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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Serial killer Peter Kudzinowski execution....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 21, 1929



* Peter Kudzinowski execution

* Serial child killer - murderer

* Electric chair in Trenton, New Jersey



The front page has a one column heading: "CHILD SLAYER GOES TO CHAIR" with subhead: "Peter Kudzinowski, Arrested in Detroit, Executed in New Jersey" (see)

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1930 Elizabeth, New Jersey refinery explosion...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, February 19, 1930 



* Elizabeth, New Jersey 

* Oil refining plant disaster 



This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "4 KNOWN DEAD AND 100 HURT IN N. J. BLAST" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the Standard Oil Company refinery plant explosion at Elizabeth, New Jersey.



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Knute Rockne funeral rites...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, April 5, 1931



* Knute Rockne death & funeral

* Notre Dame head football coach

* Airplane crash



This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ROCKNE FUNERAL RITES CONDUCTED" and  "Famous Football Coach Laid To Rest In Grave On Campus"



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Charles Lindbergh's Baby Still Alive...

THE NEWS, March 9, 1932 Concerning Charles Lindbergh and Ann Morrow's baby:  "Baby Still Alive, State Police Say; Ransom Deal Seen".  "The issue also has a full front page banner headline reading "WILLOUGHBY BLOCK IN FLAMES", also including witness reports of the fire.  Additionally, the issue contains the following front page coverage:  "Witness Tells of Drums Sent to Fir... See More  

Nazi persecution of the Jews...

THE JEWISH STANDARD, Jersey City, New Jersey, March 17, 1933 



* Prelude to the Jewish Holocaust

* Great title to have



The top of the front page includes: "Terror Reigns Among German Jews As Wild Nazi Attacks Spread" with a related subhead (see photos).

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1933 USS Akron Crashes...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA !, April 4, 1933 



* Crash of the USS Akron (ZRS-4) 

* 1st report...  Great headline for display 



This 10 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "DIRIGIBLE AKRON WRECKED AT SEA" with subheads and photo. (see)



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USS Akron Crashes...

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Walter Johnson...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1933 



* Walter Johnson 

* Cleveland Indians 

* MLB baseball 



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 10: "JOHNSON IS NAMED TO PILOT INDIANS" "Signs for This Year and Next After Peckinpaugh Is Dropped as Leader"



Tells of Walter Johnson becoming the new Cleveland Indians manager.



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Liner SS Morro Castle burns...

THE COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Coldwater, Michigan, September 8, 1934 



* Liner SS Morro Castle burns...  (1st report)



This 6 page newspaper has a nice banner headline above the masthead on the front page: "HUNDREDS DIE IN OCEAN DISASTER".



Also a five column headline on the front page as well: "LINER MORRO CASTLE BURNS OFF COAST OF NEW JERSEY" with subhead: &q... See More  

Charles Lindbergh bady kidnapping arrest...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, September 20, 1934 



* Bruno Hauptmann arrested (1st report) 

* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping 



This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "IDENTIFY MAN IN 'LINDY' KIDNAPING" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the arrest of Bruno Hauptmann, suspect in the most famou

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Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 29, 1934



* Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial

* Bruno Hauptmann



This 34 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "BLADE MADE BY HAUPTMANN FOUND HIDDEN IN HIS CELL; INSANITY PLEA IS FORECAST" with many subheads. Much more inside.



Light browning, otherwise in good condition.



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1935 SS Mohawk shipwreck...

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1st U.S. mail rocket flight...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, February 10, 1936



* 1st American rocket plane try

* Rocket mail - Frido Kessler (1st report)

* Greenwood Lake, New York



This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 4:  "ROCKET PLANE FAILS; ANOTHER TRIAL PLANNED" with smaller subheads. Tells of the 1st test flight try of the 1st U.S. rocket mail plane.



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Hindenburg airship makes it's debut in 1936...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 5, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin 1st flight

* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame



 Page 3 has a small one column heading: "New Zeppelin Flies" with photo of Hugo Eckener. (see) First report coverage on the very 1st flight of the infamous airship. 

Complete with 26 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.

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First flight of the Hindenburg to the U.S...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., May 9, 1936 



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Very 1st flight to America - North Atlantic

* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Giant German Airship Completes Ocean Trip" with subhead: "The Hindenburg Is Moored at Lakehurst..." (see)

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Baseball...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, August 22, 1936. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a lady water skiing (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Articles include "Battling Baseball" by Johnny Evers and "The Case New Jersey Would Like To Forget" by C. Lloyd Fisher.  Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 ... See More  

Terrific issue on the Hindenburg tragedy...

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER--EXTRA, May 7, 1937 



* Hindenburg airship disaster

* Lakehurst NJ New Jersey



One of the very best, dramatic banner headlines we have offered on this historic catastrophe: "DIRIGIBLE HINDENBURG EXPLODES, 90 KILLED". A large front page photo shows the Hindenburg over the New York skyline, headed: "Giant Airliner That Fell in Flames", with the su... See More  

Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, June 24, 1938 



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)...  Max Schmeling (German boxer) 

* Post fight reporting (famous rematch) 



This 16 page newspaper has one column headings on page 10: "Schmeling on Road To Recovery; No Claim for 'Foul'" and "Louis May Defend Title Against Baer In San Francisco."



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Mischa Levitzki death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, January 3, 1941



* Mischa Levitzki death

* Russian Pianist composer



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19 that include: "MISCHA LEVITZKI NOTES PIANIST, DIES", "Known As Child Prodigy", "Composer, 42, Made His Debut Here in 1916 After Giving Many Recitals in Europe" and more with one column photo. Other news ... See More  

Flag salute not mandatory...

THE MORNING POST, Camden, New Jersey, June 15, 1943 



* West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette

* United States Supreme Court decision

* Pledge of Allegiance - flag salute unconstitutional

* Johovah's Witnesses & public schools



Among the various front page headlines is a 2 line, 2 column head: "High U.S. Court Reverses Ruling on Flag Salute" with subhead: "... See More  

1st ever contact with the Moon.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1946



* 1st contact with the Moon

* Unites States Army Radar

* Belmar, New Jersey



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CONTACT WITH MOON ACHIEVED BY RADAR IN TEST BY THE ARMY", "Signal Sent From Laboratory in Jersey Is Reflected Back 2.4. Seconds Later", "Vast Possibilities Seen" and mo... See More  

Black Dahlia murders continue.......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1947



* Black Dahlia murders

* Elizabeth Short

* Hollywood - Los Angeles CA



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22: "MOTHER OF 3 SLAIN NEAR LOS ANGELES", "Murder of Fifth of Kind in the Area This Year--Man Is Held in Previous Case" which tells of more similar murders taking place in Los Angeles, California shortly after Eli... See More  

Howard Unruh mass murder... The first mass murderer in the United States of this nature...

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Woodbridge NJ train disaster....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, February 7, 1951  This 14 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "TOLL IN N. J. TRAIN WRECK NOW 82 DEAD AND ABOUT 500 INJURED" with subheads. (see)'



This tells of the Pennsylvania Railroad commuter train 'The Broker' disaster at Woodbridge, New Jersey.



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