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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 30, 1987

* Michael Jackson "King of Pop" 
* American singer, songwriter & dancer
* Fantastic "Bad" album release advertisement
 
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 workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because…

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Aug. 30, 1929

* Coastal passenger steamer SS San Juan 
* Pigeon Point, California sinking disaster

The top of the front page has a three column heading: "65 PERSONS BELIEVED  LOST WHEN PASSENGER SHIP SINKS" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.

Background: On August 29, 1929, the coastal passenger steamer SS San Juan, en route from San Francisco to Los Angeles…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. August 30, 1967

* George Lincoln Rockwell 
* American Nazi Party leader
* Denied burial in National cemetery

The top of the front page, above the masthead, has a three column heading: "Nazi Is Denied Burial In National Cemetery" with related photo. (see images)
Complete with 50 pages, light toning at the margins, small tape mend within the masthead, generally in very nice condition.

Background: George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 30, 1951

* John Raymond Rice military honors 
* Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation
* Native American - Indian 
* Korean & World War II hero
* Arlington Cemetery interment 

The front page is a one column heading: "HERO'S BURIAL FOR GI DENIED IOWA CEMETERY'" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning and very minor wear at the margins, nice condition.

background: Sergeant First Class John Raymond Rice, a member of the Ho-Chunk…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Aug. 30, 1943

* Danish Navy fleet scuttled 
* Operation Safari - scuttling
* Copenhagen's harbor - Nazis
* German occupation of Denmark

The front page has a banner headline: "DANES SCUTTLE FLEET AND FIGHT NAZIS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

PANHANDLE INTERSTATE, Lipscomb, Texas, Aug. 30, 1889  A very rare newspaper, as Gregory's "Union List of American Newspapers" believes it existed from 1887 to 1893, however, only one American institution had any holdings. That was the Bancroft Library, which had just two issues, both deaccessioned, one of which is this one. No other institutional holdings are known to exist.
At the 2020 census, it had a population of just 66.
Four pages, very nice condition.

THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Memphis, Tennessee, Aug. 30, 1877 

* Chief Sitting Bull
* Hunkpapa Lakota Indians
* Brigham Young death

Page 3 has as brief of a report of the death of Brigham Young as could be found, headed: "Death of Brigham Young". The report states: "Brigham Young died at 4 p.m. to-day." The same page has a lengthier report headed: "Sitting Bull", concerning his movements. See photos for details.

Four pages, large size, tape mends to the front page, bit of very…

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 30, 1797 

* President John Adams

 Page 2 has a "Tribute of Respect" from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences written: "To John Adams, L.L.D., President of the United States of America" concerning an honor given to him. This is followed by: "The President's Answer", signed in script type: John Adams.
Four pages, a bit irregular at the blank spine margin, good condition.

Background: The publication of this "Tribute of Respect" in the August 30, 1797, edition of…

DAILY DENVER TIMES, Colorado, Aug. 30, 1881  The Denver area, part of the Territory of Kansas, was sparsely settled until the late 1850s. In July, 1858, a small placer deposit yielded about 20 troy ounces of gold, the first significant gold discovery in the Rocky Mountain region.
News spread rapidly and by spring of 1859 teams of thousands of gold seekers arrived and the Pike's Peak Gold Rush was under way. In the following two years about 100,000 gold seekers flocked to the region.
The…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 30, 1963 

* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech fame
* March on Washington D.C. (THE DAY AFTER)
* Fight for Civil Rights era original

The top of page 2 has a three column photo showing the National Mall with small heading: "After the March" Also a one column heading: "Leaders Urge More Marches" (see images)
Complete with 50+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1948 

* Northwest Airlines Flight 421 disaster 
* Winona, Minnesota 
* Jackie Robinson hits for the cycle 

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Plane Crashes in Midwest; All 36 on Board Are Killed" with subhead. (see images) Report continues on page 8 with related map.
Page 21 is a 7 column headline that reads: "Dodgers Take Two from Cardinals and Gain Lead in Pennant Race" with subheads and related photo (see images). Coverage on the…

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Aug. 30, 1942

* Whirlaway - horse racing
* Trenton Handicap (last major win)
* Garden State Park Racetrack
* Cherry Hill, New Jersey
* Post Triple crown winner

The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "WHIRLAWAY WINS TRENTON HANDICAP AT GARDEN STATE" with subheads. (see images) this was Whirlaway's last major major victory before retirement.
Complete sport's section only with 6 pages, light toning at the margins,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1952

* Norwalk CT Connecticut
* Little League baseball
* World Series champions

The sport's section (page 7) has a one column heading: "NORWALK ANNEXES LITTLE LOOP TITLE" with subhead (see) First report coverage on the little league baseball team from Norwalk, Connecticut winning the World Series championship at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do…

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 30, 1757  Page 6 has reports headed: "America" with a New York dateline, mentioning in part: "...the embargo was taken of all vessels bound from hence for Great Britain...several sloops arrived here from Albany with a few of Otway's men, designed to keep garrison in Fort George in this city...that seven French men of war that were seen cruising off that place had put in to Louisbourg...", and then a list of the ships fitted out since the beginning of the…

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 30, 1760 

* Battle of Echocee - South Carolina
* Cherokees - Indians - Native Americans
* British General Archibald Montgomerie

The front page has a report noting: "By letters from Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina, we learn...Col. Montgomery...was surrounded in the middle of the Cherokee country by a vast body of Indians. The British troops fought gloriously & cleared the field with the loss of 140 men killed & wounded. The loss of the enemy…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 30, 1874

* Red River War
* John w. Davidson
* Native Americans - Indians

The top of page 9 has one column headings that include: "THE WICHITA AGENCY" "Davidson's Troops Fighting and Acting as Firemen" "A Gallant Charge Against a Hostile Band" "Four Civilians Butchered" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 16 pages, nice condition.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 30, 1852  Page 3 has: "A Fortnight Later From California" with many news reports. A few bits include: "...The condition of morals in San Francisco & other cities is rather improving...Emigration across the plains was very considerable...The Chinese emigration continued on a large scale...Troubles with the Indians were serious...The crops were promising most abundantly..." and more.
Also: "The Slave Trade" concerns a slave ship; plus: "Barnum…

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 30, 1864 

* Rare rebel publication

A newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the reports are: "The War News" "From Mobile---From Mississippi--From Georgia--From the Southwest--From Petersburg" "The Results at Petersburg"  "Additional From the North" "Immense Number of Desertions from the Yankee Army--The Draft to Be Promptly Enforced--Presidential Prospects--Number of Confederate Prisoners--Another of Grant's Promises" and more.
The back…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1935

* Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra of Sweden
* Queen consort of ther Belgians killed
* King Leopold III of Belgium wife

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "YOUNG QUEEN ASTRID KILLED AS KING'S CAR HITS A TREE; LEOPOLD SLIGHTLY INJURED" with many subheads. (see) lengthy text continues on page with pictorial. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of…

THE ARIZONA GAZETTE, Phoenix, Aug. 30, 1901  

* Rare old West title
* Maricopa County

A territorial newspaper as Arizona would not join the Union until eleven years later. At this time the population of Phoenix was just 5,500.
Various news reports and advertisements of the day.
Eight pages, various chipping at the margins, rejoined at the spine. Good condition but somewhat fragile & it must be handled carefully.

THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 30, 1864  Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Front page column heads on the Democratic presidential campaign include: "THE CONVENTION" "Chicago Invaded by an Army of Union Men..." "Enthusiasm Unbounded" " "Kentucky Sets an Example of Peace and Union" and much more. 
Eight pages, very nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, August 30, 1864  

* Fort Morgan Alabama 
* General Ulysses S. Grant 
* Ream's Station, Virginia 

The front page has nice column Civil War heads including: "GRANT" "Additional Details of the Battle at Ream's Station" "Determined Resistance of the Union Troops" "SHERIDAN"  "Our Advance Up the Shenandoah Valley" "Defeat of the Rebel Cavalry" "FOSTER" "FARRAGUT" "Confirmation of the Fall of Fort Morgan" "Its Surrender, with All the Garrison, Guns, etc." and more.
Eight…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 30, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Our Rebel Prisoners" "How Uncle Sam Can Keep a Hotel" "His Boarders on David's Island--Who They Are & How They Feel" "News From Charleston" "Union Attack in Large Force on the Enemy's Rifle Parts" "The Bombardment Still Going On" "Jeff. Davis Calls Out Half a Million Negro Troops" and much more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 30, 1911

* Harry Atwood - early aviation pioneer
* Flies airplane under bridge w/ photo

The top of the front page has a two column photo (grainy) headed: "Atwood Thrill People By Flight Under Bridge" with subhead and brief text. (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,…

SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 30, 1851  The top of the front page features a nice print of the: "Outlet Of Niagara River" which includes a view of Fort Niagara as well as Fort Massasauga on the Canadian shore. Descriptive text as well.
Four pages, large folio size,  3 folds with minor fold and margin wear. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, August 30, 1969

* Child actress Shirley Temple Black
* Appointed to United Nations General Assembly
* President Richard Nixon

 The front page carries a one column, two line headline "Nixon Appoints Shirley Black". The text begins: "Shirley Temple Black, a curly-haired movie moppet turned suburban housewife and ardent Republican, was appointed to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations by President Nixon Friday...".
Complete in 6 pages, nice…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1925

* Babe Ruth suspended and fined
* New York Yankees
* MLB baseball

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RUTH FINED $5,000; COSTLY STAR BANNED FOR ACTS OFF FIELD" with subheads: "Manager Huggins of Yankees Imposes Penalty at St. Louis for 'Misconduct'" "OFFENDER ORDERED HOME" and more. (see) First report coverage on Babe Ruth's suspension due to being late for batting practice after a night on the town. Was he hungover ? Great to have…

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 30, 1766  Page 2 has: "AMERICA. Baltimore Town, Maryland", which mentions the inhabitants' efforts to raise funds for a statue in honor of General William Pitt.
Page 6 has reports headed: "America" with 3 datelines from Charleston, noting Lord Charles Montagu as the new governor of South Carolina; that Georgia has prohibited the exportation of various staples; and that  troubles existed between the Creek and Choctaw Indians in Pensacola.
Eight pages, 8 1/2…

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 30, 1862 

* Rare rebel publication

A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "From The Seat of War" "A Cavalry Dash in the Valley" "Additional From the North" "Address From General Floyd" "A Brush at City Point" "Supplies For the Hospitals" and more.
The back page has a lengthy editorial beginning: "The news from the North is as serious as possible...They will not only recruit the new army of 600,000 men; but…

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, August 30, 1906

* William Jennings Bryan - "The Great Commoner"
* American orator and politician
* World tour welcome home

The front page has a two column headline: "'THE COMMONER' RETURNS TO RECEIVE GLAD WELCOME" with subheads and nice photo of Bryan. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 14 pages, lightly toned, nice condition. Should be handled with care.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 30, 1944

* Nazi concentration camp exposed for 1st time
* Horrors of Majdanek revealed

A two column heading near the bottom of the front page reads: "Germans Admit Big Slaughter Of Many Men, Women, Children" Coverage on the horrors revealed at the Majdanek concentration camp at Lublin, Poland.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Complete in 16 pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1928

* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
* Rye, New York
* Airplane exhibition flight

Page 2 has small one column headings: "Miss Earhart Flies At Rye" "Gives Exhibition, Using Polo Field for Starting and Landing"1st report coverage on Amelia Earhart giving a flying exhibition at Rye, New York.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Note: While the major historic events in Amelia Earhart's…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 30, 1902 The front page has several illustrations of "The Snoqualmie Falls Power Plant" and an accompanying article inside the issue.
Inside is "A Mammoth Combined Harvester"; "Electrical Resonance and its Relation to Syntonic Wireless Telegraphy -- II"; "The United States Naval Observatory at Washington"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
Complete in 16 pages with a small library stamp above the masthead, otherwise is nice condition.

EASTON EXPRESS, August 30, 1878

* Inventor Thomas Edison
* Ink for the blind

The bottom of page 2 has a small one column heading: "Edison's Last Contrivance" See image for brief text here.
Other news of the with several interesting advertisements. Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1931 

* Richard & Charles Smoke lynching 
* Blountstown, Florida 

This 60+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 16: "TWO NEGROES KILLED BY MOB IN FLORIDA" and "Lynched After Release From Prison on Bail Under Charge of Attacking Ranger". This tells of the lynching of negro brothers Charles and Richard Smoke in Blountstown, Florida.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning a little margin wear and chipping,…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 30, 1861  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Reconnaissance of the Rebel Advanced Posts in Virginia" "Important Positions Occupied by the Enemy" "Programme of the Rebel Leaders" "300,000 Armed Rebels in Virginia" "Large Number of Rebels Mustering in Missouri" and more.
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the blank spine margin, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 30, 1933

* Early Jewish concentration camp report
* Rise of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich

The front page, near the bottom, has a significant report headed: "Nazis Imprison Jews in Concentration Camp After French Paper Charges Abuses There" noting in part: "...The reason given is that the Jews had 'behaved in a provocative manner against the state & its institutions..." with more.
A very early report of Jewish concentration camps, well before the outbreak of WWII.
Also on…

PUCK, New York, Aug. 30, 1893 

* Color political prints

Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability. This issue has as its political cartoons:
front page: "A Nice Attitude For A Untied States Senator!"
double-page centerfold: "We've…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 30, 1945

* U.S. occupation of Japan begins
* General Douglas MacArthur
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay

This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "ALLIED FORCES POURING INTO JAPAN FROM HUGE AIR AND SEA FLEETS" with subheads. Coverage on the initial occupation Japan with the United States Navy entering Tokyo Bay. The official signing of surrender would take place on board the USS Missouri a few days…

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 30, 1861  Among the first column heads on the Civil War are: "The Rebellion Record" "The Department Being Purified of Traitors" "Rebel Post-Routes Cut Off" "Further Details of the Skirmishes in Virginia" "Affairs In Missouri" "News From the Rebels at Manassas" "They are Sick & Badly Supplied, but Eager for a Battle" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 30, 1916

* Paul von Hindenburg
* German Chief of Staff

This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SUPREME COMMAND TO VON HINDENBURG"
"Kaiser William Has Dismissed Gen. von Falkenhayn and Named Field Marshal von Hindenburg Chief of Staff". 1st report coverage of Paul von Hindenburg being named the new German chief of staff. See photos for text.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning,…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 30, 1965  This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 18: "Giants Romp" with subhead: "Mays' Record Homer Helps 8-3 Victory"
with related photo. (see) Tells of Giants' star Willie Mays breaking Ralph Kiner's record for the most home runs hit in a single month.

Also on page 19 is a three column headline that reads: " Paul (Big Poison) Waner, Hall of Famer, Dies at 62" with subhead, photos and and stats. (see)

Other…

THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, August 30, 1893.  A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "The Entrance to Machinery Hall, World's Columbian Exposition". The back page features a full page color print "Idaho State Building, World's Columbian Exposition".   Three tiny binding holes at the blank spine margin, some minor chipping at the blank margins not close to any prints or text, minor…

NEW-YORK TIMES, Aug. 30, 1865  On pg. 5,"From Washington" is: "Base Ball--The Grand Matches In Washington". Has a summary of a match between the National and Atlantic teams, and a box score, with mention that the teams adjourned to the National Hotel after the game for a "sumptuous feast" and an evening of "social enjoyment". Says the Atlantics were to "call upon" the President the next day. Printing crease in content above this report.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, August 30, 1913

In this issue there is an illustration called "Labor Day" by O. D. Cesare and there is an article called "Mr. Lane and the Public Domain" by Honore Willsie. Stuart Davis has an illustration he called "A Lady of Leisure" and there is an article with photos of "Modesty in women's Clothes" by Francis R. McCabe. There is a few full page illustrations which include "The Little White Dancer" by Ben Ali Haggin; "His Day's Work Over" by John Sloan"…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 30, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Herbert H. Vreeland; Irrigation Idea in the Arid Lands; What Engineers Have Done To Open Up Impassable Country; fullpage photo Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt; fullpage photos Along the Blue Juniata; fullpage illustration "The Financial Centre of the World" by Meeker; fullpage illustration "The Last Cast" by Hitchcock; fullpage illustration Colonel Roosevelt in Cuba - The Taking of San Juan Hill; doublepage centerfold…

HARPER'S WEEKLY August 30, 1890  Front full page illustration of "In the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington." Inside is a full page illustration of "The Bathing Hour on the Beach at Atlantic City." 1/2 pg. illustration of "The Foremost Forty-Footers - Season of 1890." 1/2 pg. illustration of "A Longshoremen's Retreat, Brooklyn."
Double page centerfold of "Behind Time." Several small illus. of "Suggestions for Improvements in Army Uniform." Full page illustration of "The Railroad Disaster on…