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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 12, 2003 

* Death of iconic coach Herb Brooks 
* "Miracle on Ice" at Lake Placid fame
* U.S. Olympic hockey team vs. Soviets

The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Hockey Legend Dies" with subhead and two related photos. (see images)

Complete with all major sections (80+ pages), great condition.

Background:  Herb Brooks, born in 1937 in St. Paul, Minnesota, was a transformative figure in American ice hockey, both as a player and a coach. He played collegiate…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 12, 1940 

* Battle of Britain
* London bombings
* WWII Nazi bombers

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "BRITAIN FIGHTS 400 RAIDERS; Great Air Battles Rage Over 300 Miles of Channel Coast" with subheads. (see images) Related map is on page 2.
Complete with all 30 pages, some archival mending throughout, some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in nice, displayable condition.

background: On August 12, 1940, during the Battle of…

SECTION 8 only of the New York Times, August 12, 1934

* Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany
* Europe braces itself for possible war

The front page of this section has a banner headline: "WAR OR PEACE?--EUROPE'S BALANCE SHEET" with subhead, 3 related photos and map. 1934 was a very tumultuous time in Germany with the recent appointment of Adolph Hitler as Führer. Things would only get worse before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Other topics throughout. Complete section 8 only…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 12, 1986

* "Stand by Me" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere in NYC
* Coming-of-age drama film - Rob Reiner

Page 55 has a 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day showing of "STAND BY ME" in New York City. (see images)
Background:Stand by Me is a 1986 coming-of-age drama directed by Rob Reiner, based on Stephen King's novella The Body. Set in the 1950s in a small Oregon town, the film…

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass. Aug. 12, 1934

* New York Giants - MLB baseball
* Nice pictorial of the starting players 
* Defending World Series champions
* Jackie Mitchell, girl pitcher photo

Page 2B has a nice pictorial showing the starting players for the defending World Series champions, the New York Giants. (see images)
Page 3B has a report on Jackie Mitchell, girl pitcher, making a appearance at a minor league game in Springfield with photo. 
Complete with 40+ pages,…

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Aug. 12, 1984

* Michael Jordan, pre Chicago Bulls
* U.S. men's Olympic basketball team
* Carl Lewis wins 4th gold medal
* 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

Page 110 has a photo showing Bobby Knight after his team woin the gold medal. The article on the same page mentions Michael Jordan being the MVP in the games. Great to have in this Chicago publication prior to joining the Chicago Bulls. Rare as such.
The front page has a photo of Carl Lewis winning his 4th…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 12, 1988

* "Last Temptation of Christ" film protest
* Universal Studios prior to the movie premiere
* Citizens for a Universal Appeal - religious groups
* Director Martin Scorsese & Actor William Defoe

The top of the front page has two related photos with one column heading; "25,000 Gather at Universal to Protest Film" (see images) First report coverage continues on page 26 with banner heading and two more related photos.
Complete 1st section only with all 34…

LOS ANGELES TIMES,  August 12, 1988

* Tucker - premiere advertisement & review
* Mormon door is now open to Blacks
* Last Temptation of Christ controversy

A nice full page ad for the premiere of the movie "TUCKER", accompanied by a  review on the first page of the Calendar section. Nice to have in a Los Angeles newspaper. The 
Also present is an advertisement for "THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST", which includes a related article on the front page of the Calendar section showing…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 12, 1964

* Robert F. Kennedy - RFK to run
* United States Senate - NY Senator

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "KENNEDY TO RUN FOR THE SENATE FROM NEW YORK" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 72 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally very nice.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 12, 1863 

* President Abraham Lincoln letter
* American Civil War conscription

The top of the first column has: "President Lincoln On The Draft" "Retaliation for Abuse of Colored Troops" which has his letter signed in type: A. Lincoln. Also: "Lee Expected To Attack Meade" "End of the Naval Campaign in the Mississippi" and more.
In his August 11, 1863, letter to New York Governor Horatio Seymour, Lincoln continued their debate over the Civil War draft following the July…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug.12, 1944.

* Japanese execute 3 American prisoners
* POW Ferdinand Frank Meringolo photo
* Hoten Camp in Mukden, Manchuria
* World War II - WWII atrocities

The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE EXECUTE 3 U. S. PRISONERS" with subhead. (see images) Coverage continues on page 7 with photo of one of the victims.
Much more on World War II. Complete with all 24 pages, rag edition in great condition.

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 12, 1862 

* From the capital of the Confederacy

 Not just a newspaper from the Confederate, but from the capital of the Confederate states. The front page has: "Important From the North--Call For 600,000 More Men--A Draft to Be Immediately made" "From Culpeper" "From The South Side" "Changing His Base" with the bulk of the front page taken up with a lengthy list of Acts of the Confederate Congress, many relating to the Civil War.
The back page…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 12, 1971

* Wavy Gravy - Hugh Romney
* Entertainer & peace activist
* Countercultural & hippie era
* Madison Square Garden attack

The top of page 9 has a heading: "Who clubbed the clown?" Lengthy coverage continues on other multiple inside pages with related photo.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an…

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 12, 1837 

* Very early mention of Abraham Lincoln
* Early Mormon & Joseph Smith mention

An inside page has a report headed "Illinois" being an account of activities in the state legislature, with an inconspicuous--yet very significant--listing of "Lincoln" in the "negative" column of those who voted on a specific resolution (see). This is a very early mention of Abraham Lincoln from when he was just 28 years old and very far from the national…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 12, 1965

* Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law
* Civil Rights Movement - racial discrimination
* President Lyndon B. Johnson - editorial

Page 9 has a editorial by Howard Moody headed: "The Challenge: A Bill Comes Due" with lead-in: "The Press of Freedom" (see images) Johnson signed the act just a few days earlier. Being a weekly publication here, this is the first report on the newly enacted law.
I suspect this to be…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 12, 1957

* Italian climber Claudio Corti
* North face of Mount Eiger
* Bernese Alps rescue - Switzerland

The front page has a six column heading: "Save One of 4 Trapped in Alps" with subhead and two related photos.
Complete with 40 pages, light toning at the margins, a little wear and small binding holes along the spine, generally good.

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Aug. 12, 1854  In the format of the Illus. London News and the later Harper's Weekly, with a very ornate masthead engraving of the harbor at Boston.
Among the prints within: "O.H. Perry on the front page, with text. Inside includes 2 pages with 6 prints of "French Foot Chasseurs" or soldiers; "View of Danvers, From the Cemetery, Harmony Grove" in Massachusetts; "Entrance to Harmony Grove, Danvers" "Monument to Jesse Smith in Harmony Grove" plus other prints.
…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 12, 1932

* The United States prohibition to end ?
* President Herbert Hoover admits failure
* President nomination address

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "HOOVER URGES REFORM OF NATION'S DRY LAWS IN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH" with subheads. (see) Text of Hoover's acceptance address as well.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 12, 1876 

* Henry Morton Stanley
* Africa exploration w/ map

Page 2 is consumed by a very large map and descriptive text on Stanley's exploration of Africa, the map headed: "THE SOURCES OF THE NILE. New Map Showing Stanley's Explorations..." plus the first column has heads: "STANLEY" "His Last Letter from the Heart of Africa" "Inhospitable Natives" Thwarted in His Plans by the Kishakka" "Paralyzed By Famine" and more. This article takes the vast majority of the…

THE NATIONAL AEGIS, Worcester, Massachusetts, Aug. 12, 1807 

* President Thomas Jefferson letters

The top of page 2 has: "By the President of the United States of America - A PROCLAMATION" calling for a special session of Congress, signed in type: Th. Jefferson.
And beginning on pg. 2 & ending on page 3 is a letter from the President to the King of Holland, signed in type: Th. Jefferson.
Four pages, nice condition.

CORONATION NUMBER Of The READING OBSERVER, England, Aug. 12, 1901  

* Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandria
* King and Queen of the United Kingdom

The front page heads note in part: "The Coronation Festivities At Reading" "Full & Descriptive Reports of the Whole Proceedings" "The Grand Procession" and more. There are many related photos including: "The King And Queen" (Edward VII and Alexandra) with pages 2 and 3 having 6 related photos, and the back page having 5 related…

THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 12, 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.

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Aug. 12, 1960

* Discoverer 13 XIII satellite
* First capsule successful recovery
* Very 1st man made object retrieved from space

The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. Rockets Huge Balloon Into Space Orbit" with subhead. Also a three column heading: "U. S. Space Capsule Returned to Earth" with lead-in: "Plucked From Ocean" (see) First report coverage on the very first recovery of a man-made object from space, beating the Soviet Korabl Sputnik 2…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 12, 1948 

* Babe Ruth near death 
* New York Yankees 

This 44 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on the front page: "Babe Ruth Is Critically Ill; Inquiries Swamp Hospital" with photo showing youngsters gathering outside the hospital with caption: "Getting Latest Report On Their Idol"

He would die a few days later. Other news of the day throughout.

Rag edition in great condition.

DAILY EVENING NEWS, Portland, Oregon, Aug. 12, 1874  Not just an early newspaper from Oregon, but this newspaper seemingly had a brief life, Gregory noting issues were found frsom 1873-4. Gregory also notes that there are no American institutions holding issues, as the Bancroft Library deaccession all its holdings many years ago, and is from where this issue came.
Page 2 has: "An Indian War" and "General Hardie on the Modoc War" among other items.
Four pages, nice condition.

EMANCIPATOR, Boston, Aug. 12, 1846  A newspaper focused on emancipation: the freedom for slaves. Articles include: "Another Suicide by a Slave" "Results of Emancipation" "Law vs. Philanthropy" "The Great N.W. Liberty Convention" "Texas" and much more.
Four pages, good condition.

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Aug. 12, 1928

* Herbert Hoover acceptance speech
* Republican nomination for U.S. president
* Stanford University Stadium

The front page has a banner headline: "HOOVER EXPOUNDS DRY LAW" with subheads. (see) More on the following pages with a few related photos. Full text of Hoover's acceptance speech as the democrat nomination for president is on page 6.
Complete 1st section with 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

SECTION 2 (SPORTS) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, August 12, 1928 

* Johnny Weissmuller wins Olympic gold
* Star of Tarzan with swimming photo 

The front page of this section has a one column heading: "U. S. SWIMMERS TAKE OLYMPIC GAMES TITLE" with subhead. Photo of Weissmuller is on page 3. (see)
Complete section 2 only with 10 pages, rag edition in great condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1937

* Joe DiMaggio home run photo
* New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
* Race for American League pennant

The sport's section (page 22) has a banner headline: "Red Sox Hopes for Pennant Crushed as Yanks Win Two and Lead by 11 1/2 Games" with subheads, box scores and photo of Joe DiMaggio crossing home plate after hitting a home home.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition, a little creasing on the…

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 12, 1945 

* Japan's surrender terms stated
* Douglas MacArthur to be in charge
* V-J Day days away

The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALLIES TO LET HIROHITO REMAIN SUBJECT TO OCCUPATION CHIEF; M'ARTHUR IS SLATED FOR POST" with various related subheads and a photo of: "Gen. Douglas MacArthur" .
Complete 1st section with 44 pages, light toning at the central fold, generally nice.

THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 12, 1864  Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Front page column heads on the Civil War include: "Rumors of a Fight With Early" "Reports from Deserters of the Capture of Mobile" "Sherman Shelling Atlanta" "Particulars of General Stoneman's Raid" "Explosion of an Army Ordnance Boat at City Point, Va." and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 12, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Important from Charleston" "Progress of the Combined Military & Naval Operations" "Engagement Between the Ironsides & the Rebel Fort Wagner" and more.
Inside has a letter on; 'The Conscription" signed by the President: A. Lincoln. Also reports that: "The Rebel Chieftains, Soldiers and People Anxious to Return to the Union" with related reports.
Eight pages, nice condition.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 12, 1916

* Johnstown (Echo), Cambria Co., Pennsylvania
* Southern Cambria Railway trolley cars accident

The front page has a nice banner headline : "MANY KILLED IN CRASH" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. 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. Rare as such.
Complete with 16 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, a little…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 12, 1875

* Ira D. Sankey & Dwight Lyman Moody
* Evangelist - Evangelism - sermons

Page 3 has an article with one column headings: "THE EVANGELISTS" "The Work of Moody and Sankey Abroad" and more. (see) Text takes up 2 columns.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 10 pages, nice condition.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 12, 1905

* USS Vermont (BB-20) battleship
* United States Navy warship

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEW BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED TODAY" 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 6 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally very…

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 12, 1902

* Black and white lynchings - hangings
* Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "TWO LYNCHED IN MISSOURI" 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,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1934

* Bathysphere deep-sea submersible
* Otis Barton & William Beebe record dive
* New York Zoological Society

The front page has a one column heading: "DR. BEEBE DESCENDS 2,510 FEET IN OCEAN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with 2 related photos.
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 26 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

wikipedia notes: On August 11, 1934, Beebe and Barton made a descent of…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 12, 1865  The full front page has two scenes: "The Horse Market and Stables, New York City, Where The Weekly Sale of Government Horses Takes Place" with a related print inside.
Prints inside include 3 pages on: "The Great Atlantic Cable--Constructing The New Telegraph Line From Dublin To Valentia." "...The Union Hotel, Saratoga, New York...".
Sixteen pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, Aug. 12, 1939

* Marx Brothers family comedy act
* Chico - Harpo - Groucho - pictorial

Page 6 has a pictorial showing Marx Brothers characters with brief text. (see) This was during the height of their careers.
News, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 30 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.

PIKE'S PEAK DAILY NEWS, dated inside: August 12, 1908  The primary feature of this issue is the great color cover showing a woman looking at the distant view of Pike's Peak, with the train in the foreground. Very much a tourist-themed publication as there is a lengthy list of names of: "Arrivals on Pike's Peak" and a wealth of hotel & other travel-related advertisements. A lengthy article on "Pike's Peak" with photos of: "Minnehana Falls" and "Through Lion Gulch".
Eight pages with the color…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 12, 1938

* First Berlin to New York airplane flight
* Captain Alfred Henke - Brandenburg

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "PLANE HERE FROM BERLIN IN 25 HOURS WITHOUT STOP AFTER A SECRET TAKE-OFF" with subheads. (see) Page 3 has a banner headline: "Another Chapter in Atlantic Flight History Is Provided by German Plane" with subheads and 3 related photo. Lengthy text here. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World…

THE BOSTON ADVERTISER, Aug. 12, 1863  There are various Civil War reports on page 1 and 22 including column heads: "The Southern Opposition" "The Siege of Charleston" "The War In Virginia" "The Resources of the South Exhausted" "The Negro Question" and more. There is some reports concerning George A. Custer.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, large folio size, nice condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1935

* Adolph Hitler warns all opposition in speech
* "no power on earth can attack us again"
* Nazis - Third Reich

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER SAYS REICH IS READY TO MEET ANT OUTSIDE PERIL" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.


wikipedia notes: Adolf Hitler made his first public speech since his operation in May, emerging from…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 12, 1899  The ftpg. is taken up with 2 photos of the sailing yacht "Columbia" with an article & another page of photos inside. Inside photo of: "The Riker Electric Brougham" car, with text. Also a devise titled: "The Boxing Kangaroo". "The Polyphone--Novel Attachment for Phonographs" gives the machine two horns (see).
The bkpg. has the first-ever automobile advertisement, first run in this magazine the year prior.

Author of Gone With The Wind...

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College & Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, August 12, 1949

* Margaret Mitchell's death
* Author of Gone With the Wind
* Hit by speeding car - would die several days later

The front page of this issue has: "Speeding Car Hits Author", which is the account of Margaret Mitchell (Mrs.John Marsh - Peg Marsh) being struck by a speeding car while crossing the street. She would die a few days later without gaining consciousness. The article is continued on an inside page.
…

THE ILLUSTRATED SPORTING NEWS, New York, August 12, 1905  It still has the original outer wrapper showing a woman in a carriage (see). This is noted as the: "Mid-Summer Number", and as the title suggests the theme is primarily sports-related (camping, horse shows, horse racing, motorboat racing, etc.) although there is other content as well. The ftpg. is a photo of: "Camping Along the Hudson".

Complete in 24 pages very light wear, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 12, 1948 

* Babe Ruth near death 
* New York Yankees 

The front page has a two column heading: "Babe Ruth Is Critically Ill; Inquiries Swamp Hospital" with photo showing youngsters gathering outside the hospital with caption: "Getting Latest Report On Their Idol" Ruth would die a few days later. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially on this topic.
Other news, sports and advertisements of…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1935

* 2nd anuual soap box derby
* Akron, Ohio
* Graham McNamee

This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 8:  "GRAHAM McNAMEE HURT" "Auto In Boys' Derby at Akron Injures 3 in Judges' Stand" 1st report coverage on the 2nd annual soap box derby in Akron, Ohio. The 1st derby was mostly of local interest only and was not reported in newspapers across the country except probably the newspaper from Akron of course. The 2nd derby gained some…

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Aug. 12, 1865  the front page has: "Fortress Monroe" "On Their Homeward Way!" "Government Sale of Horses & Mules" "Glimpse At Jefferson D." "He Airs Himself On the Ramparts of the Fortress" 'He Rests Himself on the Grassy Slope" "Important Circular To Freedmen" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 12, 1769  Half of page 6 is taken up with a very nice report from South Carolina concerning the work of that colony to compel all residents & merchants to abide by a non-importation agreement, and also that they will: "...encourage & promote to the utmost of our power, the use of the North American manufactures in general, and those of this province in particular." (see) The back page has a brief item noting: "Letters from Savannah in Georgia mention that…