Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1931



* Eugène Ysaÿe death (first report)

* Belgian violinist, conductor and composer



Page 25 has a one column heading: "MANY NATIONS JOIN IN MOURNING YSAYE" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Belgian violinist, Eugène Ysaÿe. He is regarded as "The King of the Violin".

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USS Akron Navy airship very 1st flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1931



* USS Akron (ZRS-4) very 1st test flight

* United States Navy rigid airship



The front page has a one column heading: "AKRON IN FIRST TEST; SHE PERFORMS WELL" with subheads. (see) Report continues inside with photo. (see) First report coverage on the very 1st test flight of the USS Akron, a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy. Always ... See More  

Sir Howard Grubb death... Dublin, Ireland...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 17, 1931



* Sir Howard Grubb death (1st report)

* Optical telescopes - reflector sight

* Dublin Ireland



Page 25 has a one column heading: "SIR HOWARD GRUBB DIES IN DUBLIN AT 87" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, wi... See More  

Franz Schalk, Austrian conductor death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1931



* Franz Schalk death (1st report)

* Austrian conductor - Vienna State Opera director

* Salzburg Festival co-founder



Page 19 has a one column heading: "FRANZ SCHALK DEAD; NOTED CONDUCTOR" 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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John Maxwell (British Army officer) death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 22, 1929



* Sir John Maxwell death

* British Army officer

* Easter Rising executions fame



Page 21 has a one column heading: "GENERAL MAXWELL DIES AT CAPE TOWN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Sir John Grenfell Maxwell.

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1942 Japanese midget submarines... Sydney Harbor attack...

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, June 1, 1942 



* Sydney Harbor, Australia attacked 

* Imperial Japanese Navy - midget submarines 

* Irwin Rommel defeated in Africa



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Japs Try To Raid Sydney; Three Midget Subs Sunk" with subhead. (see) 1st report coverage on the attack of Sydney Harbor in Australia by submarines of th... See More  

Schienenzeppelin railcar speed record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1931



* Schienenzeppelin - rail zeppelin - railcar



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Rail Zeppelin' Speeds 143.75 Miles an Hour; World Record Is Set on Hamburg-Berlin Run" (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint... See More  

Alfred Wegener's body found in Greenland...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1931



* Alfred Wegener's body found in the Arctic

* German polar researcher, geophysicist & meteorologist



The top of the front page is a two column heading announcing: "Wegener's Body Found in Greenland Waste; Died Peacefully, Buried in Furs by Native" (see) First report coverage on German polar researcher Alfred Wegener's body found in G... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 9 only, May 3, 1931



* Origin of the solar system

* Harold Jeffreys' theory

* Planets - moons



Page 4 of this section has a banner headline: "ORIGIN OF SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLAINED IN A NEW THEORY; An English Scientist Holds That the Earth and the Other Planets, Together With Their Satellites, Were Created Through a Stupendous Cosmic Collision and That the Moo... See More  

Prohibition law held valid in 1931....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 25, 1931



* National Prohibition Act held valid

* Eighteenth Amendment argument

* Dry law to continue in the U.S.



The front page has a one column heading: "DRY LAW HELD VALID BY SUPREME COURT; RULING IS UNANIMOUS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the United States v. Sprague Supreme Court decision with complete text on page 21.

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Ruth Rowland Nichols aviation feat.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1931



* Ruth Rowland Nichols breaks record

* World altitude record (Women)

* Airplane flight to 28,743 feet



The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH NICHOLS SOARS SIX MILES ABOVE CITY, SETTING NEW RECORD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo of Nichols. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in th... See More  

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 12, 1921



* Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

* Becomes 1st MLB Baseball commissioner



Page 7 has a two column heading: "Baseball Finally Put On Reconstructive Basis" (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, a little light staining, a few small margin tears, generally nice.



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Songwriter Charles K. Harris death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1930



* Charles K. Harris death

* Songwriter of popular music

* "Tin Pan Alley" pioneer

* "After the Ball" (song) fame



Page 21 has a one column heading: "C. K. HARRIS DEAD; NOTED SONG WRITER" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inven... See More  

Eddie Casey becomes Harvard head coach....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1930



* Eddie Casey, American football player & coach

* Harvard Crimson football head coaching job



The sport's section (page 30) has a banner headline: "Eddie Casey Appointed Head Coach of Harvard Football Team to Succeed Horween" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Eddie Casey becoming the new head coach for the Harvard ... See More  

Tommy Brown 17 yr. old MLB HR (youngest)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1945 



* Tommy Brown - Brooklyn Dodgers 

* Youngest to ever hit a home run 



The sport's section (page 24) has a two column heading: "Pirates Swamp Dodgers, 11 to 1; Game Marked by 7 Brook Errors" with subhead: "Tom Brown's First Homer Keeps Roe From Shutout Victory..." with box scores. Brown still holds the record for... See More  

Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...

Neville Chamberlain "War Situation" speech...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1939



* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's "War Situation" speech at House of Commons

* Adolph Hitler & World War II

* Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...



The front page has a four column headline: "CHAMBERLAIN BARS HITLER PLEDGES; SAYS THREATS WILL  NOT SWAY ALLIES; NAZIS SEE IN TALK CHANCE FOR TRUCE" with ... See More  

Russian painter Ilya Repin death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 30, 1930



* Ilya Repin death (1st report)

* Russian realist painter

* Art - paintings



Page 27 has a one column heading: "ILYA REPIN IS DEAD; RUSSIAN PAINTER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Russian realist painter, Ilya Repin. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in ou... See More  

Eddie Rickenbacker receives Medal of Honor....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 7, 1930



* Eddie Rickenbacker - American fighter ace

* Congressional Medal of Honor recipient

* World War I - 94th Fighter Squadron



Page 16 has a one column heading: "HOOVER PINS MEDAL ON RICKENBACKER" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Eddie Rickenbacker receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Herbert Hoover.

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Commodore Robert Peary North Pole Found 1917....

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Charles Becker execution...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated July 30, 1915



* Charles Becker executed at Sing Sing prison



This 8 page newspaper has a two line headline on the front page:



* BECKER GAME TO THE LAST



with subheads: "Curtain Drops Upon Tragedy of Gotham Gun Play" "Doomed Man Denied His Guilt"



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Floyd Patterson regains heavyweight boxing title...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 21, 1960



* Floyd Patterson regains heavyweight boxing title (1st to do so)

* Ingemar Johansson



This 32 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Patterson Knocks Out Ingo In 5th Round, Regains Title" with photo. (see)



More on page 24 (sport's section).



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Peary discovers the North Pole...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, September 8, 1909



* Robert Peary finds the North Pole



The front page has a nice account on the finding of the North Pole by Robert E. Peary, with one column headlines that include: "ON TOP OF WORLD PEARY STOOD BEFORE COOK", "In Dispatch Published in London he Claims Priority of Discovery" and more (see photos).



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Jack "Legs" Diamond trip to Europe....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1930



* Jack 'Legs' Diamond's trip to Europe

* Irish American gangster - prohibition era

* SS Belgenland (1914) ocean liner



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Legs' Diamond Is Aboard Liner Belgenland Wants to Go to Vichy to 'Take Cure,' He Says" (see)

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Charles Lindbergh wins Harmon Trophy....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1928



* Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh

* Airplane inventor Orville Wright

* Harmon Trophy presentation



Page 5 has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH SHARES HONOR WITH WRIGHT" with subheads that include: "Inventor Escorts Ocean Flier to Conference Platform to Receive Harmon Trophy" and more. (see) First report coverage on Orville Wright presen... See More  

Execution of Floyd and Claude Allen...

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, March 29, 1913  The backpage has a one-column wide, two-line headline "FATHER AND SON GO TO ELECTRIC CHAIR" with subhead "Eleventh Hour Plan to Save the Allens is Thwarted". "Floyd Allen and his son, Claude, the only two of the Hillsville gunmen to pay the death penalty for the Carroll courthouse murders a year ago, ... See More