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Item #629615THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1930
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond's trip to Europe
* Irish American gangster - prohibition era
* SS Belgenland (1914) ocean liner
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Legs' Diamond Is Aboard Liner Belgenland Wants to Go to Vichy to 'Take Cure,' He Says" (see)
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Item #629613THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1930
* International Polo Cup
* United States vs. England
* Meadowbrook Polo Club
* Old Westbury, New York
The front page has a one column heading: "UNITED STATES FOUR BEATS BRITISH, 14-9, RETAINING POLO CUP" with subheads. (see)
The sport's section (page 31) has a banner headline: "United States... Read full description -
Item #629610GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England A nice lot of eight issues, all from the 1st half of the 1800's. A nice group of complete issues providing a British perspective of the early-mid 19the century. Each include full title/contents page which features an engraving of St. John's Gate (see), but may or may not... Read full description -
Item #629590THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1928
* Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh
* Airplane inventor Orville Wright
* Harmon Trophy presentation
Page 5 has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH SHARES HONOR WITH WRIGHT" with subheads that include: "Inventor Escorts Ocean Flier to Conference Platform to Receive Harmon Trophy" and more. (see)... Read full description -
Item #629587THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1928
* Arthur Paget (British Army Officer) death
* Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
* Curragh Incident fame
Page 27 has a one column heading: "GEN. PAGET DEAD; A BRILLIANT SOLDIER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Arthur Paget, British Army Officer, who rose in the rankings... Read full description -
Item #629586FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, March 29, 1913 The backpage has a one-column wide, two-line headline "FATHER AND SON GO TO ELECTRIC CHAIR" with subhead "Eleventh Hour Plan to Save the Allens is Thwarted". "Floyd Allen and his son, Claude, the only two of the Hillsville gunmen to pay the death... Read full description -
Item #629585THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 11 only (Sunday edition), December 9, 1928
* George Bernard Shaw lecture
* Fabian Society - British socialist organization
* "The Future of Western Civilization"
The front page of this section 11 only has a nice banner headline: "SHAW PEERS DEEPLY INTO THE FURTURE; As Prophet of Western Civilization, He... Read full description -
Item #629582USA TODAY, November 5, 2008 This 48 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "America makes history, Obama Wins! " with subheads and nice color photo of Obama with family. Much more on the inside pages in the 1st section. (see)
Nice condition.
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Item #629577THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 6, 1928
* Deep Sea Scouts founding - Boy Scouts
* Robert Baden-Powell - Scout Movement
Page 10 has a one column heading: "Deep Sea Boy Scouts Plan Of Baden-Powell" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do... Read full description -
Item #629570THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 29, 1928
* Lucien Howe death (1st report)
* Ophthalmologist - blindness
Page 17 has a one column heading: "LUCIEN HOWE DIES; NOTED EYE EXPERT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Lucien Howe, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Buffalo. He spent most of his life on his work... Read full description -
Late 19th century thoughts on Uncle Tom's Cabin...
Item #629563WAVERLY FREE PRESS, Waverly, New York, October 29, 1892 The second page of this issue has under the heading, "Death of Mrs. Harrison", a report on the death of the wife of the president - just days before he would also lose the election to Grover Cleveland (see image). Another report includes details of the Columbus... Read full description -
Item #629561WAVERLY FREE PRESS, Waverly, New York, July 23, 1892 The second page of this issue contains the brief but significant report: "The president [Benjamin Harrison] has signed the joint resolution of Congress, making October 21, 1892, the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America, a general holiday. Whereas... Read full description -
Item #629537THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1971
* Tennis player Billie Jean King
* Very 1st Woman athlete to earn $100,000
The sport's section (page 58) has a one column heading: "MRS. KING POSTS EARNINGS RECORD" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Billie Jean King winning a tennis tournament and becoming the very first... Read full description -
Item #629532THE MORNING REPUBLICAN, Scranton, Pennsylvania, November 6, 1876
* The Hayes-Wheeler ticket
* Wounded vets to not receive promised compensation
* Illustrated Wyoming Seminary advertisement from the Levi Sprague era
This interesting report on the front page regarding wounded soldiers not receiving their promised... 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 #629521THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1929
* Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout
* Female aviator - aviatrix
* Airplane endurance flight record
* Los Angeles International Airporrt
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Miss Trout Sets Mark With 17-Hour Flight; Recaptures Record Miss Smith Took From Her" ... Read full description -
Item #629504THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 1, 1935
* Baldur von Schirach photo
* Hitler-Jugend leader (Youth)
* Nazis - Germany
Page 10 has a one column heading: "REICH YOUTH CHIEF DENIES HE IS PAGAN" with subheads and photo of Baldur von Schirach. (see) Other related reports on the same page.
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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 #629431THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1929
* Battle of Jiménez, Chihuahua, Mexico
* Escobar Rebellion
The front page has a one column heading: "FIGHT IN CHIHUAHUA; MANY DEAD ON FIELD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the battle of Jiménez, Chihuahua in Mexico during the Escobar Rebellion.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #629415LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 18, 1923
* Berkeley, Alameda County, California
* San Francisco Bay area fire - conflagration
The front page has a four column headline announcing: "600 RESIDENCES DESTROYED IN $10,000,000 FIRE IN BERKELEY" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the 1923 Berkeley,... Read full description -
Item #629414THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1929
* Babe Ruth gymnasium workout
* New York Yankee to unfit to play ?
* Major league baseball off-season
The sport's section (page 16) has a rare article re. Babe Ruth working out in a gym with a two column heading: "Ruth Starts Workouts in Gymnasium; Weighs 2341/2 but Seems in Fine Form" with subhead. (see) Such reports... Read full description -
Item #629413THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 5, 1929
* "Question Mark" (aircraft) Fokker airplane
* United States Army aviators
* Los Angeles Metropolitan Field
* Record endurance flight - Aerial refueling
The front page has a one column heading: "PLANE UP 87 HOURS STILL GOING STRONG" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page... Read full description -
Item #629408EVENING CITIZEN, Glasgow, Scotland, September 22, 1970
* Donald Forbes, "Scotland's Most Dangerous Man", sentenced to life in jail
* Reprieved from life sentence in 1958, he kills again
* The PFLP declares hostages to be POW's
The front page has the one-column heading: "Reprieved Killer Murders... Read full description -
Item #629363THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1929
* Albert Einstein celebrated
* Metropolitan Opera House
* 50th birthday celebration
* Jewish National Fund
Page 7 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN IS HONORED AT MEETING HERE" with subheads. (see) Probably can only be found in NYC papers.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56... Read full description -
Item #629351INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS, London, England, June 13-19, 2001
* Tony Blair re-elected as Prime Minister
* First Labour P.M. to serve two consequtive full terms
* The youngest Prime Minister in over 150 years wins again
This tabloid-size displayable issue has on the cover: "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!", with subhead: "Blair... Read full description -
Item #629332AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, Akron, Ohio, May 16, 1972 (front page only)
* Governor George Wallace Shot
* Amish children only need to go to school through 8th grade
* Wisconsin vs. Yoder Supreme Court Decision
This displayable front page has: "Wallace Partially Paralyzed; Says Campaign To Continue", with subheads: ... Read full description -
Item #629249NEW YORK HERALD, July 4, 1866
* California mining regions
* Gold and silver rush
Page 3 has a very nice article headed: "CALIFORNIA MINING" "Its Importance And Extent" "Washing for Gold in the Early Days and at Present" The Silver Regions" and more. (see) Text takes up 3 1/2 columns.
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Item #629243THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 5, 1866
* Portland, Maine fire disaster
* Early 1st report coverage
Page 5 has a one column heading: "Great Fire In Portland" with subhead.(see) A early 1st report here giving the brief coverage near the start of the fire.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition. -
Item #629237THE DETROIT NEWS, September 29, 1953
* Bobby Greenlease kidnapping (1st report)
* Carl Austin Hall
* Bonnie Emily Brown Heady
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Woman Kidnaps Son of Millionaire at School" with photo. (see) First report coverage on the kidnapping of Bobby Greenlease.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #629229SUPPLEMENT FOR THE YEAR 1797 for Gentleman's Magazine, England. Within this supplement issue, which was published at the end of the year, is a report beginning: "Mr. Wilberforce said that it were only wasting the time of the House to go to any length into a subject which had already undergone such full & frequent... Read full description -
Item #629227THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, December, 1793 Among the many articles is: "Means for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned" which takes a full page. Near the back are various news reports including items headed: "American Intelligence" which takes over half a page. Most of this content is political... Read full description -
Item #629198THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, November, 1799 Under: "Review of New Publications nearly 4 pages are taken up with: "A Short Account of the Principal Proceedings of Congress...& a Sketch of the State of Affairs Between the United States and France in July, 1798". It begins: "The short... Read full description -
Item #629197THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, October, 1799 Included is an interesting article on the famed Dr. Joseph Priestley, which includes: "The announce of Dr. .Priestley's intended return to Great Britain, after his little trip to America, will, of course, excite some degree of astonishment on this side of the... Read full description -
Item #629196THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, September, 1799 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes both of the plates called for.
Complete in 96 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This... Read full description -
Item #629194GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1799 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes both of the plates called for.
Complete in 88 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This was the first... Read full description -
Item #629190GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, September, 1791 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes one of the two plates called for.
Complete in 96 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This was the... Read full description -
Item #629189THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, October, 1791 Near the back is news headed: "America" which reports on some troubles with various Indian tribes, plus a note that: "...by tracing the lakes from Hudson's Straits to the ,Straits of Juan de Fuca [on the west coast of Canada] by a man and a boy,... Read full description -
Item #629187THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, November, 1797 Near the back is a brief bit of news headed: "America" which reports on the: "...horrid ravages lately made by the Yellow Fever in Philadelphia, Baltimore, new Providence, etc., etc..." with ore (see).
Included are both full page plates called for.
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Item #629185GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1797 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes both plates called for.
Complete in 88 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This was the first periodical... Read full description -
Item #629183THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, July, 1797 Under "Review of New Publications" is one work: "Gravels in North America by M. Crespel, with a Narrative of his Shipwreck & Extraordinary Hardships & Sufferings on the Island of Anticosti..." which is at the entrance of the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
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Item #629182GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1798 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes both plates called for.
Complete in 88 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This was the first periodical to... Read full description -
Item #629181GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, June, 1798 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes both plates called for.
Complete in 88 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This was the first periodical... Read full description -
Item #629180GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1797 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes both plates called for.
Complete in 88 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This was the first... Read full description -
Item #629178GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1797 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes all 3 plates called for.
Complete in 88 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This was the first periodical... Read full description -
Item #629176THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1922
* Rudolph Valentino - The Sheik
* Marriage to Natacha Rambova
Page 10 has a one column heading: "VALENTINO'S MARRIAGE INVALID, JUDGES SAY" with subhead. (see) He would be arrested arrested for bigamy shortly after this.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages,... Read full description -
Item #629169THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, March, 1798 Articles include: "Essays on the Provincial Half-Pennies" which takes almost 2 1/2 pages. Also within is a very detailed account of the: "Melancholy Fate of His Majesty's Ship La Tribune" which sank off the coast of Nova Scotia, about which much is written... Read full description -
Item #629168GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1798 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes both called for.
Complete in 96 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This was the first periodical to use... Read full description -
Item #629167GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1797 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes all 3 plates called for.
Complete in 96 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This was the first periodical... Read full description -
Item #629138GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, September, 1792 Inside has most of a column taken up with news headed: "America" which begins: "This country was never in so flourishing a state as at present; the increase of people, riches, and agriculture is almost incredible...The present war with the Indians has for while stopped... Read full description -
Item #629125THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 2, 1922
* Gates, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
* Frick Coke Company mine explosion disaster
The front page has a two column headline: "BODIES OF 16 MINERS KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION TAKEN FROM GATES MINE TODAY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Gates, PA Frick Coke Company mine... Read full description
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