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THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 18, 1883 

* Wilhelm Steinitz - chess champion 
* Wins blindfolded 

This 12 page newspaper has one column headings on page 7 "Steinitz's Great Memory" and "He Wins Three Out Of Four Games Of Chess Blindfolded". See photos for text here.

Other news of the day. Light... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg,  Massachusetts, August 17, 1960

* Joseph Kittinger parachute jump
* Excelsior III (1st report)

This 32 page newspaper has a two column photo of "Air Force Capt. Joseph Kittinger stands beside the open balloon gondola" with small caption: "Makes Record Leap".

Other news, sports... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1939 

* Nile Kinnick "All American" team choice 
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football 
* Maxwell award winner 

This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 26): "ALL-AMERICA POST IS WON BY KINNICK" and "Iowa Back Draws 577 Votes... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 24, 1865

* General William T. Sherman march up the coast
* Arming the slaves? South's last hope

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: "THE SOUTH", "Rebel News, Rumors and Speculations",... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 12, 1945

* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's children?
* World War II - WWII

This 16 page  newspaper has a very interesting but small report on the front page with one column heading: "Report Allies Hunt 2 Hitler Offspring". This report claims that Hitler & Braun had two young... Read full description  

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 29, 1915

* Henderson, Kentucky
* Negro lynching - hanging

This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "KENTUCKY MOB LYNCHES NEGRO", "Enters Jail by a Ruse and Swings Victim in the Public Square", "Gag Silenced Pleas For Life" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on... Read full description  

PRESCOTT JOURNAL-MINER, Arizona, July 26, 1932 

* Bonus Army 
* World War I veterans 
* Washington D.C. camps 

This 6 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "FIRST BLOOD SHED IN RANKS OF BONUS ARMY" with subheads. Coverage on the gathering of World War I veterans in Washington D.C.

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ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, Nov. 8, 1893 

* Outlaw Bill Doolin
* Wild Bunch gang

The top of the first column has: "Bandits Corralled" "Arkansas Train Robbers At Bay In The Mountains" with further subheads. The report notes in part: "...report from Batesville, Ark...This little mountain town... Read full description  

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, March 24, 1897

* Bob Fitzsimmons vs. James J. "Jim" Corbett
* Heavyweight boxing title

This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FITZ AND JIM HAVE QUIET TALK", "After Taking Soft Drinks They Sit Down in a Corner", "Each Shows... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 17, 1862 

* Secessionville, South Carolina- James Island
* Peninsula campaign in Virginia

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 within this issue: "Important From Port Royal", "Operations Against... Read full description  

ALLENGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, December 7, 1900

* President William McKinley
* State of the Union Address

This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 7: "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" with text that takes up 5 full columns and is signed in type: William McKinley.

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ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 1, 1895

* Nelson A. Miles promoted

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MILES BECOMES CHIEF", "Will Command the Army of the United States", "Notified Of His Promotion" and more with small illustration of Nelson... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 30, 1947 

* Haifa oil refinery massacre (1st report) 
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica - Arabs 

This 12 page newspaper has a small one column heading on the front page: "Claim 36 Jews, 11 Arabs Killed In Haifa Riots". 1st report coverage on the Haifa Oil Refinery Massacre.

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LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 21, 1934 

* Bruno Hauptmann arrested (1st report) 
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping - Ransom money found 

This 10 page newspaper has two column headline on the front page: "ARREST IN LINDBERGH CASE BELIEVED TO HAVE SOLVED THE KIDNAPPING CRIME" with... Read full description  

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, November 4, 1899

* James J. Jeffries vs. Tom Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing championship
* 1st ever on film - motion pictures

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TWENTY-FIVE ROUNDS", "Fight Between James J. Jeffries and Tom... Read full description  

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, February 22, 1902

* Park Avenue Hotel fire
* 71st Regiment Armory

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TWENTY DEAD", "Terrible Hotel Fire in New York"
"Park Avenue Hotel Destroyed...", "Seventy-First Regiment Armory and... Read full description  

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 25, 1888. The front page of this issue features "The New 'Times' 'Building, New York--Erection of the New Structure Prior to Removal of the Old One." There is a related article on this on an inside page. Also within the issue are: "Improved Refrigerating Machine"; "The New Rouen... Read full description  

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 8, 1902

* Spindletop oil field fire disaster
* Beaumont, Texas

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ANOTHER GREAT FIRE", "Disastrous Conflagration In the Texas Oil Field", "Twelve Or More Lives Lost" and more. 1st report... Read full description  

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 11, 1902

* Detroit and Becker county tornado
* White Earth Indian Reservation

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TORNADO IN THE WEST", "Great Damage Done to Farms In Two Counties", "Many Lives Are Reported... Read full description  

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, May 19, 1902

* Goliad, Texas
* Tornado disaster

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "DEATHS FROM TORNADO", "Portion of the Town of Goliad, Texas, Swept Away", "More Than 50 People Killed", and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the... Read full description  

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, July 21, 1902

* Baltimore, Maryland
* Tornado disaster

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"TORNADO'S MAD WORK", "Many Deaths and Much Damage at Baltimore", "Nine Drowned In Harbor" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the tornado... Read full description  

SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, March 23, 1897

* Arlington, Georgia
* Tornado disaster

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "A FATAL CYCLONE VISITS GEORGIA", "Eight Children Killed In A School House", "And  Fifteen Others Badly... Read full description  

SAN LEANDRO REPORTER "SUPPLEMENT", Alameda County, California, Sept. 25, 1880 

* Rare Old West title

A very scarce and quite small single sheet "Supplement" issue, measuring just 9 by 10 3/4 inches. This issue contains various small tidbits (see) and a few ads, one of which is a $10 Reward!" for a lost pair of... Read full description  

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 16, 1899 

* New Richmond, Wisconsin 
* Tornado disaster 

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BURYING THE DEAD", "An Echo of the Tornadoes in the West", "Several Of The Injured Die" and more. Coverage on the tornado... Read full description