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Item #690889CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 11, 1929
* Walter Hagen wins British Open
* Last major golf championship victory
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a one column heading: "Walter Hagen with 292 Wins British Open" Photo and heading on the back page. First report coverage on Walter Hagen winning his last major championship.
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Item #690675THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1929
* Des Moines University (1865-1929)
* Baptist Church school - Iowa
* Religious riots and closure
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DES MOINES FACULTY DISMISSED EN BLOC; RIOTS CLOSE SCHOOL" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World... Read full description -
Item #589981THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 19, 1929
* Al Capone (Scarface)
* Chicago Beer baron
* 1 Year Jail term
* Avoids murder for hire
This 40+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headlines on the front page; "'SCARFACE' MADE DESPERATE EFFORT TO ESCAPE PRISON" and "Offered to Post Bond for... Read full description -
Item #710231SECTION 9 ONLY of the New York Times, May 19, 1929
* Print of Ted Healy of The Three Stooges fame
The front page of this section of this Sunday newspaper features an uncommonly large illustration which features both Ted Healy and Jobyna Howland. Brief text begins with: "Two Somewhat Different Players of Comedy Who Will... Read full description -
Item #622262THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1929
* re. Old Yankee Stadium stampede disaster
* New York Yankees - Babe Ruth - Lou Gehrig
* Hospital visit with injured children w/ photo
Page 3 has a one column heading: "BABE RUTH BRINGS CHEER TO HOSPITAL" with many subheads and rare photo. (see) Two days earlier there was a stampede... Read full description -
Item #690860CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 24, 1929
* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)
* 1st to fly around the World fame
* Hugo Eckener
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ZEP FLIES BACK TO HOME PORT" with subheads. Nice for display.
Complete in 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On 16 May 1929, on the first night of its second... Read full description -
Item #650252THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1929
* Airplane endurance record flight
* Mahoney-Ryan Monoplane B-1 Brougham
* Reginald Robbins & James Kelly
* Fort Worth, Texas
The front page has a two column headline: "FLYING PAST 157-HOUR MARK, TEXAS PLANE SETS A RECORD; SEEKS TO STAY UP 200 HOURS" with subheads. (see) Reporting... Read full description -
Item #555247THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 27, 1929
* Early aviation
* Airplane in the air time record
This 18 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "ENDURANCE FLIERS LAND AFTER 172 HOURS" with subheads. (see) Other news of the day. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #555651LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 28, 1929
* Charles Lindbergh Gets Married
* Anne Morrow
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "LINDBERGH'S PLANE LEAVES FOR SOME UNKNOWN POINT" with subhead.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #160964DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, May 28, 1929
* Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow marry
The banner head states: "COL. LINDBERGH AND ANNE MARRY AT SURPRISE CEREMONY". Subheads include: "Honeymoon Journey to Be Made in Airplane." plus a four column illustration of the famous couple.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included.... Read full description -
Item #619791THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1929.
* Charles Lindbergh Gets Married
* Anne Morrow
The front page has a two column headline: "COLONEL LINDBERGH WEDS ANNE MORROW IN HER HOME; MAY FLY ON HONEYMOON" with subheads that include: "Pair Slip Away In Auto""Only 20 Present at Surprise Wedding in Englewood and more with... Read full description -
Item #202161THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, NE May 29, 1929. This 20 page newspaper has a one line, seven column headline on the front page: "LINDY AND ANNE VANISH ON HONEYMOON" with subheads on the recent marriage between Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow. Issue is in good condition.
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Item #628625THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1929
* Indianapolis 500 auto race
* Ray Keech wins
* Bill Spence killed
The front page has one column headings that include: "160,000 SEE SPENCE KILLED IN AUTO RACE" "Keech Wins 500-Mile Classic at Indianapolis as Young Californian Meets Death" "SKIDDING CAR... Read full description -
Item #686377CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 31, 1929
* Indianapolis 500 auto race
* Ray Keech wins
* Bill Spence killed
The front page has a one column heading: "RAY KEECH WINS 500 MILE AUTO RACE; ONE DIES" with subhead. (see) Reporting continues in the sport's section. Five related photos are on the back page. (see)... Read full description -
Item #697962PENN'S ADVERTISER, Bowerston, Ohio, June, 1929
* Harrison County
* Penn's store ads
As the title suggests, this issue contains all advertisements by the W. B. Penn Company store from a few months prior to the 1929 stock market crash.
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Item #656225CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 3, 1929
* Murderer Catherine Cassler
* Cameola Soutar murder
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LAY KILLING TO MRS. CASSLER" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos on the back page. Probably only found in a Chicago publication.
Complete with all 46 pages, this is the... Read full description -
Item #677719THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1929
* Actress Joan Crawford
* Actor Douglas Fairbanks. Jr.
* Wedding - weds - married
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Fairbanks Jr., 19, Weds Joan Crawford Here; Pair Too Busy in Films for Honeymoon Now" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 64... Read full description -
Item #724338THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 5, 1929
* Harry Herbert Frazee death
* Boston Red Sox baseball fame
* Sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees
The front page has a one column heading: "HARRY H. FRAZEE, FORMER OWNER OF RED SOX, DIES" with subhead. (see images) He was best known for selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees thus starting... Read full description -
Item #724511THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 6, 1929
* Thomas Edison's 2 cent stamp
* Electric Light Golden Jubilee
* Menlo Park, New Jersey release
* 1879 carbon-filament lamp anniversary
The front page has a two column heading: "Thousands Join in Rush for Edison Light Stamps" with subhead and photo of Edison. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #718499ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 7, 1929
* Babe Ruth is sidelined with illness
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH VERY ILL, MAY BE OUT OF LINEUP A YEAR" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 64 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.
AI notes: In June... Read full description -
Item #620426THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1929
* Richard Réti death (1st report)
* Chess grandmaster - endgame studies
Page 25 has a one column heading: "RICHARD RETI DIES; A MASTER OF CHESS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day just prior to the stock market crash and the great depression. Complete in 52 pages, a few... Read full description -
Item #718985THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1929
* Ratification of the Lateran Treaty
* Vatican City becomes it's own state
* Benito Mussolini and the Holy See
The front page has a one column heading: "POPE BECOMES RULER OF A STATE AGAIN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the creation of the state of the Vatican City... Read full description -
Item #712014SECTION TWO (sports) of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, June 9, 1929
* Ohio State Buckeyes sprinter George Simpson
* Breaks World record for 100-yard dash (9.4 seconds)
* 1929 NCAA Track and Field Championships
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "SIMPSON SETS WORLD MARK FOR 100 YARDS" with subhead and... Read full description -
Item #688351THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1929
* Margaret Lawrence & Louis Bennison murder-suicide
* Early film and stage actress and actor
The front page has a two-column headline: "MARGARET LAWRENCE SLAIN BY LOUIS BENNISON, ACTOR, WHO ENDS LIFE IN HER HOME", with several subheadings. Coverage continues inside with two related... Read full description -
Item #583051THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, June 11, 1929
* Babe Ruth splits
* New York Yankees
* Major league baseball
This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline at the bottom of the front page: "BABE RUTH TAKES LEAVE OF CROWDS" which tells of Ruth getting away from things for a while after his illness.
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #583979THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1929
* Sidney Franklin - Seville, Spain
* Bullfighting - bullfighter - matador
* Jewish - Judaica - Jews
This 60 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Brooklyn Matador Kills Two Bulls in Spain; Seville Throng Carries Franklin in Triumph". See photos for coverage on... Read full description -
Item #660010THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1929
* Sidney Franklin - Seville, Spain
* Bullfighting - bullfighter - matador
* Jewish - Judaica - Jews
This 60 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Brooklyn Matador Kills Two Bulls in Spain; Seville Throng Carries Franklin in Triumph" See images for coverage on... Read full description -
Item #691545CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 13, 1929
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
The front page has a great banner headline for display concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "UPHOLDS DRY RULE BY GUNS" with subheads. Related photos are on the back page.
When it comes to... Read full description -
Item #583052THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, June 14, 1929
* Lou Gehrig
* New York Yankees
* Home run race
The front page features a nice five column headline that proclaims: "Gehrig Hits 2 Homers" with subhead: "CLOUTS TWO TO RUN HIS TOTAL TO 17" which tells of Lou Gehrig hitting 2 home runs in a regular season game, taking over the season... Read full description -
Item #606070THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1929
* Charles F. Brush death
* Electric light fame
Page 24 has one column headlines: "CHARLES F. BRUSH, SCIENTIST, DEAD" "Inventor of Arc Light, 80 Years Old, Succumbs at Home in Cleveland" "Noted As Humanitarian" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements throughout. Complete... Read full description -
Item #722679THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, June 17, 1929
* Bramwell Booth death (1st report)
* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president
* The Salvation Army - charity organization
Page 3 has a one column heading: "BOOTH'S DEATH ENDS CONFLICT IN S. A. RANKS" (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning, tiny binding holes along... Read full description -
Item #647576THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1929
* Alexander Alekhine wins chess tournament
* Russian and French chess grandmaster
The sport's section (page 27) has a one column heading: "ALEKHINE IS FIRST IN SPECIAL EVENT" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in... Read full description -
Item #649850THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1929
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh
* Anne Morrow post honeymoon
Page 3 has a two column photo with caption: "First Public Appearance Of The New 'We'" One column headings include: "LINDBERGH AND WIFE TAKE TO AIR AGAIN" "Fly at Mitchel Field, Where Colonel Tries Out New Safety... Read full description -
Item #649853THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1929
* Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs
* New York Yankees
* MLB baseball
The sport's section (page 8) has a six column headline: "70,000 See Yanks and Athletics Divide; Ruth Hits 2 Homers" with subheads and box scores. (see) Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #583049THE OMAHA BEE NEWS, Nebraska, June 26, 1929
* Al Capone (Scarface)
* Chicago Beer baron
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "AL CAPONE OPENS FIGHT FOR RELEASE" and more. This tells of Al Capone trying to get out of his one year jail term for gun possession.... Read full description -
Item #703103THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1929
* Golfer Bobby Jones at the U.S. Open
* Winged Foot Golf Club at Mamaroneck
The front page has a one column heading: "JONES LOSES LEAD AT GOLF IN STORM" with subheads. (see) Much more in the sport's section (page 11) with banner headline, stats and related photos. Jones would come from... Read full description -
Item #695648THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1929.
* Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open - 2nd report
* Winged Foot Golf Club at Mamaroneck
The sport's section (page 21) has a two column heading: "Georgia House Lauds Jones in Resolution; Atlanta Plans Record Welcome Today" Also a one column heading on the same page: "JONES GOES HOME TO HIS LAW... Read full description -
Item #701385THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1929
* Wilmer Stultz killed in airplane crash
* Amelia Earhart pilot on famous Atlantic flight
The top of the front page has one column headings: "STULTZ IS KILLED STUNTING PLANE; TWO PASSENGERS DIE" "Earhart Pilot Crashes as He Tries 'Falling Leaf' 300 Feet Up at Mineola" and more.... Read full description -
Item #662162THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 6, 1929
* New Orleans, Louisiana
* Streetcar strike riot disaster
* Burning of cars
The front page has one column headings: "ALL-DAY RIOT MARKS NEW ORLEANS STRIKE; 2 DIE, HUNDREDS HURT" "Paving Blocks Rain on Cars, Injuring Police abd Forcing Strike-Breakers Off" "Trolley And Shed Burned"... Read full description -
Item #568492THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 11, 1929
* 1 home run in each inning (9)
* MLB baseball game
This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17: "9 HOMERS IN GAME AS PIRATES TRIUMPH" "Phils Defeated, 15-9, as Clubs Come Within One Circuit Blow of Record" with box scores. (see)
Tells of the... Read full description -
Item #618716THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1929
* Lewis Yancey & Roger Q. Williams flight
* Old Orchard Beach, Maine to Rome, Italy
* Bellanca monoplane "The Pathfinder" airplane
The front page has a three column headline: "ROME THRONG GREETS AMERICAN FLIERS, WHO REACH GOAL AFTER STOP IN SPAIN; CALIFORNIA PLANE STILL UP AT 207th HOUR"... Read full description -
Item #666329THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1929
* Television TV in it's infancy
* Invention - experiments
* Early connection to homes
Page 15 has one column headings: "To Test Television Outside Of Cities" "RCA Plans Transmitter at Bound Brooks, N.J., to Supplement Urban Experiments" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #606380THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1929
* Tommy Loughran wins (1st report)
* James J. Braddock (Cinderella Man fame)
* Boxing - light heavyweight title fight
The sport's section (page 9) has one column headlines: "LOUGHRAN LED ALL THE WAY" "Tommy Produces Greatest Fight in His Career to Decisively... Read full description -
Item #584370THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, July 23, 1929
* Airplane endurance record flight
* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane
This 16 page newspaper has a great banner headline on the front page: "AIR ENDURANCE RECORD SMASHED" with subhead (see photos). Coverage on the airplane endurance record flight on the Curtiss Robin... Read full description -
Item #698826THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 24, 1929
* Airplane endurance record flight
* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ST. LOUIS FLIERS SET ENDURANCE RECORD; KEEP ON INTO NIGHT" with subheads. (see) Lengthy article continues on page 3 with 3 related photos. (see) Coverage on... Read full description -
Item #696071THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1929
* Airplane endurance record flight
* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane
The front page has a one column heading: "ENDURANCE FLIERS PASS 279TH HOUR" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the airplane endurance record flight on the Curtiss Robin "St. Louis" flown by Dale Jackson... Read full description -
Item #684321THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1929
* Pope Pius XI leaves (1st report)
* Vatican City, Rome, Italy
The front page has a two column heading: "POPE LEAVES THE VATICAN FOR FIRST TIME IN 59 YEARS; 300,000 VIEW PROCESSION" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 2 with two related photos. Always nice to have notable... Read full description -
Item #618829THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1929
* Airplane endurance record flight
* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane
* Richard Byrd's Antarctica expedition
The front page has a two column heading: "Most Severe Day of Season at Byrd Camp; Wind Sharpens Cold at 67 Below Zero" (see)
Also one column headings: "ST. LOUIS... Read full description -
Item #709725THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1929
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh
* Ancient Mayan Civilization
* Airplane exploration - findings
The front page has a two column heading: "Lost Mayan City Discovered by Lindbergh; Yucatan 'Find' Led Him to Air Photography" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages,... Read full description -
Item #650498THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 2, 1929
* Fiorello Henry La Guardia
* Mayor of NYC nomination
* Best title to have in
The front page has three column headline: "CITY REPUBLICANS NAME LAGUARDIA TO HEAD TICKET AS MRS. PRATT QUITS; WALKER REGIME OF 'GAYETY' ASSAILED" with subheads and photo of LaGuardia. Loads of text... Read full description
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