Three color political prints...

JUDGE magazine, New York, Feb. 1, 1890 



* Color political prints



Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.

After a strong start, the magazine found itself struggli... See More  

1864 Civil War...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1864  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GRAND MOVEMENT" "The Advance Into Virginia" "The Rebel Army Falling Back on Richmond" "Highly Important from the Peninsula" "Gen. Butler's Army Lands Successfully at City Point" "Cavalry Fighting at Thoroughfare Gap" "An Importa... See More  

Jeff Davis on appointing Robert E. Lee to head the troops...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 28, 1865 



* General Robert E. Lee

* Commander-in-Chief

* Jefferson Davis



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "The Peace Bubble" "Result of Mr. Blair's Mission" "He Admits It To Be 'A Failure' " "The Terms of Jeff. Davis" which also includes a letter headed: "The Appointment of Gen... See More  

Bobby Jones wins 1926 British Open...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, June 25, 1926



* Bobby Jones wins British Open

* PGA golf (1st report)



This 40+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BOBBY JONES WINS IN OPEN" and "Finishes 72-Hole Championship Play With 291; Beats Waltrous by 2"



1st report coverage on famous golfer Bobby Jones winning the 1926 British Open at St. Anne's, England... See More  

Sarah Bedrnhardt NYC debut in 1880....

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, November 9, 1880



* Sarah Bernhardt New York City debut

* Famous French stage actress



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "BERNHARDT'S DEBUT", "The Great Theatrical Event in New York", "Her Appearance Greeted by an Audience of 4,000 People" and more. Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns. 1st... See More  

Great blizzard of 1888...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, March 13, 1888



* Great blizzard of 1888

* New York, New Jersey & more



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "In The Snow King's Grip", "Rude Old Boreas Makes a Sudden Descent on New York", "Worst Blizzard ever Known In The State", "Business Completely Paralyzed in t... See More  

Al Capone released... brain treatment...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1939



* Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Chicago gangland gangster

* Release from prison



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 36) that include: "AL CAPONE STARTS BRAIN TREATMENT", "Ex-Gangster Is 'Chronically but Not Acutely Ill,' Says Baltimore Specialist" and more. Coverage on Al "Scarface&quo... See More  

Graf Zeppelin... Holy Land fighting...

PRESCOTT MINER JOURNAL, Arizona, August 29, 1929



* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)

* 1st to fly around the World (historic)

* Hugo Eckener



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "GRAF VISITS AT AIR DERBY THEN COMPLETES TRIP" and more.



The front page also includes a banner headline "Death Toll Mounts As Fighting Flares In Holy Land" with su... See More  

Gettysburg battlefield reunion in 1885....

THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, Scranton, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1885



* Battle of Gettysburg

* Reunion of veterans



This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GETTYSBURG'S BATTLEFIELD", "Historical Visit Of Veterans" and more. Lengthy text takes up over 1 1/2 columns.



Other news and advertisements of the day. Some spine wear, otherwise g... See More  

Thomas Edison close to death...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, August 2, 1931 



* Thomas Edison's health takes downturn 



This 6 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "THOMAS EDISON SERIOUSLY ILL", "Three Physicians Caring For Inventor At His West Orange Home". 1st report coverage on the famous inventor's illness in which he would never recovery from with his death ... See More  

Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn fight...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1946 



* Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn 

* Heavyweight boxing championship bout 



This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Bomber KO's Conn in Eighth" and more with photo of Louis (see photos). More information in the sport's section with another photo and round by round cover... See More  

Thoroughbred racehorse... Triple Crown champion...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 2, 1946 



* Thoroughbred racehorse 

* Assault wins Belmont Stakes 

* Triple Crown champion 



This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 14A: "Assault Wins Belmont to Become 7th Triple Crown" with subhead and photo. 1st report coverage on Assault winning the Belmont Stakes to become a triple crown wi... See More  

Auburn NY prison riot....

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, December 12, 1929



* Auburn Correctional Facility

* Prison riot of 1929



This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "MANY ARE SLAIN OR WOUNDED IN DESPERATE PRISON REVOLT" with subhead (see images).



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, a few small binding holes, otherwise good.

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Chicago gangster... Al Capone...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, October 16, 1929 



* re. William McSwiggin murder

* Al "scarface" Capone

* In prison for the 1st time 



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "CAPONE ALLEGED TO HAVE KILLED ATTORNEY IN '26".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with a little margin wear an... See More  

Adolph Hitler indicted for treason...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, September 26, 1930



* Early Adolph Hitler

* Trial for treason



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "WITNESS DURING TREASON TRIAL OUTLINES PLAN" and "Leader States Fascists To Change German Rulings". This was just before Hitler gained power.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.Light bro... See More  

America's Cup Enterprise Wins...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, September 19, 1930.



* U.S. Yacht Enterprise

* Shamrock V

* America's Cup



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ENTERPRISE WINS FINAL RACE FOR YACHTING HONOR" and "Shamrock Game But Is Not Good Enough To Pull Through". This is the 1st report coverage on the yacht Enterprise winning the 32nd Ameri... See More  

Bobby Jones wins 3rd of grand slam...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, July 13, 1930



* Bobby Jones wins U.S. Open

* 3rd of 4 major wins (year of grand slam)

* Gallant Fox - horse racing



This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 3: "JONES DEFEATS SMITH TO TAKE NATIONAL OPEN" 1st report coverage on Bobby Jones winning the U.S. Open golf championship at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minneso... See More  

The death of Chuck Klein...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 29, 1958



* Chuck Klein "Hoosier Hammer" death (1st report)

* Philadelphia Phillies

* Major league baseball



This 38 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 31: "Chuck Klein, Former Phillies Star, Is Dead" and "One of National League's All-Time Great Outfielders and Hitters Succumbs to Heart Attack&... See More  

ZR-2 - R38 class airship disaster....

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 25, 1921



* ZR-2 airship crash (1st report)

* R38 class



This 14 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "Sixteen Americans Die in Dirigible Wreck" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the ZR-2 airship crash.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with a little margin... See More  

1861 Civil War...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 7, 1861  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Additional List of Names of Army Officers Confirmed by the Senate" 'The Naval Appointments Confirmed" 'The Strength of the Rebels at Vienna & Fairfax" "Reported Contemplated Attack on Alexandria by the Rebels" & more.

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1861 Civil War....

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 27, 1861  "THE REBELLION" "Skirmish of the Pickets of the New York 27th Regiment with the Enemy" "Preparations for a Naval Expedition from Fortress Monroe" "Departure of the Lincoln Cavalry for Washington" "The Rebel Flag Torn to Pieces at Antigua, West Indies" & more.

Eight pages, nice condition.

Pitcher Bob Turley... Cancer's new find...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, July 11, 1954  The front of this issue contains a photo of Orioles pitcher Bob Turley with an accompanying article "Is Bob Turley the Bob Feller?" and includes additional photos.



Another article is entitled "Cancer detection: Is this the best weapon yet?" "Using the patient's blood as a 'thermometer,' ... See More  

Jack Benny... an imaginary Marciano-Dempsey fight...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, January 10, 1954  The front of this issue contains a photo of Jack Benny accompanying article entitled "The Secret Life of Jack Benny - How old is he? What's the story behind his violin-playing? Is he stingy? ... Here are the answers -- in his own words" and includes additional photos.



"...if Marciano fought Jack Dempse... See More  

1930 Babe Ruth home run streak....

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, May 24, 1930



* Babe Ruth home runs (Seven in five days)

* New York Yankees - MLB



This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Babe Ruth Hits 13th Home Run" and "Bambino Runs String to Seven in Five Days, Equaling Record Made Twice By Self".



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

Zane Grey death...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 24, 1939 



* Zane Grey death 

* American Author 



This 14 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the back page: "Zane Grey, Beloved Western Author, Dies From Heart Attack".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. A little spine wear, otherwise good condition.



wikipedia notes: Zane Grey was kn... See More