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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 2, 1969
* Grateful Dead gig at Cafe Au Go Go night club
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* The Chamber Brother -… more
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 1807
* Lewis and Clark expedition
Page 3 has a very lengthy: "Proposals...For Publishing LEWIS and CLARK'S Tour to the Pacific Ocean, through… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 2, 1978
* The Marshall Tucker Band - Southern rock
* Blues, country and Jazz music - Doug Gray
* Concert at Madison Square Garden… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 2, 1957
* Little Rock Nine
* Negro students - Arkansas
* Central High School
The front page has a banner headline: "IKE-FAUBUS TRUCE FAILS" with lead-in: "Troops Stay… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 2, 1929
* 20 Exchange Place skyscraper plans announced
* Financial District - Lower Manhattan - Wall Street
* Also mention of the Empire State Building plans
The… more
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 2, 1932
* Babe Ruth's called shot (first report)
* New York Yankees World Series (game 3)
* Chicago Cubs - Wrigley Field
* Best title to be had - very rare
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THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE & COUNTRY JOURNAL, Rhode Island, Oct. 2, 1779
* American Revolutionary War
* Gen. John Burgoyne failures
* re. Battles of Saratoga surrender
Almost the entire front… more
THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEW, London, England, Oct. 2, 1882 This would seem to be a British version of "Scientific American" with similar content. But most of interest in this issue would be the original… more
THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Oct. 2, 1805 The front page, and much of page 2 contain a great wealth of information & reporting headed: "War With Tripoli" which is on the First Barbary War.
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DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 1857
* Elder Heber C. Kimball & polygamy
* Mormons War - Mormonism Utah
Page 3 has: "From Utah Territory" which provides the latest… more
THE BROADSIDE, October 2, 1878
* Very rare Greenback campaign broadside
This was a short-lived political campaign newspaper published in Boston, during the 1878 congressional and state election… more
THE JEWISH MESSENGER, New York, Oct. 2, 1891
* Rare publication
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
This title began in 1857 and a note on page 4 mentions: "The Jewish Messenger, now in its 35th… more
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 2, 1943
* Naples and Avellino captured
* Allied invasion of Italy
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a five column headline: "FDR Pledges Liberation Of… more
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 2, 1938
* Chicago Cubs win NL pennant
* MLB - Major League Baseball
* Best title to be had (rare )
* German annexation of Sudetenland begins
* Current day Czechoslovakia
*… more
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 1852 Page 3 has a report headed: "Immigrants" noting the numbers of foreign immigrants who have landed on American shores. Also: "Two Weeks… more
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 2, 1830 Among the articles within are: "Negro Cloths", a letter signed in type: Andrew Jackson declining an offer to attend a public dinner in Knoxville;… more
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 2, 1901
* Shelbyville, Kentucky
* Negroes lynchings - hangings
* Jimbo Fields & Clarence Garnett
The top of the front page has a one column heading:… more
THE BOSTON GLOBE, October 2, 1967 The front page has a very nice banner headline in red lettering that announces: "RED SOX Take Pennant As Historic Season Ends" with subheads and two related… more
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, October 2, 1938
* Chicago Cubs win NL pennant
* MLB - Major League Baseball
The top of page 12 has a banner headline: "CUBS WIN NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT; BEAT CARDS,… more
EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, Oct. 2, 1873
* Panic of 1873 - financial crisis
* Wall Street - stock market
The front page has a one column headings: "Brighter Prospects" "The Coming End… more
NEW YORK TIMES Oct. 2, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "The Rebels Found Near Shepherdsville" "They are Pursued to Martinsburgh and
… moreTHE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, October 2, 1918
* 19th Amendment fails by one vote in Senate (see note)
The front page has one column heading: "SENATE DEFEATS EQUAL SUFFRAGE - resolution Fails… more
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 1849 Page 3 has some early reports headed: "From Santa Fe" which includes in part: "...reports trade at Santa Fe generally dull. Two Americans… more
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 2, 1701
* James Francis Edward Stuart
* "The Old Pretender"
The ftpg. has a letter: "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty" from the mayor and council of… more
GREAT BEND DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, October 2, 1961
* Roger Maris home run record (#61)
* New York Yankees (1st report)
The sports page reports one of the more notable events in all of… more
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Oct. 2, 1936
* New York Yankees vs. Giants
* World Series MLB Baseball (game 2)
* Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio era
The front page has a terrific banner headline:… more
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… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 2, 1936
* Francisco Franco
* Caudillo of Spain
* Military dictator
* Spanish Civil War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "INSURGENTS NAME… more
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 2, 1830 Among the articles within are: "Negro Cloths", a letter signed in type: Andrew Jackson declining an offer to attend a public dinner in Knoxville;… more
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 2, 1875 Page 3 has most of a column taken up with: "Were They The James Boys? "Two Men Stop a Texas Express Wagon & Rob It of a Large Amount of Money". The article is… more
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 2, 1886 The cover has "The Demagnetization of Watches" with two illustrations. Also inside is: "New Orleans" with illustrations pertaining to the cotton… more
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 2, 1915
* Thomas Alva Edison
The color cover shows soldiers scaling the side of a mountain. Items within include: "The Exchange of Severely Wounded… more
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 2, 1877
* Pow Wow - Indians
* Chief Spotted Tail
* Red Cloud
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 5… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 2, 1918
* Battle of Cambrai-Saint Quentin
* World War I - WWI
The front page has a banner headline: "FRENCH IN ST. QUENTIN; WHOLE LINE ADVANCED; WAR'S FIERCEST… more
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, October 2, 1938
* German annexation of Sudetenland begins
* Czechoslovakia
* Nazis - Adolf Hitler
This 30+ page newspaper has a four column headline on the… more
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 2, 1935
* World Series of baseball
* Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers
The front page features a five column headline: "CHICAGO DEFEATS DETROIT… more
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, October 2, 1928
* FDR Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Governor of New York nomination
This 26 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "ROOSEVELT… more
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, October 2, 1951
* 1st MLB game televised coast to coast
* Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Giants (playoff)
This 30 page newspaper has one column headings on… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 2, 1929
* Fritz von Opel
* Early rocket airplane flight
This 64 page newspaper has one column headlines on page31 that include: "OPEL CONCENTRATES ON LIQUID… more
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 2, 1931
* 1931 World Series (during game 2)
* St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Athletics
This 12 page newspaper has a nice… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 2, 1930 This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include: "MOB COMES BACK AND LYNCHES NEGRO" "Takes Victim From Georgia Jail as Trial… more
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, October 2, 1950
* Philadelphia Phillies win National League pennant
* The Whiz Kids
* MLB baseball
This 14 page newspaper has a two column… more
SUPPLEMENT TO THE MORNING BULLETIN, Norwich, Connecticut, October 2, 1863
* Rare Civil War era broadside
This is actually a broadside (single sheet printed on one side only) and although… more
THE COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Michigan, October 2, 1930
* Philadelphia Athletics win
* World Series MLB baseball
* St. Louis Cardinals
This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on… more
NEW-YORK TIMES, October 2, 1865
* Early baseball
* Post civil war reporting
On the front page under "Connecticut" is a report: "Yale versus Wesleyan--Base Ball Match between the Two… more
THE SALINA JOURNAL, October 2, 1953, from Salina, Kansas. Three column front-page headline "Dodgers Whip Yanks 3-2 In Thirds Game". The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Yankees, 3-2 in the third World… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, October 2, 1950, from Detroit, Michigan. "Sislers' Big Homer Makes Roberts Hero, Too" is the headline on the Sports page along with "Yankees 1-2 Favorites Over Phillies". Also… more
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 2, 1830 Among the articles within are: "Negro Cloths", a letter signed in type: Andrew Jackson declining an offer to attend a public dinner in Knoxville;… more
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, October 2, 1915
This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration by Enright. On the back of the cover page there is a… more
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