Rhythm Night Club fire disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, April 24, 1940



* Rhythm Club fire disaster (1st report)

* Natchez, Mississippi - Negroes

* Dance hall holocaust



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading announcing: "100 to 150 Negroes Die in Fire at Natchez; Trapped as Flames Sweep a Dance Hall" First report coverage on the fire at the Rhythm Night Club which would kill 209.

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Double-deck streets... Coca-Cola advertisement...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 22, 1907  The full front page is an interesting print: "Double-Deck Streets - A Relief for Traffic Congestion" with an accompanying article inside. Also within: "The Government Trials for the New U. S. Submarine 'Octopus'" "The Wellman Polar Airship Expedition" "Mechanical Masterpieces of the Eighteenth Century&quo... See More  

Pact of Steel in 1939... Italy & germnay unite...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1939 



* Pact of Steel alliance

* Nazi Germany and Italy unite

* Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "AXIS POWERS SIGN TEN-YEAR ALLIANCE TO REMAKE EUROPE" with subheads. (see) Much more on page 8 with complete text of the speeches that were made. First report coverage on the signing of the pac... See More  

Victor Herbert death... cellist & conductor..

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 27, 1924



* Victor Herbert death (1st report)

* Cellist - composer and conductor



The front page has a one column heading: "VICTOR HERBERT,. NOTED MUSICIAN, DIES SUDDENLY" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 14 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

George Fisher Baker death... Al Capone...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1931



* George Fisher Baker death

* American Financier & philanthropist

* First National Bank of New York City



The front page has a two column headline: "GEORGE F. BAKER, 91, DIES SUDDENLY OF PNEUMONIA; DEAN OF BANKERS" with subheads. (see) Very lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with photo.

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Lanica, Italian automobile founder death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1937



* Vincenzo Lancia death

* Italian automobile founder



The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "VINCENZO LANCIA, AUTO MAKER, DIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Vincenzo Lancia, Italian automobile manufacturer founder. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles ... See More  

Review & premiere of "Batman", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 2008



* Best "The Dark Knight" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Superhero - Christian Bale - Heath Ledger

* Also opening day advertisement for "Mamma Mia!"



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Dark Knight" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper fr... See More  

Pianist Harold Samuel death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1937



* Harold Samuel death

* English pianist - piano

* Johann Sebastian Bach admirer



The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "HAROLD SAMUEL, 57, NOTED PIANIST, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Harold Samuel, English pianist and pedagogue.

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Paper making...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 4, 1913  The color-cover is an illustration of men working in a factory. Inside the issue is: "The New Argentine Dreadnought 'Rivadavia'"; "How Trees Are Converted Into Paper"; "How the Government Tests Paper"; "Recent Improvements in the Refrigerating Industry"; "A Car Designed for the New Subway"... See More  

Advance showing of "Groundhog Day", from a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 12, 1993 (section F)



* Best "Groundhog Day" movie advertisement

* 1-week prior to opening day (a preview showing)

* Bill Murray & Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania fame



A terrific full-page ad for the motion picture hit "Groundhog Day" - from one week prior to its Premiere Showing. Best of all, this comes from the leading newspaper of the entert... See More  

26 straight victories for boxer Joe Louis...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1935



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Heavyweight boxing fight

* Paulino Uzcudun - Basque



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "LOUIS WINS OVER PAULINO IN FOURTH BY TECHNICAL K. O." with subheads and photo. (see) Nice for display.

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Horrific flight of the Hindenburg begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1937



* LZ 129 Hindenburg rigid airship

* Pride of the Nazi Germany

* Infamous trip to America begins 



Page 21 has one column headings that include: "HINDENBURG IS OFF FOR U.S. TOMORROW" "Airship, Under New Master, Capt. Max Preuss, Is Due at Lakehurst on Friday" "Zeppelin Will Remain to Bring Photos and Newsreel of the Coronation Her... See More  

1935 Rockville, Maryland school bus disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1935 



* Williamsport, Maryland High School 

* Rockville, Maryland bus disaster (1st report) 

* Anna Katherine Green death

* American poet and novelist



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "13 STUDENTS DIE AS TRAIN HITS BUS, CARRIES IT A MILE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the school bus - train collisio... See More  

Holocaust beginning in Austria....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1938



* Vienna, Austria holocaust beginning

* Jews and Catholics persecuted

* Nazis arresting citizens at random



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Organized Nazi Terrorism Goes On Secretly in Vienna" with subhead. (see) Lengthy text continues inside.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 36 pages, rag edition ... See More  

Charles H. Ebbetts death in 1925...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 18, 1925 



* Charles Ebbetts death (1st report) 

* Brooklyn Dodgers - Ebbetts Field fame 



This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 12: "Charles H. Ebbets Passes Quietly Into Last Sleep"



Other news of the day. A few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.



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Maryse Bastie aviation record flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1936



* Mary Bastié airplane flight record

* Trans-South Atlantic w/ photo



Page 8 has a one column heading: "FRENCH AVIATRIX SETS SOUTH ATLANTIC MARK" with subhead and photo of Bastié. (see) First report coverage on Maryse Bastié breaking the Southern Atlantic Ocean airplane flight record.

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The death of pro-wrestler Martin "Farmer" Burns...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1937



* Martin "Farmer" Burns death (1st report)

* Catch wrestler - professional wrestling

* Mentor of Frank Gotch



Page 17 has small one column headings: "Farmer Burns Dead; Ex-Wrestling Star" "Champion, 1895-98, Took Part in 6,000 Matches-Developed and Managed Frank Gotch" (see) First report coverage on the death of famous catch ... See More  

Charles Birger execution....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1928



* Gangster Charles Birger hanging - execution

* Prohibition era bootlegger - charged w/ murder



Page 25 has a smaller one column heading: "Last Illinois Hanging Sends Birger To Doom" with subhead. (see) First report coverage the execution of Charles Birger for the murder of Mayor Joseph Adams. Always nice to have notable events in history reported... See More  

Patterson v. Alabama... Scottsboro Boys....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1935



* Patterson v. Alabama decision

* United States Supreme Court case

* Scottsboro Boys rape case

* Jury of African-Americans



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEW TRIAL ORDERED BY SUPREME COURT IN SCOTTSBORO CASE" with subheads. (See) Much more on page 15 with complete text of U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

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Longest scoreless MLB game in history...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 16, 1968



* Longest scoreless MLB baseball game ever

* Houston Astros vs. New York Mets



This 22 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 10: "Astros Outlast Mets In 24-Inning Thriller" and related photo. Tells of the longest scoreless baseball game in MLB history which was tied 0-0 until the 24th inning.



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Edward German death... English composer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 12, 1936



* Edward German death

* English musician & composer

* Comic opera - incidental music



The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "EDWARD GERMAN, COMPOSER, 74, DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Edward German, English Musician and Composer of Welsh descent. I suspect this is one of the few publications to rep... See More  

Joseph Goebbels & the holocaust beginning...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1935



* The Jewish Holocaust

* Joseph Goebbels



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GOEBBELS WARNS OF GREATER DRIVE ON FOES ON NAZIS" with subheads that include: "Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Masons and Foreign Press Attacked by Minister" and more. (see)

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Prelude to World War II w/ Japan ?...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 27, 1939



* United States and Japan tensions

* Treaty of Commerce and Navigation

* Prelude to World War II - WWII



The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. SCRAPS TREATY WITH JAPAN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the termination of the 1911 Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with Japan. Was this a major factor to the eventual att... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1942



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations



Page 7 has small one column headings: "1,000,000 Jews Slain By Nazis, Report Says" "'Slaughterhouse' of Europe Under Hitler Described at London" See images for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Europe. Rare to find such reports in news... See More  

Ypsilanti ripper... Michigan murders..

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, July 28, 1969



* Michigan Murders ends with last victim

* Ypsilanti Ripper - serial killer

* John Norman Chapman - Karen Sue Beineman



The front page has a one column heading: "8th Girl Is Found Murdered" (see) First report coverage on the discovery of the last victim of the "Co-Ed Killer", John Norman Chapman.

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