Charles Manson Murders...

THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, December 4, 1969



* Charles Manson

* Manson & 4 others arrested for murder



This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 4: "Hippie Leader Key Figure".



Tells of the arrests of the murderers of  Sharon Tate and rest.



Other news of the day throughout. Few binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.



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Bobby Valentine...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, March 6, 1989



Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News.



* Bobby Valentine



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QB Y.A. Tittle breaks NFL touchdown record...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 17, 1962



* Quarterback Y. A. Tittle breaks NFL touchdown record

* New York Giants

* NFL football



This 20 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 15: "Tittle Sparkles as Giants Win, 41-31" with subhead, stats and small photo of Tittle. (see)



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Waco, Texas and Long Island prints...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, from New York, dated January 7, 1871 An inside page has a 3 by 9 1/4 inch view: "Waco, Texas--Suspension Bridge Over The Brazos River" and an illustration: "Long Island--The Hermit-Woman Of Cold Spring Harbor." The fullpage cover is "Happy New Year: A Basket of Good Things". Inside is a fullpage "A Prayer for Peace" which also has an ac... See More  

Michigan Rose Bowl in 1948...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 2, 1948



* Rose Bowl: Michigan Wolverines vs. USC Trojans

* Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Kansas Jayhawks

* Sugar Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

* Cotton Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions vs. SMU Mustangs



This 56 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 17: "Michigan Routs U.S.C. Before 93,000 in Rose Bowl; Texas Topples Alabama&q... See More  

Woodrow Wilson's death....

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, February 4, 1924



* Death of President Woodrow Wilson



This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "FUNERAL OF WOODROW WILSON WILSON TO TAKE PLACE ON NEXT WEDNESDAY" with subheads that include: "WHOLE NATION MOURNS DEATH OF WOODROW WILSON" and much more with nice black bordered photo of Wilson.



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Woodward, Oklahoma Tornado 1947...

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Wreck of the Atlantic... Famous frontier scouts appearing on stage...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 5, 1873  The top of the ftpg. has a report on the sinking of the steamship Atlantic with heads: "THE WRECKED STEAMER" "One Hundred & Sixty Bodies Washed Up--Mother and Child--Inhuman Stowaways" with the coverage taking three columns.



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Ryan Nolan... honor of 300...

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, from Dallas, Texas, dated August 2, 1990 This is the "Nolan Ryan Special Section" with the very nice, large colored photo of Nolan Ryan with the headline "Expressly Ryan In honor of 300" in celebration of his major league 300th game victory. The section contains various reports and well-wishings.



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1958 Wichita Falls, Texas tornado with photo...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 3, 1958



* Wichita Falls Texas tornado with photo

* Wind speed record made



his 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Triple Tornado Punch Strikes Wichita Falls" with a related photo. (see) This was at the time the highest wind speed ever recorded by a tornado. Since then a tornado in Oklahoma reached... See More  

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 19, 1937



* New London Texas school explosion

* Nice front page headline for display



This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "TAKE 500 BODIES FROM RUINS" with subheads that include: "BLAST HORROR MOUNTING WITH WRECKAGE SEARCH" "Estimate the Final Death Toll Above 600 As Order Restored By M... See More  

First synagogue in Texas... cornerstone laid by Masons...

DESERET EVENING NEWS, from Salt Lake City, Utah, dated June 10, 1870



* 1st Jewish synagogue in Texas

* Charles Dickens death (1st report)



On page 2 under "Texas" is a report headed: "Corner Stone Laid".



The brief but historic report, datelined "Galveston", reads:



* The corner stone of the first Jewish Synagogue in the State, was laid today by the Grand Lo... See More  

Rogers Hornsby death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, January 6, 1963



* Rogers Hornsby death

* 'The Rajah'

* St. Louis Cardinals great



This 40+ page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page of the sport's section near the back of this issue: "Batting Great Hornsby Dies" with subheads and related articles.



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Dallas tragedy...

EVENING TRIBUNE - 2nd EXTRA, San Diego, California, November 22, 1963  Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline which states: "KENNEDY DEAD - DALLAS TRAGEDY" with the subhead "Assassin's Gunfire Hits Texas Governor". A single photo shows President Kennedy.

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John Kennedy Slain...

THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, November 22, 1963  Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline which reads: "JOHN KENNEDY SLAIN" with subhead "Killing Occurs in Dallas; Vice-President Safe - Texas Governor Connally Is Also Ambush Victim". Photos shown are of President John F. Kennedy; of the motorcade just after the shoot... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, September 18, 1915



This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration on it titled "Building the Nest" by Enright. On the back of the cover page there is an illustration with a poem titled "A Chinese Lyric--the Waterfall" by Pai Ta-Shun.



In this issue, there are several articles including "L... See More  

Tornado in Texas...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE: New York, New York, May 17, 1898



* Tornado Kills 200

* Texas



The front page of this issue includes an article concerning a tornado in Texas entitled:  "Two Hundred Killed - Appalling Work of the Tornado in Texas" which reads:  "The horror-stricken people of Grayson and Denton counties have been engaged for the last twenty-four hours in the grewsome... See More  

President Woodrow Wilson....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 9, 1912



This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "Woodrow Wilson--President-Elect of the United States."



In this issue there is a photo of "Thomas R. Marshall--Vice-President Elect of the Untied States" and another photo of "President-Elect Wilson and His Family." There... See More  

The sinking of the "Maine"....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 23, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "A New Masterpiece For America."



This issue has an illustration of "The Issue" by Kemble and photos of "One Kind of Recall" which says that "Judge Thornton Massie, Attorney William Foster and Sheriff Lew Webb were shot down and killed in the county court-house at Hillsv... See More  

Polo... Golf...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 27, 1911



There is a full color cover page on this issue. The front page of this issue is a photo of "The New Secretary of War."



This issue has an illustration of "A Gallery of Golf Enthusiasts--II.--Vice-President Sherman" by Kemble. There is a photo of "America's Foremost Polo Player" and an article with photos of "Ou... See More  

Fire-fighting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 1, 1911



There is a full color cover page on this issue. The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Camorra Caged."



This issue has an illustration of "Will the Fool-Killer Please Get Busy?" by Kemble. There are photos of "New York's Worst Fire" and an article with photos of "A Motor-Car Capital" by Charles P... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 4, 1911



The front page of this issue is a photo of "Champ Clark."



This issue has photos of "The Democrats On the Ways and Means Committee" and there is an illustration of "The Best Part of the March" by Sidney H. Riesenberg. There are several car ads and much more.



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Boxing... James J. Jeffries and John A. Johnson...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 9, 1910



The front page of this issue has a photo of "Harvard Makes a Clean Sweep".



This issue has photos of "James J. Jeffries and John A. Johnson" and there is an article of "Johnson Wins the Great Fight." There is also "A Recent Portrait of Mrs. Leslie Carter." There was a double page illustration of "The Lead... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 19, 1910



The front page of this issue has a photo of "The Late David A. Munro, M. A., LL.D."



In this issue, there is an illustration of "Why Not Remodel the Dome of the Capitol so that it May Represent the Spirit of the Present Administration as Regards of Offending Corporations" by Kemble. There are photos of "The Avalanche Trage... See More