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Item #637801LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 10, 1965
* Sandy Koufax perfect game
* Los Angeles Dodgers
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Koufax Adds Perfection To Long List Of Records"
Tells of Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Sandy Koufax's 1st and only perfect game pitched.
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Item #637800LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 14, 1965
* Willie Mays 500 HR's
* San Francisco Giants
* MLB Baseball
This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 5: "Mays Keeps Slugging As Juan Hurls Giants Win". Tells of baseball great Willie Mays hitting his 500th career home run.
Other news of the day. Some small binding... Read full description -
Item #637798THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, July 22, 1967
* Jimmie Foxx death
* Philadelphia Athletics - Boston Red Sox
This 38 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Jimmy Foxx Dies at 59; Hit 534 Home Runs" with photo of Foxx. (see)
Tells of the death a famous major league baseball star Jimmie Foxx.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #637768THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - CENTENNIAL EDITION, New York (Bowling Green, OH distribution), 1989
* This is the "Centennial Edition", printed in 1989
This special edition printed for the 100th anniversary of the WSJ is in three sections: "What The Future Holds", "Ten For The Textbooks", and "One Newspaper's Century: The... Read full description -
Item #637758THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, May 14, 1868 Page 6 carries a 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch advertisement "WANTED BY FBI" for James Earl Ray and the list of all of his aliasas. "James Earl Ray, a Missouri prison escapee, sought under the alias Eric Starvo Galt in connection with the gunshot slaying of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther... Read full description -
Item #637722PUCK, New York, Jan. 11, 1893 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 much desired for their displayability.... Read full description -
Item #637694ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, 1853 Phineas T. Barnum was the co-owner (see photos) of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly" which would become immensely more successful. This effort by Barnum and the Beach brothers would last for only 48 issues, or less than one... Read full description -
Item #637691THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1934
* Franz von Papen
* Marburg Speech
* Anti-National Socialism
The top of the front page has a one column headline: "PAPEN BACKS RIGHT TO CRITICIZE NAZIS ASKS FREER PRESS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the address given by German Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen at the University of Marburg.... Read full description -
Item #637683THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1964
* English author Ian Fleming death
* James Bond - spy fiction novels
The bottom of the front page has a one column heading: "Ian Fleming Dead; Created James Bond" (see) Report continues on page 29 with: "Ian Fleming, Author, 56, Dies; Created James Bond, Agent 007" and photo. (see) First report... Read full description -
Item #637648THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1934
* Archbishop Leon Tourian burial (mausoleum)
* Armenian Apostolic Church of America
The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "ARCHBISHOP'S BODY IS PLACED IN VAULT" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, nice condition. -
Item #637645THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1930
* Glenn Curtiss death
* Aviation pioneer
* U.S. airplane industry
The front page has a one column heading: "GLENN CURTISS DIES, PIONEER IN AVIATION" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... Read full description -
Item #637633THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1934
* Charles Ponzi arrested again w/ photo
* Wall Street scheme - Stock Market
The back has a one column heading: "PONZI QUITS PRISON, IS HELD AS ALIEN" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced... Read full description -
Item #637597LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 12, 1968
* Civil Rights Act signed into law
* President Lyndon B. Johnson
* Equal housing opportunites
The front page has a small one column heading within the 1st column: "Civil Rights Now Reality". See photo for 1st report coverage on President Lyndon B. Johnson... Read full description -
Item #637589THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, November 8, 1962
* Anna Eleanor Roosevelt death (1st report)
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt wife
This 10 page newspaper has a small one column photo of Mrs. Roosevelt with caption: "EX-1st Lady Dies"
Page 4 has a three column headline: "Mrs. Roosevelt Dies" with text.... Read full description -
Item #637587FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 3, 1970
* Wichita State University football team
* Martin 4-0-4 airplane crash (1st report)
* Rocky Mountains
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "13 Wichita Grid Players Among 29 Killed In Crash". Tells of the Wichita State University football team airplane... Read full description -
Item #637515THE WORLD, New York City, April 15, 1930
* Jawaharlal Nehru prison sentence
* Mahatma Gandhi's chief aide
Page 5 has a one column heading: "INDIAN CONGRESS HEAD IS ARRESTED" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, light toning, address label near top of the front... Read full description -
Item #637440NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1934 The top of page 19 has a one column head: "DAVID WESSON, 73, INVENTOR, IS DEAD" with subheads.
First report coverage on the death of David Wesson, food chemist who developed the novel process for deodorizing cottonseed oil for commercial use. I suspect this is one of the few publications to... Read full description -
Item #637438THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1934
* Fred C. Ainsworth death
* United States Army surgeon
* Adjutant General
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "GEN. F. C. AINSWORTH IS DEAD IN CAPITAL" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Fred. C. Ainsworth, surgeon in the United States Army and Adjutant... Read full description -
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Item #637397BOSTON HERALD, Boston, Massachusetts, May 11, 1999
* Nomar Garciaparra's 2-grand slam performance
* Only occurrence of the feat on one's home field
Page 84 of the Sports Section has: "Nomar just grand", with the subhead: "Sox slam Seattle on record night", which announces only the occurrence in MLB modern history that a ballplayer hit... Read full description -
Item #637301PORTLAND PRESS HERALD, Portland, Maine, April 6, 1964 The banner headline reads "Death Claims General MacArthur" and features three photos underneath, one which is the infamous photo wearing his aviator sunglasses and with his corn-cob pipe. The subhead reads "An American Military Hero 'Fades Away'".
This is the front leaf only... Read full description -
Item #637289NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1927
* Early television tests
* John Logie Baird
Page 6 has one column headlines that include: "GLASGOW LISTENS TO SOUND OF FACES" "Television Inventor Shows How Image of Every Substance Emits Distinctive Refrain" "Baird Describes Research" and more. See photos for text.
This was a very... Read full description -
Item #637261THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1934
* Jiro Sato suicide death off ship
* Japanese tennis player
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "SATOH,TENNIS STAR, ENDS LIFE OFF SHIP" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Japanese tennis star, Jiro Sato, suicide death in the Strait of Malacca. Always nice... Read full description -
Item #637259THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1934
* Ronald Munro,1st Viscount Novar death
* Governor-General of Australia
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "LORD NOVAR DIES IN SCOTLAND AT 74" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st... Read full description -
Item #637257THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1934
* Oskar von Miller death
* Deutsches Museum founder
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "DR. VON MILLER DIES; MUSEUM FOUNDER" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of German engineer, Oskar von Miller,... Read full description -
Item #637244SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 3, 1872 Within this issue is a 3/4 page illustration: "Ice Boating on the Hudson River" which would be very displayable. Other articles and illustrations include: "Fitt's New Road Steamer" "The Shaw & Justice Dead Stroke Power Hammer" and much more.
Sixteen pages, never... Read full description -
Item #637174THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1934
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* Cuban-American Treaty of Relations
The front page has a one column heading: "ROOSEVELT DECIDES TO RECOGNIZE CUBA" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete... Read full description -
Item #637172THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 1, 1933
* General Sir Arthur William Currie death
* World War I Canadian Army senior officer
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "SIR ARTHUR CURRIE, WAR GENERAL, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) Lengthy text here.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 36 pages,... Read full description -
Item #637129NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1930
* George Eastman gets recognition
* Kodak camera inventor - roll film
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12 that include: "EASTMAN TO GET CHEMISTRY MEDAL" "Retired Camera Manufacturer Honored by Institute for Fostering Research" "A Pioneer In His... Read full description -
Item #637120THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1934
* Thomas F. Anstey Guthrie death
* English novelist - journalist - comic
* Margaret Illington death
* American stage actress
The top of page 14 has a one column heading: "F. ANSTEY, 77, DIES; BRITISH HUMORIST" with subheads. (see)
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Item #636950LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 31, 2003
* Sam Phillips death
* Rock and roll icon
* Elvis Presley fame
The bottom of the front page has a notable report on the death of Sam Phillips, headed: "Sam Phillips, Who Launched Elvis and a Revolution, Dies" plus a related photo. Phillips played an important role in the... Read full description -
Item #636933THE PARSONS SUN, Kansas, January 2, 1959
* Fulgenico Batista Flees Cuba
* Fidel Castro and the rebels taking over
This 10 page newspaper has a three column headlines on the front page: "Castro Rules Cuba; President Named" with subheads and two related photos, one of Castro. 1st report coverage on the rise of Fidel Castro... Read full description -
Item #636918THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1934
* Carrie Chapman Catt honored
* American women's suffrage leader
* Octave Thanet (Alice French) death
The top of page 19 has a two column photo headed: "Noted Women's Leader Is 75 Years Old" and one column heading: "MRS. CATT HONORED ON 75TH BIRTHDAY" with subheads. (see)
The top of... Read full description -
Item #636905THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1934
* David Lamar death
* "Wolf of Wall Street"
* Stock market con man
The front page has a one column heading: "LAMAR FOUND DEAD IN MIDTOWN HOTEL" with subheads that include: "'Wolf of Wall Street' Dies Obscure and Alone, Owing a Week's Room Rent" and more. (see)... Read full description -
Item #636897THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1933.
* Lloyd Warner Negro lynching
* St. Joseph MO Missouri
* Verne C. Miller slaying
* Gangster era gunman - bootlegger
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "MISSOURI OPENS LYNCHING INQUIRY" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the lynching of Negro Lloyd Warner in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Item #636895THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1933
* Albert Einstein on Alfred Noble
The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN EULOGIZES NOBEL AS IDEALIST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Albert Einstein honoring Alfred Nobel at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete... Read full description -
Item #636891THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1934
* Marinus van ver Lubbe - Dutch communist
* Reichstag fire arsonist - execution by guillotine
The front page has a one column heading: "VAN DER LUBBE DIES ON NAZI GUILLOTINE" with subheads that include: "Germany Beheads Reichstag Incendiary in Lepzig, Taking the World by Surprise"... Read full description -
Item #636834THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, December 17, 1933
* Actress Mary Pickford signs contract
* "Queen of the Movies" "America's Sweetheart"
* Adolph Zukor - Paramount Pictures
Page 2 of this section has a one column heading: "MARY PICKFORD SIGNS FOR STAGE" with subheads. (see)
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Item #636809THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1933
* Mary Pickford files for divorce
* Actor Douglas Fairbanks
Page 3 has a one column heading: "Expect No Contest On Pickford Divorce" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Actress Mary Pickford filing for divorce from actor Douglas Fairbanks.
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section... Read full description -
Item #636784THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, August 28, 1949
* Hammonton NJ New Jersey
* Little League baseball
* World Series champions
Page 3 of this section has a small and discrete one column heading: "Hammonton Nine Wins Title" with brief text. (see) First report coverage on the little league baseball team from Hammonton, New... Read full description -
Item #636740THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 4, 1933
* Pierre Paul Émile Roux death
* French physician - bacteriologist
* Know for anti-diphtheria serum
The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "PROF. EMILE ROUX, SCIENTIST, IS DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French... Read full description -
Item #636733THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 2, 1933
* Ullstein Verlag publishing company of Germany
* Seized by the Nazis - Aryanization (Nazism)
the top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS SWALLOW UP ULLSTEIN PRESS, LARGEST IN REICH" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Jewish Ullstein family being disseized by the Nazi... Read full description -
Item #636656NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1947 The front page has one column heads: "GRAZIANO ADMITS $100,000 'FIX' TALK", "Boxing Star Tells Grand Jury of Offers--Three Indicted in Paris Football Plot". The lengthy text continues on the back page.
Complete in 48 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high... Read full description -
Item #636646LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 30, 1956
* Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller
* Marries - weds - marriage - 1st report
Page 4 has a one column head: "Actress and Playwright Are Married" which reports the marriage of Marilyn Monroe and famed playwright Arthur Miller. (see)
Eight pages, minor margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #636630THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1933
* Pioneer Australian aviator Charles Ulm
* New airplane flight speed record set
The top of the back page has a one column photo of Australian aviator pioneer Charles Ulm with heading: "Makes New Air Record" Also a one column heading: "Ulm Sets New Mark For Australia Flight" ... Read full description -
Item #636556THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, April 20, 1930
* Clarence DeMar wins Boston Marathon
* Seventh and last win at 41 years old
* Great depression era original
The front page of this section has one column headings: "DE MAR CAPTURES BOSTON MARATHON" "43-Year-Old Melrose Star, Running in Event for 13th Time, Scores... Read full description -
Item #636536THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1933
* Francesco de Pinedo killed - Italian aviator
* Floyd Bennett Field airplane takeoff attempt
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DE PINEDO KILLED IN BURNING PLANE; CRASH AT TAKE-OFF" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with two related photos.... Read full description -
Item #636534THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1933
* Sir Edward Grey death
* British Liberal statesman
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "VISCOUNT GREY DIES IN ENGLAND AT 71" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon. Lengthy text here. Always nice to have... Read full description -
Item #636503THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1933
* Barney Ross wins boxing title
* William Thomas Turner death
* Captain of the RMS Lusitania
The top of of page 11 has a four column headline: "World's Lightweight Title Changes Hands" with subheads that include: "ROSS WINS TITLE FROM CANZONERI" and more. (see) First... Read full description -
Item #636481THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, June 25, 1933
* Michael Scott - English amateur golfer
* The British Amateur Championship
* Oldest ever to win
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "SCOTT AT 55 WINS BRITISH GOLF TITLE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on English amateur golfer,... Read full description -
Item #636440ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Jan. 23, 1858 Inside includes a few prints of: "The Great Earthquake at Naples" "Sketches of Native Life In India" "American Firemen" which includes 3 prints, one a nice full page; "Torchlight Procession of the New York Firemen"... Read full description
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