Historic Newspapers: WWII - The Journey (pre, during, and post-war events)
This link was created to take explorers on a pre-war, war, and post-war journey of events related to WWII - an unimaginably horrific period in world history. The issues are arranged chronologically and are not necessarily available for sale. Your walk begins with the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and finishes with well-known movies regarding the war.
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Item #590402THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, February 18, 1925
* Floyd Collins death - funeral rites
* Sand Cave - Mammoth - Kentucky
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Earth Sinks to Close Up Cave Tomb", "Hundreds Gather to Hear Services on Man Buried 70 Feet Below Hilltop Altar" and... Read full description -
Item #648095THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 21, 1925
* Sullivan County, Indiana
* Hamilton Township
* Coal mine explosion disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "51 BELIEVED DEAD AFTER EXPLOSION IN INDIANA MINE" with subheads. (see)
Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
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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.
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Item #648090THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 15, 1925
* Walter Camp death (1st report)
* "Father of American football"
The front page has a one column heading: "WALTER CAMP FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL HERE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with photo of Camp. Always nice to have notable events in history reported... Read full description -
Item #578623THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, March 15, 1925
* Walter Camp death (1st report)
* Father of American football
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2 that include: "Walter Camp's Death Blamed to Over-Exertion" and more. See photos for text here.
Also the front page of the sport's section:... Read full description -
Item #572785THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, March 18, 1925
* Fairmont, West Virginia mine explosion
* 1st report
This 12 page newspaper has a very nice banner headline on the front page: "33 MINERS ARE KILLED IN GAS EXPLOSIONS" with subheads. This tells of the Barrackville mine 61, Bethlehem Mines Corporation coal mine gas explosion at Fairmont,... Read full description -
Item #577160THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, March 19, 1925
* The Great Tri-State Tornado disaster...
This 42 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "STORM HITS5 STATES, 1,000 DEAD, 3,000 HURT" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good.wikipedia... Read full description -
Item #568525SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 20, 1925 This 22 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "TORNADO'S TOLL GREATEST SUCH DISASTER EVER TOOK; 848 KILLED, 2909 INJURED" with many subheads.(See)
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Item #569831FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, March 20, 1925 This 24 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "RELIEF WORKERS FACE BIG TASK IN TORNADO-STRICKEN AREA" and more. (see)
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Item #568767SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, March 21, 1925
* The Great Tri-State Tornado...
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "TORNADO RELIEF WORK HASTENED TO WARD OFF MENACE OF EPIDEMICS" with subheads.(see)
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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)
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Item #569015SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, March 22, 1925
* The Great Tri-State Tornado...
This 30+ page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "COUNTRY ANSWERS CALL FOR AID FOR SUFFERERS IN AREA OF BIG TORNADO" with subheads.(see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #569488SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 23, 1925 This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MOST OF DEAD IN STORM AREA LAID TO REST" "DEATH LIST NOW 810; TOTAL INJURED 2939" and more. (see)
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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 #618788LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 4, 1925
* Gerald Chapman convicted - death sentence
* Count of Gramercy Park - gentleman bandit
* Prohibition era outlaw
The front page has a four column headline: "CHAPMAN FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER; DEATH PENALTY" with subhead. (see)
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Item #648411THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1925
* Gerald Chapman convicted - death sentence
* Count of Gramercy Park - gentleman bandit
* Prohibition era outlaw
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CHAPMAN CONVICTED, SENTENCED TO DEATH; HIS NERVE UNBROKEN" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues on... 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 #648365THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1925
* Babe Ruth has ulcer surgery ?
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
The top of page 10 has a two column heading: "Babe Ruth Is Resting Well After Operation; Will Be Out of Game Two More Weeks" (see) Coverage on the famous surgery for reasons not officially known at the start of the 1925 baseball season. Nice... Read full description -
Item #629530THE DETROIT NEWS, April 20, 1925
* Della Sorenson arrested
* Serial killer - poisoner
The front page of section 2 (inside) has a one column heading: "MOTHER TELLS OF POISONING 7" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the arrest of serial poisoner, Della Sorenson.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in... Read full description -
Item #628532LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 23, 1925
* Floyd Collins' body recovered
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Page 6 has a one column heading: "COLLINS'S BODY RECOVERED TODAY" See image for brief coverage on cave explorer, Floyd Collins, body being recovered from a narrow crawl way within the Sand... Read full description -
Item #648368THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 27, 1925
* Paul von Hindenburg
* 1st election as president of Germany
* 1st report w/ photo
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "VON HINDENBURG IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF GERMANY; BEATS MARX, REPUBLICAN LEADER, BY 887,000 VOTES; TWO KILLED AND MANY INJURED IN RIOTING AT POLLS" with several... 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 #567171THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, May 2, 1925
* Jimmie Foxx MLB baseball debut
* Philadelphia Athletics
* Singles in 1st at bat
This 24 page newspaper has a one column headlines on page 17 that include: "ATHLETICS BOW TO WASHINGTON" and more. This was the game in which Jimmie Foxx made his MLB baseball debut. He entered the game late as a pitch... 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 #678636THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1925
* Helene Auguste Geisen-Volk
* "Helen the Serial Killer" arrested
* Baby farming kidnapping & murder
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "22 BABIES HAVE DIED IN MRS. GEISEN-VOLK'S CARE WITHIN A YEAR" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the arrest of Helen Auguste Geisen-Volk,... Read full description -
Item #597957THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1925
* M.E. Norman steamer disaster (1st report)
* Negro Tom Lee (hero)
* Memphis, Tennessee
The front page has one column headlines that include: "4 DEAD, 14 MISSING AS VESSEL UPSETS IN THE MISSISSIPPI", "The Norman, Carrying Mid-South Engineers, Suddenly Goes Down Near Memphis",... Read full description -
Item #651898THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1925 The first column head notes: "VON HINDENBURG TAKES OATH OF OFFICE IN BERLIN" with related subheads, the report carrying over to page 16. In January, 1933, he would appoint Adolph Hitler as Chancellor.
Twenty pages, binding slits at the blank spine, good... Read full description -
Item #647285THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1925
* Paul von Hindenburg inauguration
* Becomes president of Germany
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HINDENBURG TAKES OATH TO REPUBLIC AS REICH PRESIDENT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Paul von Hindenburg becoming the president of Germany.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #583928SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 13, 1925
* Paul Von Hindenburg becomes President
* Germany
* Pre Adolph Hitler
This 18 page newspaper has a one column headlines on the front page that include: "HINDENBURG GIVES PLEDGE TO REPUBLIC", "Inaugurated as President of Germany in Simple Reichstag Ceremony' and more (see... 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 #696927THE TINY TOWN TIMES, Tiny Town, Missouri, May 25, 1925
* Very rare miniature publication
This is a very fascinating little newspaper.
You can read much about "Tiny Town" on Wikipedia, but to be brief, "Tiny Town was the first complete city built in miniature & had over 1000 structures. A smaller village was... Read full description -
Item #617212THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1925
* Babe Ruth hospital release (1st report)
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19: "RUTH IS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL" "Practices With Yankees but Will Not Go to Philadelphia With Team Friday" 1st report coverage on Babe Ruth's release from... Read full description -
Item #561305LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 28, 1925
* Babe Ruth returns to the team (photo)
* New York Yankees
This 12 page newspaper has a one column photo of Babe Ruth with caption: "Babe Ruth Back in Old Uniform" with text underneath. (see)
Photo was taken shortly after his release for the... Read full description -
Item #597686SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, May 28, 1925
* Coal Glen mine explosion disaster (1st report)
* Oakland Township, Chatham County, North Carolina
The front page has two column headlines that include: "Mine Explosion Entombs Three-Score of More Men; All Believed to Be Dead". This is 1st report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #628769LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 29, 1925
* Coal Glen mine explosion disaster (1st report)
* Oakland Township, Chatham County, North Carolina
The front page has a two column heading: "BODIES OF 32 MINE VICTIMS ARE RECOVERED FOLLOWING EXPLOSION" (see) First report coverage on the Coal Glen North Carolina mine disaster.
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Item #579431FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg Sentinel, Massachusetts, June 2, 1925
* Babe Ruth returns to the lineup
* New York Yankees
* Back from ulcer surgery ?
This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Babe Ruth,Back In Game; Fails At Home Run..." See photo for text on Babe Ruth's comeback after months recovering from... Read full description -
Item #576382THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, June 17, 1925
* Hackettstown NJ New Jersey train wreck
* 1st report
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Boat Train Death Toll Goes to 35" and more (see images). This tells of train wreck disaster at Hackettstown, New Jersey.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #651222THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, June 19, 1925 This newspaper has a very nice banner headline on the front page: "AMUNDSEN FIGHTS WAY BACK" with subheads. (see) This is contains other news and advertisements of the day.
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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 #212319TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, MA, June 30, 1925. This 12 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: " THREE MORE DEVASTATING SHOCKS AT SANTA BARBARA" with many subheads. Tells of the earthquake iin Santa Barbara, California. Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.... Read full description -
Item #649588THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1925
* Hack Wilson - New York Giants
* 2 home runs in 1 inning
* Babe Ruth - Yankees
This 40 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 14: "Giants Win Twice, Robins Also Triumph; Ruth's Homers Help Yanks to Victory" with subheads that include: "Wilson Gets Two in a... Read full description -
Item #561966THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, July 5, 1925
* Dreyfus Hotel disaster
* Boston, Massachusetts
This 50+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "10 KNOWN DEAD, 20 MISSING AS BUILDING FALLS" "Scores of Gay Revelers Injured When Boston Clubhouse Collapses" and more. (see)
Tells of the... Read full description -
Item #649682THE NEW YORK TIMES, Michigan, July 5, 1925
* Pickwick Club collapse
* Chinatown dance hall
* Boston, Massachusetts
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "12 KNOWN DEAD, OTHERS TRAPPED IN DANCE HALL RUINS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Pickwick Club dance hall collapse in Boston.... 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 #650111THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1924
* Paavo Nurmi - Olympics star runner
* Wins 2 gold medals within 2 hours
* The "Flying Finn"
The sport's section (page 8) has a one column heading:
"NURMI WINS 2 RACES, SETS OLYMPIC MARKS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 28 pages, light toning,... Read full description -
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 #566490THE NEW YORK HERALD, August 10, 1925
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK
* March of the nation's capital
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* 200 Join Klan As Fiery Cross Lights Capital
* Pickpockets in Hoods of Order Reap Harvest as Thousands Witness Ceremony on the Potomac
Tells of the Ku Klux Klan march on Washington D.C.
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Item #629093THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, August 20, 1925
* Actor Rudolph Valentino
* Natacha =Rambova photo
The front page has a two column heading above nice photo of Natacha Rambova: "Valentino and Bride At Parting of Ways" with subhead. (see)
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Item #647811THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1925
* Babe Ruth suspended and fined
* New York Yankees
* MLB baseball
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RUTH FINED $5,000; COSTLY STAR BANNED FOR ACTS OFF FIELD" with subheads: "Manager Huggins of Yankees Imposes Penalty at St. Louis for 'Misconduct'" "OFFENDER ORDERED... Read full description
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