Kirsten Flagstad... At the MET in 1935...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1935



* Kirsten Flagstad - Norwegian opera singer

* Tristan und Isolde music drama

* Metropolitan Opera "The Met"



The top of page 22 has a one column heading: "FLAGSTAD HAILED IN ROLE OF ISOLDE" with subheads and photo. See images for text here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is the rare rag e... See More  

Cardinal Michael von Faulbaber hits at Nazis...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1935



* Michael von Faulhaber - Roman Catholic Cardinal

* Archbishop of Munich opposes Nazi government



The front page has a one column heading: "CARDINAL IN THREAT TO CUT OFF NAZIS" with subheads. (see) See below for more information. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news, sports and adv... See More  

USS Macon (ZRS-5) crashes....

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, February 13, 1935 



* USS Macon (ZRS-5) crashes 

* United States Navy Airship 



This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "PROBE OF MACON CRASH IS DUE" with subhead. Also nice headline of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial as it ends.



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little m... See More  

Bruno Hauptmann Found Guilty... death sentence...

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Benita von Falkenhayn beheaded... Zelda Sears death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 20, 1935



* Benita von Falkenhayn guillotine execution

* Zelda Sears death - American actress



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Nazis to Behead Two Men; Women Faced Axe Calmly" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the guillotine executions which included Benita von Falkenhayn for spying for the Second Polish Republic.

The top of of page 1... See More  

Babe Ruth Quits Yankees...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, February 26, 1935 



* Babe Ruth leaves New York Yankees (1st report)

* Joining the Boston Braves



This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BRAVES SECURE BABE RUTH", "To be Vice President and Assistant Manager of Boston Nat'l Club" with photo of Ruth (see photos). Nice to have on the... See More  

Babe Ruth joins Boston Braves in 1935....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1935



* Babe Ruth agrees to join Boston Braves



The sport's section (page 23) has a banner headline: "Plan to Succeed McKechnie as Manager of Braves in 1936 Disclosed by Ruth" with subheads that include: "RUTH WILL PILOT BRAVES NEXT YEAR" "Salary Fixed At 25,000" and more. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history rep... See More  

Prajadhipok abdication... Monarch of Siam...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 4, 1935



* Prajadhipok - Rama VII abdication

* Monarch of Siam - Chakri Dynasty



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "SIAMESE RULER RETIRES TO LIFE OF PLAIN PRINCE" with subhead. (see) A photo is on the back page.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes alo... See More  

New Orleans Mardi Gras 1935....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans Louisiana, March 5, 1935



* Rare Mardi Gras issue

* From the city where it happened

* Parades



This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "PROTEUS RIDES CITY STREETS AT HEAD OF GLITTERING PAGEANT" with subheads. (see) More on page 6 with related photo.



Tells of 1935 Mardi Gras celebration in a New Orleans newspaper.



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Malcolm Campbell... Over 300 MPH in automobile...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 8, 1935



* Race driver Malcolm Campbell

* Land rocket car speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida



This 44 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Campbell Breaks Auto Record, Drives at 276.816 Miles and Hour" and more (see images) Reporting continues on page 29 with related photos (see images).

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German Air Force is born.... Jean Harlow gets divorced...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1935



* German Air Force - Luftwaffe creation

* Hermann Goering

* Jean Harlow divorce



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "REICH'S AIR FORCE BECOMES; ARMY IN CONTROL" with subheads: "Civilian Flying Clubs Adopt Reichswehr Salute and Modified Uniforms" "Plans No Longer Secret" and more. Coverage of the German Ai... See More  

Penn State wins college boxing title in 1930....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sport's Section Only, March 17, 1935



* Penn State Nittany Lions

* College boxing championship



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "PENN STATE BOXERS GAIN COLLEGE TITLE" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on the Penn State Nittany Lions winning the team championship in college boxing.

Other sport's related news of the day. Com... See More  

Independence Day 1926...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 17, 1935 (Picture Section only)



* Great illustration of "St. Patrick"



The cover is a full-page image: "St. Patrick", being a commemorative painting of St. Patrick driving snakes out of Ireland. Additional timely photographs and short stories are found throughout. See images for details.

The complete Picture Section only, slight mid-fold... See More  

Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1935



* Albert H. Fish court trial - self-harm

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "'NOT IN RIGHT MIND,' FISH WROTE TO SON" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one o... See More  

Albert Fish, serial killer & rapist trial ends...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1935



* Albert H. Fish court trial ends

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "FISH CASE WILL GO TO THE JURY TODAY" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications t... See More  

Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church in Germany...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1935



* Nazis - Adolph Hitler - Third Reich

* Persecution of the Roman Catholic Church

* Arrest Nuns and monks - monasteries



The front page has a banner headline for display: "CONVENTS RAIDED BY NAZIS" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

Henry Augustus Lukeman death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 4, 1935



* Henry Augustus Lukeman death (1st report)

* American historical monuments sculptor

* World War I - Kit Carson & more



The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "LUKEMAN IS DEAD; A NOTED SCULPTOR" 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 d... See More  

1935 Adolph Hitler & Hermann Goering photos....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, April 7, 1935



* Adolph Hitler

* Hermann Goering

* Nazi air force revealed



This rotogravure section has a front page pictorial regarding the newly acquired air force in Germany with 4 photos of Hitler and 2 of Goering. (see)

Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with 10 pages, light toning, minor spine wear, generally very ... See More  

1935 beheading of Horst Wessel's assassins...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 10, 1935



* re. Storm Trooper Horst Wessel assassination

* Propaganda symbol of Nazi Germany - Nazis

* Martyr for the Nazi Party by Joseph Goebbels

* Two assassins executed by beheading (1st report)



The front page ha sa one column heading: "Nazis Behead 2 Men; Killed Horst Wessel" (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, rag edition ... See More  

Montreal Maroons win 1935 Stanley cup...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 10, 1935 



* Montreal Maroons - NHL Hockey 

* Wins Stanley Cup title 



This 44 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 27: "World's Hockey Championship Captured by Maroons in Three Straight Games" with subheads and lineups. (see)



Tells of the Montreal Maroons winning the 1934-35 Stanley Cup by defeating the Toronto Maple... See More  

1935 Rockville, Maryland school bus disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1935 



* Williamsport, Maryland High School 

* Rockville, Maryland bus disaster (1st report) 

* Anna Katherine Green death

* American poet and novelist



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "13 STUDENTS DIE AS TRAIN HITS BUS, CARRIES IT A MILE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the school bus - train collisio... See More  

Hermann Goering wedding... Adolph Hitler...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 13, 1935



* Adolph Hitler

* Hermann Goering wedding photo



This 8 page newspaper has a curious 3 column photo at the bottom of the back page with caption:



* RADIOPHOTO SHOWS HITLER AT WEDDING OF HIS AIDE



with text underneath. Somewhat unusual to see Hitler in a non-aggression setting. (see)



News of the day throughout. Light browning... See More  

Dutch Schultz tax evasion trial begins...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, April 15, 1935  This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TRIAL STARTS, BUT SCHULTZ ISN'T WORRIED" "'I've Been in Worse Spots than This,' Declares Beer Boss" with smaller subheads. Other news of the day.



Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

Joseph Farquharson death... Scottish painter...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1935



* Joseph Farquharson death (1st report)

* Scottish painter - Scotland landscapes



The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "FARQUHARSON DIES; FAMOUS ARTIST, 89" with subheads. (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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Babe Ruth's National League debut in 1935...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 17, 1935 



* Babe Ruth NL debut

* Boston Braves

* MLB baseball



The front page of section 2 (sports) has a one column heading: "Ruth's Homer And Single Win For Braves, 4-2" with small photo of Ruth crossing home plate. This game was notable as it was Babe Ruth's National League debut as member of the Boston Braves. He would account for all ... See More