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THE NEWARK EVENING COURIER, New Jersey, Oct. 4, 1867

• First Colored Baseball Championship game
• All Negro players shortly after the Civil War
• Brooklyn Uniques vs. Philadelphia Excelsiors
• Prelude to

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Oct. 4, 1987

• Best "Near Dark" advertisement
• Opening day film - movie premiere
• American neo-Western horror - vampires
• Motley Crue w/ Whitesnake

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 4, 1746  In the 17th century, it was titled "Gazette d'Amsterdam", the title changed to simply "Amsterdam" in 1703. Printed prominently in the masthead is (translated): "With the

THE ENGLISH CHRONICLE & WHITEHALL EVENING POST, London, England, Oct. 4, 1803  One of the less common titles of early 19th century England, this issue added to the private collection because of the

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 4, 1988

• "Gorillas in the Mist" film advertisement
• Opening day premiere in Manhattan - NYC
• American biographical drama movie review
• Stor

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 4, 1666

• The great plague era
• London fire report

One of the greatest calamities and more notable events to strike London in its long history is the Great Fire which

SOUTHERN RIGHTS, Jacksonville, Florida, Oct. 4, 1862  A fascinating issue with a story similar to that of the iconic Vicksburg Daily Citizen issue of July 4, 1863, when the Union troops found the

THE DETROIT NEWS, October 4, 1951

• Bobby Thomson home run (1st report)
• New York Giants - MLB baseball
• "Shot Heard 'Round the World"

The front page of the sport's section (pg. 61) has a banner heading:

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1922

• Rebecca Latimer Felton
• White supremacist & Democrat
• 1st United States Woman senator
• Historic political item

The front page has a one column heading: "Woman of 87

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1976

• Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" performance
• "Born to Run" album with E Street Band tour
• American rock singer, songwriter &

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1962

• The Albany Movement - Georgia
• Shiloh Baptist Church gathering
• Negroes - civil rights movement
• Martin Luther King Jr. speech

The

THE TIME-PIECE & LITERARY COMPANION, New York, Oct. 4, 1797  A quite rare title by Philip Freneau which lasted from March 13, 1797 to August 30, 1798. This is volume 2, number 9 issue.

Various news

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 4, 1806  Two columns of the front page are taken up with the complete printing of: "AN ACT To Prohibit The Importation of Certain Goods, Wares and Merchandise."
This

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 4, 1936

• USS Enterprise carrier launching
• United States Navy - World War II fame
• Most decorated warship of WWII - 20 battle stars

The bottom left corner of page 3 has a tiny

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 4, 1817

• Constitution of Indiana
• Battle of Paoli monument

Inside has what appears to be the entire text of the Constitution of the State of Indiana taking over

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Oct. 4, 1851

• 1st America's Cup race
• Schooner Yacht "America"

Inside has a nice half-page print captioned: "The Celebrated Yacht America" being the vessel which won the

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 4, 1764

• Fort Niagara - Native Americans - Indians

The front page has reports headed: "America - From the Quebec Gazette" which includes part of a letter to

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1933

• Griffith Park fire
• Firefighters disaster
• Los Angeles, California

The front page has a one column heading: "33 TRAPPED MEN DIE IN BRUSH FIRE" with subheads. (see)

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1929

• Colorado State Penitentiary riots
• Canon City, Colorado

The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOMB FELONS; 7 GUARDS DEAD" with subheads. Nice for display.

THE NAPA REGISTER, Napa City, California, Oct. 4, 1873

• Rare old West title
• Wine country

Although in the heart of the wine region, for which this city is famous today, its beginnings were centered

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 4, 1993

• Battle of Mogadishu - Somalia
• Black Hawk Down incident
• Operation Gothic Serpent
• Mohamed Farrah Aidid

The front page has a one column heading: "5 U.S. Soldiers Killed, 24

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 4, 1906

• Pennsylvania State Capitol building
• Harrisburg PA dedication - inauguration
• President Theodore Roosevelt address

The top of the front page has two column

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1981 (Magazine Section only)

• The New Black Conservatives
• Cuba trains up next generation of Marxist

This front page has an image of Nathan Wright Jr, Gloria Toote and

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October. 4, 1981

• Bob Dylan Concert Ad
• The making of Nicholas Nickleby
• Full Page Ad for Richard Harris in Camelot

Besides interesting news of the day, this issue is loaded with

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 1849

• California Gold Rush
• 49ers - mining - miners

Page 3 has: "California Items" which has various news items which relate to the California

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 4, 1930

• Notre Dame Stadium opening
• 1st ever game (day of) - Fighting Irish
• NCAA College football  - "Touchdown Jesus" fame

The sport's section (page 18) has a

THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)

• Post-WWII Coverage
• Primary coverage - Japan
• Some Nazi/Germany-related articles included

The

THE NEW YORK TIMES, NY, October 4, 1862

• Raising the Black Flag - the end of Yellow Fever Epidemic

• The war in Missouri

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1931

• Al Capone - Chicago gangster leader
• Northwestern football game
• Ryan Field photo

Page 3 has a three column photo with heading: "Al Capone Watches Football Game

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1922

• NY Giants vs. New York Yankees
• World Series (game 1) of baseball

The front page has nice banner headline: "GIANTS WIN FIRST GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 4, 1926

• Rockwood, Tennessee mining disaster
• Roane Iron mine explosion
• Early, same day report

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "65 Miners

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 4, 1913  The color-cover is an illustration of men working in a factory. Inside the issue is: "The New Argentine Dreadnought 'Rivadavia'"; "How Trees Are

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1945

• Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers
• World Series of baseball (game 2)
• Last time Cubs was in the series (before 2016)

The front page has a two

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 4, 1817 Inside has what appears to be the entire text of the Constitution of the State of Indiana - taking multiple pages. Also included is a resolution for

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1933

• New York Giants vs. Washington Senators
• World Series MLB Baseball

The front page has a four column headline: "GIANTS TAME SENATORS 6-1" with

DAILY EXPRESS, London, October 4, 1945

• Clifton James delivers as "Monty's" body-double
• Great D-Day bluff

The front page has "Monty Has A Double - His D-Day bluff deceived the Germans", with related

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Oct. 4, 1873

• Captain Jack execution
• Lava Beds War
• Modoc Indians

The top of page 2 has an article: "Execution of the Modocs" which mentions in part: "...the day fixed

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1939

• Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's "War Situation" speech at House of Commons
• Adolf Hitler & World War II
• Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...

THE 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"

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 4, 1947

• New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
• Baseball World Series 1st no-hitter... close, but...
• Bill Bevens & Cookie Lavagetto

The front page has"

TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, Oct. 4, 1922  A great report which gives evidence of the baseball mania which existed at this time, with the banner headline: "BASEBALL IS KING TODAY" as the 1922 World

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 4, 1963

• Los Angeles Dodgers
• World Series (game 2)
• Major league baseball

The front page has a three headline: "Dodgers Follow Same Script, Humble Yankees

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1931

• Al Capone - Chicago gangster leader
• Northwestern football game
• Ryan Field

Page 20 has one column headings: "Crowd Jeers Capone From Football Stand", "Gangster and

JUDGE magazine, New York, Oct. 4, 1890

• Color political prints

Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly

SUPPLEMENT TO THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Oct. 4, 1862  This is an extremely large foldout print showing the; "Sectional View Of The Nave" of the Exhibition of 1862, as well as the

THE FREDERICK POST, Frederick, Maryland, October 4, 1938  This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "HITLER'S SS MEN DISARM 500 CZECH GENDARMES AND SOLDIERS NEAR FALKENAUW"

THE INDEPENDENT, New York, October 4, 1849  Page three of this issue contains a headline "College Record" which presents the reports on the colleges such as Columbia, North Carolina University,

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, October 4, 1933  This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "52 Burn to Death, Trapped in Gully By Forest Blaze" with subheads.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 4, 1932  This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "LEAGUE RAISES IRAQ TO FULL MEMBERSHIP" "Turkey Welcomes Former Colony and Hinds Palestine

THE CLEVELAND HERALD, from Cleveland, Ohio, dated October 4, 1848. Pg. 3 has an ad/endorsement for the Taylor-Fillmore ticket. Newspaper title and date appear above the ad making it a nice,