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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 30, 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…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1937

* Battle of Beiping-Tianjin - Peiping - Beijing - Peiking
* North China Incident - Second Sino-Japanese War
* Lugou - Marco Polo Bridge captured by Imperial Army

The front page has a one column heading: "DICTATOR ENDS CHINESE ARMY AGAINST JAPAN" with subhead. More coverage on the following pages with 2 related maps. Some related photos are on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 30, 1907

* Naval Base San Diego to be born ?

A nice issue on the pre-founding era of the United States Navy's relationship with San Diego, one which has grown tremendously ever since 1917 to become the home port of the Pacific Fleet, a base composed of 13 piers, with over 24,000 military personnel and over 10,000 civilian workers.  The U.S. Navy remains a vital economic force in San Diego today.
The front page has a nice banner headline: "IT…

FARMINGTON ENTERPRISE, New Mexico (Santa Fe de Nuevo México), July 30, 1909  

* Rare territorial publication
* San Juan County 

This issue was published 3 years before New Mexico would become a state. This was a weekly which lasted for 15 years.
Various news and ads of the day. Gregory notes that only one institution has any holdings of this title.
Pages are not numbered so we do not know if the 4 pages present comprise the entire issue. Much wear at the margins and folds, some…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 30, 1985

* "Kiss of the Spider Woman" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere
* Brazilian prison drama

Page 55 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in New York City. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
The Village Voice was an American counterculture newspaper known…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30 1935

* Meletius IV of Constantinople
* Greek Patriarch of Alexandria
* Emmanuel Metaxakis  death

The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GREEK PATRIARCH, 65, DEAD IN EGYPT" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen content, allowing the issues to remain very white & sturdy…

THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, July 30, 1796  Page 3 has a letter which begins: "The reduction of the army & the arrangements in the war office will occasion man revolutions in our microcosm...". Another item comments on those serving in office (see).
Four pages, great condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1919

* Chicago, Illinois  race riots
* Negroes vs. white citizens
* The Red Summer of 1919

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "28 DEAD, 500 HURT IN THREE-DAY RACE RIOTS IN CHICAGO" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.
 
wikipedia notes: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 was a major racial conflict that began in Chicago, Illinois on July 27,…

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 30, 1947

* The Sergeants affair hangings (1st report)
* Anti-Jewish riots in Britain to occur
* Anti-semitism - British troops

Along the 1st column of the front page is a one column heading: "Hanged Pair, Jews Declare" with subhead. (see images)
Complete in 42 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1929

* Aviator Charles Lindbergh
* Ancient Mayan Civilization
* Airplane exploration - findings

The front page has a two column heading: "Lost Mayan City Discovered by Lindbergh; Yucatan 'Find' Led Him to Air Photography" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally in very nice condition.

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 30, 1979

* Led Zeppelin - English hard rock metal band
* Knebworth Festival concert advertisement
* First performance since the death of Plant's son
* "The Amityville Horror" opening day advertisement
* American supernatural horror film - movie

Page 5 has a full page advertisement for the "Led-Zeppelin" concert at the Knebworth Festival in England. This was their first performance in 2 years since the death of Robert…

LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, July 30, 1870  

* Very rare publication from the deep South
* St. James Parish during the reconstruction era

A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru 1883, but of which very few issues surface. It is a single sheet newspaper with the front entirely in French while the reverse is in English save for the advertisements, most being in French.
Folio size, wide margins, nice condition.

background: Le Louisianais was a French-language newspaper…

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 30, 1796  

* Samuel Adams, Massachusetts governor
* 18th century American original

The front page has a full column taken up with an Act of the Mass. legislature signed in type by its governor: Samuel Adams.
Four pages, very nice condition.

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 30, 1794  

* (2) President George Washington acts

The first column of the front page includes two Acts of Congress, each signed in script type by the President: Go. Washington, making this a nice issue for display.
This title was one of only very few which printed Presidential documents with a script-type signature.
Four pages, various foxing, quite irregular at the right margin from chipping but no loss of text, light foxing, generally good.

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 30, 1970  A significant newspaper on the historic "Festival For Peace" concert at Shea Stadium as this was the only issue in which the iconic advertisement appeared. The Janis Joplin website identifies this festival/concert as her last public performance before her untimely death.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. So it is notable…

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 30, 1806  The front page has nearly 2 columns taken up with discussion & reports concerning: "The Purchase of the Floridas" which would not be consummated until the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819.
Four pages, some older tape mends, mild wear.

background: In 1806, although the United States showed growing interest in acquiring Florida, no formal purchase occurred that year. Tensions between the U.S. and Spain were increasing over border disputes related to the…

THE MAIL & EXPRESS - ILLUSTRATED SATURDAY MAGAZINE, July 30,  1898 This is the Supplement to the New York Mail & Express newspaper, focused on graphics. Several of the photos & illustrations are on the Spanish-American War, including the full front page and the double page centerfold.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 16 inches, very nice condition.

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, July 30, 1864  There was much interest in England concerning the American Civil War, England favoring more for the South because of their need for cotton.
Inside has two half page prints on: "The War In New Zealand". Also a dramatic half page print: "The War In America - The Texans of Longstreet's Corps Retaking the Outer Line of Entrenchments on the South Side of the James River".
Complete in 24 pages, great condition.

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 30, 1955 

* Space Race begins
* U.S. vs. Soviet Union

The front page has reporting on which essentially announced the creation of the "space race" between the United States and the Soviet Union with a three column heading: "Man Is Headed for the Planets" In reality the Soviets would take the lead in the space race with the successful launch of Sputnik 1 in October, 1957. The American would respond 4 months later with a spectacular failure, to be…

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, July 30, 1921  As the infamous Black Sox scandal comes to its  conclusion, page 4 has an interesting article headed: "Not Paid Their Bribe, Players Then Did Best" "Bill Burns State's Star Witness So Testified Today" "Finally Became Sick of the Deal".
Page 6 has a half column report headed: "Bill Burns Turns State's Evidence at White Sox Trial".
Eight pages, loose at the spine, various tears at margins with a bit of mild flaking. Quite fragile & should be handled…

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 30, 1870  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage". 
Page 4 has over a full column headed: "The Base Ball Field" which includes a wealth of reports on the sport of baseball.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, very nice condition.

DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 30, 1965

* Jimmy Hoffa - teamsters labor union leader
* Conviction of jury tampering appeal denied

The top of the front page, above the masthead, has a headline: "Hoffa Conviction Upheld" with subhead: "Hoffa Appeal Is Rejected; Jail Closer" and very small photo of Hoffa. Coverage continues on page 10 with banner heading and lengthy text.
complete with 30+ pages, small library stamp within the masthead, some tiny binding holes along the spine, generally very…

NEW YORK POST, July 30, 1945 

* B-25 Mitchell bomber crash
* Empire State Building
* Betty Lou Oliver miracle fall

The front page has a heading: "EMPIRE STATE CRASH PROBED"
Page 5 has a three column heading: "Army Investigating Empire State Crash; Sailor's Body Found" with 2 related photos.
Also of interest is a four column heading on the same page: "The Girl Who Fell 79 Floors and Lived" with photo. (see) Betty Lou Oliver cheated death twice on this day. Coverage on the B-25…

THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, July 30, 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.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 30, 1976

* Jewish gangster & boxer Mickey Cohen death

The front page has a one column heading: "Mickey Cohen Dies at Age 62" with subhead. (see) First report coverage continues inside with 3 related photos. (see) Nice to have from the city where he died.
Complete 1st section only with 24 pages, nice condition.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1921 

* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal 
* Baseball World Series fix trial
* Best title to be had ? rare as such

As the infamous Black Sox scandal comes to its conclusion (final arguments in the trial were the day before), the front page of the sports section has an interesting article headed: "Asks Conviction Of 'Black Sox' On Their Own Story" "Confessions Only Evidence Needed, State Says".
The text begins: "Confessions made by Eddie Cicotte,…

NASSAUER VOLTSBLATT, Wiesbaden, July 30, 1936  It is subtitled (translated): "Official Organ of the NSDAP for the Gau Hessen-Nassau". The NSDAP was the Nazi party, and the Gau Hesse-Nassau was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.
The focus of this issue is on the Berlin Olympics which will start the following day. The banner headline (translated): "Germany Greets the Youth of The World". There are many Olympic-related photos on the front page and inside, including 2…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 30 1991

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

Page 16 has a two column heading: "Accused Mass Slayer Confesses to Murders of Three More Men" with subhead. (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 1st section only with 24 pages, nice condition.

THE DILLON TRIBUNE, Beaverhead County, M.T. (Montana Territory), July 30, 1881  

* Very rare publication
* Wild Old West era

A quite rare newspaper from the Territory of Montana, it not becoming a state until 1889. Thisis the volume 1, number 24 issue.
Dillon was founded in the Beaverhead Valley as a railroad town in 1880 by Union Pacific Railroad President Sidney Dillon. The town's location was selected by the railroad because of its proximity to gold mines in the area.
The front…

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, July 30, 1945

* USS Intrepid - Essex-class aircraft carrier
* Luzon, Phillipines - Kamikazes attack

The top of the back page has a one column heading: "U.S. Carrier Destroyed 80 Enemy Ships" (see) First report coverage on the Japanese kamikaze attacks on the USS Intrepid. Reporting on many disasters such as this were kept from the public, sometimes for many months, until the family members of the killed were all notified, giving the reason for this late…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 30, 1934

* Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg
* Federal State of Austria
* Foe of Adolph Hitler

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Monarchist Named Austrian Chancellor as Nazis' Seizure of Vienna Is Feared; Allies May Brand Berlin Guilty in Crisis" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Kurt Schuschnigg becoming the 12th chancellor of the Federal State of Austria.
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the…

GLEASON'S WEEKLY LINE OF THE BATTLE SHIP, Boston, July 30, 1859  This title has one of the largest & most decorative mastheads of the 19th century with a decorative border around all pages.
The front page has a print of : "General Forey...Receiving the Congratulations of His Troops After the Battle" of Montebello. Also a print of: "the Late Hon. Rufus Choate".
Other prints inside: "View of Fort Hamilton, New York Harbor" "Attack on a Whale By a Sword Fish" and: "Glen Mary, Portage, New York,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1927

* Golfer Bobby Jones
* British Open champion
* RMS Aquitania (welcome home)

The sport's section (page 7) has a banner headline: "Crowds Greet Jones on Ship and Ashore as British Golf Winner Returns Home'" with subheads and related photo. (see) Coverage on Bobby Jones coming home after winning the 1927 British Open golf championship.
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally very nice.

CITIZEN SOLDIER, Windsor, Vermont, July 30, 1841  The motto in the masthead details its purpose: "Devoted to the Interests of the Militia, To Military Science and National Defense in General." This is the last issue of this short-lived newspaper lasting just 52 weeks issues from 1840-1841.
Among the various articles within are: "Fiery Flying Serpent" and a page 2 report: "Citizen Soldier Stopped" which reports on its ende, taking almost an entire page.
Four pages, 9 3/4 by 12 1/2 inches,…

SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, July 30, 1853  The front page features a print of: "Hunting The Kangaroo In Australia" with a related article.
Four pages, very large size, 3 folds, small hole in the masthead, mild wear. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

LESLIES ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, July 30, 1914  This issue features a color illustration captioned: "The Call Of The Wild" on the front page, showing a woman in a nautical-style outfit raising an oar, with her other hand at her mouth, and a male companion in the background carrying a canoe on his back. Very displayable.
Complete in 24 pages, great condition.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1930

* R100 - R-100 British rigid airship
* Maiden transatlantic flight (during)

The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIRIGIBLE OVER MID-OCEAN" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos on the back page.
Complete with all 28 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. In great condition as such, a few small binding holes at the spine.

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 30, 1883

* Ischia earthquake
* Casamicciola, Naples, Italy

The top of the front page has one column headings: "Engulfed" "The Town of Casamicciola, Italy, Swallowed Up by an Earthquake" and more. (see)
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, generally in very nice condition.

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 30, 1796 

* Samuel Adams, governor of Massachusetts

The front page has a full column taken up with an Act of the Mass. legislature signed in type by its governor: Samuel Adams.

Four pages, some foxing, good condition.

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, July 30, 1914  The last column on the ftpg. has a nice stack of headlines on the very early weeks of what would become World War I, including: "GERMAN NOTE TO RUSSIA" "Demands Her Intentions in Regard to Her Reported Mobilization" "Blood Is Flowing on the Danube" "Serbs Impeding the Austrian Advance Into Their County" "An Invading Force of 500,000 Men" "Servians Claim to Have Repulsed Attempt to Cross the Danube"  "Europe Arming For A General War" and more.
Complete…

THE DAILY STAR, Oneonta, NY, July 30, 2007  The front page has the full-banner heading "75,000 welcome Ripken, Gwynn", with 2 photos related to the event. The Sports Section has: "Inductions 'overwhelming'", with a large photo of Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr., and "HALL OF FAME", with several photos from the event. 
Complete in 28 pages and in very good condition.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 30, 1847 

* Tabasco, Mexico captured
* Mexican-American War
* Matthew C. Perry

Fine content on the  Mexican War with page 2 having 1 1/2 columns taken up with a lengthy & detailed report headed: "The Capture of Tabasco" "Extract of a Letter from an Officer on Board the U.S. Steamer Spitfire at Tabasco".
Page 3 has: "From Mexico" with reports on the Mexican War, and then followed by nearly a half column headed: "California"…

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, July 30, 1864  As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts. The entire front page is taken up with: "The Campaign In Virginia" with subheads: "Return of the Enemy" and "Around Petersburgh".
Other reports in this issue are headed: "General Sherman's Operations" "Shelling Charleston" "Northern Prisoners for Rebels" "The Iron-Clad Question" "Speed & Steering Qualities of…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1938

* Jenny Kammersgaard swims Baltic Sea
* Swimming - Danish girl - Denmark

The top of page 15 has a two column heading: "Danish Girl, 19, Swims Baltic Sea, 37 Miles in 40 Hours 9 Minutes" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 30, 1881  The front cover features "Ellithorp's Boot and Shoe Lasting Machine" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Adjustable Gun Stock"; "The Induction Balance used as a Bullet Finder"; "Maiche's Battery"; "Telescopic Views of the Great Comet of 1881"; "Trevor * Co's Slotting Machine"; "Home of the American Osprey"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pages with some lite scattered foxing, otherwise is…

THE WORLD, New York, July 30, 1864

* Final Northern invasion by rebels

Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT'S NEW MOVEMENT" "The James River Recrossed" "The enemy Surprised" "Attack By the Rebels" "THE SECOND INVASION" "Rebels Retiring from the Upper Potomac" "Gen. Kelley Occupies Martinsburg" "Gen. Sherman's Position" Guerrilla Operations in Kentucky" & much more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1928

* Boxer Gene Tunney retires
* Heavyweight boxing champion
* "The Long Count Fight" fame

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TUNNEY WILL QUIT THE RING TO STUDY PHILOSOPHY IN PARIS" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 3.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 36 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated July 30, 1915

* Charles Becker executed at Sing Sing prison

This 8 page newspaper has a two line headline on the front page:

* BECKER GAME TO THE LAST

with subheads: "Curtain Drops Upon Tragedy of Gotham Gun Play" "Doomed Man Denied His Guilt"

Note: Becker, according to a source, was the first American police officer to receive the death penalty for murder.

Other news of the day. Usual browning with little…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1932.

* Bonus Army - World War I veterans march
* Washington D.C. camps
* Los Angeles Olympics open (1st report)

The front page has a three column headline: "BONUS STRAGGLERS 'MOPPED UP' BY TROOPS; 36 REDS SEIZED; GRAND JURY INQUIRY ON; HOOVER DENOUNCES ATTEMPT AT MOB RULE" with subheads. Much more inside with full page pictorial.
Also on the front is a one column heading: "CURTIS TODAY OPENS THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN COLORFUL SCENE" with subheads. (see) Much…