1861 Prelude to Bull Run...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 16, 1861  Among the ftpg. first column heads are those relating to fights just prior to Bull Run: "THE GREAT REBELLION" "Another Important Victory in Western Virginia" "The Entire Army of General Garnett Routed" "Total Demoralization of the Rebel Forces"" and more. Some printing creases on the front page do not affect this ... See More  

1902 Marshall Pass train robbery...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, July 15, 1902 



* Marshall Pass, Colorado train robbery 

* Narrow Gauge Railroad 

* Wild Bunch ? 



This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MASKED MEN ROB TRAIN", "At Chester, Colo., 250 Miles West of Denver", "Blew Open Two Express Safes" and more. See photos for 1st report cover... See More  

Baltimore, Maryland tornado disaster....

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, July 21, 1902



* Baltimore, Maryland

* Tornado disaster



This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:

"TORNADO'S MAD WORK", "Many Deaths and Much Damage at Baltimore", "Nine Drowned In Harbor" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at Baltimore, Maryland.



This paper co... See More  

Pope Leo XIII death...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 21, 1903



* Pope Leo XIII death (1st report)



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "POPE DEAD", "Aged Prelate Passed Away This Afternoon", "The Late Pope Leo XIII" and more with two small related illustrations. The entire front page is taken up with text on his death wi... See More  

Paterson New Jersey tornado in 1903...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 24, 1903



* Paterson, New Jersey

* Tornado disaster



The front page has one column headlines: "TORNADO AT PATERSON", "Many Buildings Blown Down" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the Paterson, New Jersey tornado disaster.



Other news and various advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, ... See More  

1940 Battle of Britain begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, July 12, 1940



* Battle of Britain begins

* World War II original

* Nazis bomb London and more



This 34 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "MASSED GERMAN PLANES RAID BRITAIN" with subheads that include: "COASTS ATTACKED" "One City Badly Bombed but Nazi Loss Is Put at 24 Planes" and more. More on page 2.... See More  

L.A. Summer Olympics open....

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 30, 1932



* Summer Olympics - Los Angeles CA

* Great Depression - prohibition era



The front page has some reporting on the opening of the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.



Page 8 has a six column headline that reads: "PARADE OF NATIONS OPENS OLYMPICS TODAY" with subheads.  Other news of the day. Complete in ... See More  

Footprints on the moon...

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL, Jacksonville, Florida, July 30, 1969  The front page of this issue features a headline "Those Moon Footprints" along with two large photos which had just been released from the Apollo 11 mission. The one photo was taken during the descent of their lunar module and the other is from the command ship, which show the American flag and the footprints in the lunar d... See More  

Printing and folding press...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 22, 1876  The front page shows the: "The Campbell Perfecting Printing and Folding Press". Other prints within include: "Steam Jet Pump" "Self-Discharging Coal Hod" "Car Box Grinder" "Saw Gumming Machine" "Megascope" and much more. Related articles for each as well.

Sixteen pages, light staining, o... See More  

Great Britain takes control of Cyprus... 3 issue set...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 8, 9 & 10, 1878



* Great Britain occupies Cyprus

* Cyprus Convention agreement takes effect

* 3 days of reporting



Here are 3 issues with coverage on the takeover of the Island of Cyprus.  This is a first report (July 9) on the initial occupation of Cyprus by the British. See photos for content.



Other news of the day including period ad... See More  

Nashville TN... reconstruction era...

WEEKLY PRESS AND TIMES, Nashville, Tennessee, July 29, 1866 



* Uncommon title



The front page has: "Outrageous Treatment of a Freed Girl in Virginia" amongst many other articles. Inside includes: "John Brown's Body" Passage by both Houses of the Bill Admitting Nebraska into the Union" which officially happened in March, 1867; "Jeff Davis on the Manaclin... See More  

1949 Harley-Davidson motorcycle Co. charged....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 8, 1954



* Harley Davidson motorcycle company

* Charged by FTC - monopoly



This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 31: "HARLEY-DAVIDSON IS CITED BY F.T.C.", "Motorcycle Maker Ordered to Discontinue 'Exclusive' Contracts With Dealers" and more (see photos). Coverage on the Harley Davidson Motorcycle Company under fire by the ... See More  

Assassination of President James Garfield...

THE LOUISVILLE COMMERCIAL, Kentucky, July 5, 1881 



* President James A. Garfield shot

* Close to death - Charles Guiteau



The top of front page has column heads concerning the recent assassination attempt upon President James Garfield: "ALIVE ! " The President Living, & While There's Life There's Hope", "The Crisis at Hand & Today Will Foretell the Re... See More  

Supporting the Non-Importation agreement...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 21, 1770



* Non-Importation agreement support



The front page has an item headed "America" with a Boston dateline, noting in part: "....sense of our merchants, traders, etc. respecting the non-importation agreement, as meeting was called the day following at Faneuil Hall...it was voted almost unanimously that we would still strictly adhere to ... See More  

1853 New York City....

NEW YORK WEEKLY BUDGET, July 9, 1853  This is the volume 1 number 6 issue. Among the articles are: "Rappings--Tipplings--Spiritual Phenomena" "More Catholic Impudence" "Disasters of a Day" "Jesuitism"  & more. Four pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.

Popular for the colorful political cartoons...

PUCK, New York, July 25, 1894 



* Color political prints



Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability. This issue has as its politi... See More  

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 12, 1847  The front page features a nice illustration of: "The French Mail Steamship Union, Now In Port" The ftpg. has much coverage of: "The Chicago Convention" "The Grand Procession & Organization" with more.

Four pages, very nice condition.

Luckiest cats... Hollywood's 'beefcakes'...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, July 30, 1950  The front of this issue contains a photo of three cats with an inside article entitled "Are These the World's Luckiest Cats?" These cats all had large inheritances willed to them.



Also included is an article "They call it... Beefcake!" which includes many photos of Hollywood's handsome actors inc... See More  

Max Schmeling TKO's Stribling...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, July 4, 1931



* Max Schmeling vs. Young Stribling

* Heavyweight boxing title match



This 6 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 3: "Schmeling Victor by Technical Knockout in 15th" with subhead "Bout is Stopped at Beginning of Fifteenth Round".



Other news of the day. Light browning with a little margin wear and chipping... See More  

Pitcher Bob Turley... Cancer's new find...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, July 11, 1954  The front of this issue contains a photo of Orioles pitcher Bob Turley with an accompanying article "Is Bob Turley the Bob Feller?" and includes additional photos.



Another article is entitled "Cancer detection: Is this the best weapon yet?" "Using the patient's blood as a 'thermometer,' ... See More  

Lou Gehrig honored... "The luckiest man..."

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, July 5, 1939



* Lou Gehrig day at Yankee Stadium

* New York Yankees



This 12 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 8: "Senators Divide Pair With Yankees; 61,808 See Frays"



This was Lou Gehrig day at Yankee Stadium in which he gave his famous "I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth..." speech. Unfortunately the only tex... See More  

Monroe GA lynchings...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, July 27, 1946.



* Roger Malcolm & George Dorsey w/ wives

* Monroe GA Georgia negro massacre (1st report)



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Mob of White Men Slaughter Four Negroes", "Two Women Victims; Georgia Lynching Follows Stabbing". 1st report coverage of the murder lynchings of four Negr... See More  

General John J. Pershing death....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 15, 1948



* John Joseph 'Black Jack' Pershing death

* 1st report w/ photo



This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Gen. Pershing, 87, World War I Hero, Dies Early Today" with subheads and photo (see images). 1st report coverage on the death of General John 'Black Jack' Pershing.... See More  

1929 Endurance airplane flight record...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, July 23, 1929 



* Airplane endurance record flight 

* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane 



This 16 page newspaper has a great banner headline on the front page: "AIR ENDURANCE RECORD SMASHED" with subhead (see photos). Coverage on the airplane endurance record flight on the Curtiss Robin "St. Louis" flown by Dale Jackson and Fores... See More  

1865 Civil War reconstruction...

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, July 29, 1865  The front page has much talk of the scaling down of the military. Other content within includes: "Letter from Newport, R.I." "Status of the Rebel States" "Orders Of Battle" "The Cavalry at Five Forks" "A Monument to President Lincoln by the Army & Navy"  "The Dept. of Georgia"... See More