Hyndman PA fire... town destroyed by a Christmas tree fire...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, December 26, 1949 



* Hyndman Pennsylvania PA fire (1st report) 



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Town Swept by Christmas Tree Fire" and "Business District and Home Destroyed". This tells of the fire that almost destroyed the entire town of Hyndman, Pennsylvania.



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Arverne, Queens, New York fire....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1922



* Arverne, Queens, New York City fire (1st report)



This 36 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "400 BUILDINGS BURNED AT ARVERNE; 10,000 MADE HOMELESS, 60 INJURED; LOSS $4,000,000 IN HALF SQUARE MILE" with subheads (see images). Reporting continues on page 2 with related photos. Loads of text here, too much to photograph.

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Cushing block destroyed by fire...

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, April 4, 1911



* Cushing block fire MA (1st report)



This 10 page newspaper has three column headlines on the front page: "FIREMAN DEAD BUILDING LOST", and "Worst Conflagration in Fitchburg's History Destroys Cushing Block..." which tells of the great fire in this Massachusetts town. Of course having a report from the... See More  

Billy Sunday... in 1915...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, October 8, 1915



* Evangelist Billy Sunday

* Re: Women



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "SUNDAY ASSAILS WIVES WHO SHUN MOTHERS' CARE", "Arraigns Pleasure Seekers", "Don't Worry If You Don't Wed", and more (see images).



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Jack Nicklaus breaks record...

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Collinwood school fire...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, March 5, 1908 



* Collinwood school fire - Lake View conflagration 

* Cleveland Ohio...  Ash Wednesday disaster 



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9 that include: "SCHOOL BURNS DOWN" "DEATH LIST OVER 160" "CHILDREN IN WILD PANIC" "Suburb Of Cleveland Mourns" and more (see ... See More  

Black Dahlia murders continue.......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1947



* Black Dahlia murders

* Elizabeth Short

* Hollywood - Los Angeles CA



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22: "MOTHER OF 3 SLAIN NEAR LOS ANGELES", "Murder of Fifth of Kind in the Area This Year--Man Is Held in Previous Case" which tells of more similar murders taking place in Los Angeles, California shortly after Eli... See More  

Berryville, Arkansas tornado disaster...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 31, 1942



* Berryville, Arkansas tornado disaster (1st report)

* Carroll County, Arkansas



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "28 DIE, 200 HURT AS TORNADO HITS MOUNTAIN TOWN" and more (see photos). Tells of the tornado disaster in Berryville, Arkansas.



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Robert Goddard... early rockets...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1924



* Robert Goddard - Rocketry

* Liquid fuel to be introduced



This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 21:

"Force For Goddard Rocket" and "President of Clark University Tells of Plan for "Moon Projectile"" (see photo for text here).



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1929 Fritz von Opel.... early rockets.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1929



* Fritz von Opel

* Early rockets - rocketry



This 100+ page newspaper has three column headlines on page 4XX (inside, near back): "ROCKET MOTOR POINTS WAY TO REACH MOON", "Von Opel's Meteoric Flight Renews the Hope of One Day Penetrating space Beyond the Ozone", with smaller subheads and three related photos. Lengthy supporting te... See More  

Actress Judy Tyler killed... Elvis Presley co-star...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, July 5, 1957



* Actress Judy Tyler car crash death

* Elvis Presley co-star



This 44 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Presley Weeps at News of Starlet's Auto death" with smaller subheads and small photo (see photos).



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1946 Robert H. Goddard patent.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23,1946



* Robert H. Goddard patent



This 26 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 21: "Patent on Rocket-Speeding Device Granted to Goddard After Death", "Spinning Combustion Chamber Adds Power To Mixture Driving Aircraft", and more. Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.



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Early space travel talk...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1920



* Professor Robert Goddard - Early rocket experiments

* Flight to Mars?



The front page has a very bizarre report concerning early space travel. Professor Robert Goddard was currently experimenting with early rockets during this time. The front page has one column headlines that read: "FIRST VOLUNTEER FOR LEAP TO MARS" "Capt. Claude Collin... See More  

1974 college football controversy....

THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, January 3, 1974



* Notre Dame, Alabama, Penn State - Joe Paterno, and Ohio State - Woody Hayes



This 18 page newspaper has various reporting concerning who should  be the national champions after all the bowl games have finished. Headlines include: "Joe, Woody Have Other Ideas", "Parseghian Favors Grid Playoff System", and more, with suppor... See More  

Alice Speed Stoll kidnapping...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 17, 1934



* Alice Speed Stoll kidnapping ends



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "MRS. STOLL FOUND IN INDIANA, HOME AGAIN; PART OF RANSOM MONEY BELIEVED RECOVERED" which tells of the safe return of Alice Speed Stoll, kidnapping victim.



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Tomoyuki Yamashita execution...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 23, 1946



* Tomoyuki Yamashita execution (1st report)

* 'The Tiger of Malaya'



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:

"Army Hangs Yamashita" and "Jap war Criminal Dies Ingloriously" which tells of the hanging of Japanese World War II General Tomoyuki Yamashita. He was known for torturing American pr... See More  

Robert Goddard... early rockets...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 9, 1920



* Robert Goddard - rocketry

* Flight to Mars



This 28 page newspaper has small one column headlines on page 2:

"FOUR SEEK TRIP TO MARS" and "American Soldiers and ex-British Flier; Unconditional Volunteers".



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1947 Mt. Etna erupts...

SPRINGFIELD DAILY NEWS, Massachusetts, February 26, 1947



* Mount Mt. Etna erupts

* Sicily, Italy



This 8 page newspaper has a great banner headline on the front page:

"MT. ETNA VOLCANO ON RAMPAGE" with subheads that include: "Thousand Villagers Flee As Six-Mile Long Stream of Lava Burns On Down Slope" and more (see photos).



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Wiley Post circles the globe... record time...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1933  The frontpage features a 3 line, 4 column head: "Post Arrives Safely In New York, Circling World In 7 Days, 19 Hours; Mollisons Are Flying The Atlantic" and 1 column subheads: "Record Is Cut 21 Hours" "75,000 at City Airport Greet Flier After a 15,596-Mile Trip" and more. Includes a 2 column photo of Post exiting the Winnie Mae.



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1947 Al Capone death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, January 27, 1947



* Gangster Al Capone's death

* Grace Moore's (opera singer) death (plane crash)



This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page:  "Plane Crash Kills Grace Moore, 21 Others" with subheads and photo. (see photos). Also page 16 has: "Al Capone Died Broke, His Attorney Believes" and more. (see ph... See More  

Engelbert Dollfuss... Lou Gehrig...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 20, 1933 



* Engelbert Dollfuss

* Nazis banned from Austria

* Lou Gehrig - Yankees



This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "AUSTRIA OUTLAWS ALL NAZI ACTIVITIES", "Acts After Terrorists Hurl Bomb Wounding Thirty-two Policemen at Krems" and more (see images). This tells of Austrian dictator ban... See More  

Edith Thompson execution....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1923



* Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters executions

* Famous English murder case (Percy Thompson)



This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5 that include: "LIFT MRS. THOMPSON TO SCAFFOLD TO DIE", "Warders Carry Her in Semi-Conscious Condition to Expiate Murder of Husband", "BYWATERS IS ALSO HANGED" and more (se... See More  

The Great Mississippi Flood....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, April 19, 1927



* The Great Mississippi River flood

* Arkansas, Tennessee



This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FURTHER HAVOC THREATENS AS FLOODS SPREAD" "Mississippi Hammers at Levees as Army of Workers...." "25,000 Homeless; Seven States Suffer" and more (see photos).



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Sergey Kirov assassination...

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Automobile Skates, the Thousand-League Boots of the Twentieth Century...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 14, 1906  The front of the issue contains "Automobile Skates, the Thousand-League Boots of the Twentieth Century". Within the issue is: The Suction -Gas-Producer Boat 'Lotte';  An Apparatus for Recording the Oscillations of Lighthouse Towers;  How Easter Eggs are Made by the Thousands; The Inundation of the Salton Basin by the Colorado ... See More