1938 Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 16, 1938 



* Kristallnacht - crystal night - vandalism

* Persecution of Jews - Jewish property

* Roman Catholic Church & priests censored



A follow up to "Kristallnacht" or Night of Broken Glass, a coordinated attack upon Nazi Jews which resulted in 91 deaths and over 30,000 being sent to concentration camps. The front page has a one column... See More  

One of the more desirable Winslow Homer prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 13, 1874  



* Illustrator Winslow Homer



The full front page is a Thomas Nast illus. captained: "Jewels Among Swine." Inside is a full page illus. of "The Flower Mission"; a full page illus. of "Decoration Day - Services Around the Lincoln Monument, Union Square, New York."

But certainly, the most desired print is the... See More  

1983 "National Lampoon's Vacation" opening day ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1983



* "National Lampoon's Vacation" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie - film release

* American road comedy cult film - Chevy Chase



Page 42 has a 10 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day release of "National Lampoon's Vacation". (see images) B... See More  

"Dapper" Danny Hogan killed by bomb...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 5, 1928



* "Dapper" Danny Hogan assassination

* St. Paul, Minnesota Irish mobster

* Wineville Chicken Coop murders

* Gordon Stewart Northcott pleads not guilty



 The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "Bomb In Auto Kills 'Dapper Danny' Hogan" (see image)

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "Northcott Pleads... See More  

The infamous bloody glove fiasco: turning point in the Simpson trial...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 16, 1995 



* O. J. Simpson murder case

* The 'Bloody Glove" fiasco



The top of the ftpg. has a color photo captioned: "O.J. Simpson, wearing protective latex gloves, tries on one of the leather gloves found after the murders." beneath which is a one column heading: "Prosecution's Bold Move May Backfire" with the article carrying ov... See More  

Bloody Sunday (1921)...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1921



* Bloody Sunday - day of violence

* Belfast, Northern Ireland

* Irish War of Independence



The front page has a one column heading: "BATTLE BLAZES IN BELFAST; 15 DEAD, 90 HURT" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on Belfast's Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.

Complete with 24 pages, light ... See More  

The Great Revolt.... Arab uprising...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 7, 1938



* "The Great Revolt" - Arabs uprising

* Mandatory Palestine - Transjordan



The front page has a one column heading: "Two Warships Rushed to Haifa As 28 Are Slain" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 32 pages, light toning and minor wear a the margins, small piece torn away at bottom right corner, generally in god condition.... See More  

SS Iowa (1920) steamship disaster....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPARCH, January 13, 1936



* SS Iowa steamship freighter

* Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon

* Peacock Spit - ran aground disaster



 The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "CREW OF 34 LOST WHEN SHIP SINKS OFF OREGON COAST" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the SS Iowa steamship freighter disaster at the mouth of the Columbia River near Ast... See More  

1947 Jerusalem riots....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 3, 1947



* Jerusalem riots

* Arabs - Muslims

* re. UN Partition Plan

* Haganah & Irgun



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Jews And Arabs Continue Battle; Report 20 Dead" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, more so along the spine, generally very nice.... See More  

Review & premiere of "The Breakfast Club", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 15, 1985



* Best "The Breakfast Club" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* "The Brat Pack" - John Hughes



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Breakfast Club" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - th... See More  

From this one-time boom town of Gunnison...

GUNNISON DAILY REVIEW, Colorado, June 5, 1882  An uncommon title from this boom mining town in the southwestern quadrant of Colorado, tucked in a valley amidst the Rocky Mountains.
Gunnison boomed in the late 1870's and early 1880's and was once the home of Wyatt Earp and "Texas Jack". Today, there are some 5500 residents of Gunnison. The front page begins with a two-column advertisement for "
... See More  

Golden age of hip-hop music... Kool Lady Blue...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 4-10, 1981



* 1st successful rapper Kurtis Blow - Prince photos

* Very beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Pages 64-68 contains various recent music news with some photos. Included are Kurtis Blow, Prince & Bruce Springsteen. (see images)

wikipedia notes: Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), known professionally... See More  

Mosul -Haifa oil pipeline opens in 1935...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 14, 1935



* Mosul-Haifa oil pipeline opens

* King Ghazi of Iraq - Kirkuk



The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "MOSUL OIL LINE, 1,150 MI. LONG, IN SERVICE TODAY" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine,... See More  

Lost in the Bermuda Triangle... Perhaps the most famous unsolved mystery...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., December 7, 1945 



* Bermuda Triangle Flight 19 disappearance

* 5 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers

* One of the most famous unsolved mysteries



The front page is a two column heading: "Sea and Air Armada Ordered Out in Search Of Missing Navy Planes" (see images). Coverage on one of the more bizarre mysteries in American history, particularly with the c... See More  

Lincoln repeals Hunter's controversial order emancipating slaves... Robert Smalls...

NEW YORK WORLD, May 20, 1862 



* General David Hunter's Emancipation order

* Abraham Lincoln rebuffs (nullifies)

* Robert Smalls & companions to be compensated



The front page begins with column heads: "PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION" "Gen. Hunter's Proclamation Void" "The Power of Declaring Slaves Free Belongs to the President" "An Appeal To... See More  

Mormon women protest the Cullom Bill...

THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 2, 1870  



* Mormons - Mormonism 

* Utah polygamy argument



This newspaper was published 26 years before Utah became a state.

Most of the front page is taken up with a report headed: "Indignation Meetings in the Settlements", beginning: "Determined not to be behind their sisters in this city in their loyalty to the cause o... See More  

Jimmy Doolittle to lead D-Day air attack...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 29, 1943



* Aviation pioneer Jimmy Doolittle

* New commander of the Eighth Air Force

* Promoted Lieutenant general

* To lead air attack on D-Day



The front page has a one column heading: "DOOLITTLE TO GUIDE INVASION AIR BLOW" with subhead. (see images)

Other World War II events of the day. Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

1936 USS Yorktown Midway carrier fame launching...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 5, 1936



* USS Aircraft Carrier Yorktown launching

* United States Navy - World War II warship

* Future Battle of Midway sinking fame



The top of page 17 has a three column photo with heading: "An Airport Takes To The Waves" Also a one column heading: "CROWD ACCLAIMS YORKTOWN, NEW PLANE CARRIER" with subhead. (see images) This U.S. Navy carr... See More  

President Lincoln repeals General Hunter's order (no. 11), which had emancipated slaves... Two mentions of Robert Smalls...

 NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1862 



* General David Hunter's Emancipation order

* Abraham Lincoln rebuffs (nullifies)

* Robert Smalls & companions to be compensated



Page one has: "Gen. Hunter's Order Repudiated by the President" followed by: "He Pronounces it Void and of No Effect" "The Policy of the Administration Reiterated." The pronounceme... See More  

Theodore G. Bilbo death... white supremacist...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 22, 1947



* Theodore G. Bilbo death

* Governor of Mississippi

* Ku Klux Klan member

* White supremacist - supremacy

* Pro segregation advocate



The front page has a one column heading: "BILBO DEAD AT 69 OF HEART AILMENT" with subhead. (see images) Lengthy coverage continues on page 10 with photo.

I suspect this to be a very rare item because there was r... See More  

From Confederate New Orleans...

SUNDAY DELTA, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 26, 1862  



* Rare Confederate title

* From the deep South



Truly Confederate newspapers from New Orleans are very difficult to find, as Admiral Farragut entered the mouth of the Mississippi in mid-April, 1862 and finally took New Orleans on April 28. Shortly thereafter Benjamin Butler moved in and took control of the city which surrendered with... See More  

Patterson v. Alabama... Scottsboro Boys....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 2, 1935



* Patterson v. Alabama decision

* United States Supreme Court case

* Scottsboro Boys rape case

* Jury of African-Americans



The front page has a one column heading: "2D SCOTTSBORO DEATH PENALTY UPSET BY COURT" with subhead. (see images) Coverage continues on page 14 with photo of Haywood Patterson.

Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice... See More  

1932 Chief Plenty Coups death... Crow Indians...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1932



* Chief Plenty Coups death w/ photo (1st report)

* Crow People - Native Americans - Indians - tribe



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "PLENTY COOS (Coups) DEAD; CROW TRIBE LEADER" with subheads and photo. (see images)

Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



wikipedia notes: Plenty Coups was the principal chief of... See More  

1932 Scottsboro Boys sentences upheld...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1932



* Scottsboro Boys death sentences upheld

* Negroes suspected of attacking 2 white girls

* Alabama Supreme Court decision

* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping

* Ransom paid to no avail



The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "7 DOOMED NEGROES LOSE ALABAMA PLEA" with subheads. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, this ... See More  

1945 Malmedy massacre... Battle of the Bulge.....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 14, 1945



* Malmedy massacre in Belgium (1st report)

* Battle of the Bulge nears the end

* 1st SS Panzer Division - perpetrators



Page 6 has a one column heading: "Bodies of 100 Massacred GIs Are Found" (see image) This war crime "Malmedy Massacre" was actually committed about a month earlier but wasn't realized until more allied troop... See More