Automobile Skates, the Thousand-League Boots of the Twentieth Century...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 14, 1906  The front of the issue contains "Automobile Skates, the Thousand-League Boots of the Twentieth Century". Within the issue is: The Suction -Gas-Producer Boat 'Lotte';  An Apparatus for Recording the Oscillations of Lighthouse Towers;  How Easter Eggs are Made by the Thousands; The Inundation of the Salton Basin by the Colorado ... See More  

1929 Slocum, Texas...

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, April 25, 1929 



* Slocum, Texas 

* Tornadoes disaster 



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "WINDSTORMS KILL TEN AND DAMAGE PROPERTY IN TEXAS" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the tornado outbreak in Texas in which the small town of Slocum was hit hardest.



Other news of the day. Light browning wi... See More  

1927 Parco, Wyoming oil refinery explosion....

THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Nebraska, April 6, 1927



* Parco, Wyoming (Sinclair)

* Oil refinery explosion (1st report)



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 8: "OIL BLAST KILLS 17; EIGHT HURT", "Three of Injured Not Expected to Live; Caused by Break in Still", with supporting text, tells of the oil refinery explosion disaster in Parco, Wyoming.



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The Voisin "Canard" Biplane...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 29, 1911  The front cover of the issue is entitled "Rise and Fall of the American Merchant Marine" with further information inside. Within the issue is "Wilhelm Ostwald - A Leader in Modern Philosophy of Science"; "The Voisin 'Canard' Biplane" which was Christened the 'Duck';  "Traffic Problem in London";  ... See More  

Hudon at Hyde park...

THE ALDINE, New York, April, 1872  This monthly publication is comprised of stories with illustration, some which are full page suitable for framing, as well as poetry and advertisements. Some illustrations are "The Hudson at Hype Park", "Evenings at Home" and "Morning Dew".



This is complete in 24 pages with some lite staining an tattering edges, otherwise in... See More  

Silent homage for Knute Rockne...

THE COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Coldwater, Michigan, April 2, 1931



* Knute Rockne death with photos

* Notre Dame head football coach



This 12 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page: "ROCKNE'S BODY LIES IN STATE" and "Silent Homage Paid To Great Coach As Plans Are Made For Funeral" with various inside page photos (see photos).



Other news, sports and... See More  

Shanghai, China massacre...

THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, April 12, 1927



* Shanghai Massacre (early same day 1st report)

* China Civil war begins



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "CANTONESE UNITY COLLAPSES; 12 DIE" and "Field and Machine Guns Used by Conservatives to Down Radicals"



This tells of the Shanghai Massacre that would lead to the China Civil ... See More  

Lucky Luciano arrested...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, April 18, 1936



* Charles "Lucky' Luciano arrested

* New York City gangster



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "LUCIANO ON WAY EAST UNDER GUARD", "Detectives to Board Train at Albany; $350,000 Bail Proposed"



This tells of the arrest of Charles "Lucky" Luciano for running a prostitutio... See More  

Indian campaigning in New Mexico...

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL,  New  York, April 30, 1864 As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts. Most of the ftpg. is taken up with various reports from several theaters of the war. Among the various reports on the inside pages are: "Cavalry Achievements" "Indian Ca... See More  

Heartley Hunk Anderson named Notre Dame coach....

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, April 11, 1931



* Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson named new head coach

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team

* Post Knute Rockne airplane crash death



This 18 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 11: "ANDERSON NAMED TO TAKE CHARGE OF NOTRE DAME ELEVEN" with subheads that include: "FORMER LINEMAN TO CARRY TITLE OF SE... See More  

Adolph Hitler gaining power in Germany....

THE COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Coldwater, Michigan, April 8, 1933  This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:"HITLER TO DOMINATE ALL FIELDS" "To Extend Control Over Social, Economic, Business and Religious Life".



This tells of the continuing rise of Adolph Hitler's influence over the people of Germany.



Other news of the day. usual browning with ... See More  

Letter on Mexico and Texas issues...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, April 1, 1842  Page two of the issue contains a lenghty letter datelined Bastrof, March 10th, 1842 which is reporting on the conditions between the Mexicans and Texas, with the reporting of the Mexican Calvary of 800 and the Texans of 75. Other news, advertisements, some of which are illustrated, are within the issue. This is complete in four pages and is in ver... See More  

1956 Birmingham, Alabama tornado disaster...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, April 16, 1956 



* Birmingham, Alabama 

* Tornado disaster 



This 18 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "19 Dead, Over 100 Hurt In Alabama Wind Storm" with subhead. (see)



Tells of the tornado disaster in Birmingham, Alabama.



Other news of the day. minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

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1956 Hudsonville, Michigan tornado disaster...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, April 4, 1956 



* Hudsonville, Michigan tornado disaster 

* Berlin, Wisconsin 



This 40 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "45 DEAD, 185 INJURED IN SERIES OF STORMS" with subheads and related photo showing tornado damage in Berlin, Wisconsin. (see)



Tells of the 1956 Hudsonville-Standale tornado disa... See More  

Pierre SD flood....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 11, 1952  This 10 page newspaper has a front page photo of a Pierre, South Dakota home under water with some text. (see)



Also a page 4 headline that reads: "Flood Dangers Appear Mounting In Five States of the Midwest".



Tells of the 1952 flood that was hardest hit in Pierre SD.



Other news of the day. Little margin wear, other... See More  

Joe Louis... Brown Bomber...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 2, 1938 



* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber 

* Heavyweight boxing champion of the World 



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 7 that include: "Brown Bomber Blasts Harry Thomas Out of Picture in the Fifth" and more (see image).



This tells of Joe Louis retaining his heavyweight boxing title by ... See More  

1923 Pineville, Louisiana tornado...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 5, 1923 



* Pineville, Louisiana 

* Tornado disaster 



This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "TORNADO KILLS 20, INJURING 60"



Tells of the Pineville, Louisiana tornado disaster.



Other news of the day. A few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in nice condition.... See More  

Military Reconstruction Act in the Supreme Court...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 13, 1867  The front page begins the coverage of "MISSISSIPPI INJUNCTION CASE - The Constitutionality of the Military Reconstruction Act Contested in the Supreme Court" and then continues to the page 8 for a total text length of 5 1/2 columns. This is verbiage mostly between Mr. O'Conor, Mr. Sharkey and The Chief-Justice. Other news and adverti... See More  

1878 Salt Lake City, Utah...

THE SALT LAKE HERALD, Salt Lake City, Utah,  April 28, 1878 



* Rare Mormons title - Old west original 

* Old West back with cowboys, Indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights



This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.



With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to ge... See More  

The Detroit Tigers for 1931...

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 5, 1931 



* 1931 Detroit Tigers photos

* Major league baseball mlb



This is just the "Rotogravure Section" filled with various photos. The prime content is on page 2, as it is entirely taken up with 35 photos of players of "The Tigers" Major League baseball team. Near the middle is the schedule for the 1931 season. A very displayable item.

Co... See More  

Broadsheet Supplement... Brooklyn Water Works...

NEW-YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER SUPPLEMENT, New York, April 27, 1859  This single page broadsheet "supplement" was published on the occasion of the Brooklyn Water Celebration. The first column begins "THE BROOKLYN WATER WORKS. Celebration of the Introduction of WATER INTO BROOKLYN. - History of the Enterprise for a Period of Twenty-Five Years, Compiled from Official Sources.&quo... See More  

Montreal Maroons win 1935 Stanley cup...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 10, 1935 



* Montreal Maroons - NHL Hockey 

* Wins Stanley Cup title 



This 44 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 27: "World's Hockey Championship Captured by Maroons in Three Straight Games" with subheads and lineups. (see)



Tells of the Montreal Maroons winning the 1934-35 Stanley Cup by defeating the Toronto Maple... See More  

MLB returns to Baltimore, Maryland...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, April 16, 1954 



* MLB baseball back in Baltimore, Maryland 

* 1st game in 52 years 



This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 40: "350,000 Welcome Orioles at Home" with related photo. (see)



Tells of the return of MLB baseball to the city of Baltimore, Maryland for the first time in 52 years.



Other news of the day t... See More  

1st Transatlantic flight from the east...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 13, 1928  This 32 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:



* EAGER AMERICA SCANS SKY FOR SIGN OF AVIATORS WHO VOWED TO CONQUER OR DIE



with subheads. (see)



Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.

Winslow Homer print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 18, 1874 



* Winslow Homer original print 



Certainly the best print in this famous illustrated newspaper is the very nice full page by noted artist Winslow Homer, captioned: "New York Charities--St. Barnabas House, 304 Mulberry Street".



Among the other prints in this issue are the full front page by Thomas Worth: "Pride & Po... See More