Ocala, Florida negro lynching.....

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1912



* Ocala FL Florida

* Negro lynching



This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "Negro Is Lynched" and "Accused of Murder of Aged Man and His Adopted Daughter". This is a 1st report coverage of the lynching of a Freech Neals at Ocala, Florida.



Other news of the day. Usual browning with a little ma... See More  

1st non-stop transpacific flight...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, October 5, 1931 



* 1st non-stop transpacific airplane flight 

* Aviators Hugh Herndon Jr. & Clyde Pangborn 



This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "AIRMEN PASS HALFWAY MARK OVER PACIFIC" with subheads. Coverage on the 1st non-stop transpacific airplane flight while it was in progr... See More  

Adolph Hitler purge...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, August 5, 1944



* Adolph Hitler's purge in Germany

* Post Operation Valkyrie



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"HITLER PUSHING NEW PURGE"



See photos for coverage on Adolph Hitler's order to arrest several Nazi leaders that were involved in Operation Valkyrie.



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Babe Ruth hurts leg...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, April 23, 1931



* Babe Ruth hurts leg

* New York Yankees

* Major league baseball



This 6 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 3:"Ruth Is Injured In Boston Game". Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good condition. Should be handled with care.... See More  

1919 Ville Platte LA dance hall fire disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 24, 1919



* Ville Platte, Louisiana

* Dance hall fire disaster (1st report)



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 15 THAT INCLUDE: "25 KILLED, 15 HURT, IN DANCE HALL FIRE", "Many Mothers Give Their Lives to Save Babies in Ville-Platte, La.", "Passed Them Over Barrier" and more.



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Mingo Co. WV mine war...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, May 15, 1921



* Mingo County, West Virginia

* Williamson, WV

* Coal mine war



This 50+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MARTIAL LAW DECREE READY", "Harding Writes Order for Mine Camp War, but Delays Issuing It" and "Troops In Mingo County"



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Joe DiMaggio Yankee Clipper retires...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1951 



* Joe DiMaggio Yankee Clipper retires

* New York Yankees 

* In a NYC paper 



This 68 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 49: "Yankees Deny Seeking Deal to Get Dom DiMaggio From the Red Sox", "But Reports of a Bomber transaction to Fill Gap in Outfield Persist--Joe DiMaggio's No. 5 to Be Retired".



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1901 Birmingham, Alabama tornado...

THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 25, 1901



* Birmingham Al Alabama

* Tornado disaster



This 10 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "25 LIVES LOST IN A TORNADO WHICH SWEPT OVER ALABAMA" and more. 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at Birmingham, Pratt City and Irondale, Alabama.



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Hamptmann executed...

MILTON EVENING STANDARD, Milton, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1936



* Bruno Hauptmann execution (1st report)

* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping



The banner headline announces: "HAUPTMANN IS EXECUTED FOR KIDNAP-MURDER" with subhead: "Goes to Electric Chair Without Any Statement" and more. There is a related ftpg. cartoon: "Closed At Last" a book labeled 'The L... See More  

Celebrating Flag Day... Red and blue ink...

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1910  An in-house school newspaper, this edition has the front page printed in red and blue ink for the patriotic theme as noted: "Flag Day Number of the School News" showing a woman holding a flag (see). Other decorative elements on the front page as well. Four pages, nice condition.

Hermann Oberth... early rockets...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 24, 1931



* Hermann Oberth

* Early rockets - rocketry

* Space travel - Moon



This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Movie Shows Flight to Moon by Rocket; Scientists Plan World Group to Realize It"



Interesting text here which takes up about a 1/3 column.



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Knute Rockne...

1924 Four Horsemen Notre Dame Fighting Irish win.....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 2, 1924



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish (famous year)

* The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne

* 1924 college football season win



This 40+ Sunday edition has one column headlines on page 2 of the sport's section (inside): "TORNADO BOWS TO NOTRE DAME", "Rockne Uses Nearly 40 Men in Beating Georgia Tech; Final Score, 34 to 3" and li... See More  

Lou Gehrig contract w/ photo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1931



* Lou Gehrig signs contract

* New York Yankees

* MLB major league baseball



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include: "GEHRIG IS SIGNED BY YANKS FOR YEAR", "Salary Reported to Be $25,000, the Same as Last Season--McCarthy to Go South" and more with photo of Gehrig (see image). Great to have in this famo... See More  

Ted Williams back from military...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, August 8, 1953



* Ted Williams back from military

* Boston Red Sox... MLB baseball



This 14 page newspaper has a editorial on page 6 under: "In the Dugout" regarding the homecoming from the military for baseball star Ted Williams. Great to have in a Boston paper.



Other news of the day including period advertising. This issue h... See More  

M.E. Norman steamboat disaster...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 9, 1925



* M.E. Norman steamer disaster (1st report)

* Negro Tom Lee (hero)

* Memphis, Tennessee



This 16 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "More Than 20 Persons Perish in River Disaster on the Mississippi; Government Steamer Capsizes" with subheads. This is a 1st report coverage on the M.E. Norman steamer sinking at ... See More  

Harvey Haddix's perfect pitching Pittsburgh Pirates game...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, May 28, 1959 



* Harvey Haddix - Pittsburgh Pirates 

* 12 innings of perfect pitching for nothing 



This 6 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 4: "Haddix Finding Fruits of Defeat Not So Bitter" Coverage of the famous perfect game being pitched by Haddix into the 13th inning and eventually losing the game 2-0.



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Notre Dame's winning tradition...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1926



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* NCAA college football

* Coach Knute Rockne



This 50 page newspaper has a seven column headlines on page 32 that reads: "Army Will Be Able to Use Trapnell Against Notre Dame at Stadium" with subheads that include: "Notre Dame Lost 7 Games Since 1916", "Have Won 81 Battles and Tied 2 in Ten-Year Perio... See More  

Joe Frazier vs. Jerry Quarry...

THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, June 24, 1969  An inside photo with supporting article provided coverage of the title fight between Joe Frazier and Jerry Quarry. "Though it may not be the most famous fight of Joe Frazier's Hall of Fame career, his 1969 bout with "Irish" Jerry Quarry was indeed one of the best, a slugfest of epic proportions that won the 1969 Fight of the ... See More  

Pro-Nazi newspaper from World War II...

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, March 9, 1942 



* Pro Nazi Paper

* World War II



This island in the English Channel was occupied by the Germans during World War II so all reporting is pro-Nazi propaganda. On the front page "German Air Force Deal Devastating Blows on Soviets - Successful German Reconnaissance Thrust in North Africa", "The New Japanese Successes", &q... See More  

On the 1928 Founding of television...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 21, 1928



* John Baird - father of television

* TV in it's infancy - inventions



Page 27 has a one column heading: "Baird Puts Television on Sale; Opening Branch in Selfridge's". A very significant report during the founding of television, an invention which would change not only the worlds of entertainment & communication forever, but socie... See More  

Jefferson memorial dedicated in 1943...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1943 



* Thomas Jefferson Memorial dedication 

* 1st report with photos 



This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ROOSEVELT, HAILING JEFFERSON, LOOKS TO GAIN IN LIBERTY", "Dedicating Memorial Shrine at Capital, He Says Benefit Can Come Out of War" and more. Much more on page 16 with photo... See More  

Nazi persecution of the Jews...

THE JEWISH STANDARD, Jersey City, New Jersey, March 17, 1933 



* Prelude to the Jewish Holocaust

* Great title to have



The top of the front page includes: "Terror Reigns Among German Jews As Wild Nazi Attacks Spread" with a related subhead (see photos).

Eight pages, some chipping at the margins affects 3 words in the mentioned article, otherwise mostly good.... See More  

1931 Lillian Leitzel accidental death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 16, 1931



* Lillian Leitzel accident - death

* Acrobatic circus star (1st report)



This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Lillian Leitzel, Circus Star, Dies After Fall"

  with subhead: "Little Trapeze Artist Succumbs to Injuries Received in Danish Capital".



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Babe Ruth signs final contract with New York Yankees...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, January 16, 1934 



* Babe Ruth signs final contract 

* New York Yankees 

* Last year with the team 



This 24 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page of the sport's section: "So Ruth Takes the $35,000 and Once More All Is Well" and "That, by the Way, Is $10,000 Above First Offer Made by Col. Ruppert.&qu... See More  

Rare anti-Catholic issue...

THE FELLOWSHIP FORUM, Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 1932  Noted in the masthead: "A National Publication of Patriotism, Controversy and Opinion". Content notes this was an anti-Catholic newspaper. Tabloid size, nice condition.