1923 Chicago gangland war... Control for beer...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 24, 1923



* Battle for the liquor - beer control

* Chicago gangland wars

* Mob boss Johnny Torrio era

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a great banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "JAIL 827 IN BIG BEER DRIVE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Relat... See More  

Death of Frank Sinatra, from the city where he lived & died...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 16, 1998 



* Frank Sinatra death (1st report)

* American singer and actor

* "Ol' Blue Eyes" - Best publication ?



The top center of the front page has a section featuring a color photo of Frank Sinatra with a 3 column head: "A Legend's Voice Is Silent", plus a photo of him from 1955. The report carries over to pages 14, 15 & 18 with... See More  

"Cream" farewell tour in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 24, 1968



* David Peel & The Lower East Side Band

* "Have a Marijuana" debut album advertisement

* CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad

* Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce



Page 33 has a 6 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "CREAM" for there upcoming appearance at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. ... See More  

Washington Redskins win 1942 NFL championship...

THE BOSTON POST, December 14, 1942



* Washington Redskins win NFL title

* NFL football championship game

* Chicago Bears upset (1st report)

* Sammy Baugh vs. Sid Luckman



The sport's section (page 16) has a two column heading: "Redskins Blaze Over Bears, 14-6" with subheads and starting roster. (see images) A side note: Boston was the city where the Redskins originated just a ... See More  

Graf Zeppelin's polar flight...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 27, 1931



* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin - rigid airship

* Polar flight - Arctic



The top of page has a one column heading: "ZEP OVER FRANZ JOSEF LAND ON ARCTIC FLIGHT" with subhead and related map. (see images) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 2... See More  

Operation Hailstone... Truk Island attacked....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 18, 1944



* Operation Hailstone - Truk Island (Chuuk)

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "TRUK ATTACKED BY STRONG U. S. SEA-AIR FORCES" with subheads and related map. (see) First report coverage on "Operation Hailstone" which was a massive naval air and surface attack on Truk Island. Always nice to have... See More  

2008 financial crisis...

Federal regulators take over IndyMac... The largest bank failure in history (to-date)...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 12, 2008



* Fed. regulators take over IndyMac

* Financial crisis of 2007-2008

* Wall Street and the L.A. region in panic



The front page has: "Federal regulators seize crippled IndyMac Bank", with subheading: "A run on the Pasadena thrift ends in one of the biggest financial failures ever. Doors will reopen Monday". The coverage includes multiple f... See More  

2008 Financial crisis...

Federal Government takes over Fannie May & Freddie Mac...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sep. 8, 2008



* Fed. Gov. takes over Fannie May & Freddie Mac

* Financial crisis of 2007-2008

* Wall Street is in a panic



The front page has: "U.S. seizes mortgage titans in multibillion-dollar rescue", with subheading: "The move averts potential global turmoil, Treasury secretary says." The coverage includes multiple front-page graphs along with a... See More  

1939 Golden Gate International Exposition opens...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, 6 A.M. EXPOSITION EXTRA, Feb. 18, 1939



* Golden Gate International Exposition opens

* Treasure Island (artificial) - World's Fair



The front page has a seven column headline: "LET'S GO! FAIR'S OPEN" with subheads. (see images) Much more inside with full page pictorials. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no rea... See More  

1st Led Zeppelin North American tour ad (1969)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 30, 1969



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* First North American tour advertisement

* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East



Page 32 has a historic 6 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a very early Led Zeppelin concert at the East Fillmore venue in Manhattan. This was actually Led Zeppelin's very first North American tour... See More  

1969 review of the Rolling Stones days after their Madison Square Garden performances...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, December 4, 1969



* The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969

* Madison Square Garden concert review

* "History's first mystic rock and roll tour "

* Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor



Advertised on the front page (which includes a photo of Mick Jagger), but starting on page 42, is a le... See More  

St. Louis Browns Win 1944 Pennant...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 1944



* St. Louis Browns win AL pennant

* Future Baltimore Orioles



This 12 page newspaper has headlines on page 10: "St. Louis Baseball Capital Of World During Classic" and "Browns' Stock Booms Because Of First Flag" which tells of the St. Louis Browns winning their only American League pennant. They wou... See More  

St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 20, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations

* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Best publication to be had - very rare as such



The front page has a one column heading: "GANG MASSACRE INQUIRY SHIFTS TO DYERS' FEUD" with smaller subheads. (see) Such reports are probably only reported in a Chicago publicat... See More  

Premiere of "Raiders of the Lost Ark", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 11, 1981



* Best "Raiders of the Lost Ark" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day (EVE) movie premiere

* Steven Spielberg - Harrison Ford



A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

Page 6 o... See More  

Soviets take the lead in the space race in 1961...

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 13, 1961 



* Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - Soviet cosmonaut

* 1st human into outer space



The top of the front page one column heading announcing that the Soviets have taken the lead in the space race: "Space Man Describes Sensations" Also another related article is headed: "JFK Says Russia Will Lead Race For Some Time" (see images)... See More  

1957 rescue on Mount Eiger... Claudio Corti...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 12, 1957



* Italian climber Claudio Corti

* North face of Mount Eiger

* Bernese Alps rescue - Switzerland



The front page has a six column heading: "Save One of 4 Trapped in Alps" with subhead and two related photos.

Complete with 40 pages, light toning at the margins, a little wear and small binding holes along the spine, generally good.... See More  

General Douglas MacArthur in Australia...

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, March 18, 1942



* General Douglas MacArthur promoted

* Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area

* Great issue for display



The front page has a terrific banner headline: "M'ARTHUR IN AUSTRALIA; TAKES TOP COMMAND" with subheads, photo of MacArthur and a patriotic themed appearance. Nice for display.

First section only with 14 pages, minor margin war, gene... See More  

Printed "in the field" in the jungles of New Guinea...

GUINEA GOLD, "Australian Edition", Aug. 19, 1945  



* Rare military title

* Jungles of New Guinea

* World War II - WWII



Hailing itself as the "most bombed newspaper", this military publication was printed in the jungles of New Guinea, hence the title.

The headline announces: "JAP ENVOY FOR MANILA TODAY" "To Receive Surrender Document Tomorrow&q... See More  

First report on John F. Kennedy's assassination... In a Dallas newspaper...

THE DALLAS TIMES HERALD, Texas, November 22, 1963



* Same day of JFK's assassination



 Serious collectors always try to obtain historic newspapers from the city where the event happened. For JFK's assassination that would be a Dallas newspaper.

Of the two newspapers which published in Dallas in 1963 only the TIMES HERALD reported the assassination on the same day it happened--Nov... See More  

1929 Parnassus, Pennsylvania mine disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1929



* Parnassus PA Pennsylvania

* Kinloch coal mine explosion



The front page has a one column heading: "21 KILLED, 10 MISSING IN MINE GAS BLAST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Valley Camp Coal Company disaster at the Kinloch mine in Parnassus, Pennsylvania. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... See More  

Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination in Nazareth...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1937



* Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination

* Killed by Arab at Nazareth, Israel



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "British Chief in Galilee Killed By Arabs Near Nazareth Church" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Lewis Yelland Andrews, British District Commissioner for the Gaillee during the British Ma... See More  

Jesse Owens beats horse in 1936...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, December 27, 1936



* Jesse Owens vs. Julio McCaw

* Track speedster beats Cuban horse

* Olympic star sprinter



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "Jesse Owens Wins Again--This Time He Outruns Horse" (see image) Page 3 has a pictorial of the 1936 sport's stars for the year including Owens and the New Yo... See More  

Willie Mays drafted by U.S. Army...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1952



* Willie Mays "The Say Hey Kid"

* New York Giants baseball player

* Drafted by the United States Army (Korean War)



The top of page 33 has a seven column heading: "Mays of Giants Is Found Acceptable for Draft After Second Test" with subheads and photo of Mays taking the aptitude test. (see images)

Complete with 52 pages, light toning a... See More  

1961 Barbra Streisand's 1st acting performance...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 19, 1961



* Barbra Streisand - singer & actress 1st performance

* Another Evening with Harry Stoones - Off-Broadway

* Very early and extremely rare item on Streisand (19 yrs. old)



Page 11 has a list of current Off-Broadway theatre performances including a musical titled: "Another Evening with Harry Stoones" which was Barbra ... See More  

1940 Battle of Britain begins...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 11, 1940



* Battle of Britain begins (1st report)

* German bombers over United Kingdom



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMANS BOMB ENGLAND FROM COAST TO COAST; TOWNS MACHINE GUNNED" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the beginning of the "Battle of Britain" with the attack by the German Air Force (Luf... See More