1909 Brinkley, Arkansas tornado disaster...
Item #676291
March 09, 1909
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 9, 1909
* Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas
* Tornado & fire disaster - destruction
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TORNADO DEVASTATES ARKANSAS TOWN; 35 KNOWN DEAD, 50 HURT" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not t... See More
John Dillinger's resort escape in 1934....
Item #676281
April 24, 1934
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., April 24, 1934.
* Post John Dillinger shootout & escape
* Little Bohemia Lodge resort - Wisconsin
* Gang hunted in the upper Midwest
The front page has a one column heading: "'Shoot To Kill' Order In Hunt For Dillinger" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the famous John Dillinger shootout escape at the Little Bohemia Lodge in Wisconsin
1911 Harry Atwood flight under bridge...
Item #676264
August 30, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 30, 1911
* Harry Atwood - early aviation pioneer
* Flies airplane under bridge w/ photo
The top of the front page has a two column photo (grainy) headed: "Atwood Thrill People By Flight Under Bridge" with subhead and brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues tha... See More
1908 Marianna, Pennsylvania mine disaster...
Item #676243
November 28, 1908
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 28, 1908
* Marianna PA, Washington County Pennsylvania
* Mine - coal mining explosion disaster
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "TWO HUNDRED MINERS CAUGHT IN THE DRAFTS" 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
Early Baseball... Post-game gathering at Coney Island... Franklin & Marshall Commencement...
Item #676213
July 31, 1865
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, from New York, dated July 31, 1865
* Post civil war baseball
* Early Coney Island
* Commencement at Franklin & Marshall College
The front page has: "The College Regatta" "Yale Wins again on Saturday in the City Races" "Accounts of the other Races & the Baseball Match" Concludes on the back page with a summary & box score of baseb... See More
Germany invades Denmark & Norway....
Item #676211
April 09, 1940
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 9, 1940
* Germany invades Norway & Denmark
* Operation Weserübung - World War II
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AIR BATTLE ON OVER OSLO; Capital Surrendered Without a Fight; FLEETS CLASH OFF NORWEGIAN COAST" with subhead and related photo. (see) More on pages 2 & 3.
Complete with all 34 pages, some spine wear, small library... See More
1913 Harry Kendall Thaw to be deported...
Item #676208
September 05, 1913
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 5, 1913
* Harry Kendall Thaw in Canada (Escaped)
* Deportation ordered to U.S.
The front page has a banner headline: "THAW ORDERED DEPORTED; HIGH COURT GRANTS WRIT" 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 p... See More
1908 Zeppelin LZ 4 fire disaster...
Item #676158
August 05, 1908
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 5, 1908
* Zeppelin LZ 4 fire disaster
* German experimental airship
* Echterdingen, Germany
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ZEPPELIN'S AIRSHIP DESTROYED TODAY" with subheads. (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 ... See More
1908 Gas Pipe murders... executions by hanging...
Item #676157
July 31, 1908
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 31, 1908
* San Francisco "Gas Pipe" murders of 1906
* Louis Dabner and John Seimsen executions
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GASPIPE THUGS WERE HANGED TODAY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ar... See More
1912 Columbus Fountain dedication...
Item #676145
June 08, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 8, 1912
* Christopher Columbus Fountain Memorial unveiling
* Columbus Circle - Washington, D.C. dedication
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "UNVEIL FINE STATUE OF COLUMBUS" 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
1912 Novarupta volcano eruption in Alaska...
Item #676137
June 11, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 11, 1912
* Novarupta volcano eruption
* Kodiak & more, Alaska disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BIG DAMAGE IS DONE TO TOWNS IN ALASKA" 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 pape... See More
Night baseball to begin in 1909 ?...
Item #676133
June 24, 1909
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 24, 1909
* MLB night baseball to begin in 1909 ?
The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "NIGHT BASEBALL IS NO A POSSIBILITY" with subheads and two related photos. (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
1908 Brookshire, Texas Negro lynching...
Item #676131
September 14, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 14, 1908
* Brookshire. Waller County, Texas
* Negro lynching - hanging
* Daniel (Dave) Newton
The front page has a one column heading: "Accused Negro Murderer Lynched" (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.
Comp... See More
1931 USS Akron Navy airship very 1st flight...
Item #676130
September 24, 1931
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 24, 1931
* USS Akron (ZRS-4) very 1st test flight
* United States Navy rigid airship
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GIANT U.S. WAR DIRIGIBLE PROVES AIR QUEEN" with subheads and photo of the airship flying over Akron, Ohio. Nice for display. First report coverage on the very 1st test flight of the USS Akron, a helium-filled rigid airsh... See More
1st ever race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
Item #676126
June 07, 1909
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1909
* 1909 National Balloon Race
* Indianapolis Motor Speedway
* Very 1st race held at the famous track
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BALLOON RACERS ARE FIRED UPON" 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
1909 Wehrum, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...
Item #676124
June 23, 1909
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 23, 1909
* Coal mine - mining explosion disaster
* Wehrum, Buffington Township
* Indiana County, Pennsylvania
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "DEATH LIST IN MINE HORROR EXPECTED TO REACH SEVENTY-FIVE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to fin... See More
Nazi military parade.. Adolph Hitler's birthday..
Item #676101
April 21, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1936
* Adolph Hitler's birthday
* Germany - Nazi military
* Shows it's strength
The front page has two column headlines that include: "Germany Parades Military Power To Celebrate Hitler's 47th Birthday" and more. 1st report coverage on the Nazi parade that showed the World Germany's military strength for the first time.
Other news, s... See More
Stellarton, Nova Scotia mine disaster....
Item #676097
November 13, 1880
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 13, 1880
* Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada
* Mining explosion disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "A World Of Woe" "The Very Worst of Modern Mining Horrors" "Forty or More Workmen Perish in the Pit" "The Complete ... See More
St. Peter, MN State Insane Asylum fire...
Item #676096
November 17, 1880
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 17, 1880
* St. Peter MN Minnesota
* Insane asylum fire disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "A PITIFUL PYRE" "The Destruction of the Minnesota Insane Asylum" "'A Sight Once Seem Never to be Forgotten'" "The... See More
1904 Elk River Bridge collapse... Charleston WV...
Item #676095
December 15, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 15, 1904
* Elk river bridge collapse disaster
* Charleston WV West Virginia
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "CROWDED BRIDGE GOES INTO RIVER" 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 pape... See More
Alvin Karpis's Atlantic City shootout escape....
Item #676090
January 21, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 21, 1935
* Gangster Alvin "Creepy" Karpis
* Public enemy # 1 criminal
* Atlantic City NJ shootout & escape
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BREMER KIDNAPPER SHOOTS HIS WAY OUT OF TRAP IN JERSEY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with a few related photos. (see) Lengthy text. Always nice to ... See More
Boxer James Sheady's death...
Item #676086
March 06, 1886
THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, March 6, 1886
* James Sheady death
* Boxer - boxing
The front page has small one column headings: "Brutal Prize Fight" "Near Fayetteville, West Virginia, Which Ends in Murder" See images for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring 25 x 19 1/2 inches, a little irregul... See More
Wright Brothers National Memorial erected....
Item #676082
May 03, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1928
* Wright Brothers National Memorial
* Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
* Granite boulder - cornerstone erected
The top of page 4 has a two column heading: "Kitty Hawk Honors First Plane Flight In Monument to the Wright Brothers" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, ... See More
1871 Henryville, Indiana... Park family murders...
Item #676069
November 16, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, November 16, 1871
* Henryville, Clark County, Indiana
* Slaughter of the Park family - murders
The top of page 8 has one column headings: "FRIGHTFUL MURDER IN INDIANA" "A Whole Family Butchered" and more. (see) Text takes up over a full column.
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, some margin wear with some tiny tears, generally good.... See More
Soviets take the lead in the space race...
Item #676067
April 14, 1961
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 14, 1961
* Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1
* Soviet cosmonaut
* 1st human into outer space
The top of the front page has a six column heading: "Space 'Lag' Blasted By Congress Critics" with subhead and photo. (see)
Complete with all 60 pages, 2 library stamps at the top of the front page, small binding holes along the spine/1st column, general... See More
1904 Pelletier fire... Sioux City SD...
Item #676061
December 24, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 24, 1904
* Pelletier fire - Sioux City, South Dakota
* Business district conflagration disaster
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "FIRE SWEEPS SIOUX CITY CAUSING $2,500,000 LOSS" 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
A raid on the Whiskey Ring...
Item #676056
May 12, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 12, 1875
* Whiskey Ring scandal
* Tax revenues
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "The Whiskey Ring" with subheads. Note that the great raid by the Treasury Dept. happened 2 days previous.
Complete with all 12 pages, great condition.
1904 Boston Red Sox wins AL pennant...
Item #676054
October 10, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 10, 1904
* Boston Red Sox wins American League pennant
* Major League Baseball - MLB
The front page has a one column heading: "Boston Club Wins Pennant" with subhead. (see) Interestingly there was no World Series for this year. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More
1904 Princeton vs. Yale football...
Item #676033
November 12, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 12, 1904
* Yale Bulldogs vs. Princeton Tigers
* Early Ivy League college football game
Italy surrenders...
Item #676029
September 08, 1943
THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, September 8, 1943
* Italy surrenders
* World War II
* Incomplete issue
The large, bold banner headline announces: "ITALY GIVES UP!" with related subheads.
Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs of the 1st section only (4 pages) of a 40 page newspaper. A few small archival mends on the inside pages, terrific for display as such.... See More
1904 USS Georgia battleship launching...
Item #676012
October 11, 1904
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 11, 1904
* USS Georgia (BB-15) launching
* United States Navy battleship
* Bath Iron Works - Maine
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEW BATTLESHIP RIDES THE WAVE" 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 fro... See More
1904 death of William Vernon Harcourt...
Item #676011
October 01, 1904
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 1, 1904
* William Vernon Harcourt death (1st report)
* British lawyer, journalist & Liberal statesman
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "DEATH RETIRES A NOTED LIBERAL LEADER" 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... See More
1947 North American F-82 Twin Mustang...
Item #676001
February 28, 1947
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 28, 1947
* North American F-82 Twin Mustang
* United States Air force Fighter airplane
* Robert E. Thacker record flight
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Honolulu-N. Y. Test Flight Completed In 14.5 Hours" with subheads and related map/photo.
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.
... See More
Albert Einstein receives the Franklin Medal...
Item #676000
May 16, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1935
* Albert Einstein
* Franklin Medal
The front page has a one column headline: "EINSTEIN IS SILENT AS HE GETS MEDAL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Albert Einstein receiving the Franklin Medal award for physics.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on ve... See More
1933 John Dillinger Mason City, Iowa robberry...
Item #675967
March 14, 1934
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., March 14, 1934
* John Dillinger bank robbery
* Post wooden gun escape
* Mason City, Iowa
The front page has a one column heading: "DILLINGER THOUGHT TO BE LEADER" First report coverage of the bank robbery in Mason City, Iowa that was later proven to be indeed John Dillinger's work. This was done shortly after his famous wo... See More
Battles at Paducah and Olustee...
Item #675958
April 16, 1864
NEW-YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, April 16, 1864
* The Battle of Paducah
* The Battle of Olustee
The front page features many one column headlines covering events of the Civil War including: "The Battle of Olustee", "Our Duty to Our Country and Her Defenders" ,"The Battle of Paducah", and much more. There is additional war-related text on the inside
... See More
* The Battle of Paducah
* The Battle of Olustee
The front page features many one column headlines covering events of the Civil War including: "The Battle of Olustee", "Our Duty to Our Country and Her Defenders" ,"The Battle of Paducah", and much more. There is additional war-related text on the inside
1903 Cripple Creek, Colorado labor wars...
Item #675945
December 04, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 4, 1903
* Colorado Labor Wars - martial law
* Cripple Creek mining district strikes
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "CRIPPLE CREEK IS UNDER MARTIAL LAW" 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 this era i... See More
Attempts to impeach President Andrew Johnson...
Item #675943
April 11, 1868
NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1868
* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial
The top of the first column of the front page has one column headings: "IMPEACHMENT" "The Opening Argument for the Defense Concluded" and more. Text takes up the entire front page and most of the back page.
Eight pages, nice condition.... See More
Al "Scarface" Capone's tax probe made public....
Item #675939
November 23, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1930
* Al "Scarface" Capone's downfall surfaces
* Income tax investigation comes to light
* Chicago gangster - mob boss - beer baron
Page 2 has a one column heading: "SIFT CAPONE INCOME TO GET BACK TAXES" with subheads. (see) This investigation would be the eventual downfall of the infamous beer baron about a year later. Also mention... See More
1903 Bob Fitzsimmons wins 3rd boxing title.
Item #675934
November 26, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 26, 1903
* Bob Fitzsimmons wins Light Heavyweight title
* vs. George Gardiner - boxing championship
The top of page 2 has a two column headline: "CROWD HISSED THE PUGILISTS" with subhead: "Fitzsimmons Won the Fight--Gardner Stood up for Twenty Rounds" and round by round description. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition b... See More
1903 Lilly, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...
Item #675933
November 21, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 21, 1903
* Lilly, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
* Coal mine bunk house fire disaster
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TWENTY-SEVEN MEN BURNED TO A CRISP" 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
1870 Siege of Metz beginning w/ map...
Item #675923
August 17, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 17, 1870
* Siege of Metz, France
* Franco-Prussian War - Germans
Page 3 has one column headings that include: "THE WAR" "A Desperate Battle Fought Near Metz" "French and Prussian Reports of the Engagement" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, light toning along the central fold, a little spine wear, gene... See More
Alex Rodriguez's 600th home run... with double-page color print...
Item #675913
August 05, 2010
NEW YORK POST, August 5, 2010 The back page has: "FINALLY! A-Rod "treasures' historic No. 600", which includes a large color photo. Inside pages show coverage from A-Rod's 600th home run "A 'T' PARTY FOR A-ROD'S 600" A souvenir poster of A-ROD, the "ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST", and a two page article with the banner "IT'S ABOU... See More
Father Divine pilgrimage... Promise Land...
Item #675896
August 21, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1936
* Father Divine's pilgrimage
* African American spiritual leader
* International Peace Mission movement
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Flag Row Mars Divine Pilgrimage As 1,877 Visit 'Promised Land'" with subhead. (see) Coverage continues inside with related photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of... See More
Philadelphia Warriors win the first NBA title...
Item #675887
April 23, 1947
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 23, 1947
* Philadelphia Warriors (Golden State)
* Wins the 1st NBA basketball title
The sport's section (Page 14) has a brief and discrete report at the bottom of the page headed: "Philadelphia Bags BAA Crown" (see) I assume the small report here is because basketball wasn't a popular sport at the time. It is what it is, still a 1st report tho... See More
Prelude to World War II w/ Japan ?...
Item #675886
November 29, 1931
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE., Nov. 29, 1931
* United States and Japan tensions
* Almost exactly 10 years prior to attack
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S.--JAPAN RIFT FADING OUT" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 60+ pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More
Al 'Scarface' Capone's downfall begins....
Item #675884
May 19, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1931
* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Annual income surfaces
* Government audit reveals
Page 5 has a one column heading: "Gives Capone Income As $1,641,979 In 1928" with subhead. (see) Was this the beginning of the end for Capone ? He would eventually be tried and convicted if income tax evasion later that year.
Complete with 56 pages, light ... See More
1903 Gordon Bennett automobile race....
Item #675861
July 02, 1903
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 2, 1903
* James Gordon Bennett Cup - automobile race
* Athy, County Kildare, Ireland
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "RACE MARRED BY ACCIDENTS" 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.
... See More
1903 Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising...
Item #675860
August 24, 1903
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 24, 1903
* Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
* Ottoman Empire - Bulgarians
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "HUNDREDS MASSACRED" 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 p... See More
Battle of Antietam monument dedication......
Item #675859
September 17, 1903
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 17, 1903
* Battle of Antietam monument dedication
* Troops of New Jersey during Civil War
* Theodore Roosevelt tribute speech
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "THE PRESIDENT AT ANTIETAM" 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
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