First report: Lincoln's assassination...

THE JOURNAL & COURIER, Little Falls, New York, April 20, 1865 



* Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)

* Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth



Being a weekly newspaper this issue has the first report of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. All columns on all pages have wide, black mourning rules.

The front page has: "The Great Calamity" which is an essay on Lincol... See More  

1929 Detroit Study nightclub fire...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 20, 1929



* The Study club fire (same day report)

* Detroit, Michigan speakeasy disaster

* Illegal prohibition era nightclub



The front page has a five column heading: "17 Perish in Detroit cabaret Fire" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the prohibition era Detroit, Michigan nightclub fire disaster shortly before the great stock market ... See More  

What the death of Jesse James has meant to the "romance" of Western outlaws...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1883  Page 4 has a lengthy & interesting editorial headed: "The Growing Crop of Bandits" which begins: "The death of Jesse James and the disintegration and overthrow of his band of distinguished robbers were very naturally regarded by railway travelers & bankers as events of great importance..." with much more on the career of Jesse James and... See More  

Report from a letter datelined at Monterey, California, 1786...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 19, 1787  Inside has a very rare, early account of a visit to California as part of a voyage to explore the Bering Sea (off Alaska) by Jean-François de Galaup de la Pérouse. It notes in part: "...following melancholy intelligence imparted by one of the companions of Mons. de la Peyrouse during the latter's voyage round the world; it is... See More  

Execution of the Andersonville Prison warden...

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 11, 1865 



* Execution of Captain Henry Wirz

* Andersonville Civil War prison - Georgia



Column heads on the ftpg: "Execution Of Henry Wirz" "How the Condemned Met His Death" "Review of His Life and Character" "Singular Statement" "A Scheme to Take Poison" "The Charges and Specifications" "Efforts of ... See More  

Prints of cowboys... How they made banknotes...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, Oct. 26, 1889  The full front page shows: "Dangers of Electric Wires in New York--Western Union Lineman burned to Death in Mid-Air."

A rarity is to find period prints of cowboys, but here is one. An inside page has 3 prints, captioned: "Life Among the Cow-Boys of Indian Territory" with a brief, related article on an inside page.

A very nic... See More  

Report of the death of Jesse James...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, April 5, 1882 



* Outlaw Jesse James assassination



Page 2 has a brief & quite inconspicuous report reading: "Great satisfaction is expressed in western Missouri over the shooting of Jesse James, the noted bandit. It is said that the shooting was the result of an agreement between Ford and Governor Crittenden to the effect that James was either to be ca... See More  

Death & funeral of the founder of the Salvation Army...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, August  21 and 29, 1912 





* William Booth death & funeral

* Founder of the Salvation Army

* First General of the charitable org.



A pair of issues on the death & funeral of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army.

The ftpg. of Aug. 21 has column heads: "WILLIAM BOOTH DEAD" "Head Of Salvation Army" "Deat... See More  

Gandhi hunger strike... Lou Gehrig record...

THE DETROIT NEWS, August 16, 1933



* Mahatma Gandhi fast until death starts



The front page has a one column heading: "Gandhi Starts Fast In Prison In Poona" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Actor Spencer Charters suicide death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1943



* Spencer Charters suicide death

* American film - movie actor



The top of page 14 has a one column heading: "S. Charters, Actor, Dies In Hollywood" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of actor Spencer Charters.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Complete in 38 pages, rag ... See More  

Paul Bern suicide in 1932 (former husband of Jean Harlow)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1932



* Director Paul Bern suicide death

* Former husband of actress Jean Harlow



The front page has one column headings that include: "PAUL BERN A SUICIDE; WED JEAN HARLOW" "Movie Executive Shoots Himself in Hollywood Home He Gave to Film Star" "Martial Rift Is Denied" and more. (see) First report coverage on the suicide of Paul ... See More  

The death of "Buck Rogers" creator...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1940



* Philip Francis Nowlan death

* Buck Rogers creator

* Science Fiction author



Page 41 has one column headings: "PHILIP NOWLAN DIES; DREW 'BUCK ROGERS'" "Cartoonist, a Former Writer, Is Stricken in Philadelphia" See images for brief text here.

Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

The first Memorial Day... Death of Kit Carson...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1868  History tell us that the very first official Memorial Day was in 1868



* Very 1st Memorial Day

* Kit Carson death



In that year General John A. Logan established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the Union war dead with flowers. By the 20th century, various Union and Confederate memorial traditions, celebrated on different day... See More  

Mexican aviator Pablo Sidar Escobar killed...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 12, 1930



* Aviator Pablo Sidar Escobar killed

* Mexican army air ace airplane crash



The front page has a five column heading: "Two Flyers Dive to Death in Ocean" with subhead. Small photo of Escobar is on the front page.

Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

Lengthy relating to the trial of John Brown: he is sentenced to hang on December 2...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 3, 1859  



* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid

* Sentenced to death (hanging)

* Harpers Ferry, West Virginia WV



Page 2 has 3 1/2 columns taken up with: "A Further Installment of Documents From Capt. Brown's Carpet-Bag" which is a long list of various documents which will be relevant during his trial.

This... See More  

Death of General Douglas MacArthur...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, April 6, 1964 



* General Douglas MacArthur's death (1st report)

* World War II - WWII



The ftpg. headline announces: "M'ARTHUR DEAD"" with more and photo. Much more inside.

Sixty pages, tabloid size, small piece torn away at the bottom left corner of the ftpg., minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More  

Death of Dalton Trumbo, from the city where he died...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 11, 1976 



* Dalton Trumbo death (1st report)

* Hollywood screenwriter & novelist

* Blacklisted in 1947 for communist views

* Best title to be had ?



The bottom of the front page has a two column head: "Dalton Trumbo, Filmwriter Blacklisted in 1947, Dies" with a photo of him.

Great to have this report in a newspaper from the capital of the entert... See More  

Death of actor Gary Coleman...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 29, 2010



* Gary Coleman death (1st report)

* American TV television actor

* "Different Strokes" Arnold Jackson



The bottom half of the front page has a small photo with heading: "Gary Coleman dies at age 42". The front page of section AA has a three column head: "Child TV star in 1970's" with subhead and photo.

The article continues ... See More  

Death of movie star Douglas Fairbanks, Sr...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Dec. 12, 1939 



* Douglas Fairbanks death

* American film movie actor



The front page has a a nice headline in bold lettering: "FAIRBANKS, SR. DIES" with lead-in: "Actor Heart Attack Victim" and subhead. (see)

Twenty-eight pages, light toning, small binding holes along the spine, archival mend around the middle of the front page (see) which s... See More  

Death of Pope Pius XI...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 10, 1939



* Pope Pius XI death (1st report)

* Vatican City, Rome, Italy



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DEATH TAKES POPE PIUS XI" with subheads. More on pages 6 & 7 with full page pictorial.

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

1930 death of aviator Carl Ben Eielson...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1930



* American explorer & aviator Carl Ben Eielson

* Trans-arctic airplane flight - Siberia death



The front page has a one column heading: "Eielson Dead in Arctic; Scan Snow for Body" Two related photos are on the back page.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small bin... See More  

On Billy the Kid's death in almost a "hometown" newspaper...

THE LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC, New Mexico, July 23, 1881



* Outlaw Billy the Kid shot dead

* Pat Garrett - Old West lawman

* In a area publication, very rare



 This was essentially the "backyard" of the famed outlaw Billy the Kid, so it is significant that there are two articles concerning his recent death (killed by Pat Garrett on July 14 in nearby Fort Sumner, New Mexico).

The... See More  

Battle of Buda... King James II appoints a new Caribbean governor...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 19, 1686  The front page has a report from Vienna noting: "Upon the advice of the march of the Grand Viper to relieve Buda, the council of war hath been several times assembled here in the Emperor's presence; and orders have been sent to all the Imperial troops, which were dispersed in small bodies to join the army before Buda..." with... See More  

1929 death of actress Lillie Langtry...

QUINCY EVENING NEWS, Mass., February 12, 1929 



* Lillie Langtry death 

* British actress "The Jersey Lily" 



Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "'Jersey Lily,' Noted Beauty, Dead In Europe" See image for very brief text here.

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, binding slits along the spine, generally very ... See More  

Walter Eckersall death... Tribune sport's writer...

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, March 25, 1930



* Walter Eckersall death (1st report)

* University of Chicago Maroons football

* Sport's writer of this publication



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "HEART ATTACK TAKES WALTER ECKERSALL" with subheads and photo. Two more photos are on the back page.

Complete section II only with 20 pa... See More