Death of Ferdinand Foch...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, March 20, 1929



* Ferdinand Foch death

* World War I fame

* Gangster Al Capone



This 30 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page: "MARSHAL FOCH DIES AT PARIS IN 77TH YEAR", "Surrenders to Death but Only After Battle to the End", "Led Allied Armies in War as Brilliant Strategist". 1st report coverage on the d... See More  

Death of Ferdinand Foch...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1929



* Ferdinand Foch death

* World War I fame



The front page has a three column headline:



"MARSHAL FOCH IS DEAD IN PARIS AT 77 AFTER GALLANT 2-MONTH FIGHT FOR LIFE; WORLD MOURNS GREAT WARRIOR'S DEATH"



with subheads and photo. (see) Much more inside. 1st report coverage on the death of General Ferdinand Foch, key figure in the 1918 World War... See More  

1929 Parnassus PA mine disaster....

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 22, 1929



* Parnassus PA Pennsylvania

* Kinloch coal mine explosion



This 30 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "21 BODIES FOUND, 6 MISSING IN MINE BLAST"

with subheads (see images).



This tells of the Valley Camp Coal Company disaster at the Kinloch mine in Parnassus, Pennsylvania.



Other news, sports a... See More  

1929 Al "Scarface" Capone...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 28, 1929 



* Al 'Scarface' Capone - Chicago Beer baron 

* Charged with contempt of court - faking illness

* Best publication to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "U.S. CITES CAPONE FOR CONTEMPT; DOUBTS 'ILLNESS'" with subhead. Photo of Capone leaving the federal building is on the back pag... See More  

1929 Battle of Jiménez, Chihuahua....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1929



* Battle of Jiménez, Chihuahua, Mexico

* Escobar Rebellion



The front page has a one column heading: "FIGHT IN CHIHUAHUA; MANY DEAD ON FIELD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the battle of Jiménez, Chihuahua in Mexico during the Escobar Rebellion.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete 1st section on... See More  

Yankees vs. Dallas Steers in 1929...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1929



* New York Yankees vs. Dallas Steers

* State of Texas exhibition baseball tour

* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig home runs



The sport's section (page 11) has a six column headline: "Yanks Beat Dallas, 12-11, on Ruth's First Homer of Season" with subheads and box scores. First report coverage on the New York Yankees ending their exhibition tour ... See More  

1929 Socony Parabase Oil advertisement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1929



* Socony Parabase Motor Oil advertisement

* Standard Oil Company of New York



Page 13 has full page advertisement (black and white) for Socony Parabase Motor Oil. This ad measures 21 x 16 inches.

This issue contains news, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality ne... See More  

Earl Averill MLB home run debut... Babe Ruth's wedding day...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 17, 1929



* Earl Averill hits home in debut (1st at bat)

* Cleveland Indians - 1st in AL history

* Babe Ruth wedding day



This 34 page newspaper has a one column photo of Babe Ruth on the front page with heading: "Ruth Will Marry Today; Abandons Secret Ceremony"



Also various baseball reports on page 24 with a two column he... See More  

Babe Ruth gets married...

CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1929



* Babe Ruth & Claire Hodgson marry (1st report)

* New York Yankees star



This 24 page newspaper has a two column photo on the front page with caption: "Meet Mr. and Mrs. Babe Ruth" with some text.



Also a nice banner headline on page 10 that reads: "Babe Ruth Married to Former Actress in Dawn Ceremony in New Yo... See More  

Earl Averill MLB home run debut... Babe Ruth marries...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, April 17, 1929 This 24 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Widow to Become Ruth's Bride at Church Today" and more. (see) Tells of the day Babe Ruth married Claire Hodgson.



Also one column headlines on page 14 that include: "INDIANS DEFEAT TIGERS, 5 TO 4, IN ELEVEN INNINGS" and more with box score... See More  

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig with opening day homers...

THE DETROIT NEWS, from Detroit, Michigan dated April 19, 1929



* Babe Ruth

* Lou Gehrig

* Opening day home runs



This 72 page newspaper has two column column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (page 37):



* RUTH STAGES HIS OWN OPENING DAY

* Babe Crashes His First Homer of the Year in First Game



Tells of the Yankees opening day at Yankee Stadium for the year 1929 in whic... See More  

Statesboro, Georgia tornado....

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, April 26, 1929



* Cochran &Statesboro, Georgia

* Tornadoes disaster



This 16 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TWO TORNADOES HIT GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA, KILL 37" with subheads (see photos).



Tells of the tornado outbreak in Georgia and South Carolina in which the city of Statesboro, Georgia was hardest hit.



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Clise Dudley 1st MLB pitch HR...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 28, 1929



* Clise Dudley hits home run on 1st pitch (career)

* Brooklyn Robins

* MLB Baseball



This 80+ page newspaper has a banner headline on page 5 of the sport's section (near back): "Robins Are Beaten by Phillies, 8 to 3, and Drop to Last Place in League Standing" with subheads that include: "Klein and Dudley Collect Hits for Circuit&qu... See More  

1929 Rye Cove, Virginia tornado disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIES, May 3, 1929



* Rye Cove, Virginia tornado

* Schoolhouse disaster



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "25 KILLED, HUNDREDS HURT BY TORNADOES IN 8 STATES; 19 DIE IN VIRGINIA SCHOOL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the tornado outbreak in Virginia and Maryland in which a school in Rye Cove Va was hit directly during class time. Always ... See More  

Hitman John Scalise assassination...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1929



* John Scalise assassination

* Al Capone hitman

* Chicago Outfit



Page 28 has one column headings: "Chicago Police Divide On Cause Of 3 Killings" "Rich Liquor and Vice Profits Believed Responsible by One Side--Stege Sticks to Gang War View"



1st report coverage on the assassination of three members of the Chicago Outfit including hitman... See More  

Old Yankee Stadium stampede disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1929 



* Old Yankee Stadium stampede disaster 

* The house Ruth built 

* New York Yankees - Babe Ruth - Lou Gehrig 



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TWO KILLED, 62 HURT IN YANKEE STADIUM AS RAIN STAMPEDES BASEBALL CROWD; VICTIMS ARE CRUSHED AT BLEACHER EXIT" with many subheads and list of the dead and injured.... See More  

Early aviation...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 27, 1929



* Early aviation

* Airplane in the air time record



This 18 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "ENDURANCE FLIERS LAND AFTER 172 HOURS" with subheads. (see) Other news of the day. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

Marriage of Charles Lindbergh...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1929.

 

* Charles Lindbergh Gets Married

* Anne Morrow



The front page has a two column headline: "COLONEL LINDBERGH WEDS ANNE MORROW IN HER HOME; MAY FLY ON HONEYMOON" with subheads that include: "Pair Slip Away In Auto""Only 20 Present at Surprise Wedding in Englewood  and more with related photos on page 3.

Other news, sp... See More  

Alamo, Tennessee Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1929 



* Joe Boxley Negro lynching in Alamo, Tennessee



Page 21 has one column headings: "NEGRO, 19, LYNCHED BY TENNESSEE MOB" "Youth Accused of Attacking Woman Is Taken From Jail at Alamo and Hanged" "SHERIFF'S HOME STORMED" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Joe Boxley in Alamo, Tennessee. Always nice to have nota... See More  

Joan Crawford & Daouglas Fairbanks Jr....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1929



* Actress Joan Crawford

* Actor Douglas Fairbanks. Jr.

* Wedding - weds - married



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Fairbanks Jr., 19, Weds Joan Crawford Here; Pair Too Busy in Films for Honeymoon Now" (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 64 pages, a few small binding slits along the spine,... See More  

Richard Réti death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1929



* Richard Réti  death (1st report)

* Chess grandmaster - endgame studies



Page 25 has a one column heading: "RICHARD RETI DIES; A MASTER OF CHESS" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day just prior to the stock market crash and the great depression. Complete in 52 pages, a few binding slits along spine, nic... See More  

Margaret Lawrence & Louis Bennison - murder-suicide...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1929



* Margaret Lawrence & Louis Bennison murder-suicide

* Early film and stage actress and actor



The front page has a two-column headline: "MARGARET LAWRENCE SLAIN BY LOUIS BENNISON, ACTOR, WHO ENDS LIFE IN HER HOME", with several subheadings. Coverage continues inside with two related photos.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.

Co... See More  

Babe Ruth escapes media & fans....

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, June 11, 1929



* Babe Ruth splits

* New York Yankees

* Major league baseball



This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline at the bottom of the front page: "BABE RUTH TAKES LEAVE OF CROWDS" which tells of Ruth getting away from things for a while after his illness.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, minor ma... See More  

Nice Lou Gehrig headline...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, June 14, 1929



* Lou Gehrig

* New York Yankees

* Home run race



The front page features a nice five column headline that proclaims: "Gehrig Hits 2 Homers" with subhead: "CLOUTS TWO TO RUN HIS TOTAL TO 17" which tells of Lou Gehrig hitting 2 home runs in a regular season game, taking over the season lead in this category. Unusual for su... See More  

Alexander Alekhine wins chess tournanment...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1929



* Alexander Alekhine wins chess tournament

* Russian and French chess grandmaster



The sport's section (page 27) has a one column heading: "ALEKHINE IS FIRST IN SPECIAL EVENT" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

Other news, sports and adverti... See More