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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 7, 1986 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of theme park history, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement for the recently new attraction on the Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour "KING KONG ENCOUNTER (Kongfrontation)" on one of the pages. (see images).

In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 7, 1986 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day release of  "AVENGING FORCE" starring Michael Dudikoff on one of the pages. (see images).

In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 7, 1985 

* Richard Ramirez murders - killings
* The "Night Stalker" valley intruder
* re. arraignment - best title to be had 

This issue has reporting on the "Night Stalker" murder case of Richard Ramirez with a front page of section II heading: "Ramirez Defense: Publicity Effect Cited" Ramirez was captured just 7 days prior. Great to have this report in a Los Angeles newspaper, the city which he terrorized for over a year. 
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item…

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 7, 1939 

* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw about to fall
* World War II WWII beginning 
* Nazis invasion on Poland & more

The front page features a banner headline: "FRENCH GAIN ON WEST FRONT" with subheads and two photos, one showing Polish prisoners kept behind barbed wire. (see images)
Complete with 30+ pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in nice condition.

background: On September 7, 1939, just a week…

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Sept. 7, 1796

* 18th century American publication

Published  by Isaiah Thomas, perhaps the most famous printer of the 18th century, and whose collection became the foundation of the American Antiquarian Society. Handsome masthead makes this a displayable newspaper.
Four pages, a little margin wear, generally in nice condition.

Background: Thomas’s Massachusetts Spy; or, the Worcester Gazette was a fiercely patriotic newspaper founded by Isaiah…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1947 

* "Haganah Ship SS Exodus 1947"- Jews
* "The Ship That Launched a Nation"  
* Jewish Refugees - "Operation Oasis"
* "A Floating Auschwitz" prison ship

The front page has a two column heading: "Jews' Ships Reach Germany; Leaders Reported Isolated" (see images) 
Complete 1st section only with all 64 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: The return of the Exodus 1947 refugees to Germany in September 1947 remains one of the most significant propaganda…

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THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 7, 1908

* Aviator Léon Delagrange historic flight
* French sculpture and aviation pioneer
* Early airplanes flight in France

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "M. DeLaGrange Outdoes Yesterday's Record Breaking" with related photo. (see images)
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 8 pages, small…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1945

* U.S. prisoners freed from Ofuna Camp
* Executions of Doolittle raiders told

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "8,000 MEN FREED OF 32,500 IN JAPAN" with subhead and 2 related photos showing a few liberated Yankees freed from Ofuna prisoner-of-war camp. This was the POW camp that held Louis Zamperini and Pappy Boyington.
Also on the same page is a one column heading: "5 MORE EXECUTIONS CHARGED TO JAPAN" with subhead. (see images) This was…

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Sept. 7, 1937

* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
* Second Sino-Japanese War

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CHINESE CUT JAPAN'S LINE ALONG RIVER AT SHANGHAI" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete in 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, a little spine wear, generally nice.

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THE NEW ENGLAND CHRONICLE OR THE ESSEX GAZETTE, Cambridge, Sept. 7, 1775 

* Lexington & Concord report
* John Hancock type signature
* The Conciliatory Resolution

A very historic issue as the front page contains not only the full text of the Conciliatory Resolution by Parliament, but the Continental Congress' lengthy response to it, signed in type by its President: John Hancock.
The Conciliatory Resolution was a resolution passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to reach a…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 7, 1982

* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five performance
* Performance at the Peppermint Lounge advertisement
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music

Page 79 has a full page ad for various upcoming performances at the Peppermint Lounge" nightclub in Manhattan with one of the performers being "Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five" (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Sept. 7, 1957

* Grandma Moses 97th birthday w/ photo
* American Female Folk Painter - artist

The front page has a one column photo with heading: "Grandma Moses Reaches 97 Today" (see image)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 7, 1822  

* Construction of the Erie Canal

A page 2 report states that: "...the Great Dam across the Hudson, at Fort Edward, is completed, and filled...It is 30 feet high, and 900 feet long...It has been constructed to supply the Northern Canal with water. "
Then another report on the Erie Canal noting: "...that Stephen Van Rensselaer...engaged Professor A. Eaton, of Troy, to take a Geological and Agricultural Survey of the Great Canal...from Albany to Buffalo, a…

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Sept. 7, 1869  Page 2 has: "Mr. Lincoln's Eulogy on Henry Clay" which is an excerpt of his talk. Page 3 has: "Capture of a Slaver" which was the Spanish ship: "...Joven Antonia...fitted out for a slave voyage...had been on the coast & actually purchased a cargo of slaves...".
Pages 6 and 7 have nearly a full column report headed: "From Utah" dated at Great Salt Lake City. It begins: "The Mormons having concluded that peace has been again restored to Zion, and…

THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 7, 1811  

* Volume 1 number 1 issue 

This was the first issue published: "Vol. 1 No. 1" as noted in the masthead. The entire front page is taken up with: "The Editor To The Public" in which he details what the newspaper is to be about. Page 10 has a chart of: "Total Expenses, Of the War for Independence with a Statement of All the Troops in the Continental Service."
First issues remain desirable to collectors and even more so titles which would because…

DAILY DENVER TIMES, Colorado, Sept. 7, 1881  

* Rare Old West publication
* Was a Western outpost

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…

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, Sept. 7, 1901

* President William McKinley shot
* Leon Czolgosz, the assassin

 The banner headline announces: "PRESIDENT M'KINLEY SHOT" with various subheads including: "Stricken By An Anarchist" "While Receiving in Music Hall of Pan-American Exposition" "First Bullet Glanced, But Second Penetrated Both Walls of Abdomen" with more. Also a huge, black-bordered drawing of: "President William McKinley".
Complete in 10 pages, loose at the spine,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1972 

* Munich Massacre - Summer Olympics 
* Israeli Olympic team - Jews - Jewish
* Black September - Palestinians 

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "INQUIRY ON IN OLYMPIC KILLINGS; 11 ISRAELI VICTIMS ARE HONORED AT STADIUM, AND GAMES RESUME" with various subheads and 2 related photos. (see images) Much more inside, loads of text.
Complete with 76 pages, minor margin wear, generally in very nice condition.

LOUISVILLE DAILY COURIER, Kentucky, Sept. 7, 1861 

* Rare pro-Confederate title
* 1st year of the Civil War

 Louisville is difficult to categorize as Union or Confederate during the Civil War as, depending on the time, there were factions within the city supporting both. To placate both sides the two leading newspapers took their stands: the "Courier" was very much pro-Confederate & the "Journal" was more pro-Union. This is the pro-Confederate newspaper.
The front page has: "Hart…

BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany. Sept. 7, 1939  This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era. And this was the first issue printed after the Nazi invasion of Poland on September 1.
The front page shows a German bomber pilot on mission over Poland. There are many war-related photos inside including one of Hitler and Goring, another of Hitler speaking to a large crowd; and a nearly full page of Hitler speaking, with Goring in the…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 7, 1967

* Bob Dylan - "Dont Look Back" opening premiere
* 1965 concert tour in England movie - film advertisement
* American folk singer - songwriter

Page 31 has a 5 x 4 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of "DON'T LOOK BACK", a Bob Dylan film of his 1965 concert tour in England. (see image) Great to have in this Greenwich Village publication, the place where he began his music career.
I suspect this to be an…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1940 

* The Blitz (1st Phase) BEGINS
* Germany bombs London England 
* World War II - WWII campaign

The top of the front page has four column headline: "GERMAN PLANES RAID LONDON ALL DAY..." with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the very beginning of The Blitz.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.

wikipedia notes: The first deliberate air raids on London were mainly aimed at the Port of London, causing severe…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, September 7, 1961

* Jill Johnston's "Cunningham In Connecticut"
* Author, cultural critic, feminist activist
* Noteworthy columnist for The Village Voice

The feature article of this issue is an early piece done by cultural critic and icon, Jill Johnston: "DANCE: Cunningham In Connecticut." (see images) This is certainly a fine original printing to have for those who collect Johnston-related material.
Also included is a front page cartoon…

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Sept. 7, 1929

* Airplane crash disaster
* "the City of San Francisco"
* Mount Taylor Stratovolcano
* Near Grants, New Mexico

The front page has a nice banner headline: "SEARCH GOES ON FOR MISSING AIR LINER" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

wikipedia notes: In September of 1929, the Transcontinental Air Transport Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor City…

THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Sept. 7, 1798

* The XYZ Affair
* France relations
* John Adams

 Page 5 has content on the X, Y, Z Affair, beginning: "It appears, as well by the American negotiation with Messrs. X, T. and Z as by the negotiations in which h the virtuous and open-hearted Mr. Arthur O'Conner bore so distinguished a part...".
The X, Y, Z Affair was a confrontation between the United States and France that led to the Quasi-War. The name derives from the substitution of…

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 7, 1878 

* Statue of Liberty construction
* Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

The prime feature would be: "Bartholdi's Colossal Statue of Liberty" which shows the head on display in Paris. Included is a related article noting the final size would be 105 feet high plus an 82 feet pedestal. The bust itself was 29 1/2 feet high and 13+ feet in diameter.
The Statue of Liberty would not be formally dedicated on Bedloe's Island in New York harbor until 1886.
…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1929

* James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy death
* Last survivor of Hatfields-McCoys feud

The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "Last M'Coy Feudist Dies At Pikeville, KY." with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the death of James 'Uncle Jim' McCoy, the last McCoy from the famed Hatfield-McCoy feud.
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition, a few small binding slits along the spine, great condition.

THE NATIONAL OMNIBUS; & GENERAL ADVERTISER, London, England, Sept. 7, 1832  This was not a "newsy" newspaper but rather, as noted in the masthead, "A Journal of Literature, Science, Music, Theatricals, and the Fine Arts". With many advertisements as well.
Eight pages, 9 1/4 by 14 1/2 inches, nice condition.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 17, 1930 

* Al 'Scarface' Capone arrest warrant
* Other high profile gang bosses (list)
* Prohibition era - beer - liquor
* Best title to be had - rare as such

The front page has a one column heading "WARRANTS OUT FOR ARREST OF 26 GANG CHIEFS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on arrest warrants issued to Chicago top grime figures for vagrancy. Capone is a t the top of the list given here. George "Bugs" Moran is also on the list.
When it…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 7, 1878  The full front page is a print of: "The New York Elevated Railroad - View in Franklin Square."
Inside prints include a half page: "A Skirmish with an Unwelcome Intruder"; half page: "Locusts in South India - Driving Them From the Fields"; full page: "The Highlands of the Hudson, From Anthony's Nose, Looking North" two-thirds page: "A Mussulman Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Moses."
Also, a full page: "Wedding Trip of the Blackville Twins - Off for…

TOUGH SHEET, Ie Shima, Ryukyus (formerly of Japan), Sept. 7, 1945  An interesting "damp" newspaper printed by & for the military personnel on this recently-occupied Japanese Island. It was part of the string of the Ryukyu's Island, Ie Shima being just northwest of Okinawa.
Much of the content related to events immediately after the surrender of Japan 3 weeks prior. 
Four pages, 11 1/4 by 15 1/2 inches.

THE WAR, New York, Sept. 7, 1813 Could any other title better define the focus of this newspaper?

Inside page items include a letter from Upper Sandusky signed in type by: Wm. H. Harrison; "Commodore Rodgers" "The North-Western Army" "Summary"  "Attack on the Pickets at Fort George" and "Loss of a British Sloop of War" among other…

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 7, 1762  Page 4 has half a column headed: "America" with datelines from Halifax, Boston, and Cisco Bay. Bits include: "...to give some advice to Lord Colville of five or six sail of Spanish ships where were said to be seen ... upon the banks of Newfoundland. The news ...put many people into a consternation..." and more.
Eight pages, 8 1/4 by 10 3/4 inches, partial red tax stamp on page 2, nice condition.

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 7, 1884  Page 4 has an article: "FRANK JAMES" "The Peculiar Way in Which His Moberly Friends Reversed Themselves".
Frank James, was a bit of a novelty at the time. He was a Confederate soldier and guerrilla; in the post-Civil War period he was an outlaw. The older brother of outlaw Jesse James, Frank was also part of the James–Younger Gang.
Page 7 has: "Persecuting Mormon Missionaries" which mentions: "...Lewis County, where the two Mormon elders were recently…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 7, 2005

* Death of Bob Denver
* American comedic actor
* Gilligan's Island star
* The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis

The bottom of the front page has a small one column photo of Bob Denver with tiny heading: "Comic Castaway"
Page B10 under: "Obituaries" is a four column heading: "Bob Denver, 70; Actor Best Known for 'Dobie Gillis,' 'Gilligan's Island Roles" with two related photos. (see) Nice to have from the capital of the entertainment industry.
Complete with…

THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, Sept. 7, 1850  Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city.
Articles include: "Things That Cost Nothing" "The Tomato" which gives its history, and notes: "...Its introduction on our tables is as a culinary vegetable is of recent date..."; "Gold In Texas" 'The Growth of Our Country" "San Diego" which is early on this city, noting in part: "...harbor is acknowledged to be second only to that of Sean Francisco...the…

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Sept. 7, 1942  A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.
The front page reports include: "Entire Kertsch Peninsula in German Hands" "German Forces Marching Steadily Forward" "Luftwaffe to Control Winter Operations in Russia"  and more.
Four pages, nice condition.

SATURDAY GLOBE, Utica, New York, Sept. 7, 1901  

* President William McKinley shot
* Leon Czolgosz, the assassin

The first column heads: "SHOT ! " "PRESIDENT McKINLEY" "The Victim Of An Assassin!" "with more. Also a large photo captioned: "The Victim of A Fiendish Assassin" with related photos and articles. More on page 4 as well.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet, some wear at the central fold with some discrete archival mends at folds on the…

THE DAILY REGISTER, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Sept. 7, 1840

* Damascus Affair - blood libel
*Arab Muslim Anti semitism
* Jewish Jews - Judaica

Page 2 has an article concerning the Damascus Affair of 1840, which was the arrest of notable Jewish community members in Damascus on the accusation of murdering a Christian monk & his servant for the purpose of using their blood to bake matzo, an anti-semitic action also known as the blood libel.
It has a small heading: "The Jews of…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 7, 2006  
 
* Black Dahlia - pre-premiere advertisement
* Disneyland 50th Anniversary

The back page of the Calendar section has a full page ad for Disneyland's 50th Birthday. Page 2 has a 4x8 inch ad for "The Black Dahlia", eight days prior to its premier. There is no more desirable issue for Hollywood movie ads or Los Angeles entertainment ads to be found... Hollywood's prime publication.

Included are the 1st and Weekend-Calendar sections, in good condition,…

THE ST. JAMES'S CHRONICLE, London, Sept. 7, 1782

* American Revolutionary War Era
* 18th century from The Enemy

Page 3 has a report on the Asgill Affair noting: "...who came from New York...we learn that Capt. Lippencot was acquitted by a general court martial & Capt. Asgill still continues on his parole; and that the Rebels had by some means taken a refugee American Captain on whom they threatened to retaliate for Huddy...people all New York were securing & putting the place next the…

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 7, 1905

* Hibiya incendiary incident
* Tokyo, Japan riots
* re. Treaty of Portmouth
* Era of Popular Violence

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "WILD RIOTING BY TOKIO MOBS" 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, a few small binding holes along the spine, two small…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, September 7, 1930

* Gallant Fox wins Lawrence Realization Stakes
* Thoroughbred horse race - Long Island, New York
* Year of the triple crown - becomes all time $$$ winner

The front page of this sport's section only has a one column heading: "GALLANT FOX TAKES REALIZATION; PASSES ZEV'S MONEY RECORD" and more with two photos. (see)
Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section only with all 8 pages, rag edition a little irregular…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 7, 1934

* Honea Path, South Carolina riot
* Chiquola Mill workers incident
* General Textile Strike of 1934

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TEN ARE KILLED IN STRIKE RIOTS; BAR PEACE MOVE" with subhead. A few related photos are on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the Chiuola Mill incident at Honea Path, South Carolina during the general textile strike of 1934. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 7, 1861  Inside pages have war-related column heads including: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "The Occupation of Pickets" "Movements of General Lee" "The Intentions of the Rebels" "The Next Collision" "From Hatteras Inlet" "Abandonment of Ocracoke Forts" and more.
Eight pages, never-trimmed margins, nice condition.

BOSTON GAZETTE, Sept. 7, 1812  

* Siege of Detroit - surrender
* Battle of Fort Detroit
* General William Hull

Page 2 has some reports on the War of 1812 with: "Our Army of the North West" which announces: "...we have the mortification to subjoin two official documents which put aside all doubts as to the certainty of the fact, that Gen Hull had capitulated to the British...". This is followed by the: "History of the Campaign" of General Hull with him surrendering the port of Michilimackinac to…

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 7, 1793 

* Early Thomas Jefferson document
* United States Secretary of State

Page 2 has a "Circular" concerning "...the unjustifiable vexation and spoliation committed on our merchant vessels by the privateers of the powers at war..." and stating that due attention will be given to the matter, signed in type: TH: Jefferson.
Uncommon to have a document from Jefferson when he was Sec. of State.
Other items include: "Proceedings relative to The…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 7, 1966 

* Margaret Sanger death (1st report)
* American birth control activist

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Margaret Sanger Dies; Birth Control Leader" with photo. First report coverage on the death of birth control activist and sex educator, Margaret Sanger.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 50 pages, nice condition.