The H.M.S. Thunderer...

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, April 20, 1872 



* HMS Thunderer launching w/ prints



Inside has 2 prints of Potsdam. Also a full page of: "The Right Hon. John Bright, M.P."; several prints of: "Plans & Sections of the Turrets & Guns of H.M.S. Thunderer" as well as a full page print of this ship. Other prints as well.

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Notre Dame vs. Army Cadets....

TUCSON DAILY CITIZEN, Arizona, November 29, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

* Knute Rockne's next to last game as coach



The front page has a nice banner healdine:

"NOTRE DAME WINS OVER ARMY BY 7-6" with subhead and lineups. Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well.

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William Jennings Bryan welcome home....

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, August 30, 1906



* William Jennings Bryan - "The Great Commoner"

* American orator and politician

* World tour welcome home



The front page has a two column headline: "'THE COMMONER' RETURNS TO RECEIVE GLAD WELCOME" with subheads and nice photo of Bryan. (see)

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1906 Valparaiso, Chile earthquake...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, August 18, 1906



* Valparaiso, Chile earthquake disaster



The front page has a two column headline: "VALPARAISO SUFFERS FATE THAT BEFELL SAN FRANCISCO" with subheads and large illustration. (see) 1st report coverage on the Valparaiso earthquake of 1906.

Other news of the day. Complete in 14 pages, lightly toned, small label within subhead (see), nice... See More  

Case dropped against "Black Sox" scandal players...

THE NEWS & COURIER, Charleston, South Carolina, March 18, 1921 



* Chicago "Black Sox" White Sox

* 1919 World Series of baseball scandal



The front page has one column heads which announce the dropping of the legal case against the "Black Sox" scandal players, with: "DROP CASES AGAINST SEVEN SOX PLAYERS" "Judge Refuses to Grant Six Months Postponeme... See More  

Negro lynching in 1891 Arkansas

THE MEMPHIS APPEAL-AVALANCHE, Tennessee, July 20, 1891



* Dermott, Chicot County, Arkansas

* Negro lynching - lynched - hanging



The front page has a a one column heading: "A SUNDAY LYNCHING" with subheads. (see)

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good. Somewhat fragile and should be handled carefully.... See More  

Charleston, West Virginia train wreck...

THE MEMPHIS APPEAL-AVALANCHE, Tennessee, July 5, 1891



* Charleston, West Virginia

* Kanawha and Michigan Railroad

* Train wreck disaster



The front page has a a one column heading: "THIRTEEN LIE DEAD" with subheads that include: "The Worst Wreck That Ever Occurred in West Virginia" and more. (see)

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, light bro... See More  

United States occupation of Cuba...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, September 14, 1906



* U.S. second occupation of Cuba

* United States Marines

* Theodore Roosevelt



The front page has a two column headline: "AMERICAN MARINES LANDED AT HAVANA AND CIENFUEGOS" with subheads and two related photos. (see)

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Black Sunday Dust Bowl in 1935...

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1933 John Dillinger hunted.....

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, December 22, 1933



* John Dillinger on the run

* Police raid on hideout

* Midwest bank robber



Page 6 has one column headings: "CHICAGO GANG TRIO IS SLAIN BY POLICEMEN" "Heavily Armed Men Are Shot Down Upon Resistance" 1st report coverage on the police raid upon a Dillinger hideout in which 3 of his gang members were killed. Dillinger had s... See More  

Tammany Hall... Tweed Ring...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1872



* Mayor John T. Hoffman

* Tweed Ring - Tammany Hall

* William "Boss" Tweed



The front page has unusually large headings for this time period with: "HOFFMAN'S GUILT" "The Beginning of the Fraudulent Warrants---How Gov. Hoffman Served the Ring as Mayor" and more with lengthy accounting figures.

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1881 Fitchburg, Massachusetts...

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 25, 1881



* 19th century New England



This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements, some that are illustrated.

Complete issue, very minor spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1944



* Kasturba Gandhi death

* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi wife

* The Mahatma



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19: "MRS. GANDHI DEAD; WIFE OF MAHATMA" "Succumbs to Heart Ailment at Poona, Where She and Husband Were Held in Detention" and more with one column photo of Mrs. Gandhi. (see)

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Rocket guns in World War II...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 22, 1943



* Rocket glider bombs

* Nazis new weapon



This 48 page newspaper two column headlines on page 13 that include: "Churchill Reveals Nazis Are Using Glider Bomb Powered by Rocket" and more (see photos). See photo for text here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout with much on World War II. Complete, rag edition in great c... See More  

English actress Marion Terry death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1930



* Marion Terry death (1st report)

* English stage actress - plays



Page 15 has a one column heading: "MARION TERRY DEAD; FAMOUS ACTRESS" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Siegfried Wagner death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1930



* Siegfried Wagner death (1st report)

* German opera composer and conductor

* Bayreuth Festival artistic director



Page 23 has a one column heading: "SIEGFRIED WAGNER DIES AT AGE OF 61" with subheads and photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

Charles Lindbergh receives gold medal....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1930



* Charles Lindbergh receives Congressional gold medal

* President Herbert Hoover - White House



The front page has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH RECEIVES MEDAL FROM HOOVER" with subheads. (see) Text continues on page 3 witgh photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear a... See More  

Charles Lindbergh...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 9, 1927.



* Charles Lindbergh's coming home

* On board the USS Memphis - light cruiser



The front page has a two column headline: "ALL WASHINGTON IS PREPARING FOR A RECORD GREETING" with subhead. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

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Fatty Arbuckle death in 1933...

THE PATRIOT, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June 30, 1933



* Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle death (1st report)

* Silent film actor, comedian and director



Page 13 has a one column heading: "FATTY ARBUCKLE DIES SUDDENLY" with subhead. (see)

Other news of the day including a front page report on the Jack Sharkey vs. Primo Carnera championship boxing match. Complete in 26 pages, light b... See More  

Death of Joe DiMaggio in a New York City newspaper...

DAILY NEWS, New York City, March 9, 1999  This is the "National Edition" with the very nice, full front page memorial to Joe DiMaggio who had just died, with a special "wrap-around" cover sheet with his photo from an earlier year with the New York Yankees. Great to have this report in a New York City newspaper.

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NEW YORK WEEKLY BUDGET, June 25, 1853  Among the articles are: "Catholic Violence" "Sad Casualty on the N.Y. & Erie Railroad" "How Felons are Made" & more. This is the vol. 1 #4 issue.

Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, good condition.

Monroe wins the Presidential election...

NEW YORK SPECTATOR, Feb. 19, 1817  The top of the front page as an announcing: "According to the provisions of the constitution the votes...for President and Vice President were yesterday counted...was officially proclaimed by the President of the Senate that JAMES MONROE is elected President...and DANIEL D. TOMPKINS is elected Vice President..." (see).

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Nice lacrosse print... New Zealand...

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, April 28, 1883  Perhaps the best print is: "LaCrosse Match Played Last Sat. at Kennington Oval..." which has  4 scenes.

Among other prints are a full page with 11 scenes of: "Grand Military Assault at Arms a the Royal Albert Hall..."  which include life saving & wrestling; a full page of  7: "Sketches in New Guinea... See More  

Nice print of London Bridge...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nov. 16, 1872   The prime content within this issue is the doublepage print captioned: "London Bridge". Many more interesting prints within including: "Railway Bridge Destroyed by Floods in Ceylon" "Changmaunna, in the Looshai Country" "Entrance Court of the Brighton Aquarium" & more.

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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 28, 1814  Page 2 has: "The Crisis--No. II" "The Lake War" "No Armistice" and other reports.

Four pages, close-trimmed at the bottom of pg. 1 & top of pg. 2, some light dirtiness to the ftpg., generally good.