Schienenzeppelin railcar speed record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1931



* Schienenzeppelin - rail zeppelin - railcar



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Rail Zeppelin' Speeds 143.75 Miles an Hour; World Record Is Set on Hamburg-Berlin Run" (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... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 9 only, May 3, 1931



* Origin of the solar system

* Harold Jeffreys' theory

* Planets - moons



Page 4 of this section has a banner headline: "ORIGIN OF SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLAINED IN A NEW THEORY; An English Scientist Holds That the Earth and the Other Planets, Together With Their Satellites, Were Created Through a Stupendous Cosmic Collision and That the Moo... See More  

Prohibition law held valid in 1931....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 25, 1931



* National Prohibition Act held valid

* Eighteenth Amendment argument

* Dry law to continue in the U.S.



The front page has a one column heading: "DRY LAW HELD VALID BY SUPREME COURT; RULING IS UNANIMOUS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the United States v. Sprague Supreme Court decision with complete text on page 21.

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Ruth Rowland Nichols aviation feat.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1931



* Ruth Rowland Nichols breaks record

* World altitude record (Women)

* Airplane flight to 28,743 feet



The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH NICHOLS SOARS SIX MILES ABOVE CITY, SETTING NEW RECORD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo of Nichols. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in th... See More  

Humorist Kin Hubbard death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 27, 1930



* Kin McKinney Hubbard death (1st report)

* American cartoonist, humorist & journalist

* "Abe Martin of Brown County" creator



Page 13 has a one column heading: "KIN HUBBARD DIES; FAMOUS HUMORIST" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our in... See More  

Ruth Rowland Nichols aviation feat.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 11, 1930



* Ruth Rowland Nichols breaks record

* Transcontinental airplane flight (time)

* Charles A. Lindbergh



The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH NICHOLS SETS RECORD FROM COAST" with subheads. (see) Article continues inside with photo of Nichols. First report coverage on Ruth Rowland Nichols breaking the transcontinental airplane flight r... See More  

Woman physician Mary Scharlieb death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 22, 1930



* Mary Scharlieb death (1st report)

* Pioneer British Woman physician

* Extremely devout evout Anglo-Catholic



Page 17 has a one column heading: "MARY SCHARLIEB, PHYSICIAN, IS DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of pioneer British female physician, Mary Scharlieb. I suspect this is one of the few publications to repor... See More  

Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...

Neville Chamberlain "War Situation" speech...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1939



* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's "War Situation" speech at House of Commons

* Adolph Hitler & World War II

* Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...



The front page has a four column headline: "CHAMBERLAIN BARS HITLER PLEDGES; SAYS THREATS WILL  NOT SWAY ALLIES; NAZIS SEE IN TALK CHANCE FOR TRUCE" with ... See More  

Russian painter Ilya Repin death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 30, 1930



* Ilya Repin death (1st report)

* Russian realist painter

* Art - paintings



Page 27 has a one column heading: "ILYA REPIN IS DEAD; RUSSIAN PAINTER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Russian realist painter, Ilya Repin. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in ou... See More  

Eddie Rickenbacker receives Medal of Honor....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 7, 1930



* Eddie Rickenbacker - American fighter ace

* Congressional Medal of Honor recipient

* World War I - 94th Fighter Squadron



Page 16 has a one column heading: "HOOVER PINS MEDAL ON RICKENBACKER" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Eddie Rickenbacker receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Herbert Hoover.

Ot... See More  

Jack "Legs" Diamond trip to Europe....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1930



* Jack 'Legs' Diamond's trip to Europe

* Irish American gangster - prohibition era

* SS Belgenland (1914) ocean liner



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Legs' Diamond Is Aboard Liner Belgenland Wants to Go to Vichy to 'Take Cure,' He Says" (see)

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Charles Lindbergh wins Harmon Trophy....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1928



* Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh

* Airplane inventor Orville Wright

* Harmon Trophy presentation



Page 5 has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH SHARES HONOR WITH WRIGHT" with subheads that include: "Inventor Escorts Ocean Flier to Conference Platform to Receive Harmon Trophy" and more. (see) First report coverage on Orville Wright presen... See More  

1928 George Bernard Shaw lecture

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 11 only (Sunday edition), December 9, 1928



* George Bernard Shaw lecture

* Fabian Society - British socialist organization

* "The Future of Western Civilization"



The front page of this section 11 only has a nice banner headline: "SHAW PEERS DEEPLY INTO THE FURTURE; As Prophet of Western Civilization, He Sees the Main Struggle Between a Narrow Scie... See More  

Lucien Howe death.... Ophthalmology....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 29, 1928



* Lucien Howe death (1st report)

* Ophthalmologist - blindness



Page 17 has a one column heading: "LUCIEN HOWE DIES; NOTED EYE EXPERT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Lucien Howe, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Buffalo. He spent most of his life on his work in the prevention of blindness.

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Billie Jean King 1st $100,000 woman in sports...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1971



* Tennis player Billie Jean King

* Very 1st Woman athlete to earn $100,000



The sport's section (page 58) has a one column heading: "MRS. KING POSTS EARNINGS RECORD" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Billie Jean King winning a tennis tournament and becoming the very first woman athlete to make $100,000 or more in a single year. Alw... See More  

Baldur von Schirach, leader of Hitler Youth....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 1, 1935



* Baldur von Schirach photo

* Hitler-Jugend leader (Youth)

* Nazis - Germany



Page 10 has a one column heading: "REICH YOUTH CHIEF DENIES HE IS PAGAN" with subheads and photo of Baldur von Schirach. (see) Other related reports on the same page.

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Babe Ruth ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1929



* Babe Ruth gymnasium workout

* New York Yankee to unfit to play ?

* Major league baseball off-season



The sport's section (page 16) has a rare article re. Babe Ruth working out in a gym with a two column heading: "Ruth Starts Workouts in Gymnasium; Weighs 2341/2 but Seems in Fine Form" with subhead. (see) Such reports are probably only foun... See More  

Albert Einstein celebration...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1929



* Albert Einstein celebrated

* Metropolitan Opera House

* 50th birthday celebration

* Jewish National Fund



Page 7 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN IS HONORED AT MEETING HERE" with subheads. (see) Probably can only be found in NYC papers.

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1955 Barton Hotel fire disaster... Chicago....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 13, 1955



* Barton Hotel fire disaster

* Skid Row, West Madison Street

* Chicago, Illinois - transients



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "25 Derelicts Dire in Hotel Fire; Chicago Blames 'Human Torch'" First report coverage on the Barton Hotel fire at Chicago, Illinois continues inside with related photo.

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Tony Nathan and the Alabama Crimson Tide secure SEC title...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1977



* Tony Nathan, of "Woodlawn" fame, rushes for two touchdowns and throws for another

* Alabama secures the SEC title - setting the stage for a trip to the Sugar Bowl



Page 9 of the sports section has: "Alabama Wins, Clinches S.E.C. Title, Bowl Birth", followed by text which includes in part, "Tony Nathan scored two touchdowns on 1-... See More  

Communists take over Czechoslovakia.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 26, 1948 



* Communist Soviet Union take over Czechoslovakia



The front page has the 3 -line, 4-banner heading:: "SOVIET'S CZECH COUP SEEN MOVE TO HELP STALL MARSHALL PLAN" with many subheads that include: "May Be First One In Series of Acts To Oppose Program", "Communists Are In Entire Control Of Czechoslovakia", "Reds ... See More  

New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers win pennants...

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College & Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1949



* New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers both win pennants

* The World Series to follow would be the first to be played under the lights, and would be the first in a series of 5 consecutive wins by the Yankees - a record which still stands today



Page 6  has: "Yanks Top Red Sox, Bums Edge Phillies To W... See More  

Joe DiMaggio at bat sequence photos....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, June 5, 1938



* Joe DiMaggio at bat

* New York Yankees

* Action sequence photos



Page 4 of this section has a nice multiple action sequence pictorial headed: "A Home Run looks Easy When DiMaggio Goes to Bat" with 6 separate photos and some text.

Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with 8 pages, minor margin wear... See More  

J. M. Barrie death... Peter Pan creator...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, June 20, 1937



* Sir J. M. Barrie death (1st report)

* Creator of Peter Pan



The front page of this section has a two column photo with heading: "Barrie Dies of Pneumonia at 77, Beloved by World for Peter Pan" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death of Sir J. M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan.

Complete 2nd section only with all 8 pag... See More  

Bannock War ending...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1878



* Bannock War ends

* From Fort Washakie - Wyoming



The front page has an article headed: "The End Of The Bannock War" with subhead. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a little irregular along the spine, good condition.