Pan Am Flight 214 disaster... Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnapped...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, December 9, 1963 



* Pan Am Flight 214 - Elkton MD

* Boeing 707-121 airplane disaster



The top of the front page has a banner headline: "82 Killed in Crash of Pam Am Jet" (see) Nice for display.

Incomplete issue containing 18 of the 26 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine,  nice condition.



wikipedia notes: P... See More  

1936 Goodwin, Arkansas airplane crash

THE DETROIT NEWS, January 15, 1936



* Goodwin, Arkansas airplane crash

* American Airways Flight 1 disaster

* Douglas DC-2 airliner



The front page has a banner headline: "17 Dead Taken From Air Wreckage" with subheads and 2 related photos. Nice for display.

Complete in 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More  

Louis D. Brandeis... 1st Jewish Supreme Court Justice...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 6, 1916



* Louis D. Brandeis inauguration

* 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice



This 16 page newspaper has one column headings near the bottom of the front page: "Brandeis Seated" and "New Supreme Court Justice Takes Oath of Office". See photo for coverage on the 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, taking... See More  

"Mad Dog" Coll killed in NYC...

THE DETROIT NEWS, February 8, 1932



* Vincent Mad Dog Coll killed

* American mobster hitman

* Dutch Shultz mob war



Page 25 has a one column heading: "VINCENT COLL TRAPPED, SLAIN" with subhead and small photo. (see)

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition, light toning on the front page, nice condition.

Dale Earnhardt wins 1998 Daytona 500...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 16, 1998



* Dale Earnhardt wins Daytona 500

* American stock car race driver

* "The Intimidator" "The Man in Black"

* 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup series



The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Earned Hard" with subhead and photo/results. First report coverage continues inside with 2 more related photos and results.

Compl... See More  

Civil War map of the Vicksburg vicinity...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 9, 1862  



* Vicksburg MS Mississippi

* Seven Days battles

* General George McClellan



The front page is dominated by a very large & detailed Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT OPERATIONS AT VICKSBURG" with subhead: "The New Mode of Punishing Rebels--Altering the Channel of the Mississippi--Setting Vicksburg Back a Little".

Among the column h... See More  

"Old Glory" on the cover... quote from Woodrow Wilson...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York City, June 3, 1915



* United States color flag

* World War I era



The color cover of this issue (see photos) features a very large and formal display of the American flag. Beneath the flag is a quote from Woodrow Wilson headed "Our Flag". The quote, delivered by Wilson at the Hotel Biltmore, New York, on May 17, 1915, begins: "WHEN I think of ... See More  

Large Civil War map dominates the front page...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 23, 1863 The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN MISSISSIPPI" with subhead: "The Field of Operations of General Grant on the Bayou Pierre, Big Black River, Jackson, Baker's Creek, etc., etc." The balance of the front page has various ads & news from Europe.

There is much Civil War reporting on ... See More  

1989 Splash Mountain Disneyland ride opening ad....

CALENDAR SECTION ONLY of the Los Anglers Times, July 16, 1989



* Splash Mountain opening day ad

* Disneyland - Anaheim, California

* Log fume amusement park ride

* Ridiculous controversy as being racist ?



Pages 18-19 have a double page advertisement for the opening of Splash Mountain, a log fume amusement park ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. This amusement ride is set to close i... See More  

Grant, Butler, and Sherman...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "BUTLER" "GRANT!" "SHERMAN!" "The Entire Grand Army in Motion En Route for Richmond" "Engagement Between McPherson's Corps & the Rebels" "The Rebels Defeated & Driven Back" "General Lee's Daughter Goes to Join Her Father in Ric... See More  

Electoral votes for Abraham Lincoln...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 9, 1865 



* Battle of Hatcher's Run

* re. Abraham Lincoln election



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Counting of the Electoral Votes" "212 Votes for Lincoln and Johnson" "21 for McClellan and Pendleton" "The Peace Conference In Congress" "ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "Severe Fighting but n... See More  

Significant victories by the Yankees...

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1864  



* General William T. Sherman

* March to the sea to Savannah

* Battle of Nashville, Tennessee



Over half of the first column is taken up with some great and larger-than-normal heads on Yankee successes in the South, including: "VICTORY ! " "Sherman at Savannah--Thomas in Tennessee" "Great News From Both Armies" "The Firs... See More  

Pat Tillman killed in Afghanistan...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 24, 2004



* Pat Tillman killed - murdered ?

* Arizona Cardinals NFL football

* United States Army Rangers



The front page has a two column heading: "Former NFL Player Is Killed in Afghanistan" with two photos.

The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "The True Meaning of Sacrifice" with photo. First report coverage continues on p... See More  

Recap of the French & Indian War in 1757...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 8, 1758  Over half of the first column on the front page is headed: "America" with reports from Kingston, Jamaica.

Most of page 6 is taken up with: "An Impartial Representation of Facts, relative to the State of Publick Affairs in North American during the Year 1757. Drawn at New York". The text is a great overview of the events of the... See More  

Jonathan Swift on taxing newspapers...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 25, 1758  Over half of page 4 is taken up with an article by the famed Jonathan Swift, titled: "The Secret Reasons for First Laying a Duty Upon Newspapers" which was taken from his book "History of the Last Four Years of the Queen" published in this year of 1758.

Eight pages, 8 by 11 inches, nice condition.

Much on naval battles during the French & Indian War...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 21, 1758  Half of page 7 is taken up with a detailed report headed: "America" with a St. Kitt's dateline, concerning a naval battle between the British and French.

Then a report from Kingston, Jamaica, concerning a naval battle near Cape Francois, which is very likely the Battle of Cape Francais.

Eight pages, 8 by 11 inches, great condition.... See More  

2007 Virginia Tech spree shooting...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 17, 2007



* Virginia Tech University spree shooting

* Blacksburg, Virginia mass murders



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Armed Youths Kill Up to 23 in 4-Hour Siege at High School" with subheads and 2 related photos. Much more inside.

Complete with all sections, very nice condition.... See More  

John Glenn orbits the Earth....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, February 20 & 21, 1962 (two issue set)



* John Glenn makes history

* Mercury-Atlas 6 mission

* Friendship 7



The front page has a nice banner headline: "Glenn Becomes First American To Orbit, Whirls Around Globe in Excellent Condition" with subheads and nice photo of Glenn. 1st report coverage on John Glenn becoming the 1st American to orbit t... See More  

New England broadside from 1876...

An interesting broadside advertising: "NEW ENGLAND AT HOME. Ye Supper Of Ye OLDEN TYME." noting that: "A New England Supper will ben gvven by ye Damyseies and ye maydens of ye Young Ladyes' Social, for ye benefit of Grace Church Great Bend, on Wednesday eve, in ye month of November Day the 1st, MDCCCLXXVI in LENHEIM'S HALL." The text also includes a little poem (see pho... See More  

Post Custer massacre.... Gen. George Crook...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Aug. 10, 1876



* Post battle of Little Bighorn (Custer Massacre)

* General Alfred Terry - Sioux Indians War



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "The Indian War" with subheads. (see) See images for text here shortly after the Custer massacre at the battle of Little Bighorn.

Other news and several interesting advertisements are incl... See More  

Chase after a French ship on Lake Champlain...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 24, 1760  The back page includes a letter from Halifax, Nova Scotia, followed by an: "Extract of a Letter from Crown Point" which includes: "Capt. Boring...been down Lake Champlain as far as...Nut Island...fell in with a top sail schooner which he gave chase to, but the Frenchman ...by this means escaped..." with a bit more on a naval is... See More  

Eric Heiden wins 5 gold medals in 1980...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 24, 1980



* Eric Heiden wins 5 gold medals

* Long track speed skating

* 1980 Winter Olympics

* Lake Placid, New York



The front page of this section has a banner heading: "5 of a kind makes Heiden pure gold" with related pictorial. (see) More on page 2.

Complete sport's section only with 16 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Visiting the scene of battle: Waterloo...

NATOINAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 1815 Page 3 has a lengthy article--a full column--headed: "Waterloo" "Extracts of a letter from an American Gentleman in Europe tro his Friend in Portsmouth". 

The letter details his visit to the site of the historic Battle of Waterloo, which is very descriptive.  Five months earlier Napoleon was defeated by armies l... See More  

Racehorse Seabiscuit's death in 1947...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1947 



* Seabiscuit's death (1st report) 

* Underdog thoroughbred racehorse champion 



Page 31 has a two column heading: "Seabiscuit Dies of Heart Attack At C. S. Howard Ranch on Coast". See photos for text. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.

Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.



wikipedia notes: Seabiscuit (Ma... See More  

Clark Gable & Carole Lombard marry in 1939....

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, 6 A.M. Extra, March 30, 1939 



* Actor Clark Gable

* Actress Carole Lombard

* Marriage - wedding



The top of the front page, above the masthead is a seven column headline: "Clark Gable Weds Carole Lombard!" with subhead. Page 3 has a related photo. (see)

Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes and a little wear al... See More