"Mr. Lincoln...is rising in prominence" says it all...
Item #713891
May 15, 1860
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, May 15, 1860
* Abraham Lincoln gaining recognition
* At the Chicago Republican Convention
This issue is one of those so desired by collectors, when innocent reports--often inconspicuous amongst the jumble of lengthier articles--wold only find relevance in the passing of years.
Keep in mind that at this point, the Republican National Conventi... See More
Battle of Queenston...
Item #713659
November 02, 1812
INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, Nov. 2, 1812 Inside has: "Battle Of Queenston" "Further Particulars" "From Detroit" "Trial For Piracy" "War Events at Black Rock" and a few other items.
Four pages, nice condition.
1935 SS Mohawk shipwreck... Lindbergh kidnapping...
Item #713519
January 25, 1935
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 25, 1935.
* SS Mohawk shipwreck
* Ward Line ocean liner
* New Jersey coast collision
* Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial
* Bruno Hauptmann takes the stand
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "190 Are Saved as Ward Liner Sinks in Crash" with subhead and photo. (see images) Early coverage here as the report su
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* SS Mohawk shipwreck
* Ward Line ocean liner
* New Jersey coast collision
* Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial
* Bruno Hauptmann takes the stand
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "190 Are Saved as Ward Liner Sinks in Crash" with subhead and photo. (see images) Early coverage here as the report su
The infamous bloody glove fiasco: turning point in the Simpson trial...
Item #713152
June 16, 1995
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
The very beginning of the O.J. Simpson media circus...
Item #712918
June 17, 1994
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 17, 1994
* Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman funeral
* Football great O. J. Simpson a main suspect
* Same day of the infamous white Bronco chase
The front has two photos showing scenes at the funeral and burial. Also a heading: "Simpson's Ex-Wife and Her Friend Are Buried" (see images) More on page 24. The infamous white Bronco chase would o... See More
John Dillinger's lawyer accused of harboring a fugitive...
Item #712825
January 15, 1935
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 15, 1935
* Bank robber John Dillinger
* American lawyer Louis Piquett
* Charged w/ harboring a fugitive (not guilty)
* re. Crown Point, Indiana jail escape
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "U.S. JURY SETS PIQUETT FREE" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues on page 2 with related photo. Another related photo and heading ... See More
1929 "Freak Plane" photo...
Item #712817
April 09, 1929
THE CHENANGO TELEGRAPH, New York, April 9, 1929
* "Freak Plane" makes 1st appearance photo
* Bizarre airplane invented by Earl E. McClary
The top of the front page has a three column photo headed: "Prepare Unique Plane For First Trial Flights" and brief text. (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, gener... See More
1970 verdict of the "Chicago Seven" trial...
Item #712774
February 19, 1970
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Feb. 19, 1970
* "Chicago Seven" trial verdict w/ convictions
* Conspiracy to incite Anti-Vietnam War riots
The front page has a four column headline: "'Chicago Seven' Lawyer Raps 'Compromise Verdict'" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 2 with pictorial of the convicted persons involved.
Comple... See More
Frank James, El Paso, Yellowstone, burglars...
Item #712624
August 20, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Aug. 20, 1883 The front page has: "Criminal Calendar - Additional Particulars of the Tragedy at Estancia Ranchm NB.M. - Frank James Trial--A Gang of Burglars Broken Up--Free Fight at a Picnic--The Daily Record".
Inside includes: "El Paso's Ways - The Peculiarities of a Now Thriving Frontier Town--A Place where Border Ruffian and B... See More
Racist newspaper from 1958...
Item #712561
July 23, 1958
THE AUGUSTA COURIER, Georgia, July 23, 1958 This was an openly racist newspaper, with a print of the Confederate flag in the masthead & almost all content has anti-Black sentiments.
Front page headlines include: "Moscow Will Not Run Georgia Schools Through U.S. Supreme Court And Ike" "Communistic Voting Record of U.S. Supreme Court Pin Pointed In Senate Speech By Eastland Of Mississippi".... See More
Patterson v. Alabama... Scottsboro Boys....
Item #712552
April 02, 1935
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
Scottsboro Boys sentences upheld...
Item #712523
March 25, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1932
* Scottsboro Boys death sentences upheld
* Negroes suspected of attacking 2 white girls
* Alabama Supreme Court decision
Page 6 has a one column heading: "BACKS CONVICTION OF SEVEN NEGROES" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the ... See More
1932 Scottsboro Boys sentences upheld...
Item #712522
April 10, 1932
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
1930 U.S. prohibition... 18th Amendment...
Item #712233
May 27, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 27, 1930
* 18th Amendment - U.S. prohibition void to buyer ?
* Supreme Court of the United States decision
* Beer - liquor legal to purchaser
The front page has a one column heading: "LIQUOR BUYING NO CRIME, SAYS SUPREME COURT" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the sp... See More
Results of the Nurenberg war crimes trial, in a newspaper from a Nurenburg suburb...
Item #712206
October 01, 1946
THE JET GAZETTE, Furth, Bavaria, Germany, October 1, 1946
* Nazis sentenced to death for war crimes
* Hermann Goering & Rudolph Hess
Published by the Army Air Force Station of Furth, this is the volume 1, number er 14 issue which began publication after the end of the war in Europe.
The collectible significance of this issue would be difficult to understate. This airp... See More
1908 Standard Oil Co....
Item #712008
November 20, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 20, 1908
* Standard Oil Company court case
* Monopoly ? Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ROCKEFELLER TESTIFIES TO BIG STANDARD OIL DEALS" 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 tot... See More
Leopold - Loeb case... Bobby Franks murder...
Item #711970
July 28, 1924
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1924
* Leopold & Loeb trial
* Bobby Franks murder
* Thrill Killing case
The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "LOEB 'MASTER MIND' OF FRANKS SLAYING, ALIENISTS REPORT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning, a little margin wear with small piece torn away along the rig... See More
Dr. Sam Sheppard murder trial...
Item #711329
October 21, 1954
THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 21, 1954
* Dr. Sam & Marilyn Reese Sheppard case
* Murder trial beginning - Richard Eberling ?
The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "NEW SHEPPARD DEFENSE" with lead-in: "Family Friend Called Slayer" and photo of Sheppard's attorney.
Complete with all 76 pages, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More
John Rock - first African-American admitted to practice before the Supreme Court...
Item #711285
February 07, 1865
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York, Feb. 7, 1865
* Abolitionist John Rock "black is beautiful"
* First African American admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of the United States
The back page has historic coverage from the Tribune's Washington correspondent datelined Feb. 1, 1865: "FROM WASHINGTON - The Dred Scott Decision Buried in the Supreme Court - A... See More
Trial of Lincoln's conspirators... Interesting on the capture of Jeff. Davis...
Item #710617
May 26, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1865 The entire front page and over half of the back page are taken up with very detailed and verbatim accounts of those called to give testimony in the trial of the Lincoln assassins.
The front page first column heads include: "TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Full Report of the Proceedings on Thursday" "Testimony to the Cruel Treatment of Our Prisoners in Richmond" "Major Tu... See More
Soldiers are going home... Negro suffrage...
Item #710605
May 13, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1865 Among the front page column heads on the ending events of the Civil War are: "THE HOMEWARD MARCH" "The Second & Fifth Corps Arrive Near Alexandria" "They Meet with the Kindest Treatment on the Way from Richmond" "Sherman's Veterans Will Begin to Arrive About Sunday" and more.
Page 4 has: "The Trial of the Assassins--Action of the Government". The back page has... See More
The slave ship Amistad... The birth of photography...
Item #710527
September 28, 1839
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 28, 1839 Inside has a lengthy & historic two page article headed: "The Slaves Of The Amistad" being a detailed account of their trial in Hartford, including subheads "Affidavit of Bahoo" with his "X" signature mark; "Afternoon" and: "Decision of Judge Thompson". An excellent & detailed article, only portions of which are shown in the ph... See More
The very beginning of the O.J. Simpson media circus...
Item #710215
June 15, 1994
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 15, 1994
* Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman
* Football great O. J. Simpson looking like a suspect ?
* Second day report from the city where it happened
The front has a photo showing the media gathering outside of Simpsons home. Also a smaller photo of Nicole Simpson. A two column heading reads: "Police Sources Link Evidence to Simpson&quo... See More
1st automated subway runs in 1962 NYC...
Item #710212
January 05, 1962
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan 5, 1962
* First automated subway train begins service
* 42nd Street Shuttle (unmanned) transportation
* Times Square - Grand Central Station route
The top of the front page has a four column heading: "First Automated Subway Train starts Run" with subhead and photo (see images) First report coverage continues inside. A historic event in New York City trans... See More
1913 NYC Mayor William Jay Gaynor death...
Item #710193
September 13, 1913
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Sept. 13, 1913
* William Jay Gaynor death
* New York City mayor - politician
* Assassination attempt photo fame
The front page has a one column heading: "Gaynor's Body Lies In State" with subheads. (see images)
Sixteen pages, light toning, some margin wear with a few small tears, should be handled with care.
wikipedia notes: William Jay Gayn... See More
O.J. Simpson to stand trial in a L.A. newspaper..
Item #710060
June 21, 1994
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 21, 1994
* O. J. Simpson murder case
* Pleads not guilty in double homicide
* Best title to be had ?
The top of the ftpg. has a two column headline: "Simpson Enters Plea of Not Guilty in Double Murder" with subhead and photo. More on page 18. Great to have in this famous L.A. publication.
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), very nice condition.... See More
Rehmeyer's Hollow murder... Witchcraft...
Item #709860
January 06, 1929
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 6, 1929
* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "STAGE ALL SET FOR OPENING OF 'VOODOISM TRIAL" with subhead. (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.... See More
Rehmeyer's Hollow murder... Witchcraft...
Item #709773
January 10, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 10, 1929
* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Witch Murder trial
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire convicted
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "PLEADS RIGHT TO KILL 'WITCH'; IS GIVEN LIFE TERM" with subhead. Related photo is on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Trial of the "demon" of Andersonville.... How the soldiers were buried...
Item #708725
October 19, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 19, 1865 Page 5 has column heads: "TRIAL OF CAPT. WIRZ" "A Few More Points of Testimony introduced" "Interesting Letter from Commissioner Ouler" "He Swaps Miserable Wretches for Good Material" "The Reading of Wirz's Argument In His Own Defence".
Also on page 5 is a column on: "The Andersonville Graves - Report o... See More
The first "fixed" baseball game... Andersonville Prison warden...
Item #708715
September 29, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 29, 1865
* Brooklyn Eckfords vs. New York Mutuals
* First documented fixed baseball game
The back page under "Out-Door Sports" "The National Game" has the summary and box score of a game between the Mutual and Eckford clubs, won by the Eckfords, 23-11. The summary mentions in part: "...Some of the fly tips taken by Mills surpassed, anything we ever saw in... See More
Trial of Wirz, Andersonville Prison... Reconstruction in the South...
Item #708699
September 02, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 2, 1865 Much reporting on Reconstruction efforts in the South. The front page has: "THE SOUTH AS IT IS" "A View of the Battle-Field of Stone River" "Operations of the Freedmen's Bureau" "Visit to the Home of General Andrew Jackson" "Atlanta & What There is Left of It".
Page 2 has more on this, as seen in the photos.
Page 5 has: "The Trial of Capt. Wirz" Further Testim... See More
1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...
Item #708631
December 24, 1964
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 24, 1964
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance
* Sentence to four months of penal labor
Beginning on the front page is a report headed: "Final Performance Nets 4 Months Hard Labor" with lead-in: "Lenny Bruce" Continues on multiple inside pages.
w... See More
Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial...
Item #708619
January 25, 1935
THE DETROIT NEWS, January 25, 1935.
* Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial
* Bruno Hauptmann takes the stand
* Loads of court testimony
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Hauptmann Denies Killing Lindy Baby" with subheads and photo of Hauptmann on the witness stand.. (see images) Coverage continues inside with court testimony.
Complete in 40 pages, t
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* Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial
* Bruno Hauptmann takes the stand
* Loads of court testimony
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Hauptmann Denies Killing Lindy Baby" with subheads and photo of Hauptmann on the witness stand.. (see images) Coverage continues inside with court testimony.
Complete in 40 pages, t
Trial of the "demon" warden of Andersonville Prison...
Item #708589
August 30, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 30, 1865 Page 5 has over a column of reports on the trial of Henry Wirz. Wirz was a Confederate Army officer during the Civil War. He was the commandant of Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp near Andersonville, Georgia, where nearly 13,000 Union Army prisoners of war died as a result of inhumane conditions. After the war, Wirz was tried and executed... See More
Very lengthy coverage of the trial of Lincoln's assassins...
Item #708438
May 17, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1865 Among the front page column heads are: "THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Testimony Taken in Secret Session Last Week" "Revelations Concerning the Origin of the Murder Plot" "It was Decided Upon Just After the Rebel Defeat at Gettysburg" "Booth's Visit to Canada & Intercourse with Sanders" "How Booth Urged... See More
Charges filed against the conspirators...
Item #708436
May 16, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1865 Among the front page column heads are: "TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "The Charges & Specifications Against the Prisoners" "Davis, Sanders, Tucker, Thompson, and Clay in the Indictment" "They are Charged with Conspiring to Kill Lincoln, Johnson, Seward and Grant" 'The Testimony Taken on the Second Day of the Trial&q... See More
Success of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine...
Item #708409
March 12, 1954
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., March 12, 1954
* Jonas Salk changes medical history
* Polio vaccine success announced
The front page has a historic and early report on the success of the polio vaccine with a two column heading: "Lifetime Polio Protection Hoped for in Vaccine" (see images) This was a very early report of clinical trial successes, and it would be 13 months later... See More
Abortions confirmed legal... re. Roe vs. Wade decision...
Item #708397
June 30, 1992
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1992
* Planned Parenthood v. Casey
* Abortion remains legal until 2022
* Roe v. Wade decision upheld
* United States Supreme Court
This issue contains the landmark Supreme Court decision concerning abortion with a nice banner headline on the front page: "High Court Affirms Right to Abortion but Allows Some Restrictions by States" with subheads. (see ... See More
1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...
Item #708319
April 09, 1964
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 9, 1964
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance
* Cafe Au Go Go nightclub - Bleecker Street
The top of page 3 has a heading: "Bruce Tagged on Obscenity, Run Extended at Cafe Here" Article continues on page 6.
Page 6 has another heading: "He Will Run Out... See More
1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...
Item #708211
November 26, 1964
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 26, 1964
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance
The top of the front page has a heading: "Lenny's Censors on the Couch - p.5"
Page 5 has a heading: "The Bruce Conviction: A View from the Couch" Coverage continues on another page.
wikipedia note... See More
Number three on the "top ten" list of Supreme Court decisions...
Item #708012
March 20, 1819
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 20, 1819 Close to eight pages are taken up with what one website lists as number 3 of "The Ten Most Significant Supreme Court Decisions Of All Time" (#2 is Roe vs. Wade; #1 is the Dred Scott Decision).
This is the case of McCulloch vs. the state Maryland, the text headed: "Bank of the United States - In the Supreme Court of the Uni... See More
By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan...
Item #707479
February 17, 1905
THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 17, 1905 As noted just under the title: "William J. Bryan, Editor & Proprietor". Bryan was an unsuccessful Democratic Presidential nominee in 1896, 1900 and 1908. He was a strong supporter of Prohibition in the 1920s, and energetically attacked Darwinism and evolution, most famously at the Scopes Trial in 1925. Five days after winning the c... See More
Supreme Court acts on the "Ironclad Oath" required of ex-Confederates...
Item #707353
January 16, 1867
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1867 Page 3 has two reports concerning the controversial "Ironclad Oath" which essentially prevented political activity of ex-Confederates soldiers & supporters by requiring all voters & officials to swear they had never supported the Confederacy.
A case arose in Missouri involving a Catholic priest who was indicted for preaching without t... See More
The slave ship Amistad... The birth of photography...
Item #707297
September 28, 1839
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 28, 1839
Inside has a lengthy & historic two page article headed: "The Slaves Of The Amistad" being a detailed account of their trial in Hartford, including subheads "Affidavit of Bahoo" with his "X" signature mark; "Afternoon" and: "Decision of Judge Thompson". An excellent & detailed article, only portions of which are shown in the photos.
A... See More
From San Francisco, after the Civil War...
Item #707049
December 09, 1865
EVENING BULLETIN, San Francisco, California, Dec. 9, 1865 From the West Coast not long after the end of the Civil War. A wide variety of reports, mostly from the West. The front page has a great article: "The Trial of a Rebel Journal" which reports on the 'Memphis Appeal' newspaper, which traveled from Memphis, to Grenada, to Jackson, the Atlanta, and they Montgomery to avo... See More
Martin Luther King & the Montgomery bus boycott trial...
Item #706781
March 20, 1956
DAILY WORKER, New York, March 20, 1956
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott trial
* Only 3 of 93 Negro leaders have charges dropped
* Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
The top of the front page has: "Voids Charge Against 3 of 93 in Alabama Trial" which begins: "The mass trial of Negro bus boycott leaders began today... Alabama judge Eugene Carter dismissed charges against ... See More
Deaths of Thurgood Marshall and Thomas Dorsey...
Item #706776
January 25, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, California, January 25, 1993
* Thurgood Marshall death (1st report)
* 1st African American Supreme Court Justice
The front page carries the two column wide, two line announcement "Thurgood Marshall, 84, First Black Justice, Dies" with subhead "Supreme Court: Retired jurist was a leader in the legal battle to end forced segregation in the U.S.". "R... See More
1972 Women's abortion movement... Vietnam War protest...
Item #706485
April 27, 1972
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 27, 1972
* Woman's right to choose movement
* Women's abortion rights Demonstration
* During the Roe v. Wade landmark argument
* Anti-Vietnam War campaign rally
Page 39 has a full page notice for: "EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION to DEFEND the RIGHT to ABORTION in N.Y." at Union Square in Manhattan. (see images) Thi... See More
Gold in the Black Hills... Descriptive article on the Indians' situation... Mountain Meadows Massacre...
Item #705964
July 28, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 28, 1875 The front page has a report headed: "Gold In The Black Hills" "Fresh Discoveries--Coarser Gold, But More of It--A Crowd of Miners Coming Into the Hills".
This is followed by: "Prof. Janney's Report--The Paying Region of Large Extend--The Hills Swarming With Miners--The Real Wealth of the Region Is Farming and Timber Lands".
... See More
Mormons & the Mountain Meadows Massacre...
Item #705963
July 29, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 29, 1875
* Mountain Meadows Massacre
* Mormons - Mormonism trial
* John D. Lee - Brigham Young
The bottom of page 5 has a brief article: "The Mountain Meadow Massacre - Repetition of the Effort to Save Young and Smith from Going on the Stand". The report is from
Beaver, Utah, and notes in part: "Several witnesses testified at the Mou... See More
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