1st Transatlantic flight... Graf Zeppelin German airship...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 31, 1928 



* D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship 

* 1st Transatlantic flight (trip home) 



This 18 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Zeppelin Near French Coast; Cannot Reach Home Port Until Tomorrow, Makes Fast Time" with subheads. (see)



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"Win one for the Gipper" game... Hirohito comes to power...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, November 10, 1928  A one column head on page 5: "ARMY FAVORED IN GAME WITH ROCKNE CREW" with brief text. (see) This was the game that had Notre Dame as big underdogs and was famous for Knute Rockne's famous 'Win one for the Gipper' speech at halftime. Notre Dame would pull off the upset in the second half.

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St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 8, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations

* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Best publication to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 6 has a six column heading: "New York Police Join in Massacre Quiz; Link Chicago Gunmen with Gotham Killings" (see) Such reports are probably only reported in a Chic... See More  

Missing Link found ? in 1929...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 17, 1929



* Missing Link - Homo erectus pekinensis

* Beijing China - Peking Man

* Dr. Davidson Black discovery



The top of page 3 of section two has a one column heading: "'SAY 'PEKING MAN' IS NEW PRIMITIVE TYPE" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory d... See More  

Albert Einstein celebration...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1929



* Albert Einstein celebrated

* Metropolitan Opera House

* 50th birthday celebration

* Jewish National Fund



Page 7 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN IS HONORED AT MEETING HERE" with subheads. (see) Probably can only be found in NYC papers.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, a little irregular at the spine,... See More  

Blutmai in 1929 Berlin, Germany...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 4, 1929



* Blutmai - Bloody May - Berlin, Germany riots

* Communist Party of Germany vs. Berlin police

* Social Democratic Party of Germany - Nazi Party

* Police brutality & political violence



The front page has a nice banner headline: "POLICE BESIEGE BERLIN REDS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great c... See More  

Sidney Franklin.... Jewish bullfighter...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1929



* Sidney Franklin - Seville, Spain

* Bullfighting - bullfighter - matador

* Jewish - Judaica - Jews



This 60 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Brooklyn Matador Kills Two Bulls in Spain; Seville Throng Carries Franklin in Triumph". See photos for coverage on Sidney Franklin, the first Jewish bullfighter. N... See More  

Lewis Yancey flight to Rome, Italy....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1929



* Lewis Yancey & Roger Q. Williams flight

* Old Orchard Beach, Maine to Rome, Italy

* Bellanca monoplane "The Pathfinder" airplane



The front page has a three column headline: "ROME THRONG GREETS AMERICAN FLIERS, WHO REACH GOAL AFTER STOP IN SPAIN; CALIFORNIA PLANE STILL UP AT 207th HOUR" with subheads. (see) Lengthy coverage continu... See More  

1929 Sino-Soviet conflict begins...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Aug. 18, 1929



* Sino-Soviet war conflict begins

* Republic of China - Soviet Union



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SOVIET ARMY INVADES CHINA" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Compete 1st section only with 28 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Hermann Oberth.... early rockets...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 22, 1929



* Hermann Oberth

* Early rockets - rocketry

* Space travel ? moon ?



This 100+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of section 3 (E1, inside): "MOON ROCKETS LURE GERMANY'S SAVANTS", 'Herman Oberth, One of Four Who Are Making Tests, Confident of Ultimate Success" and more (see photos).



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Georges Clemenceau death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 24, 1929



* Georges Clemenceau death (1st report)

* French statesman - Prime Minister of France

* World War I Treaty of Versailles fame



The front page has a three column headline: "CLEMENCEAU, 'FATHER OF VICTORY,' DIES; PASSES AWAY AT 88 AFTER HOURS IN COMA; WORLD JOINS FRANCE IN MOURNING LOSS" with subhead and photo. (see) Loads of text contin... See More  

Missing Link found ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1929



* Missing Link discoveries ?

* Beijing China - Peking Man



This 64 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 31 that include: "SEES AID IN FIXING 'CRADLE OF MAN'", "Walter Granger Says Skeletons Found in China May Aid Knowledge of Ancestry" and more with smaller subheads. See photos for text.



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Max Valier.... Rocket propulsion....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1929



* Max Valier

* Rocket car

* Liquid Fuel



Page 6 has one column headings: "LIQUID FUEL SUCCEEDS IN AUTO IN GERMANY" "Used Instead of Rockets by Max Valier, Who Says It Assures Driver's Complete Control" Coverage on Austrian, Max Valier, testing his new rocket automobile with a new liquid fuel. See images for text here.

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Interesting Jewish newspaper...

JEWISH DAILY BULLETIN, New York, 1928-1930  An uncommon quarto-size issue of 4 pages, filled mostly with Jewish-related news, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Particularly interesting in light of anti-Semetic concerns growing in Europe at the time. Great condition and rarely offered. The issue shown is representative of the look, condition, and year of the issue you will receive. Measures abou... See More  

Al Capone is released from prison...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 17, 1930



* Chicago beer baron - gangster boss

* Al Capone Pre release from prison

* Illegal gun possession



This 16 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Capone Release Papers Signed by Governor".



Tells of Al Capone's release from prison after serving 10 months for illegal gun possession.



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Aristide Briand plan for Europe...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Editorials, Features (Section 3) only, May 25, 1930



* Memorandum on the Organization of a Regime of European Federal Union

* Aristide Briand

* Plan for European union



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "BRIAND'S EPOCHAL IDEA STIRS EUROPE; Progress of French Statesman's Plan Destined to Be Slow, Its Fate Dependent First of All Upon Recepti... See More  

Glenn Curtiss death... Irpinia earthquake.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1930 



* Glenn Curtiss death

* Aviation pioneer

* U.S. airplane industry



The front page has a one column heading: "GLENN CURTISS DIES, PIONEER IN AVIATION" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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1930 Legs Diamond arrested abroad...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 2, 1930



* Jack 'Legs' Diamond arrested in Germany

* 1st East to West Atlantic Ocean flight (more difficult)

* Dieudonne Costes & Marice Bellonte

* Europe to United States in airplane (1st time)



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Germans Seize 'Legs' Diamond After Expulsion From Belgium" with subhead. (see) Alwa... See More  

Stromboli Volcano eruption in 1930....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 12, 1930



* Island of Stromboli volcano eruption

* Sicily Italy



This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Stromboli Erupts and Quake Shakes Island; Rain of Lava as Volcano's Cone blown Off". 1st report coverage on the most violent eruption of this famous Sicilian volcano in many years.

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Jack 'Legs' Diamond...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 23, 1930

* New York City gangster

* Jack 'Legs' Diamond

This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Diamond Told To 'Leave' in Hour At Philadelphia", "Was Deported from Germany---Says He Will Go to New York City".

Other news of the day throughout. A few small binding holes along the spine, o... See More  

Adolph Hitler indicted for treason...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, September 26, 1930



* Early Adolph Hitler

* Trial for treason



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "WITNESS DURING TREASON TRIAL OUTLINES PLAN" and "Leader States Fascists To Change German Rulings". This was just before Hitler gained power.



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Guglielmo Marconi & wireless communications...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 19, 1930



* Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi

* Marine radiotelephone experiments

* Yacht Elettra laboratory



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Marconi Perfecting Automatic Radiophone; To Install System From Rome to Sardina" (See) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in ... See More  

Albert Einstein 1930 America visit....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, December 12, 1930



* Albert Einstein visits America



This 28 page newspaper has a three column photo with heading: "EINSTEIN TAKES REFUGE ABOARD HIS SHIP AFTER TOPSY-TURVY ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK" with subhead (see photos). Coverage of Albert Einstein's visit to the United States from Germany. A few years later he would leave Germany to esca... See More  

Early rockets... Dr. Darwin O. Lyon....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4,1931



* Early rockets flight

* Dr. Darwin O. Lyon



This 100+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page E3 (inside) that include: "HAS ROCKET READY TO SEND UP 70 MILES", "Dr. Darwin Lyon to Fire It From Italian Mountain Early This Month", "Denies Aiming At Moon", and more (see photos for text here).



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Albert Einstein goes home...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1931



* Albert Einstein leaves America



Page 9 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN DEPARTS, PRAISING AMERICA" with subheads and photo of Einstein with wife. (see) He would escape Adolph Hitler and the Nazis just two years later. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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