THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1934



* "Little Gloria" reunites with mother

* Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "VANDERBILT CHILD AND MOTHER SHOP" with subheads and related photo. (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 of the day. Complet... See More  

Powellton WV locomotive explosion...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, December 27, 1934  This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "13 ARE KILLED IN BLAST OF MINER ENGINE" "20 More Injured as Train Is Torn Asunder by Explosion" and more. (see)



This tells of the boiler explosion of miners' locomotive of the Koppers Coal Company in Powellton, West Virginia.



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Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish pleads insanity......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 8, 1935



* Albert Fish pleads not guilty

* By reason of insanity

* 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: "PLEA OF INSANITY ENTERED FOR FISH" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is o... See More  

Actress Mary Pickford...

TOLEDO BLADE, Ohio, January 11, 1935 



* Actress Mary Pickford - Divorce 

* Actor Douglas Fairbanks 



This 34 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:

"MARY PICKFORD WINS DIVORCE" "Doug, in St. Moritz With Lady Ashley, Does Not Contest Suit" with photo of Pickford. (see)



Other news of the day throughout. Never bound, in good condition.... See More  

Mary Pickford... Douglas Fairbanks...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, from Springfield, Massachusetts, dated January 11, 1935



* Actress Mary Pickford

* Actor Douglas Fairbanks

* Divorce



This 32 page newspaper has two column headlines  on the front page that include:



* Mary Pickford Is Given Divorce from Fairbanks; Cruelty, Neglect Charged



and more with one column photo of Pickford.



Other news of the day throughout includi... See More  

Amelia Earhart... Pacific Ocean flight...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1935



* Amelia Earhart (female aviator)

* Solo Pacific Ocean flight (Hawaii to Oakland)

* 1st of it's kind (during flight report)



The front page has one column headings: "AVIATRIX FLASHES ACROSS PACIFIC FROM HONOLULU" "Flier Believed Off Coast of San Francisco in Fog Blanket" and more. (see)

Other news, sports and... See More  

Richard E. Byrd expedition...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 14, 1935



* Richard E. Byrd expedition

* Little America in Antarctica



This 32 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Byrd Party Close to Pole In 88-Day Dogsled Journey" and "Expedition Returns From 1,410-Mile trip On Which Was Discovered a Vast Plateau--It Embraces the Leverett Glacier".



Continue son page 5 wit... See More  

Start of Social Security in the U.S...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 18, 1935.



* Start of Social Security in the U.S.



The front page has a one column heading: "CONGRESS GETS 'SOCIAL SECURITY,' PENSION BILLS" with subhead. First report coverage on what would eventually become social security in the United States.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 36 pages, this is the "rag edit... See More  

Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mine explosion...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, January 21, 1935



* Gilberton, Pennsylvania

* Coal mine explosion



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Mine Blast Kills 2, Overcomes 50" and "Pennsylvania Rushes Aid to Men Felled by 'Black Damp'" which tells of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company mine explosion at Giberton,... See More  

Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 22, 1935



* Gilberton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

* Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company

* Colliery explosion disaster

* Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder case



The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "11 MINERS KILLED BY BLAST, GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA" with subheas. (see) First report coverage on the Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mi... See More  

J. S. Fletcher death... English author...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1935



* Joseph Smith Fletcher death

* English author - detective fiction



The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "J. S. FLETCHER DIES; POPULAR NOVELIST" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of J. S. Fletcher, English journalist and author who specialized in detective fiction during the "Golden Age".

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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  

Decision on the Hauptmann case...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,  February 14, 1935 The issue has a 3 line, 3 column head: "Hauptmann Is Guilty; Sentenced To Die At Trenton Next Month" with various subheads "Defense to Appeal Verdict to High Court if Necessary" "Court Room Scene Tense" "Jury in 'Trial of the Century' Out Over Eleven Hours" and more. It ... See More  

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  

Baldwin v. G.A.F. Seelig, Inc....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1935



* Baldwin v. G.A.F. Seelig, Inc. ruling

* United States Supreme Court decision



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "U.S. COURT RULES ALBANY VIOLATES INTERSTATE LAW IN CONTROL OF BULK MILK" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with complete court ruling.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in ... See More  

1935 Baby Doe Tabor death...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 8, 1935 



* Baby Doe Tabor death 

* Elizabeth Tabor 

* Matchless mine, Leadville, Colorado



This 32 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "BABY DOE TABOR FOUND FROZEN IN MINE SHACK" and "Poverty Ends Last Chapter in Life of Belle of Camps In Old Gold Rush Days". See photos for 1st report coverage on the death... See More  

Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial eve...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1935



* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "FISH ON TRIAL EVE, WOUNDS HIMSELF" with subheads. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few public... See More  

Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 13, 1935



* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts

* 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: "FISH IS IDENTIFIED BY GIRL'S PARENTS" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few ... See More  

Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1935



* Albert H. Fish court trial

* 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: "FISH 'CONFESSION' IS READ TO JURORS" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publi... 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