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THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 9, 1939

* 1939 World Series of baseball - MLB
* New York Yankees win World championship

This 10 page newspaper has a seven column headline on… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, November 11, 1945

* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
* Number 1 & 2 teams meet
* Doc Blanchard
* NCAA college football

This 30 page newspaper has a six… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas; dated October 5, 1924.

* Walter Johnson
* Art Nehf

The front page of this issue contains an article on the 1924 World Series, and is entitled:  "Art… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, November 28, 1939

* Nile Kinnick "All Conference" 1st choice
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football

The sport's section (page 8) has a two column… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, KS., May 21, 1927. Nice Bold Headline: "Secretary Andrews Out". Includes subheads: "Roy A. Haynes Also Resigns from Dry Job", "Andrews Will Be Succeeded As Boss… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1938

* Custer Creek, Montana train wreck
* Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian"
* Miles City, Montana

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THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, May 16, 1938

* King Solomon's seaport discovery "
* Millar Burrows

This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Archaelogists… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, December 7, 1938

* Texas Christian University - T.C.U.
* NCAA college football national champions

This 14 page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, November 28, 1942

* Scuttling of the French Fleet
* World war II - WWII

This 14 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page:… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 2, 1946 

* Thoroughbred racehorse 
* Assault wins Belmont Stakes 
* Triple Crown champion 

This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 24, 1939 

* Zane Grey death 
* American Author 

This 14 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the back page: "Zane Grey, Beloved… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, November 27, 1945 

* Chelan WA Washington 
* School bus crash disaster 
* Lake Chelan 

This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, December 23, 1945

* General George S. Patton death
* Post World War II

This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Patton Will… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, May 3, 1946 

* Battle of Alcatraz prison
* Prison break attempt 

This 22 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include:… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1946 

* Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn 
* Heavyweight boxing championship bout 

This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, December 17, 1945

* Cleveland Rams win NFL football championship
* (St. Louis)
* Washington Redskins

This 10 page newspaper has a six column… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, January 26, 1939

* Joe Louis "Brown Bomber"
* Heavyweight boxing title fight

This 14 page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on page 8: "Joe… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, July 13, 1930

* Bobby Jones wins U.S. Open
* Win 3 of 4 for famous grand slam
* Al Capone acquitted

This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 15, 1939 

* HMS Royal Oak battleship sinks 
* German U-boat attack 

This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "800… more

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

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THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, July 15, 1946

* The Boudreau or Williams shift 1st used
* Ted Williams 3 home runs
* Boston Red Sox - Cleveland Indians

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THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL,  June 4, 1946, Topeka Kansas.  This issue contains the following 6 column front page headline: "NAVY ASKS INACTIVES VOLUNTEER".  This issue also contains the following… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, April 21, 1945 

* Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp 
* Horrors being revealed 
* World War II - Germany 

This 10 page newspaper has one column headings on page… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, January 10, 1945 

* Battle of Luzon begins 
* Lingayen Gulf 
* Douglas McArthur 

The front page has a banner headline: "AMERICANS LAND ON LUZON" with… more

TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, Oct. 4, 1922  A great report which gives evidence of the baseball mania which existed at this time, with the banner headline: "BASEBALL IS KING TODAY" as the 1922 World… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, January 2, 1941

* Rose Bowl: Stanford Cardinals vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
* Orange Bowl: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Georgetown Hoyas
* Sugar Bowl: Boston… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, February 16, 1945

* Fifth Fleet Tokyo, Japan attack
* USS Enterprise aircraft carrier

The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAVY PLANES ATTACK TOKYO"… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, May 24, 1945

* Bombing of Tokyo, Japan
* B-29 Superfortress bombers
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a four column heading: "Record B-29 Raid on Tokyo" with… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 3, 1939 

* Lou Gehrig's games played streak ends (1st report)
* New York Yankees - Major league baseball

A one column head on the sports page rather… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 9, 1945 

* World War II - WWII
* Germany surrenders
* European theatre ends

The front page has a banner headline: "SURREDNER ORDERS RATIFIED" with… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 18, 1945

* USS Franklin (CV-13) disaster
* Japanese dive bomber attack
* United States Navy aircraft carrier

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THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, September 11, 1939 

* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw
* World War II WWII beginning
* Nazis invasion of Poland

The front page has a banner headline: "Congress May Be… more

TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Ks. May 24, 1939 Three line, one column head: "Sub Sinks With 59 Aboard" Subheads include: "Faint Message From Entombed Men Spurs Navy Rescue Efforts" plus map of area.

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Oct. 8, 1924 Three line, 1 column head: "Goose Hangs High In The Senators' Home Town Now" & subheads: "Leon Goslin Slugging Pride of Washington, Clubs Giants Into Decisive… more

TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Oct. 7, 1924 First col., 3 line head: "Takes 3 Hurlers To End Senators 9th Inning Rally" with two nice 4 line subheads: "One of Wildest Maelstroms any World Series crowd Ever… more

TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 5, 1946 

* Assault - thoroughbred horse racing 
* Kentucky Derby win (1st of 3 wins) 
* Eventual triple crown winner 

This 32 page newspaper has a four… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, January 13, 1947

* Galax VA Virginia airliner disaster
* Douglas DC-3 airplane crash

The front page has a two column headline: "18 Killed in Plane Crash in… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, November 26, 1934

* Babes in the Wood murders (1st report)
* Pine Grove Furnace Park
* Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, June 24, 1938 

* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)...  Max Schmeling (German boxer) 
* Post fight reporting (famous rematch) 

This 16 page newspaper has one column… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, November 26, 1934

* Babes in the Wood murders
* Pine Grove Furnace Park
* Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The front page has a one column heading: "'CROSS' ON BROW… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, August 31, 1945

* United States Marines land on Japan
* General Douglas MacArthur takes control
* World War II American Occupation begins

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THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, October 19, 1945 

* Nazi leaders are given indictments
* Hermann Goering - Rudolph Hess
* Which led to the Nuremberg Trials

The top of the front page has a one column… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, August 18, 1946 

* Mankato & Wells, Minnesota
* Minnesota tornadoes

This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Twister Kills 7 at… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, March 1, 1949 

* Joe Louis 'The Brown Bomber' retires ? 
* Heavyweight boxing champion 

This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 6: "Louis… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, July 5, 1939

* Lou Gehrig day at Yankee Stadium
* New York Yankees

This 12 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 8: "Senators Divide Pair With… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, March 5, 1946

* Winston Churchill...  Iron Curtain Speech
* Fulton, Missouri (day of)

This 12 page newspaper has a one column headlines on the front page:… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, June 11, 1938 

* Clyde, Texas 
* Tornado disaster (1st report) 

This 18 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Thirteen Killed, Scores… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, February 1, 1941

* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber
* Clarence (Red) Burman
* Heavyweight boxing title fight

The sport's section (page 13) has a seven column… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, August 2, 1945

* Mel Ott hits no. 500 home run
* 1st to achieve in National league
* New York Giants - MLB Baseball

The sport's section (page 9) has a very… more