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THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, August 17, 1776 This exceptional, content-rich issue was published just weeks after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, capturing the frantic military, diplomatic, and social upheavals of the summer of 1776. 

Perhaps most interesting is a page 3 article which contains a stunningly prophetic address to the American public, warning: "Remember, in all your deliberations, you are engaged in a most arduous undertaking. Generations yet unborn may owe

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Aug. 17, 1958 

* Social Security Bill - Act revisions 
* United States Senate 79-0 vote passes 

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Social Security Bill Is Passed by Senate" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally in very nice condition.

Background: On August 16, 1958, the United States Senate unanimously passed a sweeping set of revisions to the Social…

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 17, 1674

* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff

This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 by 10 3/4…

THE BOSTON POST, August 17, 1944 

* Operation Dragoon
* Southern France invasion 
* Allies invade Nazis 
* Gen. George S. Patton 

The front page has a four column headline: "NAZIS ISOLATED IN RIVIERA FIGHT" with subhead. Also a front page photo with small heading: "Fighting General At His Headquarters" (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: Operation Dragoon, launched on August 15, 1944, was the Allied invasion of southern…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Aug. 17, 1935  A five column headline reports:  "BODIES OF WILL ROGERS, WILEY POST ARE TAKEN FROM PLANE WRECKAGE AFTER CRASH IN WILDS OF ALASKA" with subheads that include: "Drop of Only 60 Feet Kills Pair in Desolate Arctic Circle Country" and more.
Eighteen pages, nice condition.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., August 17, 1934

* John Sackville Labatt kidnapping
* Labatt brwing company president
* London, Ontario, Canada - Beer

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Kidnappers Release Labatt; No Ransom Money Is Paid; Police Renew Hunt for Gang" with subheads and photo of Labatt. (see images) Coverage on the John Sackville Labatt kidnapping, president of the Labatt brewing company.
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, some tiny…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 17, 1949

* Margaret Mitchell killed
* 'Gone With the Wind' author
* Pulitzer Prize winner

Page 12 has a one column heading: "'Gone With Wind' Author Succumbs To Auto Injuries" (see image)
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

RICHMOND DAILY WHIG, Aug. 17, 1874

* re. Civil Rights Act of 1875 (Enforcement Act)
* Reconstruction era - Blacks

Here is a uncommon publication from the capital of the Confederacy just a decade earlier. This issue measures 25 x 18 inches.
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "The Civil Rights Bill" (see images)
Complete with 4 pages, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 17, 1979

* "Monty Python's Life of Brian" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* British religious satire comedy film

A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Monty Python's Life of Brian"
Page C11 has a 3/5 page advertisement for the opening day of the film. (see images) Other movie ads ads well.
Complete with 64 pages, a little margin wear, generally in good condition.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1940

* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a five column heading: "Germans Bomb Suburbs of London" with subheads. (see images) More on pages 2 & 3 with related photo and 2 maps. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine,…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 17, 1972

* Grateful Dead concerts in Jersey City NJ
* Stanley Theater performances advertisement
* Dick's Picks Volume 11 - live album fame
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Page 33 has a 12 1/2 x 4 inch advertisement "The GRATEFUL DEAD" for their 3 night concert performance at Stanley Theater in Jersey City, New Jersey. Includes a photo of the band within. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely…

THE PEOPLE'S HERALD & Aug. 17, 1893  As noted in Wikipedia: " Glenwood Springs was originally known as Defiance, Colorado. Defiance was established in 1883, a camp of tents, saloons and brothels with an increasing amount of cabins and lodging establishments. It was populated with the expected crowd of gamblers, gunslingers, and prostitutes. Town Founder Isaac Cooper's wife Sarah was having a hard time adjusting to the frontier life and in an attempt to make her environment somewhat more…

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 17, 1793  The front page has the Address presented to Citizen Genet upon his arrival at New York (French Ambassador to the U.S. during the French Revolution), followed by his answer to the Republicans of New York, signed in type on page 2: Genet.
Inside has a report on the heralded arrival of Genet in New Jersey.
Page 2 has a report of the naval battle between the: "Ambuscade And Boston Frigates" off the coast of Sandy Hook the previous month.
Other news of the…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 17, 1967

* Ravi Shankar concert advertisement
* Indian sitarist and music composer
* North Indian classical music performance
* Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center

Page 14 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a: "RAVI SHANKAR" concert in Manhattan. (see images)
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 American…

THE BATTERY, Washington, Aug. 17 1848  This was a campaign newspaper supporting Zachary Taylor for President and Millard Fillmore for Vice President.
In the era before radio, television, and the internet it was not uncommon for political parties to create short-lived newspapers to support their candidate and publicize their political platform. Such newspapers were short-lived; once the election was over so was the newspaper, however some titles existed for some months afterward.
This is the #7…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1941

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* United States not close to entering WWII
* Tensions with Japan re. American hostages ?

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROOSEVELT DECLARES U. S. IS NO NEARER WAR; REVEALS FULL ACCORD ON WORLD CONFLICT" with subheads and related photo. Also a two column heading: "Japan Refuses to Permit 100 Americans to Depart" We these Americans used as bargaining chips prior to the Pearl Harbor attack ?
…

THE AMERICAN SENTINEL AND ESSEX NORTH RECORD, Newburyport, Massachusetts, Aug. 17, 1854  

* Massachusetts Volunteer Militia camp

This is the volume 1, number 2 issue of a rare title that existed for just six months.
This is a wonderful issue as half of the front page is taken up with an uncommonly large print of; "A Military Celebration at Indian Hill Farm...Head Quarters First Battalion Rifles, 4th Brig., 2d. Div., M. V. M."
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, a bit irregular at the top, wide…

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 17, 1937

* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army

The front page has a nice banner headline: "MURDEROUS MOBS RUN AMUCK IN SHANGHAI, FIGHT FOR FOOD" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. condition. More on the following pages with a few nice photos.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Aug. 17, 1953

* 1953 Iranian coup d'etat
* Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
* Shah of Iran - 28 Mordad
* Mohammad Mosaddegh

The front page has a one column  heading: "Supreme Power Held By Mossadegh; Iran's Shah Flees" (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

THE ALLENTOWN DEMOCRAT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17, 1898 The last column of the front page is headed: "THE WAR IS OVER" "Protocol Signed, and an Armistice Proclaimed" "Blockades Raised" 'Orders Sent to the Front to Suspend Operations" 'Spain Quits the New World".
The text takes most of the column and includes: "A Proclamation" concerning the end of the war signed in type by the President; William McKinley.
Page 2 begins with: "PEACE--THE WAR ENDED" "Suspension of Hostilities Directed by President…

LOS ANGELES TIMES (Orange County Edition), August 17, 1991

*  "Jesus Revolution" movie connection
*  Harvest Crusade - Pastor's Greg Laurie & Chuck Smith
*  Final night moved to Anaheim Stadium due to large crowd

Page B12 has: Rockin' Revival raps Up at Anaheim Stadium", followed by: " An A-team of Christian musicians performs at crusade finale. Organizers say skepticism voided by free entry", with more. This was a significant crusade in the history of the Jesus Movement and to the…

BOSTON GAZETTE, Aug. 17, 1809 

* Franz Joseph Haydn death
* Classical music composer
* Vienna, Austria

The top of the front page has: "A Proclamation" signed in type: James Madison, and also: "French Piracies" which takes an entire column. On page 2, under the "Deaths" is a small announcement "In Vienna, May 31st, Hayden, [Hadyn] the celebrated musical composer, Aet. 79...".
Four pages nice condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From Gen. Meade's Army" "Rumors of a Flank Movement by the Rebels on Our Left" "Our Forces Prepared" "The Draft In This City" "Particulars of the Draft--The Exemption" and more.
Inside includes: "Morgan's Raid--Claims For Stolen Horses" "Dr. Livingstone's African Expedition - Effects of the Slave Trade..." "The Prisoners at Gettysburgh" "Affairs On The Mississippi" "Rumors of Another Advance by Lee" and…

NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1935  

* Will Rogers & Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths

The front page REPORTS: "Will Rogers and Wiley Post Die in Crash; Plane Falls at Alaskan Eskimo Village; Victims To Be Flown Out of Wilderness" with various subheads. Included are photos of both and one captioned: "Rogers and Post in Seattle, just before they took off together."
There is also a wealth of reports on the lives of each on pages 2, 3, 4 & 5.
Complete in 28 pages, light toning and…

THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 17, 1861  

* Abraham Lincoln presidential proclamation (86)
* "Prohibiting Commercial Trade with States in Rebellion"

Among the first column heads on the Civil War are: "LATEST NEWS" "The Southern Rebellion" "A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT" "No More Commerce With the Rebels" "Reported Battle Near Leesburg" and more.
The first column also has: "A Proclamation" which is signed in type by the President: Abraham Lincoln, in which he prohibits commercial trade…

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Aug. 17, 1930

* Jim Dandy thoroughbred race horse
* Beats Gallant Fox at 100 to 1 odds
* Same year of the triple crown
* Travers Stakes - Saratoga Springs

The front page of this section has a seven column heading: "JIM DANDY, 100 TO 1, BEATS GALLANT FOX IN TRAVERS" with subheads and small photo of the winning jockey. Another related photo on page 3. (see)
Complete section II only with 12 pages, rag edition in very nice…

RIVINGTON'S NEW-YORK GAZETTEER; or, the CONNECTICUT, HUDSON'S RIVER, NEW-JERSEY, and QUEBEC WEEKLY ADVERTISER, New York, Aug. 17, 1775

* American Revolutionary War
* Extremely rare publication
* James Rivington - spy publisher

James Rivington, the famous printer of this newspaper, had an interesting career.
He began this newspaper in 1773 initially with an impartial stance which shifted as a revolution loomed and public opinion polarized, until by late 1774 he was advocating the…

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1868 

* Lynching of Samuel Bierfield
* First Jew lynched in United States
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica item
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK members

The front page has: "Murderous Outrage at Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. - Two Men Shot Dead" which is the account of the killing of a Jewish shop owner and his black employee by 15 masked men on horseback.
The shop owner, Samuel Bierfield, is believed to be the first Jew lynched within the United States.
Eight pages,…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 17, 1864  

* William T. Sherman
* Ulysses S. Grant

Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Additional Details of the Contest of the 6th Instant" "General Palmer Relieved by General Jeff. C. Davis" "Escape of One of Stoneman's Brigade Commanders from the Rebels" "GRANT" "Brilliant Movement of a Part of the Army Before Petersburg" "Splendid Results Already Achieved" "The Rebels Surprised & Their Works Taken" and more.
Eight pages,…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 17, 1863  Among the front page column heads relating to the Civil War are: "THE DRAFT" "The Drawing of Names in this City to Begin on Wednesday Next" "Official Notice of the Draft" "The Draft Elsewhere" and more. 
Inside pages have much reporting on war events.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 17, 1898

* Fall of Manila, Philippines
* Spanish-American War

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TAKING OF MANILA" 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 4 pages, a few small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 17, 1872  

* One of Winslow Homer's most popular

The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Will the Senator From Massachusetts Do This to Make His Words Good?", plus there is another Nast cartoon inside: "Romish Politics--Any Thing To Beat Grant" & yet another Nast, this one a doublepage centerfold: "Satan, Don't Get Thee Behind Me! Any Thing to Get Possession." showing Greeley pleading with the devil. "
Also a half page: "Ten Acres of…

LOS ANGELES HERALD EXPRESS, August 17, 1945

* Takijirō Ōnishi suicide death
* "Father of the kamikaze attacks"

In a rather rare war-related headline some 3 days after the surrender of Japan essentially ending the war, the banner head above the masthead announces: "JAPS BATTLE YANK PLAINES OVER TOKIO" plus; "Jap Kamikaze Corps Chief Takes Own Life" with other related subheads.
The complete first section (of 2) with pages 1-14, very nice condition.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 17, 1911

* Harry Atwood - early aviation pioneer
* St. Louis to New York City airplane flight (stages)

The front page has a two column heading: "AVIATOR ATWOOD CONTINUES HIS RECORD BREAKING FLIGHT" 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 10 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, irregular along…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 17, 1870

* Siege of Metz, France
* Franco-Prussian War - Germans

Page 3 has one column headings that include: "THE WAR" "A Desperate Battle Fought Near Metz" "French and Prussian Reports of the Engagement" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, light toning along the central fold, a little spine wear, generally nice.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1936 

* Black-American star athlete Jesse Owens suspended
* Berlin Olympic games come to an end

The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "OWENS IS BARRED BY A.A.U.; READY TO BECOME A PRO" with subhead. (see) Also a two column heading: "Olympic Games End With Dramatic Flag Ceremony" (see)
Complete in 30 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen…

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 17, 1864  Among the articles on the ftpg. are: "Monstrous Impudence" "Another Account--A Letter to General Lee" "Horrible Crimes of Negro Soldiers" "The American Union Passing Away" and more.
Articles within: "A General Who Fights Women & Children" "Gen. Paine and the She Secesh" "News From Rebel Sources" "War News of the Week" "Horrors of War" and much more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet, various foxing, bit of…

Women's Air Derby... the first of its kind...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 17, 1929

* Graf Zeppelin's "around the world" flight - passes over Taunton, Massachusetts
* Reported in a Taunton newspaper - with aerial photo
* Women's Air Derby - the 1st ever "female only"

The front page has the two line, four column heading: "GIANT AIR CRUISER HAS PASSED HALF-WAY POINT," with subhead: "Graf Zeppelin Early Today Reports Hew Position Beyond Jenissei [Yenissei] River and Just South of the Arctic Circle." A front page photo…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 17, 1943

* Discovery of Penicillin - making progress

This 36 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 19: "Tell Penicillin 'Marvels'" and "Johns Hopkins Doctors Report Case of Girl, 9, and Others". See photo for brief coverage on the new drug, penicillin.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Nice condition.

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 17, 1885 

* Old West stage coach robbery
* University of Notre Dame

The ftpg. has some interesting articles including; "Battling With A Burglar" "Midnight Encounter with a Murderous Negro at Texarkana" "Slain by a Saloon-Keeper--Result of a Drunken Spree...".  "Daring Stage Robbery which is from Phoenix which reads like a classic Wild West holdup, including: "...stopped by two men with shotguns & Wells, Fargo's & co.'s box demanded...".
Page 3 has a nice…

THE DENVER POST, Denver, Colorado, August 17, 1978

* 1st successful Trans-Atlantic Balloon flight
* Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo, & Larry Newman land near Paris

The front page has a near-full banner heading: "3 Balloonists Land Near Paris", with a large photo of the balloon in flight, photos of Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo, & Larry Newman, and a small map. Although quite surprising, this marked the 1st successful Transatlantic balloon flight. Additional coverage and photos are found on…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 17, 1918  The color cover page has "Forwarding Freight by Motor Truck Express to Relieve our Over-burdened Railroads" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Via Motor Truck"; "Motorized Railways"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.
Complete in 32 pages in nice condition.

ALAMEDA NEWS, California, August 17, 1881  This is a small broadside "supplement" (printed on one side only) that has a report about a meeting of the "Town Trustees", plus the weekly "Police Report" and other content. Measures 8 by 5 3/8 inches, lightly browned, nice.

DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH, Arizona, August 17, 1927

* 1st Dole Air Race
* Early aviation - airplanes
* Woolaroc - Art Goebel
* Front leaf only

This front leaf only has a banner headline: "4 OF 8 AIRPLANES RACE TO HAWAII" with subheads. (see)
Front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), a little margin wear, nice for display as such.

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 17, 1940

* Adolph Hitler orders blockade on Great Britain
* London bombed by Germans

The front page has a two column heading: "HITLER CLAIMS FULL BLOCKADE IN FORCE FOR ENGLISH WATERS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 6 pages, minor margin wear, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, August 17, 1862 

* Tazewell TN Tennessee
* Baton Rouge LA Louisiana

Among the ftpg. Civil War heads are: "Interesting From New Orleans' "The Negro Brigade Controversy Still Pending" "Commerce & Trade Increasing" "General Butler's Measures to Relieve the Poor of New Orleans' "A Grant Melee Between the Police & Armed Runaway Negroes" "The Fight at Tazewell, Tenn." "The Attack on Baton Rouge, La." "Important From Key West" and more.
Eight pages, some printing flaws,…

ILLUSTRATED CURRENT NEWS, New Haven, Connecticut, August 17, 1934  This is a nice example of this early news service photo poster published 3 times a week, taken up almost entirely with one or more photos of the most notable event of the day. Done in broadside form (printed on front side only) these were meant to be hung up for display, typically used in schools to provide photos of the most current events. Thumb tack or staples holes are commonly found in the corners.
This issue concerns the…

KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNAL, August 17, 1880

* Adelaide Neilson death
* English stage actress

The front page has one column headings: "NEILSON DEAD" "The Celebrated Juliet Suddenly Expires Among Friends in a Paris Cafe" "She Was Speaking of Her Successes and Her Plans for the Future When Death Came" and more. (see)

Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 8 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, August 17, 1911 

* Early airplane flights
* Powered aviation at it's beginning

The front page has one column headlines: "ATWOOD PLANS TO LAND ONLY ONCE ON LONG FLIGHT", "Aviator's Schedule Calls for Sail of 123 Miles During Day...", "AVIATORS ATTEND FUNERAL OF LATE PAL IN CHICAGO" with two related photos. Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, usual browning with little margin wear, must be handled with care.