Jan van Eyck painting ransom in 1934....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1934



* Ghent Altarpiece stolen - ransom

* Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter

* Saint Bavo Cathedral



This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Half of van Eyck Panal Believed Returned; Thieves Offer Rest for 1,000,000 Francs" First report coverage on the ransom attempt by the thieves of the Ghent Altarpiece.

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Bonus Army in Washington D.C.....

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, July 29, 1932



* Bonus Army conflict



This 6 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "TROOPS CLEAN OUT CAPITOL BONUS SEEKERS" with subheads (see).

This issue contains other news of the day. It has light browning and minor margin wear, but is otherwise in good condition.



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George Blanda 6 TD passes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 15, 1962



* George Blanda 6 TD passes

* Houston Oilers - 56 points

* NFL football



This 60 page newspaper has one column headlines 37: "TITANS CRUSHED BY OILERS, 56-17", "Blanda Hurls 6 Touchdown Passes--Scoring Mark Set" with stats. 1st report coverage on Houston Oilers quarterback George Blanda throwing six touchdowns passes in... See More  

Joe Louis boxing victory...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1941



* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber

* Billy Conn

* Heavyweight boxing title fight



This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "LOUIS, NEAR DEFEAT, STOPS CONN IN 13TH AND RETAINS CROWN", "Bomber Suddenly Turns Tide, Hammering Foe to Floor With Furious Attack" and more. Much more in the sport's section inc... See More  

USS Saratoga... Japanese kamikaze attacks...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1945 



* USS Saratoga - aircraft carrier - USS Hazelwood

* Japanese kamikazes - Iwo Jima

* Joachim von Ribbontrop captured





This 28 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "RIBBONTROP IS CAPTURED IN HAMBURG" with subheads. (see photos) Also on the front page are one column headlines: "CARRIER SARATOGA BADLY HIT OFF IWO&q... See More  

1934 Edgar Allan Poe historical site...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 8, 1934 



* Edgar Allan Poe 

* Historical site formed 

* World Series of baseball 



Page 17 has one column headings that read: "FORMS WORLD SOCIETY TO HONOR EDGAR A. POE" and "Group Organizes at Philadelphia With Richard Gimbel as President". 1st report coverage on the formation of National Historic Site in Philadelphia.



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Babe Ruth contract with the New York Yankees...

THE WORLD, New York City, March 10, 1930



* Babe Ruth's contract with New York Yankees



Page 7 has one column headlines: "BABE RUTH TO SIGN $160,000 CONTRACT WITH YANKS TO-DAY" and "Battalion of Photographers on Hand to Photograph Ceremony".

It is nice to have in a NYC title. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.

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Elizabeth Taylor wins her 1st Oscar...

THE PARSONS SUN, Kansas, April 18, 1961



* Elizabeth Taylor wins her 1st Oscar

* Butterfield 8 - Academy Awards



This 12 page newspaper has a four column photo at the bottom of the front page with caption: "Leaders In Oscar Parade" with shows some of the winners that year including Elizabeth Taylor (see photos).



Also a two column headline on page 5: "Top Oscars to Liz, Lanca... See More  

1934 Chicago stock yards fire...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, December 23, 1910 



* Chicago, Illinois stockyards fire (1st report) 



This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Chicago Stock-Yards Fire Loss Is Over $500,000". See photos for 1st report coverage on the 1910 Chicago stock yards fire disaster.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Li... See More  

Joseph Kittinger record parachute jump....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg,  Massachusetts, August 17, 1960



* Joseph Kittinger parachute jump

* Excelsior III (1st report)



This 32 page newspaper has a two column photo of "Air Force Capt. Joseph Kittinger stands beside the open balloon gondola" with small caption: "Makes Record Leap".



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Nazi concentration camp revealed in 1945... Hitler's last birthday...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 21, 1945 



* Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp

* Horrors being revealed

* Hitler's last birthday



This 14 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Bestial Cruelty of Germans Shown at Concentration Camp". See photos for coverage on the horrors that happened in the Belsen concentration ... See More  

Hitler & Eva Braun had children?...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 12, 1945



* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's children?

* World War II - WWII



This 16 page  newspaper has a very interesting but small report on the front page with one column heading: "Report Allies Hunt 2 Hitler Offspring". This report claims that Hitler & Braun had two young children at the end of the war but history sh... See More  

Still has the canceled stamp and mailing label...

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, London, Jan. 23, 1901  An unusual issue as not only is there a canceled postage stamp noting that this issue was shipped to the United States through the mail, but it is applied to a large mailing label which is affixed to the top of the front page of the issue (covers the date but the date is at the top of each interior page). The content within has coverage relating to ... See More  

Apollo 8...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, December 24, 1968



* Apollo 8

* Moon mission



This 18 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Astronauts, Apollo 8 Orbiting The Moon". 

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in nice condition.... See More  

1915 Harry Kendall Thaw declared sane...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 15, 1915



* Harry Kendall Thaw 

* re. Sanford White murder 

* Evelyn Nesbit 



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "THAW FOUND INSANE","By Verdict Of Jury", "Judge Reserves Decision" and more with nice photo of Harry Kendall Thaw. 1st report coverage on a jury j... See More  

Sinking of the Maine...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Dec. 24, 1910 The front page of the issue is a full illustration: "How The Army Engineers Will Uncover The 'Maine.'" along with two small illustrated insets show a: "Longitudinal Section Through Cofferdam" & "Plain View of Cofferdam." which includes a report about this retrieval inside.



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New York Yankees 1932 World Series...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, September 30, 1932



* 1932 New York Yankees World Series

* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig on team

* Chicago Cubs - MLB baseball



This 6 page newspaper has nice banner headline on the front page: "GOMEZ PITCHES YANKEES TO SECOND VICTORY" with subheads and box scores. 1st report coverage on the New York Yankees winning game 2 of the World Serie... See More  

Bonus Army in Washington D.C...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL-MINER, Arizona, July 26, 1932 



* Bonus Army 

* World War I veterans 

* Washington D.C. camps 



This 6 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "FIRST BLOOD SHED IN RANKS OF BONUS ARMY" with subheads. Coverage on the gathering of World War I veterans in Washington D.C.



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1963 Mount Everest record...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 24, 1963 



* Mount Everest climbing 1st 

* Nepal 



This 52 page newspaper has a two column heading at the bottom of the front page: "U.S. Teams Make History In Everest Twin Assualt" with caption: "Summit Meeting" and two small photos of Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld. 1st report coverage on American climbing teams be... See More  

Louis Lepke Buchalter Executed...

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William McKinley annual address...

ALLENGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, December 7, 1900



* President William McKinley

* State of the Union Address



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 7: "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" with text that takes up 5 full columns and is signed in type: William McKinley.



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1904 Cheswick, PA coal mine explosion...

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, January 26, 1904 



* Hardwick coal mine explosion (1st report) 

* Cheswick, Pennsylvania disaster 



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BURIED ALIVE" and "Over 100 Men Perish in Mine Near Pittsburg As Result of Explosion". See photos for 1st report coverage on the Hardwick coal mi... See More  

1947 Haifa oil refinery massacre...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 30, 1947 



* Haifa oil refinery massacre (1st report) 

* Jewish - Jews - Judaica - Arabs 



This 12 page newspaper has a small one column heading on the front page: "Claim 36 Jews, 11 Arabs Killed In Haifa Riots". 1st report coverage on the Haifa Oil Refinery Massacre.



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Charles Lindbergh Ransom Money Found In 1934...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 21, 1934 



* Bruno Hauptmann arrested (1st report) 

* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping - Ransom money found 



This 10 page newspaper has two column headline on the front page: "ARREST IN LINDBERGH CASE BELIEVED TO HAVE SOLVED THE KIDNAPPING CRIME" with related photo. 1st report coverage on the arrest of B

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Earthquake report in a San Francisco newspaper...

THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS, California, March 8, 1937 The banner headline reads: "S.F. QUIVERS IN 'QUICKIE' QUAKE" with related subheads and a front page photo. More inside. Nice to have in a San Francisco newspaper.

The complete first section with 16 pages, very nice condition.