1928 Paluweh (Rokatenda) volcano eruption....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 10, 1928



* Paluweh - Rokatenda

* Island of Palu'e

* Volcano eruption



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Volcano Kills 1,000 in Dutch East Indies; Wipes Out Six Villages on Paloeweh Island" (see)

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Mary Garrett Hay death... suffragist...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1928



* Mary Garrett Hay death (1st report)

* Temperance worker & suffragist leader



The top of page has a one column heading: "MARY GARRETT HAY DIES SUDDENLY" with subheads and photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a ... See More  

Babe Ruth Quits Yankees In 1935...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1935.



* Babe Ruth leaves New York Yankees

* Joining the Boston Braves



Page 8 has a one column heading: "BABE RUTH CONFIDENT OF STRONG COMEBACK" with subhead. (see)

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Yankees vs. Giants... World Series...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1936



* New York Yankees vs. Giants

* World Series of baseball

* Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig era

* Subway series



Above the masthead is a nice scoreboard graph showing the Giants winning 5-4. (see) The front page has a two column heading: "GIANTS TAKE 5TH GAME; YANKS LEAD IN SERIES 3 TO 2" with subheads. (see)

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Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1935



* Albert H. Fish court trial - self-harm

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "'NOT IN RIGHT MIND,' FISH WROTE TO SON" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one o... See More  

Brazilian Revolution of 1930....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1930



* Brazilian Revolution of 1930

* Armed movement - coup

* End of the First Brazilian Republic

* Washington Luis & Julio Prestes



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "VARGAS TAKES PRESIDENCY OF BRAZIL IN RIO TODAY; ORDER RESTORED IN NATION" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 3 with photo of Vargas. Always n... See More  

Arth Henderson & Adolphus Greely deaths...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1935



* Arthur Henderson death

* Nobel Peace Prize winner

* Adolphus Washington Greely

* American polar explorer



The front page has a one column heading: "ARTHUR HENDERSON, FOE OF WAR, IS DEAD" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues on inside with photo.

The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GEN. A.W. GREELY, 91, A... See More  

Yankees vs. Giants... World Series...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1937



* New York Yankees vs. Giants

* World Series MLB Baseball 



The front page has a two column heading: "YANKS WIN 8-1 BEHIND PITCHING OF 'LEFTY' GOMEZ" with subheads and photo of Lefty Gomez and scoreboard. (see) Inning by inning description continues inside.

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Actress Madge Kendal death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1935



* English actress Madge Kendal death

* Shakespeare and English comedies fame



The top of page 39 has a one column heading: "DAME K. KENDAL, 86, ACTRESS, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Dame Madge Kendal, English actress of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. I suspect this is one of the few publications... See More  

Al 'Scarface' Capone & gang beer taxes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1935



* Al 'Scarface' Capone and crime syndicate

* Taxes on barrels of beer bootlegged



The front page has a one column heading: "$120,000 TAX LEVIED ON CAPONE AND GANG" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the attempt of the government to collect tax money on barrels of beer that was bootlegged when Capone was in power. He was currently in jail f... See More  

"One of the greatest in the history of baseball"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1933



* "One of the greatest games in the history of baseball"

* New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals

* Carl Hubbard vs. Tex Carleton



The sport's section (page 7) has a banner headline: "50,000 Watch Giants Go 27 Innings to Sweep Double-Header With Cardinals" with subheads that include: "GIANTS WIN TWICE, 1ST IN 18 INNINGS" an... See More  

Zeppo Marx quits brothers comedy act...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1934



* Zeppo Marx of the Marx Brothers

* Quits family comedy act (1st report)



Page 26 has a small and somewhat discrete article headed: "Zeppo Marx Quits Stage" "Youngest of Four Brothers Will Start in Hollywood Business" (see) Unfortunate for the brief report here, but still a first report on this famous comical act. I suspect this is one o... See More  

Clanton AL bus explosion....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1941



* Clanton, Alabama bus disaster

* Gasoline explosion



The back page has one column headings that include: "14 IN BLAZE BUS PERISH IN ALABAMA" and "Death of Eight Others Feared as Vehicle Hits Bridge Rail, Bursts Fuel Tank, Burns" and more (see photos). First report coverage on the gasoline explosion on a Montgomery-Birmingham passenge... See More  

Giants vs Senators... World Series...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1933 



* New York Giants vs. Washington Senators 

* World Series MLB Baseball 



The front page has a four column headline: "GIANTS TAME SENATORS 6-1" with subheads and photo of Hal Schumacher. (see) Inning by inning description continues on page 2 with photo of Leon Goslin and box scores..

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New York Giants win NFL championship...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 12, 1938



* NFL football championship game w/ photos

* New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers



The sport's section (page 18) has a three column heading: "New York Giants Beat Green Bay Packers in Pro Grid Title Game" with lineup. First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers... See More  

1934 West Coast waterfront strike...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1934 



* San Francisco West Coast waterfront strike



The front page has a four column headline: "STRIKE PARALYZES SAN FRANCISCO LIFE, BUT UNIONS ALLOW ENTRY OF FOOD AS TROOPS HELP POLICE KEEP ORDER" with many subheads. (see) Lengthy coverage continues inside with a few related photos.

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Anglo-German Naval Agreement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1935



* Anglo-German Naval Agreement

* United Kingdom and Germany

* Kriegsmarine vs. Royal Navy



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BRITISH GIVE REICH A 35% NAVAL RATIO, 45% IN SUBMARINES" with subheads. (see) Lengthy reporting continues on page 4 with complete text of the agreeement.

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Aga Khan III... Epsom Derby...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1935



* Aga Khan III thoroughbred racehorse Bahram

* Wins Epsom Derby - Surrey, England UK

* Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah



Page 27 has a seven column headline: "250,000 Watch the Aga Khan's Bahram Annex Epsom Downs Derby" with subheads and photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Barbara Hutton divorce w/ Alexis Mdivani...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1935



* Barbara Hutton's pending divorce

* "Poor Little Rich Girl" heiress



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Barbara Hutton Will Wed Danish Count After Divorcing Mdivani at Reno This Week" (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 36 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on ve... See More  

Jim Mollison Atlantic Ocean flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1932



* Jim Mollison

* Airplane - aviation

* 1st solo Atlantic flight (W to E)



The front page has a one column heading: "5,000 HAIL MOLLISON, HERE AFTER SEA HOP; FLIGHT BACK SPEEDED" with subheads. Much more on page 3 with related pictorial. Coverage on the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from West to East. Maybe not as significant as Lin... See More  

Dutch Schultz trial ends in a deadlock..

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 28, 1935



* Dutch Schultz trial ends in a deadlock

* Jewish gangster - beer baron - bootlegger



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DEADLOCK OF JURY ENDS SCHULTZ TRIAL; 7 TO 5 AT THE END" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the end of Arthur 'Dutch Schultz' Flegenheimer's trial for income tax evasion that resulted in a... See More  

Parliamentary elections in the Free City of Danzig...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1935



* Parliamentary elections

* Free City of Danzig

* Nazis & Adolph Hitler



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NAZIS BALKED AT DANZIG, FALLING SHORT OF 2/3 VOTE; POLES PROTEST TERRORISM" with subheads. (see)  Lengthy text continues inside.

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The Detroit TIgers win the World Series...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, NY, October 11, 1968



* The Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals

* Win 3rd World Series title



The front page has the 4 column heading: "Tigers Win and Take Series", with a corresponding photo and related text. The sports section has considerable details with additional photos.



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Baldwin v. G.A.F. Seelig, Inc....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1935



* Baldwin v. G.A.F. Seelig, Inc. ruling

* United States Supreme Court decision



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "U.S. COURT RULES ALBANY VIOLATES INTERSTATE LAW IN CONTROL OF BULK MILK" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with complete court ruling.

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Sitting Bull and his Indians bands...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1878  The front page has about half a column headed: "Sitting Bull And His Bands" with various subheads including: "Reported Disposition of the Wily Savage to Make Peace--Letters Received by Gen. Miles from Fort Keogh..." and more.

Ten pages, a few minor margin tears, evenly toned, good condition but should be handled carefully.