Events Preceding World War II
Events Preceding World War II
Gerhard Zucker.... Rocket mail....
Item #579344
October 31, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1934
* Gerhard Zucker - German engineer
* Early rocket mail testing
This 40 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 2:
"Rocket Transports Mail In a Test Near Trieste" which tells of Gerhard Zucker experimenting with rocket mail. See photo for brief text here.
Other news of the day throughout including period advertising. This rag ... See More
The All-Stars play in Japan... Babe Ruth singles...
Item #622153
November 05, 1934
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, November 5, 1934
* Babe Ruth all-stars play in japan
The Sports Section (page 15) has one column headings: "JAPANESE FANS IDOLIZE RUTH" "Babe Impressed by Orderliness of Crowd at Game in Tokio" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 26 pages, a little irregular along the spine, generally good.... See More
Battle of Highbury... England vs. Italy soccer...
Item #712225
November 15, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 15, 1934
* Battle of Highbury
* FIFA World Cup match
* England vs. Italy soccer
* Arsenal Stadium
The sport's section (page 30) has a one column heading: "ENGLAND TRIUMPHS AT SOCCER, 3-2" with subheads and lineups. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other n... See More
Imperial Japanese Navy to grow ?
Item #681924
November 18, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 8 only, Nov. 18, 1934
* Imperial Japanese Navy to expand ?
* Prelude to bombing of Pearl Harbor
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "BEHIND JAPAN'S DEMAND: THREE VITAL ISSUES" with banner subhead and 3 related photos. (see) Was this the prelude that would eventually lead to the bombing of Pearl Harbor 7 years later ?.
Complete se... See More
Sergey Kirov assassination...
Item #577445
December 02, 1934
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 2, 1934
* Sergey Kirov assassination
This 40+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SLAYER CAPTURED AFTER HE SHOOTS RUSSIAN OFFICIAL" and "Assassin of Sergei Kiroff Sent by Enemies of Working Class...." which tells of the assassination of Bolshevik leader, Sergey Kirov.
Other news of the day
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* Sergey Kirov assassination
This 40+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SLAYER CAPTURED AFTER HE SHOOTS RUSSIAN OFFICIAL" and "Assassin of Sergei Kiroff Sent by Enemies of Working Class...." which tells of the assassination of Bolshevik leader, Sergey Kirov.
Other news of the day
Dutch Schultz in jail...
Item #575517
December 04, 1934
THE CHENANGO TELEGRAPH, New York, December 4, 1934
* Dutch Schultz - Arthur Flegenheimer - New York bootlegger gangster
* Albany, New York jail photo
This 8 page newspaper has a three column photo with caption: "Schultz Now Clings Fearfully to Law's Skirts" which shows Shultz behind bars with his lawyers conferring nearby (see photos).
Tells of NYC beer baron, Dutch Schultz... See More
Kerns Hotel fire... Lansing, Michigan...
Item #628871
December 12, 1934
THE COMMERICAL APPEAL, Memphis, December 12, 1934
* Kerns Hotel fire holocaust (1st report)
* Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
The front page has a three column headline: "14 Dead, 30 Missing In Hotel Holocaust; Toll May Reach 40" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Kerns Hotel fire disaster in Lansing Michigan.
30 pages, loose along the spine, som... See More
Betty Gow's testimony of Lindbergh baby kidnapping...
Item #547463
January 08, 1935
NEW YORK TIMES, New York, New York, January 8, 1935
* Kidnapping of Betty Gow
The front page of this issue concerns the kidnapping of Miss Betty Gow, the headline of which reads: "Miss Gow Firm in Her Story of Night of Kidnapping; Identifies Baby's Clothes". Betty Gow was the nurse who had been attending the Lindbergh baby. Sub-heads include:
"Describe... See More
Saar status referendum, 1935...
Item #638265
January 14, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1935
* Saar status referendum, 1935
* Territory of the Saar Basin plebiscite
* Reunification with Germany - Nazis
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SAAR PLEBISCITE ORDERLY AS 98% CAST THEIR VOTES; NAZI TOTAL IS PUT AT 80%" with subheads. (see) More on page 3 with two related photos. Lengthy text.
Other news, sports and advertis... See More
Sufi Abdul Hamid arrested... Antisemitism...
Item #649505
January 20, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, January 20, 1935
* Sufi Abdul Hamid arrested
* African-American Islam convert
* Anti-Semitism rhetoric in Harlem
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "HARLEM'S 'HITLER' JAILED FOR SPEECH" with subheads that include: "Court Calls Sufi Abdul Hamid 'Imposter and Faker' Before 150 Negro Followers" ... See More
Saar status referendum photos, 1935...
Item #640792
January 20, 1935
ROTOGRAVURE SECTION of the New York Times, January 20, 1935
* Saar status referendum, 1935 photos
* Territory of the Saar Basin plebiscite
* Reunification with Germany - Nazis
The front page of this picture section has five related photos territory of the Saar Basin plebiscite. (see) Nice for display.
Other topics throughout. Six pages, a little margin wear with a few small tears, general... See More
U.S. refuses to join world court...
Item #551324
January 30, 1935
NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1935 America refuses to join the World Court!. Ftpg. 3 line, 3 col. head: "Senate Beats World Court, 52-36, 7 Less Than 2/3 vote; Defeat For The President" & subheads: "Concessions Are Futile" "Direct Pressure From the White House Fails to Stem the Tide" & more.
Note: Although President Franklin Roosevelt urged Congress to ratify t... See More
Max Liebermann death... German-Jewish painter...
Item #649418
February 09, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 9, 1935
* Max Liebermann death
* German-Jewish painter
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "MAX LIEBERMANN, ARTIST, DIES AT 87" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Max Liebermann, German-Jewish painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany. I suspect this is one of the fe... See More
Cardinal Michael von Faulbaber hits at Nazis...
Item #638500
February 11, 1935
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
1935 Benita von Falkenhayn death sentence...
Item #705045
February 17, 1935
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 17, 1935
* Benita von Falkenhayn death sentence
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "BEG HITLER SAVE GIRL SPIES" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. First report coverage on the death sentence handed down to Benita von Falkenhayn for spying for the Second Polish Republic.
Complete 1st section only with 18 pages, rag... See More
Benita von Falkenhayn death sentence...
Item #679444
February 17, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1935
* Benita von Falkenhayn death sentence
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Two Aristocratic Women Doomed As Spies by a Court in Germany" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death sentence handed down to Benita von Falkenhayn for spying for the Second Polish Republic.
Complete 1st section only with 30 pages, rag ed... See More
Nazi newspaper with 3 swastikas in masthead - prior to World War II...
Item #692346
DER BEOBACHTER (The Observer), Germany, Feb. 25, 1935 Obviously a newspaper of the Nazi party as the masthead includes 3 swastika symbols (see).Complete in 12 pages, 12 by 18 1/4 inches, cleanly cut at the blank spine, a little margin wear, otherwise quite nice.
Item #638605
March 02, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1935
* Territory of the Saar Basin
* Reunification with Germany
* Saar status referendum, 1935
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SAAR GIVES HITLER DELIRIOUS OVATION AS IT REJOINS REICH" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with 2 related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pa... See More
German Air Force is born.... Jean Harlow gets divorced...
Item #666573
March 12, 1935
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
1935 Adolph Hitler starts to build Nazi army...
Item #715392
March 17, 1935
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 17, 1935
* Treaty of Versaillies Treaty broken
* Adolph Hitler starts military buildup (draft)
* Prelude to World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Europe Gripped by Tension as Hitler Repudiates Treaty" with subheads. (see images)
Also a interesting article by George Bernard Shaw with heading: "'GER... See More
1935 Adolph Hitler builds Germany's army...
Item #617798
March 18, 1935
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, March 18, 1935
* Adolph Hitler - Nazis
* Prelude to World War II
The front page has a two column heading: "EUROPE AROUSED BY MOVE MADE BY GERMANY; BELIEVE PEACE OF WORLD MENACED"
Also: "BRITAIN ASKS HITLER TO GIVE EXPLANATION" (see) Was this the beginning of Hitler building Germany's war machine ?
Other news, sports and advertisements o... See More
1935 Adolph Hitler starts to build Nazi army...
Item #713459
March 18, 1935
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 18, 1935
* Treaty of Versaillies Treaty broken
* Adolph Hitler starts military buildup (draft)
* Prelude to World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "'STEEL RING' TO HEM GERMANY" with subheads. (see images) Much more on the following pages. Related photo and heading on the back page.
Complete with 26 pages, rag edition ... See More
1935 Adolph Hitler starts to build Nazi army...
Item #715159
March 20, 1935
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 20, 1935
* re. Treaty of Versaillies broken by Germany
* Adolph Hitler starts military buildup (draft)
* Prelude to World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "'STEEL RING' TO HEM GERMANY" with subheads. (see images) Much more on the following pages. Related photo and heading on the back page.
Complete ... See More
Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church in Germany...
Item #714499
March 30, 1935
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
Baldur von Schirach, leader of Hitler Youth....
Item #629504
April 01, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 1, 1935
* Baldur von Schirach photo
* Hitler-Jugend leader (Youth)
* Nazis - Germany
Page 10 has a one column heading: "REICH YOUTH CHIEF DENIES HE IS PAGAN" with subheads and photo of Baldur von Schirach. (see) Other related reports on the same page.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, minor margin wear, generally in... See More
1935 Adolph Hitler & Hermann Goering photos....
Item #674073
April 07, 1935
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
Parliamentary elections in the Free City of Danzig...
Item #638699
April 08, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1935
* Parliamentary elections
* Free City of Danzig
* Nazis & Adolph Hitler
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NAZIS BALKED AT DANZIG, FALLING SHORT OF 2/3 VOTE; POLES PROTEST TERRORISM" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is the... See More
1935 beheading of Horst Wessel's assassins...
Item #714125
April 10, 1935
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
Hermann & Emmy Göring wedding.... Black Sunday Dust Storm - 3 days prior...
Item #698649
April 11, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1935
* Hermann Göring wedding - marriage
* German actress Emma Sonnemann
* "First Lady of the Third Reich"
* Dust Bowl - 3 days prior to "Black Sunday"
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "GOERING MARRIED IN NAZI SPLENDOR" with subhead and photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World fa... See More
Hermann Goering wedding... Adolph Hitler...
Item #556676
April 13, 1935
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 trial ends in a deadlock..
Item #638745
April 28, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 28, 1935
* Dutch Schultz trial ends in a deadlock
* Jewish gangster - beer baron - bootlegger
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DEADLOCK OF JURY ENDS SCHULTZ TRIAL; 7 TO 5 AT THE END" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the end of Arthur 'Dutch Schultz' Flegenheimer's trial for income tax evasion that resulted in a... See More
Polish dictator Joseph Pilsudski death...
Item #689724
May 13, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1935
* Joseph (Jozef) Pilsudski death
* Polish Poland dictator
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Marshal Pilsudski Dies; Warsaw Closely Guarded" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside with photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete in 34 page... See More
Nobel Peace winner Jane Addams dies...
Item #574949
May 22, 1935
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 22, 1935
* Jane Addams death
* Nobel Peace Prize winner
* Adolph Hitler agreeable?
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "JANE ADDAMS SUCCUMBS" "Noted Social Service Worker Dies in Chicago Hospital" with photo of Addams. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with min... See More
Early school newspaper from the Nazi era...
Item #695826
June 01, 1935
HILS MIT ! Illustrierte Deutsche Schülerzeitung, Germany, June, 1935 The title roughly transoms to: "Help! Illustrated German School Newspaper"
By the format within it would appear to be a "Boy's Life" of the early Nazi era. Note the swastika in the masthead. Many photos and prints within.
Complete in 32 pages, 8 1/2 by 11 3/4 inches, never found no... See More
Anglo-German Naval Agreement...
Item #639002
June 19, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1935
* Anglo-German Naval Agreement
* United Kingdom and Germany
* Kriegsmarine vs. Royal Navy
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BRITISH GIVE REICH A 35% NAVAL RATIO, 45% IN SUBMARINES" with subheads. (see) Lengthy reporting continues on page 4 with complete text of the agreeement.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. ... See More
Nazism declared best religion by Hitler...
Item #588954
July 01, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1935
* Nazism best of all religions declared
* Hitler Youth
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 7 that include: "NAZISM DECLARED ABOVE ALL FAITHS", "Hitler Youth Speaker Says Religion Cannot Be Parted From Nazi Point of View", "Challenge To Foes Seen" and more. See photos for text here.
Other ... See More
Rochard Strauss and the Nazis re. Jews....
Item #672628
July 13, 1935
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 13, 1935
* Richard Strauss and Nazi Germany
* German composer, conductor & pianist
* Resigns because a Jew wrote his opera
The front page has a one column heading: "Richard Strauss Out In Row With The Nazis" with subhead: "In Hot Water Because Jew Wrote Opera Libretto, Composer Resigns" (See)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the... See More
1935 Berlin Anti-Jewish riots... Negro lynchings...
Item #695664
July 16, 1935
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 16, 1935
* Anti-Semitic riots - Berlin, Germany
* Pre Kristallnacht - Jewish holocaust - Jews
* Dooley Morgan & Bert Moore Negroes lynchings
* Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi
The front page has a one column heading: "Nazi Rioters Attack Jews in Berlin Cafes" (see)
The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "2 ARE LYNCHED IN MISSISSIP... See More
Adolph Hitler... Anti Catholics and jews movement...
Item #570318
July 18, 1935
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, July 18, 1935 This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "NAZIS RALLYING FORCE AGAINST JEW, CATHOLIC" "Press Hits 'Atrocity' Tales Abroad as Anti-Semitic Drive and Sterilization Program Press Forward"
Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise good.
Nazis and Sterilization program...
Item #650056
July 18, 1935
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 18, 1935
* Nazis and sterilization program
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
Near the bottom front page is a two column heading: "Nazis Continue Jew Baiting and Push Sterilization Plan" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
Abyssinia Crisis in 1935...
Item #695075
July 29, 1935
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 29, 1935
* Abyssinia Crisis heightens
* Kingdom of Italy
* Empire of Ethiopia
The front page has a one column heading: "ETHIOPIANS KILL 40 ITALIANS IN CLASH AT NIGHT" with subhead. Related photo on the back page.
Complete in 26 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & ... See More
Julius Streicher & the holocaust beginning...
Item #650910
July 31, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1935
* The Jewish Holocaust (early)
* Julius Streicher - antisemitism
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "NAZIS WIDEN RELIGIOUS WAR; U. S. REGRETS PERSECUTIONS; BERLIN PROTESTS RIOT HERE" with subheads that include: "Anti-Semitism Is Gaining" and more. (see) Much more on page 2.
Other news, sports and advertisements of t... See More
Gangster Dutch Shultz acquitted...
Item #685653
August 02, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 2, 1935
* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer acquitted
* Jewish-American gangster tax evasion trial
The top of the front page has two column headline: "SHULTZ IS FREED; JUDGE EXCORIATES JURY OF FARMERS" with a subheads. (see) Lengthy first report continues inside. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, esp... See More
Gangster Dutch Shultz acquitted of tax evasion in 1935...
Item #711088
August 03, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1935
* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer acquitted
* Jewish-American gangster tax evasion trial
* New York prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ 'EXILED,' DEFIES THE MAYOR; DEWEY WILL ACT" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside with related photo.
Complete in 28 pages, light to... See More
Joseph Goebbels & the holocaust beginning...
Item #650976
August 05, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1935
* The Jewish Holocaust
* Joseph Goebbels
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GOEBBELS WARNS OF GREATER DRIVE ON FOES ON NAZIS" with subheads that include: "Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Masons and Foreign Press Attacked by Minister" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages,... See More
Joseph Goebbels & the holocaust beginning...
Item #650785
August 06, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 6, 1935
* The Jewish Holocaust
* Movement against Catholics
* Joseph Goebbels & more
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZI-CATHOLIC WAR OPENLY DECLARED; POPE SEES TROUBLE" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quali... See More
Adolph Hitler warns World not to oppose....
Item #649434
August 12, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1935
* Adolph Hitler warns all opposition in speech
* "no power on earth can attack us again"
* Nazis - Third Reich
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER SAYS REICH IS READY TO MEET ANT OUTSIDE PERIL" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in very nic... See More
Hjalmar Schacht re. Jew-baiting...
Item #680343
August 25, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 25, 1935
* Dr. Hjalmar Schacht anti-Nazi fight
* National Socialist Party campaign
* Jew-baiting - Jewish persecution
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCHACHT REBUFFED AS NAZIS CONTINUE DRIVE ON 'ENEMIES'" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, this is the rare rag... See More
U.S. tells Russia to stop interfering...
Item #679162
August 26, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 26, 1935
* America note to Soviet Union
* Tensions in relation with Russia
* Stop interfering with U.S. government
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "U. S. PROTESTS TO THE SOVIET OVER REDS' ACTIVITIES HERE; WARNS OF THE CONSEQUENCES" with subheads. (see) Lengthy article continues inside with complete text of the note to Russia.
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Jewiish activist Herman Bernstein death...
Item #704355
September 01, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1935
* Herman Bernstein death
* Jewish activist - Jews
The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "HERMAN BERNSTEIN DIES IN BERKSHIRES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Herman Bernstein, American journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and Jewish activist. He was the founder of the Jewish newspaper, The Day (Der... See More
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