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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 11, 1991 

* "Metallica" heavy metal band w/ photo 
* Eve of the release of "The Black Album"
* Attempt to go mainstream - radio play 
* "Enter Sandman" "Nothing Else Matters"
* James Hetfield - Kirk Hammett - Lars Ulrich 

Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 11, 1980 

* NCAA college football scandal 
* Academic fraud for player eligibility 
* Five Pac-10 conference teams 
* Excluded from post season bowl games 

The front page has a banner headline: "USC, UCLA Barred From 1981 Rose Bowl" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, nice condition.

Background: On August 11, 1980, the Pac-10 Conference delivered an unprecedented blow to college sports by banning five member…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 1858 

* Baron Rothschild of Tring
* 1st Jewish member of House of Lords

Page 2 has a column headed: "Baron Rothschild in Parliament". This is a very notable report, as it gives the account of the formal seating in Parliament of Rothschild as its first Jewish member.
Baron Lionel Rothschild was a British Jewish banker, politician and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England. He became…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 11, 1904

* Siege of Port Arthur
* Russo-Japanese War

The top of the front page is a three column headline: "DESPERATE SORTIE BY PORT ARTHUR FLEET" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 6 pages, 2 small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding slits along the spine, generally nice.

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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 11, 1934

* Babe Ruth announces retirement w/ photo
* New York Yankees MLB baseball icon

The top of page 16 has a two column heading: "Ruth Chants Own Swan Song, Admits He's Through" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

Note: On August 10, 1934, Babe Ruth announced his plans to retire from Major League Baseball at the end of the season. At 39, his performance had declined,…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 11, 1966

* The Beatles visit to New York City editorial
* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music
* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison
* Lenny Bruce drug overdose death - memorial
* Stand-up comedian - satirist - obscene comedy

Page 9 has a editorial on The Beatles' recent visit to New York City which is headed: "Teenybopper & the Beatles, Or, Here They Come"
Page 23 has some related material…

NEW YORK EVENING POST, Aug. 11, 1815 

* Illustrated advertisements
* Early 19th century original

The front page is filled with advertisements, including illustrated ads for a steam boat and 17 illustrated ship ads. The back page has an ad for a stagecoach and more.
Four pages in good condition..

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 11, 1899

* 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane
* Guayama & Ponce, Puerto Rico

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FIVE HUNDRED KILLED AT PONCE" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 8 pages, a few small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES., Aug. 11, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and jail release
* Desegregation and voters' rights movement

The front page has a one column heading: "DR. KING IS FREED; PROTESTS PUT OFF" with subheads and photo showing King and Rev. Ralph Abbernathy leaving the courtroom in Albany, Georgia. (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, nice condition.

wikipedia notes: The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 12-18, 1981

* English pop rock band Duran Duran (very early)
* Part of the second British invasion
* Simon Le Bon - Roger Taylor & more
* "Hungry Like the Wolf" song fame
* First NYC performance - Ritz nightclub

Page 74 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the Ritz nightclub with one of the performers being "Duran Duran". This was their first performance in New York City and before they went on their first…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1944 

* Warsaw Uprising 
* Polish resistance Home Army 
* Nazi Germany 

Page 14 has an editorial with one column headings: "Poland Continues to Fight" and "Warsaw in Midst of Third Attempt to Oust Enemy Occupants" See images for text on the Warsaw Uprising. Germany would eventually take control once again. This is not to be confused with the "Warsaw Ghetto Uprising" of 1943.
Other news, sports and various advertisements of the day throughout with much on…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 11, 1877 

* Brooklyn Bridge - East River
* Under construction illustrations

The front page features a print of: "The Great Suspension Bridge Between New York & Brooklyn - The Cable Fastenings", being the famous Brooklyn Bridge. Much inside, including: "Havens' New Telephone" and a nice print: "The Great Suspension Bridge Between New York & Brooklyn--View Looking From Brooklyn".
Sixteen pages, small library stamp in masthead, a slightly rough left…

THE SCOUT, London, Aug. 11, 1923  An early issue of the Boy Scout magazine, and noted in the masthead: "Founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell" who is credited with founding the Boy Scouts.
This was very much the "Boy's Life" of its day, with various articles & stories of interest to boys and scouts. Various illustrations as well.
Complete in 24 pages, color front & back covers, 8 1/2 by 12 inches, good condition

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 11, 1798  The front page begins with two Acts of Congress, each signed in script type by the President: John Adams. One concerns suspending commercial trade with France due to the on-going XYZ Affair and the coming Quasi-War. The front page also has: "American Navy Spirt" with a list of 16 toasts: "Drank on board the Frigate Constellation at sea, on the 4th of July...".
Inside includes reports concerning the: "Constellation Frigate; Or, Notice for French…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 11, 1875  

* Black Hills gold rush - miners - mining
* Cheyenne & Lakota Indians - tribes 

The front page has: "Black Hills" "Preparing To Leave" "The Miners Covering Ups The Richer Lodes--The Town of Stonewall Planted in Custer's Gulch" with a dateline of "Cheyenne, W.T.".
This concerns the treaty with the Indians at the time, which required that the miners leave the area as the land was being returned to the Indians. 
Complete in 8 pages, spotted foxing, nice…

THE WISCONSIN GREENBACK, Milwaukee and Sparta, Aug. 11, 1877 

* National Greenback movement
* Rare campaign publication

Actually a campaign newspaper for the Greenback Party. This was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1889. The party ran candidates in three presidential elections, in 1876, 1880 and 1884, before it faded away.
Page 2 has the: "Platform and Preamble" of the Greenback party.
Four pages, large folio size, various…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 11, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and jail release

The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "NEGROES GET PROBATION IN GA. PROTESTS" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

wikipedia notes: The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia in November, 1961. In December King and the SCLC became involved. The movement…

THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 11, 1847  In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 1891  

* Frederick Douglass resignation
* Ambassador to Haiti - Hayti 
* Abolitionist - social reformer 

The top of page 3 has a print of: "Frederick Douglass" and a report headed: "Ministerial Changes" "Fred Douglass Resigns--Shannon Minister to Costa Rica--Grubb Coming Home".
The report includes: "Hon. Frederick Douglass, U.S. minister to Haiti, has tendered his resignation to the department of state...Mr. Douglass...does not…

KANSAS CITY KANSAN, Aug. 11, 1991

* Jeffrey Dahmer arrest
* Serial killer and sex offender
* Rape, murder & dismemberment

Page 5 has a one column heading: "Dahmer victims kin sue" (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with 10 pages, nice condition.

THE REFORMERS' GAZETTE, Glasgow, Scotland, Aug. 11, 1832 A small periodical with a very ornate and decorative engraving in the masthead. This is a political piece focused on the reform of Scottish or British politics. Items in this issue include: "On the Revenues of the Crown" "Reform Catechism" "Unequal Taxation" and more.
Sixteen pages, 5 by 8 inches, great condition.

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Aug. 11, 1945

* Japanese surrendering
* Atomic bombs taking affect
* A few days away to make it official

The front page has a nice banner headline: "'WAR GOES ON,' SAYS MACARTHUR; ALLIES STUDY SURRENDER OFFER" with subhead. and related photo.
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally good.

NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1900  Page 9 has a quite inconspicuous and brief article which essentially triggered Milton Hershey's chocolate empire.
Headed: "Caramel Companies Amalgamate" the report, from Lancaster, Penna., notes in part: "...announced...that the American Caramel Company has secured control of the entire property and business of the Lancaster Caramel Company...The price paid is stated to be $1,000,000...".
Believing caramels were a fad, Milton Hershey sold the assets of his…

ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, Aug. 11, 1900  


* Rare old West publication
* Turn of the 20th century
* Bob Fitzsimmons boxing victory

A territorial newspaper as Arizona did not join the Union until 12 years later.
The top of the front page has column heads: "FITZSIMMONS THE WINNER" "He Does the Trick Easily in the Sixth Round" with more on the Bob Fitzsimmons vs. Gus Ruhlin boxing match.
Four pages, rejoined at the spine, a few discrete archival mends at margins, good condition.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 11, 1900

* Victor Emmanuel III
* Crowned King of Italy

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE KING CROWNED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 8 pages, 19 x 14 1/2 inches, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes, generally very nice.

THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 11, 1864  

* General George McClellan
* Presidential nomination
* vs. Abraham Lincoln

Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. First column Civil War heads include: "The McClellan Furore" "Union Square in a; Blaze of Glory" "Metropolitan Honors to 'Little Mac' " "Gen. Geo. B. McClellan Nominated for the Presidency" "What The Ladies Think of the Hero of Antietam" and much more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

BUFFALO COURIER EXPRESS, New York, Aug. 11, 1945  The headline--in red ink & embellished with a U.S. flag--announces: "JAPS QUIT ! " with various related subheads.
The complete 16 page issue in two sections, light margin wear, generally good condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 11, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Draft" "The James River Ascended to Within Six Miles of Fort Darling" "Firing Upon the Gunboats from the River Banks" "News From the Southwest" and more. The back page has: "Trial Of The Rioters" "Two Convictions & Three Pleas of Guilty" and more.
Eight pages, some pre-printing creases, nice condition.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 1980

* Jack Nicklaus "The Golden Bear" 
* 1980 PGA Championship - golf
* Oak Hill Country Club - Rochester
* His 17th of 18 major wins

The top of the front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Play It Again, Jack! He Wins Fifth PGA Championship" with 2 photos. (see) First report coverage continues on page 5 with another related photo.
Complete with 60+ pages, very nice condition.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 11, 1905

* Sulphur Springs, Texas
* Hopkins County lynching
* Negro Thomas Williams

The front page has a one column heading: "NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 6 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally very…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1923 

* President Warren Harding death
* Funeral - Marion, Ohio burial

The front page has a nice banner headline: "MARION LAYS AWAY HER DEAD, SHUNNING POMP AND PAGEANT WHILE NATION'S BUSINESS HALTS AND PEOPLE BOW IN SILENCE; FOREIGN LANDS AND SHIPS AT SEA HOLD HARDING SERVICES" with subheads and related photo (see images). Other news, sports and advertisements of the day found throughout.
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning, irregular along the left…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 11, 1863  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "From Gen. Meade's Army" "Lee Re-Enforced by Polk" "Lee's Infantry all Across the Rapidan" "Great Quaking In Mobile" "The Cowardice of the Frightened Rebels" "Bragg at Chattanooga" and more.
The back page has a report: "From The Oil Region" datelined from Titusville, Pa.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 9 only, August 11, 1940

* Comedian actors Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

The back page of this section has a banner heading: "THE SLAM-BANG COMEDIAN FINDS A NICHE ON THE RADIO" with subheads and photo. (see) This is early for this famous duo.
Complete section 9 only with 10 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 11, 1873

* Sir Henry Bartle Frere
* Sultans of Zanzibar & Muscat
* African slave trade - traffic

The back page has a correspondence from Henry Bartle Frere at Zanzibar, Africa with heading: "The East African Slave Trade" (see)
Complete in 10 pages, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug.. 11, 1872

* Criminality of Concert Saloons
* Alcoholism and crime

Page 5 has an article headed: "CONCERT SALOONS" "The Interiors of the Dens and How They Are Conducted" "Terrible Depravity in the Heart of a Great City" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Aug. 11, 1928

* Babe Ruth as a Editorialist ?
* New York Yankees baseball

The sport's section (page 8) has a two column heading: "Ruth Blames Slump of Yankees On Hitters, Not Club's Pitchers" with subhead and small photo of Ruth. This is actually a editorial by Ruth on the team's situation heading into the final weeks of the season. The Yankees would go on and win the 1928 World Series.
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, small…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, August 11, 1940

* Whirlaway - horse racing
* Saratoga Special Stakes (early win)
* Eventual Triple crown winner

The front page of this section has a one column heading: "WHIRLAWAY TAKES SARATOGA SPECIAL WITH GREAT FINISH" with subheads. Whirlaway would win the triple crown the following year.
Complete sport's section only with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 11, 1940

* Alessandro Bonci death (1st report)
* Italian lyric tenor - bel canto singing

The top of page 31 has a on column heading: "ALESSANDRO BONCI, LYRIC TENOR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 11, 2008

* The death report of Isaac Hayes
* Detailed coverage of the Summer Olympics

The front page has: Isaac Hayes, 1942-2008 - 'Black Moses' led pop to new ground," which tell of the death of Isaac Hayes, and includes a photo and supporting text. The article continues on pg. A12, which in dedicated to him in its entirety, and includes multiple photos.
A special section, "BEIJING 2008," has considerable coverage of the Summer Olympics.
The issue is in good…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1938

* Battle of Lake Khasan ends
* Changkufeng Incident - Russia
* Manchukuo (Empire of Japan)

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "RUSSIA AND JAPAN IN TRUCE, HOLD LINES NOW OCCUPIED; AGREE TO DELIMIT BORDER" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 1849  Page 3 has: "Sickness On The Plains" which concerning: "...the ravages of the cholera among the Buffalo emigrants to California..." and there is also a letter datelined: "Camp Buffalo, at Fort Laramie, June 26, 1849".
Four pages, very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1928

* University of California Golden Bears
* Cal Crew wins Olympic gold in rowing (1st)

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CALIFORNIA'S EIGHT WINS OLYMPIC TITLE IN A STIRRING RACE" with subheads. (see)
First report coverage on the University of California Golden Bears Crew winning the gold medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics in rowing. This was the very 1st of 3 gold medals for Cal in this event. reporting continues inside with photo.
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 11, 1906  The front page of the issue is captioned: "The American Flamingo and Its Curious Nest of Mud" with additional photos inside . Within the issue is "Novel Types of French Commercial Automobiles"; and many more articles and advertisements. Also within is a quarter-page Coca-Cola advertisement.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.

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THE DETROIT NEWS - EXTRA, Michigan, August 11, 1955

* Andover, Ohio - Gateway restaurant explosion

This 62 page newspaper has on the front page:  "21 Are Killed As Blast Hits Resort Town" (with photo), which tells of the explosion disaster at the Gateway Restaurant in Andover, Ohio. Also included on the front page is "67 GIs Killed As Planes Hit", with subhead, "Flying Boxcars Fall In Flames" - which describes the tragic death of 67 members of the Army's 499th Engineering Battalion.

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ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 11, 1877

* Spiritualism - spiritualists
* Materializations - paranormal

This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 11 has an article headed: "SPIRITUALISTS" "Piano Playing Without Mortal Contact" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/3 columns.
This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pliable and easy to handle. Complete in 12…

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 11, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The "Army Of the Potomac" "Measures Taken to Repress Guerrilla Depredations" "Proclamation By Gen. Meade" "From the Mississippi Valley" "Defection of the Southerners from the Rebel Cause" & more.
The back page has a lengthy item on: "Admiral Farragut" "Arrival of the Flag-Ship Hartford" "Honors to the Admiral--His Life & Services".
Eight pages, very nice condition.

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 11, 1884

* SS State of Florida
* Bark Pomona

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
The front page has one column headings: "DOWN IN MID-OCEAN", "The Steamer State of Florida Collides With the Bark Ponema (sic), and Both Are Sunk" "The Cold, Dark Waters of the Atlantic Receive 135 Persons to Yield Them Up No  More" and more. Lengthy text.
Complete, minor margin wear, good…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1932

* Rin Tin Tin death (1st report)
* Hollywood German Shepherd
* World War I hero

This 36 page newspaper has one column headings on page 17: "Rin Tin Tin Dies At 14 On Eve Of 'Comeback'", "Film Dog Had Been Signed for Talkie--Son Trained as Understudy Will Take the Role". See photo for 1st report coverage on the death of this famous Hollywood dog.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Rag edition in great condition.

SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE of the DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit Michigan, August 11, 1912  The cover of this issue contains a cameo of a lady. Within the issue are a variety of articles, stories and advertisements.

This also contains a half-page advertisement inside the issue for Coca-Cola and a colored advertisement on the back page for Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes.

This is complete in 16 pages measuring 14 x 10.5 and is in nice condition.