Preußenschlag "Rape of Prussia"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1932



* Preußenschlag "Rape of Prussia"

* End of German Weimar Republic step

* Free State of Prussia cabinet dismissed



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "REICH SEIZES PRUSSIA, NAMES DICTATOR; ARMY OUSTS OFFICIALS AND RULES BERLIN; PAPEN ACTS UNDER HINDENBURG'S ORDERS"

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Death of Florenz Ziegfeld in 1932...

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Fred Duesenberg death... automobile pioneer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1932



* Fred Duesenberg death

* Automobile pioneer

* Race car motors



Page 17 has a one column heading: "F. S. DUESENBERG DIES OF AUTO INJURY" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Frederick Samuel Duesenberg, automobile pioneer designer, manufacturer and sportsman. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report ... See More  

Babe Ruth nears end of career...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 29, 1932



* Babe Ruth to return to pitching?

* New York Yankees - NYY

* Major league baseball



This 26 page newspaper has a seven column headline on page 21: "Ruth May Return to Pitching Duty With Yanks" with subheads that include: "Babe Through As Day-To-Day Ball Player" and more. See photos for text here.



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Bonus Army in 1932....

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, July 30, 1932.

 

* Bonus Army - Bonus March

* President Herbert Hoover



The front page of this issue has a subheader saying "Johnstown Becomes Haven for Fleeing Bonus Army" and another saying "Harrison Opens Fire on Hoover Administration."

Other news of the day throuhgout. Library label within the photo. Usual browning, othe

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Bonus Army in Washington D.C... L.A. Olympics...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1932.



* Bonus Army - World War I veterans march

* Washington D.C. camps

* Los Angeles Olympics open (1st report)



The front page has a three column headline: "BONUS STRAGGLERS 'MOPPED UP' BY TROOPS; 36 REDS SEIZED; GRAND JURY INQUIRY ON; HOOVER DENOUNCES ATTEMPT AT MOB RULE" with subheads. Much more inside with full page pictorial.

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1st Italian to win a gold medal in running....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1932



* Luigi Becalli wins gold medal

* 1932 Summer Olympics - Los Angeles

* First ever Italian to win gold in running



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BECCALI OF ITALY WINS 1,500 METERS AT OLYMPIC GAMES" with subheads. (see) The sport's section (page 17) has a banner headline: "Beccali of Italy Closes With Closes With Rus... See More  

Depression era continues in 1932...

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Jon Lindbergh born...

THE SCRANTON TIMES, Scranton, Pennsylvania, August 16, 1932



* Jon Morrow Lindbergh born

* Early Adolph Hitler - Germany



The front page has one column headings: "SECOND SON BORN TO LINDBERGHS", "Mother And Baby Said To Be In Good Health--Betty Gow May Serve As Infant's Nurse" with photo of Anne Morrow Lindbergh (see photo). This is 1st report coverage o... See More  

Jim Mollison Atlantic Ocean flight....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 19, 1932



* Aviator Jim Mollison

* Airplane - aviation

* 1st solo Atlantic flight (West to East)



The front page has three column headline: "Mollison Completes First Western Solo Flight Across North Atlantic In Fast Times" with subheads (see photos). This is 1st report coverage on the first solo flight across the Atlant... See More  

Jim Mollison Atlantic Ocean flight....

THE SCRANTON TIMES, Scranton, Pennsylvania, August 19, 1932



* Aviator Jim Mollison

* Airplane - aviation

* 1st solo Atlantic flight (West to East)



This 24 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "FLIER LANDS AFTER OCEAN HOP" with subheads that include: "Mollison Makes First Westward Solo Flight Across North Atlantic" and more. 1st report coverage on... See More  

Balloon flight record into the stratosphere...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 19, 1932



* Ballooning flight into the stratosphere

* Auguste Piccard & Max Cosyns

* Altitude record broken (53,153 ft.)



The front page has a one column heading: "PICCARD RISES TEN MILES INTO SKY; A RECORD" with subhead and related illustration. Two photos are on the back page. First report coverage on the end of the record breaking balloon flight... See More  

Jim Mollison Atlantic Ocean flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1932



* Jim Mollison

* Airplane - aviation

* 1st solo Atlantic flight (W to E)



The front page has a one column heading: "5,000 HAIL MOLLISON, HERE AFTER SEA HOP; FLIGHT BACK SPEEDED" with subheads. Much more on page 3 with related pictorial. Coverage on the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from West to East. Maybe not as significant as Lin... See More  

Gino Watkins drowns in Greenland....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 25, 1932



* Gino Watkins drowns in Greenland



Page 3 has a one column heading: "H.G. WATKINS DROWNS IN GREENLAND FJORD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Henry George "Gino" Watkins, British arctic explorer. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inven... See More  

Nazis Take over Reichstag control... Adolph Hitler....

THE SCRANTON TIMES, Pennsylvania, August 29, 1932



* Reichstag - Germany parliament

* Adolph Hitler to win (eve)



This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "CHANCELLOR VON PAPEN CLOSES DOOR TO HITLERITES" with subheads (see photos).



This paper contains other news of the day. It has light browning and  minor margin wear, but is otherwise in good conditio... See More  

Hermann Goering elected President of Reichsatg...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 31, 1932



* Hermann Goering elected president of the new Reichstag

* Early Hitler and Nazis before total power



This 36 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page that include: "REICHSTAG IS CALM; WILL ASK HINDENBURG TO LET IT CONTINUE" "Nazi Is Elected Speaker--'Toleration' of the Present Cabinet Is Likely" "... See More  

1932 Babe Ruth w/ appendicitis....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1932



* Babe Ruth diagnosed with appendicitis

* New York Yankees baseball



The sport's section (page 23) has a two column photo with heading: "Babe Ruth And Wife Upon Arrival Here" Also a one column heading: "RUTH ARRIVES HOME; IS ORDERED TO REST" with subheads. (see) This was a few weeks prior to his famous "called shot" in g... See More  

Ellsworth Vines wins Wimbledon singles....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, Sept. 11, 1932



* American tennis star Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr.

* United States Open Championships (US Open)



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "VINES ROUTS COCHET IN U.S. TENNIS FINAL AND RETAINS TITLE" with subheads and 2 related photos. (see) First report coverage on Ellsworth Vines winning the US Open Men'... See More  

Phar Lap mounted...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1932



* Phar lap - Australian thoroughbred racehorse

* New York Yankees capture AL pennant



This 44 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 18: "Phar Lap Mounted in Yonkers; To Be Exhibited at Belmont". See photo for brief text here.



Also page 17 has a five column headline that reads: "League Championship Captured by Yankees&qu... See More  

Golfer Johnny Goodman...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, September 16, 1932



* Johnny Goodman & Francis Quimet

* Golf - golfers - golfing



This 34 page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "GOODMAN TWO UP ON OUIMET AT 22ND"

with subheads. More related reporting inside on the National amateur gold tournament. The reason for such prominence on the front page is that Goodman... See More  

Gandhi starts hunger strike....

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, September 19, 1932



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

* The Mahatma food strike beginning



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Gandhi Eats Less and Stops Exercise as Fast Nears"



This tells of the start of his 6-day hunger strike in jail. See photo for text here.



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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  

Johnny Goodman...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, September 21, 1932



* Johnny Goodman

* Amateur golfer



This 22 page newspaper has a very nice full back page advertisement with heading: "WELCOME HOME, JOHNNY" with large photo and related text (see photos). Of course this would be the only title to have such an ad being his hometown.



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Commenwealth Club Address.... FDR...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 24, 1932



* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* Commonwealth Club Address

* 1932 presidential campaign

* San Francisco, California



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ROOSEVELT RENEWS DEMAND FOR REPEAL; PRAISES SMITH AMID CHEERS OF 16,000; TAMMANY DECIDES TO FIGHT FOR GOVERNOR" with subheads that include: "Nominee Gets Ovation" &q... See More  

Jimmie Foxx 58th home run...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, September 26, 1932 



* Jimmie Foxx home run # 58 

* Boston Red Sox 



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on 14: "FOXX WALLOPS 58TH HOMER" and "Jimmy Finishes Two Short of Record".



Other baseball news on the last day of the regular season for 1932.

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