Robert Baden-Powell death... Founder of the Boys Scouts...

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, January 9, 1941  This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "BADEN-POWELL, 83, CLAIMED BY DEATH", "Funeral Services For Founder Of Boy Scouts Will Be Conducted Today" with photo.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, little margin wear and tear, otherwise good.

Actor Tom Mix killed in auto accident...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 13, 1940



* Western actor Tom Mix killed

* Arizona car accident (1st report)



This 50+ page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Tom Mix Dies as Auto Turns Over in Crash". 1st report coverage on the death of famous Western movie actor, Tom Mix.



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Germany bombs London, England...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 11, 1940 



* The Blitz (1st Phase)

* Germany bombs London, England

* Adolph Hitler



This 8 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Nazis Promise Full Scale Blitzkreig To Capture British Isles" with subheads and map of London. (see)



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Leon Trotsky assassinated in 1940...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 22, 1940

 

* Leon Trotsky assassination

* Soviet Union Red Army founder

* Marxist Theorist



The front page has a one column heading: "TROTSKY DIES CHARGING OGPU PLANNED ATTACK" with subheads and photo showing Trotsky on his death bed. (see images)

Complete with all 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, gen... See More  

Ze'ev Jabotinsky death... Jewish Revisionist Zionist...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1940



* Ze-ev Jabotinsky death (1st report)

* Jewish Revisionist Zionist - Zionism

* Odessa, Ukraine author poet orator



The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "JABOTINSKY DEAD; LED NEW ZIONISTS" with subheads and photo. 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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Nile Kinnick & Iowa Hawkeyes football...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, July 21, 1940



* Nile Kinnick's all-star voting tops all

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



Page 5 of this section has a small and somewhat discrete heading: "Kinnick Is Far In Lead" with subhead. (see)

Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section with all 8 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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Sir Donald Tovey death... British composer....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1940



* Sir Donald Tovey death (1st report)

* British pianist - composer - conductor



The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "SIR DONALD TOVEY, BRITISH COMPOSER" 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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Luisa Tetrazzini death... Italian coloratura saprano...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1940



* Luisa Tetrazzini death (1st report)

* Italian coloratura soprano opera singer



the top of page 15 has a one column heading: "LUIISA TETRAZZINI, DIVA, DIES IN MILAN" 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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Madeleine Astor death... RMS Titanic survivor...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1940



* Madeleine Fiermonte Astor death (1st report)

* American socialite & RMS Titanic survivor



The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "MRS. FIERMONTE DEAD IN FLORIDA" with subheads that include: "Survivor Of The Titanic" and more with photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as oth... See More  

Édouard Branly death... French inventor...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1940



* Édouard Branly death (1st report)

* French inventor, physicist & professor

* Wireless telegraphy - Coherer



The top of page 15 has a on column heading: "E. BRANLY DEAD; FAMED PHYSICIST" 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.... See More  

1940 Cole Bros. Circus fire disaster...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Feb. 21, 1940



* Cole Bros. Circus fire disaster

* Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana 

* Death of several performing animals



Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Pigmy Hippopotamus Boiled in His Tank As Fire Destroys 170 Circus Beasts in Cages" (see images) 

Complete with 30 pages, light toning light toning, some small bind... See More  

The death of "Buck Rogers" creator...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1940



* Philip Nowlan death

* Buck Rogers creator

* Science Fiction



This 100+ page newspaper has one column headings on page 41 that read: "PHILIP NOWLAN DIES; DREW 'BUCK ROGERS'", "Cartoonist, a Former Writer, Is Stricken in Philadelphia". See photos for brief text here.



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George de Bothezat death... Helicopter pioneer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 3, 1940



* George de Bothezat death (1st report)

* Russian American engineer & businessman

* Inventor of 1st successful, practical helicopter



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "HELICOPTER MAKER, DE BOTHEZAT, DEAD" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our ... See More  

1940 William Borah death... Idaho senator...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 20, 1940



* William Edgar Borah death (1st report)

* Republican United States Senator - Idaho



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "WILLIAM E.  BORAH, SENATOR 33 YEARS, IS DEAD IN CAPITAL" with subheads and photo. Lengthy 1st report coverage continue inside with pictorial. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this W... See More  

Anthony Fokker death... aviation pioneer...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 24, 1939



* Anthony Fokker death w/ photo

* Dutch airplane - aviation pioneer

* "The Flying Dutchman"



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "FOKKER'S BODY WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO HOLLAND" with subhead and small photo. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 10 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes al... See More  

Death of movie star Douglas Fairbanks, Sr...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Dec. 12, 1939 



* Douglas Fairbanks death

* American film movie actor



The front page has a a nice headline in bold lettering: "FAIRBANKS, SR. DIES" with lead-in: "Actor Heart Attack Victim" and subhead. (see)

Twenty-eight pages, light toning, small binding holes along the spine, archival mend around the middle of the front page (see) which s... See More  

1939 Nile Kinnick named "All American"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1939 



* Nile Kinnick "All American" team choice 

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football 

* Maxwell award winner 



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 26): "ALL-AMERICA POST IS WON BY KINNICK" and "Iowa Back Draws 577 Votes for 1939 Eleven Selected in United Press Poll&... See More  

Nile Kinnick named All "Big Ten"...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 28, 1939



* Nile Kinnick "All Conference" 1st choice

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines in the sport's section (page 35): "Kinnick Outstanding Grid Star in Western Conference", "Iowa Back Only Unanimous Selection of Coaches as They Name All-Star Eleven... See More  

James Naismith death... Father of basketball...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 28, 1939



* James Naismith death (1st report)

* "Father of Basketball"

* Springfield, Massachusetts



This 10 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page:  "Inventor of Basketball Dies Today" which tells of the death of James Naismith, known as the "Father of Basketball". A small report here ... See More  

Al Capone freed from prison....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 17, 1939



* Al 'Scarface" Capone freed from prison

* Chicago gangster becomes a free man

* Best publication to be had ? (very rare as such)



The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE, BROKEN AND ILL; FREED; PUT IN HOSPITAL" with small photo of Capone. (see images) Great to have from the city where he ruled the underground for ye... See More  

Hollywood actress Alice Brady death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 30, 1939



* Alice Brady death (1st report)

* Broadway stage actress

* Hollywood silent film - movie



The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "ALICE BRADY DEAD; STAGE, FILM STAR" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice to have from the city where she lived and died.

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Zane Grey death...

THE NEWS, New London, Connecticut, October 23, 1939 



* Zane Grey death 

* American Author 



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ZANE GREY DIES AT 64" "Coronary Thrombosis Take Life of Well Known Author" "Wrote Novels of West"



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HMS Royal Oak sunk...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 15, 1939 



* HMS Royal Oak battleship sinks 

* German U-boat attack 



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "800 Missing After British Warship Sunk" and

"German U-Boats Score Second Major Sea Victory of War"



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1939 Floyd Gibbons death... WWI writer...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 25, 1939



* Floyd Gibbons death (1st report)

* World War I - WWI correspondent

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The front page has a one column heading: "Floyd Gibbons, Famous War Writer, Is Dead" with small photo. (see) Great and maybe only reported in this publication since he was a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. Very rare as such.

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