Bobby Jones wins at Sunningdale Golf Club...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 20, 1930



* Amateur golfer Bobby Jones

* Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire

* Golf Illustrated Gold Vase



The sport's section (page 18) has a two column headline: "Jones in Brilliant Round to Win Coveted Trophy" with subhead. (see) 1st report coverage on Bobby Jones winning at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England.

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Amelia Earhart honored...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, May 23, 1932 



* Amelia Earhart - London welcome

* re. Transatlantic flight (Airplane)

* 1st woman to achieve solo



The front page has a one column heading: "AMELIA EARHART REACHES ENGLAND IN DRENCHING RAIN" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise good.... See More  

Richard Byrd welcome home... Al Capone jail release...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1930.



* Aviator Richard E. Byrd welcome home

* First Antarctica - South Pole expedition

* Al "Scarface" Capone jail release in Miami



The front page has a one column heading: "BYRD REACHES CANAL; STEPS ON HOME SOIL TO CHEERS OF THRONG" with subheads. (see)

Page 30 has a one column heading: "CAPONE FREE AGAIN AFTER NIGHT IN JAIL" wit... See More  

Woman aviator Amy Johnson flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1930



* Woman aviator pioneer Amy Johnson

* 1st Woman solo flight from England to Australia



The top of the front page has two column headings: "England Thrilled by Lone Flight of Modest Typist to Australia" "King and Commoner Join in Praise of Amy Johnson, First Woman to Make the Perilous Air Journey--Port Darwin Pays Her Homage" (see) 1st repo... See More  

Mahatma Gandhi in Yerwada Central Jail...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1930



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma)

* Yerwada Central Jail interview

* Indian independence movement



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Gandhi Interviewed in Jail; Asks Full Freedom for India" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More  

Yale Bulldogs win the Blackwell Cup in 1930...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, May 4, 1930



* Yale varsity crew wins Blackwell Cup

* Columbia & Pennsylvania University

* Bulldogs - Men's heavyweight rowing

* Housatonic River - Derby, Connecticut



The front page of this section has one column headings: "YALE VARSITY WINS, WITH COLUMBIA NEXT" "Eli Crew Beats 1929 Victor for Blackwell Cup by Length--Pe... See More  

Brooklyn Bridge stampede disaster...

THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 31, 1883



* Brooklyn Bridge

* Stampede disaster (1st report)



The front page has an article headed: "CROWDED TO DEATH" "Terrible Results of a Decoration Day Jam on Brooklyn Bridge" and more. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete in 4 pages, light browning and some wear at the margins, should be handled with care.... See More  

1st Transcontinental flight round trip...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 23, 1955 



* 1st Transcontinental flight round trip

* Airplane - Jet - John M. Conroy



The front page has a two column photo with caption: "A Record-Making Flight" with brief text. (see)

1st report coverage on John M. Conroy becoming the first person to fly a airplane round trip across the United States and back in the same day.

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Bombardment of Valparaiso...

CLEVELAND DAILY LEADER, Ohio, May 2, 1866 



*Bombardment of Valparaiso, Chile

* Spanish fleet shelling & destruction of port



The front page has an article headed: "South America" "Valparaiso Bombarded by Spanish" "The Town Completely Destroyed" (see)

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large issue measuring 32 x 23 inches, mi... See More  

Sam Jones.... 1st Negro to throw a no-hitter in Major League Baseball...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 13, 1955



* Sam Jones - Chicago Cubs

* 1st Negro to throw a no-hitter in Major League Baseball



The sport's section (page 11) has a two column heading: "HOW IT'S GETTING TO BE IN TOSSING NO-HITTERS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES" First report coverage on the 1st Negro pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the MLB.

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General Joseph Johnston surrender...

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 2, 1865



* Joseph E. Johnston's surrender

* Abraham Lincoln obsequies

* Civil War ending events



Pages 4 has various reports on the closing events of the Civil War with one column headings. See images here.

Complete in 8 pages, this issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very... See More  

Peggy McMath kidnapping for ransom...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, May 6, 1933



* Margaret 'Peggy' McMath

* Kidnapping for ransom



The front page has a four column headline: "TWO ARRESTS IN KIDNAPING (sic)" with subheads and photo. (see) More inside. This is 1st report coverage on the return of kidnapped victim, Margaret "Peggy" McMath.

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American Anti-Slavery Society...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 10, 1860 



* American Anti-Slavery Society meeting

* William Lloyd Garrison speech



Pages 2 & 3 have a reporting headed: "The American Anti-Slavery Society" "The Republican Party Defended and Denounced--Disunion Speech by Mr. Garrison..." Text takes up over 5 columns total.

Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a little irregular a... See More  

Babe Ruth leaves hospital...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1925



* Babe Ruth hospital release (1st report)

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball



This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19: "RUTH IS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL" "Practices With Yankees but Will Not Go to Philadelphia With Team Friday" 1st report coverage on Babe Ruth's release from the hospital after 5 weeks for so-call... See More  

The Circus is Coming to Town...

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, May 2, 1873 The front page has a two-column width, page length ad "World's Fair and L.B. Lent's Leviathan Universal Living Exposition" and "Great New York Circus!" This contains the information on all the events and several engravings as well.

This is complete in four pages with a small hole at the center fold, otherwise is in very ... See More  

Very scarce title...

MONTHLY BULLETIN, New York, May 15, 1846  Actually a quite scarce title as Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) notes it began March 15 but doesn't know when it ended in 1846. Only the American Antiquarian Society records any issues of this title and it has but three.

Various news & literary items, nice engraving of an early railroad engine in the masthead, never bound nor tri... See More  

2nd Italian War of Independence begins...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 10, 1859



* 2nd Italian War of Independence

* Franco-Austrian War begins



Page 2 has an article headed: "THE WAR IN EUROPE" "HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS" "Commencement of the Great Contest in Europe" "One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Austrians Crossed the Ticino" and more. (see) Lengthy text.

Other news of the day. Complete in 12 page... See More  

Racine, Wisconsin tornado disaster...

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, May 21, 1883



* Racine, Wisconsin

* Tornado disaster



This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

Page 3 has an article headed: "The Cyclones" See images for text here.

Complete in 4 pages, minor irregularity along spine, nice condition. Should be handled with care.... See More  

June Robles found... desert cage...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 15, 1934



* June Robles found alive 

* Desert cage box - Tucson, Arizona 

* William Gettle



The front page has a banner headline: "JUNE ROBLES AND GETTLE ARE FOUND ALIVE" with subheads and two photos. (see) Nice for display.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, some bindings slits along spi... See More  

Naples is captured by the Austrians...

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C.., May 16, 1821  The front page has historic content on the history of Italy with the top of the page: "The Fate Of Naples Decided!" and within the article is: "...The papers announce the important fact that the Neapolitians have FAILED IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A FREE GOVERNMENT! They have signed a convention with the Austrians &... See More  

Not the guy who traveled with Captain Cook...

THE MORNING POST & DAILY ADVERTISER, London, May 17, 1786 



* Captain James Cook mention



Page 2 has an item noting: "We have authority to say that the Captain Roberts who was murdered in France some days since is not the Mr. Roberts who accompanied Captain Cook in his two last voyages round the world, that gentleman being at this time in perfect health."

Four pages, very n... See More  

President Johnson's impeachment trial...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 16, 1868



* President Andrew Johnson

* Reconstruction era impeachment trial



The front page is mostly taken up with reports on the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson with the top of the first column having: "The Impeachment"  and many related subheads (see). The final vote for acquittal would come in 10 days.

Eight pages, very nice condition.... See More  

J. Edgar Hoover death...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 2, 1972



* John Edgar Hoover death

* Early, same day report

* 1st FBI director



The front page has a two column heading: "FBI director Hoover dies" 1st report coverage on the death of J. Edgar Hoover, 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, small bin... See More  

Marianna, Arkansas Negro lynching..

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, May 27, 1883



* Marianna, Arkansas

* Negro lynching

* Lee County



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "CALENDAR OF CRIME" "A Negro Fire-Bug Murdered by a Mob at Marianna, Ark." and more. (see)

This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and l... See More  

Booth's Theatre closes it's doors...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, May 6, 1883



* Booth's Theatre closes

* Romeo and Juliet is last performance

* Actress Helena Modjeska



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The back page has an article headed: "THE NEW YORK STAGE" "Booth's Theater and the Actors Who Played There" "A Financial Failure..."

This ... See More