Mahatma Gandhi in Yerwada Central Jail...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1930



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma)

* Yerwada Central Jail interview

* Indian independence movement



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Gandhi Interviewed in Jail; Asks Full Freedom for India" with subhead. (see)

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Gandhi's movement for India independence...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 31, 1930



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma)

* Movement for India's independence (salt tax)



Page 8 has one column headings: "GANDHI LISTS TERMS FOR PEACE IN INDIA" "Says Viceroy Will Hear No More of Civil Disobedience if He Will Satisfy "Simple Needs"" and more. (see)

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English poet D. H. Lawrence death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1930



* D. H. Lawrence death (1st report)

* English novelist, poet, playwright & more

* Mahatma Gandhi



Page 27  has one column headings: "D. H. LAWRENCE DIES; NOTED NOVELIST" "English Author Succumbs to a Long Illness in 45th Year Near Nice" and more. (see)

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Mahatma Gandhi jail release...

THE WORLD, New York City, January 26, 1931 



* Mahatma Gandhi jail release



The front page has a two column headline: "Release of Gandhi Ordered; H May Insist on Eviction" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 24 pages, address label in masthead, a little spine wear, generally good.... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... Jews segregated....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1939



* Mahatma Gandhi's "Fast Until Death"

* The Jewish Holocaust in progress

* Jews being segregated



The front page has a two column headline: "Gandhi's 'Fast Until Death' Starts in Rajkot As Protest Against State's Autocratic Rule"

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1931 Kanpur, India riots....

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, March 27, 1931



* Kanpur, India riots (Cawnpore)

* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi



The front page has one column headings: "GANDHI MAKES NEW PLEA FOR END OF REVOLT" "Hindu Leader Condemns Riots by Youth League" Coverage on the riots at Kanpur, India involving Mahatma Gandhi.

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Baseball games and drugs that intoxicate...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 22, 1876  Page 2 has a nice report of a baseball game (see for portions). Also inside: "Drugs That Intoxicate" "Fashionable Stimulants & Their Insinuating Effects" "The Padre's Poker Game"  "Women In India" "Doomed" "The  Arctic Fleet Surrounded by Icebergs" and much more.

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Gandhi begins 21 day fast...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 9, 1933



* Mahatma Gandhi starts his 21-day fast



Page 4 has one column headings: "GANDHI BEGINS FAST EXPECTED TO PROVE FATAL" "Ordeal Begins in Presence of Crowd of Devotees; Later Released from Prison" See images for text here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 20 pages, a little margin chip... See More  

World War II magazine from India...

PHOENIX, September 1, 1945  This was "An Allied Magazine for All Allied Forces in Southeast Air Command", published in Calcutta, India. Contains a wealth of photos of both the local area & culture as well as of World War II. The back page is a photo of "Eva Gardner".

A nice magazine done in "Life" magazine format, 22 pages, with covers, nice condition.

Gandhi starts hunger strike...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, September 20, 1932



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

* The Mahatma food strike begins



The front page has two column headlines that include: "India Grants Gandhi's Request To Begin Fast Inside Jail" and more. Coverage on the start of his 6-day hunger strike in jail. Other news of the day including various advertisements. Complete... See More  

Pre-Civil War broadside "extra"...

NEW YORK HERALD, EXTRA, Dec. 7, 1842  A broadside "Extra" (printed on one side only) providing the latest news from the recent  "Arrival of the Steamship Columbia" from Europe. Some of the subheads include: "Melancholy Loss of the convict Ship Waterloo, Bound for Sydney--250 Lives Lost Out of 330" "List of Passengers" "The Great Western Steam-... See More  

Death of Vallabhbhai Patel...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, May 27, 1964



* Jawaharlal Nehru death (1st report with photo)

* Leader in India



This 18 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Prime Minister Nehru Dies of Stroke at 74" with photo of Nehru (see photos).



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Minor margin wear, otherwise good ... See More  

1945 occupation of Japan begins....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 31, 1945



* U.S. occupation of Japan begins

* General Douglas MacArthur

* USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay



This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "OCCUPATION OF JAPAN IS PROCEEDING RAPIDLY" with subheads. This is coverage on the initial occupation Japan with the United States Navy entering To... See More  

Gandhi starts hunger strike...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, September 20, 1932



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

* The Mahatma food strike begins



This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "FAST UNTO DEATH IS TODAY INAUGURATED BY MAHATMA GANDHI" and more (see photos). Tells of the start of his 6-day hunger strike in jail.



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The death of Vallabhbhai Patel...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1950



* Sardar Patel death (1st report with photo)

* Leader in India



This 64 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 31: "SARDAR PATEL, 75, IS DEAD IN BOMBAY", "Deputy Prime Minister Called Nation's 'Strong Man'--Was Associate of Ghandhi" with smaller subheads and photo. Early, same day report on the death of India lead... See More  

Gandhi-Irwin Pact...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 5, 1931 This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "GANDHI WINS DEFIANCE FIGHT FOR INDIA".



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



wikipedia notes: Gandhi–Irwin Pact refers to a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy o... See More  

Gandhi fasts ends...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, September 27, 1932 



* Mohandas Gandhi - The Mahatma 

* Six day fasting - hunger strike ends 

* Untouchables to Harijans 



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Gandhi Brings Fast to End as He Wins Fight", "Great Britain Meets His Demands on Untouchables"

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Independence rally in Bombay, India... Gandhi...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 27, 1930



* Independence rally in Bombay India

* Mahatma Gandhi



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "REDS IN INDIA CLASH WITH NATIONALISTS"; "300 Tear Down Latter's Falgs at Huge 'Independence Day' Meeting in Bombay" and "ASSAIL GANDHI PROGRAM"



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Gandhi during fasting...

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, March 7, 1939



* Mahatma Gandhi

* "Fast Unto Death"

* Rajkot, India



This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "GANDHI WINS AND ENDS HIS FAST", "Has Been Without Food For 98 Hours" and "To Meet With Viceroy"



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Rocket to the Moon quickly...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 1, 1933



* Rocketing to the Moon cost - Human trip

* Mahatma Gandhi arrested



This 38 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 7:

"Gives Trip-To-Moon 'Cost'" (see photos for text).



Other news of the day throughout including front page reporting on the arrest of Gandhi . This issue has light browning, minor margin wear, but is othe... See More  

A pre-Civil War sport's periodical...

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Feb. 13, 1858 



* Pre Civil War sport's periodical



Subtitled: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage." with the masthead featuring a decorative sporting theme (see). Among the articles included are; "A Winter In southern Florida" "Wild Sports In India" "Hunters and Game in South-W... See More  

Gandhi issues Anti British demonstrations...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 11, 1942  This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Casualties Rise as Riots, Strikes in India Spread to All Parts of Nation" with subhead. (see)



Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II. Light browning with little spine & central fold wear, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

The trouble with trade with the colonies...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, October 19, 1773   The entire ftpg. it taken up with a very early article on the benefits of eating whole grains, titled: "The Great Advantage of Eating Pure and Genuine Bread".

An inside page has a letter: "Encouraging the Consumption of British & India goods, by Luxury in the Colonies..." which includes: "...But our trade wit... See More  

The Lusitania....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 28, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "Little Nippon Trusts Noble Ally Did Not Hurt His Honorable Toe" by W. A. Rogers. There are two illustrations, one of "The Husking Bee" by Harold Matthews Brett, and the other by James Montgomery Flagg called "Science." There is also a photo of "The ... See More  

Displayable issue... Early automobile...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 3, 1910  The dblpg. centerfold is a print: "Late For Church" showing a family, in a car, rushing down the road. Many additional prints, news of the day, and period advertisements are present as well. The issue is complete but without the color cover, and is in good condition.



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