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1948 Hideki Tojo sentenced to hang.... Item # 730759

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 12, 1948

  • Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by hanging
  • World War II Japanese criminals

The top of the front page has a four column heading: "Tojo to Get Noose With 6 Other Japs"

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Prohibition is studied in 1930 ?... Item # 729820

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1930

  • Prohibition is a failure ?
  • re. Eighteenth Amendment
  • Nice headline for display

The front page has a banner headline: "SIFT DRY LAW CHANGE TODAY" with subheads. (see

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Actor Art Carney - Ed Norton death... Item # 725588

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 12, 2003

  • Actor Art Carney death w/ photos
  • The Honeymooners - Ed Norton

The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "'Honeymooners' Sidekick Also Oscar Winner"

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Civil War Confederate veteran dies in 1952... Item # 725192

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, Nov. 12, 1952

  • "General" William Jordan Bush death
  • Last surviving Civil War Confederate soldier
  • Company B of the 14th Georgia Infantry

The front page has a two column heading: "Last

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 12, 1952

  • Convicted of "Leering" from a distance
  • Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina
  • President Eisenhower's "Crusade of Freedom" speech

The front page has: "Negro in

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Jerome Kern's death... Item # 718980

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 12, 1945

  • Jerome Kern death w/ photo
  • Show Boat musical composer fame

The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "JEROME KERN DIES AT 60 IN N. Y. HOSPITAL" with

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From the ghost town of Chloride, New Mexico... Item # 712319

THE BLACK RANGE, Chloride, Sierra County, New  Mexico, Nov. 12, 1886  A very rare ghost town newspaper! An Englishman named Harry Pye discovered silver in the canyon where Chloride is now located.

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JFK's 1963 Arlington National Cemetery ceremony... Item # 711333

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Nov. 12, 1963

  • President John F. Kennedy - JFK
  • "A Special Day", 11 November, 1963
  • Veteran's Day ceremonies w/ photo
  • Arlington National Cemetery - Virginia
  • Tomb of the Unknown
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Martin Luther King Sr. death... Item # 710184

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Nov. 12, 1984

  • Martin Luther King Sr. death w/ photo
  • African-American Baptist pastor
  • Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church
  • Father of civil rights leader namesake

The front page has a nice

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Acknowledging Washington's third annual address... Item # 704042

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 12, 1791

  • President George Washington
  • re. State of the Union Address

Almost half of the front page is taken up with: "Answers Of Both Houses of Congress to The

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1964 comic Lenny Bruce guilty of obs Item # 703781

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 12, 1964

  • Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist
  • Conviction for obscenity comedy performance

The front page has a heading: "Court

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Washington signs an Act of Congress... Item # 703595

AMERICAN HERALD OF LIBERTY, Exeter, New Hampshire, Nov. 12, 1793

  • President George Washington
  • Rare 18th century publication
  • Act of U.S. Congress signed

This title existed for just over 3 years. Brigham

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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1898  Full ftpg. by A.B. Frost shows a man having fallen off his bicycle. Doublepage centerfold: 'With our Troops in the Philippines--Before & After the Fall

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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1929

  • Texas Guinan police raid
  • 'Club Royale' & more night clubs
  • "Queen of the night clubs" - actress
  • Prohibition era speakeasy fame
  • Best publication to be had (very rare)
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ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Nov. 12, 1853  Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as

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Early from San Diego... Anaheim described... Item # 699248

SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Nov. 12, 1871

  • Early Anaheim description
  • Rare old West publication

Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice

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Editor has a gloomly outlook on the war... Item # 699000

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Nov. 12, 1862

  • Confederate editor gives a pessimistic outlook

The front page has much on the Civil War with items headed: "The Enemy Of James River", "From Northern

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FEDERAL ORRERY, Boston. Nov. 12. 1795

  • President George Washington

Page 2 has: "Indian Intelligence - Of the Creeks" which is most of a column with details on relations with them & other tribes. The

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Joe DiMaggio is MVP in 1941... Item # 698577

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1941

  • Joe DiMaggio wins baseball MVP
  • Year of his famous hitting streak
  • Ted Williams .406 batting Average season is 2nd
  • New York Yankees - MLB

The front page of section 2

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WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Nov. 12, 1859  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 
Two-thirds of a page are taken up with

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Early newspaper from Harrisburg... Item # 694459

THE ORACLE OF DAUPHIN, AND HARRISBURGH ADVERTISER, Pennsylvania, Nov. 12, 1803

  • Rare publication
  • Pre state capital

An issue from our private collection, saved because it is quite rare from this early

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1919 Centralia massacre (Washington)... Item # 693984

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1919

  • Centralia Massacre - Washington
  • Armistice Day Riot - Conspiracy
  • American Legion vs. IWW
  • First Red Scare - anarchists

The front page has a nice banner headline:

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DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 12, 1864

  • re. Abraham Lincoln 2nd election victory

A wealth of war-related reports on the front page including: "THE WAR NEWS" with subheads: "From

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Rebels are routed in Tennessee... Item # 689838

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 12, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Rebels Routed in East Tennessee" "Favorable News From General Sherman" "Gen. Hood's Whereabouts

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The Lemmon slave case in New York... Item # 688259

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 1852  The top of the front page has: "Another route to The Pacific". But the primary article is at the top of page 3: "A Slave Case At New

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Nile Kinnick & Iowa upsets Notre Dame... Item # 686639

SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE, Florida, November 12, 1939

  • Nile Kinnick's touchdown upsets Notre Dame
  • Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football

Page 6-B has a one column heading: "NOTRE DAME IS UPSET BY IOWA"

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1904 Princeton vs. Yale football... Item # 676033

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 12, 1904

* Yale Bulldogs vs. Princeton Tigers
* Early Ivy League college football game

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "YALE'S SCORE,

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2 slavers captured... African slave trade... Item # 675520

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Maine, Nov. 12, 1858

  • The African slavery trade - slaves

Page 4 has two brief reports on the capture of2 slavers, one off the coast of Charleston and another off of Cuba. (see)

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A pro-South newspaper in the North... Item # 666535

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1862  Among the articles within are: "Rats Leaving a Sinking Ship" "Meanness of Abolitionism--How Soldiers are Treated Who Fight for Their Country" "Resistance

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Tunisian campaign beginning... North Africa... Item # 665814

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Nov. 12, 1942

  • Tunisian campaign beginning
  • Battle of Tunisia, North Africa
  • World War II - WWII

The front page has a great headline above the masthead: "BATTLE FOR TUNISIA;

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Monroe is the ambassador to France... Item # 662990

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 12, 1794  The front page features a report from France on the introduction of "James Monroe" as the ambassador to that country, with his lengthy address to the

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Jerome Kern death... Show Boat musical fame.... Item # 658390

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 12, 1945

  • Jerome Kern death (1st report)
  • Show Boat musical composer fame

Page 21 has one column headings that include: "JEROME KERN DIES; NOTES COMPOSER, 60" "Creator of

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Edward German death... English composer... Item # 650987

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 12, 1936

  • Edward German death
  • English musician & composer
  • Comic opera - incidental music

The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "EDWARD GERMAN, COMPOSER, 74, DEAD"

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BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER, Nov. 12, 1863

  • Second Battle of Rappahannock Station
  • George G. Meade vs. Robert E. Lee
  • Abraham Lincoln letter re. emancipation

The top of the ftpg. has column heads on the

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Great stock market headline... Item # 648675

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, November 12, 1929

  • Stock market crash of 1929 (post initial crash)
  • Nice front page headline (rare)
  • Great Depression at the beginning

This 30 page newspaper

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First of this Dutch newspaper we have offered... Item # 648186

BREDASCHE COURANT NIEUWS-BLAD, Breda, The Netherlands, Nov. 12, 1830  A single sheet newspaper with a large and ornate engraving in the masthead, plus two black-inked tax stamp a the top. Totally in

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The Indian reservations... Crime in the West... Item # 638765

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 12, 1883  The top of the ftpg. has: "RESERVATION INDIANS" "Secretary Teller's Report on the Condition of  the Tribes" "Radical Changes Recommended--The San Carlos

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Early electric street car... Item # 633696

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 12, 1887  Taking most of the ftpg. are four illus. of: "The Weiss Electric Street Car & The Weiss System As Applied In Jersey City, N.J." The largest illus. shows

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NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 12, 1825  Near the back of the issue is an article headed: 'New York Canals" which takes over a full page, and begins: "As was expected, the first boat from

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Fitchburg, Massachusetts World War memorial... Item # 625894

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, November 12, 1928

  • World War I Memorial statue dedication
  • Upper Common Park - Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • Sculptor Henry Adams

The front page has a nice banner headline

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Early wrestling... Item # 608853

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 12, 1875

  • Early Wrestling
  • Andre Christol
  • William Miller

This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has

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Painesville, Ohio Masonic lodge... Item # 600421

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio,  November 12, 1879

  • Painesville, Ohio
  • Masonic - Masons
  • Lodge dedication

The front page has one column headings: "A Masonic Hall" "Is Formally Dedicated In

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General George McClellan... Item # 600088

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, November 12, 1862

  • General George McClellan's army farewell address

This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's

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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins... Item # 599405

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 12, 1942

  • Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins

The front page has one column headings: "OUR MEN IN DRIVES ON GUADALCANAL", "Push to East and West With Army Air Support--Foe

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Monroe is the ambassador to France... Item # 599285

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 12, 1794  The front page features a report from France on the introduction of "James Monroe" as the ambassador to that country, with his lengthy address to the

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Albert Einstein coming to America.... Item # 598094

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, November 12, 1930

  • Albert Einstein coming to America
  • Rudy Vallee

The front page has one column headings: "PROF. EINSTEIN COMING TO U. S. FOR RESEARCH", "Secrecy

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Gifford House fire... Poplar Bluff, Missouri... Item # 595708

THE BULLETIN, November 12, 1900

  • Poplar Bluff MO MIssouri
  • Gifford House hotel fire

The front page has three column headlines: "MANY PERISH IN AN EASTERN HOTEL FIRE"
"The Gifford House at Poplar,

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S.S. Vestris Sinks In 1928... Item # 595097

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, November 12, 1928

  • Ocean Liner S.S. Vestris sinks
  • Early same day report

The front page has a nice banner headline on the front page: "SINKING SHIP VESTRIS ON WAY TO THE

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Great Boston fire... Item # 594426

ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE, Rochester, New York, November 12, 1872

  • The great Boston Fire
  • One of most costly fires in U.S. history

The front page has one column headlines: "THE BOSTON FIRE", "It

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Great on the re-election of Abraham Lincoln... Item # 583644

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, Nov. 12, 1864  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 ftpg. is

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