A famous civil rights murder case from Mississippi...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 26, 1964 



* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear

* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "75 SAILORS JOIN MISSISSIPPI HUNT" with subheads and related photo. (see images) This was a notable civil rights-related murder. Their bodies would be found on August 4 & 21 when white men--most me... See More  

1932 Ford Hunger Strike (massacre)...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 8, 1932



* Ford Hunger March - massacre - riots

* Detroit to Dearborn, Michigan

* Unemployed Ford Motor Company workers



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FOUR MEN KILLED, 50 INJURED AS 3000 UNEMPLOYMENT BATTLE WITH POLICE AT FORD PLANT" with subheads. (see images)

Complete in 48 pages, light toning and a little wear at the... See More  

1934 Woonsocket, Rhode Island riot...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 13, 1934



* Woonsocket, Rhode Island mill riot

* General Textile Strike of 1934



The top of the front page has nice banner headline: "RIOT RAGES; ASK U.S. TROOPS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Related photo on page 2. Four more photos are on the back page with heading.

Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few sma... See More  

American painter Robert Henri death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1929



* Robert Henri death (1st report)

* American painter and teacher



Page 15 has one column headings: "ROBERT HENRI DIES; ILL EIGHT MONTHS" "Eminent Artist Succumbs in St. Luke's Hospital After Long Siege of Neuritis" and more with photo. (see)

Complete in 32 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, genera... 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)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, mainly along the spine, generally good.... See More  

Tiger Flowers 1st Negro middleweight champ...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., February 27, 1926



* Tiger Flowers vs. Harry Greb

* 1st African-American middleweight champ

* Boxing - boxers - "The Georgia Deacon"



The sport's section (page 13) has a two column heading: "Tiger Flowers Takes Middleweight Crown" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers becoming the 1st Africa... See More  

1990 Meir Kahane assassination... Jewish militant...Meir Kan

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 6, 1990



* Meir Kahane assassination - Jews

* Orthodox rabbi spiritual leader

* Jewish Defense League co-founder

* Anti Antisemitism militant - terrorist



The front page has a two column heading: "Militant Rabbi Kahane Slain by N.Y. Gunman" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Complete with all sections (100+ pages), nice condition.... See More  

1963 Northwest Orient Airliners Flight 705...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Feb. 13, 1963



* Northwest Orient Airliners Flight 705

* Florida everglades airplane crash disaster



The front page has a nice headline: "43 KILLED AS JET AIRLINER CRASHES IN EVERGLADES" with subhead and small map. (see images) A list of the victims is on page 4.

Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition. ... 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  

Ku Klux Klan demonstration... Civil Rights...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 27, 1960



* Ku Klux Klan - KKK demonstration

* African Americans lunch counter sit-ins

* Atlanta Civil Rights movement



The top of page 6 has a seven column heading: "Atlanta Tense as Klansmen, Negroes March" with related photo. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within the m... See More  

1942 Carrier USS Hornet sinking....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 12, 1943



* USS Aircraft Carrier Hornet sinking

* Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

* Doolittle Raid & Battle of Midway fame



The front page has a banner headline: "NAME 11 LOST U. S. WARSHIPS" with subheads. (see images) Two nice size photos on the back page with heading.

This sinking actually happened a few months earlier but was not made public un... 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.



Other news of the day is found throughout. Slight light browning with a little margin wear, otherwise... See More  

NYC Blizzard of 1947...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1947



* Blizzard of 1947 (1st report)

* New York City snow storm



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "CITY IS MASTERING RECORD SNOW; BUSES STILL OUT, RAIL LINES GAIN; SUBURBS HARD HIT; 55 DEAD IN EAST" with various subheads and photo. (see images)

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1st person to drive over 300 MPH in automobile...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 4, 1935



* Sir Malcolm Campbell makes history

* British racing motorist - Bluebird car

* 1st person to drive automobile over 300 mph

* Bonneville Salt Flats in Tooele County, Utah



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "CAMPBELL REACHES GOAL: 301 MILES AN HOUR" with subheads and small photo. Another rela... See More  

Rehmeyer's Hollow murder... Witchcraft...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 13, 1929 



* Cascade Tunnel dedication - Stevens Pass

* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder

* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "HOOVER AIDS IN DEDICATION OF CASCADE TUNNEL" with subhead and photo. (see images)

The top of page 22 has a one column heading: "3D WITCH SLAYER ESCAPES WITH 2D DECREE ... See More  

Allies conquer Sicily in 1943....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1943 



*Allied invasion of Sicily ending

* Sicily Italy falling to the allies 

* Messina - World War II



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "AMERICANS GAIN 14 MILES IN SICILY" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition, some light toning, a little residue along the spine from disbinding, generally... See More  

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.

1954 Hurricane Hazel... Toronto, Canada...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 17, 1954



* Effects of Hurricane Hazel in Canada

* Toronto, Ontario storm & flood disaster



The front has a nice headline: "71 DIE, HUNDREDS LOST IN TORONTO" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete in a 80+ page Sunday edition, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, ge... See More  

Partition Plan for Palestine cancelled in 1937....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1937



* Partition Plan for Palestine cancelled

* Jewish State - Arabs objects



Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Plan to Divide Palestine Reported Dropped Because of Arab and Jewish Opposition" (see) 1st report coverage on the cancellation on the implementation of the Plan of Partition Palestine. The plan would eventually happ... See More  

Edmund Hillary conquers Mt. Everest...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 15, 1953 



* Sir Edmund Percival Hillary & Tenzing Norgay

* Own accounts of the mountain conquerors

* re. Mount Everest summit reached (1st time)



Starting on the front page is a first account description on the conquest of Mt. Everest. This is part 1 of 5 articles by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay with heading: "World's Highest Mou... See More  

1925 Steamer Mackinac explosion disaster...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 19, 1925



* Steamer Mackinac

* Boiler explosion disaster

* Newport RI Rhode Island



The front page has a nice banner headline: "32 DEAD IN EXPLOSION" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. First report coverage on the boiler explosion of the Steamer Mackinac near Newport, Rhode Island.

Complete in 12 pages, light toning and some wear at... See More  

Mary Harlan Lincoln death....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 1, 1937



* Mary Harlan Lincoln death

* Robert Todd Lincoln's wife

* Abraham's daughter-in-law



The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF LINCOLN DIES IN CAPITAL AT 90" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the death of Mary Harlan Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's daughter-in-law.

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R. J. Reynolds heir murder... Libby Holman...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 5, 1932



* re. Zachary Smith Reynolds suicide ? death

* Heir of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

* Socialite & actress Libby Holman indictment



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HUNT LIBBY HOLMAN; INDICTED" with subheads. (see images) Was this suicide or murder ? American socialite Libby Holman was a suspect. She didn't remember what happ... See More  

Cuban missile crisis... blockade...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, October 26, 1962



* Cuban missile crisis

* Cold War - Soviet Union

* John F. Kennedy

* Financial aspect



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Menacing Missiles; Strategists Mull Risks Of Actions to Remove Rockets Now in Cuba" with subheads and more.

Complete with 20 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

1st Negro pitcher makes MLB debut...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 27, 1947



* Dan Bankhead makes MLB debut

* 1st African American pitcher

* Brooklyn Dodgers baseball



The top of page 27 has a six column heading: "Pirates Rout Dodgers on 20-Hit Attack" with subheads that include: "Bankhead Hits Home Run" "But Negro Pitcher Is Routed with Gregg..." The report begins with: "Dan Bankhead made his debu... See More