Lighthouses of New York... New York's water supply...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, March 1, 1913 Within is issue is an article entitled "Lighthouses and Buoys of New York Harbor - Safeguards for the Mariner" which also contains several accompanying illustrations. Other articles include "The New York Water Supply - Notes on New York City's Water Supply System"; Modern Pumps for High Vacua"; Halos in Minerals -... See More  

Warsaw, Missouri epidemic?....

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3, 1889



* Warsaw, Illinois



The front page has a small 1st column heading: "A Terrible Epidemic"which reports a deadly disease that is terrorizing the town of Warsaw, Illinois. We could not find anything on this via the internet. A curious item here.



Other news of the day. Light browning, some spine wear, should be handled with care.... See More  

Jewish Holocaust...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1940



* Jewish - Jews - Judaica

* Nazi-occupied Poland



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "2,000 Intellectuals Disappear In Warsaw" and "Nazi Round-Up of Professionals Is Reported in Paris". This is coverage on the persecution of Jews in Poland early into World War II.



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Jewish Holocaust... Jews segregated....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1939



* The Jewish Holocaust in progress

* Jews being segregated



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "REICH MAKES JEWS JOIN FOR SELF-CARE" and "All Placed in One Organization Running Schools and Relief--Speedier Migration Is Aim". See photos for coverage on the ongoing Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany.



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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations



This 28 page newspaper has small one column headlines on page 6: "Nazi Execution Mill Reported In Poland" and "Fugitive Tells of Mass Killings in Electrically Charges Vats". See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland. Rare t... See More  

Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 10,000 REPORTED" and "Poles Charge Wholesale Killings in Lwow as Foe Flees Russian Advance" See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland. Rare to find... See More  

Lake Hula conflict.... Jews & Arabs....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, November 4, 1946



* Jews - Jewish - Judaica - Arabs

* Palestine - Israel - Lake Hula Valley



This 28 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "ARABS BATTLE JEWS" with subheads. 1st report coverage on a clash between Arabs and a group of Jews attempting to establish a settlement at Lake Hula in northern Palestine.



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Notre Dame head football coach...

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



* Knute Rockne death - funeral (day of)

* Notre Dame head football coach

* Airplane crash



This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (page 6): "ROCKNE RITES TO BE HELD TODAY" and "Simple Funeral Planned For Notre Dame's Football Coach".



Other news and period advertisements of the day... See More  

Joe Paterno death.... Penn State campus newspaper...

THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, Special Commemorative Edition, January 23, 2012



* Death of Joe Paterno

* Penn State University

* Best title to have



Note:  This is a 1st edition printing - not one of the common reprint editions.



This publication is published for Penn State students and faculty. What better issue could be had on the death of famed football coach Joe Paterno. The front page has ... See More  

1923 King Tutankhamun discovery...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 19, 1923 



* King Tutankhamun discovery 

* Egyptian Pharaoh sarcophagus 

* Lord George Carnarvon 



This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Tut-ankh-Amen's Tomb Reveals New Wonders" and "Queen of Belgians and Other Notables Examine Sarcophagus and Treasures at Formal... See More  

Battle of Shanghai begins in 1937...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 14, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai begins, China bombing

* Japan (1st report)



This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Bombs Kill 3 Americans in Shanghai" with subheads and related photo (see photos).



Other news of the day throughout including sports and various advertisements. Rag edition in nice condition.



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Winchester, Kentucky destruction predicted?...

THE WORLD, New York City, May 19, 1920



* Winchester KY Kentucky

* Madison County prophetess... clairvoyant



This 28 page newspaper has small one column headings on the front page that read: "Kentuckians Quake At Seeress's Warning", "Predicts Natural Upheaval Today Will Destroy Towns--Many Leave Home". See photo for a bizarre report regarding a seeress claiming that th... See More  

Frank Coffyn's flying, swimming, crawling aeroplane...

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1912  The front page of this issue features an article "Frank Coffyn, Whose Aeroplane Flies, Swims, Crawls" which includes a photo of Frank Coffyn with a drawing of the aeroplane. The article states that "...This machine is fitted with aluminium pontoons, which enable it to float on the water so that the aviator at will alights... See More  

Alfred Vanderbilt weds... William H Lewis being ousted out the American Bar Association...

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1912  The front page features a large photo of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, whom he had just recently married. Just slightly more than three years later, Mr. Vanderbilt would be among the victims in the sinking of the Lusitania.



Another article within the issue is "Fights for Lewis" which was Attorney General Wickersham stating that... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1941



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Romania exterminations



This 32 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 5: "300 Jews Reported Slain", "In One Block Alone 89 Were Said to Have Been Killed". See photo for coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Romania. Rare to find such reports ... See More  

William Preece wireless telephony....

THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, September 17, 1899



* Sir William Henry Preece

* wireless telephony invention - telegraph



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "RIVAL OF MARCONI", "Sir William Preece Conducts Experiments in Wireless Telephony", "Sound Transmitted Without A Wire", "Results Are Successful and the Inventor W... See More  

Explosion in Texas City...

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Velocipede...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 19, 1868



* Hanlons' Patent Improved Velocipede, with image



An inside page has a nice article, "Improvement in the Velocipede", which is accompanied by a 4 3/4 inch square print, "Hanlons' Patent Improved Velocipede".  Other interesting inventions and period advertising are present throughout.



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1938 Sonja Henie... Figure skating star...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1938 



* Sonja Henie - Norwegian figure skater 

* Hollywood Ice Review (Revue) 



This 42 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 24: "Norway's Minister to U.S. Sees Sonja Henie's Revue at Garden" and "Skater Charms Another Crowd of 17,000....." with related photo. Coverage on Sonja Henie's Hollywood Ice Rev... See More  

Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1943 



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time 

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations 



This 46 page Sunday newspaper has a small one column heading on page 9: "New Threats Against Jews". See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Europe. Rare to find such reports in newspapers at this time as the realit... See More  

Towner, CO blizzard bus tragedy....

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 29, 1931



* The Towner bus tragedy (1st report)

* Lost in Colorado snow blizzard

* Bryan Untiedt - boy hero



This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FIVE CHILDREN GIVE LIVES TO SAVE OTHERS", "18 Survivors of Blizzard in Colorado Found Huddled in Marooned Bus; Many More Travelers Lost&quo... See More  

Very early automobile print & article...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 1, 1881  Inside has an interesting illustration and article on a: "Novel Road Engine" with the print captioned: "Warrington's Road Engine". It is described as an early internal combustion engine: "...The fuel, which is at the same time the motive agent, is common illuminating gas, which is mixed with a certain proportion of air,... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations

* Help on the way ?



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 34): "AID OF $32,000,000 FOR JEWS MAPPED"

"12-Point Program to Save 3,000,000 in Europe Outlined at Pittsburgh Meeting". See photos for coverage on an attem... See More  

Nazis Boycott Jews... Holocaust begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1933



* Jewish Boycott halted (holocaust beginnings)

* 1st of many measures against the Jews

* Adolph Hitler as Chancellor



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "BOYCOTT AT AN END, GERMANY BELIEVES; CABINET AGAINST IT", "Continuance Improbable Even if Regime Can's Show Foreign Agitation Is Lessening&q... See More  

Dick Button performs 1st triple jump in figure skating...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, February 22, 1952



* Dick Button performs 1st triple jump in figure skating

* Elizabeth Taylor gets married



This 34 page newspaper has two column headlines in the sport's section (page 25): "Button First '48 Olympic Titlist to Repeat Victory", "Harvard Student Walks Away With Figure Skating Crown...". This was when the very first triple jump... See More