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SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Sept. 26, 1983

* 35th Primetime Emmy Awards
* "Cheers" wins outstanding comedy series
* Sam - Diane - Carla - Norm - Cliff
* Hosted by Joan Rivers & Eddie Murphy

Page 5 has a heading: "'St. Elsewhere,' 'Cheers,' 'Taxi' net Emmys for NBC" and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 100 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.

Background: At the 1983 Primetime Emmy Awards, Cheers emerged as a major force in television comedy, winning Outstanding Comedy Series just…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 26, 1977

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 26, 1989

* Bab Brains - American punk rock band
* Pioneers of hardcore punk music 
* Reggae - funk - heavy metal - hip hop - soul 
* The Ritz nightclub performance advertisement

Page 114 has a 7 x 4 3/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming "BAD BRAINS" performance at the RITZ nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)
Background:On September 22, 1989, Bad Brains performed at The Ritz in New York City during their Quickness…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1932

* Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
* First game of the year (0-0 tie)
* Bronko Nagurski and Red Grange era
* 1st ever NFL football championship year
* Best publication to be had - very rare

The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "BEARS, PACKERS PLAY 0 TO 0 TIE BEFORE 14,000" with subheads and lineups. (see images) This was the year that the NFL had it's very first championship game (playoff) at the end of the season…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1978

* Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
* Boeing 727 airplane collision disaster

The front page has a banner headline: "Grim Search in Crash Rubble" with subheads, related photo and a map. (see images) Much more inside.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, nice condition.

ESSEX REGISTER, Salem, Mass., Sept. 26, 1812  The front page has: "Gen. Hull's Dispatches" signed in type: W. Hull. This is followed by a lengthy report dated "Fort George, Aug. 26, 1812" with the details of the fall of Detroit & which begins: "Enclosed are the articles of capitulation by which the Fort of Detroit has been surrendered to Major General Brock commanding His Britannic Majesty's forces...and by which the troops have become prisoners of war...". This account continues to take over…

THE PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Sept. 26, 1768  

* Pre Revolutionary War tensions

This newspaper was a primary means of voicing the anti-British sentiment that was rapidly spreading throughout the colonies prior to the American Revolution. The paper gained much notoriety when Goddard printed an article voicing his support for the Boston Tea party. The paper's sympathies and general revolutionary message were a cause of great concern to the British. Soon the…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1977

* 1984 Summer Olympics site chosen
* Games of the XXIII Olympiad
* Best publication to be had (very rare)

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "L.A. Selected to Bid for 1984 Olympics" with subhead and related photo. (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time, especially being 7 years prior to the games.
Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages, great condition.

SECTION III (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 26, 1930

* Rogers Hornsby 1st win as manager
* Chicago Cubs - MLB baseball
* Best publication to be had (rare)

The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "CUBS WIN FIRST GAME UNDER HORNSBY, 4-3" with subheads and box scores. Nice for display. Two related photos and heading on the back page. (see images) Great to have in this famous Chicago publication, very rare as such.
Complete section II only with all 16…

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 26, 1863  Fully half of page 4 is taken up with a terrific & very detailed map headed: "THE STATE OF TEXAS. Showing the Boundary Line with Mexico and the States in Which Our Forces Are Operation."
Many war-related column heads on pages 2 and 3 including; "Chattanooga" "The Rebels Evince No Disposition to Renew the Fight" "The Evacuation of Little Rock" and much more.
Twelve pages, page 2 close-trimmed at the spine margin but on a different page from the Texas content, nice…

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 26, 1782  

* Revolutionary War Era
* 18th century
* From The Enemy

Page 2 has news headed "America" mentions: "...lately sent to wheedle the Eastern provinces into a submission to the intolerable extractions of the Congress for the further support of their tyranny, are returned empty handed." Also a letter from New York: "People here in general talk much of peace...I fear it will be patched up, greatly in favor of the Rebels & against Britain,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 26, 1891 

* Displayable issue w/ Mark Twain

The full front page is a nice print captioned: "Samuel L.Clemens (Mark Twain)" with a corncob pipe in his mouth. Very displayable as such.
Inside pages have prints including: "The Manhattan A.C. Grounds" showing several views of the baseball field. Also a halfpg. photos of: "The Philadelphia Champion Team of 1889" for cricket; a doublepage centerfold captioned: "At The Pony Races" and a full page showing:…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 26, 1968

* World premiere advertisement for the movie "Flesh"
* Andy Warhol film - Joe Dallesandro as "The Hustler"
* First showing at Andy Warhol's Garrick Cinema (rare)

Page 55 has a full page advertisement for the World premiere of "Flesh", a Andy Warhol film staring Joe Dallesandro and directed by Paul Morrissey. The date of the first showing is the same date of this publication.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare…

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 26, 1789  

* French Revolution beginning
* Storming of the Bastille - Paris

The most notable content is the lengthy, and terrific day-by-day account o the beginning of the French Revolution with the storming of the Bastille in Paris. Across France and the rest of Europe the consequences of the Revolution were huge. There were many new developments including the fall of the monarchy, changes in society with the rise of the middle class, and the growth…

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 26, 1891  Among the many prints within is a very nice full page captioned; "Fruit Gathering In California" which also includes an inset: print "Sun Drying Peaches and Apricots".  Unusual to find prints ofd California in a 19th century British magazine.
Complete in 32 pages, great condition.

FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Sept. 26, 1796  

* Rare 18th century American publication
* re. President George Washington's retirement

The front page has 22 illustrated ship ads.
Page 3 has a nice report: "The Resignation of The President of the United States" which notes in part: "...is at length announced to us in form...there is nothing we can say that will fully express the estimation in which his illustrious & important services are held by the citizens of this…

THE NETTLE, Boston, Sept. 26, 1838  This was a general Whig-supporting newspaper in its first 2 years that evolved into a campaign paper supporting William H. Harrison for President. It would cease publication in 1844. This is the volume 1, number 4 issue. For some reason most institutions holding this title have just those from 1840+.
Four pages, nice condition.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1941  

* Brooklyn Dodgers - The Bums
* Wins MLB National League pennant
* First time in 21 years

The front page of section 2 (sports) has a nice banner headline: "WILD BROOKLYN FANS WELCOME CHAMPIONS" with subheads, two related photos and box scores. Nice for display. 
Complete with all 44 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, generally nice.

THE ALASKA HERALD, Sitka, Sept. 26, 1892  

* Very rare Alaska Territorial issue

A quite rare newspaper from Alaska which existed for just over two years, from June 27, 1892 thru Sept. 23, 1894. This is the volume 1, number 14 issue.
This is the first of this title we have encountered in our 47+ years.
Four pages, 11 by 16 inches, printed on high-quality newsprint, pages 2 & 3 have several older tape mends causing no loss of readability, some wear at folds and margins, generally in good…

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26, 1893  The front page has two-thirds of a column headed: "TRAIN ROBBERS SHOT" "They Held Up a rain Full of Armed Detectives" "Two Killed Three Captured" "The Train Was A Dummy Sent Out in Expectation of an Attempt at Robbery--All of the Rob beers Residents of St. Joseph, Mo."
The article is quite detailed and shown in the photos. A nice report of a classic, Old West train robbery.

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 26, 1884  Page 3 has: "A Mormon Missionary Persecuted" which is a report from Salt Lake, Utah, noting in part: "...from a Mormon mission in Indiana...that he made no convert, but left his testimony against unbelievers. He claims to have been pelted with goose eggs...and with rotten eggs and rocks in Smartsburg, and to have suffered much from abuse...".
Also on page 3: "Four Negroes Lynched" "Taken From Jail and Hanged by a Mob at Meadville, Miss." "Strung Up to…

DER BEOBACHTER (The Observer), Germany, Sept. 26, 1935  Obviously a newspaper of the Nazi party as the masthead includes 3 swastika symbols.
Complete in 12 pages, 12 by 18 1/4 inches, rejoined at the spine, very nice condition.

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 26, 1795 

* President George Washington

Page 3 has a small item prefaced with: "The following is the concluding paragraph of the answer of the President of the United States to the Chairman of the Norfolk meeting against the Treaty:" and what follows is the paragraph, signed in type: G. Washington.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, archival repair at the blank spine, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1982

* Tuskegee Airmen honored w/ opneing
* African American pilots of WWII
* National Air and Space Museum exhibit
* 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings
* George Banks spree killings

The top of page 33 has a two column heading: "Museum Exhibit Traces Blacks' Role in Aviation" with related pictorial. (see) First report coverage on the "Black Wings" exhibit opening at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian.
Also of interest is a front page heading:…

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Oct. 10, 1857  The front page features a print of the: "Surf & Bell Boat, Harding's Ledge, Boston Harbor".
Other prints within include 5 of St. Paul, Minnesota including: "City Hall" "First Presbyterian Church" "Fuller House" "The Capitol" and a nice half page: "General View of the City of St. Paul".
Sixteen pages, scattered foxing, nice condition.

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 26, 1846

* Commodore John D. Sloat
* Mexican-American War
* Claims California for U.S.
* Illinois Mormon War ending
* Nauvoo, Hancock County

 Inside has a very historic article headed: "The Pacific Squadron - Commodore Sloat Takes Possession of California". The letter reports that Commodore Sloat has taken possession of California.
A few bits include: "...he left with a summons to the military commandant of Monterey to surrender the place…

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 26, 1908

* Early airplane - aviation
* Wilbur Wright - Brothers
* Le Mans, France flight
* Record w/ passenger (Paul Zens)

Page 5 has a one column heading: "WILBUR WRIGHT CARRIES PASSENGER" (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, two small library stamps within the masthead, some small binding holes…

THE CHRISTIAN OBSERVER, Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 26, 1877  Although mostly Christian content, the back page has various: "General Intelligence" as well.
Eight pages, several creases, minor spine wear & minor foxing.

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 two related photos. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the capital of the entertainment industry and from the city where…

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 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings was a spree killing in the United States carried out by George Emil Banks (born…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1866  The conclusion of the Civil War brought with it an interest in expending west, so it would not seem unusual that articles that read like a 19th century travelogue would appear in newspapers of the day.
This issue has one on page 3, which was part of a larger series: "A Trip To Colorado--The Ute Pass, Middle Park". The report takes 2 columns and is very detailed on what was seen & experienced during the excursion.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1861  Inside pages have war-related column heads including: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "A Skirmish with 6,000 On Each Side" "The Rebels Stand but a Few Minutes" "Gen. Fremont & the Government" "Drafting in Iowa Forbidden" and more.
Eight pages, never-trimmed margins, a few minor margin tears, good condition.

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Sept. 26, 1981

* Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in
* United States Supreme Court - 1st woman Justice

The front page has a photos showing O'Connor with President Reagan with heading: "A great day for women's equality". (see) Page 3 has a banner heading: "O'Connor takes seat on high court" with photo. (see) First report coverage on Ronald Reagan appointing the first Woman to the United States Supreme Court.
Complete with all 76 pages, tabloid size, light toning and minor…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1980 

* John Bonham death (1st report)
* British rock band Led Zeppelin drummer

The top of page 20 has a report headed: "Led Zeppelin Drummer John Bonham Found Dead". Bonham was widely considered to be the greatest drummer in music history. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.
The complete first section only with pages 1-24, very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1935

* Robert H. Goddard - rockets - rocketry
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber) vs. Max Baer
* Heavyweight boxing championship fight

Page 18 has one column headings: "LINDBERGH ENDS STUDY OF GODDARD ROCKET" and "Colonel and H. F. Guggenheim Fly From Roswell, N. M., After Three-Day Visit" (see)
The sport's section (page 27) has a banner headline: "Fight Passed $1,000,000 Mark in Gross Receipts, Re-Check of Figures Shows" with various subheads and photo of…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 4 only, September 26, 1937

* Benito Mussolini - Italy dictator
* Visits Adolph Hitler for 1st time

The front page of this section has a nice banner pictorial regrading the meeting of Adolph and Benito Mussolini with heading: "Will The Rome-Berlin Axis Be Extended Into A Four Powered Pact?" with smaller subheads. (see)
Other topics throughout. Complete section 4 only with all 10 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1937

* Benito Mussolini - Italy dictator
* Visits Adolph Hitler in Munich

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER WELCOMES MUSSOLINI WARMLY; THEY BEGIN TALKS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with 2 related photos. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 42 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1938

* Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year begins
* Jews - Judaica - Judaism holiday
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

The back page has a one column heading: "PRESIDENT GREETS JEWS ON NEW YEAR" with subheads that include: "HOPE VOICED IN SERMONS" and more. (see) The Jews in certain parts of Europe were being persecuted during this time in history.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1928

* Emilio Portes Gill elected
* 41st President of Mexico

The front page has a one column heading: "PORTES GIL ELECTED MEXICAN PRESIDENT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, light toning, minor  margin wear, generally nice.

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 26, 1962

* Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson
* Heavyweight boxing title fight w/photo

Page 6 has a three column headline: "Rematch of Heavyweights Set 'As Soon As Possible'" with caption: "Liston Wins Big" and photo. (see) First report coverage on Sonny Liston becoming heavyweight boxing champion of the world by defeating Floyd Patterson. Also much on the James Meredith being being prevented from entering the University of…

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Sept. 26, 1893  The ftpg. has a nice, full column report on a train robbery headed at the top: "ON THE WRONG TRAIN" "Express Robbers in Missouri Who Didn't Know It Was Loaded" "Successful Trick of the Authorities" "Sent Out a Dummy Train in Charge of Well Armed Officers" "Desperate Battle Waged in the Dark" '"Bandits Refused to Surrender & Fought Stubbornly to the Death" "Two of Them Killed in the Fight" and a bit more, with several subheads. The article carries…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1893 

* Old west style train robbery

The front page has over a column of text headed; "TRAIN ROBBERS TRAPPED" "Police Filled The Cars" 'Two of the Outlaws Killed and Four Captured" "A Bandit Betrays His Fellows" and more. Actually a great report as it reads like a classic train robbery from the Wild West, the text beginning: "The Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs road foiled an attempt to-day to rob one of the passenger trains, killed tow of the bandits…

BOSTON TRAVELER, September 26, 1939

* General Werner von Fritsch killed
* Supreme Commander of the Army
* German High Command member

The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead announcing: "FRITSCH MURDERED NAZI PRISONERS DAY" with subheads. (see) Very nice for display.
Complete with 24 pages, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1932 

* Jimmie Foxx home run # 58 
* Boston Red Sox - MLB baseball
* Final HR of the season (leader)

The sport's section (page 19) has a one column heading: "FOXX HITS NO. 58, BUT MACKMEN BOW" with subheads & box scores. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1934

* Lou Gehrig 1,500th straight game played
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* RMS Queen Mary launching
* Cunard Line ocean liner

The sport's section (page 27) has one column headings: "GEHRIG HITS 48TH AS YANKS WIN, 5-0" "Surpasses His Best Home-Run Mark in 1,500th Consecutive Game--Mates Top Athletics" with box scores. (see)
Page 9 has one column headings: "LINER 534 POISED FOR PLUNGE TODAY" "Giant Ship Creaks on Ways in Scotland as the Shoring…

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, September 26, 1941 

* Brooklyn Dodgers (Los Angeles)
* Wins baseball National League pennant
* 1st time in 21 years - The Bums

This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 16: "Dodgers Cop Title In National League"
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with some margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, September 26, 1960 

* Ted William retires 
* Boston Red Sox 
* MLB Baseball 

The sport's section (page 10) has a one column heading: "Ted Williams Officially Quits Baseball" See images for text here. 1st report coverage on the announcement of Ted Williams that he will retire at seasons' end which was only 2 days away. Nice to have from a city close to Boston.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 18 pages, nice condition.

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 26, 1795  Page 3 has a small item prefaced with: "The following is the concluding paragraph of the answer of the President of the United States to the Chairman of the Norfolk meeting against the Treaty:" and what follows is the paragraph, signed in type: G. Washington.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, various small tears & archival mends near margins, some chipping at the top of the back leaf, some damp staining.