1929 Battle of Mazatlan...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 24, 1929



* Battle of Mazatlan - government forces

* Rebels victory in Sinaloa, Mexico

* Jose Gonzalo Escobar Rebellion



The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIGHT 30 HOURS AT MAZATLAN" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete 1st section only (Sunday) with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

Albert Einstein in 1929....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1929.



* Albert Einstein's Unified field theory

* Gravitation & electromagnetism



Page 3 has a one column heading: "SEES EINSTEIN STEP AS BIG SCIENCE AID" with subheads. (see) Also on the same page is a one column heading: "NEW LIGHT THEORY BEARS ON EINSTEIN" with subheads. (see)

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Malcolm Campbell... Over 300 MPH in automobile...

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Jan. 22, 1933



* Race driver Malcolm Campbell

* Bluebird speed car photo



The top of the front page of this section has a nice photo showing Sir. Malcolm Campbell's new "Bluebird" speed car. Another related photo is on the front page as well.

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1934 Adolph Hitler's "Daily Mail" interview...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1934



* Newly named Fuhrer Adolph Hitler

* British tabloid "Daily Mail" interview

* Germany doesn't want a future war ?



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER BARS WAR; ASSERTS THAT 1918 'WAS LESSON TO US'" with subheads. (see images) Was this his way of fooling the World so he could build his war machine ? Thi... See More  

William Halsey Jr. named South Pacific commander...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1942



* Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.

* World War II - United States Navy

* Named commander, South Pacific Area

* Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley

* Promoted to four-star admiral

* Pre Naval Battle of Guadacanal



The front page has a banner headline: "HALSEY REPLACES GHORMLEY IN THE SOLOMONS" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside w... See More  

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands... USS Wasp sinking...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1942



* Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

* U.S. Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* Guadalcanal campaign - World War II

* USS Aircraft Carrier Wasp sinking



The front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ARMY REPELS JAPANESE ON GUADALCANAL; FLIERS SINK 2 DESTROYERS, HIT A BATTLESHIP, BUT FOE'S SEA FRONT OFF ISLAND IS UNBROKEN" with subheads. (s... See More  

1943 Withholding tax bill signed into law...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1943



* Withholding tax bill signed into law

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

* World War II era



The top of the front page has a one column headings: "PAY-AS-YOU-GO TAX IS SIGNED INTO LAW; IN EFFECT ON JULY 1" "Wage and Salary Earners Will Find 20% Withheld to Put Then on Current Basis" and more. (see) First report coverage continues o... See More  

NYC Blizzard of 1947...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1947



* Blizzard of 1947 (1st report)

* New York City snow storm



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "CITY IS MASTERING RECORD SNOW; BUSES STILL OUT, RAIL LINES GAIN; SUBURBS HARD HIT; 55 DEAD IN EAST" with various subheads and photo. (see images)

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Allies conquer Sicily in 1943....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1943 



*Allied invasion of Sicily ending

* Sicily Italy falling to the allies 

* Messina - World War II



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "AMERICANS GAIN 14 MILES IN SICILY" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition, some light toning, a little residue along the spine from disbinding, generally... See More  

Arthur Compton's atomic theory...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1931



* Physicist Arthur Compton

* American Institute of Physics

* Breaking down the atomic nucleus



The front page has a one column heading: "ATOM NUCLEUS SEEN YIELDING TO SCIENCE" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues inside with related photo.

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1948 Einsatzgruppen trial... SS officers sentenced...

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 9, 1945



* Einsatzgruppen trial ends with sentences

* Nazis - SS Officers - death sentences

* Jewish Holocaust - extermination of Jews

* SS mobile death squads - war crimes



Page 37 has a six column heading: "20 Nazis Found Guilty in Slaying of Million" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 48 pages, rag edition, minor spine wear, very nice condition.

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1954 Hurricane Hazel... Toronto, Canada...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 17, 1954



* Effects of Hurricane Hazel in Canada

* Toronto, Ontario storm & flood disaster



The front has a nice headline: "71 DIE, HUNDREDS LOST IN TORONTO" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete in a 80+ page Sunday edition, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, ge... See More  

1933 Italian Air Armada... Italo Balbo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1933



* Italian Air Armada - flying boats

* Italian fascist & aviator Italo Balbo



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Balbo's Fliers Reach Labrador In 1,500-Mile Hop From Iceland" with subhead. (see images) Related map is on page 2.

Complete in 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally good.... See More  

United States about to enter WWI... German spy arrested...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 9, 1917



* Captain Alfred Fritzen

* German Navy spy arrested

* World War I - WWI

* America close to entering

* Great headline for display



The front page has a nice a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GIRL AIDS IN CAPTURE OF ALLEGED TEUTON SPY" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.

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June Robles found... desert cage...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 18, 1934



* June Robles found alive 

* Desert cage box - Tucson, Arizona 

* William Gettle



The top of the front page has a three column photo headed: "First Photo of June Robles Reunited with Parents" Also a three column heading: "'String Them Up,' Crowd Cries At Two Robles Case Suspects" with subhead. (see... See More  

Mary Harlan Lincoln death....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 1, 1937



* Mary Harlan Lincoln death

* Robert Todd Lincoln's wife

* Abraham's daughter-in-law



The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF LINCOLN DIES IN CAPITAL AT 90" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the death of Mary Harlan Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's daughter-in-law.

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R. J. Reynolds heir murder... Libby Holman...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 5, 1932



* re. Zachary Smith Reynolds suicide ? death

* Heir of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

* Socialite & actress Libby Holman indictment



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HUNT LIBBY HOLMAN; INDICTED" with subheads. (see images) Was this suicide or murder ? American socialite Libby Holman was a suspect. She didn't remember what happ... See More  

Cuban missile crisis... blockade...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, October 26, 1962



* Cuban missile crisis

* Cold War - Soviet Union

* John F. Kennedy

* Financial aspect



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Menacing Missiles; Strategists Mull Risks Of Actions to Remove Rockets Now in Cuba" with subheads and more.

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1947 Lucille Ball beer advertisement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1947



* Lucille Ball beer advertisement

* American actress & comedian

* Post World War II pin-up girl

* Pre "I Love Lucy" TV sitcom



The back page has a nice 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inch advertisement showing a somewhat young Lucille Ball promoting "Schaefer" beer shortly after the end of World War II. This was 4 years prior to her iconic TV sho... See More  

1979 Flight 191 O'Hare airplane disaster....

CHICAGO SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, June 1, 1979



* American Airlines Flight 191 takeoff crash

* O'Hare airport disaster investigation

* In a Chicago publication (RARE)

 

The front page has a heading: "Engine fails, DC-10 returns" More on page 5 with two related photos. Until 9/11, it was the deadliest air disaster to occur on U.S. soil.

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Naval history: first U.S. destroyer sunk by enemy action...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 14, 1917 



* American steamship Algonquin

* U-62 -German U-Boat Torpedo sinks

* 1st U.S. vessel sunk after submarine warfare resumed



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICAN SHIP SUNK" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to ... See More  

Slick Willie as a Casanova in 1992...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 27, 1992



* President Bill Clinton - "Slick Willie"

* Womanizer - rapist - cheating husband

* About to win the 1992 election

* Richard Goldstein editorial



The front page has a cartoonish illustration of Bill Clinton with heading: "CLINTON & THE LOVE THANG" which is a editorial on the Democratic candidate... See More  

1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 24, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance

* Sentence to four months of penal labor



Beginning on the front page is a report headed: "Final Performance Nets 4 Months Hard Labor" with lead-in: "Lenny Bruce" Continues on multiple inside pages.

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1916 Battle of the River Somme... WWI...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 5, 1916



* Battle of the River Somme offensive - France

* World War I - WWI - German & British Empires

* One of the deadliest battles in human history



The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "ALLIES IN BIG ATTACK" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the &quo... See More  

Pair of issues with the constitution of Maine...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 9 and 16, 1820



* Constitution of Maine : pair of issues



A pair of issues within which is the complete text of the: "Constitution of Maine" which begins in the Sept. 9 issue & includes the Preamble and articles 1 thru X on nearly 7 pages, with the balance of the Constitution found in the Sept. 16 issue, beginning on the front page and... See More