Cuban pacification.... William H. Taft...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, September 29, 1906



* Cuban pacification

* William H. Taft



This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE CUBANS" with lengthy subhead. 1st report coverage on William H. Taft becoming the provisional governor of Cuba during it's occupation by U.S. troops.



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Dyersburg, Tennessee epidemic...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, January 3, 1913



* Dyersburg, Tennessee

* Meningitis epidemic



This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Town Ravaged By Meningitis", "Sixty-One Cases in Tennessee Village and thirty-Five Deaths". See photos for text here.



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Nazi concentration camp revealed in 1945...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, April 21, 1945 



* Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp 

* Horrors being revealed 

* World War II - Germany 



This 10 page newspaper has one column headings on page 2: "Mass burial Of Fearsome Camp Victims" and "Naked Corpses Hauled in Trucks And Dumped in Pit"



See photos for coverage on the horrors that happened in the Be... See More  

Early report on Nazis imprisoning Jews...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 30, 1933



* Early Jewish concentration camp report

* Rise of Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich



The front page, near the bottom, has a significant report headed: "Nazis Imprison Jews in Concentration Camp After French Paper Charges Abuses There" noting in part: "...The reason given is that the Jews had 'behaved in a provocative manner agai... See More  

1905 Mentor, OH train wreck...

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 23, 1905 



* 20th Century Limited wreck 

* Mentor, Ohio 



This 8 page newspaper has three column headlines on the front page that include: "THE 20th CENTURY FLYER WRECKED" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the wreck of the 20th Century Limited express passenger train at Mentor, Ohio.



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Bobby Jones wins 1928 U.S. Amateur Open...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, September 16, 1928 



* Bobby Jones wins U.S. Amateur Open 

* PGA golf 



This 40+ page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "JONES RETAINS TITLE" with subheads that include: "Jones Trounces Perkins, British Amateur King, in Title Roundby 10 and 9" and more. 1st... See More  

Graf Zeppelin begins World flight....

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Poplarville, MS lynching...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 28, 1959 



* Poplarville, Mississippi

* Negro lynching - murder



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FBI QUIZZES STUDENTS IN LYNCH PROBE" and

"Over 60 Agents Investigating Mississippi Mob Action". This is coverage on the lynching of negro Mack Parker in Poplarville, Mississippi.... See More  

Photo of actress Sarah Bernhardt...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 19, 1901



* Sarah Bernhardt front page photo

* "the most famous actress the world has ever known"



This 8 page newspaper has a two column photo of Sarah Bernhardt, famous French actress with caption: "Mme. Sarah Bernhardt's Latest Picture"



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Flood of 1903..... Kansas... Missouri...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 2, 1903



* Flood of 1903

* Midwest region



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CITY SUBMERGED", "Kansas City, Topeka and Des Moines Inundated" and "Fire Adds To The Horrors". Lengthy text on the flood of 1903 in the Midwest.



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Paterson, New Jersey fire....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, February 10, 1902



* The great Paterson fire of 1902

* Trolley fire spreads due to the wind



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "FIRE LOSS $10,000,000", "Paterson, N. J., Devastated--Best Buildings in the City Destroyed", "Hundreds Of Citizens Left Homeless And Thousands Without E... See More  

Great Baltimore fire of 1904...

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Bonanza, Arkansas coal mine disaster....

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, November 27, 1903



* Bonanza, Arkansas

* Mine disaster



This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "DEATHS IN COAL MINE" and "Thirteen Miners Killed by Explosion at Bonanze (sic), Ark."



See photos for 1st report coverage on the coal mine explosion at Bonanza, Arkansas.



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Pope Leo XIII death...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 21, 1903



* Pope Leo XIII death (1st report)



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "POPE DEAD", "Aged Prelate Passed Away This Afternoon", "The Late Pope Leo XIII" and more with two small related illustrations. The entire front page is taken up with text on his death wi... See More  

Paterson New Jersey tornado in 1903...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 24, 1903



* Paterson, New Jersey

* Tornado disaster



The front page has one column headlines: "TORNADO AT PATERSON", "Many Buildings Blown Down" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the Paterson, New Jersey tornado disaster.



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1949 World Series of baseball...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 8, 1949



* 1947 World Series of baseball (game 3)

* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1st of 5 Championships in a row for Yanks



This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "YANKS TOP DODGERS WITH 3-RUN 9TH, 4-3, FOR 2-1 SERIES LEAD", "Mize's Pinch Single, Scoring 2, Routs Branca--Coleman's... See More  

Jews forced to wear Star of David badge...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 13, 1941 



* The Yellow Star "Star of David" badge 

* Jewish Holocaust heightens 

* Jude - Jews - Judaica 



The top of page 3 has a notable Judaica report, headed: "200 Jewish Suicides Reported In Berlin", "Toll Laid to Star of David Law--Slovakia Adds New Ban". The article reports that some of the Jewish populati... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 6, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Estonia exterminations

* Gruesome details



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "NAZI DEATH CAMP A SCENE OF HORROR", "Story of Massacre of 3,000 in Estonia Evident in Piles of Burned Bodies", "Babies Among Victims" and more. See photos for t... See More  

Nile Kinnick named All "Big Ten"...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, November 28, 1939 



* Nile Kinnick "All Conference" 1st choice 

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football 

* James A. Naismith death (1st report) 



This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 14: "Nile Kinnick Is Unanimous Choice on All-Big Ten Team" (See images for text here). Also a 1st report on the ... See More  

Ban Johnson death... Towner bus tragedy...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 29, 1931 



* Byron Bancroft 'Ban' Johnson death 

* The Towner bus tragedy (1st report) 

* Lost in Colorado snow blizzard 



This 100+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "5 CHILDREN PERISH IN BUS IN COLORADO SNOWDRIFT; 7 OTHERS DIE IN MID-WEST" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage of t... See More  

The sinking of the S.S. Vestris...

ALTOONA TRIBUNE, Altoona, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1928



* Ocean Liner S.S. Vestris sinks



This 16 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "350 MISSING AS LINER SINKS OFF VA. COAST" with subheads "Searchlights Comb Sea For Lost Raft; Little Hope Remains", "Ships Carrying Survivors Head for Port; First Stories of hardships Told".  Nice... See More  

1953 Maurice "Rocket" Richard 50th goal...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1945



* Maurice 'Rocket' Richard 

* National Hockey League 

* Montreal Canadians 

* Becomes 1st to score 50 goals in season (1st report) 



This 32 page newspaper has a very small one column heading in the sport's section on page 15: "Richard gets 50th Goal". 1st report on Maurice 'Rocket' Richard becoming the ve... See More  

Train collision in Stockton, Georgia...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1944 



* Stockton, Georgia 

* Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 

* Trains collision 



This 60+ page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 32: "45 NEGROES KILLED IN SOUTHERN WRECK". 1st report coverage on the Stockton, Georgia train collision that killed many Negro railroad laborers.



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Paul von Hindenburg elected president.....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 27, 1925



* Paul von Hindenburg

* 1st election as president of Germany



This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Hindenburg Is Elected President Of Germany is Sweeping Victory; His Plurality Approaches 900,000" with subheads. 1st report coverage on Paul von Hindenburg becoming the president of Germany.



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St. Valentine's Day Massacre suspect caught...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1931 



* Gangster era hitman Fred "Killer" Burke captured 

* St. Valentine's Day massacre suspect 



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 52): "BURKE, ACE OF CRIME, IS CAPTURED ASLEEP", "Killer, Charged With Chicago's St. Valentine Massacre, Is Surrounded in Missouri Farmhouse", ... See More