Elizabeth Taylor wins her 1st Oscar...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 18, 1961



* Elizabeth Taylor wins her 1st Oscar

* Butterfield 8 - Academy Awards



This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:  "Oscar Prizes No Surprise" with caption: "Dramatic Acceptance" which tells of the recent Academy Award presentation that featured Elizabet Taylor winning her very firs... See More  

Benny Leonard... Jewish boxer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1922



* Benny Leonard - Jewish boxer

* Jack Britton



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 11 that include: "BRITTON DEFEATS LEONARD ON FOUL", "Lightweight Champion Is Disqualified for Hitting While Opponent Is Down", "Bout Ends In Thirteenth", "26,000 On Hand For Match" and more (see images). This tells of... See More  

Indoor Marathon race...

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Jack Benny Fined in 1933...

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Pacific Railroad prediction comes true...

SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, Sacramento, California, September 25, 1868  On the front page under "The Pacific Railroad" is a report in which "...L. Gaylord Clark claims the honor of being the first one who predicted the building of a railway across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific... There would be no difficulty in the way of constructing a railroad from the Atlantic to the pacifi... See More  

1943 Willow Run Ford Rouge Plant strike...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 21, 1943 



* Willow Run 

* Ford Rouge plant strike 

* UAW officers



This 26 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"STRIKE CRIPPLES WILLOW RUN" which tells about the plant strike with subhead and related photo. (see photos)



Other news of the day including various advertising. Complete with 26 pages... See More  

Religious-base newspaper from San Francisco...

PACIFIC CHURCHMAN, San Francisco, California, November 6, 1873 This publication is of a religious them with reports from various church denominations across the country. This also includes a variety of advertisements from churches to businesses.



This is complete in 8 pages, never bound, with some lite foxing and some dirtiness at the fold lines, stray handwriting in the upper margin about the m... See More  

The death of comedienne Gracie Allen...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 28, 1964

 

* Gracie Allen death

* Comedienne duo and wife of George Burns



This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Gracie Allen Dead At 58" with caption: "Lovable 'Nitwit' Heart Attack Victim--" and photo (see photos).



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Rope-making machine...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 5, 1859  The front page of the issue features a large illustration of "Adam's Rope-Making Machine" with an associated article. Within the issue is "Hildreth & Bailey's Slitting Machine" and other various articles and advertisements.



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Frank Costello - NYC mob boss......

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, March 18, 1951



* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss

* "The Prime Minister of the Underworld"

* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce



This 30+ page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page:  "Costello Faces Perjury and Contempt Charges", with subheads (see images).



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Ruth Bancroft Law flight record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 21, 1916



* Ruth Bancroft Law

* Woman aviatrix

* Airplane flight record



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "RUTH LAW LANDS HERE FROM CHICAGO IN RECORD FLIGHT", "Gasoline Nearly Gone on Last Leg of Her Journey, She Volplanes to Governor's Island", "Glides Through Dense Fog", "Almost Benumbed B... See More  

Medals of Honor... Gino Merli... Carrier Saratoga badly damaged...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 16, 1945  Page 15 of this issue features the report "Medals of Honor Presented to Four - Three Marines and a Soldier Are Decorated by Truman at White House Ceremony - One of Them a Jerseyite - First Lieut. Rauh, of Lindenwold, Took Grenade Blast to Save His Comrades". This report includes a photo of the four men, Major Everett P Poe; Pfc. Gino J Me... See More  

Ivy VA tornado disaster...

THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, October 1, 1959



* Ivy VA tornado disaster (1st report)

* Charlottesville, Virginia



This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Twister Cloud Hits Hurricane Area; 11 Killed" with smaller subheads. This tells of the tornado disaster at the small community of Ivy, Virginia near Charlottesville.



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Levelland, Texas UFO sightings...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 5, 1957



* Levelland, Texas UFO case

* New Mexico sightings

* Sputnik II - Laika (dog)



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "REPORT MYSTERY OBJECT SKIPPING OVER STATES OF TEXAS, NEW MEXICO" which tells of a UFO sighting in New Mexico around the same time of the Levelland Texas UFO case.



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Mahatma Gandhi released from jail...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 28, 1931 



* Mahatma Gandhi jail release



This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "INDIA'S BATTLE WILL CONTINUE, GANDHI WARNS", "Thousands Gather To Pay Him Homage", "Woman Crushed to Death as Bombay Throngs Fight to See Him; Cites Rights" and more with smaller sub... See More  

On the 1929 founding of television...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1929



* John Baird - father of television

* TV in it's infancy - inventions



This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 29 that include: "VOICE AND IMAGE GO TOGETHER OVER WIRE", "Simultaneous Transmission of Clear Televised Pictures and Sounds Demonstrated", "Baird System Can Be Used by Any Broadcasting Station in New... See More  

Nazi rocket glider bombs in 1943.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1943



* Rocket warfare during World War II

* New Nazi rocket glider bombs



This 44 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 22: "Glider Rocket-Bombs" (see photos for text). Other World War II era news throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.

1st Masters Tournament in 1934...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, March 24, 1934  This 22 page newspaper has great banner headline on the front page of the sport's section (page 13): "JONES STILL TRAILS GOLFING PACK" with subheads and small photo of Horton Smith, who would be the eventual winner. (see) This was the 2nd day report of the very 1st Master's making this a very significant issue for any golf... See More  

Finleyville PA coal mine explosion...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, April 24, 1913



* Finleyville PA Pennsylvania

* Cincinnati coal mine disaster



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "100 MEN KILLED WHEN EXPLOSION SHATTERS MINE", "Horror Occurred Near Pittsburg--Bodies of Seventy of the Victims Have Been Recovered", "Miners Who Escaped Were Badly Burned" a... See More  

Women's fashion of the day...

HARPER'S BAZAR, New York, February 17, 1900  The frontpage is "Ruth, the Gleaner" illustrating the first paper of the 'Bazar's series "Women of the Bible".  Within the issue are: "Four Original Fashion Designs Exclusively for Harper's Bazar"; "Ohio's First Lady - Mrs. Babcock"; "Cut Paper Patterns Hints for the Home Dressma... See More  

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.



As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-... See More  

Displayable fighting polar bear illustration...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, October 16, 1897  This issue contains a fullpage illustration "Polar Bears Fighting" which has a small accompanying article. The illustration is very displayable. Other articles are: "Prevention of the Sliding Friction of Ball and Roller Bearings"; "First-Class Torpedo Boat Injeniero Hyatt"; "Mechanical Model Illustr... See More  

Hamilton GA Negroes lynching....

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1912



* Hamilton Ga Georgia

* Negroes lynchings



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "THREE COLORED MEN AND WOMAN LYNCHED" and "Georgia Mob Hangs and Shoots Murder Suspects".



This tells of the lynchings of murder suspects in Hamilton, Georgia. See photos for text here.



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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  

Pancho Villa...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, November 2, 1915



* Pancho Villa

* Pre Agua Prieta Mexico night raid (1ST REPORT)

* United States Army



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GEN. VILLA ATTACKS", "One American Wounded" and more. See photos for text.



Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good condition. Should ... See More