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THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1944

• Battle of Leyte Gulf VICTORY
• Philippines Sea - William Halsey
• World War II - WWII Pacific theater

The front page has a banner headline: "HIGHER JAPANESE FLEET'S

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 29, 1987

• RMS Titanic debris field exploration
• Recovery of the safe and satchel
• TV program showing the opening of these two items

The top of page 15 has a heading: "Safe,

THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, Oct. 29, 1870

• Anti-Mormons - Mormonism book advertisement

The back page has an advertisement for the publication of: "LIFE IN UTAH or the MYSTERIES

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 29, 1933

• Palestine riots - Jews & Arabs over immigration
• Sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "BRITISH MOBILIZE TROOPS

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 29, 1906

• 1906 Washington D.C. train wreck disaster
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad - Long Bridge

The front page has a two column heading: "FORTY WERE KILLED IN

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 29, 1985

• AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus - pathogen
• American journalist - senior editor

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1946

• Rocket range in Australia

This 52 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 8: "Australia Plans Rocket Range". See photo for brief text.
Page nine

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 29, 1817

• Former Woman slave Pamela Sparhawk
• Newton, Massachusetts petition for estate

In 1818 a woman named Pamela Sparhawk petitioned the Mass. General Court to be

ESSEX REGISTER, Salem, Massachusetts, Oct. 29, 1808

• President Thomas Jefferson
• Baltimore Baptist Association

One-third of the front page is taken up with an: "Address of the Baltimore Baptist

SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 29, 1871

• The great Chicago fire
• Accounts by eyewitnesses

The top of the middle column has: "LETTER FROM CHICAGO" "Description of the Fire by an Eye-Witness--A

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 29, 1964

• Ben Shahn - American Jewish artist
• Social realism - left wing political views
• Barry Goldwater as a baby etching - cartoon
• Repu

NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1871

• Thomas Hawkins guilty of polygamy
• 1st federal prosecution in Utah for this crime
• Warrant for the arrest of Brigham Young
• Mormons - Mormonism & the U.S. government

Page

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., October 29, 1931

• re. Thomas Alva Edison death
• Official last will and testament

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Edison Left Most of Estate To Two Sons"

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 29, 1847

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• Mexican-Amercian War

Inside has some great content on the Mexican War including nearly a full column letter:

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Oct. 29, 1859

• William Wilberforce & the African slave trade
• United States Capitol under construction

Most of the front page is taken up with a nice print

THE PEOPLE'S ADVOCATE, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Oct. 29, 1816  A very rare title which existed for just 29 issues, and only 7 institutions have any holdings, 3 of which have but a few issues. It

THE WEEKLY RECORDER, Chillicothe, Ohio, Oct. 29, 1817

• Very rare publication
• 1st & 3rd capital of Ohio
• Ross County

A very early Ohio newspaper rarely offered today. Our database indicates we only

BOSTON PATRIOT, Oct. 29, 1814  Inside has several reports on the War of 1812 including: "Loss of the Tygress and Scorpion" "Later from New Orleans" "Latest From Izard's Army" "Latest from the U.S.

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 29, 1884

• Polygamist - polygamy trial
• Mormons - Mormonism

The bottom of page 3 has: "Indicted for Polygamy" which includes: "Henderson, three times tried at Malad,

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Oct. 29, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "THE LATEST NEWS!" "Affairs On The Potomac" "The Rebels at Winchester & Upperville, Virginia" "General Lee

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 29, 1900

• Tarrant & co Drug House Explosion
• Manhattan New York City disaster

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "TWO HUNDRED KILLED IN NEW YORK

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1935

• Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer funeral
• Jewish gangster - beer baron - racketeer

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ FUNERAL IS HELD SECRETLY"

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 29, 1897

• Henry George (1st report)
• American political economist
• Progressive Era - Georgism

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HENRY GEORGE DEAD"

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 29, 1898  Full front page illus. of "In a Puerto Rican Prison." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The President's Western Trip - Scenes along the Route." Full pg.

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 29, 1858

• Early Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan)

Of special note is a back page article taking three-quarters of a column headed: "The Jews' Hospital" "Dinner and Ball in Aid of

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, section 2 (sports) only, Oct. 29, 1939

• Jackie Robinson 1st mention (?) on the national stage
• UCLA Bruins college football
• 1st Negro in MLB baseball fame

This is a significant

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 29, 1942

• Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
• U.S. Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
• Guadalcanal campaign - World War II

The top of the front page has a four column

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, October 29, 1950 This 12 pages section has various sporting news with many college football reports with a few related photos and scores.
Complete sport's

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 29, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: Gen. Grant's Dept." "Grand Flanking Movement by Lee's and Bragg's Armies" "Rebels Marching from Virginia

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 29, 2009

• Hate Crimes bill signed into law
• President Barack Hussein Obama

The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "Obama signs hate crimes bill" (see) Unfortunate for the

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1938

• Polenaktion "Polish Action" (1st report)
• Arrests and expulsion of Jews in Germany
• Jewish persecution - pre-holocaust

The top of the front page has a one column

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, October 29, 1825  A front page report headed "The Erie Canal" begins: "Wednesday last was a great day in New York, the Erie canal being completed....Salutes were

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 29, 1999

• Best "Being John Malkovich" and "Music of the Heart" film advertisements
• Grand Opening Day movie premieres & reviews

A terrific issue containing full-page premiere

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Oct. 29, 1853  The front page features a nice print of: "Mount Vernon, the Birthplace & Residence of George Washington" with related text. Among many prints inside are:

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 29, 1881

• Early scam artist?
• Non steam Motor
• The Keely Motor Company Hoax

This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting

WAVERLY FREE PRESS, Waverly, New York, October 29, 1892  The second page of this issue has under the heading, "Death of Mrs. Harrison", a report on the death of the wife of the president - just days

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1928.

• Palomar observatory - Hale Telescope
• D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
• 1st Transatlantic flight (trip home)

The front page has one column headings that

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, October 29, 1881

• Steamer Jennie Gilchrist
• Mississippi River disaster

The front page has one column headlines: "LIVES LOST" "By a Wreck in the Mississippi River"

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, EXTRA, Boston  A trio of small-size "Extra" editions, dates of Oct. 29, Nov. 15 & Dec. 3, 1806. Some news items but mostly advertisements.
Two are 4 pages & are archivally

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 29, 1849

• Texas gold discovery - Gila River

The front page has over 2 columns on: "Kentucky Constitutional Convention". Page 2 has; "Gold On The Gila" which notes: "...arrived

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 29, 1910  The front cover features the illustration of "Story of the Wellman Ocean Air Trip" which shows the view from the S.S. "Trent" of the "America" as it

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, October 29, 1898 The frontpage of this issue contains two photos of Indians entitled "The Ghost Dance - Unconscious" and "The Ghost Dance - Rigid". Within

JUDGE magazine, New York, October 29, 1892

• Rare title
• 3 color prints

Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic

EVENING POST, New York City, Oct. 29, 1833

• Stephen Girard remains moved
• Girard College founded

A page 2 report from Philadelphia says:

• "A resolution was adopted by both Councils...instructing the

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated September October 29, 1863.

• Fort Smith Arkansas
• Brownsville Missouri

This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and

LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER from Pennsylvania and dated October 29, 1866.

• Pennsylvania Amish Region

This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this time in

DOLLAR WEEKLY, N.Y., Oct. 29, 1842 The front page has an engraving and a lengthy caption: The Militia Captain. Has an engraving of a dollar coin in the masthead (the cost of an annual subscription).

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated October 29, 1862. This vintage 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 29, 1910  Contains a great double page print, "Old Man Ananias: 'Welcome, Theodore; That Plank Makes You A Life Member' ", drawn by E.W.Kemble.  Also by Kemble is

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 29, 1904  Alexander E. Orr, President of the Board of Rapid Transit Commission Which has Directed the Building of New York's New Subway; A New Automobile Record