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Item #569592THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 13, 1942 This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 25: "2 Negro Boys Lynched" "Victims, 14, Accused of Attacking Girl, Hanged in Mississippi".
Tells of the lynching of two negro boys in Shubuta, Mississippi which is near Meridian.
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Item #569588LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, February 15, 1963
* Syncom 1
* 1st communications satellite
* Failure
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Lost Satellite Being Sought By Trackers". This was the 1st attempt at sending a communications satellite into space.
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Item #569587TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, July 25, 1934
* John Dillinger death trap
* The Woman in Red
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SAID SHE KNEW DILLINGER AS 'LAWRENCE'" "Girl in Red Gives Details of Night of Shooting"
Other news of the day. Light browning and little margin wear and tear,... 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 #569544TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, September 4, 1943
* Operation Avalanche
* Allies invade Italy
This 12 page newspaper has a nice three line banner headline on the front page: "Allied Reinforcements Pour Into Italy As Eighth Army Sweeps Inland Taking Many Prisoners; Meet Little Opposition"
Nice headline for... Read full description -
Item #569536THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, May 26, 1927 This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page:
* PARIS MASSES BARE HEADS AS LINDBERGH PASSES
with subheads. (see)
This tells of Charles Lindbergh's ongoing new celebrity status after achieving the famous flight across the Atlantic.
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Item #569533THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, December 5, 1941 This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* Japs Declare U.S. Terms 'Impossible'
* Collapse of Talks Indicated by Press; Showdown Likely with Official Reply Today
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Item #569532THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 28, 1934
* John Dillinger - Arizona capture (in jail)
* Extradition back to Indiana planning
This 40+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "INDIANA TO GET DILLINGER GANG" "Extradition Plans Are Announced at Office of Governor of Arizona"
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Item #569526THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, November 22, 1935
* China Clipper airplane to begin famous flight
* 1st Trans-Pacific airmail commercial service flight
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "CLIPPER POISED FOR TRIP TODAY" "Final Blind Landing Tests Put Craft in Shape for Pacific... Read full description -
Item #569517THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 12, 1943 This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:
* PANTELLERIA FALL RIPS HOLE IN AXIS DEFENSES
with subhead: "Island Blasted Into Submission by Air Sea Power Alone"
Other news of the day with much on the war. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #569515THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, dated August 20, 1935.
* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
This 18 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include:
* Bodies of Rogers and Post Reach California by Plane
and more. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor... Read full description -
Item #569496LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 7, 1952 This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 11: "The Picture in the Major Leagues".
This tells of Cleveland Indians pitcher Satchel Paige becoming the oldest pitcher in major league history to hurl a complete-game shutout by beating the Detroit... 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 #569485FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 5, 1969 This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "'Black Magic' Code of Clan: Hippie-Types""Black magic"... "He believes that he, and all human beings, are God"..."There is no crime, there is no sin:... "the women were the key to... Read full description -
Item #569437THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 24, 1860 Page one has an interesting article dated August 29, 1860, "Nicaragua-The American Minister-An Ultimatum-Walker And His Chances", which has about 10 linera inches of text regarding Walker, his arrival at Truxillo, and an encouragement to resist him. Two additional articles within the issue... Read full description -
Item #569435THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 4, 1949 This 80 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Winds Rip Arkansas and Louisiana; 41 Reported Dead, Hundreds Hurt".
This tells of the tornado outbreak of January 3rd that devastated the Mid-south, especially the city of Warren Arkansas. Related map as... Read full description -
Item #569411THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, August 5, 1871
* Game of croquet print
Within this issue is a very nice full page print captioned: "Croquet Under Difficulties", by the water's edge. Other prints of interest include: "The Irish Orange Riots in New York" "Abbotsford" "Melrose Abbey" "The Scott... Read full description -
Item #569408THE CINCINNATI DAILY GAZETTE, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 6, 1870 Taking over 3 1/2 columns on the ftpg. is the: "President's Message" signed in type at it's conclusion by the President: U.S. Grant. This was his annual state-of-the-union address, with subheads including: "The Slave Trade Treaty" "Our... Read full description -
Item #569403ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, February 6, 1864
* Abraham Lincoln proclamation
* Call for more U.S. troops
As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts.
The front page has: "Proclamation by the President"... Read full description -
Item #569402ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, Feb. 6, 1864
* Abraham Lincoln proclamation
* More troops - Civil War
As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts.
The front page has: "Proclamation by the President" for a draft... Read full description -
Item #569393THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, May 21, 1941 This 12 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page:
* Battle For Crete Grows Fiercer As Germans Land More Troops
with subhead. (see) Other news of the day throughout.
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Item #569380THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 14, 1947 This 48 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 30: "BROWNS DOWN TIGERS AFTER 7-1 SETBACK" with box scores. (see)
Tells of negro player Willard Brown becoming the first black player to hit a home run in the American League. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
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Item #569332THE PARSONS SUN, Parson, Kansas, December 5, 1967 This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "Heart Recipient Shows Progress" with caption: "Steady Beat"
Tells of the very 1st human heart transplant performed by Doctor Chris Barnard.
Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #569329THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, November 6, 1926
* North Lake, MIchigan mining explosion
* Barnes-Heckler iron mine
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MINE EXPERTS GIVE US HOPE" "24 Sign Statement, after Investigation, That All Must Be Dead"
Tells of the Barnes-Hecker... Read full description -
Item #569312TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, June 11, 1942 This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Thousands of Japs Left to Drown Fleeing Shipmates".
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Item #569309THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1974 The ftpg. has a large banner headline reading: "Nixon Resigns; Ford To Step Up" with various related subheads and a photo of Nixon hugging his daughter, and another photo of in-coming President Gerald Ford (see).
This is the complete first section, some wear at the central fold,... Read full description -
Item #569298SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 31, 1909
* First attempt to fly across the English Channel
* Early airplane - aviation
* Baseball
The front page has two half page photos: "The First Attempt to Fly Across The English Channel." The top photo shows Hubert Latham in flight... Read full description -
Item #569291THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 5, 1950
* Douglas DC-3 airplane disaster
* Utica, New York
This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DC-3 CRASH KILLS 13, FIVE IN ONE FAMILY; 10 HURT NEAR UTICA" "Airliner, Carrying Holiday Passengers for Newark, Fails Soon After... Read full description -
Item #569290THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 8, 1950
* Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Airplane airliner crash
* Martin 202 aircraft
This 54 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* 15 DEAD AS AIRLINER CRASHES INTO HOUSE
* Two Children at Television Set in Minneapolis Are Killed and 13 on Plane
Tells of the Northwest Airlines plane... Read full description -
Item #569289THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 22, 1950
* Mount Moran, Wyoming
* Airplane crash disaster
* New Tribes Mission
This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17: "PLANE CARRYING 24 HITS WYOMING PEAK" "Craft Owned by a California Mission Was Taking Group of its Members to Montana"
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Item #569252THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 16, 1920 This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "J. BARLEYCORN IS MOURNED AT 36-HOUR WAKE" "New Yorkers Drown Grief In Final Toasts, But, Oh, What a PriceThey Paid !" "AND DAYBREAK MEANS NOTHING" and more. (see)
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Item #569241THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, February 9, 1861 The ftpg. includes: "Our National Troubles" "the Trip of the Steam Frigate Brooklyn to Florida" "will fort Sumter Be Taken? " "The Correspondence Between Col. Hayne & the President" "Surrender of the Pensacola Navy Yard & the Cutter Lewis Cass"... Read full description -
Item #569193FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 19, 1948 This 16 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Conflicting Reports Veil Battle For Jerusalem" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #569175THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 13, 1861
* United States Navy ironclad print
The front page has a very unusual illustration, being three views of: "The Stephens Battery" beneath which is considerable descriptive text beneath it (see for portions). Plus the top of the first column has many Civil War heads including;... Read full description -
Item #569168THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 12, 1950 This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "SOVIET FLIERS FIRE ON U.S. AIRPLANE OVER BALTIC AREA" "Moscow Charges a B-29 Was in Latvian Territory and Opened the Attack" and more with related map. (see) Tells of the Baltic Sea Incident... Read full description -
Item #569165THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 9, 1950 This 80+ page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Reputed Tomb of Peter Described; More Work to Delay Pilgrim Visits".
Article continues on page 3 with photo of the tomb of Saint Peter.
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Item #569158THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Nebraska, September 6, 1925
* Golfer Bobby Jones
* National Amateur Golf Championship
This 12 page Sunday newspaper has a banner headline on page 5 (front page of sport's section): "Bobby Jones Defeats Protege, Watts Gunn, for National Golf Championship" with subheads (see photos).
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Item #569156FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 25, 1948
* Arab-Israeli War for liberation
* Jerusalem - Israel
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Israeli Leader Sees U.S. Lifting Arms Embargo" and more with related photo. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with minor spine... Read full description -
Item #569145FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, November 15, 1938.
* Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)
* Persecution of Jews
* Jewish businesses attacked
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:
* British-U.S. Plan May Provide Haven For Many German Jew Refugees
with subheads. (see) Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #569143TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, July 14, 1938 This 28 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Hughes Reaches New York City After Pause at Minneapolis" with subhead.
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Item #569139THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 22, 1952 This 80 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page of the sport's section (page 61) "Records in Brooklyn" with subheads that include: "5 Are Made in 1 Inning" and more with box scores. (see)
Tells of the Brooklyn Dodgers breaking the MLB baseball... Read full description -
Item #569136THE WORLD, New York City, September 7, 1925
* Babe Ruth reinstated into baseball
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 6: "Ruth Reinstated, Will Play To-Day"
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Item #569120THE WORLD, New York City, August 23, 1926
* Famous movie actor death close
* Rudolph Valentino
This 30 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page that include: "VALENTINO'S FATE QUESTION OF HOURS" "Temperature and Respiration Increase as Condition Spreads in Lungs" "Film Sheik Unable To... Read full description -
Item #569116THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, January 24, 1862 Among the ftpg. one column heads are: "Important From Kentucky" "Additional Details of the Battle of Mill Spring" "Desperate & Decisive Bayonet Charge of the Union Troops" "General Buell Master of the Situation in Kentucky"... Read full description -
Item #569115THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 6, 1862
* Union prisoners
* Original Civil War
Among the front page reports are: "The Returned Prisoners" "Interesting Incidents Connected with the Union Prisoners from Richmond" "The First Glimpse of the Stars & Stripes" "Movements of Mr. Seward" and more.
Eight pages,... Read full description -
Item #569106THE STRANGER, Albany, New York, April 23, 1814 An unusual & curious small-size newspaper with eclectic content, although mostly literary in theme. This title lasted for less than one year from 1813 to 1814.
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Item #569094FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 17, 1966 This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 10: "Mays Ties Foxx With 534th HR, Perry Wins 19th" with two column photo of the fan who caught the historic home run ball. Shows him giving the ball back to Mays. (see)
Other news of the day. Minor... Read full description -
Item #569089THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 11, 1939
* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt
* Johann Georg Elser
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MISSILE THROWN AT HUGE PICTURE OF ADOLPH HITLER" "Window Before It in Berlin Store of Fuehrer's Photographer... Read full description -
Item #569073THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 11, 1942 This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Casualties Rise as Riots, Strikes in India Spread to All Parts of Nation" with subhead. (see)
Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II. Light browning with little spine &... Read full description -
Item #569071THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1932
* Mohandas Gandhi - The Mahatma
* Six day fasting - hunger strike ends
* Untouchables to Harijans
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GANDHI BETTER AFTER EATING; IS STILL IN PRISON", "Famous Indian Poet, Tagore, and Other Leaders... Read full description
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