1st Women's Air Derby death... Marvel Crosson...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, August 21, 1929



* 1st Women's Air Derby

* "Powder Puff Derby"

* Marvel Crosson's crash & death



The front page has a seven column headline: "CHARGE GIRL FLYER VICTIM OF MANIAC" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally very nice.



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Trouble with the Indians in Kentucky...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 20, 1785  



* Indians - Native Americans

* Murder & scalping in Kentucky



Page 2 has a report, which although headed: "Jamaica" actually has reports from Danville, Kentucky, noting in part: "...the Indians, after having collected our prisoners...all of a sudden....came to a resolution not to deliver them up...the determination of the... See More  

German U-Boats on American Coast campaign (1918)...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 3, 1918



* German U-Boats - submarines

* North American coast campaign



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIVERS AT WORK OFF U. S. COAST; Passenger Liner Radios Submarine Attack" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More  

On the trial of John Brown for his Harper's Ferry insurrection...

NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 11, 1859  Page 5 has over a full column taken up with reports concerning the John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry with column heads: "The Harper's Ferry Affair - The Trials at Charlestown" "Old John Brown & the Pottawatomie Massacre" "Gerrit Smith and the Fitzhugh Slaves--A Retraction" and: "The Religious Press On Old Brown&quo... See More  

Yom Kippur War in 1973...

THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 1973



* Yom Kippur War - Suez Canal crossed

* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more

* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States 

* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights

* Jews - Jewish - Judaica



The front page has a threecolumn headline: "Israeli Unit Raids Sites In Egypt" and more. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, four bindin... See More  

Second Ostend Raid... 1918 Royal Navy...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1918



* Second Ostend Raid - Belgium

* Royal Navy blockade attempt

* North Sea Operations - WWI



The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH CLOSE PORT OF OSTEND" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era... See More  

This issue has very wide, untrimmed margins...

THE OBSERVATOR, June 25, 1684 



* 17th century original

* Uncommon publication



This is a handsome dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. Done in question and answer format, topics include: "Of Converts & Hypocrites" "The Effects of Schism" "He that does no Good does Mischie... See More  

"American News"...

THE MIDDLESEX JOURNAL & EVENING POST, London, May 17, 1781  Page 2 begins with a report headed: "American News" mostly taken up with a Proclamation signed in type by: Anthony Johnson, commander-in-chief of British forces in the Caribbean, concerning the taking of Dutch ships.

Irregular at the left margin affects a few letters (see photos).

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1918 Split Rock, New York expolsion disaster...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 3, 1918



* Split Rock quarry disaster

* Munitions factory explosion

* Onondaga County, New York



The front page has a one column heading: "SIXTY-FIVE KILLED IN TERRIFIC BLAST" (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in pa... See More  

1916 Battle of Verdun, France....

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 7, 1916



* Battle of Verdun

* Western Front - France

* World War I - WWI

* German vs. French armies



The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GERMAN TRENCHES STORMED" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More  

1916 NYC streetcar strike riots...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 8, 1916



* Quebec Bridge construction disaster

* St. Saint Lawrence River collapse



The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIOTING IN NEW YORK STIKE" with subhead. (see images)

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era. Rare as suc... See More  

1908 Henri Farman airplane flight...

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, June 8, 1908



* French aviator Henri Farman

* Early powered aviation airplane



The top of page 2 has a three column heading: "FARMAN AEROPLANE CARRIES TWO MEN A DISTANCE OF 1241 METRES" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning and some archival mending at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Statue of Liberty on display in Paris before being shipped to the United States...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 7, 1878 



* Statue of Liberty construction

* Frederic Auguste Bartholdi



The prime feature would be: "Bartholdi's Colossal Statue of Liberty" which shows the head on display in Paris. Included is a related article noting the final size would be 105 feet high plus an 82 feet pedestal. The bust itself was 29 1/2 feet high and 13+ feet in d... See More  

Prelude to Pearl Harbor ?...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 31, 1941



* Prelude to Pearl Harbor attack ?

* Japan bombs USS Tutluila



The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "U. S. PROTESTS JAP BOMBING OF RIVER GUNBOAT" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 3 with photo. This event happened more than 4 months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Complete with 28 pages, light toning... See More  

1914 Battle of the Yser...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 23, 1914



* Battle of the River Yser - Belgium

* Between Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide

* World War I German Empire defeat



The front page has a banner headline: "Germans Assume Offensive in Great Land Battle" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More  

Inventor Thomas A. Edison... 1913 Rathenau medal...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 20, 1913



* Inventor Thomas A. Edison photo

* Walter Rathenau medal recipient  

* Battery powered safety lamp invention



The top of the front page has a two column photo headed: "EDISON IS TO RECEIVE RATHENAU MEDAL FOR NEW SAFEGUARDING INVENTION" with subhead and text. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from ... See More  

1913 Impeachment of Judge Robert W. Archbald...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 14, 1913



* Judge Robert W. Archbald impeachment

* United States commerce court misconduct



The front page has a nice banner headline: "JUDGE ARCHBALD IS IMPEACHED BY SENATE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tot... See More  

Evel Knievel.... Nixon pardoned...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1975



* Evel Knievel jump attempt

* Wembley Stadium - London

* 13 buses - Harley Davidson



The top of page 18 has a two column photo with small heading:: "Evel Knievel Crashes In London" with text. (see)

Complete with 48 pages, light toning and minor wear along the central fold of the front page, generally very nice condition.... See More  

Dedication Of The Antietam National Cemetery...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, from New York, dated Oct. 5, 1867



* Antietam National Cemetery dedication

* Sharpsburg, Maryland union soldiers



The front page features a large illustration "The Remains Of Maximillian In The House Of Senor Don Munos Ledo At Queretaro, Mexico, Awaiting Removal To Europe". Inside the issue is a nice fullpage "The Dedication Of The Antietam National C... See More  

Cadiz, Ohio in 1836....

THE HISTORICAL FAMILY LIBRARY, Cadiz, Ohio, May 15, 1836  A magazine of history, delving very extensively into just a few topics with each issue. Unusual in that this periodical's format was to use "flowing text", meaning sentences ran over from issue to issue, so any given publication would begin in the middle of a sentence from the previous issue.

This is the volume 1, number... See More  

A short-lived title from the nation's capital...

THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, Nov. 16, 1816  An uncommon title that existed from March 2, 1816 thru Dec. 7, 1820. As the photos show the format was very much like the more popular 'Niles Weekly Register' which began in 1811, but not remotely as successful.

Politics of the day seems to consume the issue although there are occasional bits of nonpolitical items.

Sixteen pages, 6 1... See More  

A short-live title from the nation's capital...

THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, Feb. 22, 1817  An uncommon title that existed from March 2, 1816 thru Dec. 7, 1820. As the photos show the format was very much like the more popular 'Niles Weekly Register' which began in 1811, but not remotely as successful.

Politics of the day seems to consume the issue although there are occasional bits of nonpolitical items.

Sixteen pages, 6 1... See More  

Very early accounting of military forts in the West...

THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, Oct. 5, 1816  An uncommon title that existed from March 2, 1816 thru Dec. 7, 1820. As the photos show the format was very much like the more popular 'Niles Weekly Register' which began in 1811, but not remotely as successful.

Inside has an article: "Line of Forts From St. Louis To the Pacific Ocean" which takes nearly a full page with much... See More  

1938 Arabi, Georgia Negro lynching...

THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, July 10, 1938



* Arabi, Crisp County, Georgia

* John Dukes - Negro lynching - burning

 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MOB IN GEORGIA BURNS NEGRO FOR KILLING OFFICER" with subheads. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

Nice front page reports on World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 31, 1918  Banner headline on World War I: "AMERICANS REPULSE ATTACKS" and subheads including: "Huns Bomb Hospitals Of Americans & British" "German Pressure Continues" "Barbarians Wipe Out Communities By Floods of Gas" "Four Big Assaults Bye Huns Are Beaten After Hot Fighting" and more.

Complete ... See More