Death of John Lennon reported in a newspaper from the city where he was shot...

NEW YORK POST - EXTRA, Dec. 9, 1980



* John Lennon assassination

* "The Beatles" front man

* From the city of the murder

* Nice headline for display



Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it being from the city where he was shot and died.

The dramatic front page announces: "JOHN LENNON SHOT DEAD" with subhead and photo. Much mor... See More  

1987 James Baldwin death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 2, 1987



* James Baldwin death (1st report)

* African American writer - activist



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Baldwin Dies at 63; Writer Explored Black Experience" with photo. (see)

Complete with all sections except classifieds (60+ pages), nice condition.

Death of Timothy Leary... LSD advocate...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 1, 1996



* Timothy Leary death

* American psychologist

* Psychedelic drugs advocate

* Harvard Psilocybin Project



Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "'60s Drug Guru Timothy Leary Dies at 75" with photo. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with 2 more related photos. Lengthy text here. Nice to have from the city ... See More  

Uncle John Wilder death... Charles Lindbergh in Nanking...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1931



* Uncle John Wilder (fiddler) death

* President Calvin Coolidge's uncle

* Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont

* Charles Lindbergh flies to the Orient



Page 30 has a one column heading: "UNCLE JOHN WILDER, FIDDLER, DEAD AT 85" with subheads and photo. (see)

Page 12 has a one column heading: "LINDBERGHS ALIGHT ON LAKE AT NANKING" ... See More  

1872 burial of Horace Greeley.....

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 5, 1872



* Horace Greeley death - burial

* New York Tribune founder - editor

* Liberal Republican Party



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "THE PHILOSOPHER AT REST" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up about 5 full columns.

Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Death of John Lennon reported in a Liverpool newspaper...

LIVERPOOL ECHO, England, December 9, 1980 



* John Lennon death

* Beatles front man

* Best title to be had ?



Few could argue for a more desirable and scarce newspaper on the death of John Lennon than this, his hometown newspaper.

To anyone who grew up on the 1960's the death of Beatle John Lennon was a tragic event and the end of an era. Reports of his death are desired by collect... See More  

The death of Willam B. Astor, Sr... Rev. Moody...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 25, 1875  Page 5 has two columns taken up with: "WILLIAM B. ASTOR" "His Death Yesterday".

William Astor was an American business magnate who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune. He worked as a partner in his father's successful export business. His massive investment in Manhattan real estate enabled major donations to the... See More  

Steve Biko death... South African activist...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 16, 1977 T



* Steve Biko's death described

* South African activist

* Anti-apartheid campaign

* Black Consciousness Movement



he front page has a banner headline: "Biko's Last Ride--700 Miles" with subhead. (see images) He died under suspicious circumstances about 2 months prior.

Complete 1st section with 28 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Russian writer Leo Tolstoy death nears...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 15, 1910



 * Leo Tolstoy death close

* Russian writer - novelist

* "War and Peace" book fame



The front page has a two column headline: "TOLSTOI AND HIS WIFE NEAR DEATH" with subhead (see images). 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  

1st Women's Air Derby death... Marvel Crosson...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, August 21, 1929



* 1st Women's Air Derby

* "Powder Puff Derby"

* Marvel Crosson's crash & death



The front page has a seven column headline: "CHARGE GIRL FLYER VICTIM OF MANIAC" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally very nice.



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John Brown's Harper's Ferry raid... Capture of a slave ship... Funeral of Washington Irving...

NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 1, 1859  



* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid

* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia

* Preparing for Brown's execution

* Washington Irving death



The top of page 3 has a report on the death & funeral of: "Washington Irving" "The Effect of  His Death in Tarrytown--Arrangements for his Funeral--Proceedings of the N.Y. Common Coun... See More  

1916 Quebec Bridge collapse disaster...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 11, 1916



* Quebec Bridge construction disaster

* St. Saint Lawrence River collapse



The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "TWENTY-FIVE FALL TO DEATH" with subhead. (see images)

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from thi... See More  

1940 SS City of Benares disaster...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, Sept. 23, 1940



* SS City of Benares attack & sinking

* World War II evacuee ship (children)

* German submarine U-48 (1939) - U-boat



The front page has a banner headline: "Refugee Ship Is Torpedoed" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with all 8 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.



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HMS Hawke (1891) sunk by German U-boat... ...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 16, 1914



* HMS Hawke (1891) sunk in North Sea

* German SM U-9 U-boat torpedo attack

* World War I - WWI



The front page has a banner headline:  "BIG BRITISH WARSHIP IS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBLMARINE"  with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues th... See More  

Jews in search of their new prophet (Sabbatai Zevi)... Jews celebrate a victory... The Great Plague...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 8, 1665 (1666 in today's calendar)  The back page has a report from Vienna noting in part: "The Jews in this city have made a publick jubilee, with great expressions of joy, upon the news they have brought them, of the success of their brethren in Asia against the Turk, which continues to be confirmed from several parts, though with some differ... See More  

1991 death of actress Jean Arthur... L.A. Times...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 20, 1991



* Jean Arthur death (1st report)

* American Broadway & film actress

* Featured in 3 Frank Capra movies

* Best publication to be had ?



Near the bottom of page 3 is a heading: "Jean Arthur Dies; Comedy Film Star of the '30s and '40s" with photo. (see images)

Great to have this report in a newspaper from the capital of the entertainment... See More  

James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy death.... Hatfield feud...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1929



* James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy death

* Last survivor of Hatfields-McCoys feud



The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "Last M'Coy Feudist Dies At Pikeville, KY." with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the death of James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy, the last McCoy from the famed Hatfield-McCoy feud.

Complete with 36 page... See More  

Boxer James J. Corbett death...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Feb. 19, 1933



* Boxer & actor James J. Corbett death

* World heavyweight boxing champion

* The only man to beat John L. Sullivan



The front page has a five column heading: "James J. Corbett, Ring Idol of 90s, Dies" with subhead. (see images) The front page of the sport's section has a related pictorial.

Complete with 50+ pages, rag edition in very ... See More  

By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan...

THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 3, 1905  



* By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan



As noted just under the title: "William J. Bryan, Editor & Proprietor". Bryan was an unsuccessful Democratic Presidential nominee in 1896, 1900 and 1908. He was a strong supporter of Prohibition in the 1920s, and energetically attacked Darwinism and evolution, most ... See More  

1875 execution of the bandit Vasquez...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, March 20, 1875 



* Tiburcio Vasquez execution death (1st report)

* Los Angeles, California outlaw bandit



At the bottom of the front page is: Executions", an inconspicuous report headed: "Last of Vasquez--The Bandit Hanged At San Jose". The report, which describes the execution of the infamous bandit Tiburcio Vasquez., states in part: "The bandi... See More  

Thomas Edison's last will and testament...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., October 29, 1931



* re. Thomas Alva Edison death

* Official last will and testament



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Edison Left Most of Estate To Two Sons" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally in nice condition.... See More  

1920 George Gipp 'The Gipper' death....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 18, 1920



* re. George 'The Gipper' Gipp death

* Notre Dame college football star

* Coach Knute Rockne fame



Page 14 has a somewhat discrete one column heading: "Notre Dame To Build Monument in Honor Of Gipp" (see image) Coverage on the recent death of George Gipp, Notre Dame football star. He is famous for Knute Rockne's quote: 'Win... See More  

Death of Pablo Picasso... modern art...

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, April 9, 1973



* Pablo Picasso death (1st report)

* Famed Spanish painter



The front page has a heading: "Picasso lies in lonely state" More on page 2 with an example of his work. A lengthier report on page 5 with four more examples of his work and small photo of himself. First report on the death of famous Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker and... See More  

Watts Riots victim death.... Marquette Frye...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 25, 1986



* Marquette Frye death (1st report)

* Watts Riots of 1965 victim

* Excessive police brutality



Near the bottom of the front page of section II is a heading: "Marquette Frye, Whose Arrest Ignited the Watts Riots in 1965, Dies at Age 42" with photo. (see images) May only be reported in a Los Angeles publication ?

Complete with all sections (125+ pa... See More  

Death of Konstanin Chernenko...

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, March 11, 1985  The front page boldly announces: "CHERNENKO DIES - EXTRA" with a photo os him.

Konstantin Chernenko was president of the Soviet Union for just 13 months, his name almost forgotten in recent history.

Tabloid-size, 112 pages, very nice condition.