1903 Carrie Nation creates scene in government......

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., Nov. 19, 1903



* Carrie Nation ejected from White House

* Temperance movement - pro-prohibition



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CARRIE NATION AT WHITE HOUSE" with subheads. (see)

Eight pages, light, even toning, irregular along the spine, should be handled with care.... See More  

Meridian race riot of 1871... Ku Klux Klan...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 7, 1871



* Meridian MS Mississippi

* Race riot - Freedmen

* KKK Ku Klux Klan



The bottom of page 5 has small one column heading: "Fatal Affray In Mississippi", followed by brief text - this being 1st report coverage on the Meridian, Mississippi race riot.

Other news of the day and period advertising is found throughout.

Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wea... See More  

Battle of Mukden ending in 1905...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 9, 1905



* Battle of Mukden ending

* Shenyang, Manchuria

* Russo-Japanese War



The front has a nice banner headline: "JAPANESE ARE CLOSING THE IRON RING ABOUT KUROPATKIN'S RETREATING ARMY" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that a... See More  

1905 Lochner v. New York... 10 hr. work day...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 10, 1905



* United States Supreme Court decision

* Lochner v. New York - 10 hour work day



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "10-HOUR DAY LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this ... See More  

Much on the War of 1812...

INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, Sept. 21, 1812  The front page has a full column with the; "Letter From Commodore Rodgers to the Secretary of the Navy" from on board the U.S. frigate President, in which he gives a detailed account of his actions.

Inside has: "General Hull" "Letter of Col. Case of the Army later under the Command of Brig. Gen. Wm. Hull, to the Secretar... See More  

Charlie Chaplin's "The Circus" movie opening day...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 6, 1928



* "The Circus" silent movie - flim

* Opening day advertisement

* Comedian actor Charlie Chaplin



Page 27 has 4 x 2 inch advertisement for the opening of Charlie Chaplin's silent film "The Circus" which has it's very first showing on this day (midnight) in New York City making this the best newspaper advertisement to be had. (se... See More  

Bullfighter Manolete killed in 1947....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1947



* Manolete gored & killed - bullfighter

* Manual Laureano Rodriguez Sanchez

* Miura bull Islero - bullfighting

* Funeral & burial



Page 12 has a one column heading: "Matador Manolete Burid With Honors" (see) See image for text here.

Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More  

1904 Eden train wreck...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 9, 1904



* Eden train wreck - Colorado

* Missouri Pacific Railroad

* Flash flood  bridge disaster



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SEARCH FOR BODIES WENT ON ALL NIGHT" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totall... See More  

Early from the War of 1812... A Proclamation for fasting, humiliation, and prayer...

INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 9, 1812  The front page has a proclamation by the governor of Massachusetts: "PROCLAMATION, For A Day Of Public Fasting, Humiliation And Prayer, signed in block type: CALEB STRONG. Additional reports from the early weeks of the War of 1812 include: "War Or No War" "Commodore Rogers" "Privateers Look Out!!!" "General O... See More  

The French surrender Alexandria...

THE LONDON GAZETTE--EXTRAORDINARY, England, Oct. 22, 1801  



* Capitulation of Alexandria

* French expedition of Egypt



This "extra" edition--published outside the regular printing schedule to get historic news into the hands of the public quickly--notes on the front page, with a dateline of "Head-Quarters, Camp before Alexandria, Sept. 5, 1801" fro Egypt, includes: &... See More  

Joan Crawford & Daouglas Fairbanks Jr....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1929



* Actress Joan Crawford

* Actor Douglas Fairbanks. Jr.

* Wedding - weds - married



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Fairbanks Jr., 19, Weds Joan Crawford Here; Pair Too Busy in Films for Honeymoon Now" (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 64 pages, a few small binding slits along the spine,... See More  

1911 Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 28, 1911



* Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold

* American socialite and heiress



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "HUNT FOR KIDNAPPED HEIRESS IN NEW YORK CITY PROVES USELESS" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally ... See More  

1913 University of Washington rowing crew wins

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 19, 1913



* University of Washington

* Collegiate Rowing Crew

* Wins varsity race - Oakland Estuary



The top of the front page has two column headline: "WASHINGTON TRIUMPHS IN BIG VARSITY RACE; STANFORD CREW 2ND" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues t... See More  

Mobster Kid Cann acquitted of murder....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 19, 1936



* Kid Cann - Isadore Blumenfeldd

* Jewish-American mobster - gangster

* Minneapolis, Minnesota organized crime



The front page has a five column heading: "Acquit Cann in Liggett Slaying" with subheads. (see) Related photo is on the back page. First report coverage continues on page 2 with photo of Isadore Blumenfeld.

Other news, sports and... See More  

Suffragist Lilian Lenton's 1913 hunger strike...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 2, 1913



* Suffragist Lilian Lenton

* Hunger strike - force fed

* Release from Holloway Prison



The top of page 7 has a two column photo with heading: "Jailed Suffragets (sic) Starve Selves; Get Sick And Then Blame The Government" with text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard t... See More  

1953 Iranian coup d'état...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE., August 20, 1953



* 1953 Iranian coup d'état

* Mohammad Mosaddegh

* "Operation Boot" by British



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Iran Shah to Return Today" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally nice.... See More  

1912 Princeton University president elected...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 18, 1912



* John Grier Hibben - minister - educator

* Elected president of Princeton University



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ELECTION OF DR. HIBBEN EXPECTED TO END MUCH OF TROUBLE AT PRINCETON" with subhead and related pictorial. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" e... See More  

1910 Idaho avalanche...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 1, 1910



* Mace & Burke avalanche disasters

* Northern Idaho mining ghost towns



The front page has a three column headline: "DEATH LIST IN BURIED IDAHO TOWNS GROWS AS RESCUING GOES ON" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More  

The Thirtieth Street Murder...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 28, 1858



* The Thirtieth Street Murders

* Murderer Francis A. Gouldy, Jr.



The top of the 1st column of the front page has one column headings that include: "Terrible And Appalling Tragedy" "Murder most Foul and Unnatural" "A Night Of Horrors" "Assassination of a Whole Family by a Son" "The Murderer Blows his Brains Out&... See More  

Chicago Cubs win 1938 NL pennant....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, October 2, 1938



* Chicago Cubs win NL pennant

* MLB - Major League Baseball



The top of page 12 has a banner headline: "CUBS WIN NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT; BEAT CARDS, 10 TO 3" with subhead, box scores and related photo. (see) First report coverage on the 1938 Chicago Cubs winning the National League pennant.

Complete with 50+ pages, partially loose and some... See More  

Ronald Reagan embraced by Black Conservatives...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1981 (Magazine Section only)



* The New Black Conservatives

* Cuba trains up next generation of Marxist



This front page has an image of Nathan Wright Jr, Gloria Toote and Arthur Fletcher with the caption: "THE NEW BLACK CONSERVATIVES". Page 20 begins a 4 page article stating in part, "the Republicans are in a tremendous position to make inroads a... See More  

Charles Dickens' upcoming 100th birthday...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 29, 1912



* Charles Dickens 100th birthday celebrated

* English writer novelist - fictional characters



The top of page 2 has a three column pictorial showing some of Dickens' fictional characters with heading: "Dickens' Famous Characters Come To Life on Centenary of Master's Birth" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good... See More  

Laurel & Hardy... Reunion Film coverage...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 23, 1939 



* Laurel & Hardy Reunited in Their Funniest Feature Length Comedy.

* The Kind of Picture They've Always Wanted to Make



On pg. 10 is an article and ad for the new "Reunion" film staring Laurel & Hardy: "THE FLYING DEUCES". The article also has an accompanying image.

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Banned from hotel, Elgin Baylor refuses to play...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 17, 1959



*  Elgin Baylor refuses to play in West Virginia

* Negro team members banned from "white's only" hotel



The 1st column of the front page has heading: "Baylor, N.B.A. Star, Balks at Hotel Ban", which states in part: "Elgin Baylor, rookie star of the professional Minneapolis Lakers, refused to play tonight... in protest...&... See More  

1904 Hole-In-The-Wall outlaws captured...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 17, 1904  Two weeks prior to this issue, two bandits presumed to be from the Hole-In-The-Wall country of Wyoming attempted to rob the First National Bank of Cody, Wyoming. Hearing of the news, the famed frontiersman and showman "Buffalo Bill" Cody reportedly got in into the chase. He is not mentioned in this report.

The top of page 2 has a one c... See More