Wilt Chamberlain sets the season points record for the NBA...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. March 15, 1962 



* Wilt Chamberlain - Philadelphia Warriors 

* Season scoring record set (last game of season)

* National Basketball Association - NBA



The sports section (page 12) has a one column heading: "Wilt Closes Season With 4029 Points" He began the game with 3,997 points. Chamberlain still holds the season scoring record for the NBA, ach... See More  

1929 Des Moines University riot & closure...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1929



* Des Moines University (1865-1929)

* Baptist Church school - Iowa

* Religious riots and closure



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DES MOINES FACULTY DISMISSED EN BLOC; RIOTS CLOSE SCHOOL" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete 1st section only wit... See More  

1929 Cleveland Clinic Ohio fire disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 16, 1929



* Cleveland Clinic Fire

* X-ray room disaster



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "108 DIE IN GAS-SWEPT CLINIC" with subheads. Lengthy first report coverage continues on the following pages with a full page pictorial. Nice for display Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Death of President Benjamin Harrison...

DAILY GAZETTE & BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1901  



* President Benjamin Harrison death



The front page reports the death of former President Benjamin Harrison with: "GENERAL HARRISON HAS PASSED AWAY" "The End Came Peacefully at 4:45 P.M. Yesterday" "Remained Unconscious To The Last" "For the Past 36 Hours He Was Unable to Recogni... See More  

Helen Wills wins 1929 Wimbledon...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, July 6, 1929



* Helen Jacobs vs. Helen Wills Moody

* Wimbledon tennis championships



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "WIMBLEDON CROWN WON BY HELEN WILLS" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on Helen Wills winning the 1929 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in Women'... See More  

1933 Gold Standard Dropped...

THE SCRANTON TIMES, Penn., April 20, 1933.



* U.S. Gold Standard dropped

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR



The front page has banner headline: "HEAVY TRADING ON EXCAHANGE; White House Backs Move For 'Controlled Inflation'"  with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Coverage of FDR dropping the Gold Standard for the United States.

Complete with 30 pages, light tonin

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Ford becomes President, Nixon leaves...

WASHINGTON STAR-NEWS, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 1974  Logically one of the best newspapers for a report of Nixon's resignation and Ford becoming President would be one from the nation's capital.

The front page headlines include: "Ford Becomes President" "Nixon Bids Tearful Farewell to White House" "Political Impact: A Gain for GOP" "Kissinger Will S... See More  

1919 Seattle General Strike...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1919



* Seattle General Strike

* Work stoppage



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SEATTLE TO FACE ARMY RULE UNLESS STRIKE ENDS TODAY" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 20 pages, a few small library stamps in the masthead, generally nice.... See More  

1910 Charles K. Hamilton airplane flight...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 24, 1910



* Aviator Charles K. Hamilton "Crazy man of the air"



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HAMILTON BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD" with subheads and related photo. Three more photos are on the back page. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... See More  

World War II newspaper printed on board a troop ship...

THE NOORDAM NEWS, "Somewhere on the Pacific", Sept. 15, 1943 



* MS Noordam II troopship



The Noordam was a Holland American Line ship which was converted to a troopship by Bethlehem Steel to transport up to 2,400 troops for the U.S. War Shipping Administration. She was sent into action and transporting troops where needed.

This was a four page "camp" newspaper crudel... See More  

Rare camp newspaper from "somewhere"...

THE MESSAGE CENTER, "Somewhere In The South", June 19, 1943 



* World War II military camp publication



This is one of many "camp" newspapers from World War II done somewhat crudely by military personnel on a mimeograph machine. The location of this camp was apparently secretive given the location noted in the masthead.

Content consists of various war-related tidbits ... See More  

A newspaper for the movie industry...

MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, Oct. 6, 1941  As the title suggests, this publication is replete with news concerning the movie industry. The front page has a photo of David O. Selznick with an article on him.

Eight pages, 9 by 12 inches printed on high-quality paper, tiny binding holes at the blank spine, good condition.

Tensions with Japan are increasing... Pre-Pearl Harbor...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26, 1941.



* Pre Pearl Harbor attack on America

* Tensions with Japan increasing



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. FREEZES ASSETS OF JAPANESE" with subheads.

Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs of the first section only (4 pages total), a little wear along the margins and central fold, some tiny archival mends on page 2, nic... See More  

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

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 8, 1929 



* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder

* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "WITNESS INJECTS WITCHCRAFT INTO TRIAL OF 'DOCTOR'" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a few small binding slits along the spine, genera... See More  

1929 Chicago Cubs baseball...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 1, 1929



* Rogers Hornsby & Hack Wilson photos

* Chicago Cubs MLB baseball



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "CUBS WHIP PIRATES, 7 TO 6; HOME TODAY" with subheads and 4 nice photos of Cubs' players that include Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson. Nice for display.

Complete section two only with... See More  

Country's leading women's suffrage publication...

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1901



* Turn of the 20th century

* Women's suffrage



Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist le... See More  

Bramwell Booth death...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1929



* Bramwell Booth refuses to resign

* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president

* The Salvation Army - charity organization



The to of page 4 has a one column heading: "BOOTH BRANDED AS 'UNFIT'; HE DEFIES COUNCIL" with subhead and photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition in great con... See More  

Pope John Paul II visits L.A....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 16, 1987



* Pope John Paul II

* Head of Catholic Church

* Visits Southern California



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Pope Is Greeted With Enthusiasm, Stresses Morality" and more with 2 related photos. Much more on the following pages.

Complete 1st section only with all 30 pages, great condition.... See More  

Latest news from the war front...

STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Nov. 27, 1944  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. 

The front page reports: "Alexander New MTO Chief" "Yanks Inch Onto Plain of Cologne" "Bonomi Coalition Government Quits" and more, including reports on inside pages.

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Latest news from the war front...

STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Dec. 2, 1944  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. 

The front page reports: "Big Saar Valley City Falls" "Saarunion Taken; Resistance Mounts" "Red Army Takes Eger, In Hungary" "Indians Troops Again On 5th Army Front" and mu... See More  

Latest news from the war front...

STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Dec. 5, 1944  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. 

The front page reports: "Greek Civil War Looms; Martial Law Is Declared" "3rd Forces Second Crossing Of Saar" "Allies Hold Over Half of Hungary" and more, including reports on insid... See More  

U.S. & Soviet soldiers link up...

STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, April 28, 1945 



* United States Army join Soviet troops

* Historic meeting - World War II 



This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."

The front page reports: "1st Army Links Up With Reds" "Historic Ju... See More  

Very early report on Nazis imprisoning Jews...

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 30, 1933 



* Early Jewish concentration camp report

* Rise of Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich



The bottom of the front page has a significant report headed: "Nazis Imprison Jews in Concentration Camp After French Paper Charges Abuses There", noting in part: "...The reason given is that the Jews had 'behaved in a provocative manner ... See More  

How cartoons are made...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 14, 1916  The entire front page is taken up with an illustration captioned: "Animated Cartoons In the Making: Filming the Successive Drawings." showing a man doing just that. An inside page is entirely devoted to: "Animated Cartoons in the Making--How 16,000 Drawings are Prepared & Photographed in Producing 1000 Feet of Motion Picture Fil... See More  

1929 Colorado State Penitentiary riots...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1929 



* Colorado State Penitentiary riots 

* Canon City, Colorado 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOMB FELONS; 7 GUARDS DEAD" with subheads. Nice for display. Related photo is on the back page with another banner heading. (see)

Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More