Philadelphia Eagles win 1949 NFL football championship...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1949 



* Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams

* NFL pro football championship title game



The top of page 31 has a seven column heading: "Eagles Win Second Straight National Football League Title in Rain" with subheads, stats and two related photos. (see images) First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the Philadelphi... See More  

1932 Scottsboro Boys sentences upheld...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1932



* Scottsboro Boys death sentences upheld

* Negroes suspected of attacking 2 white girls

* Alabama Supreme Court decision

* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping

* Ransom paid to no avail



The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "7 DOOMED NEGROES LOSE ALABAMA PLEA" with subheads. (see images)

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Babe Ruth 1st career grand slam HR...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 21, 1919 



* Babe Ruth pitches to a victory

* Very 1st career grand slam HR 

* Boston Red Sox - MLB baseball 

* In a Boston publication (very rare)



Page 12 has a brief and somewhat discrete report with headings: "Only Two Games In The American" "Red Sox Defeat St. Louis" Text includes: "Ruth kept the Browns&... See More  

Goering's suicide, others hang in 1946...

EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Penn., Oct. 16, 1946 



* German war criminals hanged

* Hermann Goering suicide

* Jewish holocaust perpetrators



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "Eyewitnesses Describe Hanging of 10 Hitler Henchmen; Goering Takes Poison" with subhead. Also a related heading reads: "Where Did Hermann Goering Get The Poison?" (see image... See More  

1945 Operation Veritable... Allied pincer movement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 12, 1945



* Operation Veritable in Germany

* Battle of the Klever Reichswald forest

* Allied pincer movement - Canadian 1st Army

* Kleve- Lower Rhine region - Northwest Germany

* Final stages of World War II - WWII



The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH ENTER CLEVE, CUT FOE'S LATERAL ROAD; AMERICANS SMASH INTO OUTSKIRTS OF PRUEM" with subhead... See More  

Early 1963 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 28, 1963



* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement

* The Town Hall - New York City

* First major solo concert appearance



Page 15 has a small but early advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at The Town Hall in New York City. (see image) This was considered Dylan's 1st major solo concert performance and was used as one of h... See More  

Early 1962 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 13, 1962



* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement

* Only his second year of public performances

* Hootenanny at Carnegie Hall  - Manhattan



The back-page has a somewhat small advertisement for "Hootenanny At Carnegie Hall" This was a six act bill with Bob Dylan appearing second after Pete Seeger. The names of the p... See More  

Gus Winkler assassinated... Chicago Mobster...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 10, 1933 



* Gus Winkler killed

* Chicago Mobster

* Assassin unknown 



The front page has: "'The End of a Gangster', Says Dying Gus Winkler" and "Chicago Heir to Capone Cut Down with 65 Gunshot Wounds to Silence Him on $250,000 Mail Robbery", with more providing details of the assassination of Chicag... See More  

Early 1963 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 10, 1963



* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement

* Carnegie Hall - New York City

* "Live at Carnegie Hall 1963" album fame



Page 14 has a small but early advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. This ad measures 2 x 2 inches. (see image) This concert was recorded for the 2005 album releas... See More  

1968 Woody Guthrie memorial w/ Bob Dylan ad......

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 4, 1968



* Woody Guthrie memorial concert

* Bob Dylan's 1st public appearance

* Back from motorcycle accident

* Carnegie Hall, Manhattan

* Summer of Love revisited

* Norman Mailer - Wild 90 film



Page 24 has a 5 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for: "A Musical Tribute To WOODY GUTHRIE" (see image) Among the performers w... See More  

Early 1964 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 15, 1964



* Early Bob Dylan Halloween concert advertisement

* Philharmonic Hall performance - New York City

* "The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964"



Page 11 has a small advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at Philharmonic Hall in Manhattan on Halloween night. This ad measures 3 x 2 inches. (see image... See More  

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

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 27, 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 5 has a one column heading: "SEARCH GOES ON FOR 17 SUSPECTS IN GANG KILLING" with subhead. Report contains a list of possible suspects including Jack "Machine G... See More  

Vatican Radio & Guglielmo Marconi...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1933



* Guglielmo Marconi

* Vatican Radio



The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "MARCONI INITIATES NEW RADIOPHONE" with subheads that include: "The First Ultrashort Wave System Links Vatican and Papal Summer Home" and more. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 36 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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1973 airplane crash death of Jim Croce...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 27, 1973



* Jim Croce death in airplane crash w/ photo

* American folk & rock singer songwriter

* "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" song fame



Page 43 has a heading: "Jim Croce, 1943-73" with photo. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.

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A Croatian-American newspaper from Montana...

SRPSKO JEDINSTVO, "The First And the Only Slavonian Weekly In Montana", Aug. 25, 1900  Little is known about this unusual newspaper other than the Library of Congress noting this very issue, volume 3, numb er 16, August 25, 1900. Their information is likely based upon this very newspaper. This title is not listed in Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers".

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Huey Long's wife takes over his term as senator.....

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, February 11, 1936



* Rose McConnell Long takes oath

* Huey's term as United States Senator



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "MRS. LONG TAKES SEAT IN SENATE" with subhead. (see image) First report coverage on Rose McConnell Long becoming the 3rd woman ever to serve as a U.S. Senator, taking over the remaining months of her la... See More  

NYC Speakeasies police raids....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1932



* NYC speakeasy - speakeasies

* Prohibition era police raids

* Beer - liquor illegal



The front page has a one column heading: "36 DRY RAIDS START CITY-WIDE ROUND-UP" with subheads. (see) More related reporting on page 3 with list of the establishments raided.

Other news, sports and advertisements during the prohibition era in America. Complete ... See More  

John Gotti guilty verdict, in a New York City newspaper...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, April 3, 1992



* John Gotti guilty verdict (1st report)

* Mobster Boss - Gambino crime family



This famous tabloid newspaper has a great displayable front page heading and photo concerning mob leader John Gotti's guilty verdict, which ended up being his last day of freedom in society.

The front page has a great headline: "GONE FELLA" with: "Gotti... See More  

1945 Battle of the Bulge ending...

NEW YORK POST, Jan. 15, 1945



* Battle of the Bulge ending - World War II - Belgium

* German offensive campaign - Germans collapsing in Belgium

* "Hell On Wheels" 2nd Armored Division mention



The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS HIT 3,000 VEHICLES ON WEST FRONT" with subheads and related map. (see images) More on page 4. Coverage at the end of the famous B... See More  

Count Fleet wins the Kentucky Derby in 1943...

SPORT'S SECTION only of the San Francisco Chronicle, May 2, 1943



* Count Fleet - horse racing photos

* Kentucky Derby win (1st of 3 wins)

* Eventual triple crown winner



The front page of this section has two larger action photos with banner heading: "COUNT FLEET ROMPS HOME TO 3-LENGTH VICTORY IN DERBY!" Also two smaller related photos. (see images) Nice for display. The top o... See More  

Actress Evelyn Hoey murder or suicide ?...

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH, September 12, 1935



* Evelyn Hoey murder or suicide ?

* Broadway actress & singer



The front page has two photos with heading: "Broadway Musical Comedy Star Dead; Millionaire's Son Held for Coroner" Also a one column heading at the top of the fornt page reads: "ACTRESS SHOT TO DEATH IN HOME OF OIL MAN'S SON" with subheads. (see images) ... See More  

1988 "Last Temptation of Christ" film protest...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 12, 1988



* "Last Temptation of Christ" film protest

* Universal Studios prior to the movie premiere

* Citizens for a Universal Appeal - religious groups

* Director Martin Scorsese & Actor William Defoe



The top of the front page has two related photos with one column heading; "25,000 Gather at Universal to Protest Film" (see images) First re... See More  

1930 U.S. prohibition... 18th Amendment...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 27, 1930



* 18th Amendment - U.S. prohibition void to buyer ?

* Supreme Court of the United States decision

* Beer - liquor legal to purchaser



The front page has a one column heading: "LIQUOR BUYING NO CRIME, SAYS SUPREME COURT" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the sp... See More  

American prohibition ends in 3 more states...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 13, 1933 



* Prohibition ending in America

* Maryland, Minnesota & Colorado

* Beer returns - legal liquor



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Three States Vote Wet and Ultimate Defeat Is Conceded in Dry Camp" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 36 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small libra... See More  

1st steps to end prohibition ?....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1930



* Prohibition - 18th Eighteenth Amendment

* Wets vs. Drys in Washington D.C.



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "DRYS PORTRAY PROHIBITION AS BASIS OF PROSPERITY; EDISON AND FORD FOR LAW" with subheads. (see images) Was this the beginning of the fight to repeal prohibition ? Lengthy text continues inside.

Complete in 48 pages, th... See More