1921 Babe Ruth pitches for New York Yankees...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, June 14, 1921 



* Babe Ruth's only start at Yankee pitcher 

* New York Yankees - multiple home runs 

* MLB baseball 



This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 8: "Ruth Establishes Major League Record of Five Homers in Four Games" with subheads and box scores (see photos). 1st report coverage on the only time Ba... See More  

The Gold Rush... Death of President Polk...

THE REPUBLIC, Washington, D.C., June 21, 1849 



* California gold rush 

* James K. Polk death 



Page 3 has: "California News" which has some comments concerning the Gold Rush, followed by: "Death of Ex-President Polk" (see photos). Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, great condition.

Philately...

NEBRASKA STAMP NEWS, Fremont, June, 1890  Subtitled: "A Monthly Devoted to Stamp Collecting." A very small size newspaper of 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed, measuring 4 1/2 by 7 inches, nice condition & a vol. 1 no. 6 issue.

Controversy in this boxing match...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, June 12, 1899 



* Bob Fitzsimmons

* James Jeffries



The top of the front page has: "AFTER THE BIG FIGHT" "Letter From the Defeated champion Pugilist" "Warns His Friends Not To Bet" "He Had But Little Confidence in Winning the Battle with Jeffries--He Denies Ever Writing the Letter & Declares it a Forgery..."... See More  

Fugitive slave case...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 18, 1862  The front page has a report headed: "The Rendition of Nicholas Bray's Slave Woman". This is an interesting fugitive slave report, noting: "Gov. Stanly was that Bray...said that one of his female slave had been enticed away by our troops & was held against her will...the warrant empowering Bray to search for the slave was issued; she was ... See More  

Wilhelm Strekel death... Austrian psychologist...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 28, 1940



* Wilhelm Strekel death (1st report)

* Austrian physician and psychologist



This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19: "WILHELM STREKEL, ONCE FREUD'S AIDE", "Former Chief Assistant to the Psychoanalyst Wrote Works on Mental Maladies" and more with photo. This is first report coverage on the death of Wi... See More  

Jan van Eyck painting ransom in 1934....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1934



* Ghent Altarpiece stolen - ransom

* Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter

* Saint Bavo Cathedral



This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Half of van Eyck Panal Believed Returned; Thieves Offer Rest for 1,000,000 Francs" First report coverage on the ransom attempt by the thieves of the Ghent Altarpiece.

Other news, sports an... See More  

USS Saratoga... Japanese kamikaze attacks...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1945 



* USS Saratoga - aircraft carrier - USS Hazelwood

* Japanese kamikazes - Iwo Jima

* Joachim von Ribbontrop captured





This 28 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "RIBBONTROP IS CAPTURED IN HAMBURG" with subheads. (see photos) Also on the front page are one column headlines: "CARRIER SARATOGA BADLY HIT OFF IWO&q... See More  

Hitler & Eva Braun had children?...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 12, 1945



* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's children?

* World War II - WWII



This 16 page  newspaper has a very interesting but small report on the front page with one column heading: "Report Allies Hunt 2 Hitler Offspring". This report claims that Hitler & Braun had two young children at the end of the war but history sh... See More  

1862 James Island...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 17, 1862 



* Secessionville, South Carolina- James Island

* Peninsula campaign in Virginia



This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration.



Among the one column headlines on the Civil War within this issue: "Important From Port Royal", "Operations Against Charleston", "Shar... See More  

Detroit & Becker County, MN tornado disaster...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 11, 1902



* Detroit and Becker county tornado

* White Earth Indian Reservation



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TORNADO IN THE WEST", "Great Damage Done to Farms In Two Counties", "Many Lives Are Reported Lost" and more. 1st report coverage on the tornado ... See More  

1930 Southern Cross... Harbor Grace flight...

THE WORLD, New York City, June 27, 1930



* Southern Cross airplane flight

* Fokker F.VII trimotor monoplane

* Charles Kingsford Smith



This 28 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "SOUTHERN CROSS SOARS OVER CITY, LANDS SAFELY AT MINEOLA FIELD" with subheads and photo of the famed airplane. 1st report coverage on the Southern Cross flight from Harbor Grace to... See More  

Outlaw Abe Buzzard... 1885 Lancaster Pa...

EASTON EXPRESS, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1885 



* Abe Buzzard gang - outlaws 

* Lancaster, Pennsylvania 



The front page has one column headlines that include: "BUZZARD SURRENDERS", "Citizens Believe He is Not as Bad as He is Painted" and more. See for for text here.



Other and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Three 1890 color political prints...

JUDGE magazine, New York, June 21, 1890 



* Color political prints



Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.

After a strong start, the magazine found itself strugg... See More  

Flood of 1903..... Kansas... Missouri...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 2, 1903



* Flood of 1903

* Midwest region



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CITY SUBMERGED", "Kansas City, Topeka and Des Moines Inundated" and "Fire Adds To The Horrors". Lengthy text on the flood of 1903 in the Midwest.



Other news and advertisements of the da... See More  

The liberation of Rome, Italy...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 4, 1944



* Fall of Rome, Italy  - liberated by the allies (day of)

* D-Day invasion of France 2 days away

* World War II - WWII



This 30+ page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "NAZIS FLEE; LOOT ROME AREA; Yanks Sweep on Eternal City for Knockout Blow" with subheads and related map. Coverage on the fall or libera... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1942



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations

* Lezaky, Czech Republic razed to the ground



This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "GERMANS WIPE OUT A 2D CZECH TOWN", "All Men and Women Are Killed at Levsaky--Others Put to Death in Country", "Many Sent to Hav... See More  

Heppner, Oregon storm disaster....

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 16, 1903



* Heppner, Oregon

* Storm - flood disaster



This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page:

"TOWN OVERWHELMED", "Five Hundred Lives Lost In Cloudburst In Oregon", "Wall Of Water 20 Feet High" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the worst natural disaster in Oregon history.... See More  

Civil War Map - Hanover Virginia...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1862  The prime feature may well be the back page Civil War map headed: "The Late Victory Near Hanover Court House, Virginia" which shows much details, and has a key for strategic locations. Among the front page column heads on the war are: "The Great Victory" "Full Details of the Second Day's Fight" which is the historic Battle of Col... See More  

Women's Suffrage ratified in Massachusetts...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, June 26, 1919



* Women's Suffrage - Woman



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "STATE LEGISLATURE RATIFIES WOMAN SUFFRAGE" and more (see photos). This contains coverage on the ratification of Women's Suffrage in the state of Massachusetts.



Other news of the day. Light brownin... See More  

Clyde, Texas tornado...1938...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, June 11, 1938 



* Clyde, Texas 

* Tornado disaster (1st report) 



This 18 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Thirteen Killed, Scores Hurt in Texas Storm" 1st report coverage on a tornado disaster in Clyde, Texas.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. A few binding holes along the spin... See More  

Celebrating Flag Day... Red and blue ink...

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1910  An in-house school newspaper, this edition has the front page printed in red and blue ink for the patriotic theme as noted: "Flag Day Number of the School News" showing a woman holding a flag (see). Other decorative elements on the front page as well. Four pages, nice condition.

Joe Frazier vs. Jerry Quarry...

THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, June 24, 1969  An inside photo with supporting article provided coverage of the title fight between Joe Frazier and Jerry Quarry. "Though it may not be the most famous fight of Joe Frazier's Hall of Fame career, his 1969 bout with "Irish" Jerry Quarry was indeed one of the best, a slugfest of epic proportions that won the 1969 Fight of the ... See More  

Pre battle of Bull Run....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1861  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT REVOLT" "Conflicts With the Rebels" "The United States Forces Victorious" "General Scott's Plans for the Campaign" "Movements of the Rebels at Various Points" "Appropriations of the Confederates for Carrying on the Rebellion"... See More  

Talk of John Paul Jones...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 10, 1780  Inside has a brief item concerning John Paul Jones, with a dateline of Paris and mentioning: "The celebrated Paul Jones is to sail from L'Orient with one frigate and three large privateers. He will carry back the Bostonians who have arrived here from Denmark within these eight or ten days. This intrepid Mariner must be highly gratified wi... See More