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Item #566602THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, January 14, 1991
Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting... Read full description -
Item #566230THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, July 30, 1920
* Francisco 'Pancho' Villa surrendering
* Mexican rebel bandit
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "VILLA YIELDING TO QUIET MEXICO" "Notorious Leader Says He Is Surrendering Because Country Needs Peace for Reconstruction"
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Item #565950THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 17, 1911
* Early airplane flight
* Powered aviation at it's beginning
This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "AVIATOR IS DRAGGED FROM THE VERY EDGE OF A WATERY GRAVE" with subheads on the International Aviation Meet in Chicago Illinois.
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Item #565773THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, February 28, 1941
* Eddie Rickenbacker airplane crash disaster
* World War I ace pilot
This 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "7 DEAD, 9 INJURED IN CRASH OF PLANE OUTSIDE ATLANTA" with subheads that include: "Rickenbacker Is Injured" "World War Ace in Serious... Read full description -
Item #565208THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, September 14, 1921
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle murder charge
* Virginia Rappe
This 12 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "CASE AGAINST ARBUCKLE APPEARS VERY WEAK BY TESTIMONY OF STATE'S CHIEF WITNESSES" with subheads that include: "Story Of 'Party' Told... Read full description -
Item #564894NEW YORK HERALD, New York, NY, January 10, 1865
* Conflict of Authority in South
The front page of this issue has headlines "The South", "Conflict of Authority in the South", "The States Rights Doctrine Giving Jeff. Davis Trouble", "A Quarrel on His Hands with the Governors of Georgia, Alabama &... Read full description -
Item #564646THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 17, 1920
* Los Angeles, California earthquakes
* Nice headline for display
This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "EARTHQUAKES KEEP LOS ANGELES A-TREMBLE" with subheads. (see) Tells of a series of earthquakes in the Northern part of L.A.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #564623THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 15, 1911 This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FLIES TO CHICAGO FROM ST. LOUIS IN AN AEROPLANE" "Birdman Atwood Successfully Completes First Leg of Cross Continent Ait Voyage" and more with related photo and map. (see) Tells of... Read full description -
Item #564587THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, from Atlanta, Georgia, dated July 28, 1920
* Francisco 'Pancho' Villa surrendering
* Mexican rebel bandit
This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 15:
* VILLA OFFERS TO SURRENDER
Tells of the impending surrender of the famous Mexican rebel Pancho Villa. Other news of the day.
Light browning with little... Read full description -
Item #564337THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 28, 1941
* Frank Leahy 1st game
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* College football
This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "NOTRE DAME TRIPS ARIZONA, 38 TO 7" and "35,000 Watch Leahy's First Irish Eleven Flash Strong Attack--Bertelli... Read full description -
Item #564056THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 2, 1948
* Rose Bowl: Michigan Wolverines vs. USC Trojans
* Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Kansas Jayhawks
* Sugar Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
* Cotton Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions vs. SMU Mustangs
This 56 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 17: "Michigan Routs U.S.C. Before 93,000... Read full description -
Item #563764RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 11, 1864 Various Civil War news with a Confederate bias, making for interesting reading as such. Among the front page items are: "The War News" which has several subheads including: "From Petersburg" & "Burnside's Movements". Other war news include:... Read full description -
Item #563684ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, NY, March 24, 1934
* 1st Masters Tournament
* Bobby Jones
This 16 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 8: "Jones, Playing Raggedly, Takes 38 to Turn as Tourney Hopes Begin to Fade" with subheads. (see)
This was the very first Master's making this a very significant issue for any golf collector.
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Item #563580THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 2, 1969
* Rose Bowl: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. USC Trojans
* Orange Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Kansas Jayhawks
* Sugar Bowl: Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Georgia Bulldogs
* Cotton Bowl:Texas Longhorns vs. Tennessee Volunteers
This 56 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Ohio... Read full description -
Item #563359LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 7, 1936
* Tupelo, Mississippi
* Gainesville, Georgia
* Tornadoes
This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Death Toll Now Set At 500 In Southern Tornado Belt" and more. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #562916THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 21, 1920
* Alabama & Mississippi killer tornadoes
This 18 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Tornadoes Take Over 140 Lives" with subheads that include: "HAVOC WROUGHT IN MISSISSIPPI AND IN ALABAMA" and more.
Light browning with little margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #562270THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 14, 1917
* German Reichstag political crisis
* Going on strike
This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "GERMAN REICHSTAG GOES ON STRIKE" with subheads. (see) Tells of the German political crisis.
Other news of the day. Usual browning with little... Read full description -
Item #561277THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1949 This 52 page newspaper has discrete one column headline on page 31: "MRS. CLARK RECEIVES APPROVAL OF SENATE". Tells of Georgia Neese Clark becoming the very 1st woman United States treasurer. Although a small inside page report, it is still a first report. It is what it is.
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Item #559663LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 16, 1938
* Terminal Hotel Fire (1st report)
* Atlanta Ga Georgia
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "25 KILLED, 13 HURT, MANY MISSING WHEN FIRE SWEEPS HOTEL" with subheads.
Tells of the Terminal Hotel fire in Atlanta Georgia. Other news of the day throughout.
Light... Read full description -
Item #557931THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, April 26, 1955
* Susan Hayward suicide attempt
* Hollywood movie actress
This 56 page newspaper has a two column headline above a nice photo of Susan Hayward on the front page: "Susan Hayward Tries to Kill Self" with reporting on her suicide attempt in Hollywood by taking sleeping pills.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #557737LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, March 23, 1916
* The great Augusta GA fire (1st report)
This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FIRE KING ON RAMPAGE", "Bad Fire In This State And One In Georgia" and "Property Damage of Several Millions and Thousands Are... Read full description -
Item #557627THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, May 10, 1915
* Post RMS Lusitania sinking
* German torpedo submarine
This 10 page newspaper has a nice two column headline on the front page: "Wilson Is Preparing To Voice Indignation Of American People About the Lusitania" with subheads and other related headlines as well. (see photos)
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Item #557602THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, February 4, 1916
* Canadian Parliament Buildings fire
* Centre Block
* Parliament Hill
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "CANADIAN PARLIAMENT BUILDING IS RAZED BY INCENDIARY FLAMES" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #557210THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, February 24, 1921
* 1st transcontinental air mail flight flown
* Airplane
* San Francisco California to New York
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* X-COUNTRY MAIL RECORD IS MADE
* San Francisco-to-Hazelhurst, N. Y., Hop Completed in 33 Hours and 20 Minutes
Tells of... Read full description -
Item #557132THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, May 13, 1915
* Post RMS Lusitania sinking
* German torpedo submarine
This 16 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "United States Demands Reparation From Germany And Cessation of Attacks on American Vessels" with... Read full description -
Item #556585THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 20, 1920
* Arkansas & Mississippi killer tornadoes (1st report)
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "22 LIVES LOST IN TORNADOES; 100 ARE INJURED", "Northwest Arkansas Is Swept by Series of Storms--Property Loss Very Heavy". According to records,... Read full description -
Item #556566LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 22, 1932
* Tornadoes strike in the South
* Alabama
This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "214 DIE IN TORNADOES IN THE SOUTHLAND" with lengthy subhead. Tells of the destructive tornadoes that struck Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky.
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Item #555773THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, January 30, 1914
* Steamers Monroe and Nantucket collision disaster
This 14 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Ship Monroe, Passenger Loaded, at Bottom" with subheads that include: "Hit By Nantucket, Old Dominion Ship Shoots To Bottom Close To Norfolk"... Read full description -
Item #555287THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, January 31, 1916
* German zeppelins raid Paris France (1st time)
* World War I original
This 10 page newspaper has three column headline on the front page:
* Second Raid Made on Paris By Death-Dealing Zeppelin; Crowds Watch for Raider
with subheads that include: "24 Persons Killed And 25 Others Hurt By First... Read full description -
Item #551202LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 16, 1923
* Bobby Jones wins 1st U.S. Open as amateur
* Golf championship
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "BOBBY JONES WINS NATIONAL OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AT INWOOD YESTERDAY".
Other news of the day throughout.
Usual browning with some... Read full description -
Item #550232THE NEW YORK HERALD, NY, April 25, 1862
* Elizabeth City, North Carolina
* Nashville, Tennessee
* Corinth, Mississippi
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "Important From Fortress Monroe"... Read full description -
Item #549655NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 2, 1820 Within is a report headed: "South Sea Islands" which reads in part: "Since the death of Tamahamaha, king of the Sandwich Islands, we hear there has been a desperate battle fought for the right of succession to the crown. It terminated in the dethronement of the young prince,... Read full description -
Item #548597THE BULLETIN, San Francisco, California, March 16, 1899
* Ku Klux Klan KKK
* Whitecaps
* Negroes assassinated... 1st report
This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the back page: "NINE NEGROES MERCILESSLY SHOT DOWN" "Four Already Dead and Another Reported to Be Dying" "The... Read full description -
Item #548501THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 17, 1921
* William J. Simmons
* Ku Klux Klan leader
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "KLAN WIZARD IS SCORED AS LIAR" and "Congressman Campbell, as Chairman of Probers, Denounces Georgian as Trifler with the Facts."
Other news of the day throughout. Some small... Read full description -
Item #548167LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 6, 1936
* Tupelo, Mississippi
* Gainesville, Georgia
* Tornadoes
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "87 KILLED, 500 HURT BY TORNADO", "Four States are Hit By Destructive Sweep" and "Fire Adds to Horror of Storm at Tupelo,... Read full description -
Item #547879THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 13, 1916
* Giant German U-Boat Deutschland
* Baltimore Maryland landing
* Avoids British blockade
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* U-BOAT CONVOYED BY NEUTRAL SHIP TO UNITED STATES
* Board Of Neutrality To Pass On... Read full description -
Item #547686FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, March 6, 1953
* Russian Premier, Joseph Stalin's death
This 14 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "Stalin's Body Lies In State At Moscow; See Red Military Dictatorship Possible," with subheads that include: "Man Of Steel Dies Four Days After... Read full description -
Item #544777BOSTON RECORDER, Boston, Massachusetts, June 20, 1828
* Drowning tragedies... Schuylkill River...
* Creek Indians of Georgia...
Page 3 has a report: "Solemn Warnings.--Nine young men were drowned in the River Schuylkill, near Philadelphia, on the Lord's day, June 1st, while out in a boat on a party of pleasure. On... Read full description -
Item #541416BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Massachusetts, May 29, 1862
* Darien Georgia...
* Hanover Virginia...
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history.
This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it... Read full description -
Item #537763THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 24, 1911
* Early aviation...
* Airplane flight record broken...
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MAN-BIRD SOARS OVER NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON" "Aviator Atwood Will Soon Complete Long St. Louis--Gotham Air Voyage"... Read full description -
Item #537579NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York, February 13, 1863.
* Fort McAllister Georgia
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history.
This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following... Read full description -
Item #223146THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, November 14, 1864
* Atlanta Georgia
* Plymouth North Carolina
This 8 page newspaper is in good condition due (except for some printing flaws that affect a few headlines and little spine wear) to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements... Read full description -
Item #221967ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, April 6, 1936.
* Tupelo Mississippi
* Gainesville Georgia
* Tornadoes
This 24 page newspaper has a nice two line, four column headline on the front page:
* "Tornadoes Kill 130 in South; Storms Continue Destruction" with subheads that include: "Gainesville, Ga., Stricken... Read full description -
Item #221400SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated July 23. 1864.
* Joe, Johnston
* Atlanta, Georgia
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first... Read full description -
Item #221324THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Feb. 9, 1927 The top of the front page has an article headed: "Ty Cobb Signs Today To Play With Athletics", "Former 'Georgia Peach' to Receive $75,000 Yearly...", with the text shown in the photos below.
Complete in 6 pages, a few minor margin tears, generally in... Read full description -
Item #221249THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 2, 1865.
* Post civil war Reconstruction
Reconstruction The Progress Made in Restoring Arkansas, South Carolina and Georgia to the Union President Johnson Promises to Aid Arkansas in Resuming Her Old Place Repeal of the Ordinance of Secession by the Georgia Convention. Other news of the day includes:... Read full description -
Item #221241NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT & STATE GAZETTE, Concord NH, December 1, 1823.
* Death of David Ricardo
This 4 page newspaper has one page under: "Deaths" is: "In England, David Ricardo, esq. a Member of the British Parliament, and one of the most profound financiers of the age. He was of the Jewish Religion; and while a barber, amassed a... Read full description -
Item #221006KENTUCKY TIMES-STAR, March 13, 1929.
* Coca Cola founder dies - Coke* 1st report of his death
This 44 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on page 17: "Candler's Life Romance of American Business" with subhead: "Death Ends Career of Soft Drink Manufacturer". Other news of the day throughout. Some... Read full description -
Item #220020THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, March 7, 1915.
* Dario Resta
* Vanderbilt Cup
This 20+ page newspaper has a two line, one column headline on page 12 (sports section): "VANDY CUP RACE WON BY RESTA" with subhead: "Englishman Captures Second Big Classic in Two Weeks at Panama-Pacific Exposition". Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #219416NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 13, 1865.
* General Ulysses S. Grant
* Military Reorganization
The front page has: "The Army Important Order From General Grant Reduction & Reorganization of the Military Forces of the Republic Colored Troops to Garrison all but Two of the Southern Ports". Other news of the day includes: "Martial Law... Read full description
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