FFDR's historic 1941 "Shoot On Sight" order...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Extra, September 12, 1941



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* United States Navy to protect our waters

* "Shoot on sight" order made



The front page has a great banner headline in large, bold lettering: "U. S. SHOOTING WAR ORDERED BY F.D.R.!" with subhead. (see images) Terrific for display. More on page 10.

Complete 1st section only with ... See More  

1969 death of Rocky Marciano...

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 1969



* Fighter Rocky Marciano death w/ photos

* Heavyweight boxing World champion

* "The Brockton Blockbuster" - Massachusetts



The front page has a banner headline: "Marciano: Every Man's Joe Palooka Dies in Crash" with lead-in: "Never Learned to Box and Never Had To" and two related photos. (see images)

Comple... See More  

Grandma Moses 97th birthday w/ photo...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Sept. 7, 1957



* Grandma Moses 97th birthday w/ photo

* American Female Folk Painter - artist



The front page has a one column photo with heading: "Grandma Moses Reaches 97 Today" (see image)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

1932 Chicago Bears championship year...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1932



* Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers

* First game of the year (0-0 tie)

* Bronko Nagurski and Red Grange era

* 1st ever NFL football championship year

* Best publication to be had - very rare



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "BEARS, PACKERS PLAY 0 TO 0 TIE BEFORE 14,000" with subheads and lineups. (see i... See More  

Hack Wilson sets the RBI season record (Lou Gehrig)...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 18, 1930 



* Hack Wilson Breaks RBI Record (Lou Gehrig)

* 1930 Chicago Cubs season - MLB baseball

* Best publication to be had (rare)



The top of the front page of this section has a heading: "CUBS WIN, 5-2" with subheads that include: "WILSON HITS 2 HOMERS; BREAKS GEHRIG'S MARK" and box scores. (see i... See More  

1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 18, 1928 



* Wineville Chicken Coop murders 

* Christine and Walter Collins 

* Slayer Gordon Stewart Northcott hunted

* Hollywood movie 'Changeling' theme

* Okeechobee hurricane - Palm Beach, Florida



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "BONES FOUND ON 'MURDER FARM' ARE ANIMALS" with subhead. (see images) Nor... See More  

Rocky Marciano wins heavyweight boxing title...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Sept. 24, 1952



* Rocky Marciano wins heavyweight boxing title

* Knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in 13th round



Page 8 under "Sportfolio" is a small heading: "King Rocky Still Crude Nugget; Walcott Glitters Despite Loss" and more. (see images)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.



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Lincoln on Clay... A slave ship... The Mormons...

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Sept. 7, 1869  Page 2 has: "Mr. Lincoln's Eulogy on Henry Clay" which is an excerpt of his talk. Page 3 has: "Capture of a Slaver" which was the Spanish ship: "...Joven Antonia...fitted out for a slave voyage...had been on the coast & actually purchased a cargo of slaves...".

Pages 6 and 7 have nearly a full column report he... See More  

Great issue on the 1919 Chicago "Black Sox" scandal...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Sept. 29, 1920  



* Chicago White "Black" Sox

* World Series Scandal breaks

* Players suspended from team

* Pitcher Eddie Cicotte confession

* Shoeless Joe Jackson confession



The top of the ftpg. has column heads on the infamous "Black Sox" scandal with: "BASEBALL PLOT BARED" "Cicotte and Jackson Make Complete Confess... See More  

Actor Frank Morgan death... Wizard of Oz...

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 19, 1949



* Actor Frank Morgan death

* "Wizard of Oz" title character



The top of page 32 has a one column heading: "Morgan Dies in Sleep at 59" with subhead and photo. (see image) Morgan was best known for playing 5 roles in the "Wizard of Oz" including the wizard himself.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in... See More  

The Grattan Indian massacre...

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, September 11, 1854 



* Grattan Massacre (1st report)

* United States Army

* Lakota Sioux Indians



The front page has an article headed: "Important from Fort Laramie--An Entire Detachment of United States Troops Massacred by the Indians" Early, 1st report coverage on what was known as the "Grattan Massacre". This was the opening engagement of the... See More  

1939 World War II beginning....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 11, 1939 



* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw

* World War II WWII beginning

* Nazis invasion of Poland



The front page has a nice banner headline: "POLES REPORT WARSAW GAINS" with subheads and 2 related photos. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

1861 Davenport, Iowa... Civil War era...

DAVENPORT DAILY GAZETTE, Iowa, Dec. 17, 1861



* Rare Civil War era publication

* Negro insurrection in the South



This rare title from the Midwestern United States has some Civil War reporting and several interesting advertisements of the day.

This issue measures 25 x 18 inches, not fragile as newsprint from this era was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pliable and... See More  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1684...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 8, 1684



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had

* Unique gift idea for that history buff



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, thi... See More  

1950 Second Battle of Seoul, South Korea...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Sept. 27, 1950



* Second Battle of Seoul, South Korea

* United Nations capture city w/ map

* U.S. General Douglas MacArthur



The top of the front page has a headline announcing: "Seoul Mopup nearly Complete" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

World War II begins... Poland invasion...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, September 27, 1939.

 

* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw surrenders

* World War II WWII beginning

* German invasion of Poland



The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "3000 DIE IN WARSAW 'INFERNO'" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, gene... See More  

Joe Biden busted for plagiarism in 1987...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 18, 1987



* Joseph Joe Biden busted for plagiarism

* Syracuse Law School

* Democratic senator candidate



Page has a two column heading: "Biden Admits Plagiarism in Writing Law School Brief" First report coverage continues text continues on page 28 with heading. A quite rare issue as it would not have been saved since it contains no historically significant ... See More  

Montauk Point... Utah... Mormon... death of Tad Lincoln...

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, September, 1871  Featured in this issue is an article "Montauk Point, Long Island" which takes 12 pages and includes 22 illustrations. Another nice article is: "The Reformation in Utah" which takes over 8 pages & has a great wealth of information about this Territory. Near the beginning is: "When Utah was first settled,... See More  

1927 Yankees win AL pennant...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 14, 1927 



* New York Yankees win AL pennant

* Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig era

* Major league baseball - MLB

* Year of the greatest team ever ?



The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "YANKEES CLINCH FLAG AS RUTH HITS TWO HOMERS" with subhead and box scores. This was the team that many consider to be the best team of all time. It was also... See More  

John F. Kennedy Rice University speech...

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, September 13, 1962



* John F. Kennedy JFK Rice University speech

* Race for space vs. Russia

* Going to the moon



The top of page 6 has a four column heading: "'We Will Be First', Says JFK" (see images)  I suspect this to be an rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.

This was the famous speech in which he said: &... See More  

Early 1962 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 13, 1962



* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement

* Only his second year of public performances

* Hootenanny at Carnegie Hall  - Manhattan



The back-page has a somewhat small advertisement for "Hootenanny At Carnegie Hall" This was a six act bill with Bob Dylan appearing second after Pete Seeger. The names of the p... See More  

1851 Sandusky, Ohio....

SANDUSKY WEEKLY REGISTER, Ohio, Sept. 29, 1851



* Erie County

* Uncommon title



This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with a few advertisements. Located in Northern Ohio, Sandusky is situated along the shores of Lake Erie.

Complete, measures 26 x 19 inches, several folds with a little wear, generally in nice condition.

The Fed rescues AIG... The financial crisis of 2008...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 17, 2008



* Fed bails out AIG - the largest in U.S. history!

* Money market fund falters

* Financial crisis continues



The front page banner head notes: "Fed rescues giant insurer AIG", with subhead: "85-billion loan, the largest such bailout in U.S. history, signals depth of crisis" with supporting text which continues on inside page.

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American prohibition ends in 3 more states...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 13, 1933 



* Prohibition ending in America

* Maryland, Minnesota & Colorado

* Beer returns - legal liquor



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Three States Vote Wet and Ultimate Defeat Is Conceded in Dry Camp" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 36 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small libra... See More  

1954 aviator Bert Acosta death w/ photo...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Sept. 2, 1954



* Aviator Bertrand Blanchard Acosta death

* Record setting airplane test pilot



The top of the front page has a one column photo with heading: "ACOSTA, VETERAN AVIATOR, IS DEAD" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 78 pages, minor margin wear, generally nice.



wikipedia notes: Bertrand Blanchard Acosta was a record-setting avia... See More