N. Y. Test Flight Completed In 14.5 Hours" with subheads and related map/photo.

Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.



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1933 John Dillinger Mason City, Iowa robberry...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., March 14, 1934 



* John Dillinger bank robbery 

* Post wooden gun escape 

* Mason City, Iowa 



The front page has a one column heading: "DILLINGER THOUGHT TO BE LEADER" First report coverage of the bank robbery in Mason City, Iowa that was later proven to be indeed John Dillinger's work. This was done shortly after his famous wo... See More  

1903 Cripple Creek, Colorado labor wars...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 4, 1903



* Colorado Labor Wars - martial law

* Cripple Creek mining district strikes



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "CRIPPLE CREEK IS UNDER MARTIAL LAW" with subhead. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era i... See More  

Al Capone guilty... 11-year sentence...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, October 26, 1931.



* Al 'Scarface' Capone gets 11 years

* End of his criminal career



The front page has a one column heading: "Capone Sentenced To 11 Year Term In Federal Prison" (see) First report coverage on what would be the end of Al Capone's reign in Chicago.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, a few sm... See More  

1903 Lilly, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 21, 1903



* Lilly, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

* Coal mine bunk house fire disaster



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TWENTY-SEVEN MEN BURNED TO A CRISP" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this... See More  

Alex Rodriguez's 600th home run... with double-page color print...

NEW YORK POST, August 5, 2010  The back page has: "FINALLY! A-Rod "treasures' historic No. 600", which includes a large color photo. Inside pages show coverage from A-Rod's 600th home run "A 'T' PARTY FOR A-ROD'S 600"  A souvenir poster of A-ROD, the "ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST", and a two page article with the banner "IT'S ABOU... See More  

Philadelphia Warriors win the first NBA title...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 23, 1947



* Philadelphia Warriors (Golden State)

* Wins the 1st NBA basketball title



The sport's section (Page 14) has a brief and discrete report at the bottom of the page headed: "Philadelphia Bags BAA Crown" (see) I assume the small report here is because basketball wasn't a popular sport at the time. It is what it is, still a 1st report tho... See More  

Al 'Scarface' Capone's downfall begins....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1931



* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Annual income surfaces

* Government audit reveals



Page 5 has a one column heading: "Gives Capone Income As $1,641,979 In 1928" with subhead. (see) Was this the beginning of the end for Capone ? He would eventually be tried and convicted if income tax evasion later that year.

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1903 Gordon Bennett automobile race....

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 2, 1903



* James Gordon Bennett Cup - automobile race

* Athy, County Kildare, Ireland



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "RACE MARRED BY ACCIDENTS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.

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Battle of Antietam monument dedication......

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 17, 1903



* Battle of Antietam monument dedication

* Troops of New Jersey during Civil War

* Theodore Roosevelt tribute speech



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "THE PRESIDENT AT ANTIETAM" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... See More  

1903 Battle of Wooster Mound... Oklahoma...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug.10, 1903



* Battle of Wooster Mound - Oklahoma

* Martin Brothers Gang vs. Lawmen



The front page has a one column heading: "SHERIFFS KILL TWO OUTLAWS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.

Complete with 6... See More  

Battleship HMS King Edward VII launched......

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 23, 1903



* HMS King Edward VII Launching

* Royal Navy battleship



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BIG BATTLESHIP IS LAUNCHED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.

Complete with 6 ... See More