Helen Keller slams Hitler & Mussolini...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1934



* Helen Keller - deaf & blind author

* Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini



The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "HELEN KELLER HITS AT TWO DICTATORS" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a hi... See More  

1926 Miami, Florida hurricane...

THE WORLD, New York City, September 20, 1926



* Miami, Florida hurricane disaster 



The front page has a one column heading: "FLORIDA SWEPT BY HURRICANE" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

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Polo Grounds last MLB game....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 19, 1963  This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 39: "Phils Top Mets In final Contest At Polo Grounds" "Chris Short Gets 5-1 Victory Over Craig Anderson" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the very last major league baseball game held at the famous Polo Grounds in New York City.



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Willie Mays 500th home run....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 14, 1965



* Willie Mays 500 HR's

* San Francisco Giants

* MLB Baseball



This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 5: "Mays Keeps Slugging As Juan Hurls Giants Win". Tells of baseball great Willie Mays hitting his 500th career home run.



Other news of the day. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise i... See More  

McGwire breaks Maris' home run record...

CAPE COD TIMES, Haynnis (Cape Cod), Massachusetts, September 9, 1998  See the photos for very displayable coverage regarding Mark McGwire's 62nd home run of the season, breaking Roger Maris' home run record. This is the complete issue and is in very good condition (see images).

Early medical periodical...

THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH, "Conducted by an Association of Physicians" as printed  in the masthead, Philadelphia, September 28, 1831  Among the articles within are: "The Russian Cholera"; "Causes of the Epidemic Cholera"; "Syrp of Milk"; "The Acclimating Principle of Plants"; "The Pleasures of a Canter";  & more. 

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Rebel General Joe Johnston is defeated...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sept. 18, 1865  Front page column heads include: "WASHINGTON" "False Rumors of Cabinet Changes" "The Troubles of Pardon Seekers" "The Defeat of Gen. Joe Johnston" "The Secesh Papers in Tribulation About It" "The Counterfeit Treasury Notes" "Disastrous Conflagration--Augusta, Maine, Nearly Destroyed".

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Francesco de Pinedo killed in airplane crash...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1933



* Francesco de Pinedo killed - Italian aviator

* Floyd Bennett Field airplane takeoff attempt



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DE PINEDO KILLED IN BURNING PLANE; CRASH AT TAKE-OFF" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with two related photos. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in t... See More  

Hitler Youth rally photo....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, September 3, 1933



* Early Hitler Youth photo

* Lustgarten - Berlin rally



This rotogravure section has a large photo on page 3 showing Hitler Youth giving the Nazi salute at a Lustgarten rally in Berlin, Germany. (see)

Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with 8 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

Mother Teresa's death.... Princess Diana's funeral...

THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, September 6, 1997



* Mother Teresa's death - "Angel of Calcutta"

* "The Saint of the Gutters"

* The beloved Princess Diana Mourned



The front page has two historic headlines: "Revered Mother Teresa dies," with subhead and photo, and: "The world mourns Diana," with multiple related photos. Considerably more regarding ... See More  

Quebec Bridge...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 29, 1917  The color-cover front has a caption "Camouflage Robes Worn by the Crew of a French Anti-Aircraft Cannon" with an accompanying article inside. Inside the issue is: "Building the Quebec Bridge"; "The Submarine Problem -- XVI"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.

Complete in twenty pages and in ver... See More  

New Orleans and Charleston, South Carolina...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 30, 1863  Among the ftpg. one column Civil War heads are: "Interesting From New Orleans" "The Good Health of the City" "The Mississippi Marauders" "From Charleston Harbor" "Description of the Rebel Works" "Honors to Gen. Gilmore" "Destitution of the Florida's Crew" and more.

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Grant comes to Hunter's defense... Trial of Warden Wirz...

DAILY CLEVELAND HERALD, Ohio, Sept. 8, 1865  Among various front page news reports is: "The Trial Of Wirz" and "Grant's Letter on Hunter", the latter being a letter signed: U.S. Grant, dated July 15, 1864, in which he defends the actions of General Hunter.

Four pages, large folio size, minor loss to a lower corner. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.... See More  

With the original & very decorative outer wrappers......

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, Sept. 7, 1878 This title was a totally separate, stand-alone publication from the more well-known SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.  Having begun to report on the Centennial Exposition in 1876, its success caused it to continue as a weekly publication into the 20th century. This title is much like its more famous cousin, but tends to have more mechanically-themed ... See More  

Charles Dickens... Washington Territory...

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, September, 1870  Within this is issue is a 5+ page article "Footprints of Charles Dickens" which begins "Charles Dickens was dead. It was hard to realize, but realized it was at last; and then there was no look or voice in London but repeated it over and over -- Charles Dickens is dead!..."

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HMS Queen Elizabeth launched.... Lou Gehrig's last home run...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 28, 1938  The launching & christening of the RMS Queen Elizabeth is reported on pg. 27 with: "LARGEST SHIP SENT INTO SEA BY QUEEN", "Launching Liner Bearing Her Name, Elizabeth Speaks King''s Hope for Peace" and more with smaller subheads.

Also one column headlines on page 30: "GOMEZ WINS NO. 18 FOR YANKS, 5 TO 2" "Gehrig S... See More  

The wrought iron bridge at Pittsburgh...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 2, 1876  The front page features the "Wrought Iron Bridge at Pittsburgh, PA" with related text. Inside the issue are numerous articles: "New Steam Dredging Machine"; Universal Wood Worker and Six-Roll Planer, Matcher and Bender by the J. A. Fay & Co,; "Brice's Boat Lowering Apparatus", "Oceanic Birds" and mor... See More  

Babe Ruth and his batting prowess...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Sept. 29, 1923 



* Babe Ruth making his mark in MLB

* New York Yankees - Yanks



The top of the sports page has a one column head: "Ruth May Add To His Laurels" as his .385 batting average is close to surpassing Harry Heilmann's .395. "...Babe, however, is secure in home run honors with 38 and is so far in front as a scorer...". Al... See More  

Jimmie Foxx's 58th & final home run...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1932 



* Jimmie Foxx home run # 58 

* Boston Red Sox - MLB baseball

* Final HR of the season (leader)



The sport's section (page 19) has a one column heading: "FOXX HITS NO. 58, BUT MACKMEN BOW" with subheads & box scores. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Sir Ronald Ross death... malaria fame...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 17, 1932



* Sir Ronald Ross death

* Malaria - mosquitoes



Page 15 has a one column heading: "SIR RONALD ROSS, MALARIA'S FOE, DIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Ronald Ross, British medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on the transmission of malaria. I suspect this is one of the few publ... See More  

Nikita Khrushchev's death report...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, September 12, 1971



* Nikita Khrushchev's death report...

* Former Prime Minister of the Soviet Union

* Leader of the Communist Party



The front page has a banner headline: "KHRUSHCHEV IS DEAD AT 77", with a related photo. Multiple pages within include additional photos and coverage. Great coverage of the death of the former Prime Minister of the Soviet Union... See More  

Columbian Exposition...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 9, 1893  The front cover has "The World's Columbian Exposition - Triumphal Arch and Peristyle, Court of Honor" with an accompanying article.  Inside the issue is: "The World's Columbian Exposition - Creamery and Dairy Exhibits of the Vermont Farm machine Co."; "...View from the Ferris Wheel"; "... The Nor... See More  

Patty Hearst is captured and found guilty...

PHOENIX GAZETTE, Sept. 18, 1975 and the ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, March 21, 1976



* Patty Hearst, convicted bank robber, captured 

* Newspaper heiress, socialite, actress & kidnap victim

* Simbonese Liberation Army SLA - Sentencing



A nice pair of issues almost 3 years apart with headlines: "PATTY HEARST CAPTURED!" and: "PATTY HEARST GUILTY" respectively. Front... See More  

Lighthouses...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 20, 1901  The front color-cover has "St. George Reef Light, California". Inside the issue is: "Was the Cave Man a House-builder?"; "Acres of Radio"; "Beacons of Safety"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

Complete in 84 pages, never bound, and in very good condition.

The Great Northern Pacific Railroad...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 22, 1883  The front page has "the New Bridge over the Monongahela River at Pittsburg, PA" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is "Metamorphosis of Deer's Antlers"; "Completion of the Great Northern Pacific Railroad"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.

Complete in sixteen pages, never bound... See More