1965 poet T. S. Eliot death...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 5, 1965 



* T. S. Eliot death (1st report) 

* Poetry - playwright & more 



This 40+ page newspaper has a four column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Eliot, Poet of Generation, Dies" with small photo of Eliot. (see photos) 1st report coverage on the death of famous poet, Thomas Stearns Eliot.



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SS Morro Castle liner fire disaster...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 8, 1934 



* Liner SS Morro Castle burns (early 1st report)

* Ward Line cruise ship disaster



This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "OVER 300 PERISH IN BURNING LINER" with subheads (see photos). Early 1st report coverage on the SS Morro Castle fire disaster.



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Mention of "The Pretender"...

The Count of Albany's death report... woodcut ad...

THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Edinburgh, March 9, 1784 Within this issue is a report of the death of the Count of Albany, which makes reference to The Pretender.  Also included is a decorative woodcut ad for "Improved Milk of Roses".  News of the day with period advertising are present throughout.  Measures approximately 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, complete in 8 pages, in good con... See More  

The death of William T. Sampson...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, May 7, 1902



* Admiral William  T. Sampson's death



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "HIS LIFE WORK ENDED", "Rear Admiral Sampson Passes Away In Washington" with subheads and illustration of Sampson.  First report coverage on the death of United States Navy Rear Admiral, William ... See More  

Carterville, IL negroes lynchings....

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, September 19, 1899



* Carterville IL Illinois

* Mining race war (1st report)

* Negroes lynchings



This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SIX NEGROES KILLED", "Shot to Death By Whites at Cartersville, Illinois", "Riots Of The Miners Resumed" and more.  1st report coverage on the Cart... 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  

George Jay Gould I death... King Tut curse ?....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1923 



* George Jay Gould I death (1st report) 

* King Tutankhamen's curse ? 



This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GEORGE J. GOULD DIES IN VILLA IN FRANCE; LEAVES $30,000,000", "Death Holds Up Ligtigation With Family Over His Father's Estate" and more (see photos). 1st report co... See More  

James Naismith death... Father of basketball...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, November 28, 1939



* James Naismith death (1st report)

* "Father of Basketball" - inventor



This 16 page newspaper has one column headings on page 12: "Naismith Has Fatal Attack", "Invented Game Of Basketball In 1891" with photo of Naismith. This is a first report coverage on the death of James Naismith, known as th... See More  

The death of Robert Ripley...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, May 28, 1949.



* Robert Ripley death (1st report)

* "Believe It Or Not" cartoonist



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 15 that include: "ROBERT L. RIPLEY, CARTOONIST, DEAD", "Creator of 'Believe It or Not' Succumbs to Heart Attack in Harkness Pavilion" and more with a one column photo of Ripley.



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Gerald Chapman convicted...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 4, 1925 



* Gerald Chapman convicted - death sentence 

* Count of Gramercy Park - gentleman bandit 

* Prohibition era outlaw 



This 16 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "CHAPMAN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO DIE ON GALLOWS JUNE 25TH NEXT; COUNSEL FOR BANDIT TO FILE APPEAL" and more with related pho... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1941 



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public 

* Nazi-occupied Poland - Polish Ghettos 



This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headings on page 31: "DEATH RATE SOARS IN POLISH GHETTOS", "Rises as Much as 15 Times the Normal in Some Places, Dr. Henry Szoszkies Reports", "Many Facing Starvation", ... See More  

Frank Gotch pro wrestler title win in 1917...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, December 17, 1917



* Frank Gotch death

* Early professional wrestler



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 10: "FRANK A. GOTCH DIES OF URAEMIC POISONING", "The Retired Champion Heavyweight Wrestler Ill for Two Years". See photos for 1st report coverage on the death Frank Gotch, former heavyweight champion of th... 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  

The great Spokane, WA fire...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 6, 1889



* Spokane, Washington

* "The Great Fire" (1st report)



The front page has one column headings that include: "REDUCED TO ASHES", "Spokane Falls, W. T., Swept by a Destructive Fire", "Twenty-Five Business Blocks Burned Down", "A Strong Wind Aids The Progress Of The Flames" and more. See ... See More  

The death of pro-wrestler Martin "Farmer" Burns...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1937



* Martin "Farmer" Burns death (1st report)

* Catch wrestler - professional wrestling

* Mentor of Frank Gotch



This 34 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 17: "Farmer Burns Dead; Ex-Wrestling Star", "Champion, 1895-98, Took Part in 6,000 Matches-Developed and Managed Frank Gotch".  This is a first report ... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations



This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "2 LWOW JEWS TELL OF 'DEATH FOREST'" and "Husband and Wife Who Fled Say Nazis Killed 100,000 There--One Crucified".

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Hastings mine explosion....

THE MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, April 28, 1917



* Hastings CO coal dust explosion disaster (1st report)



This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on page 2 that include: "EXPLOSION ENTOMBS 125 PERSONS IN MINE" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster.



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1894 colorful political cartoons...

PUCK, New York, Nov. 7, 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 politica... See More  

Alvin C. York death... WWI hero...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, September 3, 1964



* Alvin C. York death (1st report)

* World War I - WWI hero

* Medal of Honor fame



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Famed Hero of World War I Returns in Death to Home". 1st report coverage on the death of World War I hero, Alvin C. York.



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Sabena Flight 548...

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, February 16, 1961



* 1961 United States figure skating team

* Sabena flight 548



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:

"Officials Begin To Identify Crash Victims"



Other news of the day including various period advertising. This issue has a few small binding holes along the spine, but is otherwise in good condition.



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Bergen-Belsen concentration camp memorial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1946



* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

* Nazi death factory remembered

* Jewish - Jews - 1 year anniversary of liberation





Page 20 contains a very compelling article on the 1year anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen nazi concentration camps. A one column heading reads: "Survivors Of Belsen Mark Liberation Day". See photos for text.



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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  

The death of Charles Lindbergh...

THE COURIER JOURNAL, Louisville, Kentucky, August 27, 1974



* Charles Lindbergh death

* Aviator - airplane



This 1st section only (1st 20 pages) of a normal 42 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Lindbergh dies of cancer" with related photos (see photos). Page 3 has a banner headline: "Famed aviator Charles Lindbergh dies of cancer at 72" with pho... See More  

John Bell Hood death...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, September 5, 1879



* John Bell Hood death

* Confederate Civil War General



Page 3 has small one column headings that read: "General Hood" and "Additional Particulars of the Death of the Noted Confederate Chief". See photo for brief coverage on the death of famous Confederate General, John Bell Hood.



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Actor Tom Mix killed in auto accident...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 13, 1940



* Western actor Tom Mix killed

* Arizona car accident (1st report)



This 50+ page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Tom Mix Dies as Auto Turns Over in Crash". 1st report coverage on the death of famous Western movie actor, Tom Mix.



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