Death of famed actress Greta Garbo...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 16, 1990 



* Greta Garbo death (1st report)

* Swedish-American actress

* Hollywood film movie star

* Best title to be had ?



The bottom of the ftpg. has an article headed: "Greta Garbo, Alluring but Aloof Film Star, Dies at 84" with a photo of her from 1928. The article carries over to pages 26 & 27 where there are 3 more photos of her.

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Death of Senator Robert A. Taft...

CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, Aug. 1, 1953



* Senator Robert A. Taft death

* Conservative politician



The front page has a nice banner headline: "TAFT'S DEATH SHOCKS THE NATION" with subheads and related photo.

Roberty Taft was a senator from Ohio, so great to have this report in an Ohio newspaper. He was the eldest son of President William Howard Taft.

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Actress Allyn King's suicide leap...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1930



* Allyn King's suicide death

* American stage & film  actress

* Vaudeville - Ziegfeld Follies



Page 12 has one column heads: "MISS KING, ACTRESS DIES AFTER LEAP" "Former Ziegfeld Star, Made Ill by Dieting, Succumbs as She Was Believed Recovering" and more.

Complete in 42 pages, a bit irregular at the spine, otherwise nice.



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Death of movie star Douglas Fairbanks, Sr...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Dec. 12, 1939 



* Douglas Fairbanks death

* American film movie actor



The front page has a a nice headline in bold lettering: "FAIRBANKS, SR. DIES" with lead-in: "Actor Heart Attack Victim" and subhead. (see)

Twenty-eight pages, light toning, small binding holes along the spine, archival mend around the middle of the front page (see) which s... See More  

Japan makes a surrender offer...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Aug. 11, 1945



* Japanese surrendering

* Atomic bombs taking affect

* A few days away to make it official



The front page has a nice banner headline: "'WAR GOES ON,' SAYS MACARTHUR; ALLIES STUDY SURRENDER OFFER" with subhead. and related photo.

Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally good.... See More  

Death of Pope Pius XI...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 10, 1939



* Pope Pius XI death (1st report)

* Vatican City, Rome, Italy



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DEATH TAKES POPE PIUS XI" with subheads. More on pages 6 & 7 with full page pictorial.

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

1930 death of aviator Carl Ben Eielson...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1930



* American explorer & aviator Carl Ben Eielson

* Trans-arctic airplane flight - Siberia death



The front page has a one column heading: "Eielson Dead in Arctic; Scan Snow for Body" Two related photos are on the back page.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small bin... See More  

Standard Oil of Indiana... John D. Rockefeller...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 18, 1929



* Standard Oil of Indiana

* John D. Rockefeller Sr.



The front page has a banner headline: "JOHN D. AT 89 JOINS OIL FIGHT" with subheads. Nice for display. Photo of Rockefeller is on the back page. (see)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Mawangdui... Western Han dynasty tomb discovery...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 5, 1971



* Mawangdui - Western Han Dynasty

* Changsha Kingdom, China tomb discovery

* Chinese noblewoman Xin Zhui



Near the bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "China Hails Discovery of 2,100-Year-Old Han Tomb" with photo. (see) Another related photo on page 2.

Complete with 40 pages, foxing along the middle section, minor right margin wear... See More  

Bobby Fischer to win World chess title....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28 1972



* Bobby Fischer to win World title

* 1st American to achieve this

* Boris Vasilievich Spassky



Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Fischer Nears Title With Draw Against Spassky in Game No. 19" with photo of the two playing. (see) More on page 33. Coverage on Bobby Fischer near the World chess championship title which would ... See More  

The Historic "Gary Convention" of 1972... A Black Political Party is born (?)...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, March 12, 1972  The cover has a: "Black-party note spurs demands at convention", which includes two large photos, one of Rev. Jesse Jackson, and the other of the keynote speaker, Richard Hatcher, the mayor of Gary, Indiana. The article continues on page 20 which is full comprised of coverage of this historic conference. Nice to have from the largest major city new... See More  

Mahatma Gandhi returns to India....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 29, 1931



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

* The Mahatma returns to India

* Round Table Conference in London



The front page has a one column heading: "GANDHI WARNS INDIA TO BE READY TO FIGHT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Mahatma Gandhi's return to India from the Gandhi-Irwin Pact negotiations in London.

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St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 8, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations

* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Best publication to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 6 has a six column heading: "New York Police Join in Massacre Quiz; Link Chicago Gunmen with Gotham Killings" (see) Such reports are probably only reported in a Chic... See More  

Gen. George S. Patton in 1944....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 2, 1944



* General George S. Patton

* World War II - WWII

* Battle of the Bulge prelude



The front page has a banner heading: "Patton Drives Germans Across Saar in Nine Mile Front" with subheads. (see) Coverage of Patton's movements just a few weeks prior to the Battle of the Bulge. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this W... See More  

1931 Cimarron opening day (eve) advertisement...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 5, 1931



* Cimarron opening day (eve) advertisement

* pre-Code epic Western film - movie

* First to win Academy Award for Best Picture

* Richard Dix and Irene Dunne



Pages 10 & 11 has a terrific duo tone advertisement for the movie "Cimarron" for it's opening day (eve). A printing flaw somewhat affects this ad. (see) This film was the first ... See More  

Albert Einstein leaves America...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 19, 1933



* Albert Einstein goes back to Europe

* Escaping Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Einstein Answers Barrage Of Questions Ere Sailing" with subhead. (see) He would go back to Europe for a short time before coming back to America to escape persecution by the Nazis.

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1965 Martin Luther King Jr...

DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 6, 1965



* Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights rally

* Crawfordville , Taliaferro co., Georgia

* re. desegregation in Southern schools



The top of page 10 column heading: "King Enters Georgia School Row" with lead-in: "Threatens March On Capital" and photo. (see)

Complete with 30+ pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.... See More  

1930 Golden Gloves boxing...

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, March 20, 1930



* U.S. Intercity Golden Gloves Championships

* Chicago Stadium - amateur boxing titles



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "GOLDEN GLOVES CROWD SETS WORLD RECORD" with subheads and photos of victors. (see) More related photos are on the back page.

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Newspaper for those on board a floating university...

THE BINNACLE, S.S. Ryndam, March 4, 1927  Subtitled: "Published Daily at Sea by The Floating University."  An interesting little "in-house" newspaper published on board the mentioned ship which was an early floating university which traveled the world. 

New York University had originally sponsored the program, but when enrollments fell short of expectations they... See More  

Hollywood communists ?....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1947  



* Hollywood under scruntiy 

* Congress inquiry

* Communists - Reds scare ? 



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FILM MEN ADMIT ACTIVITY BY REDS; HOLD IT IS FOILED" with subheads (see) A few related photos are on page 3.

Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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1st Chicagoland Music Festival in 1930......

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, August 24, 1930



* First Chicagoland Music Festival

* "The Lollapalooza of 1930"

* Chicago's Soldier Field - Illinois



The front page has a banner headline: "150,000 HEAR FEAST OF SONG" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3 with two related photos.

Complete 1st section only with 24 pages in very nice condition. A few ... See More  

Georges Seurat's masterpiece worth ?....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 5, 1930



* French artist Georges Seurat - painting - painter

* A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande



The front page has a one column heading: "Painting Cost $20,000; Now It's $400,000" Facsimile of the painting is on the back page. This painting is now worth a estimated $650 million.

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in great condition. A... See More  

Secretariat wins 1973 triple crown...

CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, June 11, 1973



* Secretariat wins the triple crown

* Thoroughbred horse racing

* Belmont Stakes (3 of 3)

* Editorial just 2 days after race



Near the bottom of page 35 is a four column heading: "Secretariat the ultimate!" which is an editorial by horse-racing journalist, David Feldman. Report continues on page 37. Coverage on Secretariat's recent victory at... See More  

Death of James Mason in a L.A. paper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 28, 1984



* James Mason death (1st report)

* English - Hollywood actor

* Best title to be had ?



The front page has a small photo of Mason with tiny heading: "James Mason Dies" Page 4 of section II has a two column heading: "Versatile Movie Star James Mason, 75, Dies" with related pictorial. (see) Nice to have this death report in a newspaper from ... See More  

Charles Lindbergh breaks transcontinental flight record...

QUINCY EVENING NEWS, Mass.,  April 21, 1930



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh & wife

* Transcontinental flight record

* Airplane - aviation - aviator



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Share Flight Honors" with subhead and photo (see)

Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a few binding slits along the spine, generally good.... See More