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Item #656228NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1974
* Hank Aaron home run #715
* Breaks Babe Ruth's record
* Atlanta Braves - MLB
The sport's section (page 24) has a two column heading: "Aaron Hits 715th Homer, Breaking Ruth's Record" with box scores and related photo. More on page 23. Lengthy text. 1st report coverage on Hank... Read full description -
Item #656225CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 3, 1929
* Murderer Catherine Cassler
* Cameola Soutar murder
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LAY KILLING TO MRS. CASSLER" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos on the back page. Probably only found in a Chicago publication.
Complete with all 46 pages, this is the... Read full description -
Item #656201CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 26, 1934
* Dartmouth College fraternity disaster
* Theta Chi house furnace - carbon monoxide
The front page has a banner headline: "NINE DARTMOUTH MEN KILLED" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos on the back page.
Complete with all 30 pages, this is the "rag edition"... Read full description -
Item #656200CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 7, 1931
* Ralph Capone starts 3 year term
* Chicago gangland gangster - mobster
* Best title to be had - very rare as such
The ftpg. has a one column heading: "RALPH CAPONE GOES TO PRISON FOR TAX TERM" with subhead. (see) Related photo on the back page.
After his sentence for income tax evasion... Read full description -
Item #656165CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 23, 1935
* Charles A. Lindbergh flees America
* American reporter Lauren "Deac" Lyman
* Pulitzer Prize winning exclusive story - part 1
The front page has a great banner headline: "LINDYS FLEE U. S. KIDNAPERS" with subheads. (see). Nice for display. Four related photos on the back page.... Read full description -
Item #656159CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 2, 1935
* Prince Alexis Mdivani killed
* Barbara Hutton husband
The front page has a nice banner headline: "CRASH KILLS PRINCE MDIVANI" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage continues on page 5 with related photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this... Read full description -
Item #656155CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 13, 1928
* Murderers Ruth Snyder & Henry Judd
* Sing Sing Prison executions - electric chair
The front page has a great banner headline: "ELECTROCUTE RUTH AND GRAY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Lengthy text continues on page 2. Five related photos on the back page. First... Read full description -
Item #656109CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 5, 1929
* T. E. Lawrence helping Afghan rebels ?
* World War I - Arab Revolt & more fame
Page 11 has a brief article with heading: "Afghans Accuse Col. Lawrence, British Hero" Nice photo of "Lawrence of Arabia" on the back page. (see)
Complete with all 36 pages, this is the "rag edition"... Read full description -
Item #656061CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 25, 1928
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh
* Flight to Quebec, Canada
* Floyd Bennett near death
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LINDY FLIES TO SICK FLYER" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos on the back page.
Complete with all 46 pages, this is the "rag edition"... Read full description -
Item #656047CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 27, 1930
* Hack Wilson's home run record (44)
* Chicago Cubs - major league baseball
* Best title to be had - very rare as such
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a nice banner headline: "CUBS WIN, 7-5; WILSON SETS LEAGUE RECORD" with subheads, box scores and photo of Wilson.... Read full description -
Item #656042THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, March 6, 1938
* War Admiral's 2nd win as a 4 year old
* Hialeah Park Race Track - Florida
* Widener Handicap
The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "WAR ADMIRAL, 7-20, SCORES DECISIVELY AND EARNS $49,550" with subheads. Related photo inside. (see)... Read full description -
Item #656039CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1928
* Emmeline Pankhurst death (1st report)
* British political activist & suffragette
* Women's suffrage leader - right to vote
The front page has a one column heading: "Noted Leader of Suffrage Fight Is Dead" (see). First report coverage on the death of Emmeline Pankhurst, British... Read full description -
Item #656028CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 25, 1939
* Floyd Gibbons death (1st report)
* World War I - WWI correspondent
* Best title to be had - very rare as such
The front page has a one column heading: "Floyd Gibbons, Famous War Writer, Is Dead" with small photo. (see) Great and maybe only reported in this publication since he was a... Read full description -
Item #656002CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1931
* Al Capone - Chicago gangster leader
* Northwestern football game
* Ryan Field photo
Page 3 has a three column photo with heading: "Al Capone Watches Football Game in Evanston" with brief text underneath. Probably only found in this Chicago publication. He would be found guilty of... Read full description -
Item #655998CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 2, 1936
* Rose Bowl: Stanford Cardinals vs. S.M.U. Mustangs
* Orange Bowl: Mississippi Rebels vs. Catholic University
* Sugar Bowl: Texas Christian University vs. LSU Tigers
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a nice banner headline: "STANFORD WINS ROSE BOWL... Read full description -
Item #655991CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 28, 1930
* Rangoon Riots of 1930
* Indian dockworkers
* Burman labourers
The front page has a nice banner headline: "MOBS KILL WOMEN IN INDIA" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 42 pages, this is the... Read full description -
Item #655984PIKE'S PEAK DAILY NEWS, dated inside: August 12, 1908 The primary feature of this issue is the great color cover showing a woman looking at the distant view of Pike's Peak, with the train in the foreground. Very much a tourist-themed publication as there is a lengthy list of names of: "Arrivals on Pike's Peak" and a wealth of... Read full description -
Item #655981EVENING TRIBUNE--EXTRA, San Diego, California, Aug. 8, 1974
* President Richard Nixon
The huge banner headline announces: "NIXON QUITS" with subhead: "Cites Losses sin Congress, Goes Without 'Bitterness' " with a photo of him and of Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Ford. San Diego is not far from his home in San... Read full description -
Item #655979THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, January 29, 1916
* Louis D. Brandeis nomination
* 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice
The front page carries a single column headline "Brandeis Is Named To Succeed Lamar" with subhead "Nomination Causes Great Surprise, and It Seems Certain There Will Be Gift Against... Read full description -
Item #655957CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 17, 1937
* Actress Mae West
* Frank Wallace marriage
The front page has a one column heading: "Court Decides Mae West Is Mrs. Wallace" with photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 24 pages, this is the "rag... Read full description -
Item #655956CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 20, 1937
* Guglielmo Marconi death (1st report)
* Wireless telegraphy inventor
The front page has a five column headline: "Marconi, Inventor of Wireless, Dies" with subhead. (see) A few related photos on the back page.
Complete with all 28 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high... Read full description -
Item #655939CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, sport's section only, June 22, 1941
* USC Trojans - Southern California University
* NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "U. S. C. WINS 7TH NCAA TRACK TITLE IN ROW" with subheads. (see) Nice for display
Complete sport's... Read full description -
Item #655899CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 22, 1935
* 1935 Shinchiku-Taichu earthquake
* Taichung, Japanese Taiwan
The front page has a nice banner headline: "2,793 DIE IN ISLAND QUAKE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage continues inside with related photo and map. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in... Read full description -
Item #655896CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 11, 1937
* New York Yankees vs. Giants
* World Series MLB Baseball
* Joe DiMaggio era
The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a nice banner headline: "YANKS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT WORLD SERIES" with subheads, a few related photos and box scores. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with all 30 pages,... Read full description -
Item #655884THE COURIER-JOURNAL Louisville, Kentucky, May 13, 1918 Ftpg. banner headline on World War I: "Sure of Power, Allies Not To Use U.S. Army Till It Is Complete Force" with subheads: "Would Wait To Deal Hun Death Blow" "French Make Another Gain In Flanders" and more.
Twelve pages, a bit irregular at the spine, nice... Read full description -
Item #655883THE COURIER-JOURNAL Louisville, Kentucky, May 1, 1918 Ftpg. banner headline on World War I: "STOP ENEMY BY SLAUGHTER" with subheads: "Heavy Thrust By Teutons A Huge Failure" "Allies, In Brilliant Counter, Win Ground On Which Foe Gained Footing" "Half Million Men Lost By Huns In Drive" and more.
Twelve pages,... Read full description -
Item #655850CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 10, 1930
* George 'Bugs' Moran trial begins
* Chicago Prohibition Gangster
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "MORAN'S CRIMES TOLD TO JURY S TRIAL BEGINS" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the beginning of George 'Bugs' Moran's trial for vagrancy.... Read full description -
Item #655848CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 2, 1930
* Jessie Maude "Chubbie" Miller
* Australian Woman aviator
* Nice headline for display
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ISLE SAVES LOST AVIATRIX" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 2 with a small related map. Another related map on the back... Read full description -
Item #655841THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 24, 1939
* Walt Disney receives a truly special award
* The 11th annual Academy Awards
In February, 1939, Walt Disney received a special award for pioneering work in a new field for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," in which he was presented with one large Oscar,... Read full description -
Item #655840MOTION PICTURE DAILY, February 24, 1939
* Walt Disney receives a truly special award
* The 11th annual Academy Awards
In February, 1939, Walt Disney received a special award for pioneering work in a new field for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," in which he was presented with one large Oscar,... Read full description -
Item #655838NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 14, 1918
* Prime Minister Lloyd George declares 'No Vengeance' against Germany
* WWI related cartoon on the front page
Page one has the full-banner, 3-line heading: "Lloyd George Declares for Just Peace; Wilson to Aid If Germans Keep Order; Bolshevism Spreads to Neutral States,"... Read full description -
Item #655837THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1943
* New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals
* World Series of baseball (game 3)
The front page has a two column headline: "Yankees Score Five Runs In Eighth To Take Lead In Series" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages,... Read full description -
Item #655835NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 9, 1918
* Terms are given to end WWI
* WWI related cartoon on the front page
Page one has the full-banner, 3-line heading: "Kaiser and Reichstag Get Foch's Terms; Republic in Bavaria as Revolt Spreads; Wilhelm refuses to Quit His Throne," with multiple related subheads. Includes a great front-page cartoon... Read full description -
Item #655833NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 25, 1918
* North Germany forms new Republic
* Great Post WWI coverage
Page one has the 6-column, 3-line heading: "North Germany Forms New Republic; 28 More U-Boats Are Surrendered; Americans Enter Rhenish Prussia," with multiple related subheads. See images for details.
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #655832NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 22, 1918
* German War Ships Surrender
* WWI related cartoon on the front page
Page one has the 5-column, 3-line heading: "90 German Warships Surrender; One Strikes Mine and Goes Down; 'Wilson Peace' Assailed in Senate," with multiple related subheads. The front page also has a large WWI... Read full description -
Item #655827THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 5, 1928
* Jean Lussier - Canadian-American daredevil
* Over Niagara Falls (Horseshoe) in rubber ball
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Man Goes Over Niagara in a Rubber Ball; Third Time Falls Have Been Conquered" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in... Read full description -
Item #655818CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUINE, Nov. 8, 1939
* Ham and Eggs movement
* Pension scheme losses
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BEAT 'HAM AND EGGS" PENSION" with subhead. Nice for display. The "ham and eggs" movement in 1938 was a misguided attempt to provide elderly Californians with a weekly pension.
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Item #655806THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart makes history* Flight across the Atlantic Ocean
* Airplane "Friendship"
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FRIENDSHIP CREW TO FLY TO HOLLAND" with many subheads. Lengthy text continues inside, too much to photograph all.... Read full description -
Item #655805CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 13, 1934
* Austrian Civil War - February Uprising
* Socialists vs. conservative-fascist forces
* Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss
The front page has a banner headline: "AUSTRIA IN CIVIL WAR; 150 DIE" with many subheads. Nice for display. More on page 2 with related photo and map. (see) A few more... Read full description -
Item #655797CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 25, 1937
* Little Steel Strike - labor
* Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
* Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "CIO GRIP ON STEEL SMASHED" with subheads. (See) Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... Read full description -
Item #655744CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 29, 1934
* Upton Sinclair wins Democratic nomination
* California gubernatorial election nominee
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RADICAL LEADS COAST VOTE" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Coverage on Upton Sinclair winning the Democratic nomination for governor of California.... Read full description -
Item #655740THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, July 5, 1928
* Jean Lussier - Canadian-American daredevil
* Over Niagara Falls (Horseshoe) in rubber ball
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "150,000 CHEER MAN IN BALL OVER NIAGARA" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16... Read full description -
Item #655711CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 31, 1929
* Battle of Jiménez, Chihuahua, Mexico
* Great headline for display
* Escobar Rebellion
The front page has a nice banner headline: "REBELS ROUTED; MANY SLAIN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the battle of Jiménez, Chihuahua in Mexico during the Escobar Rebellion. Always... Read full description -
Item #655707CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 4, 1931
* Max Schmeling vs. Young Stribling
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
* Great headline for display
The front page has a very nice banner headline: "A KNOCKOUT! BY SCHMELING" with subheads. (see) Rare to have and nice headline on the front that deals with sports. The front page of the sport's... Read full description -
Item #655704THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 24, 1934
* Jean Piccard ballooning
* Stratosphere flight
The front page has one column headlines that include: "PICCARD BALLOON LANDS IN TREETOP" "Scientists Believe Stratosphere Flight Was Success in Ten-Mile Ascent" "Instruments Uninjured" and more. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with two... Read full description -
Item #655697CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 10, 1928
* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder
* William Edward Hickman found guilty
The front page has a great banner headline: "FIND HICKMAN SANE, GUILTY OF MURDER" with subheads. (see) Nice headline for display. A photo of a smiling Hickman is on the back page. First report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #655690THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1959
* Another Disney first!
* 3-way stereophonic sounds & "Magic Mural" widescreen effect
Page 47-M has a 5" by 8" ad for what is self-described as: "ANOTHER DISNEY FIRST!," which includes: "3-Way Stereophonic Sound Plus The Wide-Screen Effect of Magic Mural. Walt Disney... Read full description -
Item #655686CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 14, 1930
* Aviator Frank Hawks
* Transcontinental airplane flight
* Speed record broken
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SPANS U. S: 3 MILES A MINUTE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo on the back page. First report coverage on Franks Hawks record breaking... Read full description -
Item #655679CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 31, 1930
* Very 1st World Cup soccer championship game
This issue of the Times reports the final game of the very first World Cup tournament. With soccer being a somewhat unknown sport in the United States at the time, it is exceedingly difficult to find any 1930 reports of the World Cup in American... Read full description -
Item #655676THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1938
* Su Lin death - giant panda
* Ruth Elizabeth Harkness
* Brookfield Zoo - Chicago
Page 17 has a one column heading: "PANDA, PET OF ZOO, IS DEAD IN CHICAGO" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Su Lin, the first giant panda kept outside of China.
Other news, sports and... Read full description
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