Short-lived title from a Texas town with a rich history...

VELASCO DAILY TIMES, Texas, April 5, 1892 



* Rare Southwestern title

* Possibly the first time offered anywhere (see note)



A rare title as it existed for less than six months.

Velasco was a town in Texas that was later annexed by the city of Freeport. Founded in 1831, Velasco is situated on the east side of the Brazos River four miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The town's early hist... See More  

Official Pearl Harbor attack probe released...

NEW YORK POST., August 29, 1945



* Official Pearl Harbor attack report

* President Harry S. Truman releases

* Japan occupation just before peace signing



On August 29, 1945, with America’s enemies vanquished, President Harry S. Truman released the results of secret Army and Navy investigations into the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that took the lives of more than 2,400 ... See More  

Abraham Lincoln is nominated for President...

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, July, 1860  Near the back under the report: "Monthly Record of Current Events" is a quite lengthy report concerning the Republican National Convention which met recently in Chicago. Included is a lengthy abstract of the Republican platform, following which is a detailed report of the various ballots of the Convention with the final result... See More  

Saud of Saudi Arabia visits White House...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Feb. 4, 1957



* King Saud of Saudi Arabia

* President Dwight Eisenhower

* Foreign relations at White House



The front page has a two column heading: "President And Saud Set Aides Working Out The Details After Accord" (see images)

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.... See More  

Alvaro Obregon assassination... Mexico president...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE., July 18, 1928



* Alvaro Obregon assassination

* Mexican Revolution general

* President of Mexico



The front page has a great banner headline: "OBREGON SLAIN AT BANQUET" with subheads. (see images) More on page 2. Six related photos are on the back page. First report coverage on the assassination of General Alvaro Obregon, president of Mexico

Complete with 3... See More  

Two of the best Kennedy assassination issues to be had...

Here is a terrific pair of issues on the assassination of John F. Kennedy from the city where it happened. Both issues are THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS from Texas.

Note: While we do offer each of these issues as stand-alone items, purchasing them as a set will enable you to take advantage of a discounted price.



You get the November 23, 1963 edition which is a quite rare & extremely desirable ne... 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  

Warrant for Susan B. Anthony's arrest...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 16, 1872



* Susan B. Anthony arrest warrant

* Women's suffrage movement leader

* Illegal voting in Rochester, New York



Page 3 has a brief and somewhat discrete report with small heading: "Susan B. Anthony In Trouble" with subhead. She would be arrested two days later.

Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.



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Dwight Eisenhower Recieves Charter At Columbia University...

NEW YORK TIMES, October 13, 1948



* President Dwight D. Eisenhower

* Becomes Columbia University President



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "EISENHOWER TAKES OFFICE AT COLUMBIA; STRESSES FREEDOM" with subheads that include: "19,000 View Ceremonies" plus a two column photo of IKE receiving charter and keys of Columbia University. Much more, including pho... See More  

Women's suffrage movement in 1913 New York...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 3, 1913



* French statesman Raymond Poincare

* President of France election victory



The top of the front page has a two column photo headed: "Suffragette Trousers Are Now The Rage Among Workers In New York" with subhead and brief text. (see images) The photo shows two women wearing men's overalls paining the facade of the Suffrage League Buildi... See More  

Ty Cobb & Tris Speaker in baseball scandal ?...

THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS, December 23, 1926



* Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker baseball scandal ?

* Gambling and fixing baseball games

* Dutch Leonard letters exposed

* Babe Ruth to benefit in popularity ?



The top of page 10 has a banner heading: "Newest Scandal Makes 'Bad Boy' Babe Ruth Greater Hero Than Ever" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Another related article on... See More  

Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 22, 1991



* Dissolution of the Soviet Union - USSR

* Independent states - nations

* First Ukraine president Leonid Kravchuk



The front page has a banner headline: "8 Join Soviet Commonwealth; Historic Decision Groups 11 Former Republics" with subhead and photo showing Boris Yeltsin shaking hands with Leonid Kravchuk. (see images)

The complete 1st sectio... See More  

"Dinner In The Steerage Of A French Transatlantic Liner" & Thanksgiving preparations...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 22, 1890 (with Supplement containing: "Dinner In The Steerage Of A French Transatlantic Liner", by T. de Thulstrup)



Also included: Full ftpg: 'At the Horse Show, Madison Square Garden'; Fullpg: 'The Day Before Thanksgiving' shows cooks preparing the meal; Doublepage centerfold: 'A Wedding in the Chinese Quarter--Mott St., N.Y.'; Halfpg... See More  

D-Day invasion... Battle of Carentan, France...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1944



* Battle of Carentan - Normandy invasion

* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. forces

* World War II German defense falling apart



The front page has nice banner headline: "AMERICANS WIN CARENTAN, A KEY TO CHERBOURG; CAPTURE FOREST 7 MILES FROM ST. LO JUNCTION; PRESIDENT SAYS INVASION SPEEDS PACIFIC WAR" with subheads and related ph... See More  

The Mormon/Utah War... The Kansas problem...

THE NORWALK EXPERIMENT, Huron County, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1857



* The Mormon/Utah War

* Brigham Young's sermon of defiance

* Give the President a piece of his mind



The front page has the bold single column heading: "THE MORMONS WAR", with subheadings: "Their Prophet Defies the Powers that be, in the name of Israel's God!", and "The Priest and People cry Ame... See More  

Death report of Nathan Mayer Rothschild - English branch of the Family...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 10, 1836  



* Death of Nathan Mayer Rothschild

* Established English Branch of the Rothschild family

* President Jackson and others discuss the U.S. surplus



The front page has a brief (but historic) report on the death of Nathan Mayer Rothschild, the founder of the English branch of the Rothschild family legacy and influence. A portion of th... See More  

Crossroads Guitar Festival... Darrell David Rice charged..

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 8, 2004



* The Crossroads Guitar Festival

* Darrell David Rice charged



The front of the Calendar Section has: "Strum of its parts", which tells of the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas. Included is a very graphic containing individual photos of guitar greats Joe Walsh, John Mayer, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, J.J. Cale, Jimmie Vaughn, an... See More  

President Andrew Jackson's response to the citizens of Charleston....

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 16, 1831  The front page has considerable details from Charleston, Soth Carolina regarding their fourth of July celebration. This included a letter being read which was then forwarded on to President Andrew Jackson with a request for a response. The article was followed by his response, and signed, ANDREW JACKSON. The subject of both centered around Nullificat... See More  

re. 1942 Doolittle raid of Japan...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 20, 1942 



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan is revealed 

* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers 

* USS Hornet aircraft carrier 



The front page has two column photo of President Roosevelt giving Doolittle the Congressional Medal; of Honor with heading: "Plane Racer Bombed Tokyo" with brief text. (see images) This was when... See More  

Franklin Roosevelt wins a never-to-be-equaled 4th presidential election...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass, Extra, Nov. 8, 1944 



* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* 4th presidential election victory



The banner headline proclaims: "PRES. ROOSEVELT RE-ELECTED" with banner subhead and more including photo and result chart. Nice for display. This was his 4th presidential election victory, a later change in the Constitution would make this an unprecedented event.

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Adolf Hitler receives Germany citizenship...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 26, 1932 



* Adolph Hitler gains Germany citizenship

* Austrian born changes to run for president



Page 9 has a column-wide article headed: GERMAN CITIZENSHIP ACQUIRED BY HITLER", with subhead: "He Receives an Appointment to Post of Attache at Berlin Legation of Brunswick". See images for additional details.

Complete in 40 pages, light toning at t... See More  

Douglas Hyde becomes 1st president of Ireland....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1938



* Douglas Hyde - An Craoibhín Aoibhinn

* Becomes 1st president of Ireland - inauguration



The front page has a one column heading: "HYDE INAUGURATED AS IRISH PRESIDENT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Douglas Hyde becoming the first president of Ireland. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famou... See More  

Federal Republic of Germany is born... Killer Howard Unruh - 2nd day report...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sep. 8, 1949



* Federal Republic of Germany is born

* Howard Unruh mass murders - day 2 update



Page one has the 2-line, 2 column heading: "Germans Open Parliament, Demand End to Dismantling", which includes a photo captioned: "Karl Arnild elected president of the Upper House." Additional coverage of this historic event is continued on page 7. ... See More  

George Washington & Ben Franklin letters... Society of the Cincinnati...

THE NEW WORLD, Philadelphia, Feb. 23, 1797 



* Society of the Cincinnati

* President George Washington



A quite scarce title, and until a recent find, the very first we have offered in our 44 years. It published for exactly one year.

Page 3 has an address of the Philadelphia militia to George Washington, with his response signed in type: Go. Washington. And followed by the address of t... See More  

Yippies nominate a pig for president in 1968...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Aug. 24, 1968



* YIPPIES - Youth International Party

* Radical & Counterculture revolutionary group

* Pigasus the Immortal (Pig) nominated for U.S. president



The front page has a one column heading: "Yippies Offer Their Beat" (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, tiny bindings holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More