Al Capone indictment for tax evasion...

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL Pennsylvania, June 6, 1931



* Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Income tax evasion indictment

* 1st report - the beginning of the end



The front page has a one column heading: "Capone Posts Bond in Income Tax Contest" with subhead: "Chicago Gangster Surrenders on Federal Warrant as Government Seeks Tax" (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of... See More  

Hank O'Day death... baseball

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1935



* Hank (Henry) O'Day death (1st report)

* MLB baseball pitcher, umpire & manager



The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "HENRY O'DAY DIES; BASEBALL UMPIRE" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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Great stock market headline...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, November 12, 1929



* Stock market crash of 1929 (post initial crash)

* Nice front page headline (rare)

* Great Depression at the beginning



This 30 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Stocks Continue Drop; New Lows Recorded"



with subheads (see images). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusua... See More  

Ronald Reagan is shot... John Hinckley Jr...

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 31, 1981 



* President Ronald Reagan

* John Hinckley Jr.

* Assassination attempt



The front page features a banner headline: "Reagan survives shooting--full recovery expected" with subheads and few related photos. (see) Much moore inside.

Complete 1st section only with all 12 pages, good condition.... See More  

Early on golfing legend Bobby Jones...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, Aug. 24, 1919 



* Early Bobby Jones - amateur golfer



A front page one column head announces: "JONES DEFEATED IN GAME BATTLE FOR GOLF CROWN" "Davidson Herron, of Pittsburgh, Wins Amateur Championship..."Bobby's Play Hurt By Unruly Gallery" and more.

But the sports section has much better coverage with a banner head: "AT... See More  

The very first issue...

MUSEUM Magazine, New York, March/April, 1980  This is the Premier Issue, volume 1, number 1.  Content includes "First Showing of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza's Priceless Collection (at the National Gallery of Art), "Walt Disney's Museum of the Future", by Ray Bradbury; "The Buffalo Bill Historical Center" by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; "The 6-Minute Lo... See More  

Senlecq telectroscope..

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, December 14, 1907  Content includes discussion of the Senlecq Telectroscope titled: "An Apparatus for Electrical Vision".  Other articles and prints include: "Some Soldering Appliances" "Preventing Frost on Show Windows" "Defects of the First British Airship" and "Soul-Houses in Egypt".

The compl... See More  

Mahatma Gandhi arrested... Emil Carlsen death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1932



* Gandhi arrested - The Mahatma

* Emil Carlsen death (1st report)

* American Impressionist painter



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GANDHI SENT TO JAIL; PARTY TO BE BANNED; ALL INDIA QUITS WORK" with subheads. (see) lengthy text.

Page 21 has a one column heading: "EMIL CARLSEN DIES; FAMOUS PAINTER" with subheads... See More  

Casablanca Conference in 1943... WWII....

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, January 27, 1943



* Casablanca Conference in Morocco

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill



The front page has a two column heading: "Roosevelt-Churchill Decisions To Have Far-Reaching Effect" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete with all 8 pages, a little irregular along t... See More  

Very early issue on motor boats...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 23, 1907  This is one of their specialty issues still with the original, blue outer covers and noting: "Motor Boat Number". As would be expected there are many articles & photos within concern early boating.

Complete in 24 pages plus covers, never bound nor trimmed, in uncommonly nice, clean condition.

Bribes... Robbery... Escape in an armored Car...

Pre-Stock Market Crash reports...

THE NEW TORK TIMES, October 18, 1929  This issue reports events leading up to the Great Stock Market Crash of 1929, and includes pre-crash stock reports from the major exchanges.  It is great for providing context for one of the top 10 most historic events of the 20th century.  Other news includes news re:  "Rum Ring Paid Big Bribes, Seized Records Reveal; 6 Months' Pr... See More  

The first vessel sailing into the Panama Canal... The stadium before Yankee Stadium...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, December 2, 1910  The front page  has a column head: "First Vessel Sails a Part of Panama Canal", a three-masted steam yacht Visitor II.

The sport page has a one column head: "Soon to Sign Contracts for New N.Y. Stadium" with subhead "President Farrell of American Baseball Club Expected to Approve Them on Ret... See More  

Hubert Wilkins trans-Arctic flight....

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 21, 1928 



* Australian polar explorer & aviator Hubert Wilkins

* Trans-arctic airplane flight w/ Carl Ben Eielson

* Point Barrow, Alaska to Spitsbergen, Norway



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WILKINS GETS TO SPITZBERGEN IN POLAR FLIGHT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage here.

Other news, sports a... See More  

Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1942



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time 

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations 

* Overthrow Hitler and Mussolini ? 



This 36 page newspaper has one column headings on page 5: "German-Americans Warn the Germans" and "Fifty Prominent Citizens Ask for Overthrow of Hitler". See photos for coverage on the ongoing at... See More  

1928 Fritz Von Opel.... Rocket propulsion....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1928



* Fritz von Opel

* Rocket car automobile



The top of page 25 has one column headings: "CAR IS BLOWN TO BITS IN NEW ROCKET TEST" "Von Opel, Undaunted by Hanover Failure, to try Again for Speed of 250 Miles Per Hour" Coverage of German rocketeer,  Fritz Von Opel, testing his new rocket automobile.

Other news of the day. Complete 1st ... See More  

Germany joins League of Nations...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1926 



* League of Nations 

* Germany admitted



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "GERMANY ELECTED TO LEAGUE AND COUNCIL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE AS ASSEMBLY CHEERS, GENEVA STILL HOPEFUL SPAIN WON'T QUIT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the League of Nations voting to let Germany join the organization. Alway... See More  

USS Macon airship...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section 7 only, April 23, 1933



* USS Macon maiden flight photo



The top of the front page of this pictorial section has a nice photo of the USS Macon in it's hangar getting ready for her maiden flight. Nice for display. (see) Page 3 has photos of Charles Lindbergh and Adolph Hitler.

Other topics throughout. Ten pages, minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More  

Death of Walter Camp... Father of football...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 15, 1925



* Walter Camp death (1st report)

* "Father of American football"



The front page has a one column heading: "WALTER CAMP FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL HERE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with photo of Camp. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news of the... See More  

Muhammad Ali's 6th pro fight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1961



* Muhammad Ali - Cassius Clay

* 6th professional boxing match

* Very rare report when still unknown



The sport's section (page 45) under a very small and discrete one column heading: "Wednesday Night Fight" is a brief and inconspicuous report reading: "Cassius Clay, 192, Louisville, knocked out Lamar Clark, 181 1/2, Cedar City, Utah, 2&q... See More  

1928 Max Valier... Rocket propulsion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1928 



* Max Valier 

* Rocket car 



Page 3 has one column headings: "NEW ROCKET AUTO HITS 131-MILE PACE, CRASHES" "German Inventor Quadrupled Power on 100-Pound Car After Two Successful Tests" (see) Coverage Austrian rocktry pioneer, Max Valier,  testing his new rocket automobile.

Other news, sports and advertisements of th... See More  

Death of Ferdinand Foch...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1929



* Ferdinand Foch death

* World War I fame



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "MARSHAL FOCH IS DEAD IN PARIS AT 77 AFTER GALLANT 2-MONTH FIGHT FOR LIFE; WORLD MOURNS GREAT WARRIOR'S DEATH" with subheads and photo. (see) Much more inside. First report coverage on the death of General Ferdinand Foch, key figure in the 1918 Wo... See More  

Babe Ruth sets all-time home run record in 1921...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1921 



* Babe Ruth breaks all time home run record 

* His first major record - Early in his career too 

* Best title to be had ?



The sport's section (page 11) has a one column heading: "SPEEDING YANKEES RUN DOWN A TIGER" with subhead: "Ruth, at Wheel, Drives Thirty-Six Homer...." with box scores. Though not menti... See More  

1929 Hermann Oberth.... early rockets.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1929



* Hermann Oberth

* Early rockets - rocketry

* Space travel - Moon & more



Page 9 has small one column headings: "Will Shoot Rocket Soon" "German Professor to Attempt Projection Into the Stratosphere" (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 4 pages, irregular along the spine, nice condition.



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1927 Jack Sharkey boxing win...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1927



*Jack Sharkey vs. Mike McTigue

* Heavyweight boxing match

* Madison Square Garden



The sport's section (page 16) has a banner headline: "Sharkey Knocks Out McTigue in Twelfth Round at Madison Square Garden" with subheads and round by round coverage. (see) First report coverage on the Jack Sharkey vs. Mike McTigue boxing fight. Nice to have fro... See More  

Displayable issue...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 2, 1911  See the photos for the nice two color cover which shows an early automobile being stopped by a policeman to allow an elderly woman to cross the street The back cover is a nice ad for the "Overland" automobile (see). At least 3 fullpg. car ads within. Never bound nor trimmed, very nice, clean condition.