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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.
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ALBANY EVENING NEWS, May 28, 1930.

* Golfer Bobby Jones vs. Cyril Tolley
* British Amateur championship
* Old Course at St. Andrews - Scotland

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Bobby Jones Defeats Tolley, British Amateur Champion, After Battle of 19 Holes" with subheads and photo of Jones. Coverage on Bobby Jones'... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1928

* Rodman Wanamaker death
* Department store magnate

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "R. WANAMAKER DIES SUDDENLY AT 65 AT ATLANTIC CITY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Rodman Wanamaker, department store magnate.
Other news, sports and... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, October 14, 1928

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Head coach Knute Rockne
* NCAA college football

The front page of this section has a one column heading: "117,000 SEE NAVY BOW TO NOTRE DAME" with subheads and lineups. (see) This was when Knute Rockne was head coach.
Other sporting... Read full description  

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 14, 1958

* 1959 Chevys - Chevrolets introduced
* Impala and Bel Air models

The top part of the back page has four related photos of the 1959 Chevrolets being introduced for the first time with some text. (see) I'm sure this can only be found in a Detroit publication, rare as such.
Complete with 52 pages, small... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 4, 1999

* Madeline Kahn death
* Comedian actress
* Best title to be had ?

The  ftpg. has a small report: "Madeline Kahn Dies at 57" with a color photo of her. The more detailed & lengthy article is found on page 22 headed: "Madeline Kahn; Oscar-Nominated, Tony-and Emmy-Winning Actress" with... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 26, 1976

* John Mercer death (1st report)
* American lyricist, songwriter and singer
* Capital Records co-founder

The front page has a banner headline: "Songster Johnny Mercer Dies" with subhead and photo. Nice for display. Great to have from the capital of the entertainment industry and the city where he... Read full description  

THE PENINSULA TIMES TRIBUNE, Palo Alto, California, Oct. 18, 1989 

* San Francisco earthquake

The dramatic headline appears at the very top, above the title: "KILLER QUAKE" with two large color photos and another headline: "Death Toll Put at 271". More photos and text inside.
Great to have this report from... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 20, 1940

* Little Falls NY New York - Gulf Curve
* Lake Shore Limited train wreck (1st report)

The front page has a nice banner headline: "TRAIN CRASH; 13 DIE, 60 HURT" with subhead. First report on the Lake Shore Limited train disaster at Little Falls, New York.
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description  

LEVIATHAN, San Francisco, June, 1970 

* Rare radical left publication
* Students for a Democratic Society

This was a New Left radical underground newspaper published in a tabloid newspaper format and distributed through the underground press network in the U.S. in the years 1969-1970. Fairly serious in content with a focus on radical... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 19, 1950 

* Rockville Centre Station disaster 
* Long Island railroad 
* Trains crash 

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LONG ISLAND TOLL 29 DEAD, 79 HURT; MOTORMAN IS HELD" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues inside with 2 related photos. (see) Nice to have... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 22, 1929

* "Old Peppersass" last ascent - accident
* Mount Washington Cog Railway
* New Hampshire mountain climb

Page 27 has a one column heading: "Old Peppersass a Relic of Old Chicago Fortune" with subhead. (see) Related photo is on the back page with heading: "Cog Rail Engine Blows... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 17, 1945

* Battle of Nuremberg ends w/ capture
* United States 7th Army
* German Luftwaffe destroyed
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a two column heading: "Americans Slash Into Nuernberg, Ruin Luftwaffe" (see) Other World War II reporting.
Compete with all 18 pages, light toning at the... Read full description  

THE HOLIDAY POSTER, Brooklyn, New York, January 1, 1909  Apparently just a "one off" issue done by the Magnet Publishing Company, with some quaint, local items and many advertisements. Seemingly done on an amateur press.
An interesting ftpg. item: "Oppose Sunday News - Baltimore Committee Against Proposed Evening Paper"... Read full description  

THE MAGNET, Brooklyn, New York, April, 1905 

* Rare miniature size publication

This is the vol. 1 #4 issue of a quite rare title not listed in Union List of Serials or Union List of Newspapers. A small-size, amateurish newspaper in which a previous issue noted: "The 'Magnet' publishes interesting stories, poems, jokes,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1935 

* New York City gangster Dutch Schultz 
* Tax evasion trial beginning

The front page has one column headings: "SCHULTZ BEER RULE AND LINK TO GANGS PORTRAYED TO JURY" "Detectives Tell of His Speakeasy Activities After the Murder of Noe" and more. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history... Read full description  

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE , December 14, 1950

* Early Paul Bear Bryant at Kentucky
* Alabama Crimson Tide football fame

Page 22 has a five column heading: "Bryant Warm on 'U' Job; Gustafson Out" with small photo of Bryant. (see) Bryant would not take this job and stay at Kentucky a few more years before going the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1999

* Pete Rose inducted into all-century team
* Bud Selig drops MLB baseball ban for 1 day

The top of the front page has a photo showing Pete Rose at Game 2 of the 1999 World Series. It was here that he was introduced as a member of the all-century team to a roaring crowd. For this to happen, Rose's... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 12, 1987

* Best "Predator" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Science-fiction action horror
* Arnold Schwarzenegger

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Predator" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1931

* Georgetown County South Carolina
* Sampit river drawbridge bus tragedy

Page 7 has a one column heading: "22 DROWN IN PLUNGE OF BUS INTO RIVER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on a bus disaster on a drawbridge over the Sampit River in Georgetown County, South Carolina.
Complete in... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, May 5, 1929

* Lou Gehrig - New York Yankees
* 3 home runs in a row

This sport's section only has one column headings on the front page that include: "3 HOMERS BY GEHRIG HELP YANKS WIN, 11-9" "Gets Trio of Circuit Drives for 2d Time in Career in Victory Over White Sox" "Ruth... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, May 28, 1933

* Maud Younger - suffragist - feminist
* Senate meeting re. Women's equal rights

The front page of this section has a one column heading: "WOMEN DISAGREE ON 'EQUAL RIGHTS'" with subheads. (see)
Complete section 2 only with all 16 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 14, 1901  This  issue contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: "FIRST-CLASS BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY" "WISCONSIN" "MAINE" "GEORGIA" "ARKANSAS" "CALIFORNIA" "ST. LOUIS" and much more,... Read full description  

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 13, 1940

* Moscow Peace Treaty signed (1st report)
* 105-day Winter war ends
* Finland - Soviet Union (Russia)

The front page has a banner headline: "SCANDINAVIA TO UNITE IN DEFENSE; Soviet Will Stay Out of War in the West" with subheads. First report coverage on the Moscow Peace Treaty which ended 105-day... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES March 5, 1938

* Los Angeles CA flood of 1938
* George Foster Peabody death
* American banker & Philanthropist

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "82 KNOWN DEAD, 128 MISSING IN CALIFORNIA FLOOD DEBRIS; WIDE AREA STILL ISOLATED" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues inside with 2 related photos. (see)
The... Read full description