Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 10, 1825  One of the brief articles on the back page reads in its entirety: "An Hebrew city, to be called Ararat is to be laid off on Grand Island, N.Y., on the 15th or 18th instant, with masonic and military ceremonies. It will be located to face the mouth of the great canal." This was the project of newspaper publisher Mordecai Manuel N... See More  

Penn State Nittany Lions in 1934 & more....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, December 10, 1934



* Penn State Nittany Lions

* NCAA college football games



Page 4 of this section has one column heading: "PENN STATE WINS FROM LEHIGH, 31-0" with subheads and lineups (see) Many other college football games reported as well.

Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section only with all 12 pages, rag editi... See More  

Helen Keller slams Hitler & Mussolini...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1934



* Helen Keller - deaf & blind author

* Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini



The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "HELEN KELLER HITS AT TWO DICTATORS" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a hi... See More  

Raymond Poincaré death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 15, 1934



* French Statesman Raymond Poincaré death

* Prime Minister & President of France



The front page has a one column heading: "POINCARE IS DEAD; WAR STATESMAN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo. (see) Lengthy text. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication... See More  

Christmas Eve in small-town 1966...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, December 24, 1966 



* Christmas Eve, 1966

* Ads, news of the day, and more



What was it like to live in small-town America on Christmas Eve in 1966? Enjoy the sampling of ads, articles, and cartoons revealing the contextual mindset of those living during the tumultuous time in both American and world history.



The issue is complete in eight pages and i... See More  

James Jeffries vs. Tom Sharkey... boxing...

THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, November 4, 1899



* James J. Jeffries vs. Tom Sharkey

* Heavyweight boxing championship

* 1st ever on film - motion pictures



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "VICTORY FOR JEFFRIES" with subheads. (see)

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, light toning, minor margin wear, should be handled with care.... See More  

1926 Miami, Florida hurricane...

THE WORLD, New York City, September 20, 1926



* Miami, Florida hurricane disaster 



The front page has a one column heading: "FLORIDA SWEPT BY HURRICANE" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

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Hurricane Flora strikes....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, October 5, 1963



* Hurricane Flora - one of the Caribbean's wettest Hurricanes on record

* Historic devastation to Haiti and surrounding region

* Over 7,000 deaths



This 28 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "HURRICANE KILLS 61, THREATENS FLORIDA" with subheads. (see)



Other news of the day throughout. Light bro... See More  

Edison's latest...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 22, 1898  The front cover is a large print captioned: "The Edison Magnetic Concentrating Works - The Giant Rolls" with additional illustrations & text inside. Also inside: "An Improved Telephone Transmitter" "The King Gasoline Launch Engine" "The Mietz & Weiss Kerosene Engine"  and many more articles, ... See More  

Charles Gardiner death... Black Hawks goaltender...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1934



* Charles Gardiner death

* Chicago Black Hawks goaltender

* National Ice Hockey League





The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "CHARLES GARDINER, HOCKEY STAR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Charles Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks goaltender in National Hockey League. I suspect this is one of the fe... See More  

The World's Worst Divorce Attorney case....

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, June 4, 1916



* Victor Innes found guilty

* Mrs. John W. Nelms

* Eloise Dennis



The front page has a nice banner headline: "INNES, GUILTY, GIVEN 7-YEAR SENTENCE" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, light toning, a little spine wear, generally good.... See More  

Kennedy - Johnson political ticket...

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer - Ilion, New York, July 15, 1960  The headlines reads "Johnson Candidacy Wins Both Acclaim, Protest" with subhead "Kennedy Plans Formal Acceptance Tonight". This includes photos of both John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Additional articles pertaining to the convention are on the front page.

Other news, sports and advertisements are within.

C... See More  

Polo Grounds last MLB game....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 19, 1963  This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 39: "Phils Top Mets In final Contest At Polo Grounds" "Chris Short Gets 5-1 Victory Over Craig Anderson" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the very last major league baseball game held at the famous Polo Grounds in New York City.



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Opening game of 1961 World Series

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 5, 1961  The front page has a two column-wide headline "Ford of Yanks Beats Reds, 2 to 0, in Opener of Series" which also includes a photo of Whitey Ford pitching. The sports section features two banner headlines "Mantle Doubts He Can Play Today but Hopes to Get into Series Saturday" and "Reds Lose Game, but Not Sense of Humor, and Give Ful... See More  

Jimmy Hoffa guilty...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, July 27, 1964



* Jimmy Hoffa found guilty

* Teamsters leader



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Hoffa Guilty in Union Pension Fraud Case".



Other news of the day including much on the Rochester NY race riots. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise good.



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Willie Mays 500th home run....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 14, 1965



* Willie Mays 500 HR's

* San Francisco Giants

* MLB Baseball



This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 5: "Mays Keeps Slugging As Juan Hurls Giants Win". Tells of baseball great Willie Mays hitting his 500th career home run.



Other news of the day. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise i... See More  

1962 Carmichaels, Pennsylvania mine disaster...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 7, 1962 



* Carmichaels, Pennsylvania 

* Coal mine explosion disaster 



This 10 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page:

"Little Hope Is Held for 36 Men Trapped in Mine" with subhead. (see)



Tells of the Robena Cola Mine explosion disaster of the Frosty Run shaft, U.S. Steel Corporation in Carmich... See More  

Of "The House that Cazzie Built" fame...

Cazzie Russell... University of Michigan star...

THE DETROIT NEWS PICTORIAL MAGAZINE, Detroit, Michigan, February 7, 1965



* Cazzie Russell - from during his "building of the house" era

* Michigan Wolverines' basketball legend

* Would become the NBA's #1 pick, all-star, coach, and winner of Athletes in Action's, "Coach Wooden 'Keys to Life' Award."



The cover has a full-page color photo of Cazzie, wi... See More  

Victor Feguer - last person executed in Iowa...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 15, 1963



* Last person to be executed in Iowa

* Last to receive death penalty in the U.S. for approx. 40 years



Page 3 has the 3-line single-column heading: "Michigan Killer Dies on Gallows", with a photo and coverage of the execution of Victor Harry Feguer, who became the last person executed for a Federal Crime for nearly 40 years and is... See More  

James Earl Ray wanted by FBI...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, May 14, 1868  Page 6 carries a 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch advertisement "WANTED BY FBI" for James Earl Ray and the list of all of his aliasas. "James Earl Ray, a Missouri prison escapee, sought under the alias Eric Starvo Galt in connection with the gunshot slaying of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is one of the FBI's 'Ten Mos... See More  

Memorial service for Medgar Evers...

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer - Ilion, New York, July 15, 1963  The front page has a two column, two line headline "Honor Medgar Evers Memory In Rainy Capitol Ceremony" which took place in Albany. "...Some of the demonstrators sat on the massive stone staircase of the Capitol, near the carving of the head of a Negro and a broken chain, a symbol of the freeing of the slaves. It... See More  

Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnapped... Crash of Pan Am Clipper 214...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, December 10, 1963 The front page has the reporting of "Sinatra's Son Still Missing; 6 Seized" which also contains a small photo of Frank Sinatra, Jr. and of the place he was kidnapped from. There is an additional article "Young Frankie's Voice is Echo of Famed Dad".

Also on the front page is "Pilot Calm as Jetline Plunges - 'C... See More  

Popular for the colorful political cartoons...

PUCK, New York, Feb. 8, 1893  Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are much desired for their displayability. This issue has as its political cartoons:

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General Taylor & the Mexican War...

THE UNION, Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 1847  The ftpg. has: "The Executive and the Army" concerning General Taylor (see). Page 2 has more content concerning General Taylor and the Mexican War, plus: "Arrival of the Remains of the Heroes of Monterey--Military Escorts--Departure of the Remains of Capt. Boyle..." and more.

Four pages, nice condition.

Joe Louis title fight vs. Tony Galento...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 29, 1939



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Tony Galento (Two Ton)

* Heavyweight boxing title fight



Page 9 has two column heading: "GALENTO PUTS UP GREAT FIGHT BUT LOUIS HOLDS TITLE" with subhead. (see photos)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, some spine wear, generally good.



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