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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 11, 1926
* Lake Denmark explosion
* United States Navy arsenal
* Dover, New Jersey
The front page has a nice banner headline: "150 MARINES HURLED TO DEATH BY ARSENAL BLASTS"… more
SPORTS SECTION ONLY of The Detroit Free Press, July 11, 1926
* Bobby Jones wins at Scioto
* Olympia Fields Country Club
* U.S. Open golf championship
The front page of this section has a banner heading:… more
THE WEEKLY RECORDER, Chillicothe, Ohio, July 11, 1815
* Very early & rare for the state of Ohio
This was one of Ohio's most important frontier and early statehood communities. Chillicothe served as… more
THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, N.C., July 11, 1938.
* Aviator Howard Hughes takes off
* Airplane flight around World (1st stage)
The front page has a one column heading: "HUGHES PLANE HOPS FOR… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1989
* "Lethal Weapon 2" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in New York City
* Buddy cop action comedy movie… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 11, 1977
* Woman's right to choose movement
* Women's abortion rights cases
* Supreme Court of the United States
* Government not… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1921
* Bloody Sunday - day of violence
* Belfast, Northern Ireland
* Irish War of Independence
The front page has a one column heading: "BATTLE BLAZES IN… more
UNITED STATES' TELEGRAPH, Washington, a lot of six issues from 1827-1828.
* Rare campaign periodical
* General Andrew Jackson
This was a politically-themed newspaper published by Duff Green, who had… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1933
* End of Prohibition in the state of Illinois
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment
The front page has… more
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 11, 1829
* Cadet Robert E. Lee
* West Point military academy
It's always fascinating to find mention of notable people long before they would become… more
* The Louisiana Purchase Treaty
* Signed by U.S. & France ministers
* Expansion of the United States
This newspaper has one of the
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1902
* Old West outlaw Harry Tracy
* Hunted in the Northwest by posse
* Hole-in-the-Wall Gang member
The top of the front page has a two column… more
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 11, 1885 The full front page is an illustration of "Henry M. Stanley", the African explorer.
Among prints inside are a terrific fullpg: "Lawn Tennis In Prospect… more
* The famous UFO scare that was also during the time of the Roswell, New Mexico incident
The top of page 10 has has two column heading: "'Flying
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 11, 1940
* Battle of Britain begins (1st report)
* German bombers over United Kingdom
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMANS BOMB ENGLAND… more
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 11, 1857 Page 3 has over half a column taken up with: "The Alleged Slaver Libelled" which is a lengthy & detailed account of the capture of the… more
HARPER'S WEEKLY New York, July 11, 1874
* Winslow Homer illustration - print
Although there are many fine prints in this issue, certainly the most desired is the full page by noted artist… more
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 11, 1857
* Mormons - Mormonism - Brigham Young
* Very early view of San Francisco
* Salt Lake Tabernacle under construction
Front page shows: "Camp of the… more
RICHMOND DAILY WHIG, July 11, 1874
* Samuel Archer King
* Ballooning voyage
* Buffalo - Lake Erie
Here is a uncommon publication from the capital of the Confederacy just a decade earlier.… more
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 11, 1863
* Battle of Gettysburg
* Rebel account
The front page includes: "Charleston" "Yankee Agents In England" "The Courts" "City Intelligence"… more
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C.,July 11, 1849 Page 3 has a relatively short article: "California Gold" noting in part: "...that the amount of the precious metal from the 'diggings'… more
THE WAKE, U.S.S. Wake Island, July 11, 1945
* United States Navy WWII aircraft carrier publication
This was a "camp" newspaper from World War II printed onboard the escort carrier U.S.S. Wake… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, July 9, 1926
* Bobby Jones at Scioto (1st day results)
* Olympia Fields Country Club
* U.S. Open golf championship
The top of page 37 has a banner heading: "MEHLHORN LEADS… more
* Rare Old West publication
From Northern California, mid-way between Sacramento and the Oregon border.
NEW YORK HERALD, July 11, 1862
* President Abraham Lincoln
* Army of the Potomac visit
* General George B. McClellan
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "McClellan's… more
THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, D.C., July 11, 1851 Among the advertisements on page 2 is one for the Congress Hall Hotel, headed: "Sea Bathing, Cape May, N.J." and beginning: "Congress Hall… more
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1916
* Capture of Contalmaison
* Battle of Albert - France
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. British armies
The front page has a nice banner headline:… more
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 11, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War… more
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 11, 1898 The front page has nice reporting on the Spanish-American War with: "'HOSTILITIES HAVE BEEN RENEWED---SHELLING SANTIAGO" "Flags Of Truce Withdrawn;… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11 , 1878
* Battle of Birch Creek
* Near Pendleton, Oregon
* Bannock War - Indians
The top of page 5 has one column headings: "HOWARD STRIKES INDIANS" "A Gallant… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1932
* King Camp Gillette death
* Best selling safety razor inventor
* Freebie marketing pioneer
Page 13 has a one column heading: "K. C. GILLETTE DEAD; MADE… more
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 11, 1908
* Bizarre flying contraption
* Early aviation invention
The front page has two photos of: "The Luyties Helicopter, Probably The Largest… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 11, 1937.
* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance
* Over the Pacific Ocean - Fred Noonan
The front page has a two column heading: "Earhart Quest by Air Fails" with… more
THE PHILADELPHIA PRESS, July 11, 1881
* Cowboy Thomas Harper hanging
* Outlaw Curly Bill Brocius friend
The back page has a rather brief article headed: "A Cowboy Hanged" "Thomas Harper's… more
FRANKLIN DEMOCRAT, Indiana, July 11, 1889
* Rare title - Franklin County, Indiana
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day and period advertisements.
Complete, a little spine wear, light… more
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 11, 1873
* Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens letter
* Shah of Persia visit to London, England
* Nasar al-Din Shah Qajar
Page 3 has a letter by Mark Twain with many… more
PUCK, New York, July 11, 1894
* Color political prints
Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until… more
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1913
* Jacob Oppenheimer execution - hanging
* "The Human Tiger" - "The Hyena"
* Folsom State Prison - California
* Early, same day report
The top… more
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1866 The conclusion of the Civil War brought with it an interest in expending west, so it would not seem unusual that articles that read like a 19th century… more
THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 11, 1812 Reports inside include: "Militia of Virginia" which mentions going to war against England. Also part of a continuing article on: "Paul Jones" being the… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1928
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* Post Atlantic Ocean flight
* Airplane "Friendship"
* Medford, Massachusetts (Boston)
Page 4 has one column headings: "MISS… more
NEW YORK HERALD, July 11, 1872
* Horace Greeley presidential nomination
* Liberal Republican Party founder
Page 3 has nice one column headings that include: "THE PRESIDENT" "Greeley and… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak reaches 49
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Best title to be had ?
The sport's section (page 20) has headings: "Yanks… more
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, July 11, 1925 The last column of the ftpg. has heads on the famous Scopes "monkey" trial at Dayton, Tennessee: "SEEK TO BAR THE EVIDENCE OF SCIENTISTS"… more
THE 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… more
NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1879 Page 2 has an interesting & quite lengthy article: "COLONY FARMING FOR JEWS" "A Project Favored by the Hebrew Convention" "Land to be Bought For Fifty Families With… more
THE 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… more
THE BORNEO BULLETIN, July 11, 1959
* Rare title
If you would like a newspaper from one of the more remote spots of the world, here is a good one. Quite modern in format and content, in in… more
INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 11, 1816
* Freedom of religious expression protected on campus
Page 2 has an interesting article: "Religious Liberty" which is prefaced with a note stating… more
* The famous UFO scare that was also during the time of the Roswell, New Mexico incident
Page 7 has has one column headings: "YES, DISKS FLY ON, BUT
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