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THE DAY, New London, Conn., October 26, 1927

• SS Principessa Mafalda sinking
• Italian transatlantic ocean liner

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Italian Liner Sinks Off Brazil; 34 of 1,258 on Board Missing; Hit Rocks and Boilers Explode" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 14 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, good condition.

Background: Known as the "Italian Titanic," the October 25, 1927 sinking of the SS Principessa Mafalda off the coast of Bahia,

USA TODAY (Life Section (D) only), Oct. 26, 1984

• "The Terminator" film - movie review
• Arnold Schwarzenegger - science-fiction

Page 5 of this section has a same day premiere review of Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic film "The Terminator" with heading: "'Terminator' is a killer of a Schwarzenegger role" and photo. (see images)
Complete 'Life' section only with 8 pages, nice condition.

Background: Owning the October 26, 1984 issue of USA Today puts a rare piece of pop-culture history directly in

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Oct. 26, 1986

• Very early "Guns' N' Roses" & "Red Hot Chili Peppers"
• Hard "Sleaze-Rock & Alternative funk-punk music
• Axl Rose - Slash - Izzy Stradlin - Duff McKagan - Steven Adler
• Pre "Appetite for Destruction" album release (about 8 months prior)
• UCLA - "University of California, Los Angeles" campus

Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 26, 1983

• Invasion of Grenada - "Operation Urgent Fury"
• Grenadian and Cuban forces overwhelmed

The front page has a banner headline: "Yanks spearhead Grenada invasion" with subheads and related map. (see images) Much more on the following pages.
Complete with all 136 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.

background: The October 1983 invasion of Grenada, officially called Operation Urgent Fury, was a U.S.-led military intervention in the Caribbean island nation of Grenada.

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, & DWASHINGTON ADVERITSER, D.C., Oct. 26, 1807

• President Thomas Jefferson proclamation
• Pardon for military deserters - soldiers

Page 3 has: "A Proclamation" by the President concerning those: "...who have deserted from the army of the United States...has become sensible of their offense & are desirous of returning to their duty, a full pardon is hereby proclaimed...as shall, within four months...surrender themselves to the commanding officer..." signed in type: Th.

SECTION 3 (SHOW) section only of the Sun-Times, Chicago, May 26, 1980 (Sunday)

• The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Episode V

Page 7 of this section has a nice 12 x 9 inch advertisement for "THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" for it's opening week. This iconic film opened nationally just 5 days prior. (see images)
Complete section 3 only with 14 pages, good condition.

background: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) continued George Lucas’s saga with a darker, more character-driven

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 26, 1982

• A2W2 - Andy Warhol Robot construction
• Alvaro Villa - AVG - animatronic figures

The front page of section IV has a heading: "Andy Warhol Meets His Match" with lead-in: "Valencia Animators Send in the Clone" and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 50+ pages, nice condition.

Background: In 1982, producer Lewis Allen and animatronics designer Alvaro Villa created A2W2, the Andy Warhol Robot, a life-sized animatronic likeness of the artist intended for a

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Oct. 26, 1960

• Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months hard labor
• Would be released on this day with the help of JFK
• re. Atlanta sit-ins - re. John F. Kennedy election win

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Integration Leader Gets Jail Term" (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: On October 26, 1960, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was released on bond from Georgia’s Reidsville State

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 26, 1961

• Barbra Streisand - singer & actress 1st performance
• "Another Evening with Harry Stoones"  musical play review - Off-Broadway
• Very early and extremely rare item on Streisand (19 yrs. old)
• Aretha Franklin - American singer songwriter - pianist
• Village Gate - Greenwich Village nightclub advertisement

The top of page 12 has a two column heading: "Theatre Post-Mortem: Another Evening with Harry Stoones" This was a Off-Broadway theatre

THE FRISCO WORLD, Hollandia, N. E. I., Oct. 26, 1945

• Post World War II U.S. military camp publication

The Netherlands Economic Institute (NEI) was a research and consultancy organization that collected and analyzed economic data. It was established in 1929 by Rotterdam businessmen. The bottom at the back page notes: "Published daily by the I & E Section Hq. 3rd Camp Bn, Hollandia N.E.I. Approved for mailing home. Various World War II reports.
Complete as a single sheet, 8 by 13 inches,

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 26, 1905

• President Theodore Roosevelt Southern tour
• On a New Orleans, Louisiana steamer

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PRESIDENT'S TRIP REACHES CLIMAX" with subheads. (see images) This steamer would wreck the following day just below New Orleans. 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, a few small

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 26, 1921

• Tampa Bay, Florida storm
• Major hurricane disaster

On October 25, 1921 Tampa Bay suffered the most destructive hurricane to hit the area since 1848.
The one column heading reads:: "Tampa Under Water; Storm Sweeps Coast" See images for somewhat brief report here.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 26, 1972

• Yoko Ono - "Now Or Never" single release
• re. My Lai Massacre - political song ad
• Stand-up comedian George Carlin advertisement
• "Class Clown" Performances at Palace Theater

Page 53 has a 9 1/2 x 7 advertisement for the release of "Now Or Never" single by Yoko Ono which is a political song with a focus on the My Lai Massacre. (see image)
Page 47 has a advertisement for "GEORGE CARLIN" performances at the Palace Theater in

AMERICAN MERCURY, Hartford, Oct. 26, 1813  Page 3 has nice reporting from the War of 1812, one report headed: "Glorious News" "Michigan Territory Re-occupied--Malden & Sandwich Taken--Proctor's Army Captured, & the Indians Submitting & Suing for Quarters!" Photos show the full text.
Also on page 3 is an unusual graphic of a ship accompanying the article: "Another Naval Victory!" which reports on the Saratoga vs. the Morgianna, with much detail.
Four pages, close-trimmed at the top of pages 2 &

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 26, 1982

• "First Blood" & Halloween III" advertisements
• Grand Opening Day movie premieres
• Action & Science fiction horror films

Page 58 has a nice advertisement for the opening of ""First Blood"
Page 61 has a smaller ad for the opening of "Halloween III" (see images) Being a weekly publication, these ads are for the opening day. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is

THE KNAPSACK, Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 1865

• Rare fair publication
• Civil War reconstruction

This was a daily newspaper that existed for just eleven issues, beginning October 24 and ending November 4. This was the journal for the Soldiers & Sailors Home Fair, one of several events held throughout & following the Civil War, this event to raise funds for the Soldiers & Sailors Home.
Eight pages, 9 3/4 by 12 inches, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 26, 1919

• Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry
• Very 1st Buckeyes victory in this game
• Ferry Field, Ann Arbor

Page 4 of the sport's section (near the back) has a one column heading: "Ohio State Wins, 13-3" with subhead and lineups. Text includes: "...Michigan went down to defeat before Ohio State, 13-3, this afternoon for the first time..." (see images)
Complete in a thick Sunday edition with over 100 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding slits along the

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 26, 1859

• John Brown's Negro insurrection
• Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia

Among the first column heads on the front page are: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "The Preliminary Legal Proceedings in the Case of the Prisoners" "Old Brown's Harangue to the Court" "The Testimony of the Witnesses" "and more. The top of a middle column has: "The Insurgent Arrested at Carlisle".
Most of the front page is taken up with the John Brown Harper's Ferry content.
Eight pages, two interior

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Oct. 26, 1870

• Women's suffrage advocate Mary Livermore address

The front page has column heads: "Woman Suffrage Bazaar" "What is proposed to be Done - The Meeting at Washburn Hall Yesterday - Address by Mrs. M. A. Livermore".
Mary Livermore was a noted American journalist, abolitionist, and advocate of women's rights. 
Four pages, large folio size, a bit irregular at the spine from disbinding, nice condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded

LOS ANGLES TIMES, Oct. 26, 1999

• Payne Stewart - professional PGA golfer
• South Dakota Learjet airplane crash

The front page has a two column heading: "Golfer's Jet Flies to Its Doom in Eerie Voyage" with subhead and related pictorial. (see images)
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "It's a Major Loss for Golf" with subheads and photo. More inside.
Complete with all sections (90+ pages), great condition.

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, Oct. 26, 1964

• NFL Defensive end Jim Marshall
• Minnesota Vikings football game
• The wrong way run blooper

The top of page 5 has a six column heading: "Wrong Way Marshall Nearly Upsets Viks" with standings. (see images)
Complete with 10 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, generally nice.

wikipedia notes: During his time with the Minnesota Vikings, Marshall was playing in a game against the San Francisco 49ers on October

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 26, 2002

• Richard Harris death (1st report)
• Irish actor and singer
• Best title to be had ?

The front page has a small photo with tiny heading: "Richard Harris Dies" Page 18 of section B has a banner headline: "Richard Harris, 72; Irish Actor Described as an and a Giant of the Old School" with 4 related photos.
Great to have this report in a newspaper from the capital of the entertainment industry.
The complete first & B sections with pages 1-28 & B1-B24, nice condition.

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 26, 1884

• Rudger Clawson polygamy trial
• Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
• Mormons - Mormonism

Page 4 has: "The Mormon Trial" being a report on the famous case of Rudger Clawson. This report is very detailed and takes half a column.
Clawson was the first practicing polygamist to be convicted and serve a sentence after the passage of the Edmunds Act, a federal statute signed into law in 1882 declaring polygamy a felony in federal territories.
Clawson was sentenced to the

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 26, 1863  Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "Rebel Raid In Kentucky" "Towns Sacked and Robbed within Thirty Miles of the Captial" "MEADE'S ARMY" "Brisk Cavalry Skirmishes with the Rebels" "Interesting From New Orleans" "News From the Southwest"
and more. 
Eight pages, very nice condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, Oct. 26, 1889  The full front page shows: "Dangers of Electric Wires in New York--Western Union Lineman burned to Death in Mid-Air."
A rarity is to find period prints of cowboys, but here is one. An inside page has 3 prints, captioned: "Life Among the Cow-Boys of Indian Territory" with a brief, related article on an inside page.
A very nice fullpg. is captioned: "The Evolution of a Bank Note--Illustrations of the Bureau of Engraving & Printing" shows 8 vignettes of

NATIONAL AEGIS, Worcester, Massachusetts, Oct. 26, 1814  Among the War of 1812 reports within: "Destruction of the Pirates of Barataria" near New Orleans; "Copy of a Letter from John K. Smith to the Sec'ry of the Navy" dated at New Orleans; "Defeat of the Enemy being "General Orders" from Mobile with much good reporting.
Also: "Good News From the South" "Another Important Message" "Gens. Brown & Izzard" and other items.
Four pages, nice condition.

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, a set of all six games of the 1911 Major League Baseball World Series during which the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants.

• Philadelphia Athletics vs. New York Giants
• World Series of baseball - all 5 games
• Christy Mathewson & Chief Bender fame

Each of the issue has a front page report on the game including an inning-by-inning account of the details plus the box score. Issue dates are October 14, 16, 17, 24, 25 & 26.
The photos show the

INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, Oct. 26, 1812

• Battle of Queenston Heights
• War of 1812 - 1st major battle

The front page has: "An Act To authorise the granting of Patents for Land, according to the surveys... and to grant...rights to certain Claimants of Land in the District of Detroit..., signed in type: James Madison.
Inside page reports include: "Battles At Queenston Heights" "which is the beginning of almost an entire column with War of 1812 reports.
Four pages, nice condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Oct. 26, 1861 (single print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains a single woodcut engraving captioned: "Capture of the Propeller Fanny in Pamlico Sound, on the 1st of October, by Three Rebel Steamers, while Conveying Men and Stores to the 20th Indiana Regiment, Encamped at Chicamacomico, 40 Miles from Hatteras Inlet - from a Sketch by an Officer of the Indiana Regiment".
The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16 inches and has only minor wear.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 26, 1939

• Michael I of Romania - 18th birthday
• Becomes member of the Senate of Romania
• Last King of Romania

The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Michael of Romania Feted on Coming of Age; 18-Year-Old-Prince Now Full Heir to Throne" with photo. (see) First report coverage on Michael I of Romania turning 18 years old which automatically made him a member of the Senate of Romania.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, light

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 26, 1897

• Garrison train crash - wreck - disaster
• New York Central & Hudson River Railroad

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE TRAIN HORROR" 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

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 26, 1957

• Mob boss Albert Anastasia assassination
• Murder Inc. head

The front page has a two column heading: "Gang Rule Fight Seen In Anastasia Murder" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of NYC mob boss, Albert Anastasia.
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.

INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, Oct. 26, 1812

• Battle of Queenston Heights
• American War of 1812

The front page has: "An Act To authorise the granting of Patents for Land, according to the surveys... and to grant...rights to certain Claimants of Land in the District of Detroit..., signed in type: James Madison.
Inside page reports include: "Battles At Queenston Heights" "which is the beginning of almost an entire column with War of 1812 reports.
Four pages, nice condition.

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, October 26, 1931.

• Al 'Scarface' Capone gets 11 years
• End of his criminal career

The front page has a one column heading: "Capone Sentenced To 11 Year Term In Federal Prison" (see) First report coverage on what would be the end of Al Capone's reign in Chicago.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 26, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Gen. Banks's Advance at Bayou Teche" "Interesting News from Texas & Mexico" "Strength of the Rebel Army in Texas" "Cavalry Fight at Bealton Station" "Bragg's Army Reported to be 80,000 Strong" and more.
Eight pages, light damp stain to a lower corner.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1934

• Frank J. Sprague death
• "Father of Electric Traction"

The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "F. J. SPRAGUE DIES; TRACTION PIONEER" with subhead and photo. (See) First report coverage of the death of Frank J. Sprague, inventor who contributed to the development of the electric motor, railways & elevators.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

THE WORLD, Oct. 26, 1890

• Dialogue between "the beloved" Walt Whitman and "the brilliant" Robert Ingersoll

Page 10 has the account of a wonderful discussion between Walt Whitman and Robert Ingersoll. See images for details. Additional news of the day with period advertising is found throughout.
Complete in 38 pages, and in overall good condition, but this issue is from the pulpish period in newspaper printing and is very fragile with a bit of flaking and chipping around the edges. It must be

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1940

• Cabin in the Sky 1st review
• Broadway musical w/ Ethel Waters

This 36 page newspaper has the very 1st review of the all black cast Broadway musical "Cabin in the Sky"
Page 19 has a heading: "Ethel Waters Heads Players of 'Cabin in the Sky,' a Musical Fantasy With a Negro Cast" with photo of Waters and list of cast (see images) This musical premiered on Broadway just the day before. It was the first all black Broadway show in 14 years at the time. Also on the

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, section 2 (sports) only, October 26, 1947

• Columbia University's greatest football game
• Army Cadets - NCAA college football
• 1 of the greatest upsets

The front page of this section has a three column heading: "Army Streak Ends, 21-2" with subhead. First report coverage continues inside with lineups. This game is considered one the greatest upsets in college football history.
Complete section 2 (sports) only with 12 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, nice

THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 1852

• Daniel Webster death

All columns on pages 2 and 3 are black-bordered for the death of Daniel Webster.
Page 3 has an article headed: "Death of Daniel Webster" which begins: "The death of this eminent citizen, which took place on Sunday morning last, will occasion a profound sensation throughout our own country and the world. He died at an advanced age--in the 71st year of his life--and in the full possession of his faculties...". The article

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1937

• Hermann Goering - Adolf Hitler
• "Four Year Plan" - economic measures
• Rearmament of Germany

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Reich to Rally World's Germans In Support of the Four-Year Plan" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1932

• Rogers Hornsby signs contract
• St. Louis Cardinals 2nd baseman
• MLB baseball

The sport's section (page 23) has a three column heading: "Hornsby Back With Cardinals" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Rogers Hornsby signing a one year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals as he was trying to make a comeback as a player.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1928

• Monoplane airplane "Yankee Doodle"
• Transcontinental non-stop flight record
• Captain Charles B.D. Collyer

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NEW COAST-TO-COAST MARK SET BY THE YANKEE DOODLE IN FLIGHT TO LOS ANGELES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the record breaking transcontinental flight of the "Yankee Doodle". This plane and captain would crash and be killed about a week later. Always nice to have notable events in history

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 26, 1945

• Robert Ley suicide death
• German Labour Front leader

The front page has two column heading: "Ley, Nazi Labor Boss, Hangs Self With Towel In Nuernberg Jail Cell" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Robert Ley, head of the German Labour Front, suicide while awaiting trial at Nuremberg for war crimes.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 26, 1928

• Monoplane airplane "Yankee Doodle"
• Transcontinental non-stop flight record
• Captain Charles B.D. Collyer

The front page has a one column heading: "NEW TRANS-U.S. AIR RECORD SET" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the record breaking transcontinental flight of the "Yankee Doodle". This plane and captain would crash and be killed about a week later.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, light toning at the margins,

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, October 26, 1947

• Columbia University's greatest football game
• Army Cadets - NCAA college football
• 1 of the greatest upsets

The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a nice banner headline: "COLUMBIA BREAKS ARMY'S LONG STREAK, 21-20" with subheads. (see) This game is considered one the greatest upsets in college football history.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 50+ pages, nice condition.

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 1848  The top of page 3 has an article: "Important Slave Case Decision" which begins: "The Case of Lewis Pierrie, alleged to be the slave of Robert Tilghman of New Orleans, came up again before Judge King..." followed by much detail concerning the case (see).
Four pages, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, October 26, 1861

• Battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia
• Battle of Santa Rosa Island

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Additional Particulars of the Battle at Ball's Bluff" "Names of the Killed & Wounded..." "The Great Naval Expedition" "The Rebel Army Under Pierce Still Retreating" "Capture of a Rebel Company at Buffalo Mills" "The Battle at Santa Rosa Island" "The Battle at Ball's Bluff" and more.

Eight pages, a little spine wear,

THE FRISCO WORLD, Hollandia, N.E.I., which was in Dutch New Guinea. Oct. 26, 1945  This was a single sheet, mimeographed "camp" newspaper put out by American military personnel stationed there. Printed in very small numbers and few likely survived. Chipping at the spine margin, otherwise good.

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 26, 1957

• Mob boss Albert Anastasia assassination
• Murder Inc. head

This 6 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Query Costello IN Gang Death" and "Anastasia Killing Baffles N.Y. Police".

Other news, sports and various advertisements of the day throughout. Minor margin wear, otherwise nice.

wikipedia notes: The fortunes of the family around this time were closely linked to those of another - that run by Frank Costello, and which is