Historic Newspapers: British - U. K.
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Item #653670THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Sept. 20, 1920
* Chief Bender - MLB baseball pitcher
* Chippewas Indians - Native Americans
The sport's section (page 9) has a one column heading: "Bender Is Real Chippewa Indian" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition. -
Item #718611CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 26, 1920
* Union Club riot in Manhattan
* Irish & Anglo-Americans clash
* A hanging British flag as provocation ?
* Post "Bloody Sunday" in Dublin, Ireland
The front pager has a nice banner headline for display: "IRISH RAID NEW YORK CLUB" with subheads. (see images)
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Item #629910THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 12, 1921
* Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
* Becomes 1st MLB Baseball commissioner
Page 7 has a two column heading: "Baseball Finally Put On Reconstructive Basis" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, a little light staining, a few small margin tears,... Read full description -
Item #573576THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 11, 1921
* Oconee & Gardner GA Georgia
* Tornado outbreak disaster
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "GEORGIA TORNADO TAKES HEAVY TOLL", "Thirty Reported Dead, But There Is No Way of Obtaining Accurate Information as to Exact Number". Thistells... Read full description -
Item #684338THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 4, 1921 Page 2 begins with a one-third column article headed: "30,000 U.S. Dead Remain In France".
This article reports the "back story" of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. One of the unknown dead who was disinterred in a grave in France would be randomly selected to be... Read full description -
Item #699514SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 13, 1921
* Lou Gehrig plays professional baseball as a 17-year-old...
* Four years before his New York Yankee debut
* Played under the name "Lou Lewis" for Hartford Senators
The sports page (page 2) has a very intriguing report on the early career of famed... Read full description -
Item #713109CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1921
* Bloody Sunday - day of violence
* Belfast, Northern Ireland
* Irish War of Independence
The front page has a one column heading: "BATTLE BLAZES IN BELFAST; 15 DEAD, 90 HURT" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on Belfast's Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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Item #216582LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 24, 1921.
* ZR2 Airship Disaster
This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "DIRIGIBLE ZR-2 EXPLODES SUDDENLY" with subheads that include: "Was The Largest Dirigible Ever Built" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Browing around the margins... Read full description -
Item #573606THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 10, 1921
* San Antonio TX Texas
* Flood disaster
This 12 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "POLICE REPORT 500 DEAD AT SAN ANTONIO; TEXAN CITY IS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FLOOD" with subheads (see image).
This tells of the flood disaster in San Antonio, Texas.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #547898THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated September 15, 1921.
* Comedian/Actor
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle indictment
* Manslaughter
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* ARBUCKLE ACCUSED OF MANSLAUGHTER BY CORONER'S JURY
* Finds Rappe Girl's Death From Peritonitis Was Caused by an External Force
* He Faces... Read full description -
Item #669346THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 17, 1921
* Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
* Hollywood comedian actor
* Virginia Rappe murder indictment
The top of the front page has one column heading: "FATTY ARBUCKLE COMES TO COURT" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #577155THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 3, 1921.
* Babe Ruth breaks home run record with 59th for the New York Yankees
* One short of his prediction at beginning of season
This 112 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 9: "Ruth Going After 60 Mark In 1922," which is short report mentioning his 59th home run... Read full description -
Item #567025THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 7, 1921
* New York Yankees 1st World Series
* New York Giants
This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "YANKS AND GIANTS CLINCH; DISMAL DAY FOR PITCHERS IN THIRD CLASH OF SERIES" with subheads and related photos. Plus... Read full description -
Item #586027SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 9, 1921
* Iowa Hawkeyes college football
* Notre Dame - Knute Rockne
This 30+ page newspaper has a small and somewhat discrete one column heading on page 3 of the sport's section (inside): "Notre Dame Defeated" which gives a brief first report on Iowa Hawkeyes football team beating... Read full description -
Item #565775THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 11, 1921
* New York Yankees 1st World Series
* Babe Ruth not playing (injured)
This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "GIANTS LEADING IN TERRIFIC BATTING BEE IN SIXTH GAME", "E. MEUSEL, SNYDER AND FEWSTER MAKE HOMERS" and more with lineup. (see)... Read full description -
Item #568242THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 13, 1921
* New York Yankees 1st World Series
* New York Giants World Champions
* MLB baseball (FINAL GAME)
This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "GIANTS AHEAD, 1-0, IN EIGHTH BATTLE OF WORLD'S SERIES" "Waite... Read full description -
Item #548501THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 17, 1921
* William J. Simmons
* Ku Klux Klan leader
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "KLAN WIZARD IS SCORED AS LIAR" and "Congressman Campbell, as Chairman of Probers, Denounces Georgian as Trifler with the Facts."
Other news of the day throughout. Some small... Read full description -
Item #568593SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 7, 1921 This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "FATE OF IRISH SITUATION RESTS WITH ULSTERITES AFTER ENGLISH AND SINN FEIN REACH AGREEMENT" with subheads. (see)
Tells of the signing of the treaty that created the Irish Free State.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #663762NEW YORK TRIBUNE, December 7, 1921
* Irish Free State created
* David Lloyd George
The front page has one column headings: "IRISH FREE STATE IS NEW MEMBER OF BRITISH EMPIRE" "British Cabinet Has Unanimously Approved the Settlement and Parliament Is Being Summoned at Once to Ratify the Treaty" and more. Text takes up 2 full columns. A... Read full description -
Item #562966THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 7, 1921 This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "ALL IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS WILL BE RELEASED BY EDICT" with subheads. (see)
Regards the creation of the Irish Free State. Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #588331THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit Michigan, December 8, 1921
* Irish Free State created
* Eamon de Valera
* David Lloyd George
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DAIL'S CABINET STUDIES TERMS" and
"Do Valera's Views on Irish Free State Proposals Eagerly Awaited". Coverage on... Read full description -
Item #563439THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 8, 1921
* USS S-48 Submarine rescue (1st report)
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "THRILLING ESCAPE OF 51 MEN IN SUBMARINE S-48 EAST OF PENFIELD REEF" with subheads. (see)
Tells of the USS S-48 submarine rescue in Long Island Sound.
Other news of the day. Some... Read full description -
Item #567811THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, December 14, 1921 This 16 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "Irish Treaty Comes Up for Ratification Today" with subheads. (see) Tells of the treaty that created the Irish Free State.
Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #585695THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 6, 1922
* Eamon de Valera resigns (1st report)
* President of the Irish Republic
* Irish free State
This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "DE VALERA RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC; EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF THE DAIL IRREVOCABLY SPLIT" with subheads (see photos). 1st... Read full description -
Item #650115THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1922
* Arthur Griffith election win (1st report)
* President of Dail Eireann
* Irish Free State - Ireland
The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "GRIFFITH ELECTED IRISH PRESIDENT; DAIL ADJOURNS" "Government That Will Prepare the Way for Irish Free State Takes Over... Read full description -
Item #630287THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 11, 1922
* Arthur Griffith election win
* President of Dail Eireann
* Irish Free State - Ireland
The front page has a one column heading:
"BRITISH TO FREE ERIN PRISONERSHELD IN REVOLT" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the election of President of Dail Eireann, Arthur Griffith.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #585398NEW YORK TRIBUNE, January 16, 1922
* Irish Free State established
* Dublin Ireland
* Michael Collins
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Irish Free State Takes Reins Today", "Provisional Cabinet to Assume Administration of South Ireland With Departure of the British", "Sinn Fein to... Read full description -
Item #218631SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, January 23, 1922.
* Viscount James Bryce death w/ photo
This 12 page newspaper has a three line, three column headline on the front page: "VISCOUNT JAMES BRYCE, 83, FAMOUS BRITISH STATESMAN, DIES SUDDENLY IN ENGLAND" with subheads that include: "Long British Embassador To United... Read full description -
Item #572957THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 26, 1922 This 16 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "POPE'S BODY, INCLOSED IN THREE CASKETS, SOLEMNLY ENTOMBED IN CRYPT OF ST. PETER'S AT ROME" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #576608THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 2, 1922
* William Desmond Taylor shot dead
This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "THINK DIRECTOR OF MOVIES MURDERED". The report tells of the murder of famed actor and director William Desmond Taylor which is still unsolved till this day. This is a early first... Read full description -
Item #692091THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 22, 1922
* Airship Roma disaster
* Norfolk, Virginia crash
* United States Army
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "34 OFFICERS AND MEN KILLED IN CRASH OF GREAT DIRIGIBLE ROMA" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along... Read full description -
Item #660799THE DAY, New London, Conn., June 24, 1922
* Walter Hagen wins British Open
* 1st American born golfer to win it
Page 9 has a one column heading: "Hagen Brings Golf Cup Here" First report coverage on Walter Hagen becoming the 1st American to win the British Open title.
Complete with 12 pages, minor wear at the margins, a few small... Read full description -
Item #563554THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 9, 1922
* Pittsburgh Pirates break a hit record
* MLB Baseball
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 11: "Pirates Win Two and Advance Into Third Place" with subhead: "PIRATES MOVE TO THIRD POSITION".
Tells of the double header game with the Philadelphia Phillies in... Read full description -
Item #585693THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 12, 1922
* Arthur Griffith death (early 1st report)
* Sinn Fein & Dail Eireann leader
* Irish Free State - Ireland
This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "ARTHUR GRIFFITH, DAIL PRESIDENT, IS DEAD IN DUBLIN" with subheads and photo of Griffith. 1st report... Read full description -
Item #689063THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 13, 1922
* Arthur Griffith death (1st report)
* Sinn Fein & Dail Eireann leader
* Irish Free State - Ireland
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "GRIFFITH DEATH SHOCKS DUBLIN" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death of President of Dail Eireann, Arthur Griffith.
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Item #590330THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 29, 1922
* Michael Collins assassination
* Irish Republican Army leader
* Irish Free State
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Nation's Tears Flow At Burial of Collins" with subhead: "Throngs Fill Dublin Cathedral and Streets During... Read full description -
Item #573554THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 31, 1922
* Argonaut gold mine fire disaster
* Jackson, California
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:
"FIRE IN GOLD MINE CHECKED; INTENSE HEAT BARS RESCUE" with subheads (see photos) which tells of the Argonaut gold mine disaster at Jackson, California. This was the... Read full description -
Item #561422THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 7, 1922
* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees
* World Series (game 4) of baseball
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "GIANTS BEAT YANKS, 4 TO 3, IN FOURTH GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES PLAYED IN THE RAIN" with subheads and two related photos. (see)
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #705369THE SCOUT, London, Nov. 4, 1922 An early issue of the Boy Scout magazine, and noted in the masthead: "Founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell" who is credited with founding the Boy Scouts.
This was very much the "Boy's Life" of its day, with various articles & stories of interest to boys and scouts. Various illustrations as... Read full description -
Item #718504FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., November 25, 1922
* Robert Erskine Childers executed
* Irish Nationalist - Irish Civil war
The front page has a one column heading: "CHILDERS' FATE FAILS TO MOVE BRITISH PRESS" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in... Read full description -
Item #585570THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 25, 1922
* Robert Erskine Childers executed
* Irish Nationalist
* Irish Civil war
This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CHILDERS EXECUTED BY THE FREE STATE; REPRISALS FEARED", "Military Court's Sentence Is Carried Out After Night of Rebel... Read full description -
Item #696404TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., December 5, 1922
* Irish Free State established
* Ireland becomes independent
The front page has a two column heading: "IRELAND TAKES PLACE IN COMMONWEALTHS OF THE WORLD" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the establishment of the Irish Free State.
Complete with 12 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #629455THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 8, 1922
* Astoria, Oregon fire disaster
* Clatsop County
The front page has a two column heading: "FIFTEEN MILLIONS LOSS IN BLAZE AT ASTORIA, ORE." with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the Astoria, Oregon downtown fire disaster.
Other news of the day. Complete in 20 pages, light toning,... Read full description -
Item #573062THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 5, 1923
* Pineville, Louisiana
* Tornado disaster
This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "TORNADO KILLS 20, INJURING 60"
Tells of the Pineville, Louisiana tornado disaster.
Other news of the day. A few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #603376THE SCOUT, London, July 7, 1923 An early issue of the Boy Scout magazine, and noted in the masthead: "Founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell" who is credited with founding the Boy Scouts.
This was very much the "Boy's Life" of its day, with various articles & stories of interest to boys and scouts. Various illustrations as... Read full description -
Item #570448THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, July 23, 1923
* Chester, Illinois
* Chester Mental Health Center... Insane Asylum escape
The 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "One Killed by Guards When 41 Insane Felons Escape From An Asylum at Chester, Ill." with subheads that include: "Two Convicts Start Fake Fist Fight;... Read full description -
Item #704433THE SCOUT, London, Aug. 11, 1923 An early issue of the Boy Scout magazine, and noted in the masthead: "Founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell" who is credited with founding the Boy Scouts.
This was very much the "Boy's Life" of its day, with various articles & stories of interest to boys and scouts. Various illustrations... Read full description -
Item #649813THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1923
* Eamon de Valera arrested (1st report)
* Irish Free State - Ireland president
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DE VALERA ARRESTED BY DUBLIN TROOPS FIRING BLANK SHOTS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, light toning, irregular... Read full description -
Item #646867FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 16 & 17, 1923
* Eamon de Valera arrested (1st report)
* Irish Free State - Ireland president
The front page of the 16th has a one column heading: "IRISH TROOPS TAKE DE VALERA" with subheads. (see) First report coverage here. You also get the issue of the 17th with continued coverage with a... Read full description -
Item #699179THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Sept. 3, 1923
* USS Shenandoah maiden flight - voyage
* United States Navy rigid airship - dirigible
The front page has a one column heading: "ZR-1 IN THE AIR FOR 55 MINUTES" (see image)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
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