The notable George Latimer slave case...
Item #678266
November 10, 1842
NATIONAL ANTI-SLAVERY STANDARD, New York, Nov. 10, 1842 As the title would suggest, an anti-slavery newspaper from 19 years before the Civil War.
Although there are various articles relating to the anti-slavery movement, the most notable content is that concerning the case of escaped slave George Latimer, which became a major political issue in Massachusetts at the time. Over one-third of p... See More
1907 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania fire disaster...
Item #678227
February 01, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 1, 1907
* Harrisburg, Dauphin co., Pennsylvania
* Grand Opera House block fire disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "COSTLY BLAZE THIS MORNING AT HARRISBURG" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile f... See More
Charles Francis Jenkins.... moving pictures...
Item #678203
May 06, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1928
* Charles Francis Jenkins
* Television - TV pioneer
* Radio moving picture receiver
Page 3 has a small and somewhat discrete report with one column headings: "Broadcasts Pictures" "Jenkins Exhibits Device Before Washington Experts" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st sections only with all 26 pages, irregular along the spine, gener... See More
1907 Wright Brothers's flying machine...
Item #678162
May 02, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 2, 1907
* Early airplane flights
* Wright Brothers
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "A SEVERE TRYOUT FOR FLYING MACHINE". (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 8 pages, small library stamp... See More
1907 Greensburg, Indiana race war...
Item #678134
May 01, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 1, 1907
* Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana
* Race riot - African Americans - Negroes
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "A RACE WAR IN INDIANA" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this... See More
Mark Twain receives Oxford degree...
Item #678123
June 27, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 27, 1907
* Mark Twain - Samuel Langhorne Clemens
* Receives honorary degree from Oxford University
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "MARK TWAIN GETS HIS DECREE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era... See More
1936 Wilhelm Gustloff assassination...
Item #678113
February 05, 1936
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, February 5, 1936
* Wilhelm Gustloff assassination
* Nazi leader in Switzerland
* Croatian Jewish student
Near the top of page 2 is a one column heading: "SWISS NAZI HEAD SLAIN BY STUDENT" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Wilhelm Gustloff, Nazi leader in Switzerland, by David Frankfueter, a Croatian Jewish student.... See More
Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" opening day....
Item #678103
February 07, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1931
* Silent era comic actor Charlie Chaplin
* "City Lights" movie film debut ad & review
Page 11 has a one column heading: "CHAPLIN HILARIOUS IN HIS 'CITY LIGHTS'" with subheads. (see) Also on the same page is an advertisement for the opening day debut of this famous movie with caricature of Chaplin. (see)
Other news, sports... See More
1929 Detroit Study nightclub fire...
Item #678085
September 21, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1929
* The Study club fire
* Detroit, Michigan disaster
* Illegal prohibition era nightclub
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "18 DIE, 47 INJURED IN FIRE AND PANIC IN DETROIT CABARET" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the prohibition era Detroit, Michigan nightclub fire disaster shortly before the great stock market... See More
The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
Item #678072
July 29, 1864
THE LIBERATOR, Boston, July 29, 1864 This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison. The masthead features two engravings, one of a slave auction and the other showing slaves being emancipated.
Articles include: "Position & Influence of the Original Abolitionists" "Wm. Lloyd Garrison" "General Banks's Labor System" "West India Emancipation... See More
The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
Item #678071
July 01, 1864
THE LIBERATOR, Boston, July 1, 1864 This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison. The masthead features two engravings, one of a slave auction and the other showing slaves being emancipated.
The front page has much concerning General John Fremont and his bid for the Presidency against Lincoln (he would withdraw before the election) including... See More
Albert Einstein on speed of light....
Item #678050
December 17, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1933
* Albert Einstein's theory of relativity
* American physicist - 'speed of light' work
* re. Albert A. Michelson tests
The front page has a one column heading: "DR. EINSTEIN DOUBTS LIGHT SPEED VARIES" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news of the day... See More
Albert Einstein urges use of science....
Item #678048
February 17, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1931
* Professor Albert Einstein lecture
* California Institute of Technology
* Urges applying science in the World
Page 6 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN SEES LACK IN APPLYING SCIENCE" with subheads and more. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other new... See More
1934 Honea Path, South Carolina riot
Item #677971
September 07, 1934
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 7, 1934
* Honea Path, South Carolina riot
* Chiquola Mill workers incident
* General Textile Strike of 1934
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TEN ARE KILLED IN STRIKE RIOTS; BAR PEACE MOVE" with subhead. A few related photos are on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the Chiuola Mill incident at Honea Path, South Carol... See More
1962 Flying Tiger 923 airplane crash...
Item #677970
March 16, 1962
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 16, 1962
* Flying Tiger Line - Constellation
* Flight 739 airplane mystery - Pacific
The front page has a banner headline: "Plane, 107 Abroad, Vanishes In Pacific" with subhead, related photo and map. First report coverage on the Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 airplane disappearance in the Western Pacific.
Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the... See More
French aviation pioneer Hubert Latham...
Item #677965
July 27, 1909
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 27, 1909
* Hubert Latham fails on 2nd attempt
* French aviator - aviation pioneer
* Airplane flight across the English Channel
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LATHAM FAILS ON 2ND TRIAL" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are ... See More
Alexander Berkman suicide... anarchist...
Item #677961
July 02, 1936
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 2, 1936
* Alexander Berkman suicide death
* Anarchist - anarchism - anarchy
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "ALEX BERKMAN, ANARCHIST, KILLS SELF IN FRANCE" with subhead. Photo of Berkman is on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... See More
32 total points scored in one hockey match... NHL Record...
Item #677948
February 19, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 19, 1936
* New York Americans vs. Montreal Maroons
* Record breaking game for points scored
Page 23 has the banner headline: "Deluge of Goals Produces Draw Between Americans and Maroon Six", with related subheads, supporting coverage, the lineup and the scoring chart. This tells of the record breaking game of 32 total points scored between the New Yor... See More
The 1917 Mattoon, Illinois (and surrounding area) tornado outbreak...
Item #677944
May 28, 1917
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, May 28, 1917
* Mattoon, IL tornado outbreak
* One of the deadliest tornado sequences on record
The front page has the displayable banner headline: "OVER 200 DEAD, 1000 HURT, LOSS $5,000,000", with several related subheadings and supporting text. This multi-day tornado event remains one of the deadliest on record.
Other news, sports and ... See More
20th Century Limited train speed record...
Item #677915
June 19, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 19, 1905
* 20th Century Limited passenger train
* New York Central Railroad
* New York to Chicago speed record
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "80 MILES AN HOUR MADE ON THE RUN" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not ... See More
1929 Cochran, Georgia tornado disaster....
Item #677901
April 26, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1929
* Cochran, Georgia & more
* Tornadoes disaster
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "TORNADOES IN SOUTH KILL 39, INJURE 200" with subheads that include: "Seventeen Die In Cochran" and more. (see) First report coverage on the tornado outbreak in Georgia and South Carolina in which the city of Cochran was hardest hit. Always ni... See More
Quentin Roosevelt killed... WWI France...
Item #677897
July 21, 1918
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., July 21, 1918
* Quentin Roosevelt killed
* President Theodore Roosevelt's son
* United States Army Air Service
The front page has one column headings: "Theodore, Jr., Hurt" "Quentin Believed Dead" and more. (see) Quentin was President Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son.
Much on World War I. Sixteen pages, light toning and a little ... See More
1905 death of General Fitzhugh Lee...
Item #677887
April 28, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 28, 1905
* Fitzhugh Lee death (1st report)
* Confederate cavalry general
* Robert E. Lee's nephew
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEN. FITZHUGH LEE IS STRICKEN" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fra... See More
Plate shows the interior of St. Paul's Cathedral...
Item #677878
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1749 Among the interesting items in this issue are: "Plan of a Harbour to the Downs" which includes an illustration of it; "A Description of St. Paul's Cathedral" which is accompanied by a nice full page plate of the interior; "Antient Ships of an Enormous Size" "Account of Nova Scotia from Mr. Little"
... See More
Plate shows the interior of St. Paul's Cathedral...
Item #677877
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1749 Among the interesting items in this issue are: "Plan of a Harbour to the Downs" which includes an illustration of it; "A Description of St. Paul's Cathedral" which is accompanied by a nice full page plate of the interior; "Antient Ships of an Enormous Size" "Account of Nova Scotia from Mr. Little"
... See More
1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings... George Banks...
Item #677868
September 26, 1982
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1982
* 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings
* George Banks spree killings
Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Gunman Kills 13 in a Pennsylvania Rampage" with related photo. (see) First report coverage continues inside with another related photo.
Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The 19... See More
Meridian race riot of 1871... Ku Klux Klan...
Item #677854
March 07, 1871
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 7, 1871
* Meridian MS Mississippi
* Race riot - Freedmen
* KKK Ku Klux Klan
The bottom of page 5 has small one column heading: "Fatal Affray In Mississippi", followed by brief text - this being 1st report coverage on the Meridian, Mississippi race riot.
Other news of the day and period advertising is found throughout.
Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wea... See More
1922 Sulphur Springs, Missouri train collision....
Item #677853
August 07, 1922
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 7, 1922
* Sulphur Springs, Jefferson County, Missouri
* Missouri Pacific trains collide disaster
The front page has a one column heading: "TOLL OF WRECK MAY TOTAL 60 DEAD, 65 HURT" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the terrible train collision at Sulphur Springs, Missouri.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pa... See More
Early Al Capone... Cigarettes don't cause cancer ?....
Item #677842
July 10, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1928
* Early Al Capone report
* Chicago gangster war
* Alcohol - beer - prohibition era
* re. Frankie Yale Uale murder
Page 25 has one column headings that include: "CAPONE PUTS 5 HERE DAY UALE WAS SLAIN" "Politicians See Gangster" "Track Capone Gangsters" and more. Coverage on Capone this early are somewhat rare, prior... See More
1905 Lochner v. New York... 10 hr. work day...
Item #677840
April 10, 1905
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 10, 1905
* United States Supreme Court decision
* Lochner v. New York - 10 hour work day
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "10-HOUR DAY LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this ... See More
Guglielmo Marconi marries in 1905....
Item #677837
March 16, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1905
* Guglielmo Marconi marries - wedding
* Wireless telegraphy - radio inventor
* Beatrice O'Brien
The front page has a one column heading: "MARCONI IS WED THIS MORNING" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fr... See More
Bullfighter Manolete killed in 1947....
Item #677810
August 31, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1947
* Manolete gored & killed - bullfighter
* Manual Laureano Rodriguez Sanchez
* Miura bull Islero - bullfighting
* Funeral & burial
Page 12 has a one column heading: "Matador Manolete Burid With Honors" (see) See image for text here.
Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More
Serial killer Johann Otto Hoch...
Item #677802
February 02, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 2, 1905
* Johann Otto Hoch - The Bluebeard Murderer
* German born serial killer - wife murderer
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "BLUEBEARD'S WIFE WAS POISONED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally f... See More
Fund-raising event to support what is now Mount Sinai Hospital...
Item #677753
October 29, 1858
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 29, 1858
* Early Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan)
Of special note is a back page article taking three-quarters of a column headed: "The Jews' Hospital" "Dinner and Ball in Aid of Its Funds".
This hospital is now known as Mount Sinai, one of the more notable hospitals in the world. It was dedicated just 3 years previous, with mention in th... See More
1795 - Early brewing (for the poor)... account of Baal worship...
Item #677726
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1795 Two of the more interesting items are: a "Cheap Mode For Brewing" and an account of Baal worship in Ireland. Among the additional articles within as noted in the title/index page are: "Mansfield Church--Dr. Jeremy Taylor" "Hints Respecting the Culture of Potatoes" "Private Vices & Public Virtues Contrast... See More
Culture of wine... The situation in America...
Item #677715
THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, 1775 * Culture of vines (vineyards... for wine)
* Revolutionary War era in America
This issue is mostly taken up with a lengthy article headed: "Debates in the Last Session of Parliament, Resumed" which includes various talk of the Revolutionary War in America.
Another article is titled: "The Culture of Vines Furt... See More
1913 Emmeline Pankhurst released from jail...
Item #677685
April 12, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 12, 1913
* Emmeline Pankhurst released
* HM Prison Holloway - hunger strike
* British suffragette - Women's suffrage leader
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BRITISH OFFICIALS RELEASE NOTED SUFFRAGETTE LEADER" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very har... See More
Americans compelled to declare independence... Howe & Cornwallis retreat to New York...
Item #677639
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1777 The issue begins with a continuation of the: "Debate in the House of Lords...relative to the American War" taking over 5 pages & with much on the Revolutionary War. One bit notes: "...That America never aimed at independence till she was compelled to it by our harsh conduct; and that she is at least unanimous in one thing, never to submit to u... See More
1953 Iranian coup d'état...
Item #677615
August 20, 1953
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE., August 20, 1953
* 1953 Iranian coup d'état
* Mohammad Mosaddegh
* "Operation Boot" by British
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Iran Shah to Return Today" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally nice.... See More
1938 Seabiscuit wins Havre de Grace Handicap...
Item #677614
September 29, 1938
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, September 29, 1938
* Seabiscuit wins Havre de Grace Handicap
* Maryland - Havre de Grace Racetrack
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
The front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a one column heading: "Seabiscuit Gallops Home" (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the Havre de Grace Handicap in Maryland.
Complete wi... See More
The Thirtieth Street Murder...
Item #677590
October 28, 1858
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 28, 1858
* The Thirtieth Street Murders
* Murderer Francis A. Gouldy, Jr.
The top of the 1st column of the front page has one column headings that include: "Terrible And Appalling Tragedy" "Murder most Foul and Unnatural" "A Night Of Horrors" "Assassination of a Whole Family by a Son" "The Murderer Blows his Brains Out&... See More
The Woman's Congress of 1873... suffrage...
Item #677572
October 17, 1873
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 17, 1873
* Women's suffrage
* Woman's Congress
* Mary Livermore & more
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "THE WOMAN'S CONGRESS" Text takes up almost a full column.
Complete with 8 pages, nice condition.... See More
1904 Hole-In-The-Wall outlaws captured...
Item #677540
November 17, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 17, 1904 Two weeks prior to this issue, two bandits presumed to be from the Hole-In-The-Wall country of Wyoming attempted to rob the First National Bank of Cody, Wyoming. Hearing of the news, the famed frontiersman and showman "Buffalo Bill" Cody reportedly got in into the chase. He is not mentioned in this report.
The top of page 2 has a one c... See More
John Dillinger captured in 1934 Tucson...
Item #677538
January 28, 1934
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 28, 1934
* John Dillinger & gang captured
* Harry Pierpont & Charles Makely
* Tucson AZ Arizona - Mary Kinder
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "SPEED PLANS TO SEND DILLINGER AND 3 TO CHAIR" with subhead. (see) Dillinger would be sent to Crown Point Jail in Indiana where he would make his famous "wooden" gun escape... See More
George Bernard Shaw death...
Item #677533
November 02, 1950
THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Penn., Nov. 2, 1950
* George Bernard Shaw death
* Essayist, novelist, writer
* FRONT LEAF ONLY (Pages 1 & 2)
Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "George Bernard Shaw Succumbs at 94; One of History's Greatest Dramatists" with photo. (see)
Front leaf only (pages 1& 2), sold as is.... See More
1904 Fossil & Mitchell, Oregon flood disaster...
Item #677530
July 12, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 12, 1904
* Fossil & Mitchell, Oregon
* Wheeling co. Flooding disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VILLAGE SWEPT BY CLOUDBURST" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Com... See More
1904 Sasun uprising... Armenians...
Item #677529
July 04, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 4, 1904
* 1904 Sasun uprising
* Massacre of Armenians
* Kurds & Ottoman Turks
The front page has a one column heading: "THE MASSACRE IS CONFIRMED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete... See More
The Wall Street panic of 1873...
Item #677527
October 02, 1873
EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, Oct. 2, 1873
* Panic of 1873 - financial crisis
* Wall Street - stock market
The front page has a one column headings: "Brighter Prospects" "The Coming End Of The Crisis" and more. (see) The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "The Wall Street Boys" and more. Lengthy text.
Complete with 8 pages, a little irregular along t... See More
Holland Tunnel opens in New York City...
Item #677521
November 14, 1927
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1927
* Holland Tunnel officially opens
* 1st underwater tunnel
The top of the 1st column of the front page has a one column heading: "52,285 AUTOS JAM THE HOLLAND TUBE IN 'SIGHTSEEING' DAY" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page 3 with related photo. This was the first underwater tunnel opening between New York City and New ... See More
St. Louis Southern Hotel fire disaster...
Item #677480
April 14, 1877
CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, April 14, 1877
* Southern Hotel fire disaster
* St. Louis, Missouri
The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "ST. LOUIS CALAMITY" "A Man Supposing His Wife Killed Shoots Himself" "Eleven Persons Known to Have Been Killed" and more.
Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More
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