James Irwin lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 2, 1930.



* James Irwin black lynching

* Ocilla, Irwin County, Georgia



Page 3 has one column headings: "MOB LYNCHES NEGRO AS GEORGIA SLAYER" "500 Men Overpower Sheriff at Ocilla and Burn Accused Slayer of Girl" "VICTIM HAS CONFESSED" and more. (see) 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negro, James Irwin, in Ocilla, Georgia.

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Opening day ad for "Fort Apache"... John Wayne...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1948



* Original "Fort Apache" premiere ad

* American Western film - movie

* Opening day showing in New York City

* John Wayne - Shirley Temple - Henry Fonda

* John Ford's first of the "cavalry trilogy"



Page 29 has a 9 x 8 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Fort Apache" in New York City. (see)

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Ace Bailey fractures skull in NHL Hockey game...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 13, 1933



* Irvine Wallace "Ace" Bailey

* Toronto Maple Leafs player

* NHL Hockey - skull fracture



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "TORONTO PLAYER SERIOUSLY HURT IN HOCKEY ROW" (see) First report coverage on Toronto Maple Leafs player, Ace Bailey, being hit from behind by Eddie Shore and fracturing his s... See More  

1946 Mansfield, Ohio train wreck...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 14, 1946



* Pennsylvania Railroad trains disaster

* Coulter - Mansfield, Ohio



The front page has a one column heading: "Train Crash in Ohio Is Fatal to 18" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the Pennsylvania Railroad, three train collision near Mansfield, Ohio. Related photo is on the back page.

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Battle of Midway... Eyewitness account...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 25, 1942



* Battle Of Midway Victory

* Japanese vs. American Navy

* United States Marines' account



The front page has a one column heading: "MARINES' ROLE IN BATTLE OF MIDWAY TOLD" with subhead. (see)

Complete with all 32 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, small address stamp within the masthead, gene... See More  

1963 Roger Staubach wins with Navy vs. Pitt....

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Oct. 27, 1963



* Quarterback Roger Staubach

* Heisman & Maxwell trophy year

* Navy Midshipman football win

* vs. Pitt Panthers w/ photo



The top of the front page of the sport's section has a three column heading: "NAVY DOWNS PITT" with subhead and related photo showing Roger Staubach. (see) Other football games of the day th... See More  

Operation Millennium Cologne Germany....

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 1, 1942



* Cologne Germany 1,000 bomber raid

* Operation Millennium - World War II



This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "COLOGNE, GERMAN INDUSTRIAL CENTER, LAID WASTE BY MASSIVE BRITISH RAID; THREE-QUARTERS OF CITY LEFT AFLAME" with subheads (see images). This tells of the famous 1,000 bomber r... See More  

Brewing Ale in the 1870's...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 15, 1879  The front page has 3 illus: "The Brewing Of Ale", the largest shows "Racking Off Vats", plus an article about P. Ballantine & Sons Brewery (Albany N.Y.), which continues inside and has another illus: "The Mash Tub And Malting Kilns".

Other articles and illustrations of interest include: "Palmer's Washer... See More  

A baseball team in uniform...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1881  The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Is There To Be A Power Behind The Throne?"

But the most significant print would be the very nice half page baseball print: "The Princeton College Base-Ball Nine" showing them in uniform and with bats, a ball, and two catcher's masks. There is also a related article: &... See More  

William Desmond Taylor murder...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1922  The front page has a one column head: "POLICE RUNNING DOWN CLUES IN TAYLOR MURDER" with subhead. Coverage on the murder of famed actor and director William Desmond Taylor which is still unsolved till this day.

Complete in 12 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.

Lengthy article on Thomas Edison...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 24, 1878  Page 2 has over a full column taken up with: "TOM EDISON" "The Great Electrician Among the Wires in the Western Union Offices" "A Great Invention by Which an Army Can Annihilate Its Enemy" "What He Thinks About Sun-Stroke and Its Causes".

Twelve pages, very nice condition.

From the counter-culture press in Berkeley...

BERKELEY BARB, California, Oct. 5, 1972 



* Rare hippies publication from the early 70's



As Wikipedia notes, this was an underground newspaper that was published in Berkeley from 1965 to the early 1980s. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers of the late 1960s, covering such subjects as the anti-war and civil-rights movements as well as the soci... See More  

Rare military paper...

CITIZEN SOLDIER, Norwich, Vermont, Nov. 23, 1840  "Devoted To the Interests of the Militia, Military Science & National Defense" as noted in the masthead, where also is found their motto: "In Times Of Peace, Prepare For War". This title lasted but 52 issues. Articles include: "Report - of the minority of the Board of Visitors at West Point, 25th, June, 1840";... See More  

Martin Van Buren's annual address to the nation...

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 28, 1839  Being so close to the nation's capital it is not surprising that much of the content is on politics of the day, including a wealth of reporting from Congress.

The prime feature would be the complete and lengthy text of the annual state-of-the-union address of President Martin Van Buren. The address takes over 4 pages and is signed i... See More  

Bridge over Harlem River... Heaviest locomotive...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, July 17, 1897  Page 8 has: "HEAVIEST LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD - TANK LOCOMOTIVE, INDIAN STATE RAILWAYS".

The front page has: "THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE - ILLUMINATION OF WINDSOR CASTLE ON JUNE 18".

The remainder of the issue has: "INGLIS TRIPLE-EXPANSION PADDLE ENGINES", "SPECIAL DELIVERY CAR TRANSFER STEAMER", &... See More  

A newspaper predicting the future...

BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER AND ASTROLOGICAL JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Oct., Nov. & Dec., 1862 



* Uncommon publication

* Astrology - Horoscope

* Civil War generals - prints



A fascinating and very unusual newspaper of small-size themed on predicting what would happen in the future--great to read in hindsight.

The ftpg. has: "The Nativity of Gen. John C. Fremont" w... See More  

Grant's state-of-the-union address to the nation...

THE CINCINNATI DAILY GAZETTE, Ohio, Dec. 7, 1869 



* President Ulysses S. Grant

* State of the Union Address



The front page begins with: "The President's Message" which takes over 3 columns. This is President Grant's annual state-of-the-union address, a tradition begun by Washington & which continues to this day. It is signed at its conclusion: U.S. Grant.

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The nation prepares for war... Fugitive slave case...

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Dec. 1, 1860  



* Abraham Lincoln as president-elect era

* Southern secession from the Union

* Pre Civil War tensions over slavery



From weeks before the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter, this issue has much content on the events leading to war.

Included are: "Slave Extradition Case in Canada" "The Mississippi Delegation" "A Plan of Seces... See More  

The nation prepares for war...

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Jan. 12, 1861



* America preparing for Civil War

* Abraham Lincoln as president-elect



 From weeks before the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter, this issue has much content on the events leading to war.

Included are: "Capture of Slavers" "From Fort Sumter--Interesting Letters" "The Fate of Maryland Out of the Union" "Union Meeting... See More  

Inquiring on the illegal smuggling of slaves into the United States...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 22, 1820  Inside has nearly two pages taken up- with: "The Slave Question" as it relates to the on-going discussion of the situation with Missouri joining the Union.

Also within: "Civilization of the Indians" which includes two letters signed in type by J. C. Calhoun as Secretary of War. Additionally, in the Supplement there are... See More  

Inquiring on the illegal smuggling of slaves into the United States...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 22, 1820 



* African slave trade - slaves

* United States Navy inquiry

* John C. Calhoun



Inside has nearly two pages taken up- with: "The Slave Question" as it relates to the on-going discussion of the situation with Missouri joining the Union.

Also within: "Civilization of the Indians" which includes two letters signed i... See More  

Much on the trial of Lincoln's assassination, and the end of the Civil War...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 23, 1865 



* Abraham Lincoln assassination

* Trial of the assassins - traitors



The front page has column heads on the trial of those accused of assassinating President Lincoln: "THE ASSASSINATION" "The Trial on Monday" "Evidence of an Important Witness Suppressed" "Capture of Booth and Harrold" "Testimony of Captain Doug... See More  

"Devoted to the interests of the Jewish people"...

THE JEWISH EXPONENT, Philadelphia, Sept. 5, 1919



* Focused on Jewish concerns

* Jews - Judaica



This newspaper is subtitled: "A Weekly Journal Devoted to the Interests of the Jewish People".  This is a complete 12 page newspaper in excellent condition, still rather white, printed on high-quality paper stock.

Among the articles: "Clemenceau As Opponent of Anti-Semites&qu... See More  

London life, at the end of the Revolutionary War...

THE GENERAL EVENING POST, London, May 6, 1783  As might be expected the news reports are almost entirely European, just the end of the Revolutionary War. No war-related reports are within.

Four pages, good condition.

From Northern Nevada...

RENO EVENING GAZETTE, Nevada, Oct. 10, 1877



* Wild old West

* Rare publication



An early issue from this famous gambling city in Northern Nevada near Lake Tahoe. Gold was discovered in nearby Virginia City in 1850 and a modest mining community developed, but the discovery of silver in 1859 at the Comstock Lode led to a mining rush, and thousands of emigrants left their homes bound for the We... See More