1933 Indianapolis 500.... Louis Meyer...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 31, 1933



* Deadliest Indianapolis 500 on record

* Louis Meyer wins - motor car racing



The front page of section II (sports) has a banner headline: "MEYER WINS AUTO RACE; 3 DIE, 3 INJURED" with subheads and results. Four related photos and heading on the back page. (see images)

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding h... See More  

Michael Jordan's 1st 30+ point game in a Chicago newspaper...

USA TODAY, Oct. 30, 1984



* Michael Jordan's 1st 30+ point game

* Chicago Bulls professional basketball

* Best publication to be had - rare as such



The top of page 7 of the sport's section has a one column heading: "Jordan lifts Bulls 116-110" with box scores. (see images) This was Jordan's 1st 30+ point game as he scored 16 & 21 points in the first two games. I ex... See More  

Battle of Shanghai begins....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 14, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai, China bombing



This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "SHANGHAI BATTLE GOES ON AS RAIN HALTS CITY FIRE; CHINESE PLANES ATTACK SHIP" with subheads. See photos for additional details.



Other news of the day is found throughout. Slight light browning with a little margin wear, otherwise... See More  

1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football team disaster...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 30, 1960



* California Polytechnic State University

* Football team airplane crash - Toledo, Ohio

* Cal Poly Mustangs - San Luis Obispo



The front page has a banner headline: "18 in Football Squad Die In Toledo Airliner Crash" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, two small library stamps within the masthead,... See More  

Making incandescent lamps in 1883...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 30, 1883  This issue has much invention news and illustrations including front page illustration(s) headed: "WRIGHT AND MACKIE'S MACHINERY FOR MAKING INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LAMPS". These illustration(s) also have related text as well.

This issue is 16 pages and in nice condition.

1948 Bogotazo... Colombia riots....

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 10, 1948



* Bogota, Colombia riot

* Mariano Ospina Perez

* Jorge Eliecer Gaitan



The front page has a banner headline: "COLOMBIA RIOTS HALTED" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 22 pages, rag edition, minor margin wear, nice condition.

1937 Battle of Bilbao... Spanish Civil War...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 14, 1937



* Battle of Bilbao - airplanes bombardment

* Spanish Civil War - Basque Country - Spain

* Nationalist Army vs. Spanish Republic



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ITALIANS LEAD REBELS INTO BILBAO" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 32 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the sp... See More  

1932 Goat Castle murder...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Aug. 6, 1932



* Goat Castle murder

* Jane Surget Merrill

* Natchez, Mississippi



The front page has a two column heading: "Woman And Six Men Questioned In Rich Spinster's Murder" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning, a little spine wear with tiny binding holes, generally good.... See More  

1925 Steamer Mackinac explosion disaster...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 19, 1925



* Steamer Mackinac

* Boiler explosion disaster

* Newport RI Rhode Island



The front page has a nice banner headline: "32 DEAD IN EXPLOSION" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. First report coverage on the boiler explosion of the Steamer Mackinac near Newport, Rhode Island.

Complete in 12 pages, light toning and some wear at... See More  

1966 New Orleans Saints join NFL...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 1, 1966 



* New Orleans Saints are born 

* National Football League 



Page 26 has a two column heading: "New Orleans Ready For Entry in NFL" (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, some tape mending on the front page, otherwise good.



wikipedia notes: The brainchild of local sports entrepreneur Dave Dixon, who also founded the... See More  

Dolly Fine... S.F. madam arrested...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 28, 1938



* Dolly Fine arrested

* Notorious madam

* Brothel - bordello

* Corruption of minors



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Dolly Fine Surrenders, Released Again on Bail; Denies police Pay-Offs" with subhead and photo. (see images) Probably only reported in a San Francisco publication. Dolly Fine, the city’s first prof... See More  

Robert George Irwin...Veronica Gedeon murder...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 29, 1937



* Killer Robert George Irwin

* Artist - sculptor - mental patient

* Model Veronica Gedeon - Easter murders



The front page has a banner headline: "3 EASTER TRAGEDIES; 8 SLAIN" with subheads: "Find Artist's Model Dead in Mystery" (see images) First report coverage continues on page 5 with photo of Gedeon. Always nice to have nota... See More  

1921 Tampa Bay hurricane...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 26, 1921  



* Tampa Bay, Florida storm

* Major hurricane disaster



On October 25, 1921 Tampa Bay suffered the most destructive hurricane to hit the area since 1848.

The one column heading reads:: "Tampa Under Water; Storm Sweeps Coast" See images for somewhat brief report here.

Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... See More  

Battle of Leyte Gulf begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1944



* Battle for Leyte Gulf beginning

* Philippines - William Halsey

* Largest naval battle in history ?

* World War II WWII



The front page has a six column headline: "JAPANESE PUSHED TOWARD LEYTE HILLS" with various subheads. (see images)

Complete in 30 pages, light toning at the margins, very minor margin wear, generally in great condition.... See More  

1917 Barrackville, West Virginia mine explosion...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 19, 1917



* Barrackville, Marion County, West Virginia

* Jamison Coal and Coke Company No. 7 Mine Explosion and Fire



The front page has a very nice a nice banner headline in red lettering: "FEAR TWENTY KILLED IN MINE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... See More  

1917 Urban Shocker baseball photo...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 12, 1917



* Pitcher Urban James Shocker photo

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball



Page 10 has a two column photo headed: "SHOCKER MAY BE SENSATION WITH YANKEES THIS SUMMER" with brief text. (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 fr... See More  

1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 24, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance

* Sentence to four months of penal labor



Beginning on the front page is a report headed: "Final Performance Nets 4 Months Hard Labor" with lead-in: "Lenny Bruce" Continues on multiple inside pages.

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1916 Battle of the River Somme... WWI...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 5, 1916



* Battle of the River Somme offensive - France

* World War I - WWI - German & British Empires

* One of the deadliest battles in human history



The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "ALLIES IN BIG ATTACK" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the &quo... See More  

Pair of issues with the constitution of Maine...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 9 and 16, 1820



* Constitution of Maine : pair of issues



A pair of issues within which is the complete text of the: "Constitution of Maine" which begins in the Sept. 9 issue & includes the Preamble and articles 1 thru X on nearly 7 pages, with the balance of the Constitution found in the Sept. 16 issue, beginning on the front page and... See More  

Masonic Hall opening in NYC...

THE WORLD, New York City, June 2, 1875



* Original Masonic Hall (Manhattan) opening ceremonies

* Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of New York



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE MASONIC EVENT" with subhead. (see images) Article takes up over 4 full columns of the front page.

Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a little irregular along he spine,... See More  

Westward expansion... Decorative masthead...

OLIVE BRANCH, Boston, 1850-1856  A lot of four issues in mixed condition, all with a great masthead and with at least some westward-expansion themed reporting and/or advertising.  One of the more decorative mastheads  of the era. 

Four pages, some fold wear, edge tears, etc.  All issues are complete and are offered at a significant discount over their single issue pr... See More  

By the Shaker Community during the 1870's...

THE SHAKER, Shakers, New York, and Shaker Village, New Hampshire, February, 1876  A monthly publication "Published By The United Societies" for folks in the Shaker community, quite famous today for the style of furniture they produced. This issue has much religious-related content including "Religion" "The Essential Sacrifice" "Science & Religion" &... See More  

On the fall of the Berlin Wall...

BZ, Berlin, Germany, January 2, 1990 



* re. the Fall of the Berlin Wall

* Best publication to have in



With the fall of the Berlin Wall (Nov. 9, 1989) it is not surprising that this headline: "Brandenburg Gate: The Climbing Disaster" would appear in a Berlin newspaper, as the celebration of the Germans in its fall led to injuries by jubilant citizens (see photos on inside page... See More  

Ulysses S. Grant for President - 1872 advertisement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1872 



* Equine influenza - horse epidemic

* 1972 North American outbreak

* Ulysses S. Grant election notice

* Civil War general for president



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "THE HORSE PLAGUE" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up over 2 columns.

A top of page 4 notice endorses the Grant-Wilson ticket. (see)

Complete wit... See More  

1961 Aretha Franklin nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1961



* Aretha Franklin - American singer songwriter - pianist

* Village Gate - Greenwich Village nightclub

* Very early career advertisement "Queen of Soul"

* Year of her very first debut studio album (19 years old)



Page 8 has a small advertisement for "Village Gate" on Thompson St. with a performance by Aretha F... See More