Historic Newspapers: Issues for under $50

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1929, from New York. Column headline "Byrd's Dog Teams Start South Across The Barrier To Open Exploring Path" with subhead "Commander Sees Them Off" "He Goes Several Miles With Supporting Party to Aid It" "Away In Clear Weather" "Sledges Make Actual Start Onto Rough Ice Field From Bay... Read full description  

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, October 19, 1929.

* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Prohibition era gangster
* Beer baron

The front page has one column headings: "CAPONE CHECK IS SOUGHT AS RUM RAID EVIDENCE" with subheads. (see) The great stock market crash of 1929 would occur just a few days later.
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning,... Read full description  

NY Times Jigsaw Puzzle...

The New York Times - Jigsaw Puzzle, dated October 25, 1929. "Stock Market Crash" The past meets the present with this superb 400-piece jigsaw puzzle featuring a front page of The New York Times on the date. The centerpiece is shaped like an open newspaper and the jigsaw also comes with a full-sized paper copy (folded) of the selected front page to... Read full description  

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, published by THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 9, 1929, from New York. Contains a wealth of photos about the people and events of the day. In generally good condition. Full ftpg. photo of Albie Booth, the diminutive Yale quarterback, in a three-point stance. Stapled-in... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 11, 1929

* re. Louis Marshall death
* Jewish community leader
* Minorities advocate

Page 23 has one column headings: "2,500 PAY TRIBUTE TO LOUIS MARSHALL" "Memorial for Jewish Leader is Attended by Delegates of More Than 76 Societies" and more. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1929

* Texas Guinan police raid
* 'Club Royale' & more night clubs
* "Queen of the night clubs" - actress
* Prohibition era speakeasy fame
* Best publication to be had (very rare)

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Tex Guinan Gives Drys Big Hand In Night Club... Read full description  

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 17, 1929

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Year of national championship
* NCAA college football - Knute Rockne

This 40+ page Sunday edition has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Notre Dame Noses Out Trojans By 13-12 Score" with subheads and lineup (see images). 1st... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1929.

* Malden, Massachusetts shrine (miracle grave)
* Father Patrick Joseph Power
* Holy Cross Cemetery gathering
* Supernatural powers ?

Page 2 has one column headings: "200,000 ARE DRAWN TO MALDEN 'SHRINE'" "Bay State Troopers and Legion Aid Police as Record Throng Visits... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 22, 1929

* Knute Rockne's infected legs worsen
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* College football

The sport's section (page 33) has one column headings: "ROCKNE IS WORSE; INFECTION SPREADS" "Both Legs Are Now Affected, but Coach's Condition Is Not Alarming, Doctor Says" "Notre Dame Mentor Is... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 23, 1929

* Female aviator Amelia Earhart
* Airplane speed record in L.A.

Page 12 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Miss Earhart Gets Women's Speed Mark" with subhead. (see image) 
Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, nice... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, November 25, 1929 

* Green Bay Packers 
* New York Giants 

This 26 page issue has one column headlines on page 20 that include: "PACKER ELEVEN DOWNS GIANTS" and more with lineup. (see)

Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear, otherwise good.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 29, 1929

* Sinclair Oil Corporation founder freed
* Teapot Dome Scandal - bribery

The front page has a nice banner headline: "SINCLAIR, OIL BARON, FREE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Related photo on the back page. 
Complete with all 44 pages, this is the "rag edition"... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 4, 1929

* Sino-Soviet conflict ending - Russia
* Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
* Zhang Xueliang - Republic of China

The front page has a nice banner headline: "RUSSIA SPURNS U. S. ADVICE" with subheads. Nice for display. More on page 2 with small related map. (see)
Complete with 44 pages, rag edition,... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 6, 1929

* United States occupation of Haiti
* United States Marine Corps
* Les Cayes massacre

The front page has a one column heading: "MARTIAL LAW IN HAITIAN PORT FOLLOWS STRIKE" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.

AI... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1929

* Missing Link discoveries ?
* Beijing China - Peking Man

This 64 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 31 that include: "SEES AID IN FIXING 'CRADLE OF MAN'", "Walter Granger Says Skeletons Found in China May Aid Knowledge of Ancestry" and more with smaller subheads. See photos for... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1929 

* McAlester, Oklahoma mining disaster 
* Old Town Mine explosion

The front page has a one column heading: "OKLAHOMA BLAST ENTOMBS 59 MINERS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the explosion at the Old Town mine in McAlester, Oklahoma. Always nice to have notable events... Read full description  

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, December 19, 1929

* Connie Franklin murder?
* Arkansas ghost
* Mountain View, Arkansas

The front page has a banner headline: "FRANKLIN JURY STILL DEADLOCKED" with subheads (see photos). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 21, 1929

* Peter Kudzinowski execution
* Serial child killer - murderer
* Electric chair in Trenton, New Jersey

The front page has a one column heading: "CHILD SLAYER GOES TO CHAIR" with subhead: "Peter Kudzinowski, Arrested in Detroit, Executed in New Jersey" (see)
Other news, sports... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1929

* re. William Desmond Taylor murder
* Irish-American Hollywood actor and director

The front page has one column headings: "SAYS ACTRESS MURDERED TAYLOR" "Ex-Governor Richardson of California Asserts Efforts to Try Her Were Blocked" and more. (see) This murder is still... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1929

* Max Valier
* Rocket car
* Liquid Fuel

Page 6 has one column headings: "LIQUID FUEL SUCCEEDS IN AUTO IN GERMANY" "Used Instead of Rockets by Max Valier, Who Says It Assures Driver's Complete Control" Coverage on Austrian, Max Valier, testing his new rocket automobile with a new liquid... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 25, 1929 

* Fire at the White House (West Wing)
* Christmas Eve

The front page has a three-column heading: "FIRE WRECKS THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICES; HOOVER RUSHES FROM PARTY TO WATCH IT; AIDES BRAVE SMOKE TO SAVE HIS PAPERS", with many subheads. The coverage of the worst non-war related fire in the White... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 30, 1929

* Physicist Robert Andrews Millikan
* Science & the future of mankind

The front page has one column headings: "SCIENCE WILL SAVE MANKIND FROM WAR, SAYS DR. MILLIKAN" "It Will Also Keep the Race From Overcrowding and Starvation, He Tells Scientists" "Destructive Force Denied"... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 31, 1929

* Post St. Valentine's Day Massacre
* George Bugs Moran safe raided by police
* Gangsters - gangland - underworld
* Probably only reported in a Chicago paper

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "RAID ON MORAN SAFE NIPS BIG RACKET PROFITS" with subhead. (see images) The infamous St. Valentines' Day... Read full description  

JEWISH DAILY BULLETIN, New York, 1928-1930  An uncommon quarto-size issue of 4 pages, filled mostly with Jewish-related news, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Particularly interesting in light of anti-Semetic concerns growing in Europe at the time. Great condition and rarely offered. The issue shown is representative of the look, condition, and year... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1930

* George Edward Woodberry death (1st report)
* Beverly, Massachusetts American poet

Page 23 has one column headings: "G. E. WOODBERRY, AUTHOR, DIES AT 74" "Works on Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne Are Among His Books" "Once Columbia Professor" and more. (see)
Other news, sports... Read full description