Hetch Hetchy Valley description in an uncommon title...

WASHINGTON WORLD AND CITIZEN-SOLDIER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 25, 1882  Although the content is wide-ranging, as the title indicates, a fair amount of the articles relate to the military & government.

Page 7 has an interesting article headed: "A Rival to Yosemite", which tells of another dramatic valley slight to the north of Yosemite: Hetch Hetchy. Many decades later much of th... See More  

Walter (Martin) Niemöller arrested in Berlin....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1937



* Reverend Walter Niemöller arrested

* Ant-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor

* Brother Martin "First they came..." statement fame



Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Jail Brother of Rev. Martin Niemoeller; Arrest Is Made Secretly After three Sermons" (see) First report coverage on anti-Nazi theologi... See More  

1935 Garrettsville, Ohio train robbery...

THE DETROIT NEWS, November 8, 1935 



* Garrettsville, Portage co., Ohio train robbery

* Gangsters Alvin Karpis -  Ma Barker gang



The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "'West West' gang Hunted" with subhead: "Mail Train Is Robbed of More Than $40,000" Karpis was member of the Ma Barker Gang, and was Public Enemy No. 1 at the time.

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Charles Lindbergh's flight to the Orient...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 3, 1931



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh & Anne Morrow

* Land at Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada

* Airplane flight to the Orient - Japan



The front page has a nice banner headline: "LINDBERGHS FIGHT GALE, SAFE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. two related photos and heading are on the back page.

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in ni... See More  

Idi Amin death... president of Uganda...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 16, 2003



* Idi Amin death (1st report)

* Ugandan military officer

* President of Uganda

* Brutal despot - cannibal ?



The front page has a two column heading: "Former Ugandan Dictator Who Ruled by Terror Dies" with photo. First report coverage continues on page 5 with banner heading: "Former Ugandan Despot Idi Amin Dies" with another photo. (see)... See More  

1931 Chicago housing protests... race riot...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 4, 1931



* 1931 Chicago housing protests

* Eviction of Diana Gross - Negro

* Africans Americans vs. police

* Unemployment - Great Depression



The front page has a nice banner headline: "REDS RIOT; 3 SLAIN BY POLICE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page. Great to have in this Chicago publication. Very rare as... See More  

Pretty Boy Floyd is shot... Day of death...

NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1934 



* Charles Pretty Boy Floyd

* Public enemy No. 1 shot (killed)



The top of page 16 has an article headed: "Posses Hunt Floyd In Dense Ohio Woods" "Outlaw Believed to Have Been Wounded in Gun Battle Which Trapped Richetti" (see) Floyd would die of his wounds on this day.

Complete in 42 pages, a little spine wear, generally in very nic... See More  

Can a pitcher make a ball curve?

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 18, 1877  Inside has an interesting article headed: "Curving a Base Ball" which begins: "I see by a reply to one of your correspondents that you seem to doubt the possibility of this feat. That a ball may be thrown with a curve seems to be an undisputed proposition among players..." with the balance of the article explaining--scientifica... See More  

Lou Gehrig ends his streak...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 3, 1939 



* Lou Gehrig's games played streak ends (1st report)

* New York Yankees - Major league baseball



A one column head on the sports page rather quietly announces a major moment in baseball history--Lou Gehrig breaking his consecutive game appearance streak, with: "Yankees Run Wild To Bury Bengals..." "Gehrigless Yankees Win ... See More  

Early prints of the Southwest, including San Diego...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 22, 1855  The ftpg. shows: "Sunken Schooner Eudora, From City Island" with more relate prints inside including: "The Eudora Tragedy--Arrest of the Negro" and "Burning of the Steamers at Memphis". Also a print of: "Greytown, Nicaragua" "Explosion of a Steam Fire-Engine, Cincinnati" a doublepg. cent... See More  

First of this title we have had from the Washington Territory...

DEMOCRATIC STATE JOURNAL, Dayton, Columbia County, Washington (Territory), July 13, 1883 



* Rare old West publication



This is a volume 1 issue of a title we have never had before from Washington, 6 years before it would become a state. "Union List of American Newspapers" notes that it lasted for just 2 years, with just 5 issues held by one institution and scattered issues by a... See More  

Superman debuts in the Macy's Day Parade...

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov.19, 1940 



* Superman debut in New York City

* Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

* Great item for Superman collectors



One column headlines on page 30: " SUPERMAN TO STRUT OVER MACY PARADE", "Genie Emerging From Arabian Nights Bottle Also to Be Seen in Event Thursday". This was to be the debut of Superman and till this day is still considered the... See More  

News from the Gold Rush... Colonel Jefferson Davis...

LEBANON ADVERTISER, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1, 1849 



* Uncommon publication

* California Gold Rush

* 49ers - mining - miners



An uncommon title, and the volume 1, number 5 issue. Near the top of the ftpg. is: "From California" with a San Francisco dateline, & including: "The anchorage is crowded with vessels & more arriving daily...Provision & clothing are abundan... See More  

Seventeen year-old Lou Gehrig leads his high school team to the championship...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1920 



* Very early Lou Gehrig

* Brooklyn High School star



A very significant issue for any Lou Gehrig collector as this newspaper contains the very first  mention of Lou Gehrig for his baseball prowess (one earlier mention was for football) in this venerable newspaper.

Page 17 contains a rather short report headed: "Title For Commerce Nine" &quo... See More  

Harvard's 'special' commencement on the end of the Civil War... Slavery abolished in Georgia...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1865 



* Harvard University commencement

* Georgia no longer a slave state

* Post civil war reconstruction era



The entire front page features the coverage of "HARVARD" "Culmination of the Grand Commencement" which concludes on the back page.

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1980 death of actor Strother Martin in a L.A. paper....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 1, 1980



* Strother Martin death (same day report)

* American character actor - Western films

* John Wayne and Paul Newman sidekick

* "Cool Hand Luke" - "What we've got here is failure to communicate" fame

* Best publication to be had ? (rare)



The front page has a two column heading: "'Cool Hand Luke's' Strother Martin Dies&... See More  

1912 John Burroughs photo... naturalist...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, June 6, 1912



* Naturalist John Burroughs photo

* Nature essayist - conservation movement



The top of page 10 has a two column photo of John Burroughs with heading: "Enemy Of The Nature Faker" with very brief text. (see)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning, very small library stamp within the masthead, minor margin wear, generally good.... See More  

Harrison wins the Presidential election...

KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR, Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 1841 



* William Henry Harrison

* Presidential election victory



The back page has a chart noting the: "Official - Popular Vote For President" for both Harrison and Van Buren, listed by state, showing a close election: 11,268,752 vs. 1,123,057.

This was an uncommon title which lasted but 4 years. The prospectus (not here) note... See More  

Prohibition ends in 1933....

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, December 6, 1933



* U.S. prohibition ends

* Beer returns - legal liquor

* 18th Amendment ratification



The front page has various headings re. the end of prohibition: "Old Boston Starts New Drinking as Thousands Restrain Cheers" and more. Coverage on the official end of prohibition in America.

Complete with 20+ pages, light toning and little wear at the margi... See More  

Military Reconstruction Bill... President Andrew Johnson's veto...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C., March 25, 1867  Taking 1 1/2 columns on the front page is: "SUPPLEMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION BILL - MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT", which provides details of the president's veto of the March 23rd version of the Military Reconstruction Act (supplemental reconstruction bill), with his reasons, signed in block type, ANDREW JOHNSON.

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Early baseball described...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 15, 1865 



* Post Civil War baseball



Page 5 has an article: "Base Ball" "The Second Grand Match for the Championship at Brooklyn--Another Immense Gathering of Spectators--Brooklyn Again Victorious--The Atlantics Still the Champions".

The lengthy report is a detailed summary about a match between the Atlantic and Mutual clubs at the Capitoline Ba... See More  

From the Confederacy... Did Tennessee secede from the Union...

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 3, 1861 



* Rare Confederate title from North Carolina



The front page is entirely taken up with ads. War related items are on the inside pages including a notable item headed: "Secession of Tennessee" which includes: "...that the Legislature of Tennessee...had passed the ordinance of secession by an almost unanimous vote..... See More  

Would reject independence if offered... Regarding representation in Parliament...

THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, Massachusetts, April 4, 1768  Inside has most of a page taken up with a letter from the Speaker of the Mass. Assembly to one of the King's Secretaries of State, which includes: "...it seems to be conclusive that as those acts were made with the sole & express purpose of raising a revenue out of America, the subjects here are in those instances unfortunately ... See More  

Review & premiere of "The Sandlot", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 7, 1993



* Best "The Sandlot" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* American coming-of-age baseball cult film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Sandlot" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood are... See More  

1837 Slave advertisement...

THE GLOBE, Washington, D.C., June 14, 1837 



* Slavery - slaves - Negroes



An advertisement on page 3 is headed: "Cash For Negroes" noting: "I will give the highest cash price for likely Negroes, from ten to twenty-five years of age..." with just a bit more (see).

News of the day with other interesting advertisements. Four pages, a little light foxing, a little margin... See More