Custer massacre revisited...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 8 only, January 6, 1935



* The Custer Massacre revisited

* Battle of Little Big Horn



Page 2 of this section has a article headed: "CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT: NOTES BY GEN. SCOTT" "Facts He Gathered Led Him to Believe The Tragedy Could Have Been Avoided" with small subheads, photo of Custer and illustration of the battle. (see)

Other topics throu... See More  

1933 Calvin Coolidge burial...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 8, 1933



* President Calvin Coolidge death - burial



The front page has a nice banner headline: "COOL;IDGE LIES IN HOME HILLS" with subheads. Related photos on pages 2 & 3. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, rag edition in gre... See More  

Battle of Shanghai (Bloody Saturday) in 1937...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, August 29, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai, China

* Imperial Japanese Army

* "Bloody Saturday" bombings



The front page has a five column heading: "Japanese Bombs Kill 200 in Shanghai" with subheads. (see)

Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

Jim Thorpe at the 1912 Olympics...

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1912 



* Jim Thorpe wins Olympic gold medal

* Decathlon - Stockholm Summer Olympic

* Best publication to be had (very rare)



Although legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was born & grew up in Oklahoma, he has very close ties with the city of Carlisle. It was in 1904 when Thorpe attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School that his incredi... See More  

Early from Honolulu, Hawaii...

HAWAIIAN GAZETTE, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 22, 1884  Nineteenth century newspapers from Hawaii are very uncommon and therefore very desirable among collectors. Here is such an issue from what is now the capital city of Hawaii, and from when Hawaii was known as the Kingdom of Hawaii.

All columns on page 2 are black-bordered for the death of Mrs. C. R. Bishop. She was of the royal family of... See More  

Captain John Owen Donaldson death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1930



* Captain John Owen Donaldson

* World War I flying ace

* Airplane stunting death



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Capt. J. O. Donaldson, War Ace and President Of Newark Air Service, Killed in Stunt Flying" (see) First report coverage on the death of World War I flying ace, John Owen Donaldson. Always nice to have no... See More  

1946 Goodland, Kansas C-47 crash...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 20, 1946 



* Goodland, Kansas 

* C-47 military transport crash 

* Airplane - aviation disaster 



The front page has a small one column heading: "13 Are Killed in Air Crash" (see) First report coverage on the United States Air Force C-47 military transport airplane crash near Goodland, Kansas

Complete with 16 pages, light toning at t... See More  

Plane crashes into the Empire State Building...

NEW YORK POST, July 30, 1945 



* B-25 Mitchell bomber crash

* Empire State Building

* Betty Lou Oliver miracle fall



The front page has a heading: "EMPIRE STATE CRASH PROBED"

Page 5 has a three column heading: "Army Investigating Empire State Crash; Sailor's Body Found" with 2 related photos.

Also of interest is a four column heading on the same page: "The... See More  

1874 David Livingstone's funeral - interment...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 20, 1874 



* David Livingstone death - funeral

* Interment at Westminster Abbey

* Scottish African explorer - physician



The top of the page 3 has one column headings: "THE DEAD EXPLORER" "Livingstone's Funeral In Westminster Abbey" "Royalty, Scientists and the Nation Honor the Dead" and more. (see) Also the letter to Mr. Sta... See More  

1940 Bellaire, Ohio mine disaster...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 17, 1940



* Bellaire, Ohio disaster

* Willow Grove coal mine



The front page has a small one column heading: "22 Bodies Taken Out of Mine; 22 Still Trapped" with lead-in: "Tragic Blast" See image for brief text here.

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Death of the controversial Senator Joseph McCarthy...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 3, 1957



* Joseph McCarthy death

* U.S. Senator (Wisconsin)



The front page has a nice headline: "SEN. M'CARTHY DEAD AT 47" with subheads and photo. (see) He was noted for making claims that there were large numbers of Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the United States federal government and elsewhere. Ultimately, his tactics ... See More  

1962 Air France Flight 007 disaster...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. June 4, 1962



* Air France Flight 007 disaster

* Orly Airport, Paris airplane crash

* Atlanta, Georgia tourists



The front page has a four column heading: "Probers Seek Cause Of Jetliner Crash In Which 130 Met Flaming Death" with lead-in: "Paris Tragedy Worst Single-Plane Disaster In History" with related photo. (see)

Complete with 16 pages, li... See More  

Controversial Titanic survivor dies in 1940...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1940



* William Ernest Carter death (1st report)

* Controversial male RMS Titanic survivor



The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "WILLIAM E. CARTER, TITANIC  SURVIVOR" with subheads. (see) Mr. Carter got caught up in the finger pointing associated with being a male Titanic survivor and was forced to defend not only himself but J. Bruce Isma... See More  

William Gillette death... Sherlock Holmes...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 30, 1937



* William Gillette death

* American actor-manager

* Sherlock Holmes



Page 12 has a one column heading: "WM. GILLETTE, VETERAN ACTOR, DIES AT AGE OF 81" with subhead. Three related photos are on the back page. (see). First report coverage on the death of William Gillette, American actor-manager, playwright and stage manager. He was best remembe... See More  

Floyd Hamilton captured... Bonnie and Clyde...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 22, 1938



* Floyd Hamilton capture

* Public enemy # 1

* Bonnie and Clyde fame



The front page has a one column heading: "Outlaw Caught Fleeing G-Men" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the capture of the last of the Bonnie & Clyde gang, Floyd Hamilton. He was also public enemy # 1 at the time.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a ... See More  

Map of Port Royal, South Carolina... Slaver is convicted...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 15, 1861  The format of this title at this time was advertisements on the front page with the wealth of Civil War reporting on inside pages.

The back page features a nice Civil War map headed: "PORT ROYAL" and captioned at the bottom of it: "Scene And Plan of The Battle" followed by descriptive text.

Much war reporting inside with column heads incl... See More  

Two front page Civil War maps...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Feb. 13, 1862  A very graphic & displayable issue as the front page features not one but two Civil War maps, one captioned: "Albemarle Sound & the Point of Attack of the Federal Fleet", with related text, and the other headed: "Roanoke Island".

Both the first and last columns have nice stacks of Civil War headlines including: "VICTORY! ... See More  

Prohibition ends... Airship Akron disaster...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, April 6, 1933



* End of Prohibition in America (1st report)

* Beer - liquor returns

* Airship Akron disaster



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "BEER ON SALE IN 19 STATES" with subhead. Other news of the day including a front page, 1st report on the USS Akron airship disaster.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the m... See More  

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  

Actress Marie Dressler death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 29, 1934



* Marie Dressler death w/ photos

* Stage & screen actress

* Silent film - depression era



The front page has a three column heading: "Death Overtakes Marie Dressler at the Pinnacle of a Great Career" with large photo of Dressler. More on page 8 with banner heading and more photos.

Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, light toning and ... See More  

Abyssinia Crisis in 1935...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 29, 1935



* Abyssinia Crisis heightens

* Kingdom of Italy

* Empire of Ethiopia



The front page has a one column heading: "ETHIOPIANS KILL 40 ITALIANS IN CLASH AT NIGHT" with subhead. Related photo on the back page.

Complete in 26 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & ... See More  

Death of famed actor Richard Harris...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 26, 2002



* Richard Harris death (1st report)

* Irish actor and singer

* Best title to be had ?



The front page has a small photo with tiny heading: "Richard Harris Dies" Page 18 of section B has a banner headline: "Richard Harris, 72; Irish Actor Described as an and a Giant of the Old School" with 4 related photos.

Great to have this report in... See More  

Liberation of Peru... Death of a Revolutionary War hero...

FRANKLIN HERALD & PUBLIC ADVERTISER, Greenfield, Massachusetts, March 1, 1825  



* Rare publication



Although not a rare title--this issue is volume 33--this is the first of this title we have offered, having come from the private collection.

Page 3 has: "Liberation Of Peru---Decisive Triumph" with the report taking over half a column. Page 3 also has a brief, black-bordere... See More  

See the great masthead... War of 1812...

CONSTITUTIONALIST & WEEKLY MAGAZINE, Exeter, New Hampshire, March 30, 1813  



* Rare publication w/ nice masthead



Although we once had many of this title, this may be our last.

An interesting feature is the masthead, with each letter of the title encircled with connecting rings, each of which has the name of a state at that time. Pages 2 and 3 have several reports on the War of 1812... See More  

End of war reports... Proclamation signed by John Hanson, the first President?

THE INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER; OR, THE CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM, Philadelphia, Nov. 5, 1782  



* Revolutionary War ending events

* John Hanson - 1st American president ?



Page 2 has a lengthy letter which is reflective of the American-British relationship in the past. A few bits include: "...they have not duly considered the solid reasons and unanswerable arguments of the worthy, upright pe... See More