Frank Yerby... The Foxes of Harrow...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 25, 1947  Page 35 has a two column, opening day review and image for "The Foxes of Harrow", written by Frank Yerby. This movie was created from the 1st script ever purchased by Hollywood which was written by a black writer and then made into a major motion picture. The fact that it starred Rex Harrison and Mauren O'Hara makes it all the more desirable ... See More  

Death of movie great Orson Welles...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 11, 1985



* Orson Welles death (1st report)

* Actor - director - writer - producer

* Hollywood movie film - radio - theatre

* "War of the Worlds" & "Citizen Kane" fame

* Best title to be had ?



The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Orson Welles, Theatrical Genius, Found Dead at 70" and includes a photo of him. The article car... See More  

Mobster Joseph Barbara death...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 18, 1959



* Joseph Barbara death - "Joe the Barber"

* Bufalino crime family mob boss

* Apalachin meeting fame - Costa Nostra - Mafia



The top of page 4 has a three column heading: "Barbara, Closemouthed Host of Gangland Parley, Dies" with small photo of Barbara, (see images)

Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, generally ... See More  

1904 Reed Smoot hearings... Mormons...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 17, 1904



* Reed Smoot hearings 

* Mormons - polygamy



The front page has a two column heading: "MORMONS OBEY SMITH IN DEFIANCE OF COURT" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.

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Last surviving Civil War veteran death...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Dec. 21, 1959



* William Wright (centenarian) death

* Last surviving American Civil War veteran ?

* John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade forager



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Walter Williams Dies At 117, Last Veteran Of Blue And Gray" with  lead-in: "Door Closes On Civil War Echoes" and photo. (see images)

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2nd weekend of "Titanic", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 26, 1997 



* Best Titanic film advertisement

* Second weekend premiere - following Friday

* Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet



A terrific issue on the second weekend of the motion picture hit "Titanic" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's pri... See More  

Black Sunday begins... Dust bowl...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1935



* Black Sunday begins

* Dust Bowl



The top of page 31 has a one column heading: "DUST STORM HEADS FOR PACIFIC COAST" with subheads that include: "Only Low Pressure Protects California as Slit Pours on New Mexico, Arizona" "New Clouds In Oklahoma" and more. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 38 page... See More  

Hermann & Emmy Göring wedding.... Black Sunday Dust Storm - 3 days prior...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1935



* Hermann Göring wedding - marriage

* German actress Emma Sonnemann

* "First Lady of the Third Reich"

* Dust Bowl - 3 days prior to "Black Sunday"



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "GOERING MARRIED IN NAZI SPLENDOR" with subhead and photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World fa... See More  

Joseph Goebbels warn Jews of Germany in 1934....

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 13, 1934



* Joseph Goebbels - propaganda minister

* Jews - Jewish population of Germany

* Last warning to not act pompous



Page 11 has a one column heading: "A WAR OF RAGE IS FACING JEWS" with subhead. (see images) An early warning over 5 years prior to the outbreak of World War II by Joseph Goebbels, telling the Jewish population of Germany to "behave a... See More  

1957 Amonate, Virginia coal mine explosion...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 28, 1957 



* Amonate, Tazewell County Virginia

* Pocahontas Fuel Company disaster

* Coal mine No. 31 gas explosion



The front page has a one column heading: "BLAST TRAPS 21 IN MINE, 14 SAFE" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the coal mine gas explosion in mine No. 31 of the Pocahontas Fuel Company in Amonate, Virginia... See More  

Review & premiere of "Goodfellas", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 19, 1990



* Best "Goddfellas" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Martin Scorsese - crime - mobsters - mafia



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Goodfellas" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood ... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1933



* Italian Air Armada - flying boats

* Italo Balbo arrives in NYC



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "GREAT ITALIAN AIR ARMADA IS ACCLAIMED BY MILLIONS AS IT WINGS OVER THE CITY" with subheads. (see) Much more on the following pages with photos.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is th... See More  

1937 Women's day massacre... steel riot...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 20, 1937



* Women's Day Massacre in Youngstown, Ohio

* Steel Workers Organizing Committee riot

* Police treatment of steelworkers' wives



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "13 SHOT IN OHIO STEEL RIOT" with subheads. (see images) More on page 8.

Complete 1st section only with 17 pages, rag edition in great conditi... See More  

The death of boxer Jack Johnson...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1946



* Heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson death

* 1st black World champion "Galveston Giant"



Page 15 has a two column heading: "Jack Johnson Dies Following Accident" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, gener... See More  

Secretariat wins in 1972... Belmont Futurity Stakes...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., Sept. 17, 1972



* Secretariat wins Hopeful Stakes- Saratoga

* Pre Triple Crown thoroughbred horse racing



The bottom of page 36 has a brief and discrete report with a one column heading: "Secretariat Wins Futurity At Belmont" (see image) This was Secretariat's 3rd major victory. First report coverage on Secretariat winning the Belmont Futur... See More  

By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan...

THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 5, 1905  As noted just under the title: "William J. Bryan, Editor & Proprietor". Bryan was an unsuccessful Democratic Presidential nominee in 1896, 1900 and 1908. He was a strong supporter of Prohibition in the 1920s, and energetically attacked Darwinism and evolution, most famously at the Scopes Trial in 1925. Five days after winning the cas... See More  

Newspaper for those on board a floating university...

THE BINNACLE, S.S. Ryndam, April 2, 1927  Subtitled: "Published Daily at Sea by The Floating University."  An interesting little "in-house" newspaper published on board the ship of this early floating university that traveled the world. 

Four pages, lightly inked library stamp in an upper corner, 9 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches, good condition.

Illinois football icon Red Grange wins 1924 MVP...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 21, 1924



* Red Grange wins Big Ten football MVP

* Illinois Fighting Illini college football HB

* Chicago Tribune Silver Football award

* Very 1st year of this award (very rare as such)



The front page of the sport's ection has a terrific banner headline for display: "RED GRANGE AWARDED TRIBUNE TROPHY" with subheads and pictorial. (see images) Of c... See More  

Eddie Waitkus shot... MLB player...

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Penn., June 16, 1949



* Eddie Waitkus shot

* Philadelphia Phillies - MLB baseball

* Ruth Ann Steinhagen



The front page has a one column heading: "Ed Waitkus Improved; Girl Held" (see image) Coverage on Philadelphia Phillies baseball star, Eddie Waitkus, being shot by obsessed fan, Ruth Ann Steinhagen.

Complete with 14 pages, light toning and mi... See More  

Tokyo War Crimes Trial begins... Tojo indicted...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1946



* Tokyo War Crimes military Trial - Tribunal begins

* Prime Minister of Japan, Hideki Tojo & others indicted

* Crimes of aggression against humanity - peace



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ALLIES INDICT TOJO AND 27 FOR A PLOT TO RULE THE WORLD" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the beginning of the In... See More  

Amonate, Virginia coal mine explosion...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 28, 1957 



* Amonate, Tazewell County Virginia

* Pocahontas Fuel Company disaster

* Coal mine No. 31 gas explosion



The front page has a banner headline: "MINE BLAST TRAPS 21" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the coal mine gas explosion in mine No. 31 of the Pocahontas Fuel Company in Amonate, Virginia. 

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Murder Inc. hitman Abe Reles sings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1940



* Abe Reles rats - Notorious Murder Inc. hitman

* "The Canary Who Could Sing, But Couldn't Fly."



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RELES IS TELLING STORY OF MURDERS DONE BY HIS GANG" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with photo of Reles.

Other news of the day. Complete 1st sec... See More  

Babe Ruth signs New York Yankees contract...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, March 6, 1922  The top of page 6 has column heads: "RUTH TO CASH IN $75,000 AND A SWAT BONUS" "Contract Makes Him Best Paid Athlete in World".

Also, the same page has a column: "Billy Evans Says" which discusses the Babe Ruth contract and his home run hitting record.

Complete in ten page, light toning and minor wear at the ... See More  

A newspaper focused on not promoting woman suffrage...

THE WOMAN PATRIOT, Washington D.C, April 12, 1919  Unlike other focused newspapers of this era, this newspaper was against woman suffrage. Printed in the masthead is: "For Home and National Defense Against Woman Suffrage, Feminism and Socialism". And the content is as you would expect from such a newspaper.

Eight pages, 10 3/4 bye 16 inches, minor rubbing, good condition. This is a... See More  

A fiery & fatal end to the Branch Davidian compound...

WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD--Special Report, April 19, 1993  The bold banner headline: "A FIERY END" reports the siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco and the devastating fire which ended the stand-off with the FBI resulting in the death of 76 people. Great to have this report in a Waco newspaper.

Complete with all 4 sections and 24 pages, great condition.