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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 21, 1935

  • re. Jehovah's Witnesses students being expelled
  • A plan for non-flag oaths "Kingdom Schools"
  • Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society member
  • Charles Taze Russell followers -
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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 21, 1986

  • "The Color of Money" film advertisement
  • Grand Opening Day movie premiere in NYC
  • American sports drama (billiards - pool)
  • Tom
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Winnie Ruth Judd "Trunk Murders"... Item # 722935

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1931

  • Winnie Ruth Judd Marian Lane
  • "Trunk Murders" bodies found
  • "Love Triangle" crime

The front page has a one column heading: "AUTOIST GIVES CLEW IN TRUNK MURDER

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1957 Detoit Lions championship season... Item # 720511

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 21, 1957

  • Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore colts game
  • NFL football - championship season
  • Best publication to be had ? (rare)

The front page has a banner headline: "Lions Win

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1775 capture of Ethan Allen... Item # 719128

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 1775

  • Ethan Allen captured
  • American Revolutionary War

The front page includes a letter: "To the King" which references the American situation &

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NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 21, 1858  The front page has a "Postscript" report on the famous boxing match between Morrissey and Heenan.
The column heads: "The Great Prize Fight" "The Combat of Morrissey

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THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Oct. 21, 1879  The top of the first column is headed: "The Indian War" "Present Situation of Affairs in Colorado" which has two reports, and this is followed by:

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Michigan Stadium "The Big House" dedication... Item # 715448

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Friday, October 21, 1927

  • Michigan Stadium "The Big House" opening
  • Formal dedication (EVE) - Wolverines
  • NCAA College football  - Michigan-Ohio State rivalry

The front page of

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DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1862

  • From the capital of the Confederacy
  • Rebels first Northern states invasion

A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page

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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1922

  • Ohio Stadium "The Horseshoe" dedication
  • Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry
  • Day of 1st game between rivals at stadium

The sport's section (page 11) has

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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, October 21, 1938

  • Dorothy Hale suicide death
  • American socialite & actress
  • New York City building jump

The top of the front page has a one column photo with heading: "Plunges to

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Dr. Sam Sheppard murder trial... Item # 711329

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 21, 1954

  • Dr. Sam & Marilyn Reese Sheppard case
  • Murder trial beginning - Richard Eberling ?

The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "NEW SHEPPARD DEFENSE"

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Television coming to your home in 1939 ?... Item # 709869

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 21, 1938

  • David Sarnoff announces home television
  • RCA - Radio Corporation of America invention
  • Home entertainment about to modernize - TV

Near the bottom of the front page

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NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 21, 1858  The front page has a "Postscript" report on the famous boxing match between Morrissey and Heenan.
The column heads: "The Great Prize Fight" "The Combat of Morrissey

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Mammoth Cave, Kentucky... Hell Gate, New York... Item # 701863

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Oct. 21, 1876  Inside has a full page print of: "The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky - The River Cliffs" as well as: "Blowing Up of the Hell Gate Rocks in East River,

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1899 Battle of Talana Hill... Item # 701181

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 21, 1899

  • Battle of Talana Hill - Glencoe
  • Second Boer War - South Africa

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "THE BRITISH AND BOERS FOUGHT FOR

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Columbia wins 1899 America's Cup... Item # 699171

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 21, 1899

  • Columbia (1899 yacht) vs. Shamrock - yachting
  • America's Cup racing win at New York City Harbor

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "STILL AMERICA'S

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Yankees call them rebels... Item # 690779

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1861 Among the front page reports are those headed: "Late Northern War News" "Attack on a Baltimore Ship by a Confederate Battery--Premature Reports of a

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1931 Frankie Frisch Awarded MVP... Item # 688274

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Oct. 21, 1931

  • Frankie Ftrisch wins NL MVP
  • St. Louis Cardinals 2nd baseman
  • Major League Baseball - MLB

The front page of this section has a banner

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Calendar section only, October 21, 1988

  • "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers"
  • Best Grand Opening Day movie advertisement
  • Slasher horror film - Donald Pleasence

A terrific issue

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Financial Stock Market Crisis of 1907.. Item # 672698

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 21, 1907  This issue has fine coverage on the financial stock market crisis of 1907. A front page image has, "TWO NEW BANK PRESIDENTS CHOSEN YESTERDAY", accompanied by an

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Thomas Hunt Morgan wins Nobel Prize.... Item # 672680

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1933

  • Thomas Hunt Morgan - evolutionary biologist
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The front page has a one column heading: "PASADENA DOCTOR GETS NOBEL PRIZE" with

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Star Wars "The Empire Strikes Back" opening... Item # 670001

CALENDAR SECTION (Sundays) only of the Los Angeles Times, May 18, 1980

  • The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Episode V
  • Pre-opening day review and advertisement
  • From the capital of the entertainment
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General Valeriano Wyler death Item # 662488

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1930

  • Spanish General Valeriano Weyler death
  • Governor General of the Philippines & Cuba

Page 27 has a one column heading: "GENERAL WEYLER DIES AT AGE OF 92" with

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Helen Keller's companion death.... Item # 659010

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1936

  • Anne Sullivan Macy death (1st report)
  • Teacher and companion of Helen Keller

The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "MRS. ANNE MARCY, HELEN KELLER'S

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MacRobertson Trophy Air Race... Mollisons... Item # 655661

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1934

  • MacRobertson Trophy Air Race
  • London to Melbourne airplane event
  • Melbourne Centenary celebrations
  • Jim and Amy Mollison

The front page has a nice banner headline:

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Thomas Edison Honored In 1928.... Item # 647586

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1928.

  • Inventor Thomas Alva Edison
  • Honored By President Calvin Coolidge

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "EDISON IS DECORATED BY NATION AND HAILED BY

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With the single sheet "Supplement" as well... Item # 646687

NEW ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, Oct. 21, 1806  Various news of the day both from Europe and America. Included within is a smaller sized single sheet "Supplement" issue of the same date.
Four pages,

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Jim Brown breaks NFL rushing record... Item # 628796

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1963

  • Jim Brown breaks rushing yards record
  • Cleveland Browns - NFL football

The sport's section (page 42) has a one column heading: "BROWNS TRIUMPH OVER EAGLES, 37-7"

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LESLIE'S WEEKLY,  New York Oct. 21, 1915  The color cover is a nice illustration from World War I captioned: "Waiting for the Range." (see)  Other prints within include a photo of "Mrs. Galt Whose

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Early boxing... Item # 616590

THE MORNING POST & DAILY ADVERTISER, London, Oct. 21, 1789

  • Isaac Perrins vs. Tom Johnson
  • English boxing championship

Page 3 has an article headed: "Boxing" concerning: "...the battle between Johnson

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1st Parachute escape from aircraft... Item # 613379

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1922

  • Test pilot Harold R. Harris
  • 1st ever airplane escape w/ parachute
  • McCurtain, Oklahoma
  • Coal mine explosion disaster

The bottom of the front page has a two column

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The intents of Robert E. Lee... Item # 610794

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 21, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Late Southern News" "The torpedo Attack on the Ironsides" "More Mob Indications In Richmond" "The Effect of

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Cainhoy, South Carolina riot... Item # 606320

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 21, 1876

  • Cainhoy, South Carolina
  • Race riot - civil disturbances

The front page has an article headed: "THE FIGHT AT CAINHOY" "Report From The Marshal" and more.
Other news

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Suffragist leader Emmeline Pankhurst... Item # 605450

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, October 21, 1913  The front page has a column wide headline "Militant Leader Free to Go Where She Will In Land" with subheads "Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst Released

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Early electricity speed study... Item # 599660

THE HOME JOURNAL, New York City, October 21, 1848

  • Early electricity
  • Speed experiments

Mostly literary content with short stories & poems, this title also has some news articles as well.
Page 4 has a

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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 21, 1967

  • Mississippi burning trial
  • Meridian MS Civil Rights workers
  • Cecil Price & more

The back page has a one column heading: "2 Convicted In

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Port of Alexandria, Egypt... Item # 590280

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, October 21, 1840  Page 2 of this issue contains a map "View of the Port of Alexandria, In Egypt - with the position of the English Fleet and the Turco-Egytian Fleet"

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Death of Thomas Edison... Item # 580585

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, October 21, 1931  This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "EDISON'S LAST RITES MARKED BY SIMPLICITY", "Burial Proceeded By

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An Army Surgeon's Story... Item # 576205

THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, Boston, Massachusetts, October 21, 1897  This is mostly literary-related content, but also topical articles, plus other youth-related content and filled with ads. About the

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Trade with American Colonies... Item # 567709

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, October 21, 1773

  • Trade with American Colonies

An inside page has some discussion on the value of trade with the colonies and elsewhere (see), taking most of a column

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Trade with American Colonies Item # 567596

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, October 21, 1773

  • Trade with American Colonies

An inside page has some discussion on the value of trade with the colonies and elsewhere (see photos), taking most of a

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Republican Nominees... Item # 566769

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, from Wellsville, New York, dated October 21,1880 Page 2 of the issue features the endorsement supports for the Garfield-Arthur ticket re. the "National Republican

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Hank Greenberg wins MLB MVP... Item # 565648

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 21, 1935

  • Hank Greenberg wins AL MVP
  • Detroit Tigers

This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 24:
"GREENBERG VICTOR IN BASEBALL VOTE" "Writers

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Jackie Kennedy Onassis in 1968... Item # 565606

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 21, 1968

  • Jackie Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis

This 10 page newspaper has front page headlines: "Newlyweds Seek Privacy, Elusive Rays of

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Twin... make selves home in SkyDome Item # 214452

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, October 21, 1991.

Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports,

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1840 William Henry Harrison... Item # 211218

THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor, N.Y., Oct. 21, 1840 Taking most of pg. 2 is: Gen. Harrison's Speech, At The Dayton Convention, Held 10th September, 1840. Pg. 3 has an endorsement for the Harrison-Tyler

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Coca Cola ad... Campbell's Tomato Soup ad... Item # 210975

LIBERTY magazine, New York, October 21, 1933. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a man being thrown from a horse at a fence (see photo). The back page

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Annual "Cane Rush" at Columbia College... Item # 210376

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 21, 1882 This issue has a full front page illustration captioned:  " New York City.---'Cane Rush' Of The Students Of Columbia College, October 9th." (see photos

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Major Long's Rocky Mountain Expedition... Item # 204123

NEW-HAMSHIRE PATRIOT & STATE GAZETTE, Concord, Oct. 21, 1822 On the front page under "Expedition To The Rocky Mountains" is a lengthy extract from the "History of the Expedition from Pittsburgh to

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