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Item #618872WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, November 24, 1874
* Seance - mesmerism - mesmerist
* Stage hypnotist Annie De Montford
Page 2 have one column headings: "Mesmerism" "An Exhibition of the Occult Science" "Miss De Montford In Washington Hall" (see)
Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout. Larger than normal... Read full description -
Item #618863THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 8, 1936
* Uniontown, Pennsylvania
* TWA airplane crash disaster (1st report)
* Flight 1 - Cheat Mountain
The front page a two column heading: "Air-Crash Inquiry Centers On Instruments and Beacons; Two Investigations Started" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on the TWA airliner... Read full description -
Item #618855ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, December 6, 1932
* Albert Einstein gets 1st Visa... Coming to America
* Escaping the Nazis - Pre-World War II
The front page has a one column heading: "Einsteins to Get Permit for Visit Without 'Grilling'" with small photo. (see) 1st report coverage on Albert Einstein receiving his 1st Visa to... Read full description -
Item #618829THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1929
* Airplane endurance record flight
* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane
* Richard Byrd's Antarctica expedition
The front page has a two column heading: "Most Severe Day of Season at Byrd Camp; Wind Sharpens Cold at 67 Below Zero" (see)
Also one column headings: "ST. LOUIS... Read full description -
Item #618821THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 13, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart* About to make history in airplane "Friendship"
* Early aviation era original
Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The front page has one column headings: ... Read full description -
Item #618816THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1930
* Southern Cross airplane flight
* Fokker F.VII trimotor monoplane
* Charles Kingsford Smith
The front page has four column healdine: "OCEAN FLIERS LAND AT ROOSEVELT FIELD AFTER CIRCLING CITY; 10,000 RUSH PLANE; KINGSFORD-SMITH TELLS FLIGHT DETAILS" with subheads and photos. Much more inside... Read full description -
Item #618815THE NEW YORK TIMES, 1st section only, June 29, 1930
* Jesse Harding Pomeroy
* "The Boston Boy Fiend"
* Bridgewater State Hospital
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Jesse Pomeroy After 54 Years in Prison Plans Escape; Tools He Made Found". (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 26 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #618808ALLENTOWN CHRONICLE AND NEWS, June 27, 1936 (single page)
* Two-tone portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Noteworthy 1936 election season
This authentic single page from the Allentown Chronicle and News shows a wonderful portrait of FDR, and was published during the summer leading up to the famous Presidential Election of 1936, which, in terms... Read full description -
Item #618803THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 9, 1923 (Rotogravure Section only)
* The 1923 Motor Boat Regatta in Detroit
* Packard Chriscraft gold cup winner
* DeRoy Trophy Race
This 8 page authentic Rotogravure Section has a full-page photo of "The 1923 Motor Boat Regatta" which was held in Detroit. It would look great framed. Also included are... Read full description -
Item #618801THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1929
* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)
* 1st to fly around the World (halfway)
* Early aviation era original
The front page has two column headline: "DAMAGE TO GRAF ZEPPELIN ON LEAVING TOKIO HANGAR HOLDS UP PACIFIC FLIGHT" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete... Read full description -
Item #618798THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1929
* Woman aviator Amelia EarhartPage 15 has a small and discrete heading: " Flying Lesson for Miss Earhart" (see)
* Takes first airplane flying lesson
* To obtain Airline Transport Pilot License
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, minor margin wear, nice... Read full description -
Item #618793THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1930
* Adolf von Harnick death (1st report)
* German Lutheran theologian - church historian
Page 27 has one column headings: "PROF. VON HARNICK, THEOLOGIAN, IS DEAD" "Friend of Former Kaiser Succumbs at 79--Accepted Republican Regime" "Led In Modern Thought" and more with photo. (see)
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Item #618792THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 3, 1930
* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)
* The Europe-Pan American flight ending
* Early aviation era original
The front page has two column headline: "ZEPPELIN, OFF FOR HOME, CIRCLES OVER NEW YORK; FAIR WEATHER ON COURSE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 3 with related photo and map.
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Item #618791THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 9, 1930
* King Carol II of Romania proclaimed
The front page has a two column headline: "CAROL PROCLAIMED KING AMID ROMANIA'S CHEERS; CORONATION IN OCTOBER" and more with photo. (see) Lengthy text continues inside.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, minor margin wear, nice... 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)
Other news of the day.... Read full description -
Item #618787THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1930
* Jake Lingle assassination (1st report)
* Chicago Tribune reporter
* Al 'Scarface Capone - Gangsters
The front page has one column headings: "CHICAGO REPORTER SLAIN BY GUNMAN" "Alfred Lingle of The Tribune Sought to Solve Gangs' Crimes--Knew Their Secrets" "ASSASSIN'S IDENTITY... Read full description -
Item #618768HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, July, 1898 This issue contains a story "Sun-Down Leflare's Money" which is written by Frederic Remington and also contains an illustration by him. Also within the issue is "A Prince of Georgia"; "The People and Their Government"; "The... Read full description -
Item #618762THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1930.
* Golfer Bobby Jones
* British Amateur championship (during)
* This would be the 2nd win towards his famous grand slam
The sport's section (page 14) has a banner headline: "Jones Beats Johnston to Gain British Gold Quarter-Finals; Voigt Also Wins"... Read full description -
Item #618758THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1930
* Woman aviator pioneer Amy Johnson
* 1st Woman solo flight from England to Australia
The top of the front page has two column headings: "England Thrilled by Lone Flight of Modest Typist to Australia" "King and Commoner Join in Praise of Amy Johnson, First Woman to Make the Perilous Air Journey--Port... Read full description -
Item #618757THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 11, 1943
* Mahatma Gandhi starts fast
* Indian independence movement
* World War II era original
The front page has one column headings: "Gandhi Starts 21-Day Fast on Citrus Juice" "Viceroy Condemns New Hunger Strike" with small photo. (see)
Other news of the day with much on World War... Read full description -
Item #618753THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1930
* Sarojini Naidu "The Nightingale of India"
* Salt satyagraha - Indian independence movement
* Mahatma Gandhi imprisonment protest - jailed
Page 7 has one column headings: "MRS. NAIDU JAILED; 200,000 IN PROTEST" "Indian Civil Disobedience Chief Gets Nine Months--One Year for Third of... Read full description -
Item #618752THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1930
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma)
* Yerwada Central Jail interview
* Indian independence movement
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Gandhi Interviewed in Jail; Asks Full Freedom for India" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56... Read full description -
Item #618750THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1930
* Amateur golfer Bobby Jones
* Walker Cup won by U.S.
* Royal St George's Golf Club
* Sandwich, Kent, England
The front page has one column headings: "AMERICAN GOLFERS BEAT BRITISH, 10-2, TO KEEP WALKER CUP" "Capture 7 of the 8 Singles in Final of Tournament Over Links at Sandwich"... Read full description -
Item #618744NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 19, 1878
* Coal Creek, Fountain County, Indiana
* Race riot - Negro scabs vs. locals
* Coal mining - miners
The front page has a brief article headed: "Riotous Militiamen" "Three Negroes Shot By A Company Of Drunken" "Militiamen At Coal Creek, Indiana" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8... Read full description -
Item #618735THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 25, 1930.
* Inventor Thomas Alva Edison - Founders Day
* Rollins College - receives honorary degree in science
* President Hamilton Holt
Page 16 has one column headings: "EDISON HONORED BY ROLLINS COLLEGE" "Doctor of Science Degree Is Conferred on him at Winter Park, Fla." "He Walks In... Read full description -
Item #618716THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1929
* Lewis Yancey & Roger Q. Williams flight
* Old Orchard Beach, Maine to Rome, Italy
* Bellanca monoplane "The Pathfinder" airplane
The front page has a three column headline: "ROME THRONG GREETS AMERICAN FLIERS, WHO REACH GOAL AFTER STOP IN SPAIN; CALIFORNIA PLANE STILL UP AT 207th HOUR"... Read full description -
Item #618692THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1944
* Thomas Midgley Jr. death
* Ethyl gasoline inventor
Page 21 has one column headlines: "THOS. MIDGLEY DIES; NOTED CHEMIST, 55" "Inventor of Ethyl Gasoline Is Accident Victim--A Pioneer of Synthetic Rubber" with photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the freakish death of ethyl gasoline... Read full description -
Item #618687THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, May 4, 1930
* Yale varsity crew wins Blackwell Cup
* Columbia & Pennsylvania University
* Bulldogs - Men's heavyweight rowing
* Housatonic River - Derby, Connecticut
The front page of this section has one column headings: "YALE VARSITY WINS, WITH COLUMBIA NEXT" "Eli... Read full description -
Item #618681THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1930
* Tekamah, Nebraska
* Tornado disaster
* Mahatma Gandhi arrest ?
Page 3 has one column headings: "STORMS KILL 18 IN MIDDLE WEST" "Tornado Hits Tekamah, Neb., Leaving Six Dead and Many Injured" and more. (see)
Page 9 has: "LOOKS FOR ARREST OF GANDHI IN RAID" with subheads. (see)
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Item #618676THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 31, 1930
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma)
* Movement for India's independence (salt tax)
Page 8 has one column headings: "GANDHI LISTS TERMS FOR PEACE IN INDIA" "Says Viceroy Will Hear No More of Civil Disobedience if He Will Satisfy "Simple Needs"" and more. (see)
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Item #618670THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1928
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* Calls off engagement
* Samuel Chapman
Page 22 has small one column headings: "Earhart Engagement Off" "Flier Says She is Not to Wed Chapman, Boston Attorney" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 51 pages, rag edition in very... Read full description -
Item #618669THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, July 6, 1928
* Chicago gangster war
* Frankie Yale (Uale) funeral
The front page has an article headed: "GANG WAR FLARES AS SLAIN LEADER IS LAID IN GROVE" "5000 Pals Follow $15,000 Silver Casket to Brooklyn Cemetery; 104 Autos Carry Mourners" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #618667THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1930
* Victoria of Baden death (1st report)
* Queen of Sweden
Page 19 has a one column headings: "QUEEN OF SWEDEN DIES AT 68 IN ROME" "Victoria Succumbs at Winter Villa to Bronchial Ailment Suffered Many Years" and more with photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40... Read full description -
Item #618656NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 18, 1814 Inside has over 5 pages of: "Events of the War" reporting on the on-going War of 1812. Included are reports & subheads: "Our Prospects"; letters form the "Creek Agency" and from "Milledgville"; "Military"; a letter from General Edmund... Read full description -
Item #618646THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 31, 1883
* Brooklyn Bridge
* Stampede disaster (1st report)
The front page has an article headed: "CROWDED TO DEATH" "Terrible Results of a Decoration Day Jam on Brooklyn Bridge" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 4 pages, light browning and some wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #618645THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, April 27, 1930
* Gallant Fox wins Wood Memorial Stakes
* Thoroughbred horse race - Queens, New York
* Great depression era original
The front page of this section has one column headings: "GALLANT FOX FIRST IN WOOD MEMORIAL" "Kentucky Derby Favorite, With Sande Up, Defeats Crack... Read full description -
Item #618643THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1930
* Al 'Scarface' Capone seizing control of Chicago
* Rocket airplane flight... Paul Heylandt
* American gangster era original
Page 9 has one column headings: "'POLITICAL RACKET' IS LAID TO CAPONE" "Gangster Is Becoming a Power in the Chicago City Hall, According to Rumors"... Read full description -
Item #618642THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 20, 1930
* Jean Leon Gerome Ferris death
* American history painter (1st report)
* Great depression era original
Page 27 has a one column headings: "J. L. G. FERRIS DIES, PROMINENT ARTIST" "His American History Series of Paintings Is In Congress Hall, Philadelphia" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #618631THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1930
* Max Valier tests the Rocket car
* Austrian rocketry pioneer
* Great depression era original
Page 11 has one column headings: "VALIER SHOWS BERLIN NEW GAS-ROCKET CAR" "German Believes He Has Made Propulsion by Recoil From Explosions Practical" Coverage on Austrian Max Valier testing his new... Read full description -
Item #618627THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 27, 1930
* Charles Lindbergh airmail flight
* Mahatma Gandhi's salt march
* Great depression era original
Page 3 has one column headings: "LINDBERGH LANDS MAIL AT HAVANA" "Colonel Will Span Caribbean Today on Way to Nicaragua in Next Leg of Flight" and more. (see)
Page 13 has one column headings: ... Read full description -
Item #618624THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1930
* Charles Lindbergh flight
* Airplane journey w/ his mother
* Early aviation era original
Page 3 has one column headings: "LINDBERGH TAKES MOTHER TO CAPITAL" "He Stops at Lakehurst and Camden in First Day's Flight Toward Canal" and more with nice photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #618610NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 26, 1814 Over half of the front page has a letter signed by John Armstrong (Secretary of War) beginning: "The time at which we have reason to expect an ascendancy on Lake Ontario has arrived.." in which he gives an update on events from his theater of the War of 1812. War reports carry... Read full description -
Item #618605THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1930
* Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
* Acrobat Hans Jahn falls to his death
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Circus Acrobat Killed at Bronx Performance In Forty-Foot Fall in Pole-Balancing Act" (see)
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Item #618603THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sport's Section Only, March 30, 1930
* Oklahoma State University Cowboys
* Wins NCAA Div. 1 Wrestling Championship
* Northwestern University Wildcats
* Wins Men's Swimming Championships
The front page of this section has one column headings: "OKLAHOMA AGGIES RETAIN MAT TITLE" "Triumph for Third... Read full description -
Item #618601THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1930
* Arnettsville, West Virginia
* Coal mine explosion disaster
Page 6 has one column headings: "12 KILLED IN MINE IN WEST VIRGINIA" "Gas Explosion Traps Victims Working in Coal Shaft at Arnettsville" and more. (see) 1st report coverage on the Yukon mine explosion of the Crown Coal... Read full description -
Item #618600THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1930
* SS Europa maiden voyage
* German Ocean Liner
* Breaks transatlantic (W) speed record
* Take Blue Riband from SS Bremen
The front page has one column headings: "EUROPA SETS RECORD; ARRIVES 18 MINUTES UNDER BREMEN TIME" "Big German Liner Cuts Through Fog on Last Leg for Mark of 4... Read full description -
Item #618599THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1930
* Victorian wins Agua Caliente Handicap
* American Thoroughbred racehorse
The sport's section (page 16) has a banner headline: "$123,400 Agua Caliente Handicap Is Won by Victorian; Track Record Broken" with subheads and photo. (see) 1st report coverage on Victorian winning the Agua Caliente... Read full description -
Item #618593THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, October 6, 1955
* Perfect Circle Corporation
* New Castle, Indiana
* Strike riots w/ photos
The front page has a three column headline: "600 GUARDSMEN CALLED AS 8 ARE HURT IN STRIKE" with subhead and related photo. Coverage on the Perfect Circle Corporation strike riots in New... Read full description -
Item #618590THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1930
* Medium - seance
* materialized spirit - ghost
The back page has one column headings: "'CARUSO' AT SEANCE HEARD BUT NOT SEEN" "Medium With Much Groaning and Tossing Produces the Aria From 'Martha'" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, a... Read full description -
Item #618589THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 3, 1930
* Groundhog Day
* Bronx Zoo
* Mr. Toomey
The top of the fro[nt page has a two column heading: "City's Groundhog Yields Honors as a Prophet; Scorns Tradition, Leaving Spring in Doubt" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the near the beginning of the great depression. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition... Read full description
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