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Item #629363THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1929
* Albert Einstein celebrated
* Metropolitan Opera House
* 50th birthday celebration
* Jewish National Fund
Page 7 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN IS HONORED AT MEETING HERE" with subheads. (see) Probably can only be found in NYC papers.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56... Read full description -
Item #629243THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 5, 1866
* Portland, Maine fire disaster
* Early 1st report coverage
Page 5 has a one column heading: "Great Fire In Portland" with subhead.(see) A early 1st report here giving the brief coverage near the start of the fire.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition. -
Item #629227THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, December, 1793 Among the many articles is: "Means for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned" which takes a full page. Near the back are various news reports including items headed: "American Intelligence" which takes over half a page. Most of this content is political... Read full description -
Item #629190GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, September, 1791 A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes one of the two plates called for.
Complete in 96 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.
This was the... Read full description -
Item #629189THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, October, 1791 Near the back is news headed: "America" which reports on some troubles with various Indian tribes, plus a note that: "...by tracing the lakes from Hudson's Straits to the ,Straits of Juan de Fuca [on the west coast of Canada] by a man and a boy,... Read full description -
Item #629183THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, July, 1797 Under "Review of New Publications" is one work: "Gravels in North America by M. Crespel, with a Narrative of his Shipwreck & Extraordinary Hardships & Sufferings on the Island of Anticosti..." which is at the entrance of the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
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Item #629176THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1922
* Rudolph Valentino - The Sheik
* Marriage to Natacha Rambova
Page 10 has a one column heading: "VALENTINO'S MARRIAGE INVALID, JUDGES SAY" with subhead. (see) He would be arrested arrested for bigamy shortly after this.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages,... Read full description -
Item #629114CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, June 23, 1877
* Battle of White Bird Canyon
* Nez Perce War - Chief Joseph
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 4 has a one column heading: "THE INDIAN OUTBREAK" (see)
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Item #629109GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1799 Among the two plates called for is one with a nice print of the: "Plan of a Mansion House Proposed for Lord Nelson" with a related article (see). Various articles and news reports from the United Kingdom.
Both plates called for are present.
Complete in 88 pages, full title/contents page... Read full description -
Item #629064NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, December 5, 1932
* Repeal of U.S. prohibition fails
* 18th Amendment continues
* John Nance Garner
The front page has a one column heading: "REPEAL LOST IN CONGRESS BY 144 TO 171" with subheads. (see) Ironically the repeal of prohibition would be ratified exactly one year later on December 5, 1933.
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Item #629052THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1943
* Gulf Hotel fire disaster
* Houston, Texas
* World War II
Page 17 has a one column heading: "48 PERISH IN FIRE IN HOUSTON HOTEL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Gulf Hotel fire disaster in downtown Houston, Texas where 55 lives were lost.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #629006THE KNICKERBOCKER NEWS, Albany, August 16, 1947.
* Partition of Palestine
* Judaica - Jewish
Page 2 has a one column heading: "India Next On Russia's Schedule" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 24 pages, minor margin wear, generally nice. -
Item #628926THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1935
* Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. resignation
* U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The front page has one column headings: "Kennedy Resigns as Sec Chairman"; "Roosevelt Praises His Leadership in Winning Confidence of Investors and Financiers" and more. (see) Article continues on page 4 with one column... Read full description -
Item #628909THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 26, 1948
* Communist Soviet Union take over Czechoslovakia
The front page has the 3 -line, 4-banner heading:: "SOVIET'S CZECH COUP SEEN MOVE TO HELP STALL MARSHALL PLAN" with many subheads that include: "May Be First One In Series of Acts To Oppose Program", "Communists Are In... Read full description -
Item #628904THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1930
* Chance Milton Vought death (1st report)
* Aviation pioneer - airplane - aviator
Page 13 has a one column heading: "C. M. VOUGHT DIES; PIONEER IN AVIATION" with subheads and photo. (see) Text takes up 1 3/4 columns. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other... Read full description -
Item #628832THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1950
* Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket
* "Mighty Mouse" - United States Navy
Page 14 has a two column heading: "New Air-to-Air Rocket Developed by Navy; Folding Fin Is Used to Help Speed in Combat" with related photo. (see) First report coverage on the introduction of the Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket. I... Read full description -
Item #628797CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pennsylvania, October 13, 1959
* Charles Van Doran subpoenaed
* "Twenty One" quiz show scandal
The front page has a one column heading: "Subpoena Issued for Van Doran" with photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #628796THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1963
* Jim Brown breaks rushing yards record
* Cleveland Browns - NFL football
The sport's section (page 42) has a one column heading: "BROWNS TRIUMPH OVER EAGLES, 37-7" with subhead: "Jimmy Brown Sets Career Mark for Yards Rushing" (see) First report coverage on the game in which Jim... Read full description -
Item #628741THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, April 14, 1915
* Battle of Celeya (1st report)
* Pancho Villa defeated
* Mexican Revolution
The front page has a one column heading: "HEAVY BLOW DEALT VILLA IN A SORTIE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the battle of Celeya in which Pancho Villa was badly defeated.
Sixteen... Read full description -
London $5,000,000 mail train robbery...
Item #628716FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 9, 1963
* John F. Kennedy JFK third child born (death)
* Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
* London $5,000,000 mail train robbery
This 18 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Kennedy Infant Dies As Heart Fails" with small photo of JFK.
1st report coverage on premature... Read full description -
Item #628625THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1929
* Indianapolis 500 auto race
* Ray Keech wins
* Bill Spence killed
The front page has one column headings that include: "160,000 SEE SPENCE KILLED IN AUTO RACE" "Keech Wins 500-Mile Classic at Indianapolis as Young Californian Meets Death" "SKIDDING CAR... Read full description -
Item #628532LEOMINSTER 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... Read full description -
General Hoyt S. Vanderberg's death...
Item #628421THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 3, 1954
* William "Pudge" Heffelfinger death
* Yale University football star
* General Hoyt S. Vanderberg succumbs to cancer
The front page has one column headings: "HEFFELFINGER, FAMOUS YALE ATHLETE, DEAD", "Football Player of 1880s Said One of... Read full description -
Brown vs. Board of Education "day of" reporting...
Item #628418THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1954
* Heinz Wilhelm Guderian death (1st report)
* "Father of the Blitzkrieg"... Nazi Panzer Armies
* Brown vs. Board of Education - "day of" reporting
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 23: "GEN. GUDERIAN, 65, DEAD IN GERMANY", "Creator of Panzer... Read full description -
Item #628407GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1814 A section headed: "Interesting Intelligence..." begins with much reporting on the siege of Fort Erie, taking several pages. Further on is additional reporting of the War of 1812 under the heading: "American and the West Indies" (see photos for... Read full description -
Item #628402THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 27, 1959
* Abner Zwillman death
* 'Al Capone of New Jersey'
* National Crime Syndicate
* Murder Inc.
The front page has a small one column heading: "Zwillman a Suicide In Jersey Mansion". This is 1st report coverage on the death of prohibition gangster, Abner Zwillman. Coverage continues... Read full description -
Item #628334THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 20, 1950
* 1st ever kidney transplant operation
* Surgery - Surgeon
* Ruth Tucker
This 52 page newspaper has a small, somewhat discrete one column headline on page 30: "KIDNEY TRANSPLANT REPORTED SUCCESS"
Tells of the very 1st Kidney transplant operation. Although a small inside page... Read full description -
Item #628327THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 24, 1943
* Palm Beach, Florida
* Tankers collision & explosion disaster
This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "88 PERISH IN CRASH OF TWO TANKERS OFF FLORIDA COAST" "Seamen and Naval Gunners Burn to Death as Explosion Sets Both Ships... Read full description -
Item #628305THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, May 6, 1946
* The infamous Alcatraz Island Prison riot
* The Rock... San Francisco Bay
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ALCATRAZ BASTION, CRACKED BY FELON, TO BE BUILT ANEW", "Officials Reveal That One Man Climbed to Gun Gallery, Pried Bars, Took Rifle and Pistol"... Read full description -
Item #628290THE WORLD, New York City, May 6, 1922
* Old Yankee Stadium construction begins
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* "The House that Ruth Built"
The sport's section (page 8) has a one column heading: "YANKEE COLONELS SIGN FOR STADIUM FOR WORLD'S SERIES" with subheads. (see) Nice to have in a New York City title.... Read full description -
Item #628265THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1942
* HMS Trinidad sinking
* Torpedoes itself
* World War II - WWII
Page 10 has one column headings: "British Reports Loss OF 8,000-Ton Cruiser" "Trinidad Had Convoyed Ships to Russia--Captain Is Rescued" First report coverage on the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Trinidad disaster. Always nice to have notable... Read full description -
Item #628264THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Lezaky, Czech Republic razed to the ground
Page 5 has one column headings: "GERMANS WIPE OUT A 2D CZECH TOWN" "All Men and Women Are Killed at Levsaky--Others Put to Death in Country"... Read full description -
Item #628253THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1944
* German V-2 rocket flying bomb
* Nazis threatening it's use
Page 6 has two column headings: "The V-2 Rocket Bomb" "Its Long-Threatened Use Would Raise Many Grave Problems for the Germans" See images for text on the Nazis threatening to use this new rocket technology for revenge. I... Read full description -
Item #628239THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 2, 1945
* Mel Ott hits no. 500 home run
* 1st to achieve in National league
* New York Giants - MLB Baseball
The sport's section (page 23) has one column headings that include: "OTT DRIVES NO. 500 AS GIANTS WIN, 9-2" "Mel's Circuit Wallop Among Big Drives Struck Against Four Braves'... Read full description -
Item #628238THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, August 5, 1945
* Byron Nelson wins his 18th of the year
* Famous record - PGA golf
The front page of this sport's section only has a one column heading: "NELSON IS VICTOR IN CANADIAN OPEN" with subhead. (see) First report coverage in Byron Nelson's famous 18th... Read full description -
Item #628234NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, February 3, 1816 One of the more notable items is the reporting (pages 401-402) of the trial and execution of the beloved Frenchman Marshal Ney. Ney's execution was an example intended for Napoleon's other marshals and generals, many of whom were eventually exonerated by the... Read full description -
Item #628181LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 2, 1927
* Babe Ruth contract
* New York Yankees
* Record season ahead
The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH PREPARES FOR BATTLE" Also includes a updated report just underneath that reports his contract has been signed. (see image for text here) This would also... Read full description -
Item #628175THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1946
* V-2 rockets test
* Man-made meteorites
* Upper atmosphere
Page 4 has a two column heading: "Rocket Will Discharge Swarm of Meteorites In Attempt to Gauge Size of Real Fragments" See images for text. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in... Read full description -
Item #628076THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1930
* Gangster Al "Scarface" Capone
* City of Chicago wants him out
Page 8 has one column headings: "Florida Restrained From Seizing Capone" "Federal Judge Grants Order Preventing Sheriffs From Molesting Gangster on Arrival" "Federal Judge Indicts Capone 'Treasurer'" ... Read full description -
Item #627968THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 10, 1931
* Jane Addams wins Nobel Peace Prize (1st report)
* 1st woman to win it
The front page has one column headings that include: "NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO GO TO DR. BUTLER AND JANE ADDAMS" $40,000 WILL BE SHARED" "MISS ADDAMS IN HOSPITAL" and more. (see) Continues on page... Read full description -
Item #627943FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 6, 1967
* 1st human heart transplant
* Surgery - Surgeon - Medical
* Christiaan Neethling Barnard
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Heart Patient Still Fine---Crisis Ahead" A follow up report on the very 1st human heart transplant performed by Doctor Chris Barnard.
Other... Read full description -
Item #627895THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 24, 1935
* Dutch Schultz trial begins
* Bandit Alvin Karpis
The front page has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ IS JAILED AS HIS TRIAL BEGINS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the start of Arthur 'Dutch Schultz' Flegenheimer's trial for income tax evasion. Text continues on page 2 with photo of Schultz. (see)... Read full description -
Item #627874THE MORNING CHRONICLE, London, May 23, 1798 One of the more notable newspapers of the 18th century with much news from England as well as some items concerning the Napoleonic War. Page 2 has a report on a trial for high treason.
Four pages, partially loose at the spine & a bit irregular at the spine, generally good. -
Item #627824THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1936
* Maxim Gorky death
* Russian writer
* Socialist realism
The front page has a one column heading: "MAXIM GORKI, NOTED RUSSIAN NOVELIST, DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Russian writer, Maxim Gorky.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #627719THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1934
* Lou Gehrig 1,500th straight game played
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* RMS Queen Mary launching
* Cunard Line ocean liner
The sport's section (page 27) has one column headings: "GEHRIG HITS 48TH AS YANKS WIN, 5-0" "Surpasses His Best Home-Run Mark in 1,500th Consecutive... Read full description -
Item #627611THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 25, 1935
* Alban Berg & Paul Bourget deaths (1st reports)
* Austrian composer - Second Viennese School
* French novelist & critic - writer
Page 27 has death reports on two well known individuals in the music and writing Worlds. First a one column heading reads: "ALBAN BERG DEAD; MODERN COMPOSER" with... Read full description -
Item #627526THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1945
* Wetherford, Parker County, Texas
* B-29 Superfortress Bombers collision
* End of World War II
Page 38 has one column headings: "18 BODIES FOUND IN 2-BOMBER CRASH" "Only Two Escape in Collision of Army Fortresses Over Middle Texas" (see) First report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #627509THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1930
* Bobby Jones welcome home
* British Open champion
* Broadway ticker tape parade
The front page has one column headings that include: "BOBBY JONES FINDS BROADWAY FAIRWAY" "Firecrackers and Ticker Tape Strew Route to City Hall--'Home Folks' Hail Champion" and more. (see) Much more on page 3... Read full description -
Item #627472THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1938
* Harvey Firestone death (1st report)
* Rubber manufacturer
Page 21 has one column headings that include: "HARVEY FIRESTONE IS DEAD IN FLORIDA" "Rubber Manufacturer Dies in Sleep at His Miami Estate---He Was 69" and more with photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in... Read full description -
Item #627471THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 7, 1943
* Bombing of Vatican City
* Single German airplane
* World War II - WWII
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Vatican Radio Confirms Bombing; Mosaic Shop, Governor's Home Hit" First report coverage on the air raid by just one German airplane (four bombs) on... Read full description
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