Historic Newspapers: Issues for under $50

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 26, 1928

* Monoplane airplane "Yankee Doodle"
* Transcontinental non-stop flight record
* Captain Charles B.D. Collyer

The front page has a one column heading: "NEW TRANS-U.S. AIR RECORD SET" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the record breaking transcontinental flight of... Read full description  

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, October 27, 1928

* Army Cadets vs Yale Bulldogs
* NCAA college football
* Great headline for display

This 14 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "ARMY LEADING BULLDOG" with subheads. Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well.... Read full description  

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 30, 1928 

* D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship 
* 1st Transatlantic flight (trip home) 

This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Zepplein Half Way Across; Following Lindbergh Route; No Direct Word except O.K." with subheads... Read full description  

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, November 8, 1928  This 14 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "EXPLOSION KILLS FOURTEEN, WRECKS SHOE FACTORY IN LYNN" with subheads that include: "DEAD BODIES ARE BLOWN OUT INTO STREETS" and more. (see)

This tells of the Prebel Company shoe factory... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, November 12, 1928

* World War I Memorial statue dedication
* Upper Common Park - Fitchburg, Massachusetts
* Sculptor Henry Adams

The front page has a nice banner headline that announces: "CITY PAYS HOMAGE TO ITS HERO DEAD" with subheads and photo of the World War memorial statue. First report... Read full description  

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, November 13, 1928

* Ocean Liner S.S. Vestris sinks

The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALL BUT 106 OF 339 PASSENGERS AND CREW OF STEAMER VESTRIS THAT SUNK IN ATLANTIC HAD BEEN SAVED BY VESSELS EARLY TODAY" with subheads (see photos). Nice for display. Other news of the day. Complete... Read full description  

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, November 14, 1928 

* Ocean Liner S.S. Vestris sinks 
* Nice front page headline for display 

This 18 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "BLAME CAPTAIN FOR SEA TRAGEDY" with subheads. More on page 3.

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little margin... Read full description  

ALTOONA TRIBUNE, Altoona, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1928

* Ocean Liner S.S. Vestris sinks

This 16 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "350 MISSING AS LINER SINKS OFF VA. COAST" with subheads "Searchlights Comb Sea For Lost Raft; Little Hope Remains", "Ships Carrying Survivors Head for Port; First... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 18, 1928

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
* 1st home loss in 23 years
* Coach Knute Rockne

The front page of this section has a one column heading: "NOTRE DAME BEATEN BY CARNEGIE, 27-7" with subheads and lineups. (see) This was Notre Dame's first defeat on there home... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1928

* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* Calls off engagement
* Samuel Chapman

Page 22 has small one column headings: "Earhart Engagement Off" "Flier Says She is Not to Wed Chapman, Boston Attorney" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 51 pages, rag edition in very... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 29, 1928

* Nice headline for display
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such

The front page has a nice banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "HERO ROUTS 3 IN GUN BATTLE" with... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 4, 1928

* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York County, Pennsylvania - John Blymire

Page 14 has an article headed: "DEATH OF 5 BABIES LAID TO WITCH CULT" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 64 pages, minor margin wear, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 6, 1928

* Deep Sea Scouts founding - Boy Scouts
* Robert Baden-Powell - Scout Movement

Page 10 has a one column heading: "Deep Sea Boy Scouts Plan Of Baden-Powell" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1928

* Arthur Paget (British Army Officer) death
* Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
* Curragh Incident fame

Page 27 has a one column heading: "GEN. PAGET DEAD; A BRILLIANT SOLDIER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Arthur Paget, British Army Officer, who rose in the rankings... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1928

* Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh
* Airplane inventor Orville Wright
* Harmon Trophy presentation

Page 5 has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH SHARES HONOR WITH WRIGHT" with subheads that include: "Inventor Escorts Ocean Flier to Conference Platform to Receive Harmon Trophy" and more. (see)... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 16, 1928

* Wright Brothers - Orville & Wilbur
* Kitty Hawk, North Carolina airplane flight
* 25th anniversary celebrations across the World

Page 20 has three related reports regarding the 25th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight with one column heading. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1928

* Shortwave radio advancements
* Beam wireless telephone
* Transmission both ways

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Beam Radio receives Code and Speech at Once In Promising Tests of Two-Way Transmission" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 27, 1928

* Laura Hawkins Frazer death (1st report)
* Childhood sweetheart of Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens
* "Becky Thatcher" The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Page 4 has a one column heading: "'Becky Thatcher' Dies in Hannibal" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning... Read full description  

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Jan. 1, 1929 

* Charles Shepherd Negro lynching
* Rome, Mississippi stake burning

The front page has a one column heading: "Negro Slayer Lynched and Body Burned" (see images) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Charles Shepherd at Rome, Mississippi. 
Complete with 16 pages,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1929

* Babe Ruth gymnasium workout
* New York Yankee to unfit to play ?
* Major league baseball off-season

The sport's section (page 16) has a rare article re. Babe Ruth working out in a gym with a two column heading: "Ruth Starts Workouts in Gymnasium; Weighs 2341/2 but Seems in Fine Form" with subhead. (see) Such reports... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 5, 1929

* T. E. Lawrence helping Afghan rebels ?
* World War I - Arab Revolt & more fame

Page 11 has a brief article with heading: "Afghans Accuse Col. Lawrence, British Hero" Nice photo of "Lawrence of Arabia" on the back page. (see)
Complete with all 36 pages, this is the "rag edition"... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 7, 1929 

* Tex Rickard death (1st report) 
* Boxing promoter 

The front page has a two column heading: "Tex Richard Fails to Win 'Big Fight' Against Death; Colorful Career Ends at 59" with subhead and photo of Richard headed: "Noted Sports Promoter Dies". (see)... Read full description  

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 8, 1929 

* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "WITNESS INJECTS WITCHCRAFT INTO TRIAL OF 'DOCTOR'" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a... Read full description  

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1929 

* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire

The front page has an article headed: "THIRD BOY ON TRIAL FOR 'HEX' MURDER IN YORK" with subheads. (see) Nice to have in a Pennsylvania title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description  

NEW YORK TIMES (Rotogravure Section only - 16 pages), New York City, New York, January 13, 1929

It is loaded with photos involving sports, entertainment, fashion and much more.  Page four is a photo titled: "An Early Start To Get Into Condition For The New Season: Babe Ruth".

Unusual to see Babe Ruth working out as he was better known as... Read full description