Nursing home fire in Pittsburgh...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, July 25, 1931  This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:



* 26 AGED, NUN DIE AS FIRE SWEEPS HOME IN PITTSBURGH

* 217 Others Injured in Fire Which Levels Catholic Institution 



and more. (see) More related headlines on page two.



Tells of the fire disaster at the Little Sisters of the Poor home for the a... See More  

USS Reuben James...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, November 1, 1941  This 8 page newspaper has a four column photo of the USS reuben James with caption: "Photo of U.S. Destroyer Sunk in the North Atlantic".



Other news of the day throughout.



Light browning with a few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise good.

Whitey Ford streak ends...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, October 5, 1952



* Whitey Ford scoreless World Series streak ends

* New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants (game 1)

* MLB baseball



This 40+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside):



* Ford Victory 10th in Series



Tells of game i of the 1962 World Series in which Whitey Ford pitched for the win bu... See More  

Important Uranium discovery....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 3, 1948



* Discovery of Uranium

* Belgian Congo

* Columbia University



This 70+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Congo Yields a New Uranium Ore; Vanadium, Copper Also in Mineral" report continues on page 57 with photo of Dr. Paul F. Kerr. (see) Tells of the initial discovery of a new type of Uranium in the Belgian C... See More  

Bayonne NJ train wreck in 1958....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 16 & 17, 1958



* Elizabeth New Jersey NJ (1st & 2nd reports)

* Bayonne train wreck on draw bridge

* Railroad



The Sept. 16th issue has a nice four column headline on the front page:



* OFFICIALS SAY TOLL IN NEW JERSEY TRAIN DISASTER IS NEAR 40



with subheads and related photo. (see)



As an extra bonus, you also get ... See More  

John Lawrence Sullivan dies...

THE WORLD, New York, NY, February 4, 1918



* John Lawrence Sullivan death

* 1st Heavyweight boxing gloved champion



This 16 page newspaper has some headlines on page 10 that include: "Sullivan Champion of Champions, Says Madden", "'Discoverer' and First Manager of Noted Fighter Feels Big Fellow's Death as a Personal Loss", "Roosevelt May By a Pallbearer" and more... See More  

Mischa Levitzki death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, January 3, 1941



* Mischa Levitzki death

* Russian Pianist composer



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19 that include: "MISCHA LEVITZKI NOTES PIANIST, DIES", "Known As Child Prodigy", "Composer, 42, Made His Debut Here in 1916 After Giving Many Recitals in Europe" and more with one column photo. Other news ... See More  

Watts riots of 1965...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 12, 1965



* Watts Riots

* Los Angeles, California



This1 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Eyewitness-Victim Tells Of Los Angeles Rioting".



Tells of the Watts riots in Los Angeles California. Other news of the day.



Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.



wikipedia notes: The riots be... See More  

Westinghouse Time Capsule I....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 24, 1938



* Westinghouse Time Capsule I

* 1939 New York's World Fair

* Flushing Meadows Park



This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19: "RECORD OF TODAY BURIED FOR 6939", "5,000-Year Time Capsule Is Lowered Into Well on the World's Fair Grounds", "Contains 1,000 Pictures" and more with photo. (see) T... See More  

St. Louis Cardinals win pennant...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York NY October 1, 1934



* St. Louis Cardinals win NL pennant

* MLB baseball



This 22 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 14 that include: "Cardinals Are best of Major Baseball Teams at Finish" and more. Other related headlines and small photo of Dizzy Dean. (see)



Tells of the St. Louis Cardinals winning the 1934 National League pennant. They... See More  

Ruth Snyder...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 3, 1927



* Ruth Snyder

* Henry Judd Gray

* Murder trial



This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "LAWYER NEAR BLOWS AT SNYDER MURDER TRIAL" with subheads. (see) Other news of the day.



Light browning with some wear around the margins and close cut along right side, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

Henry Ford's 40 hour work week established....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 26, 1926



* Henry Ford

* 8 hour - 5 day work week established

* 1st report on system used today



This 70+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Ford Establishes a 5-Day Week After Test; Expects Spur to Labor Will Bring 6-Day Pay".



Tells of the introduction of a 8 hour - 5 day work week by Henry Ford which is wi... See More  

Babe Ruth hits 600th home run.....

OMAHA BEE NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, August 22, 1931



* Babe Ruth 600th home run

* New York Yankees

* MLB baseball



This 20 page newspaper has a seven column headline on page 15: "Ruth, Gehrig Homer Again; Yanks Top Browns" with subheads. (see) Mentions it being Babe's 600th career home run in the text. Box scores as well.



Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear ... See More  

Cody, Wyoming forest fire...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 23, 1937 



* Cody, Wyoming forest fire 

* Firefighting - firefighters 



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 8: "12 DIE, 48 INJURED AS FOREST BURNS" "None Escapes Unscathed as Crew Fighting Fire in Wyoming Is Trapped" "Most Victims CCC Boys" and more. Tells of the forest fire near Cody Wyom... See More  

Steve O'Neal 98 yard. punt...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, September 22, 1969  This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 7: "Denver Turns Spoiler In Victory Over Jets".



Tells of the NFL game between the Denver Broncos and New York Jets in which Steve O'Neal had his famous 98 yard punt. This is a professional football record punt.



Other news of the day. Some small bindin... See More  

Carlson's raiders attack Makin Island....

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, August 21, 1942



* Evans Carlson Makin Island raid

* Early report

* World War II - WWII



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Say Americans On Makin Isle", "Japs Report 200 Made Landing Recently".



Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in... See More  

1969 Mets win pennant....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 25, 1969



* The Miracle Mets

* Wins NL pennant



This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 8: "Mets Land On Moon, Win Eastern Crown". Tells of the famous '69 New York Mets winning the National League Pennant. They would go on a win the World Series as well.



Other news of the day. Some small binding holes along the s... See More  

Springer, New Mexico train collision....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, September 6, 1956



* Springer, New Mexico train wreck

* Sante Fe Chief collision (1st report)



This 40 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Wreck Kills 20; Error Is Blamed".



Article continues on page 9 with small map. (see)



Other news of the day throughout.. some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good c... See More  

Germany is unified once again...

BILD, Berlin, Germany, October 4, 1990 



* East & West Germany are unified

* Great title to have in ( in German language)



This newspaper announces the historic unification of East & West Germany to become "Germany", with the banner headline across the top of the front page proclaiming: "Germany! My God, is Ready". There is also a color photo showing a huge c... See More  

"Nazi" newspaper from an English island...

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Jan. 13, 1943 



* Rare Nazi paper from a captured island



A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.



Among the front page heads are: " 'German U-Boats Score Terrific Successes" "90,000 Tons Shipping Sunk By Subs" "... See More  

Harry N. Atwood early airplane flight....

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 15, 1911  This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FLIES TO CHICAGO FROM ST. LOUIS IN AN AEROPLANE" "Birdman Atwood Successfully Completes First Leg of Cross Continent Ait Voyage" and more with related photo and map. (see) Tells of Harry N. Atwood during his historic flight from St. ... See More  

Charles Manson murder trial in 1970....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 7, 1970



* Charles Manson murder trial

* Actress Sharon Tate

* Court room antics



This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 2: "Manson Trial Witness Hysterical Over Photo".



See photos for text.



Also another two column headline on the same page: "Disneyland Puts Ban On Any Long-Haired Visitors".... See More  

Pancho Villa surrenders...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, from Atlanta, Georgia, dated  July 28, 1920



* Francisco 'Pancho' Villa surrendering

* Mexican rebel bandit



This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 15:



* VILLA OFFERS TO SURRENDER



Tells of the impending surrender of the famous Mexican rebel Pancho Villa. Other news of the day.



Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in goo... See More  

WWII tabloid issue...

DAILY TIMES, from Chicago, Illinois dated June 20, 1944. This is a tabloid-size issue with the headlines of "YANKS RACE TO GATES OF CHERBOURG!" with the coverage beginning inside the issue. This also contains other news of the day, including "U.S. fleet luring Japs into battle".



This is the complete issue in 36 pages, has an irregular spine and the margins contain a few edge... See More  

WWII tabloid issue...

DAILY TIMES, from Chicago, Illinois dated June 27, 1944. This is a tabloid-size issue with the headlines of "2 COMMANDERS SEIZED IN FALL OF CHERBOURG!" with the coverage beginning inside the issue. This also contains other news of the day including "Willkie blast  jolts Republican unity" and "Germans Flee Russ Armies".



This is the complete issue in 32 pages, h... See More