For the ladies, with original outer wrappers...

THE LADIES' WORLD, New York, February, 1892  The content is much as the title would suggest. This issue still has the original green wrappers with a very ornate masthead within.

Sixteen pages plus the wrappers, tears at margins, never bound nor trimmed.

With eight prints of Saratoga, New York...

EVERY SATURDAY - An Illustrated Weekly Journal, Boston, Sept. 9, 1871  An illustrated Harper's Weekly-like publication with many illustrations, amongst which are: "A View of Eloping Forest", a doublepage centerfold; "The City of Edinburgh, From the Castle" "In the Western Highlands--Among the Prairie Hens" and several pages with 8 prints and article: "Sa... See More  

Albert Einstein on the 1939 Jewish dilemma....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1939



* Albert Einstein & the European Jews

* Continued persecution in Nazi Germany

* Jewish Homeland ? Palestine ? England ?



The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "DR. EINSTEIN URGES PATIENCE ON JEWS" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section with all 22 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 28, 1962 

 

* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and put in jail  (day of)



Page 6 has a two column heading: "Negro Strategists Map Plans In Racial Assault" (see) King and his associates would be arrested shortly after this publication was released.

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the mar... See More  

Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 9, 1934



* Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" Death

* Major League Baseball catcher and manager



The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "WILBERT ROBINSON DIES IN ATLANTA" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Wilbert Robinson, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player and manager. I suspect this is one of the few... See More  

Slave ship is abandoned... Trouble with the Creek Indians...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 28, 1825



* Creek Nation

* Slaver ship



 Inside  has: "The Creeks" being a report from Milledgeville, Georgia, noting: "...for the protection of the frontier against Indians hostility, and also for ensuring the personal safety of the agent, whose life is said to be threatened by the Indians...the murder of Hawkins, the interp... See More  

Toronto Maple Leafs win 1931 Stanley cup...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Daily tribune, April 10, 1932



* Toronto Maple Leafs - NHL Hockey

* Wins Stanley Cup title

* vs. New York Rangers



The front page of this section has a seven column heading: "TORONTO BEATS RANGERS, 6-4; WINS STANLEY CUP" with subhead and lineups. (see) First report coverage on the Toronto Maple Leafs winning the 1931-32 Stanley Cup by defeatin... See More  

The "match king" takes his life...

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 13, 1932 



* Ivar Kreuger suicide

* "Match King"

* Charles Lindbergh Jr.

* Kidnapping (Safe ?)



The front page has a one column heading: "FINANCIER ENDS LIFE IN PARIS" with subheads. First report coverage continues inside with photo. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 14 pages, rag edition, minor spine wear, otherwise in great c... See More  

St. Valentine's Day massacre indictment... Jack McGurn....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 28, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day massacre arrest (1st rpt.)

* Jack McGurn - Al Capone trigger man

* Charles Lindbergh airplane crash in Mexico



The front page has a one column heading: "GANGSTER HELD IN KILLING OF 7" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the capture of Al Capone henchman, Jack McGurn, for his role in the St. Valentine&... See More  

Soviets take the lead in the space race...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., April 13, 1961 



* Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - Soviet cosmonaut

* 1st human into outer space



The small front page one column heading announces that the Soviets have taken the lead in the space race: "Yuri Tells Of Flight Into Space" (see images)

Complete with all 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

1932 Ritz Tower, New York City explosion...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 2, 1932 



* The Ritz Tower Hotel explosion 

* New York City skyscraper 

* FDNY firefighters killed



The front page is a one column heading: "7 Dead, 25 Hurt by Explosion in Ritz Tower" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the explosion at the Ritz Tower Hotel on Park Avenue in Manhattan.

Complete with 26 pages, rag editi... See More  

Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 24, 1931



* Wilson Bentley death (1st report)

* 1st known photographer of snowflakes



Page 17 has a one column heading: "WILSON A. BENTLEY, SNOW EXPERT, DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Wilson Alwyn "Snowflake" Bentley, known for photographing snowflakes up close. I suspect this is one of the few publications to ... See More  

Michigan Wolverines are the 1948 National champions...

THE DETROIT NEWS, November 30, 1948



* Michigan Wolverines

* National champions (1st report)

* NCAA college football



The front page of the sport's section (page 25) has a two column heading: "Final Score for '48--'M' 3,448, Irish 3,325" with standings. (see images) First report coverage on the Michigan Wolverines officially being named national champions of college... See More  

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested...

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 13, 1963



* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested

* Birmingham civil rights campaign

* Southern Christian Leadership Conference



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "Negro Student Help Sought" Civil unrest in Birmingham would continue for weeks with many confrontations between black youth and white civic authorities.

Complete with 8 ... See More  

(Digital Image) 2nd-ever Crossword Puzzle from The New York Times (includes answers to the 1st-ever puzzle)...

High Resolution digital image of the 2nd-ever Crossword Puzzle published by THE NEW YORK TIMES - from the Magazine Section, February 22, 1942 



* 2nd-ever crossword puzzle

* includes answers to the 1st-ever puzzle



This 600 DPI digital image from an original Magazine Section provides the second crossword puzzle in the history of this famed newspaper, along with the answers to their 1st-e... See More  

Death of King George III's son...

THE GENERAL EVENING POST, London, England, May 8, 1783  The front page begins with a report of the death of King George III's four year-old son: "On Saturday last...died his Royal Highness Prince Octavius, his Majesty's youngest son, to the great grief of his Majesty and all the Royal Family." There is another reference to his death on the front page.

Four pages, good condi... See More  

Women's suffrage... Mary Livermore...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Oct. 26, 1870  



* Women's suffrage advocate Mary Livermore address



The front page has column heads: "Woman Suffrage Bazaar" "What is proposed to be Done - The Meeting at Washburn Hall Yesterday - Address by Mrs. M. A. Livermore".

Mary Livermore was a noted American journalist, abolitionist, and advocate of women's ri... See More  

Country's leading women's suffrage publication...

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 1900



* Rare publication

* Women's suffrage



 Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist lea... See More  

1907 Standard Oil case.... John D. Rockefeller...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 19, 1907



* The Standard Oil of New Jersey

* John D. Rockefeller case



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ROCKEFELLER OWNED FOURTH OF STOCK" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. 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... See More  

1960 Explorer 8 research satellite launch...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 3, 1960



* Explorer 8 launch and orbit

* NASA Research satellite



The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. Orbits 'Space Lab'" with subheads and small photo. (see images)

Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, Generally nice.... See More  

Making a living lecturing on the outlaw Jesse James...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 7, 1882  Keeping in mind that Jesse James was killed in nearby St. Joseph just 2 months previous, page 4 has an article: "The James Lecture". The article talks of the ethics of making a living by speaking about Jesse James, and including members of James' family as part of the presentation. One bit notes: "...That the widow should se... See More  

Latest news from the Gold Rush...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 10, 1849 



* California Gold Rush

* 49ers - mining - miners



Page 3 has a variety of reports under: "From California" which has the latest reports concerning the Gold Rush, a few bits noting: "...Gold is plenty, large quantities being brought every day from the placers...The quantity was thought inexhaustible...The healt... See More  

Ronald Reagan is shot... John Hinckley Jr...

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Robert Kennedy shot & near death...

PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, June 5, 1968 



* Robert F. Kennedy shot

* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan



The front page banner headline: "Robert Kennedy Shot; Bullet in Brain, Condition Critical" and more with two photos, one showing RFK alive and still conscious. Page 3 has more photos and several reports.

Robert Kennedy was still alive at the tie this edition went to press.

Complete in 64... See More  

The Apaches and the Sioux...

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Tennessee, Aug. 19, 1880  Among the front page articles are: "Crime & Criminals" "Oklahoma - Arrival of Captain L. D. Payne at Fort Smith Under Rest" "After the Apaches" "Hostile Sioux Surrendered" and much more.

Four pages, large folio size, good condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.