Upton Sinclair publishes his own newspaper...

NATIONAL EPIC NEWS, Los Angeles, Nov. 11, 1935  Upton Sinclair was one of the nation's most noted authors in the early part of the 20th century as well as one of the nation's best known Socialists. His 1934 campaign for governor of California has been called "The Campaign of the Century." One of the most dramatic and influential contests in California history, it helped chan... See More  

Raymond Hamilton captured in 1935....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1935



* Raymond Hamilton captured (Southwest outlaw)

* Bonnie and Clyde fame



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "RAYMOND HAMILTON CAPTURED IN TEXAS POSING AS A TRAMP", "Desperado Who Fled the Death House Seized as He Walks Ties in Disguise", and more with smaller subheads. Lengthy text carries over ... See More  

SS Mohawk shipwreck...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1935



* SS Mohawk shipwreck

* Ward Line ocean liner

* New Jersey coast collision



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "TWO INQUIRIES OPENED IN MOHAWK DISATER; OFFICERS ARE WITNESSES" with subheads.

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Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial...

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Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 22, 1935



* Gilberton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

* Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company

* Colliery explosion disaster

* Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder case



The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "11 MINERS KILLED BY BLAST, GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA" with subheas. (see) First report coverage on the Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mi... See More  

Alvin Karpis's Atlantic City shootout escape....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 21, 1935



* Gangster Alvin "Creepy" Karpis

* Public enemy # 1 criminal

* Atlantic City NJ shootout & escape



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BREMER KIDNAPPER SHOOTS HIS WAY OUT OF TRAP IN JERSEY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with a few related photos. (see) Lengthy text. Always nice to ... See More  

Sufi Abdul Hamid arrested... Antisemitism...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, January 20, 1935



* Sufi Abdul Hamid arrested

* African-American Islam convert

* Anti-Semitism rhetoric in Harlem



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "HARLEM'S 'HITLER' JAILED FOR SPEECH" with subheads that include: "Court Calls Sufi Abdul Hamid 'Imposter and Faker' Before 150 Negro Followers" ... See More  

Start of Social Security in the U.S...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 18, 1935.



* Start of Social Security in the U.S.



The front page has a one column heading: "CONGRESS GETS 'SOCIAL SECURITY,' PENSION BILLS" with subhead. First report coverage on what would eventually become social security in the United States.

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Death of Fred and Ma Barker...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Jan. 17, 1935 



* Ma Barker and Fred Barker  

* Florida outlaws killings (1st report)



Under the one column front page heading: "BANDIT FORAYS SPUR FEDERAL CRIME ATTACK" with subheads is a brief report from Florida on the killings of Ma and Fred Barker, infamous 1930's gangsters. A more lengthy report is on page 2. (see)

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Saar status referendum, 1935...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1935



* Saar status referendum, 1935

* Territory of the Saar Basin plebiscite

* Reunification with Germany - Nazis



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SAAR PLEBISCITE ORDERLY AS 98% CAST THEIR VOTES; NAZI TOTAL IS PUT AT 80%" with subheads. (see) More on page 3 with two related photos. Lengthy text.

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Amelia Earhart... Pacific Ocean flight...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1935



* Amelia Earhart (female aviator)

* Solo Pacific Ocean flight (Hawaii to Oakland)

* 1st of it's kind (during flight report)



The front page has one column headings: "AVIATRIX FLASHES ACROSS PACIFIC FROM HONOLULU" "Flier Believed Off Coast of San Francisco in Fog Blanket" and more. (see)

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Actress Mary Pickford...

TOLEDO BLADE, Ohio, January 11, 1935 



* Actress Mary Pickford - Divorce 

* Actor Douglas Fairbanks 



This 34 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:

"MARY PICKFORD WINS DIVORCE" "Doug, in St. Moritz With Lady Ashley, Does Not Contest Suit" with photo of Pickford. (see)



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Mary Pickford... Douglas Fairbanks...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, from Springfield, Massachusetts, dated January 11, 1935



* Actress Mary Pickford

* Actor Douglas Fairbanks

* Divorce



This 32 page newspaper has two column headlines  on the front page that include:



* Mary Pickford Is Given Divorce from Fairbanks; Cruelty, Neglect Charged



and more with one column photo of Pickford.



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Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish pleads insanity......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 8, 1935



* Albert Fish pleads not guilty

* By reason of insanity

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "PLEA OF INSANITY ENTERED FOR FISH" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is o... See More  

Third Reich rises in 1935 Germany...

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 7, 1935 



* Third Reich rises in Germany

* Adolph Hitler & Nazis reign supreme



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "REICH ARMY IS SUPREME AS SOLE MILITARY FORCE UNDER PLEDGE BY HITLER" with subheads.

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New automobiles for 1935 w/ many ads...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 10 only, January 6, 1935



* Automobiles - cars for 1935

* Many advertisements

* Photos and illustrations



This section is loaded with news and advertisements (some full page) for the automobiles that were introduced in 1935. Loads of text. See images for small portion here.

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Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial...

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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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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, Vermont, May 30, 1934



* Togo Heihachiro death

* Imperial Japanese navy hero



This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:



* Togo, Japan's Greatest Hero, Is Dead at 86



and more with photo of Togo.



Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with some wear along the spine, otherwise good.



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1933 John Dillinger Mason City, Iowa robberry...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, March 14, 1934 



* John Dillinger bank robbery 

* Post wooden gun escape 

* Mason City, Iowa 



This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 11: "BANK RAID LAID TO DILLINGER", "Bystander Shot in $52,000 Holdup; Killer Identified as Machine Gunner". 1st report coverage of the bank robbery in Mason City, Iowa that wa... See More  

John Dillinger Tucson, Arizona capture...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 30, 1934 



* John Dillinger headled back to jail 

* Crown Point Jail, Indiana 

* Tuscon Arizona capture 



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4 that include: "DILLINGER IN PLANE ON WAY TO INDIANA" "Outlaw Chief Fights, Kicks and Screams as Officers Shackle Him for Trip" and more. See photos ... See More  

John Dillinger Tucson AZ capture...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 29, 1934 



* John Dillinger headled back to jail  - Crown Point Jail, Indiana 

* Tuscon Arizona capture 



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "SPEED EXTRADITION OF DILLINGER GANG" "Indiana Officers Reach Tucson and Dispatch the Papers to Governor Moeur" "Pierpont Tells Pol... See More  

John Dillinger captured... Lou Gehrig signs contract...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1934 



* John Dillinger capture

* Harry Pierpont & Charles Makley





The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "WIRES TO DILLINGER SPUR $150,000 HUNT" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the recent capture of John Dillinger at Tucson, Arizona.

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Max Baer... Alice in Wonderland...

LIBERTY magazine, from New York, dated January 27, 1934

   

* Boxer Max Baer

* Alice in Wonderland review

* Colored Ads



The color cover of this issue is of a night watchman asleep on a stool with a cat sleeping in his lap with a mouse looking on and some peeking in the window (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.



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Hazard, Kentucky Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1934.



* Rex Scott Negro lynching

* Hazard, Kentucky

* Perry County



The back page has one column headings "KENTUCKY MOB HANGS NEGRO TORN FROM JAIL", "Sheriff and Posse Reach Scene as Masked Crowd Disperses--First Lynching of 1934" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Rex Scott in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

Other news, spor... See More