Historic Newspapers: The New York Times
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Item #602823THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1933
* Margaret 'Peggy' McMath
* Kidnapping for ransom
The front page has a two column headline: "KIDNAPPED GIRL IS FOUND ON A BOAT NEAR HER HOME; RANSOM OF $80,000 PAID" with subheads (see photos). Continues inside with two related photos. This is 1st report coverage on the return of... Read full description -
Item #636331THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1933
* Helena, Alabama tornado disaster
* Jefferson & Shelby County
* Demopolis
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "TORNADOES KILL 34 MORE IN THE SOUTH" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very... Read full description -
Item #722078THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1933
* Bank Crisis - New Deal
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
* 2nd Fireside Chat (1st report)
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ROOSEVELT PROMISES A 'PARTNERSHIP' WITH BUSINESS, FARMERS AND WORKERS TO PROVIDE PROFITS AND HIGHER WAGES" with several subheads and complete text... Read full description -
Item #589933THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1933
* Jewish boycott on Germany
* Jews persecuted under Hitler's rule
* Pre Holocaust era
The front page has various headlines regarding the tensions between the people of Germany and the Jewish population there. Among these headlines include: "NAZI LEADERS NOW UNEASY OVER... Read full description -
Item #636339THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1933
* Ernest Torrence death
* Scottish character actor
* Hollywood movie villain
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "ERNEST TORRANCE, FILM ACTOR, DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Scottish film character actor, Ernest Torrence. I suspect this is one of the few... Read full description -
Item #636353THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1933
* John Grier Hibben killed in accident
* President of Princeton University
* Presbyterian minister & philosopher
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DR. HIBBEN KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION; WIFE BADLY HURT" with subheads. Much more on page 7 with photo of Hibben.
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #649901THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 18, 1933
* Adolph Hitler's Reichstag speech
* Germany to arm again ?
The front page has a four column headline: "HITLER SAYS REICH WILL FOREGO ARMS BUT WILL NO LONGER REMAIN INFERIOR; ROOSEVELT PLANS OTHER PEACE STEPS" with many subheads. (see) Full text of Hitler's speech on page 3 with photo. Very... Read full description -
Item #687031NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1933
* Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow
* Okabena, Minnesota bank robbery
* Rare & early report on this infamous duo
The top of the back page has a fascinating article which would seem rather mundane for the time, until a little investigation is done. The article is headed: "Two Girls Help Men rob... Read full description -
Item #644274THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1933
* Jewish persecution becoming known Worldwide
* During the rise of Adolph Hitler & the Third Reich
Page 11 has one column headings: "SEEKS NEW HOMES FOR NAZIS' VICTIMS" "Michael Williams, a Catholic Editor, Appeals for Aid for 200,000 Jews" "Saw Reich... Read full description -
Item #667276THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1933
* Waxey Gordon arrested on tax evasion charges
* Prohibition era gangster - bootlegging - gambling
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "'WAXEY' GORDON IS SEIZED IN HIDING WITH AIDES" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside. First report coverage on the arrest of American... Read full description -
Item #688617THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1933
* Emil Oberhoffer death (1st report)
* Minnesota Orchestra conductor
* Music composer - violinist
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "EMIL OBERHOFFER, MUSICIAN, IS DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other... Read full description -
Item #698973THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1933
* End of Prohibition in New York State
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment
The top of the front page has a three line, two column headline: "REPEAL BY 20 TO 1 IS VOTED IN STATE; 6TH WET VICTORY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage... Read full description -
Item #723111THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1933
* End of Prohibition in the state of Wyoming
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment
The bottom of page 4 has a very small and discrete report with heading: "Repeal is Ratified in Wyoming" (see image) Unfortunate for the very brief report here... Read full description -
Item #636360THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1933
* Horatio Bottomley death (1st report)
* English financier, journalist, editor
* Newspaper proprietor & swindler
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "BOTTOMLEY, EDITOR, DIES PAUPER AT 73" with subheads and photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this... Read full description -
Item #644142THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1933
* Mahatma Gandhi nearing the end
* Third anti-untouchability fast (21 days)
The top of page 18 has one column headings: "GANDHI IS SERENE; ORDEAL NEARS END" "Nausea and Weakness mark Nineteenth Day of His Three Weeks' Fast" and more.
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only... Read full description -
Item #667707THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, May 28, 1933
* Maud Younger - suffragist - feminist
* Senate meeting re. Women's equal rights
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "WOMEN DISAGREE ON 'EQUAL RIGHTS'" with subheads. (see)
Complete section 2 only with all 16 pages, rag edition in nice condition. -
Item #580152THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 30, 1933
* Mahatma Gandhi starts his 21-day fast
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "GANDHI ENDS FAST, WEAK BUT HAPPY", "His Friends Rejoice as He Sips Orange Juice After 21 Days Abstinenence From Food" and more. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day... Read full description -
Item #723338THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1933
* End of Prohibition in the state of New Jersey
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment
Page 21 has a one column heading: "REPEAL IS RATIFIED IN JERSEY SESSION" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 40 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #672865THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 3, 1933
* 1st White House swimming pool built
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
Page 15 has a two column heading: "White House Pool Ready for Roosevelt; He Thanks Workmen for 'a Splendid Job'" with photo of the 1st swimming pool ever built in the White House.
Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #654872THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1933
* Very bad advice given to Jews
* Jewish persecution at it's beginning
The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "HITLER IS 'FOOLISH,' VAUCLAIN ASSERTS" with subheads and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice... Read full description -
Item #551928THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1933
* Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis death
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CYRUS H. K. CURTIS DIES IN 83D YEAR" "Publisher and Philanthropist Succumbs at His Estate Near Philadelphia" and more. Plenty of text continues on page 13 with nice... Read full description -
Item #700160THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1933
* American Aviator Jimmie Mattern
* Airplane flight around the World attempt
* Disappearance in Siberia - Russia
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MATTERN IS DOWN EN ROUTE TO CHITA; SOVIET SENDS AID" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues inside with related photo and... Read full description -
Item #561192THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1933
* Walter Johnson
* Cleveland Indians
* MLB baseball
This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 10: "JOHNSON IS NAMED TO PILOT INDIANS" "Signs for This Year and Next After Peckinpaugh Is Dropped as Leader"
Tells of Walter Johnson becoming the new Cleveland Indians... Read full description -
Item #626940THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1933
* New York Yankees
* Lou Gehrig avoids suspension
* Consecutive game streak continues
The sport's section (page 24) has one column headings that include: "Yanks Lose" "RED SOX TRIUMPH OVER YANKEES, 13-5" "New York Suffers Third Setback in Boston After Five-Run Drive in... Read full description -
Item #650072THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1933
* Jews persecuted under Hitler's rule
* Pre Holocaust era
Page 4 has one column headlines regarding the tensions between the people of Germany and the Jewish population there. The headlines read: "SENATE IS URGED TO CONDEMN NAZIS" "Deprival Of Rights Cited"... Read full description -
Item #577568THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 20, 1933
* Engelbert Dollfuss
* Nazis banned from Austria
* Lou Gehrig - Yankees
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "AUSTRIA OUTLAWS ALL NAZI ACTIVITIES", "Acts After Terrorists Hurl Bomb Wounding Thirty-two Policemen at Krems" and more (see... Read full description -
Item #653449THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1933
* The Little House at Royal Lodge - Windsor
* Miniature Welsh cottage given to Princess Elizabeth
Page 21 has a three column photo with heading: "A British Princess In A Fairyland Of Her Own" and brief text underneath. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #636503THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1933
* Barney Ross wins boxing title
* William Thomas Turner death
* Captain of the RMS Lusitania
The top of of page 11 has a four column headline: "World's Lightweight Title Changes Hands" with subheads that include: "ROSS WINS TITLE FROM CANZONERI" and more. (see) First... Read full description -
Item #636481THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, June 25, 1933
* Michael Scott - English amateur golfer
* The British Amateur Championship
* Oldest ever to win
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "SCOTT AT 55 WINS BRITISH GOLF TITLE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on English amateur golfer,... Read full description -
Item #685743THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1933
* Jewish homeland in Palestine ?
* Chaim Weizmann presents idea
* Pre-World War II Jews
Page 6 has an article headed: "Palestine Held Hope Of Persecuted Jews" "Dr. Weizmann Urges Nations to Make It Possible for More to Settle There" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete... Read full description -
Item #612660THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 29, 1933
* Primo Carnera
* Jack Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (pre-fight news)
* From the city where it happened
This 42 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 23: "50,000 Expected to See Heavyweight Title Bout Tonight in Garden Bowl" with subheads that include: "SHARKEY FAVORED OVER... Read full description -
Item #626946THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1933
* Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle death (1st report)
* Silent film actor, comedian and director
Page 17 has one column headings that include: "FATTY ARBUCKLE DIES IN HIS SLEEP" "Film Comedian, Central Figure in Coast Tragedy in 1921, Long Barred From Screen" "On Eve Of His Comeback" and... Read full description -
Item #570709THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 2, 1933\
This 50+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FACTOR KIDNAPPED; HELD FOR $100,000" "'Jake the Barber' IS Seized in Car After Leaving Chicago Roadhouse Party" "WIFE SEES GANG'S ACTION" and more. (see)
Tells of the famous fake... Read full description -
Item #598794THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 2, 1933
* Jake the Barber
Kidnapping
This 50+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FACTOR KIDNAPPED; HELD FOR $100,000" "'Jake the Barber' IS Seized in Car After Leaving Chicago Roadhouse Party" "WIFE SEES GANG'S ACTION" and more (see... Read full description -
Item #622815THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1933
* Famed double eagle coins are minted
Page 12N contains an interesting and somewhat inconspicuous report headed: "22,000,000 Coins Minted" with various details, and which includes: "...Included in this coinage were 445,500 double eagles and 1,754,000 eagles...".
It is noteworthy that... Read full description -
Item #639829THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1933
* "One of the greatest games in the history of baseball"
* New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals
* Carl Hubbard vs. Tex Carleton
The sport's section (page 7) has a banner headline: "50,000 Watch Giants Go 27 Innings to Sweep Double-Header With Cardinals" with subheads that... Read full description -
Item #707457THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1933
* Chancellor Adolph Hitler
* Warns of 2nd revolution
* Pre Jewish Holocaust & WWII
* Wanting full power in Nazi Germany
The top of the front page is a one column heading: "HITLER IN WARNING FOR '2ND REVOLUTION'" with subheads. (see images) Was this the prelude to the Jewish... Read full description -
Item #723148THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1933
* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures)
* 250th anniversary this coming Summer (2026}
Page 11 has a full page facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence with heading: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776; The unanimous... Read full description -
Item #636473THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 6, 1933
* Centre Party (Germany) ends
* Catholic political party
* Nazi Germany
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "German Catholic Centrist Party Dissolved; Hitler Says He Is Neutral in Church Fight" (see) First report coverage on the remaining opposition political party in... Read full description -
Item #705966NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1933 A banner headline on page 12 reports on the first ever Major League Baseball All-Star game: "Ruth's Home Run Gives American League Margin of Victory at Chicago".
One column subheads include: "American League Beats Rivals, 4-2" "49,000 See Ruth's Homer Yield Two Runs as... Read full description -
Item #645074THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1933
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* Transcontinental flight record
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "NEW AIR MARK SET BY MISS EARHART" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Amelia Earhart crossing the United States for a new airplane speed record.
Other news of the day.... Read full description -
Item #708918THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1933
* Italian Air Armada - flying boats
* Italian fascist & aviator Italo Balbo
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Balbo's Fliers Reach Labrador In 1,500-Mile Hop From Iceland" with subhead. (see images) Related map is on page 2.
Complete in 38 pages, light toning and minor wear... Read full description -
Item #554842THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1933
* Nazi Germany formally becomes a one-party state
This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "HITLER WILL SEIZE PROPERTY OF FOES", "New Decrees Also Provide for Withdrawing Citizenship of Germans Abroad" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning... Read full description -
Item #709033THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1933
* End of Prohibition - repeal
* Alabama & Arkansas
* Beer - liquor returns
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "REPEAL WINS IN ALABAMA AND ARKANSAS BY 3 TO 2; LARGE WET VOTE IN CITIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the states of Alabama and Arkansas... Read full description -
Item #698514THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1933
* Italian Air Armada - flying boats
* Italo Balbo arrives in NYC
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "GREAT ITALIAN AIR ARMADA IS ACCLAIMED BY MILLIONS AS IT WINGS OVER THE CITY" with subheads. (see) Much more on the following pages with photos.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #709499THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1933
* End of Prohibition in Tennessee
* Beer - liquor returns
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TENNESSEE VOTES FOR REPEAL WETS WINNING IN CITIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the state of Tennessee ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notable... Read full description -
Item #715223THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1933
* Aviator Wiley Post - airplane pilot
* First person to fly solo around the world
* The landing in New York City (1st report)
The top of the front page has a 4 column headline: "POST ARRIVES SAFELY IN NEW YORK, CIRCLING WORLD IN 7 DAYS, 19 HOURS; MOLLISONS ARE FLYING... Read full description -
Item #577644NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1933 The frontpage features a 3 line, 4 column head: "Post Arrives Safely In New York, Circling World In 7 Days, 19 Hours; Mollisons Are Flying The Atlantic" and 1 column subheads: "Record Is Cut 21 Hours" "75,000 at City Airport Greet Flier After a 15,596-Mile Trip" and more.... Read full description -
Item #650537THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1933
* Professor Albert Einstein
* Jewish citizenship bill
* Nazis persecution of Jews
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Einstein, in Commons Gallery, Extolled As Bill Offers German Jews Citizenship" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 36... Read full description -
Item #581935THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1933
* Al Capone and others indicted
* Terrorism the charge
This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "SAPIRO IS INDICTED IN CHICAGO RACKETS", "Attorney Who Sued Ford Is Accused With Others as 'Front' in Capone Ring" and more. Nice to have in this famous NYC... Read full description
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