Christy Mathewson traded to Reds...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, July 21, 1916



* Christy Mathewson traded

* Cincinnati Reds - New York Giants

* Major league baseball - MLB



This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on page 10: "MATHEWSON GOES TO MANAGE REDS" "Giants and Reds Complete Swap of Players..."



1st report coverage on the trade of Christy Mathewson. See photos for text here.

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HMS Vanguard (1909) explosion...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 14, 1917



* HMS Vanguard (1909) explosion disaster

* British battleship - Royal navy

* World War I - WWI



This 16 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "BRITISH BATTLESHIP LOST" and "Dreadnought Vanguard Blows Up While at Anchor and Only Two of Those on Board Survive".



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Chester PA race riot in 1917....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 28, 1917



* Race riots in Chester PA

* Mob - Negroes



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MOB BEATS NEGRO", "ANOTHER NEAR DEATH",  "Riots In Chester, PA.", "Authorities Are Taken by Surprise in Night Attack by Several Thousands", and more. See phot... See More  

Death of Frank P. Lahm...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1963



* Frank Purdy Lahm death

* Aviation pioneer

* 1st U.S. military pilot



This 64 page newspaper has a some cutouts throughout including the front page. as see in photo.



Page 31 has one column headlines: "GEN. FRANK LAHM, AIR PIONEER, DIES"; "1906 Balloon Race Winner Was 2d Official Army Pilot" with smaller subheads and photo of Lahm. (se... See More  

1919 Airplane altitude record...

THE WORLD, New York City, July 31, 1919



* Early aviation record

* Curtiss Airplane

* Roland Rolhfs



This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FLIES TO HEIGHT OF 30,700 FEET, NEW OFFICIAL RECORD", "Rohlfs Motor Chills at 25 Below Zero, and He Descends After Trying to Blanket Radiator With Cloth Cut From Cushion", "Leaves Control... See More  

Postwar Jewish persecution in 1946 Poland.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1946



* Jewish persecution continues

* Post World War II Poland



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "22 MORE MURDERS CHARGED IN POLAND"

"Spread of Pogrom Feared--Tennenbaum Chides Cardinal, Hints at Plea to Vatican" with coverage of the ongoing persecution of Jews after the end of World war II.



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Wingfoot Air Express Crash of 1919....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 22, 1919



* Wingfoot Air Express Crash

* Chicago, Illinois bank skylight

* Dirigible - airship - blimp



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "TEN KILLED WHEN BALLOON EXPLODES", "Blazing Wreckage of Experimental Dirigible Carries Death and Injury Into Chicago Bank", "Disabled Air Mo... See More  

Lusitania sinking case closed in 1919....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 15, 1919



* re: Sinking of the Lusitania

* Cunard Line not liable



This 16 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page; "FINAL DECREE IN LUSITANIA CASE", "Federal Judge Decides Steamship Company Is Not Liable for Illegal Act of Germany", (See photos for text here)



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Stonewall Jackson...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 28, 1862  One column headlines include: "News From North Carolina", "Visit of General Halleck to McClellan's Headquarters", "From Gen. Pope's Army", "Successful Reconnaissance Towards Gordonsville", "Skirmish With The Enemy", "Location of the Rebel Generals Jackson, Robertson and Ewell" and more.



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Rudy Vallee weds Fay Webb...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 9, 1931



* Rudy Vallee weds

* Fay Webb



This 20 page newspaper has a one column headlines on the front page: "RUDY VALLEE WEDS FILM ACTRESS", "News of Idol's Marriage to Daughter of Police Chief Brings 10,000 Messages" with photo.



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Harry N. Atwood White House landing....

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, July 15, 1911



* Harry N. Atwood

* Aviation pioneer

* Airplane at White House



This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "ATWOOD SUCCESSFUL IN LANDING AIRCRAFT AT THE WHITE HOUSE" which tells of Harry N. Atwood landing his early airplane on the White House lawn. See photos for text here.



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Flight around the World in 1931...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 2, 1931



* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty...  1st flight around the World in airplane ends

* Hero's welcome in New York City



This 24 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "MILLIONS ACCLAIM AIRMAN" with subhead: "Heroes Ride In Confetti Blizzard" with related photo.



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George McClellan's address...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 7, 1862



* George McClellan address to his soldiers

* Post Seven Days Battles...  Booneville, Mississippi



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 are:"M'CLELLAN ON THE PENINSULA" "Brilliant Address to His Army on the Birthda... See More  

Post Seven Days' Battle... White House slander...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 10, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "M'CLELLAN'S ARMY", "Important Movements on James River", "The Flotilla Under the Command of Captain Wilkes", "The President Looking After the Interests of the Army and the Union", "The White House Slander", "General Burnside's Corps",... See More  

March from Middletown to Sperryville...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 21, 1862



* General Henry Wager Halleck

* Sperryville VA Virginia



This is a genuine Civil War newspaper from Abraham Lincoln's administration with one column headlines which include: "IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON", "Awaiting the Arrival of Gen. Halleck", "Sketch Of The General", "Important From The Gulf", "OPERATIONS OF ... See More  

Al Capone indicted...

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Dinoceras... found in Wyoming...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 23, 1887 The front page of this issue features a "Improved Type Composing and Distributing Machine" and accompanying article. Within the issue is "General View of the Route of the Mount Pilatus Railway"; "A Curious Suspension Bridge Near Chicago, ILL."; "The Dinoceras - A Gigantic Extinct Animal Found in Wyoming"; and addi... See More  

Washington D.C. UFOs...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, July 29, 1952



* Washington D.C. UFO Incident

* Flying Saucers (1st report)



This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Can't Find Saucers Despite Sightings Reported By Radar"



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise nice condition.



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Pier fire in Hoboken, New Jersey...

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Emigration of freed slaves...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 3, 1824  An inside page has report headed: "Emigration of the Free Blacks", which tells of their colonizing on the island of St. Domingo, taking over 2 1/2 pages.

Complete in 16 pages,  6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches, lite foxing, otherwise is in good condition.



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The death of Earle Lewis Ovington...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, July 23, 1936



* Earle Lewis Ovington death

* 1st airmail airplane flight fame



This 44 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Pioneer Flier's Ashes to Be Strewn Over Sea".

 

A 1st report on the death of Earle Lewis Ovington, best known for flying the 1st official airmail flight. Unfortunate for such a small... See More  

Young Stribling boxing at Wimbledon Stadium...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 28, 1930



* Boxer Young Stribling

* Heavyweight boxing

* Wimbledon Stadium



This 16 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "STRIB BEATS SCOTT BY K. O. IN SECOND" with subheads. Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice for display.



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Max Schmeling Young Stribling...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, July 3, 1931



* Max Schmeling (German Boxer) vs. Young Stribling

* Title boxing match (pre fight)



This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"FIGHT ODDS SHIFT TO CHAMPION" with subheads (see photos). Unusual for such a nice headline here on the front page.



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1931 U.S. Open golf... Billy Burke...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 6, 1931



* U.S. Open golf championship

* Inverness Club - Toledo OH Ohio

* Golfer Billy Burke



This 16 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "BURKE TAKES LEAD IN OPEN" with subheads (see photos). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice for dis... See More  

Al G. Barnes circus death...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 25, 1931  This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BARNES, PIONEER OF CIRCUS, DEAD", "End Comes For Master Showman at Indio, Cal.; Under Big Top Since Youth"



Nice to have this report on the front page.



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