1933 H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man opening day movie ad...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 17, 1933



* "The Invisible Man" film

* Opening day movie advertisement (NYC)

* H. G. Wells pre-Code science fiction horror



Page 23 has a 5 x 4 inch movie advertisement for the opening day of "The Invisible Man" based on H. G. Wells' science fiction novel.

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Notre Dame vs. Army in 1946...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., November 10, 1946



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Army Cadets

* College football # 1 and # 2 teams at the time

* Early, same day report during the game

* "Game of the Century" fame



The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Army, Notre Dame Battle Through 3 Scoreless Periods" with subheads. (see)

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Ottorino Respighi death... Italian composer...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 18, 1936



* Ottorino Respighideath (1st report)

* Italian violinist, composer & musicologist

* Fountains & Pines of Rome - La fiamma opera fame



The front page has a one column heading: "Respighi, Noted Italian Pianist, Composer, Dies" Photo of him is on the back page. (see)

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1933 Archbishop Leon Tourian assassination...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 25, 1933



* Archbishop Leon Tourian assassination

* Armenian Apostolic Church of America



The front page has a one column heading "Prelate Slain with Knife in Church Aisle". (see) First report coverage continues on page 10 with photo. (See)

Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

New York & Pennsylvania Canals...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 28, 1833  Featured is report on the Pennsylvania and New York canals. Additional articles include reports on an anti-slavery convention, banking, the Department of Navy, and more.

Sixteen pages, 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches, nice condition.



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Eugene O'Neill death... American playwright...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 28, 1953



* Eugene O'Neill death (1st report)

* American playwright & Nobel laureate

* "Long Day's Journey into Night" play fame



Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Eugene O'Neill Dies of Pneumonia; Playwright, 65, Won Nobel Prize" with subhead and photo. (See) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside.... See More  

Sem (artist) death... Georges Goursat...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1934



* Sem - Georges Goursat death

* French caricaturist - illustrator



The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "SEM, CARICATURIST, DEAD IN PARIS AT 71" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Georges Goursat, known as Sem, a French caricaturist famous during the  Belle Époque era. I suspect this is one of the fe... See More  

The Niagara Scow gets stranded at the Falls....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 7, 1918



* Niagara Scow - Old or Iron Scow

* Stranded at Niagara Falls (1st report)



The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "Stranded On Brink Of Niagara Falls" with subhead: "Scow with Two Workmen Aboard It Fast Upon a Rock 1,000 Feet from Cataract" (See) First report coverage on the Niagara Scow being stranded near the Horseshoe Falls that h... See More  

Federal news from this temporary seat of government...

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & EVENING ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, April 16, 1794   Given that Phila. was the temporary capital of the United States while the District of Columbia was under construction, it is nice this issue has reports from Congress during this early year of the federal government.

Complete in 4 pages, never-trimmed margin, very nice condition.

Gangster Ralph Capone charged w/ vagrancy...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 9, 1930



* Ralph Capone charged with vagrancy

* Chicago gangland gangster - mobster

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The front page has a one column heading: "RALPH CAPONE GIVES UP; FREED IN TEN MINUTES" with subhead. (see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great Depressio... See More  

Opening of the great Croton Aqueduct...

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1842 



* Croton Aqueduct opens

* New York City water



The front page has an article of significance to those in New York City: "Opening Of The Croton Aqueduct" begins: "Monday last was  great day for the city of New York; for on that day was opened...the stupendous work known as the Croton Aqueduct, through which the w... See More  

1948 Los Gatos DC-3 crash.... "Deportee" fame...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 29, 1948



* Los Gatos DC-3 airplane crash

* Diablo Range - California disaster

* Mexican farm laborers - workers

* Woody Guthrie's "Deportee" song



The front page has a one column heading: "Plane Crash Kills 28 Deportees" with subhead. First report coverage on the 1948 Los Gatos DC-3 crash in which killed many Mexicans being sent back ... See More  

Nile Kinnick & Iowa Hawkeyes football...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, July 21, 1940



* Nile Kinnick's all-star voting tops all

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



Page 5 of this section has a small and somewhat discrete heading: "Kinnick Is Far In Lead" with subhead. (see)

Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section with all 8 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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Very early guitar advertisement... Gaines fights the Indians...

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Jan. 31, 1818  The back page a rather small ad with a small heading: "GUITAR" reading: "For sale cheap--a new, elegant and superior toned English Guitar, together with instruction book, strings, etc. Inquire at the Centinel Counting Room".

Have you ever seen an earlier ad for a guitar?

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Viola Liuzzo murder funeral... KKK crime...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 30, 1965



* Viola Liuzzo funral

* Ku Klux Klan murder

* re. Civil Rights March

* Selma, Alabama 



The front page has a two column heading: "Rights Leaders Pay Final Tribute to Mrs. Liuzzo" (see)

Complete with all 18 pages, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

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Chicago's crooked gangland mayor defeated....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1931



* William Hale "Big Bill" Thompson defeated

* Anton Cermak becomes Chicago mayor

* Gangland - gangsters - prohibition era



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "CHICAGO OUSTS THOMPSON; CERMAK IS ELECTED MAYOR BY A MAJORITY OF 191,916" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Anton Cermak defeating William Hale Thompso... See More  

John Cappelletti... Heisman trophy... Penn state...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, December 5, 1973



* John Cappelletti wins Heisman

* Penn State Nittany Lions

* NCAA college football



Page 5 has a very brief and inconspicuous report under "Player of Year" which begins: "Penn State Cappelletti was named Player of the Year..." which is actually him winning the Heisman. (see)

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Bowe Bergdahl released for Taliban detainees...

LOS ANGLES TIMES, June 1, 2014



* Bowe Bergdahl released (traded)

* United States Army soldier

* Taliban - Haqqani network



The front page has a two column headline: "U.S. soldier freed in swap with Taliban" with photo. First report coverage continues on page 4 with photo of Obuma with Bergdahl's parents.

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Babe Ruth as a editorialist... Yankees baseball...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Aug. 11, 1928



* Babe Ruth as a Editorialist ?

* New York Yankees baseball



The sport's section (page 8) has a two column heading: "Ruth Blames Slump of Yankees On Hitters, Not Club's Pitchers" with subhead and small photo of Ruth. This is actually a editorial by Ruth on the team's situation heading into the final weeks of the season. The Y... See More  

Hitler gaining power... Hitler Youth photo...

MAGAZINE SECTION of the New York Times, Jan. 29, 1939



* Adolph Hitler rules Germany

* Hitler Youth photo



The front page has a pro-Hitler illustration with banner heading: "Doubts Rise, But Hitler's Power Holds" which is a editorial by Harold Callender. Continues inside with a few related photos including one of the Hitler Youth. (see)

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Many reports from the War of 1812...

INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 15, 1813  The ftpg. has a lengthy editorial on the War of 1812 headed: "Madison's War!" Also on the ftpg. is a letter from General Dearborn to the Secretary of War from Fort George, then another letter from Fort George, also: "From Fort Meigs", a letter Green Clay to General Harrison with his response signed in type: Wm. H. Harrison,... See More  

Frederick Snite death... "The Man in the Iron Lung"...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Nov. 13, 1954



* Frederick B. Snite, Jr. death

* "The Man in the Iron Lung"

* Notre Dame University legend - lore



The front page has a three column heading: "'Boiler Kid,' in Iron Lung 18 Years, Dies in Sleep at Age 44" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Frederick B. Snite, Jr., Note Dame legend known ... See More  

King Ibn Saud & oil production riches....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1947



* Ibn Saud to outlay country

* King of Saudi Arabia

* Oil production riches from U.S.



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Ibn Saud Plans 270 Million Outlay, Financed by U. S. Oil Royalties" (see)

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DiMaggio hitting streak hits #49...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1941



* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak reaches 49

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball

* Best title to be had ?



The sport's section (page 20) has headings: "Yanks Triumph" "DiMaggio Runs Streak to 49 Games As Yanks Halt Browns at Night, 1-0" and more with box scores.

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Fine front page World War I coverage...

THE MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, April 7, 1918  Among ftpg. heads on World War I are: "America Accepts Germany's Challenge That Force Shall Decide the World's Future" "Great Fleet of U.S. Warships Serving Abroad" "German Assault In Corbie Region Was Expected Yesterday" "Germans Renew Plunging Tactics in Amiens Region" and even more.... See More