1924 prophesy for World War II ?...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 29, 1924



* Predicting World War II ?

* Japan and United States

* Attack on Pearl Harbor ?



front page has a banner headline predicting the future war ?: "JAPS ADMIT U. S. WAR FEAR" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. The attack on Pearl Harbor was still 17 years away

Complete with 36 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, main... See More  

1931 Gladewater, Texas oil well explosion disaster....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 29, 1931



* Gladewater, Gregg & Upshur County, Texas

* Sinclair No. 1 Cole oil well explosion disaster



The front page has a two column heading: "Oil Gusher Explodes; Flames Kill 14 Men" with subhead. (see images)

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Winter War in 1939... Soviets invade Finland...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 21, 1939



* Battle of Suomussalmi

* Winter War  - Finland

* Soviet Union - Soviets

* World War II - Finns



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BATTLE IN ARCTIC; 22 BELOW" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.



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Anthony Fokker death... aviation pioneer...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 24, 1939



* Anthony Fokker death w/ photo

* Dutch airplane - aviation pioneer

* "The Flying Dutchman"



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "FOKKER'S BODY WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO HOLLAND" with subhead and small photo. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 10 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes al... See More  

Charles Lindbergh finds lost city...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1929



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh

* Ancient Mayan Civilization

* Airplane exploration - findings



The front page has a two column heading: "Lost Mayan City Discovered by Lindbergh; Yucatan 'Find' Led Him to Air Photography" (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wea... See More  

Adolph Hitler takes control of Prussia in 1933...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 12, 1933



* Free State of Prussia takeover - seizure

* Adolph Hitler & Hermann Goering

* Third Reich in the beginning - Nazis



The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "HITLER IS MADE HEAD OF PRUSSIA; RULE EXTENDED" with subhead and small photo of Hermann Goering. (see images) Hitler was made chancellor of Germany just a few months earlier.

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Alvaro Obregon assassination... Mexico president...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE., July 19, 1928



* Alvaro Obregon assassination

* Mexican Revolution general

* President of Mexico



The front page has a great banner headline: "SEIZE 20 FOR OBREGON PLOT" with subheads. (see images) Two related photos on the back page. Coverage on the assassination of General Alvaro Obregon, president of Mexico

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Anarchist Emma Goldman in 1909......

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April. 7, 1909



* Emma Goldman without a country

* Anarchist political activist - anarchy



The top of the front has a three column headline: "Neither Country Seems To Want Emma Goldman" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragi... See More  

James Earl Ray escapes...

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, June 11, 1977



* James Earl Ray escapes prison

* Martin Luther King Jr. murderer



The front page has headline that reads: "Massive manhunt under way for Ray" with photo. (see images) More on page 2.

Complete with 30+ pages, a few small binding holes along the spine/1st column, good condition.... See More  

1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1929 



* Wineville Chicken Coop murders 

* Christine and Walter Collins 

* Gordon Stewart Northcott guilty (1st report) 

* Hollywood movie 'Changeling' 



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Northcott Convicted of Slaying Three Boys; His Last Dramatic Plea Fails to Move Jury" (see) Coverage on the Win... See More  

The Hardest Day... 1940 Battle of Britian...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1940



* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain

* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a five column heading: "Germans Bomb Suburbs of London" with subheads. (see images) More on pages 2 & 3 with related photo and 2 maps. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publ... See More  

John Dillinger hunted in the Midwest...

POST RECORD, Los Angeles, April 26, 1934



* Bank robber John Dillinger

* Post Little Bohemia Lodge shootout

* Hunted in the North Midwest



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "DILLINGER CAR MAKES ESCAPE" (see image)

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Pre Kansas City massacre... Pretty Boy Floyd...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 4, 1933



* Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd

* Family members arrested

* Pre Kansas City massacre hunt



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "'PRETTY BOY'S' WIFE, BROTHER UNDER ARREST" with subheads. (see images)

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1929 Rome, Mississippi Negro lynching...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Jan. 1, 1929 



* Charles Shepherd Negro lynching

* Rome, Mississippi stake burning



The front page has a one column heading: "Negro Slayer Lynched and Body Burned" (see images) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Charles Shepherd at Rome, Mississippi. 

Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some... See More  

1929 Battle of Mazatlan...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 24, 1929



* Battle of Mazatlan - government forces

* Rebels victory in Sinaloa, Mexico

* Jose Gonzalo Escobar Rebellion



The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIGHT 30 HOURS AT MAZATLAN" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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Albert Einstein in 1929....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1929.



* Albert Einstein's Unified field theory

* Gravitation & electromagnetism



Page 3 has a one column heading: "SEES EINSTEIN STEP AS BIG SCIENCE AID" with subheads. (see) Also on the same page is a one column heading: "NEW LIGHT THEORY BEARS ON EINSTEIN" with subheads. (see)

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

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

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Jan. 22, 1933



* Race driver Malcolm Campbell

* Bluebird speed car photo



The top of the front page of this section has a nice photo showing Sir. Malcolm Campbell's new "Bluebird" speed car. Another related photo is on the front page as well.

Many other photos of other topics throughout. Complete with 8 pages, rag edition in nice... See More  

1934 Adolph Hitler's "Daily Mail" interview...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1934



* Newly named Fuhrer Adolph Hitler

* British tabloid "Daily Mail" interview

* Germany doesn't want a future war ?



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER BARS WAR; ASSERTS THAT 1918 'WAS LESSON TO US'" with subheads. (see images) Was this his way of fooling the World so he could build his war machine ? Thi... See More  

1930 Herbert Hoover & prohibition laws....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 14, 1930



* Herbert Hoover message to U.S. Congress

* Prohibition & the enforcement of the Dry Law



The front page has a five column heading: "Fight Opens on Hoover Dry Proposals" with many subheads. (see images) Coverage continues on page 4 with text to Congress.

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1933 Indianapolis 500.... Louis Meyer...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 31, 1933



* Deadliest Indianapolis 500 on record

* Louis Meyer wins - motor car racing



The front page of section II (sports) has a banner headline: "MEYER WINS AUTO RACE; 3 DIE, 3 INJURED" with subheads and results. Four related photos and heading on the back page. (see images)

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding h... See More  

Michael Jordan's 1st 30+ point game in a Chicago newspaper...

USA TODAY, Oct. 30, 1984



* Michael Jordan's 1st 30+ point game

* Chicago Bulls professional basketball

* Best publication to be had - rare as such



The top of page 7 of the sport's section has a one column heading: "Jordan lifts Bulls 116-110" with box scores. (see images) This was Jordan's 1st 30+ point game as he scored 16 & 21 points in the first two games. I ex... See More  

Battle of Shanghai begins....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 14, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai, China bombing



This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "SHANGHAI BATTLE GOES ON AS RAIN HALTS CITY FIRE; CHINESE PLANES ATTACK SHIP" with subheads. See photos for additional details.



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1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football team disaster...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 30, 1960



* California Polytechnic State University

* Football team airplane crash - Toledo, Ohio

* Cal Poly Mustangs - San Luis Obispo



The front page has a banner headline: "18 in Football Squad Die In Toledo Airliner Crash" with subheads. (see images)

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Making incandescent lamps in 1883...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 30, 1883  This issue has much invention news and illustrations including front page illustration(s) headed: "WRIGHT AND MACKIE'S MACHINERY FOR MAKING INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LAMPS". These illustration(s) also have related text as well.

This issue is 16 pages and in nice condition.

1948 Bogotazo... Colombia riots....

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 10, 1948



* Bogota, Colombia riot

* Mariano Ospina Perez

* Jorge Eliecer Gaitan



The front page has a banner headline: "COLOMBIA RIOTS HALTED" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 22 pages, rag edition, minor margin wear, nice condition.