Battleship La Liberte disaster...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 26, 1911



* French Battleship La Liberte

* Explosion disaster (1st report)



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "LIBERTE BLOWN UP", "OVER 300 ARE KILLED", "FRENCH NAVAL DISASTER", and "FIRE REACHES MAGAZINES" and more with photo of the warship. Thi... See More  

Ruth Nichols airplane flight record...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, March 6, 1931



* Ruth Nichols - aviatrix

* Altitude airplane flight record (women)



This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:

"RUTH NICHOLS SETS NEW RECORD" with photo of Nichols (see photos).



Nice to have on the front page. Other news of the day including period advertising. This issue has light browning with little ... See More  

Jimmie Foxx 58th home run...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, September 26, 1932 



* Jimmie Foxx home run # 58 

* Boston Red Sox 



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on 14: "FOXX WALLOPS 58TH HOMER" and "Jimmy Finishes Two Short of Record".



Other baseball news on the last day of the regular season for 1932.

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Cowboy actor Tom Mix...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, November 3, 1930



* Tom Mix - Cowboy actor

* Western movies fame



This 20 page newspaper has a one column photo of Tom Mix with heading: "Cowboy Ill".



Other news of the day. Light browning with a little margin wear and chipping, irregular at the spine, otherwise good condition.



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Glen Cinema disaster, Scotland...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, December 31, 1929



* Glen Cinema disaster

* Paisley, Scotland

* Early same day, 1st report



This 16 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "SCORES OF CHILDREN AMONG 72 DEAD IN THEATER FIRE PANIC" with subheads. Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nic... See More  

Al G. Barnes circus death...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 25, 1931  This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BARNES, PIONEER OF CIRCUS, DEAD", "End Comes For Master Showman at Indio, Cal.; Under Big Top Since Youth"



Nice to have this report on the front page.



Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear and chipping, irregular at th... See More  

William Edward Hickman hangs....

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, October 19, 1928



* William Edward Hickman hanged

* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "'FOX' HICKMAN HOLDS COURAGE AS TRAP DROPS" and "Only Slight Pallor and Weakening Knees Show Emotions of Doomed Youth" with smaller subheads and photo of... See More  

1930 Bobby Jones wins...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, May 29, 1930



* Bobby Jones - golfer

* British amateur championship

* This would be his 2nd win towards the famous grand slam



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "JONES SCORES SCANT VICTORY OVER JOHNSTON" and "Americans Stage Ding-Dong Battle That Is Decided Only on Eighteenth Hole"



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1930 Bobby Jones wins.....

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, May 31, 1930



* Bobby Jones (early 1st report)

* Wins British amateur championship

* This was his 2nd win towards the famous grand slam



This 13 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



* JONES DEFEATS WETHERED, 7-6, TO WIN CROWN

* British Amateur Gold Championship Captured by Atlantan For First Time



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1947 robot rocket airplane....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 30, 1947



* Pilotless rocket plane

* Speed of sound tested ?



This 52 page newspaper has small one column headline on page 7: "Test Rocket Plane Aims At 900 Miles an Hour"



Please see photo for brief text here. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.... See More  

Robot rocket plane....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1947



* Robot rocket plane

* Speed of sound tested?



This 30 page newspaper has small one column headlines on page 3: "British Robot Test Fails", "Rocket-Driven Plane Found to Travel Below Speed of Sound", and more. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.

Mahatma Gandhi starts his 21-day fast...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 30, 1933



* Mahatma Gandhi starts his 21-day fast



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "GANDHI ENDS FAST, WEAK BUT HAPPY", "His Friends Rejoice as He Sips Orange Juice After 21 Days Abstinenence From Food" and more. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Minor margin wear, otherwise in good condi... See More  

Independence rally in Bombay, India... Gandhi...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 27, 1930



* Independence rally in Bombay India

* Mahatma Gandhi



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "REDS IN INDIA CLASH WITH NATIONALISTS"; "300 Tear Down Latter's Falgs at Huge 'Independence Day' Meeting in Bombay" and "ASSAIL GANDHI PROGRAM"



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Prince Karim Becomes Aga Khan IV...

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Nearing the end of the Civil War......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, February 27, 1865



* General William T. Sherman

* Gen. Joe Johnston

* Final months of the Civil War



This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SOUTHERN NEWS", "The Military Situation", "Anticipated Movement by Gen... See More  

Sherman's march to the sea...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, Nov. 22, 1864  Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN'S MOVEMENT", "His Army Thoroughly Equipped and in Highest Spritis", "Gen. Hood With His Entire Army at Florence and Tuscumbia, Ala.", "The Rebels Rush In For Plunder" and more.

Eight pages, minor foxing, good condition.

Galveston, Texas hurricane...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, August 17, 1915 



* Galveston, Texas hurricane...  Early 1st report 



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GALVESTON STORM", "City Apparently Safe", "No Loss Of Life Reported", and "Sea Wall Shows No Signs of Weakening--Gale at Times 90 Miles and Hour".



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Prohibition in America starts...

THE SCRANTON TIMES, Scranton, Pennsylvania, January 19, 1920



* Prohibition in America starts 

* No beer - liquor 



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:

"SUPREME COURT IS SPEEDING UP DRY DECISION" "Permits Rhode Island To Institute Original Proceeding To Test" "Validity Of Prohibition Act" which tells of the start of prohi... See More  

Eugene Burton Ely... First shipboard airplane landing...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, January 19, 1911  This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ELY ALIGHTS ON CRUISER'S DECK", "Aviator Makes Successful Landing on Pennsylvania and Flies Back to Shore", "MACHINE ENTIRELY UNDAMAGED", "ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN" and more (see images).



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V-2 rocket testing in New Mexico...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 12, 1946



* V-2 German rocket test 

* White Sands, New Mexico



This 60 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 22: "V-2 Rocket Hits 100 Miles Away". See photo for brief text here. Other post World War II news throughout. Other news, sports and advertisements within. Good condition.... See More  

Robert E. Peary...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 16, 1897 The front page has three photos and one illustration: "The Return Of The Peary Expedition." There is a companion report about the Arctic expedition that continues inside where there is a portrait of "Robert E. Peary, C.E., U.S.N.".  Other articles within are: The Lowell Textile School; Floating Dry dock for the Harbor of Hava... See More  

Joe Louis vs Max Baer boxing fight at Yankee Stadium...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, September 24, 1935.



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Max Baer - pre fight news (loads of text)

* Heavyweight boxing - Yankee Stadium



This 24 page newspaper has some one column heading on the front page concerning this famous fight on this day: "Fight Crowd Puts Millions on Line in N.Y." with subhead "Frolicsome Fans Take over City; Louis Fa... See More  

Just after the Revolutionary War...

THE EUROPEAN MAGAZINE, London, April, 1782  Certainly one of the less common titles from the 18th century, formatted much like the more popular "Gentleman's  Magazine". This was the first year of its existence, and it would publish until 1826. The first article is: "Anecdotes of His Excellency the Duke  of Portland..." which includes a full page plate of him.... See More  

Small front page map...

NEW YORK HERALD, December 4, 1862 



* Battle of Cane Hill, Arkansas

* Beaufort, North Carolina



The front page has a small one column-wide map showing the Beaufort, North Carolina vicinity. Other war-related column heads on the ftpg. include: "Interesting From Arkansas--General Blunt's Official Report of the Battle of Cane Hill" "The Expedition to Yerllville" &quo... See More  

Jake Lingle assassination...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 10, 1930 



* Jake Lingle assassination 

* Chicago reporter  

* Al Capone - Gangsters 



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CHICAGO HUNT SEEKS KILLER OF REPORTER", "$40,000 Award Is Offered for Assailant of Paper Employee" and more (see photos). This tells of the gangl... See More