Death of Annie Peck... mountaineer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1935 



* Annie Smith Peck death

* American Mountaineer



Page 17 has one column headings: "ANNIE PECK DIES, 84; MOUNTAIN CLIMBER" "She Has Scaled Tallest Peaks of Hemisphere and at 80 Flew Over Them Again" "Also Lecturer, Linquist" "Won World-Wide fame When She Conquered Mt. Huascaran--Resided in Hotel Here with one column ph... See More  

Crystal Springs, Mississippi train disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1942 



* Crystal Springs, Mississippi 

* Train-bus collision disaster 



The back page has one column headings that include: "12 DEAD, MANY HURT IN TRAIN-BUS CRASH" "Three From Up-State Among Thise Killed at a Grade Crossing in Mississippi" "FREIGHT CONFUSED DRIVER" and more. (see) First report coverage on the... See More  

Hazard, Kentucky Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1934.



* Rex Scott Negro lynching

* Hazard, Kentucky

* Perry County



The back page has one column headings "KENTUCKY MOB HANGS NEGRO TORN FROM JAIL", "Sheriff and Posse Reach Scene as Masked Crowd Disperses--First Lynching of 1934" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Rex Scott in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

Other news, spor... See More  

Fritz von Opel...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 24, 1929



* Fritz von Opel visits America

* Predicts mass transportation in rocket airplanes



Page 10 has one column headings: "Von Opel To Study Auto Industry Here" "Says on Arriving He Hopes to See Business Men Crossing Atlantic in Rocket Airplane" with photo. (see) Was he predicting the jet airplane ?

Other news, sports and advertisements o... See More  

A rare territorial title from Oklahoma...

NORMAN DEMOCRAT-TOPIC, Norman, Oklahoma, April 6, 1900 



* Rare territorial title



This is actually a "territorial" newspaper, as Oklahoma did not become a state until 1907, one of only 3 of the contiguous 48 to join the union in the 20th century (New Mexico & Arizona the other two).



Most of the front page is taken up with various news tidbits of both a local and national... See More  

Operation Felix....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 21, 1940



* Rock of Gibraltar bombing

* Operation Felix

* World War II



The front page has a nice banner headline: "REPORT GIBRALTAR BOMBED, AFIRE" With subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.

War-time prohibition taking effect in 1919....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1919



* War-time prohibition taking effect (eve)



The front page has a one column heading: "WAR PROHIBITION REPEAL HANGS ON ATTORNEY GENERAL" with subheads. (see) Coverage on wartime prohibition act taking effect (eve).

Other news of the day. Complete in 28 pages, some brown toning, a little margin wear, generally good.... See More  

Longest (baseball) scoring streak ends...

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 4, 1933 



* New York Yankees

* Longest non-shutout game streak at 308

* Lefty Grove



A banner headline on page 10 announces: "Longest Scoring Streak in Major League History Ends as Yankees are Blanked" with subheads: "Yankees Finally Bow By A Shut-Out, 7-0", "Held Scoreless by Grove of the Athletics After Tallying in 308 Games in Row", ... See More  

Harry Thaw murders Stanford White....

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, July 3, 1906



* Harry Kendall Thaw

* Stanford White murder



The front page has a one column heading: "TO PUNISH HARRY THAW" with subheads and photo of Thaw. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete in 20 pages, lightly toned, small label above photo (see), generally nice.. Should be handled with care.... See More  

1906 Valparaiso, Chile earthquake...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, August 10, 1906



* Armenian-Tatar massacres of 1905-07

* Russian Revolution of 1905



The front page has a one column heading: "SEVEN HUNDRED MORE KILLED" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete in 14 pages, lightly toned, small label within subheads (see), nice condition. Should be handled with care.... See More  

Case dropped against "Black Sox" scandal players...

THE NEWS & COURIER, Charleston, South Carolina, March 18, 1921 



* Chicago "Black Sox" White Sox

* 1919 World Series of baseball scandal



The front page has one column heads which announce the dropping of the legal case against the "Black Sox" scandal players, with: "DROP CASES AGAINST SEVEN SOX PLAYERS" "Judge Refuses to Grant Six Months Postponeme... See More  

Old Yankee Stadium stampede disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1929 



* re. Old Yankee Stadium stampede disaster

* New York Yankees - Babe Ruth - Lou Gehrig 

* Hospital visit with injured children w/ photo



Page 3 has a one column heading: "BABE RUTH BRINGS CHEER TO HOSPITAL" with many subheads and rare photo. (see) Two days earlier there was a stampede inside Yankee Stadium following a sudden rain downpo... See More  

Monte Pearson pitches no-hitter... Joe DiMaggio...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 28, 1938



* Monte Pearson pitches no-hitter

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball

* Joe DiMaggio 3 triples in a row



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a 7 column headline: "Pearson Pitches No-Hit Game Against Cleveland" with subheads, box scores and photo of Pearson. (see) 1st report coverage of the no-hitter by Yankees pitcher Monte ... See More  

Akron, Ohio soap box derby...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1935



* 2nd anuual soap box derby

* Akron, Ohio

* Graham McNamee



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 8:  "GRAHAM McNAMEE HURT" "Auto In Boys' Derby at Akron Injures 3 in Judges' Stand" 1st report coverage on the 2nd annual soap box derby in Akron, Ohio. The 1st derby was mostly of local interest only and was... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1944



* Kasturba Gandhi death

* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi wife

* The Mahatma



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19: "MRS. GANDHI DEAD; WIFE OF MAHATMA" "Succumbs to Heart Ailment at Poona, Where She and Husband Were Held in Detention" and more with one column photo of Mrs. Gandhi. (see)

Other news, sport and adverti... See More  

Rocket guns in World War II...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 22, 1943



* Rocket glider bombs

* Nazis new weapon



This 48 page newspaper two column headlines on page 13 that include: "Churchill Reveals Nazis Are Using Glider Bomb Powered by Rocket" and more (see photos). See photo for text here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout with much on World War II. Complete, rag edition in great c... See More  

English actress Marion Terry death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1930



* Marion Terry death (1st report)

* English stage actress - plays



Page 15 has a one column heading: "MARION TERRY DEAD; FAMOUS ACTRESS" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Siegfried Wagner death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1930



* Siegfried Wagner death (1st report)

* German opera composer and conductor

* Bayreuth Festival artistic director



Page 23 has a one column heading: "SIEGFRIED WAGNER DIES AT AGE OF 61" with subheads and photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

Charles Lindbergh receives gold medal....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1930



* Charles Lindbergh receives Congressional gold medal

* President Herbert Hoover - White House



The front page has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH RECEIVES MEDAL FROM HOOVER" with subheads. (see) Text continues on page 3 witgh photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear a... See More  

Charles Lindbergh...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 9, 1927.



* Charles Lindbergh's coming home

* On board the USS Memphis - light cruiser



The front page has a two column headline: "ALL WASHINGTON IS PREPARING FOR A RECORD GREETING" with subhead. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

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Fatty Arbuckle death in 1933...

THE PATRIOT, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June 30, 1933



* Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle death (1st report)

* Silent film actor, comedian and director



Page 13 has a one column heading: "FATTY ARBUCKLE DIES SUDDENLY" with subhead. (see)

Other news of the day including a front page report on the Jack Sharkey vs. Primo Carnera championship boxing match. Complete in 26 pages, light b... See More  

Death of Joe DiMaggio in a New York City newspaper...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, March 9, 1999  This is the "National Edition" with the very nice, full front page memorial to Joe DiMaggio who had just died, with a special "wrap-around" cover sheet with his photo from an earlier year with the New York Yankees. Great to have this report in a New York City newspaper.

The "wrap-around", is exclusively on DiMaggio &... See More  

Soviet space dogs launching...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 19, 1960



* Korabl-Sputnik 2

* Soviet space dogs Belka and Strelka

* Francis Gary Powers



The front page has a two heading: "5-Ton Space Ship Carrying Animals Launched By Reds" This was the very 1st space flight to bring back animals still alive.

Also on the front page is a four column headline: "Powers Sentenced To 10-Year Term"... See More  

Estelle Taylor supports Jack Dempsey after loss...

THE NEWS, Cleveland, Ohio, September 30, 1926



* Re: Jack Dempsey's defeat at the hands of Gene Tunney

* Estelle Taylor, his actress wife, supports him

* Boxing history



The front page has a one column head: "Estelle Is Still True to Dempsey," with the subhead: "Doesn't Know Difference Between Upper Cut and Lower Cut, But Hopes He'll Stay In The Fight Game." I... See More  

American Navy is helpless against German U-boats...

THE STAR, Guernsey, Channel Islands, April 7, 1942  This newspaper was published on this island in the English Channel and was occupied by the Germans during almost all of WWII. During the Nazi occupation they took over this newspaper and filled it with pro-German propaganda, offering a unique insight into how the Axis reported the news during the war.

Consequently, the pro-Nazi front page h... See More