Historic Newspapers: Search Results

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 25, 1989

• American televangelist Jim Bakker sentenced to prison
• "The PLT Club" television program w/ Tammy Faye

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Bakker Gets

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1945

• Creation of the United Nations - UN
• Collective security for global stability
• Post World War II universal human rights
• Institutionalized Humanitarianism

The top of the

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 25, 1983

• 1983 Beirut barracks bombings - Lebanon
• United States Marine Corps massacre
• Lebanese Civil War terrorist suicide attack
• Islamic Jihad Organization & Iran

The front

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 25, 1873

• Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873
• Memphis, Tennessee & more

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "PLAGUE-STRICKEN MEMPHIS" with subheads. (see images) Text takes

THE DETROIT NEWS, October 25, 1930

• Gangster Joe Aiello assassination
• Sicilian Mafia leader - bootlegger
• Al 'Scarface' Capone rival
• Chicago gangland war

The front page has a one column heading:

DAILY NEWS, New York City, Oct. 25, 1972

• Jackie Robinson death... Brooklyn Dodgers
• 1st African-American to play MLB baseball
• 1st be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

The headline announces:

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 25, 1988

• Singer & songwriter Tracy Chapman
• Carnegie Hall concert advertisement
• "Album of the year" w/ "Fast Car" song

Page 81 has a nice

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Oct. 25, 1973

• The 1973 Arab-Israeli War (the Ramadan War)
• Yom Kippur War finally ends

Known by many names, this "4th war" since Israeli Statehood between Arab nations

EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Oct. 25, 1773  Most of the front page is taken up with an article which could have been found in any trendy organic magazine today: "The Great Advantage of

DUNLAP'S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Oct. 25, 1792  The front page features 26 illustrated ship ads. Page 2 has a letter to Anthony Wayne from Capt. John Stake on his resignation from

THE ADVANCE, Red Wing, Minnesota, Oct. 25, 1882  Page 2 has a somewhat inconspicuous report; "Female Bandit Caged" which reports: "...the capture in the Indian Territory of  a female desperado named

DAILY GUINEA PIG, New Guinea, Oct. 25, 1944

• U.S. military camp publication

This was one of several "camp" newspapers produced from the various fields of battle in World War II, this one from New

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1942

• Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.
• World War II - United States Navy
• Named commander, South Pacific Area
• Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley
• Promoted to four-star admiral
• Pre

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1872

• Equine influenza - horse epidemic
• 1972 North American outbreak
• Ulysses S. Grant election notice
• Civil War general for president

The top of the back page has a one

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 25, 1910

• 1st major international aviation meet in U.S history
• Belmont Park - New York - early airplanes - aviators
• John Armstrong Drexel breaks altitude flight record

The top of

NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1963

• Sandy Koufax 1st Cy Young
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Yogi Berra signs as manager
• New York Yankees

The sport's section (page 20) has a one column head: "KOUFAX RECEIVES CY

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 25, 1962

• Barbra Streisand - singer & actress photo
• Bon Soir nightclub performance in Greenwich Village
• Broadway musical debut (19 years old) fame
• 'I

THE LONDON COURANT, England, Oct. 25, 1746

• Jacobite Rebellion era
• Nice masthead engravings

The masthead features two engravings, one showing a sailing ship and the other a post-boy 'trumpeting' the

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 25, 1859  

• John Brown's Negro insurrection
• Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia

Over half of page 4 is taken up with detailed reporting of John Brown's Harper's Ferry invasion with

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 25, 1760

• George II of Great Britain death
• Early, same day report (rare)

Only to be had in a London newspaper is this very rare, same-day report of the death of the

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Oct. 25, 1935

• Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer shot dead

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "DUTCH SCHULTZ AND THIRD AID DE OF WOUNDS" with subheads. (see images)

AMERICAN PATRIOT, Concord, New Hampshire, Oct. 25, 1808

• Rare short-lived publication
• President Thomas Jefferson

A scarce title that existed for less than six months. This is the volume 1, number 2

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25, 1892  The front page has most of a column headed: "THE LAST SCENE" "Mrs. Harrison is No More---She Died at 1:30 This Morning" with much detail

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, Oct. 25, 1852

• Daniel Webster death

A fascinating issue as pages 1 thru 5 (of 8) are taken up with reports on the death of Daniel Webster, the noted American statesman.
The

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Oct. 25, 1974

• David Oistrakh death - classical music
• Soviet violinist - violist - conductor

The top of page 18 has a two column heading: "David Oistrakh, Soviet

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 25, 1686

• Sir Edmund Andros sets sail
• Dominion of New England governor

The back page has a quite rare & notable mention of one of the more famous governors of

HARRISBURGER MORGENROTHE, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25, 1832

• Rare publication
• German language newspaper

A quite scarce newspaper for the German speaking community in the Harrisburg area,

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1934

• Gertrude Stein returns to United States
• American novelist, poet & playwright

The top of page 25 has a two column heading: "Gertrude Stein Arrives and Baffles

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 1843

• British occupation of the Hawaiian Islands

Page 3 has a full column headed: "The Sandwich Island", now known as the Hawaiian Islands,

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1939

• Joe DiMaggio wins his 1st MVP award
• New York Yankees - Yankee Clipper
• MLB baseball - Best title to have in ?

The sport's section (page 31) has a six column

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1976

• Puerto Rican Social Club
• Bronx, New York fire disaster

The top of the front page has a  three column headline: "FIRE SWEEPS BRONX SOCIAL CLUB, LEAVING 25 DEAD AND 24

AMERICAN TRAVELLER, Boston, Oct. 25, 1836  Page 2 has a report: "Late And Direct from Texas" which mentions in part: "...articles by David G. Burnett, the late President, ing vindication of his

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 25, 1910

• 1st major international aviation meet in U.S history
• Belmont Park - New York - early airplanes - aviators

The front page has a one column heading:

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1942

• Death of General Clarence Tinker
• Still hunting for Rickenbacker

The front page has a one column headline: "FLIERS STILL HUNT FOR RICKENBACKER " with subheading:

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 25, 1871

• Southern Colored Convention
• Post Civil War Negroes - blacks

Page 3 has a one column heading: "COLORED NATIONAL CONVENTION" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 12 pages,

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1999

• Pete Rose inducted into all-century team
• Bud Selig drops MLB baseball ban for 1 day

The top of the front page has a photo showing Pete Rose at Game 2 of the 1999

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 25, 1972

• Jackie Robinson death... Brooklyn Dodgers
• 1st African-American to play MLB baseball
• 1st be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

The front page has a

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 25, 1890  Among the prints within are a halfpg: "Incident of Indian Life--The 'Squaw Man' Visited by His Wife's Relations--Scene in the Indian Territory".

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, October 25, 1936

• Seabiscuit wins Scarsdale Handicap
• Empire City (Yonkers Raceway)
• Thoroughbred racehorse racing

The front page of this section has a one

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 25, 1817 Inside has over 1 1/2 columns providing details of General Marquis de LaFayette's life of retirement. Another article: "Prisoners with the Indians"

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1930

• Brazilian Revolution of 1930
• Armed movement - coup
• End of the First Brazilian Republic
• Washington Luis & Julio Prestes

The top of the front page has a three column

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1947

• Bar Harbor, Maine fire
• United Airlines Flight 608
• Bryce Canyon, Utah

The front page has a three column headline: "18 DEAD, DAMAGE $25,000,000 AS FOREST FIRES SWEEP

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Oct. 25, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are; "Affairs on the Potomac" "Gen. Rosecrans Supersedes General Buell" "Defeat of Rebel Rangers in

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1863

• Jefferson Davis speech
• Confederate president
• re. Chickamuauga victory

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Advance of Gen. Banks on the Bayou

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, October 25, 1875

• Captain John Smith
• Pocahontas

This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 2 has a small one

JEFFERSON COUNTY UNION, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, October 25, 1878

• Uncommon title

This issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Complete in 4 pages, a little fold and

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1932

• Anna Elizabeth Dickinson death
• Anti slavery - Women's rights

Page 19 has one column headlines:

"ANNA E. DICKINSON, SLAVERY FOE, DEAD"
"Had Been Hoping to

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Oct. 25, 1862  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Defeat of Rebel Rangers In Tennessee" "Matters At Centreville ,Virginia" "Latest From Washington"

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, October 25, 1901

• Annie Edson Taylor goes over Niagara Falls (Horseshoe)

• 1st ever person to do so in a barrel and survive

The front page has one column headlines:

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 25, 1939

• Joe DiMaggio wins his 1st MVP award
• New York Yankees - Yankee Clipper
• Major league baseball - MLB

This 12 page newspaper has one column