1929 Curtiss-Reynolds Filed airport creation...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 21, 1929



* Curtiss-Reynolds Field creation

* 1st major Chicago airport

* Glenview, Illinois



The front page has a nice banner headline: "LAUNCH $1,000,000 AIRPORT" with subheads. related map and plan on page 2.

Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

First U.S. mid-air airplanes collision...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 22, 1929



* First mid-air airplanes collision in the U.S.

* Military fighter & air liner over San Diego



The front page has a banner headline: "6 DIE IN CRASH 2,000 FEET UP" with subhead. Nice for display. Related photo and heading on the back page.

Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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Ebola... "Guardians of the Galaxy" premier and review...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 1, 2014 (our only issue of this date)



* Best "Guardians of the Galaxy" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere & review

* Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldaña

* Star-Lord, Groot, & Gamora



An issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Guardians of the Galaxy" - and perhaps no better issue could be ... See More  

1903 Frank Slide... rockslide disaster...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 30, 1903



* Frank Slide - Northwest Territories

* Massive rockslide - Turtle Mountain

* Alberta, Canada landslide disaster



 The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LANDSLIDE CAUSED FRANK DISASTER" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard ... See More  

1919 World Series "fixing" scandal is revealed to the public...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 28, 1920 



* Chicago White "Black" Sox

* World Series Scandal breaks



The scandal of the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series did not break to the public until just now, covered in this newspaper with front page column heads: "NEW WITNESS TELLS OF BASEBALL PLOT" "Maharg, Ex-Pugilist, also charges That Last World's Series Was 'Fixe... See More  

Arizona gets statehood in 1912...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Feb. 14, 1912



* Arizona Statehood

* Joins the Union (1st report)



The front page has a one column heading: "Arizona Today Made State 0f The Union" See image for brief text here.

Ten pages, light toning, some margin wear and chipping, should be handled with care.... See More  

1929 Des Moines University riot & closure...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1929



* Des Moines University (1865-1929)

* Baptist Church school - Iowa

* Religious riots and closure



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DES MOINES FACULTY DISMISSED EN BLOC; RIOTS CLOSE SCHOOL" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete 1st section only wit... See More  

1929 Cleveland Clinic Ohio fire disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 16, 1929



* Cleveland Clinic Fire

* X-ray room disaster



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "108 DIE IN GAS-SWEPT CLINIC" with subheads. Lengthy first report coverage continues on the following pages with a full page pictorial. Nice for display Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Helen Wills wins 1929 Wimbledon...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, July 6, 1929



* Helen Jacobs vs. Helen Wills Moody

* Wimbledon tennis championships



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "WIMBLEDON CROWN WON BY HELEN WILLS" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on Helen Wills winning the 1929 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in Women'... See More  

Ford becomes President, Nixon leaves...

WASHINGTON STAR-NEWS, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 1974  Logically one of the best newspapers for a report of Nixon's resignation and Ford becoming President would be one from the nation's capital.

The front page headlines include: "Ford Becomes President" "Nixon Bids Tearful Farewell to White House" "Political Impact: A Gain for GOP" "Kissinger Will S... See More  

1919 Seattle General Strike...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1919



* Seattle General Strike

* Work stoppage



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SEATTLE TO FACE ARMY RULE UNLESS STRIKE ENDS TODAY" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 20 pages, a few small library stamps in the masthead, generally nice.... See More  

1910 Charles K. Hamilton airplane flight...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 24, 1910



* Aviator Charles K. Hamilton "Crazy man of the air"



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HAMILTON BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD" with subheads and related photo. Three more photos are on the back page. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... See More  

World War II newspaper printed on board a troop ship...

THE NOORDAM NEWS, "Somewhere on the Pacific", Sept. 15, 1943 



* MS Noordam II troopship



The Noordam was a Holland American Line ship which was converted to a troopship by Bethlehem Steel to transport up to 2,400 troops for the U.S. War Shipping Administration. She was sent into action and transporting troops where needed.

This was a four page "camp" newspaper crudel... See More  

A newspaper for the movie industry...

MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, Oct. 6, 1941  As the title suggests, this publication is replete with news concerning the movie industry. The front page has a photo of David O. Selznick with an article on him.

Eight pages, 9 by 12 inches printed on high-quality paper, tiny binding holes at the blank spine, good condition.

Tensions with Japan are increasing... Pre-Pearl Harbor...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26, 1941.



* Pre Pearl Harbor attack on America

* Tensions with Japan increasing



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. FREEZES ASSETS OF JAPANESE" with subheads.

Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs of the first section only (4 pages total), a little wear along the margins and central fold, some tiny archival mends on page 2, nic... See More  

Rehmeyer's Hollow murder... Witchcraft...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 8, 1929 



* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder

* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "WITNESS INJECTS WITCHCRAFT INTO TRIAL OF 'DOCTOR'" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a few small binding slits along the spine, genera... See More  

1929 Chicago Cubs baseball...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 1, 1929



* Rogers Hornsby & Hack Wilson photos

* Chicago Cubs MLB baseball



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "CUBS WHIP PIRATES, 7 TO 6; HOME TODAY" with subheads and 4 nice photos of Cubs' players that include Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson. Nice for display.

Complete section two only with... See More  

Country's leading women's suffrage publication...

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1901



* Turn of the 20th century

* Women's suffrage



Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist le... See More  

Bramwell Booth death...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1929



* Bramwell Booth refuses to resign

* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president

* The Salvation Army - charity organization



The to of page 4 has a one column heading: "BOOTH BRANDED AS 'UNFIT'; HE DEFIES COUNCIL" with subhead and photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition in great con... See More  

Pope John Paul II visits L.A....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 16, 1987



* Pope John Paul II

* Head of Catholic Church

* Visits Southern California



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Pope Is Greeted With Enthusiasm, Stresses Morality" and more with 2 related photos. Much more on the following pages.

Complete 1st section only with all 30 pages, great condition.... See More  

Latest news from the war front...

STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Nov. 27, 1944  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. 

The front page reports: "Alexander New MTO Chief" "Yanks Inch Onto Plain of Cologne" "Bonomi Coalition Government Quits" and more, including reports on inside pages.

Eight pages, ... See More  

Latest news from the war front...

STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Dec. 2, 1944  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. 

The front page reports: "Big Saar Valley City Falls" "Saarunion Taken; Resistance Mounts" "Red Army Takes Eger, In Hungary" "Indians Troops Again On 5th Army Front" and mu... See More  

Latest news from the war front...

STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Dec. 5, 1944  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. 

The front page reports: "Greek Civil War Looms; Martial Law Is Declared" "3rd Forces Second Crossing Of Saar" "Allies Hold Over Half of Hungary" and more, including reports on insid... See More  

From the closing months of World War II...

STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, June 26, 1945  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."

The front page reports: "U.S. Will Base B29s On Okinawa, Step Up Bomb Load and Raids" "8th AF Bombers, Fighters Fly Over to 'Occupy' Reich" &q... See More  

From the closing months of World War II...

STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, June 28, 1945  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."

The front page reports: "Stettinius Out; Gets League Job" "Byrnes May Get Post as State Chief" "245,000 GIs Left in UK To Leave Fast--Koenig"... See More