Knute Rockne's last football game coached.......

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., December 15, 1930



* New York Giants vs. Norte Dame Fighting Irish

* Charity football game for NYC unemployed

* Knute Rockne's last game



Page 8 has a one column heading: "FOOTBALL GAMES NET $750,000 FOR CHARITY" with subheads. (see) This was Knute Rockne's very last football game coached prior to his fatal airplane crash.

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John Scopes focused on coming trial, not big movie money...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, June 13, 1925  The top of the ftpg. has 2 column heads on the famous John Scopes "monkey" trial over the teaching of evolution in school: "SCOPES, EVOLUTION DEFENDANT, TURNS DOWN BIG FORTUNE" with subheads: "Movie Concern Said to Have Offered Him $50,000 to Act" "Prefers Trial" "Many Newspapermen to be at Dayton, ... See More  

Nazis taking over Austria... pre-Anschluss....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1938



* Nazi Germany taking over Austria

* Total Anschluss very close

* Arthur Seyss-Inquart



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "AUSTRIA CAPITULATES TO GERMANY; PRO-NAZIS GET KEY POSTS IN CABINET; BERLIN HAILS UNITY OF TWO NATIONS" with subheads. (see)

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Peter Levine found dead... New Rochelle kidnapping...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1938



* Peter Levine found dead

* Boy kidnapping - abduction

* New Rochelle, New York



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LEVINE BOY'S BOUND BODY WASHED ASHORE ON SOUND 94 DAYS AFTER ABDUCTION" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues on page 2 with photo of the boy.

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Republican Alfred Landon to run against FDR...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1936  The banner headline announces: "REPUBLICANS NAME LANDON UNANIMOUSLY; HE ACCEPTS PLATFORM, ADDING OWN IDEAS" with a photo of him as well. Many related subheads include: "Landon Sends Telegram" "

To Back Constitutional Amendment if States' Wage Laws Fail" "For Gold At Proper Time" and more.

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Commenwealth Club Address.... FDR...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 24, 1932



* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* Commonwealth Club Address

* 1932 presidential campaign

* San Francisco, California



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ROOSEVELT RENEWS DEMAND FOR REPEAL; PRAISES SMITH AMID CHEERS OF 16,000; TAMMANY DECIDES TO FIGHT FOR GOVERNOR" with subheads that include: "Nominee Gets Ovation" &q... See More  

Adolph Hitler orders German military to give "Nazi Salute"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1938



* Adolph Hitler - Fuehrer & commander-in-chief

* Orders all German military to give Nazi salute



The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Hitler Orders the Army To Give him Nazi Salute" See image for brief text here.

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1938 Gabriele D'Annunzio death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1938



* Gabriele D'Annunzio death

* Italian writer, poet, playwright

* Prince of Montenevoso

* Duke of Gallese



The front page has a one column heading: "D'ANNUNZIO DIES; POET-HERO WAS 74" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside with photo.

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George Bird Grinnell death... naturalist....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1938



* George Bird Grinnell death (1st report)

* Anthropologist - historian - naturalist



The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "DR. G. B. GRINNELL, NATURALIST, DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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1938 Aliceville, Alabama tornado disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1938



* Aliceville, Alabama tornado

* Pickens County disaster



The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "TORNADO KILLS TEN AT ALICEVILLE, ALA." with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the F3 tornado disaster at Aliceville, Alabama.

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Ahmed Izzet Pasha death... Ottoman Empire...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1937



* Ahmed Izzet Pasha death

* World War I  general

* Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier



The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "IZZET PASHA DIES; EX-GRAND VIZIER" with subheads and photo. (see)

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Paolo Troubetzkoy death.... Sculptor...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 14, 1938



* Paolo (Paul) Troubetzkoy death

* Russian artist and sculptor



The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "TROUBETZKOY DIES; RUSSIAN SCULPTOR" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Paolo (Paul) Troubetzkoy, Russian artist and sculptor.

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Gallant Fox wins the 1930 Kentucky Derby...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 18, 1930



* Gallant Fox race horse

* Triple crown of horse racing... Kentucky Derby (1st of 3 wins)



A three column front page headline announces: "GALLANT FOX, SANDE UP, WINS KENTUCKY DERBY AND PURSE OF $50,725" with subheads and photo of jickey Earl Sande.

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RFK Clinging To Life After Brain Surgery...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, June 5, 1968, Pratt, Kansas.



* Senator Bobby Kennedy shot - still alive



 This issue contains the bold, four-column headline: "RFK Clinging To Life After Brain Surgery," with subhead, "Terror, Tears Mark Moments," and a related small photo. Also included are numerous headlines including, "Increased College Budget Eyed," "Dairy Merger ... See More  

Robert Kennedy assassination...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 8, 1968 



* Robert F. Kennedy's funeral

* Assassination reporting



This 14 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "RFK'S Body En Route To Last resting Place" with illustration, which tells of the funeral of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Other related coverage is also present. Nice for display.



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1938 Honeymoon Bridge (Ontario) collapsed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1938



* Honeymoon Bridge (Ontario)

* Upper Steel Arch Bridge

* Ice jam - collapse



The front page has a one column heading: "BRIDGE AT NIAGARA PITCHES INTO GORGE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on page 3 with banner headline and 3 related photos. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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1938 Northwest Arline Flight 2 disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1938



* Northwest Airlines Flight 2 disaster

* Lockheed Super Electra airplane

* Bridger Mountains - Montana



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "10 Killed as Airliner Hits Peak of Montana Mountain" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Northwest Airlines Flight 2 airplane crash near Bozeman, Montana.

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The fall of Cherbourg, France imminent...

THE BOSTON HERALD, June 25, 1944



* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army

* World War II German defense falling apart

* Cherbourg France falling to the allies



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "YANKS SET UP CHERBOURG KILL" with subhead and related photo.

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Mount Rushmore construction photos....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, Dec. 19, 1937



* Mount Rushmore construction

* Abraham Lincoln and more



This rotogravure section only has five front page photos related to the construction of Mount Rushmore. (see) Abraham Lincoln's face was dedicated a few months prior.

Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with 14 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

First woman to serve on a state high court...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Nov. 10, 1922 



* Florence Ellinwood Allen election

* First Woman elected to state supreme court



 The top of page 10 has a notable item in the efforts of the women's movement with a column headed; "Woman Elected To Supreme Bench" "Judge Florence E. Allen of Ohio First of Her Sex To Serve in A High Court" with a related arti... See More  

James Henry Breasted death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 3, 1935



* James Henry Breasted death

* Archaeologist - Egyptologist

* University of Chicago professor

* Oriental Institute founder



The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "DR. BREASTED DIES; NOTED ORIENTALIST" with subheads and photo. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverae on the death of James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist, Egyptologist and ... See More  

Al 'Scarface' Capone stabbed at Alcatraz...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1936



* Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Alcatraz Island prison



The back page has one column headlines: "CAPONE IS STABBED BY ALCATRAZ FELON" "Fellow Convict Plunges Scissors Into Ex-Gangster in Prison Barber Shop" "Latter Fells Assailant" "Attack Is Laid to Hatred of the Inmates for Chicagoan, Who Is Termed 'a Rat'" ... See More  

Walter Hagen wins St. Louis Open....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 10, 1932



* Golfer Walter Hagen

* St. Louis Open win



The sport's section (page 22) has a banner headline: "Last Round Score of 65, Six Under Par, Gives Hagen Victory in Open Tourney" with subheads, photos a stats. First report coverage on golfing great Walter Hagen winning the St. Louis Open golf tournament.

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Menow wins at Belmont in 1937...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, Oct. 3, 1937



* Menow - American thoroughbred racehorse

* Wins Belmont Futurity Stakes - Elmont NY



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "MENOW WINS $76,000 FUTURITY IN WORLD RECORD TIME" with subheads and related photo. First report coverage continues on page 10 with another photo.

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Italy joins Anti-Comintern Pact w/ Germany & Japan...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1937



* Italy joins Anti-Comintern Pact

* Nazi Germany and Japan - Axis Powers



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ITALY JOINS JAPAN AND REICH IN PACT AGAINST COMMUNISM; NEW WORLD LINE-UP IS SEEN" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside on Italy joining the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany and Japan.

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