Gandhi starts hunger strike...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 19, 1932



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

* The Mahatma food strike begins (eve)



The front page has a one column heading: "Gandhi Tapers Diet; Girds for Hunger Death" with small photo. (see) Coverage on the eve on the 6-day hunger strike beginning. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Confederate viewpoint on the Civil War...

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 31, 1864  



* Rare rebel publication



A newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the reports are: "The War News" "Enlistment of Slaves In Kentucky" "The Situation At Mobile" "The Situation at Atlanta" "List of Casualties" and much more.

The back page has the always interesting editorial, with ... See More  

Babe Ruth creates a foundation to aid the underprivileged...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, May 14, 1947  The front page has an article: "Babe Ruth Establishes Foundation to Aid Underprivileged Children" with a small photo of him.

Other photos within this issue include Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial, Bob Feller, Johnny Mize, Warren Spahn & Leo Durocher among others.

The complete issue, tabloid-size, small binding holes at the blank spine, n... See More  

Graf Zeppelin flight home...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 24, 1929



* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)

* 1st to fly around the World fame

* Hugo Eckener



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ZEP FLIES BACK TO HOME PORT" with subheads. Nice for display.

Complete in 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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Jackie Robinson ends his playing career...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Jan. 16, 1957 



* Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1st Negro MLB baseball player (retirement)



Pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 contain an excellent very exhaustive report on Jackie Robinson's decision to retire from baseball, much to the disappointment of the N.Y. Giants to whom he was to be sold.

Just some of the headlines include: "Jackie's G... See More  

The Yankees in Atlanta & New Orleans...

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 15, 1864  A newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the reports are: "The War News" "Yankee Prisoners" "Yankee Tyranny in New Orleans" "The Enemy Got Nothing at Atlanta" "Yankee Festivities In Atlanta" "Yankee Rule in New Orleans" "'Ranges of Different Kinds of Guns" &... See More  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 12, 1929



* Southern Cross (aircraft) found - rescued

* Charles Kingsford Smith & Charles Ulm

* Les Holden - Australian fighter ace



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "SOUTHERN CROSS FOUND; REPORT CREW SAFE, WELL" with subhead. (see) Related photo on the back page.

Complete with all 50 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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Latest news from the Civil War...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 14, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Mississippi Levees Cut by Our Forces" "Rebels Trying to Reopen the Mobile & Ohio Railroad" "Concentration at Vicksburg""Troops Sent There from Virginia & Mobile" "Gen. Dix's Dept." and more.

Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, minor wear ... See More  

Battle of Fredericksburg about to start...

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 13, 1862  Among the column headlines on the Civil War are: "FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "The Great battle Not Yet Commenced" "Our Troops All Over the Rappahannock  in Good Order" "Two Lines of Rebel Batteries in the Rear of Fredericksburg" "The Rebel Forces Concentrated and a Battle Probable To-Day" "What the P... See More  

The Civil War in the Southwest...

THE WORLD, New York, Jan. 17, 1862 (printing error in the dateline)  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Fighting In The Southwest" "4,000 Loyal Indians Routed by the Rebels" "Arrival of Arms From Europe" "The Rebel Commissioners" "Important From Kansas - 2,000 Loyal Indians Routed by the Rebels" "Guerrilla Warfare in... See More  

The Civil War in Tennessee and Kentucky...

THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 12, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War In Kentucky" "Reported Evacuation of Bowling Green" "The Rebels Moving Toward Nashville" "The War in Tennessee" "Fort Donelson Surrounded" "A Battle Imminent" "Roanoke Island Taken" and more. 

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The work of General Ulysses S. Grant...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 18, 1864   Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GEN. GRANT'S DEPARTMENT" "The Situation in East Tennessee" "Position & Strength of Longstreet's Army" "Affairs at Chattanooga" "The Disposition of Joe Johnston's Troops" "Bloody Affray Between Two Rebel Cavalry Regiments" "De... See More  

Ebola... "Guardians of the Galaxy" premier and review...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 1, 2014 (our only issue of this date)



* Best "Guardians of the Galaxy" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere & review

* Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldaña

* Star-Lord, Groot, & Gamora



An issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Guardians of the Galaxy" - and perhaps no better issue could be ... See More  

1903 Frank Slide... rockslide disaster...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 30, 1903



* Frank Slide - Northwest Territories

* Massive rockslide - Turtle Mountain

* Alberta, Canada landslide disaster



 The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LANDSLIDE CAUSED FRANK DISASTER" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard ... See More  

1919 World Series "fixing" scandal is revealed to the public...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 28, 1920 



* Chicago White "Black" Sox

* World Series Scandal breaks



The scandal of the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series did not break to the public until just now, covered in this newspaper with front page column heads: "NEW WITNESS TELLS OF BASEBALL PLOT" "Maharg, Ex-Pugilist, also charges That Last World's Series Was 'Fixe... See More  

From Houston during the Civil War...

THE HOUSTON TRI-WEEKLY TELEGRAPH, April 10, 1865 



* Very rare issue from the Southwest Confederacy

* Last days of the American Civil War



Newspapers from Texas are very uncommon, particularly from before or during the Civil War period.

Here is an issue from two days after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, containing three dispatches about the Union assault ... See More  

Civil War events near St. Augustine, Florida...

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 19, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Department Of The South" "An Affair Near St. Augustine, Fla." "Capture of a Detachment of Our Troops by Rebel Cavalry" "Military & Political Situation of the Rebellion" "Views of the Situation About Charleston "Retaliation for the Execution of Guerrilla... See More  

New Bern is attacked by the rebels...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 6, 1864  



* Battle of New Bern, North Carolina



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Interesting From the South" "Spirit of the Rebel Press" "The Efforts to Recruit the Armies" and various reports from Europe.

Included is the Supplement with its own masthead & ftpg. column heads; "The War in North Carolina&q... See More  

Events on the Rio Grande, at the closing moments of the Civil War...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 19, 1865  The front page has: "News From the Rio Grande" which has much concerning the situation in the Brownsville vicinity. Also on the ftpg: "Chief Justice Chase to the Colored School Children of New Orleans" and: "General Grant's Letter About His Horse 'Jack' ".

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Yankees call them rebels...

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1861 Among the front page reports are those headed: "Late Northern War News" "Attack on a Baltimore Ship by a Confederate Battery--Premature Reports of a Movement of General Banks' Division--The War in Missouri--A Skirmish in Western Virginia" plus a great wealth of subheads, this report taking half of the front page. Also on the... See More  

Note from President Washington...

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 26, 1795 



* President George Washington



Page 3 has a small item prefaced with: "The following is the concluding paragraph of the answer of the President of the United States to the Chairman of the Norfolk meeting against the Treaty:" and what follows is the paragraph, signed in type: G. Washington.

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The power of the rebellion is broken...

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 2, 1865  Page 2 begins with an editorial starting with: "The surrender of Johnston's army shows unmistakably that the military power of the rebellion is broken..." with much more.

Also on page 2: "Mr. Lincoln's Sadness" which has some touching comments about Lincoln by an artist who painted him. Also: "Corbett the Ave... See More  

Chief Justice Taney on the Dred Scot Decision...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 9, 1857 



* Historic Dred Scott Decision

* Famous former slave case



Page 5 has nearly 2 1/2 columns taken up with a report on the historic Dred Scott Decision, a landmark decision of the Supreme Court in which the Court held that the Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for black people, regardless of whether they were enslaved or free,... See More  

Much reporting on the trial of the Lincoln conspirators...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 5, 1865  



* re. Abraham Lincoln assassination

* Trial of the assassins - conspirators



Among the front page column heads on the trial of the Lincoln conspirators: "THE REBEL LEADERS" "Their Complicity in the Assassination" "Very Important Suppressed Testimony" "The Murder of Our Principal Men Arranged in Canada" "The Mu... See More  

Trial of Lincoln's conspirators... End of war reports...

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 19, 1865 



* Abraham Lincoln assassination

* Trial of the conspirators - assassins



Page 2 begins with a nice editorial: "The Death of President Lincoln in the English Parliament".

Other notable reports within: "The Trial of the Conspirators" "Important; Evidence" "Davis Implicated" "President's P... See More