The Kingston Trio...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, December 4, 1960  The front of this issue contains a photo of singers The Kingston Trio with an accompanying article "Hottest act in show business - The Kingston Trio" which includes additional photos. Additional stories and advertisements are within.



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Gina Lollobrigida...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, July 26, 1953  The front of this issue contains a photo of Gina Lollobrigida with an accompanying article "How do Italian stars rate with Americans?" Additional stories, including "Our Boys Were Siamese Twins", and advertisements are within.



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1st balloon flight into the stratosphere...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, May 28, 1931



* 1st balloon flight into the stratosphere

* Auguste Piccard & Paul Kipfer



This 6 page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "TWO BALLOONISTS ARE BELIEVED DEAD"

with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage of the very 1st balloon flight to reach the stratosphere. They would eventually land safe... See More  

Max Schmeling Wins Over Jack Sharkey In 1930...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, June 13, 1930 



* Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey

* Heavyweight boxing championship - Famous foul



This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 6: "Schmeling Given Victory Over Sharkey On Foul In 4th" with  subhead and photo of Schmeling (see images). This has lengthy text here.



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T.C.U. football national champions in 1938...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, December 7, 1938



* Texas Christian University - T.C.U.

* NCAA college football national champions



This 14 page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column heading on page 9: "T. C. U. Wins No. 1 Position in Poll". See photo for brief but 1st report coverage on Texas Christian University being declared national champions in NCAA college fo... See More  

Custer Creek train wreck...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1938



* Custer Creek, Montana train wreck

* Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian"

* Miles City, Montana



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TRAIN INTO CREEK; 29 DEAD" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the wreck of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crac... See More  

King Solomon's seaport discovery?...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, May 16, 1938



* King Solomon's seaport discovery "

* Millar Burrows



This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Archaelogists Find Solomon's Seaport" and "It Was Flourishing City 3,000 Years Ago". See photos for coverage on the possible find of King Solomon's seaport on the Red Sea.



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Knute Rockne funeral rites...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, April 5, 1931



* Knute Rockne death & funeral

* Notre Dame head football coach

* Airplane crash



This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ROCKNE FUNERAL RITES CONDUCTED" and  "Famous Football Coach Laid To Rest In Grave On Campus"



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Monroe GA lynchings...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, July 27, 1946.



* Roger Malcolm & George Dorsey w/ wives

* Monroe GA Georgia negro massacre (1st report)



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Mob of White Men Slaughter Four Negroes", "Two Women Victims; Georgia Lynching Follows Stabbing". 1st report coverage of the murder lynchings of four Negr... See More  

1946 Mankato & Wells MN tornado disaster...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, August 18, 1946 



* Mankato & Wells, Minnesota

* Minnesota tornadoes



This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Twister Kills 7 at Mankato, Minnesota" and "Several Injured As Storm Wrecks Tourist Camp." 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at Mankato and Wells, Minnesota.



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Red Sox win 1946 pennant...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, September 14, 1946



* Boston Red Sox wins pennant

* Ted Williams



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5: "Ted Williams Real Hero As Red Sox Cop Pennant With Home Run Blast". See photos for text. Nice to have from a town close to Boston.



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Ted Williams & the Boudreau shift...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 15, 1946



* The Boudreau or Williams shift 1st used

* Ted Williams 3 home runs

* Boston Red Sox - Cleveland Indians



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 5: "Pennant-Bound Sox In 11-Game Lead After 2 Wins At Fenway Park" and "Williams Puts On One-Man Show As Red Sox Club Indians To Defeat".



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General John J. Pershing death....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 15, 1948



* John Joseph 'Black Jack' Pershing death

* 1st report w/ photo



This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Gen. Pershing, 87, World War I Hero, Dies Early Today" with subheads and photo (see images). 1st report coverage on the death of General John 'Black Jack' Pershing.... See More  

Ty Cobb testifies...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, July 31, 1951 



* Ty Cobb - retired baseball player 

* Emanuel Celler committee 



This 24 page newspaper has a seven column headline on page 15: "Cobb, Frick Testify in Favor of Reserve Clause" with subheads (see photos).



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The Great Brink's Robbery in Boston, Massachusetts...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 19, 1950   This 14 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Boston Police Have Mystery Pistol And Ammunition After Tip Received" with subheads. Nice to have in a Massachusetts paper.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.



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Twin Cities Zephyr Train Wreck...

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Standard Oil announces plan of dissolution... Aviation's largest purse...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1, 1911  The front page of this issue announces "Standard Oil's Plan of Dissolution is Finally Announced" which states how the stock in 35 companies will be distributed among the stockholders in the parent company. This involves approximately 220,000 certificates. 

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Fort Capuzzo, Libya captured...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, November 23, 1941



* Fort Capuzzo captured

* Operation Crusader

* World War II - WWII



This 40+ page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "British Sweep On in Libya; Full Nazi Fury Batters Reds" with subhead: "Claim Capture of Ft. Capuzzo and Mastery of Air; Hit from Tobruk". This is a 1st report coverage on ... See More  

Beer Baron "Dutch" Schultz shot...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, October 24, 1935

 

* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer shot

* Early report as he was not officially dead yet



This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "DUTCH SCHULTZ, FOUR AIDES ARE WOUNDED" and "Underworld Attempts To Wipe Out Gang"



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Ralph S. Barnaby glider flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1930



* Aviator Ralph S. Barnaby

* Glider aircraft flight

* USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) airship



This 36 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Glider Launched From the Los Angeles in Air; Its Pilot Lands After a Twelve-Minute Flight"



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1910 Scotland Pa...

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1910  The front page is decorative for the "Memorial Day" issue and is printed in red, white (the newsprint) & blue ink, plus a colorful bouquet of flowers (see). Eight pages on very high quality newsprint. Great condition.

The death of matador Juan Belmonte...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, April 9, 1962



* Juan Belmonte suicide death (1st report)

* Spanish matador - bullfighter - bullfighting



This 40 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 6: "'Greatest' Bullfighter Belmonte Is Dead at 69" and small photo of Belmonte with caption: "Hemingway's Hero" (see photos). Interesting that this report says a... See More  

The death of matador Ignacio Sanchez Mejias...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 14, 1934



* Ignacio Sanchez Mejias death

* Bullfighting - bullfighter - matador



This 38 page newspaper has one column headings on page 7: "Mejias, Matador, Gored By Bull, Dies", "Veteran of Spanish Ring Had Reluctantly Consented to Appear for Injured Friend". See photos for 1st report coverage on the goring and death of famous Spanish bullfighte... See More  

Paul von Hindenburg...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 30, 1916



* Paul von Hindenburg

* German Chief of Staff



This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SUPREME COMMAND TO VON HINDENBURG"

"Kaiser William Has Dismissed Gen. von Falkenhayn and Named Field Marshal von Hindenburg Chief of Staff". 1st report coverage of Paul von Hindenburg being named th... See More  

Lascelles Abercrombie death in 1938...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1938 



* Lascelles Abercrombie death 

* British poet (1st report) 



This 48 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 23: "DR. ABERCROMBIE, 57, LEADING BRITISH POET" and

"Critic and Lecturer at Many Universities Is Dead". 1st report coverage on the death of British poet, Lascelles Abercrombie. See photos for text ... See More