Historic Newspapers: British - U. K.
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Item #632927THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Sept. 29, 1923
* Babe Ruth making his mark in MLB
* New York Yankees - Yanks
The top of the sports page has a one column head: "Ruth May Add To His Laurels" as his .385 batting average is close to surpassing Harry Heilmann's .395. "...Babe, however, is secure in home run honors with 38... Read full description -
Item #573064THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, November 6, 1923 This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "NEARLY 50 MINERS BURIED AS RESULT OF EXPLOSION" and more. (see)
This tells of mine explosion of the Raleigh-Wyoming Coal Company KN Glen Rogers, West Virginia.
Other news of the day. A few tiny binding... Read full description -
Item #161497THE SCOUT, London, 1924 An early issue of the official "Boy Scout" magazine, and noted in the masthead: "Founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell". Much like the Boy's Life of its day, with various articles & stories of interest to boys and scouts. Color cover.... Read full description -
Item #629012THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 26, 1924
* Johnson City, Illinois
* McClintock coal mine disaster
The front page has a two column heading: "MINE EXPLOSION KILLS 30 IN JOHNSON CITY ILL HORROR" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, a few small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #726246THE DAY, New London, Conn. Feb. 8, 1924
* Chinese National Gee Jon execution - executed
* 1st person in the U.S. by lethal gas chamber
* Nevada State Prison in Carson City NV
The front page has a one column heading: "USE LETHAL GAS TO KILL CONVICT" (see images)
Complete with all 14 pages, some tiny binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #726241THE DAY, New London, Conn., Feb. 9, 1924
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK in Southern Illinois
* Herrin, Williamson County - S. Glenn Young
* Under control of Illinois National Guard
The top of the of the front page is a three-column heading: "Herrin in Hands of State Guard; Raids by Dry Klansmen Foment; Bloodshed in Sphere of Trouble" with subhead.... Read full description -
Item #726240THE DAY, New London, Conn. Feb. 11, 1924
* Broadway actress Louise Lawson
* "Broadway Butterly" murder - slaying
The bottom of the front page has a two-column heading: "POLICE SEARCH FOR SLAYERS OF MTION PICTURE ACTRESS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, minor margin wear, some small binding holes along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #726243THE DAY, New London, Conn., February 12, 1924
* King Tutankhamen sarcophagus
* Luxor Egypt - gold-cased mummy
The front page has a two-column heading: "FIND BODY OF KING TUT WHEN HIS SARCOPHAGUS IS OPENED" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
Background: Step back in time with... Read full description -
Item #673919THE SCOUT, London, March 15, 1924 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 #572922THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 28, 1924
* Yukon WV West Virginia
* Coal mine gas explosion
This 20 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "25 MEN ENTOMBED BY MINE EXPLOSION"
A very small but 1st report on the Yukon Pocahontas Coal Company explosion at the #2 mine near Welch, West Virginia.
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #589062THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 1, 1924
* Early Adolph Hitler (pre-rise to power years)
* Treason conviction and prison sentence
* Beer Hall Putsch - coup d'etat
This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that read: "LUDENDORFF ACQUITTED ON TREASON CHARGE IN MUNICH", "Adolph Hitler and... Read full description -
Item #631035THE SCOUT, London, May 3, 1924 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 #651458THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 27, 1924
* Victor Herbert death (1st report)
* Cellist - composer and conductor
The front page has a one column heading: "VICTOR HERBERT,. NOTED MUSICIAN, DIES SUDDENLY" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 14 pages, a few small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #650695THE SCOUT, London, June 7, 1924 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 #572876THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 7, 1924 This 16 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "14 VICTIMS OF MINE DISASTER".
This tells of the Hanover, Pennsylvania coal mine explosion disaster in the Loomis mine of the Glen Alden Coal Company.
Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in... Read full description -
Item #220192THE SCOUT, London, June 21, 1924.
* Cricket match color illustration cover
* Cricket reports and stories
Nice full front page illustration in color (see the photos) of cricket batter and catcher? Described on the front page as the "Special Cricket Number" and there is also cricket-related content inside. Published by the Boy... Read full description -
Item #650272THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 24, 1924
* Aviator Russell Maughan
* 1st Dawn-to-dusk transcontinental flight across the U.S.
The front page has a two column heading: "LIEUT. RUSSELL L. MAUGHAN FLIES FROM COAST TO COAST" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Russell Maughan becoming the first person to fly... Read full description -
Item #572923THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 17, 1924 This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "REMOVING DEAD FROM COLLIERY IN WYOMING" "About 60 Men Trapped in Coal Mine By Explosion".
This tells of the Kemmerer Coal Mine explosion at Sublet, Wyoming.
Other news of the day. A few tiny binding holes along... Read full description -
Item #686302THE DAY, New London, Conn., Sept. 30, 1924
* Rogers Hornsby ends with .424 batting average
* St. Louis Cardinals - major league baseball MLB
The sports page (pg. 11) has a one column head reading: "ROGERS HORNSBY CLOSES WITH .424" (see)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #557271THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 6, 1924
* New York Giants vs. Washington Senators
* Photos
* World Series
This 20 page newspaper has four column headlines on the front page that include: "GIANTS WIN 6 TO 4" with inning by inning reporting. Nice scoreboard graph as well. (see)
More inside with photos. Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #582665THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 8, 1924
* New York Giants vs. Washington Senators
* World Series - Major league baseball MLB
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "SENATORS 2; GIANTS 6" with inning by inning reporting. Nice scoreboard graph as well. Rare to have front page reporting... Read full description -
Item #574951THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 10, 1924
* New York Giants vs. Washington Senators
* World Series
This 20 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "GIANTS 3; SENATORS 3" with inning by inning reporting. Nice scoreboard graph as well. (see) Rare to have front page reporting while the game was still... Read full description -
Item #556641THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 14, 1924
* Senator Frank Bosworth Brandegee suicide
* From a New London, Connecticut newspaper
This 14 page newspaper ha s a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "SENATOR BRANDEGEE ENDS LIFE BY GAS AT WASHINGTON; PERSONAL FINANCIAL TROUBLES BELIEVED TO BE REASON" with subheads and one... Read full description -
Item #556640THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 15, 1924
* USS Los Angeles
* Zeppelin (ZR-3)
* New speed record made
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "ZEPPELIN ZR-3 MAKES FLIGHT OF 5,006 MILES TO LAKEHURST; NEW WORLD NON-STOP RECORD" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. Light... Read full description -
Item #574987THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, October 26, 1924
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish (famous year)
* The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne
* 1924 college football season win
This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "IRISH CONQUER PRINCETON, 12-0"... Read full description -
Knute Rockne...
Item #588344THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 2, 1924
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish (famous year)
* The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne
* 1924 college football season win
This 40+ Sunday edition has one column headlines on page 2 of the sport's section (inside): "TORNADO BOWS TO NOTRE DAME", "Rockne Uses Nearly 40 Men in Beating Georgia Tech; Final... Read full description -
Item #579430THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, November 8, 1924
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish... Football season
* The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne
This 16 page newspaper has a two column photo on page 11 with caption: "Elmer Layden of Notre Dame, Which Plays Wisconsin Today" which tells of the football game.
Notre Dame would play against the... Read full description -
Item #581781THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Nebraska, November 22, 1924
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish (famous year)
* The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne
* 1924 college football season
Page 5 has various reports on college football games to be played on this day with a one column heading: "Knute Rockne To Lose 23 Men".
This was the most famous year for... Read full description -
Item #620062THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, November 29, 1924
* Charles Ponzi arrested
* Ponzi Scheme
* Immigration law
This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Ponzi Arrested on Charge That He Entered Country Illegally; May Be Exiled to Canada of Italy" with subheads.
Other news of the day throughout. Lite browning with little... Read full description -
Item #633632NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 30, 1924 One column headlines on the front page of the sport's section report: "NOTRE DAME BEATS CARNEGIE TECH, 40-19" "32,00 See Rockne Team Uncover Brilliant Aerial Attack on Snow-Covered Gridiron" and more. (see) This report is of the regular season Notre Dame win against the Carnegie... Read full description -
Item #693072CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 3, 1925
* Rose Bowl college football game
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford
* Knute Rockne vs. Pop Warner
* Year of the "Four Horsemen"
* Would be declared national champions
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "N. DAME PRAISES STANFORD; OFF FOR HOME TODAY"
But... Read full description -
Item #582377THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 21, 1925 This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "POISON GAS BLAST KILLS 51 MEN IN ILLINOIS COLLIERY; REMOVING BODIES OF DEAD" with subheads.
This tells of the Sullivan, Illinois, coal mine explosion disaster.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #562744THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 21, 1925
* The Great Tri-State Tornado...
This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Tornado Sector Continues Task Of Burying Dead" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in nice condition. -
Item #590389THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 4, 1925
* Gerald Chapman convicted - death sentence
* Count of Gramercy Park - gentleman bandit
* Prohibition era outlaw
This 16 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "CHAPMAN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO DIE ON GALLOWS JUNE 25TH NEXT; COUNSEL FOR BANDIT TO FILE... Read full description -
Item #651218THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 18, 1925
* Charles Ebbetts death (1st report)
* Brooklyn Dodgers - Ebbetts Field fame
This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 12: "Charles H. Ebbets Passes Quietly Into Last Sleep"
Other news of the day. A few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in... Read full description -
Item #722505THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 27, 1925
* Paul von Hindenburg
* 1st election as president of Germany
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Hindenburg Is Elected President Of Germany is Sweeping Victory; His Plurality Approaches 900,000" with subheads.
Light browning with a little... Read full description -
Winston Churchill speech summarized...
Item #695077FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Extra, Massachusetts, April 28, 1925
* Winston Churchill speech summarized
* Great Britain returns to the Gold Standard...
* Paul von Hindenburg's election breaks tradition
The front page has a very nice near-banner headline: "CHURCHILL BUDGET SPEECH STATES BRITAIN RESUMES GOLD STANDARD," with subhead,... Read full description -
Item #588315THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 9, 1925
* M.E. Norman steamer disaster (1st report)
* Negro Tom Lee (hero)
* Memphis, Tennessee
This 16 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "More Than 20 Persons Perish in River Disaster on the Mississippi; Government Steamer Capsizes" with subheads. This is a 1st report... Read full description -
Item #550632THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 22, 1925
* Roald Amundsen heads for the North Pole
This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Amundsen Hops Off for Pole; Dash by Air From Spitzbergen; 680-Mile Trip to Top of World" with subheads.
Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning with some small... Read full description -
Item #551103THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 30, 1925
* Santa Barbara, California
* Earthquake
This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "SANTA BARBARA DEATH LIST NOT MORE THAN 12; LOSS OF PROPERTY 15 TO 30 MILLIONS" with subheads and related photo. Other news of the day throughout.
Some small binding... Read full description -
Item #160827THE DAY, New London, Ct. July 6, 1925 Three line, three column head: "44 Dead Found in Ruins Of Night Life Resort; Pickwick Club Disaster" Subheads include: "When Wall of All-Night Chinatown Resort Caved in, There Were Over 100 Dancers on Floor'" -
Item #563552THE DAY, New London CT Connecticut, August 10, 1925
* KKK Ku Klux Klan
* 1st national march
This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:
* K.K.K. ASSAILS JEWS, CATHOLICS AND NEWSPAPER
This was the 1st National march by the Ku Klux Klan in Washington D.C. 200,000 participated in this march.
Other news of the day. Light browning with a... Read full description -
Item #559355THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, September 12, 1925
* PN-9 No. 1 seaplane rescue
* Commander John Rodgers
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* 'CAPTAIN JOHN' AIRMEN'S HERO
* His Optimism in Time of Disaster Given by Crew as Reason for Hoping
* Honolulu Cheers Fliers
and more related... Read full description -
Item #556642THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 7, 1925
* Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Senators
* Opening game (during game)
* World Series
This 16 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "WASHINGTON 3; PITTSBURGH 1" with subheads and photos of both managers. Also inning by inning reporting also on the front... Read full description -
Item #569583THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 10, 1925
* Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Senators
* Game 3 (during game 3)
* World Series
This 16 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "PITTSBURGH 3; WASHINGTON 2" with subhead, lineup and a few players photos. Also inning by inning reporting also on the... Read full description -
Item #569892THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 12, 1925
* Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Senators
* Game 3 (during game 3) - World Series
This 14 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "PITTSBURGH 2; WASHINGTON 2" with subhead, lineup and a few players photos. Also inning by inning reporting... Read full description -
Item #572871THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 27, 1925 This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:
* TRAIN TOPPLES INTO RAVINE; 20 ARE KILLED
Tells of the Sunnyland, Frisco passenger train wreck at Victoria, Mississippi after derailment.
Other news of the day. A few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in... Read full description -
Item #579744THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 18, 1925
* Billy Mitchell found guilty (court martial)
* Father of the United States Air Force
This 24 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Mitchell Guilty on Every Count; Suspended From Army for 5 Years; President Must Approve Finding" with subheads and... Read full description -
Item #716549THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1926
* First television transmission
* John Logie Baird
This very significant event marks the development of television, an invention which would change not only the worlds of entertainment & communication forever, but society as well.
Page ten of this issue contains this news, with one column heads... Read full description -
Item #723281THE DAY, New London, Connecticut Feb. 17, 1926
* Anthracite coal miners strike ends
* Northeastern Pennsylvania region
* Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton area
The front page has a one column heading: "Great Anthracite Strike Is Over; Miners Happy" (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine,... Read full description
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