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1902 death of Cecil Rhodes, British magnate...
Item #678923
March 07, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 7, 1902
* Maxon Station , Brewster County, Texas
* Southern Pacific Railroad train wreck disaster
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MANY LIVES LOST IN TRAIN WRECK" with subhead. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from ... See More
1993 Black Hawk Down... Mogadishu...
Item #678922
October 04, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 4, 1993
* Battle of Mogadishu - Somalia
* Black Hawk Down incident
* Operation Gothic Serpent
* Mohamed Farrah Aidid
The front page has a one column heading: "5 U.S. Soldiers Killed, 24 Hurt in Somali Sweep" Text includes: "The Pentagon said two Army Black Hawk UH-60 helicopters also were 'lost in action' during the operation..."
Comple... See More
Aviator Lincoln Beachey accident in 1913...
Item #678919
October 15, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 15, 1913
* Aviator Lincoln Beachey
* "The Man Who Owns The Sky"
* Airplane stunt (loop) attempt disaster
The front page has a two column heading: "Beachey's Death Nemesis Pursues Him As He Again Enters The Flying Game" with subhead and photo. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... See More
The great standard oil fire of 1913...
Item #678917
October 06, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 6, 1913
* The great standard oil fire
* From the city where it happened
The front page has a two column heading: "STANDARD OIL PLANT DOOMED, FLAMES WILL DESTROY ALL TANKS" 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 ... See More
Michigan's Tom Harmon... Heisman Trophy...
Item #678915
December 10, 1940
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 10, 1940
* Tom Harmon wins Heisman Trophy "Old 98"
* Michigan Wolverines halfback
* NCAA college football
Page 25 has a one column heading: "HARMON IS GIVEN HEISMAN TROPHY; SAYS HE'S LUCKY" (see) First report coverage on Michigan Wolverine star football player, Tom Harmon, winning the Heisman Trophy.
Complete with 34 pages, some vari... See More
Nazi dominance in Europe is falling apart...
Item #678905
May 05, 1945
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, May 5, 1945
* Nazis surrendering
* V-E Day nears
Above the masthead is a two-line banner headline: "NAZI SURRENDER OF NORWAY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA DUE, REPORT" with related subheads.
Present only are the outer leaves of section 1, pages 1, 2, 11 & 12, nice condition.... See More
The Elysian Park moving mountain...
Item #678902
November 27, 1937
LOS ANGELES HERALD EXPRESS--EXTRA, Saturday Pictorial, Nov. 27, 1937
* Elysian Park's Incredible Moving Mountain of 1937
The banner headline above the masthead reports; "HUGE NEW SLIDE LOOMS AS L.A. MOUNTAIN CRASHES INTO DRIVE" with a ethos showing the historic Elysian Park "moving mountain" landslide.
Present are the outer leaves of the first section only, pa... See More
World War II newspaper from Cairo...
Item #678901
June 16, 1945
EGYPTIAN MAIL, Cairo, Egypt, June 16, 1945 Although much front page World War II content, the interest in this issue is more that it is from Egypt, which we've never offered before.
Presumed complete in 4 pages, tape (for strengthening) borders all of the inside page margin, otherwise minor margin wear, good condition.
The American Legion newspaper...
Item #678897
August 01, 1945
THE NATIONAL LEGIONNAIRE, Indianapolis, Indiana, August, 1945 Noted in the masthead: "Dedicated to the Minute Men on the Firing Line".
The banner headline; "WE HAVE WON THE WAR; WHAT ABOUT THE PEACE?" Logically filled with war-related content.
Tabloid-size, address label in the masthead, 16 pages, good condition.
1902 death of Cecil Rhodes... British magnate...
Item #678889
March 26, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 26, 1902
* Cecil Rhodes death (1st report)
* British mining magnate & politician
* Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "CECIL RHODES PASSES AWAY" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are no... See More
Siamese revolution of 1932... coup d'état...
Item #678886
June 24, 1932
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 24, 1932
* Siamese revolution - coup d'état
* Kingdom of Thailand - Asia
* Absolute to a constitutional monarchy
Near the bottom of the front page has a one column heading: "SIAMESE REBEL, SEIZE ROYALTY" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding slits along the spine, generally nice.... See More
Rare 1913 photo of Chief Bender... World Series...
Item #678885
October 03, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 3, 1913
* Chief Bender - MLB baseball pitcher photo
* 1913 World Series of baseball starter (gm 1)
* Chippewas Indians - Native Americans
The sport's section (page 10) has two column photos of Chief Bender (rare) and his catcher Wally Schang with heading: "Schang, Catching Find, And Bender, Mack's Probable Battery For 1st Game" and text. ... See More
John D. Rockefeller death in 1937....
Item #678881
May 24, 1937
LOS ANGELES TIMES, 2nd Extra, California, May 24, 1937
* John D. Rockefeller death
* Oil tycoon (nice headline w/ photos)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER DIES; ESTATE REPORTED AS SMALL" with subhead: "End Comes in Florida Home" and more with great pictorial. Nice for display. More on pages 7 & 8.
First section only with pages 1... See More
Young evangelist Bill Graham prays with the president Truman...
Item #678870
July 15, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1950
* Young evangelist Billy Graham's 1st White House visit
* Prays with President Harry Truman at the White House
* Would become the spiritual advisor to several Presidents
Buried on page 11 is the historic, but rather inconspicuous report: "President and Evangelist Pray in the White House", followed by a brief description of the... See More
Scarce campaign newspaper supporting Coolidge for President...
Item #678859
October 01, 1924
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN, Los Angeles, October, 1924 This s a campaign newspaper supporting the Coolidge-Dawes ticket as Republican nominees for the 1924 presidential election. Such newspapers were always short-lived (this is volume 1, no. 14) and typically had limited distribution, making them quite scarce.
The front page features prints of both "Calvin Coolidge" and "Charles D... See More
Robert Baden-Powell - first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association...
Item #678853
February 22, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 22, 1937
* Robert Baden-Powell
* Boy Scouts leader
* Scouting movement
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "Life Of Service Urged By Baden-Powell, 80" with subhead and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
The 1919 World Series baseball scandal begins to unfold...
Item #678852
September 29, 1920
LOS ANGELES EXPRESS, Sept. 29, 1920
* Chicago White "Black" Sox
* World Series Scandal breaks
* Players suspended from team
The banner headline above the masthead announces the beginning of the investigation into the infamous 1919 World Series betting scheme, or the 'Black Sox' World Series: "INDICT BASEBALL GAMBLERS".
The first column subhead: "Will... See More
1900 Boxer rebellion... China insurrection...
Item #678850
July 09, 1900
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 9, 1900
* Boxer Rebellion - Insurrection in China
* Zaiyi (Prince Tuan) - xenophobic Boxers
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "THE BOXER MOVEMENT BEGINS TO COLLAPSE" 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... See More
1902 City of Pittsburg steamboat fire disaster...
Item #678849
April 21, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 21, 1902
* City of Pittsburg steamboat fire disaster
* Ohio River - near Cairo, Illinois
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LIVES LOST IN BURNING VESSEL" 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 e... See More
1906 Atlantic City train wreck...
Item #678847
October 29, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 29, 1906
* 1906 Atlantic City train wreck disaster
* West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
The front page has a five column headline: "MORE THAN THREE SCORE EXCURSIONISTS DROWNED" 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 thi... See More
The 1919 World Series baseball scandal begins to unfold...
Item #678844
September 22, 1920
LOS ANGELES EXPRESS, Sept. 22, 1920 The banner headline above the masthead announces the beginning of the investigation into the infamous 1919 World Series betting scheme, or the 'Black Sox' World Series: "BIG BASEBALL PROBE OPENS".
The first column subhead: "Johnson Is Called In Diamond Scandal" referring to Ban Johnson, president of the American League.
N... See More
From the World War I era, a military paper...
Item #678842
January 25, 1919
PLANE NEWS, On Active Service, French, January 25, 1919 This is noted as the: "Air Service Paper of the A.E.F." from World War I. This is also noted as the "Souvenir Edition dedicated to Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick." Noted at the top of page 2 is: "Published every Saturday a Third Aviation Instruction Center, American Expeditionary Forces, France.
Filled with militar... See More
First Braille newspaper in the western hemisphere...
Item #678841
December 02, 1957
THE WEEKLY NEWS, Boston, Dec. 2, 1957 This newspaper was the very first Braille newspaper in the entire western hemisphere, having begun in 1927 and is still "printing" today.
The top half of the front page is in English with raised type, the balance of the 28 page issue is totally in Braille.
Measures 10 by 12 inches, nice condition.
1902 Murders of Lena & Tommy Peterson...
Item #678838
April 14, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 14, 1902
* Murders of Lena and Tommy Peterson
* "After Church" Des Moines, Iowa killings
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NEGRO KILLED TWO CHILDREN" 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... See More
1902 Atlantic City boardwalk fire disaster...
Item #678837
April 03, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 3, 1902
* Atlantic City, New Jersey coastal resort
* Waterfront - boardwalk fire disaster
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ATLANTIC CITY GUTTED BY FIRE" 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 th... See More
1906 Robert E. Peary.... North Pole ?....
Item #678827
November 03, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 3, 1906
* Robert Edwin Peary Sr.
* North Pole exploration
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "COMMANDER PEARY NEAR THE POLE" 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 with 8 pa... See More
1906 Vanderbilt Cup automobile race...
Item #678824
October 06, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 6, 1906
* Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing
* First major car race trophy in America
* Racecar driver Louis Wagner victory
The front page has a two column heading: "FRENCHMAN WON VANDERBILT CUP" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tota... See More
1906 Pennsylvania State Capitol dedication...
Item #678821
October 04, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 4, 1906
* Pennsylvania State Capitol building
* Harrisburg PA dedication - inauguration
* President Theodore Roosevelt address
The top of the front page has two column heading that include: "Theme of President Roosevelt's Address at the Dedication of Pennsylvania New Capitol Building..." and more. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good c... See More
Battle of Okinawa ending... General Buckner is killed...
Item #678817
June 19, 1945
NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1945
* Battle of Okinawa, Japan ending
* General Simon B. Buckner death
* Tenth United States Army commander
The front page has a four column headline: "BUCKNER, OKINAWA COMMANDER, KILLED BY SHELL AS HIS MEN SMASH FOE'S LINE; JAPANESE FLEEING SOUTHWARD IN OPEN" with subheads.
General Buckner was killed during the closing days of the Battle of Okinawa... See More
1906 Mississippi hurricane...
Item #678815
September 28, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 28, 1906
* 1906 Mississippi hurricane
* Mobile, Alabama & more
The front page has a banner headline: "MOBILE, ALA. DEVASTATED BY THE STORM" 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 era in paper.
Complete with ... See More
Atlanta massacre of 1906.... Negroes killed...
Item #678813
September 25, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 25, 1906
* Atlanta massacre of 1906
* Georgia race riots
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MORE NEGROES KILLED AT ATLANTA GEORGIA" 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
General Wainwright's story: a three issue set...
Item #678811
October 07, 1945
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, California, a trio of issues for Oct. 7, 8 & 9, 1945, each containing a portion of General J. Wainwright's story on his imprisonment & the mistakes that were made in the Philippines.
Each issue is the first section, generally good condition with a few very minor defects.
Americans arrive in Japan...
Item #678810
August 28, 1945
THE OREGONIAN, Portland, Aug. 28, 1945
* U.S. occupation of Japan begins
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) enters Tokyo Bay
A banner headline above the masthead announces: "YANKS LAND IN JAPAN". Most of the front page is taken up with World War II reports.
Contains 12 of 16 pages, library stamp near the top, good condition.... See More
A curious piece for a newspaper collector...
Item #678809
July 04, 1976
Curious souvenir piece created by former collector Charles Smith: "THE NEWES", done in Phoenix, July 4, 1976 Its curiosity is the immense size, measuring 36 by 49 inches, with the front page focused on notable newspaper events in American history.
The back page is a reprint of the front page of "The Constellation" newspaper from New York, 1859, which claimed to be the la... See More
1907 Mary Baker Eddy...
Item #678801
August 21, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 21, 1907
* Mary Baker Eddy's Next Friends suit ends
* Church of Christ, Scientist founder
The front page has a banner headline: "THE EDDY CASE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile... See More
1902 eruption of Mount Pelee....
Item #678800
May 12, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 12, 1902
* 1902 Eruption of Mount Pelée
* Island of Martinque, France
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "SEARCH REVEALS GHASTLY HORRORS" 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 pap... See More
1902 West Point 100th anniversary celebration...
Item #678798
June 09, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 9, 1902
* West Point centennial - 100th anniversary
* United States Military Academy (USMA)
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "WEST POINT CELEBRATING" 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 i... See More
1902 Hallsville (Lansing), Texas Negro lynching...
Item #678796
May 22, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 22, 1902
* Hallsville (Lansing), Texas
* Harrison County
* Negro lynching
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE" 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.
Compl... See More
From the "secret press" in Nazi-occupied Netherlands...
Item #678784
April 26, 1944
HET PAROOL Vrij Onverveerd, [The Watchword, Quitre Unsprung] April 26, 1944 This is a small and "illegal" news sheet of 8 pages, totally in the Dutch language from when The Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany. The ftpg. is headed: "The Queen Speaks To Her People" with her letter, beginning: "Fellow countryman, I have often spoken to you on the radio, and now tha... See More
Death of Mary Astor... Hollywood actress...
Item #678774
September 26, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1987
* Mary Astor death (1st report)
* Hollywood movie - film actress
* Brigid in "The Maltese Falcon"
* Best title to be had?
The top of the front page has a one column photo with small heading: "Mary Astor dies at 81" (See)
The front page of section II has a heading: "Actress, Author Mary Astor, 81, Dies" with subhead and... See More
Battle of Las Cruces (1928)....
Item #678772
January 02, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 2, 1928
* Second Battle of Las Cruces
* American occupation of Nicaragua
* United States Marines Corps
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FIVE MARINES ARE KILLED AND 23 WOUNDED IN BATTLE WITH NICARAGUAN REBELS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Second Battle of Las Cruces during the American occupation of Nicaragua.
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Pancho Villa surrenders in 1920....
Item #678768
July 29, 1920
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 29, 1920
* Francisco 'Pancho' Villa surrenders
* Mexican rebel bandit
The front page has a banner headline: "NEW REVOLT; VILLA QUITS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally good.
Broadsheet "Extra" issue on the surrender of Port Arthur...
Item #678758
January 02, 1905
NEW FREE PRESS - EXTRA EDITION, Vienna, (Austria), Jan. 2, 1905
* Port Arthur, Manchuria surrenders (1st report)
* Russo-Japanese War
This broadsheet "Extra" is totally in German. The banner headline announces: "The Surrender of Port Arthur". This was a major event in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5.
Single sheet, older glue repairs ate the margins & central fold, ... See More
Interesting movie prop newspaper...
Item #678757
May 17, 1940
THE STAR DISPATCH--EXTRA, May 21, 1927 An interesting movie prop newspaper, presumably one which featured as part of the plot Lindbergh's historic flight across the Atlantic, as the banner headline announces: "LINDBERGH FLIES ATLANTIC" with a photo of him.
The balance of the four page newspaper has just "filler" material relating to nothing. Such props typically were... See More
Same-day report of the San Francisco earthquake...
Item #678723
April 18, 1906
LOS ANGELES EXPRESS--Extra (believed to be the 3rd Extra), April 18, 1906
* 1906 San Francisco earthquake
* Early 1st report on same day it happened
This is a great same-day report of the famous San Francisco earthquake & fire, with the banner headline reporting: "FIFTY CITY BLOCKS WRECKED AND BURNING" and beneath it: "Earthquake Kills Hundreds in San Francisco and... See More
Special edition celebrating the birthday of USA Today's founder...
Item #678718
March 22, 1983
USA TODAY, March 22, 1983 On this date, Allen H. Neuharth, the founder of USA Today (along with many other noteworthy accomplishments), turned 60 years old. To celebrate his birthday a handful of "special" issues were printed to commemorate the occasion - a small set which were never placed in circulation. I can only imagine his reaction when he opened up what he thought was the
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1902 Earl family murders... Welsh, Louisiana...
Item #678702
February 26, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 26, 1902
* Earl family murders by farmhand
* Welsh,Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
The top of the front page is a two column headline: "SIX MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY WERE MURDERED" 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... See More
1902 Park Avenue hotel fire disaster...
Item #678701
February 22, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 22, 1902
* Park Avenue Hotel fire
* 71st Regiment Armory
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FIFTEEN LIVES LOST IN FLAMES" 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 with 6 ... See More
1902 Paterson, New Jersey fire disaster...
Item #678700
February 15, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 15, 1902
* Susan B. Anthony's 82nd birthday
* Women's rights activist and social reformer
* National Woman Suffrage Association
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MISS ANTHONY WAS HONORED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issue... See More
1902 Waterbury, Connecticut fire disaster...
Item #678697
February 03, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 3, 1902
* Waterbury, Connecticut
* Downtown fire disaster
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FLAMES DESTROYED HUNDREDS OF HOUSES" 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 wi... See More
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