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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 5, 1925 

* Floyd Collins trapped w/ great headline
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIG PATH TO CAVE CAPTIVE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Coverage continues on page. Two related photos are on the back page.  
Complete with 32 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins a little more wear along the spine, a little archival mending on pages 2 & 3, generally good. Should be handled with care.

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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 15, 1925 

* Floyd Collins trapped w/ great headline
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

The front page has a nice banner headline: "SOUNDS GIVE RESCUE HOPE" with subheads. Nice for display. Coverage continues on pages 2-3 with two related photos.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, a little archival mending on pages 2 & 3, generally good. Should be handled with care.

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LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 23, 1925 

* Floyd Collins' body recovered
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Page 6 has a one column heading: "COLLINS'S BODY RECOVERED TODAY" See image for brief coverage on cave explorer, Floyd Collins, body being recovered from a narrow crawl way within the Sand Cave at the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, light toning, minor margin wear, nice condition.

THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, February 18, 1925

* Floyd Collins death - funeral rites
* Sand Cave - Mammoth - Kentucky

This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Earth Sinks to Close Up Cave Tomb", "Hundreds Gather to Hear Services on Man Buried 70 Feet Below Hilltop Altar" and "Rescuers Withdrawn". This is coverage on the funeral rites for cave explorer, Floyd Collins, whose body was to be left in the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. His body would later be…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 18, 1925 

* Floyd Collins rescue attempt abandoned
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "COLLINS LEFT BURIED IN HIS CAVERN TOMB; SIMPLE SERVICE HELD" with subheads. (see) Coverage on cave explorer, Floyd Collins, being trapped in a narrow crawl way within the Sand Cave at the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, light toning, a few binding…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 10, 1925 

* Floyd Collins trapped
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

The front page has a one column heading: "CAVE VICTIM'S BREATH HEARD OVER THE WIRE" with subhead. (see images) A few related photos and heading on the back page.
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, some archival mends on the inside pages, generally good.

THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, February 3, 1925  This 10 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Tortured Prisoner of Rock in Cave Is Dragged Half Foot by Leather Harness" and more. (see)

Other news of the day. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise good.

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 5, 1985

* Roger Waters of Pink Floyd ad
* Radio City Music Hall concerts 
* KISS rock band concert advertisement

Page 78 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "Roger Waters" concerts at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. (see images)
Background:In March 1985, Roger Waters performed three nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (March 26–28) as part of his The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking tour. The…