1935 Wiggins, Mississippi Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1935



* Wiggins, Mississippi

* Stone County MS

* Negro lynching



The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "NEGRO IS LYNCHED, ANOTHER WHIPPED" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 30 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally very nice.... See More  

1913 Buffalo grain elevator explosion....

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 25, 1913



* Buffalo NY New York

* Grain elevator explosion disaster



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DEAD IN BUFFALO EXPLOSION MAY TOTAL NEARLY TWO SCORE" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 16 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, irregular along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Florence Jaffray Harriman in 1913 photo...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 20, 1913



* Florence Jaffray Harriman w/ photo

* American socialite & suffragist



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mrs. J. Borden Harriman Is Given High Honor By Commission Appointment" with subhead and nice photo.

Complete with 18 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, irregular along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 14, 1928



* D-LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin German airship

* 1st Interscontinental flight

* Atlantic Ocean to Lakehurst, New Jersey



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ZEPPELIN SPEEDS NORTH OF BERMUDA AND IS EXPECTED HERE THIS AFTERNOON; DAMAGED FIN IS REPAIRED IN THE AIR" with subheads and related map. (see) More on pages 2 & 3 with two ... See More  

Paul Heylandt... Rocket propulsion w/ liquid fuel...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1931



* Paul Heylandt testing rocket car



Page 13 has one column headings: "German Rocket Car Successful In Test" "Speeds at 80 Miles an Hour for 14 Minutes--Motive Power Designed for Airplanes" Coverage of Paul Heylandt testing his new rocket automobile with liquid fuel. (see)

Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

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1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. April 22, 1967



* 1967 Oak Lawn tornadoes outbreak

* Belvidere, Illinois - Chicago



The front page has a five column headline: "Twister Barrage Kills 57, Injures 1000 in Illinois" with subheads and related photo. (see)

Complete with all 48 pages, nice condition.

Paris surrenders to the Nazis...

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 5th WAR EXTRA, June 13, 1940 



* Fall of Paris, France

* World War II Germans



The front page has a nice headline above the masthead: "TROOPS QUIT PARIS; PLAN CITY SURRENDER" with subheads. Great for display.

Incomplete issue containing 8 of the 12 pages of the 1st section only, minor margin and central fold wear, generally very nice.... See More  

Tear gas bombs hit Wall Street....

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 5, 1933  The top of the front page has a two column headline: "GAS BOMBS SHUT STOCK EXCHANGE; 4 SUSPECTS HELD" with subheads that include: "2,000 Driven To Street" "Gasping Brokers Flee 'Knockout' Fumes in the Cooling System" and more.  There are two related photos on page 5.

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re. Knute Rockne's death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1931



* re. Knute Rockne death

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* Head football coach



The sport's section (page 33) has one column headlines that include: "ROCKNE'S MEMORIAL PLANS HAVE BEGUN" "Notre Dame Officials Act to Complete the Project With Nation-Wide Donations" "ASSEMBLY HONORS ROCKNE'S MEMORY" "Extols Football C... See More  

An obscure 18th century religious title from New York...

THE THEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE, New York, November & December, 1795  A religious magazine which published bi-monthly, each issue dated for two months. It begin in July, 1795, and lasted only thru February, 1799, the latter issues being quarterly. An obscure title from the 18th century.

Eighty pages, disbound without a full title/contents pages, 4 3/4 by 8 inches, minor foxing, nice condition. ... See More  

1930 Endurance airplane flight record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1930



* Airplane endurance record flight 

* "City of Chicago"- Stinson SM-1 Detroiter

* John and Kenneth Hunter



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ENDURANCE FLIERS SET RECORD, KEEP ON" with subheads. (see) Article continues on page 7 with photo of the Hunter brothers. First report coverage on the airplane endurance ... See More  

Jesse Ownes is suspended... Berlin Olympic games come to an end...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1936 



* Negro star athlete Jesse Owens suspended

* Berlin Olympic games come to an end



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "OWENS IS BARRED BY A.A.U.; READY TO BECOME A PRO" with subhead. (see) Also a two column heading: "Olympic Games End With Dramatic Flag Ceremony" (see)

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Father Charles Coughlin anti-FDR speech...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1935



* Father Charles Coughlin

* Roman Catholic priest

* Anti-Franklin D. Roosevelt

* Madison Square Garden speech



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "23,000 HERE CHEER COUGHLIN ATTACK ON THE PRESIDENT" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with complete text of his speech and related photo. Probably only found in a New Y... See More  

1874 Ulysses S. Grant Veto message...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 23, 1874



* President Ulysses S. Grant signed in type

* Veto message on Monetary Legislation



Page 5 has one column headings that include: "VETO" "The President Saves the Credit of the Country" "The Inflation Bill Returned to the Senate Unsigned" "Message Of The Chief Magistrate" and more. This is followed by Grant's veto ... See More  

1st landing on Mars... Viking 1...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1976



* Viking 1 landing on Mars - Nasa (day of)

* 1st spacecraft to land on the planet



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Viking Poised for Landing And Mars Pictures Today" with subhead. Coverage continues inside with 2 related photos. Viking 1 was the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission. This would b... See More  

1874 Brooks-Baxter War.... Republican Party...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 12, 1874



* Brooks-Baxter War

* Little Rock, Arkansas

* Republican Party factions



The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "THE ARKANSAS WAR" "Heavy Skirmishing Between the Combatants" "The Killed And Wounded" and more. (see) Text takes up 1 1/2 columns.

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Early print of Fort Point, San Francisco...

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 1862  The front page has a print: "Fort Point--One of the Fortifications Of the Harbor of San Francisco, Cal." with a bit of detail.

Some war-related content inside including: "How To Demoralize n Army" and "Conference of the Rebel Generals at Richmond--Their Plains for the Future and more.

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Civil War related print on the front page...

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 2, 1862  A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page occasionally featured a Harper's Weekly-like Civil War print.

This issue features on the ftpg: "Gen. Anger's Brigade Passing Through Manassas Gap, En Route to Reinforce Gen. Banks." with some detail. Some war reports inside. The bkpg. has a c... See More  

Civil War related print on the front page...

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Sept. 6, 1862  A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page typically featured a war-related print.

This issue features on the ftpg: "Westover, Near Harrison's Landing, Late Headquarters of Gen. Fitzjohn Porter". Much war reporting inside including: "Another Battle at Bull Run" and more. The ba... See More  

Civil War related print on the front page...

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, July 12, 1862  A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page typically featured a war-related print.

This issue has on the ftpg: "Building a Bridge Over the Chickahominy River & The Adjacent Swamps, Under the Guns of  the Enemy". War reports on page 3, and page 5 has a print of: "Boardman's ... See More  

Prohibition ends in Arizona....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1933 



* End of Prohibition - repeal

* Beer - liquor returns

* New Mexico - Idaho



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "IDAHO, NEW MEXICO JOIN REPEAL RANKS; 31 STATES IN LINE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the states of New Mexico and Idaho ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notable events ... See More  

1936 Field Marshal Edmund Allenby death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1936



* Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby death

* English soldier and British Imperial Governor



The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "ALLENBY IS DEAD; CONQUERED TURKS" with subheads and two photos. Lengthy 1st report coverage here. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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1873 Virginius surrenders to U.S. Navy...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 18, 1873



* Virginius Affair - Ten Years' War

* Surrenders to United States Navy



The top of page 7 has one column headings: "SURRENDER" "The American Steamer Virginius Handed Over by Spain" "Bahia Honda's Famous Scene" "The Significant Ceremonies" "The Virginius In A Filthy Condition" and more. (see) Text tak... See More  

Trouble with the Indians...

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, June 25, 1867  Page 3 has a report headed: "Indian Depredations" concerning their interrupting  the construction of a railroad: "...says the Indians have driven the railroad grading parties into Fort Hooker...a considerable amount of stock had been driven off...is feared all will leave unless they are better protected..." and more... See More  

Indians disrupting work on the transcontinental railroad...

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, June 20, 1867  Page 3 begins with an interesting report: "Union Pacific Railroad" which comments on the construction efforts of the transcontinental railroad, including: "...work would have to be abandoned on the Union Pacific Railroad unless more protection was furnished against Indians...the track continues to be laid at the rate of two m... See More