Aviator Chance M. Vought death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1930



* Chance Milton Vought death (1st report)

* Aviation pioneer - airplane - aviator



Page 13 has a one column heading: "C. M. VOUGHT DIES; PIONEER IN AVIATION" with subheads and photo. (see) Text takes up 1 3/4 columns. 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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New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers win pennants...

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College & Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1949



* New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers both win pennants

* The World Series to follow would be the first to be played under the lights, and would be the first in a series of 5 consecutive wins by the Yankees - a record which still stands today



Page 6  has: "Yanks Top Red Sox, Bums Edge Phillies To W... See More  

Kerns Hotel fire... Lansing, Michigan...

THE COMMERICAL APPEAL, Memphis, December 12, 1934 



* Kerns Hotel fire holocaust (1st report) 

* Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan 



The front page has a three column headline: "14 Dead, 30 Missing In Hotel Holocaust; Toll May Reach 40" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Kerns Hotel fire disaster in Lansing Michigan.

30 pages, loose along the spine, som... See More  

Air-to-Air rocket weapon...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1950



* Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket

* "Mighty Mouse" - United States Navy



Page 14 has a two column heading: "New Air-to-Air Rocket Developed by Navy; Folding Fin Is Used to Help Speed in Combat" with related photo. (see) First report coverage on the introduction of the Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket. I suspect this is one of the few publ... See More  

Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series....

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1959



* Los Angeles Dodgers become World Series champions



The sport's section (page 15) has a nice six column headline: "Bums Wear World Crown" with subhead and more.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.... See More  

Jim Brown breaks NFL rushing record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1963



* Jim Brown breaks rushing yards record

* Cleveland Browns - NFL football



The sport's section (page 42) has a one column heading: "BROWNS TRIUMPH OVER EAGLES, 37-7" with subhead: "Jimmy Brown Sets Career Mark for Yards Rushing" (see) First report coverage on the game in which Jim Brown broke the all time rushing record at the time... See More  

Coal Glen mine explosion disaster...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 29, 1925



* Coal Glen mine explosion disaster (1st report)

* Oakland Township, Chatham County, North Carolina



The front page has a two column heading: "BODIES OF 32 MINE VICTIMS ARE RECOVERED FOLLOWING EXPLOSION" (see) First report coverage on the Coal Glen North Carolina mine disaster.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the d... See More  

February 26 Incident... Japan coup attempt...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 26, 1936



* February 26 Incident

* Attempted coup d'etat in Japan

* Imperial Japanese Army



The front page has a four column headline: "3 JAPANESE OFFICIALS SLAIN BY ARMY OFFICERS" with many subhead and related photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a few tiny binding holes, nice ... See More  

J. M. Barrie death... Peter Pan creator...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, June 20, 1937



* Sir J. M. Barrie death (1st report)

* Creator of Peter Pan



The front page of this section has a two column photo with heading: "Barrie Dies of Pneumonia at 77, Beloved by World for Peter Pan" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death of Sir J. M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan.

Complete 2nd section only with all 8 pag... See More  

1915 Battle of Celeya... Pancho Villa...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, April 14, 1915 



* Battle of Celeya (1st report)

* Pancho Villa defeated 

* Mexican Revolution 



The front page has a one column heading: "HEAVY BLOW DEALT VILLA IN A SORTIE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the battle of Celeya in which Pancho Villa was badly defeated.

Sixteen pages, loose along the spine, light staining... See More  

1934 "Sneakers Game" NFL title.... NYG...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, December 10, 1934 



* The famed "Sneakers Game" 

* NFL football title championship 



The sport's section (page 15) has a two column heading: "Giants Upset Bears to Win Pro Football Title, 30 to 13" with subhead which includes the text: "..Donning Rubber-Soled Shoes...". (see) First report coverage of the famous &q... See More  

Bannock War ending...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1878



* Bannock War ends

* From Fort Washakie - Wyoming



The front page has an article headed: "The End Of The Bannock War" with subhead. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a little irregular along the spine, good condition.

Uniontown, Pennsylvania murder...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, December 29, 1882



* Uniontown, Pennsylvania murder

* Nicholas L. Dukes

* Captain A. C. Nutt



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "FIFTEEN LIVES TAKEN" "State Treasurer Nutt Murdered Near Pittsburgh" and more. (see)

This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of ... See More  

Airplane disaster at Moses Lake, Washington... GI's killed on Christmas flight...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 21, 1952 



* Moses Lake, Washington 

* C-124 Globemaster airplane disaster 

* "Operation Sleigh Ride"



This 40+ page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "83 GI'S DIE IN WORST AIR DISASTER" with subheads that include: "Only 32 On Big Globemaster Escape Death" and m... See More  

Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx named to the MLB Hall of Fame...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 27, 1951



* Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx 

* Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame 



This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 17:"Ott, Foxx Named to Hall of Fame By Baseball Writers' Association" "Ex-Giant Outfielder and Pilot Gets Niche at Cooperstown on 197 Votes--Former Athletics, Red Sox Slugger Draws 179" with pho... See More  

Wilson's shuttle sewing machine...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 2, 1878  The front page of the issue has a half-page illustration "The Forster-Firmin Amalgamator" along with a related article. Inside the issue is: "Main Building at the Paris Exhibition"; "New Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine" which includes several illustrations; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.

Comple... See More  

1955 Spring City, Tennessee School bus & train disaster...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 23, 1955



* Spring City, Tennessee 

* Train - school bus wreck disaster 



This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "10 Killed, 31 Injured In Tennessee As Freight Train Rams School Bus"



Tells of the freight train that demolished a school bus full of children in Spring City, Tennessee.



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Baltic Sea Cold war incident in 1950....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 12, 1950  This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "SOVIET FLIERS FIRE ON U.S. AIRPLANE OVER BALTIC AREA" "Moscow Charges a B-29 Was in Latvian Territory and Opened the Attack" and more with related map. (see) Tells of the Baltic Sea Incident during the Cold War.



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

Palm Beach Fl tankers disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 24, 1943 



* Palm Beach, Florida 

* Tankers collision & explosion disaster 



This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "88 PERISH IN CRASH OF TWO TANKERS OFF FLORIDA COAST" "Seamen and Naval Gunners Burn to Death as Explosion Sets Both Ships on Fire" "ONE LADEN WITH GASOLIN... See More  

Building lots in Naples, Florida, for $10 each...

THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, April 11, 1887  Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc." with the content, and the ads, focused on such.

An inside page has a full column advertisement for: "NAPLES !  The Most Southern City of Florida...20,000 City Lots...An I... See More  

Velocipedes in the English Army... Early typewriter attachment...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 30, 1889  Articles with images include: "The Military Bicycle" "Use of Velocipedes In The English Army" "The New Simpson Timber Dry Dock at the Brooklyn, Navy Yard" "The Proposed Railway Bridge Between England & France" and the "Gledhill's Attachment For Type Writers",  which is accompanied by a... See More  

HMS Trinidad torpodoes itself...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1942



* HMS Trinidad sinking

* Torpedoes itself

* World War II - WWII



Page 10 has one column headings: "British Reports Loss OF 8,000-Ton Cruiser" "Trinidad Had Convoyed Ships to Russia--Captain Is Rescued" First report coverage on the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Trinidad disaster. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this Worl... See More  

1944 V-2 rocket bomb threat... Nazis...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1944



* German V-2 rocket flying bomb

* Nazis threatening it's use



Page 6 has two column headings: "The V-2 Rocket Bomb" "Its Long-Threatened Use Would Raise Many Grave Problems for the Germans" See images for text on the Nazis threatening to use this new rocket technology for revenge. I suspect this is one of the few publications to re... See More  

Byron Nelson 18th victory record....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, August 5, 1945  



* Byron Nelson wins his 18th of the year 

* Famous record - PGA golf 



The front page of this sport's section only has a one column heading: "NELSON IS VICTOR IN CANADIAN OPEN" with subhead. (see) First report coverage in Byron Nelson's famous 18th win in 1945 which is still a single season ... See More  

Babe Ruth agrees with the Yankees for $210,000...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 2, 1927 



* Babe Ruth contract

* New York Yankees

* Record season ahead



The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH PREPARES FOR BATTLE" Also includes a updated report just underneath that reports his contract has been signed. (see image for text here) This would also be the year that Ruth hit 60 home runs and what many con... See More