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Item #581129HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, September 1875 A ten page article about "Gloucester And Cape Ann" begins on the title page and has 13 illustrations of various scenes and landmarks, including a halfpage illustration of Gloucester and a smaller one showing the Annisquam Lighthouse at Cape Ann. Additional articles are "The South Kennsington... Read full description -
Item #581126FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 28, 1964
* Gracie Allen death
* Comedienne duo and wife of George Burns
This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Gracie Allen Dead At 58" with caption: "Lovable 'Nitwit' Heart Attack Victim--" and photo (see... Read full description -
Item #581101NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 24, 1916 This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "VILLA STORMS PART OF CITY OF CHIHUAHUA", "Garrison Is Surprised with 5 Attacks Despite Fierce Fire", "Bandit Leader Deceives Trevino with False relief Program" and more.
Other news of the day. Light browning, minor... Read full description -
Item #581096THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 21, 1916
* Ruth Bancroft Law
* Woman aviatrix
* Airplane flight record
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "RUTH LAW LANDS HERE FROM CHICAGO IN RECORD FLIGHT", "Gasoline Nearly Gone on Last Leg of Her Journey, She Volplanes to Governor's Island", "Glides... Read full description -
Item #581085WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 22, 1943 This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "DETROIT PLACED UNDER ARMY LAW" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Light browning, little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #581080THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 16, 1945 Page 15 of this issue features the report "Medals of Honor Presented to Four - Three Marines and a Soldier Are Decorated by Truman at White House Ceremony - One of Them a Jerseyite - First Lieut. Rauh, of Lindenwold, Took Grenade Blast to Save His Comrades". This... Read full description -
Item #581058THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, October 1, 1959
* Ivy VA tornado disaster (1st report)
* Charlottesville, Virginia
This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Twister Cloud Hits Hurricane Area; 11 Killed" with smaller subheads. This tells of the tornado disaster at the small community of Ivy, Virginia near... Read full description -
Item #581049NEW YORK TRIBUNE, New York, March 21, 1911 The front page of this issue contains a one-column headline "Dr. Washington Too Ill To Go To Court" with sub-headlines "Set low Issues Statement for Trustees, Expressing Their Confidence in Him" "Lawyers Hold... Read full description -
Item #581046THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 28, 1931
* Mahatma Gandhi jail release
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "INDIA'S BATTLE WILL CONTINUE, GANDHI WARNS", "Thousands Gather To Pay Him Homage", "Woman Crushed to Death as Bombay Throngs Fight to See... Read full description -
Item #581033THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1929
* John Baird - father of television
* TV in it's infancy - inventions
This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 29 that include: "VOICE AND IMAGE GO TOGETHER OVER WIRE", "Simultaneous Transmission of Clear Televised Pictures and Sounds Demonstrated", "Baird System... Read full description -
Item #581027THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1943
* Rocket warfare during World War II
* New Nazi rocket glider bombs
This 44 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 22: "Glider Rocket-Bombs" (see photos for text). Other World War II era news throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. -
Item #581001THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, March 17, 1785 The full frontpage is of "His Eminence Cardinal John McCloskey - Proclaimed by the Consistory at Rome Last Monday". Within the issue is "The Lat M. Corot, French Painter", "The Trial of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher", "The New York Medico-Legal Society" and... Read full description -
Item #580993THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, April 24, 1913
* Finleyville PA Pennsylvania
* Cincinnati coal mine disaster
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "100 MEN KILLED WHEN EXPLOSION SHATTERS MINE", "Horror Occurred Near Pittsburg--Bodies of Seventy of the Victims Have Been Recovered",... Read full description -
Item #580992VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1912
* Jacksonville PA tornado disaster
This 8 page on one column headlines on the front page:
* TORNADO COMPLETELY DESTROYS TOWN
* One Thousand People Camping in Fields
See photos for text here.
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Item #580974NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 3, 1824 An inside page has report headed: "Emigration of the Free Blacks", which tells of their colonizing on the island of St. Domingo, taking over 2 1/2 pages.
Complete in 16 pages, 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches, lite foxing, otherwise is in good condition.
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Item #580973NILES' REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 20, 1832 This issue contains a report entitled: "Peace With The Indians" which takes about 3 column inches, and talks about a treaty with the Winnebago Indians. A small report on "Piracies" reports on the several recent accounts and awful murders.
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Item #580911VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1912
* Hamilton Ga Georgia
* Negroes lynchings
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "THREE COLORED MEN AND WOMAN LYNCHED" and "Georgia Mob Hangs and Shoots Murder Suspects".
This tells of the lynchings of murder suspects in Hamilton, Georgia. See... Read full description -
Item #580888MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, July 2, 1930
* Bobby Jones welcome home
* British Open champion
* Broadway ticker tape parade
This 20 page newspaper has a very nice six column headline on the front page: "CROWDS HAIL JONES ON RETURN TO U.S." with subheads. Unusual for such a nice headline on the front page here. Nice for display.
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Item #580887THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, July 23, 1936
* Earle Lewis Ovington death
* 1st airmail airplane flight fame
This 44 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Pioneer Flier's Ashes to Be Strewn Over Sea".
A 1st report on the death of Earle Lewis Ovington, best known for flying the 1st official... Read full description -
Item #580881NEW YORK TIMES, February 3, 1934 Page 3 has one column headings: "Dillinger Is Reindicted", "Faces Death Penalty in Murder of Patrolman O'Malley"
This was when he predicted they could not hold him & soon after this, he escaped with his famous wooden gun at Crown Point Jail in Indiana.
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Item #580879SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, November 2, 1915
* Pancho Villa
* Pre Agua Prieta Mexico night raid (1ST REPORT)
* United States Army
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GEN. VILLA ATTACKS", "One American Wounded" and more. See photos for text.
Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #580876THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 3, 1915
* Birth of a Nation - The Clansman
* David Llewelyn Wark GriffithThis 20 page newspaper has a back page ad for the controversial film: "Birth Of A Nation". This was the opening date in New York City and the film was being shown at the Liberty Theater. The movie, directed by D.W. Griffith,... Read full description -
Item #580831THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 22, 1934
* Lilyan Tashman death - Jewish actress
* 1st Masters Tournament
* 1st day of play - Augusta, Georgia
This 20 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Lilyan Tashman Dies as First Starring Film Stirs Broadway" and more with nice photo of Tashman (see photos).
Also a... Read full description -
Item #580808THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 12, 1945
* Jerome Kern death (1st report)
* Show Boat musical fame
This 24 page newspaper has one column headings on page 17: "Jerome Kern's Pen Is Stilled", "Week's Illness Fatal to Famous Composer" with small photo of Kern (see photos).
Other news, sports, and... Read full description -
Item #580786EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1946
* Heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson...
* Death report... 1st report...
This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 16: "Jack Johnson, First Negro Heavy Champ, Killed in Auto Crash" (see photos for text here).
Other news of the day including period... Read full description -
Item #580760THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1941 This 48 page newspaper has small and somewhat discrete one column headlines: "HELD ON LEPKE CHARGE", "Siegel Arrested in Los Angeles on New York Indictment"
This tells of the arrest of Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel for harboring gangster Louis (Lepke) Buchalter.
Other news, sports and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #580753THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, June 7, 1862
* Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks
* Memphis, Tennessee
* Fort Wright (Pillow) map
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration.
The front page has a nice map titled:
* THE REOPENING OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Among the one... Read full description -
Item #580722THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 17, 1929
* Earl Averill hits home in debut (1st at bat)
* Cleveland Indians - 1st in AL history
* Babe Ruth wedding day
This 34 page newspaper has a one column photo of Babe Ruth on the front page with heading: "Ruth Will Marry Today; Abandons Secret... Read full description -
Item #580721THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, April 24, 1930
* Lloyd Warner negro lynching
* St. Joseph, Missouri
This 26 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Crowd Shoots Negro In Levee Lynching Bee" which tells of the lynching of Negro Dave Harris in Gunnison, Mississippi.
Also a one column headline... Read full description -
Item #580709MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, June 4, 1930.
* Golfer Bobby Jones
* Wins British amateur championship
* This would be the 2nd win towards his famous grand slam
This 20 page newspaper has a one column photo on page 14 with heading: "AS Jones Won" (St. Andrews, Scotland). Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning, some margin... Read full description -
Item #580707MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 23, 1930
* Glenn Curtiss death
* Aviation pioneer
* U.S. airplane industry
This 24 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "GLENN CURTISS, AIR PIONEER, DIES", "Appendicitis Operation Fatal to Famous Builder of U.S. Aircraft" which is a 1st report on the... Read full description -
Item #580705ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, August 8, 1930
* Marion Indiana IN
* Negroes lynchings
* Grant County Jail
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "INDIANA MOB LYNCHES TWO NEGRO KILLERS", "Crowd Storms Jail to Get Victims; Women Trample on One".
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Item #580693THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1938
* Aviator, Hermann Koehl death
* Atlantic - East to West fame
This 150+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 45 that include: "HERMANN KOEHL, OCEAN FLIER, DIES", "German Captain Pilot of the Plane Bremen on First East-to-West Atlantic Hop", "Shot Down Twice In War" and... Read full description -
Item #580692SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 18, 1922
* 1st South Atlantic Ocean airplane Flight
* Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral
This 30+ page has one column headlines on page 13: "PORTUGUESE FLIERS COMPLETE TRIP", "Reach Rio Janeiro From Lisbon, Where They Left in April--Used Three Hydroplanes" which tells of the... Read full description -
Item #580673THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, March 7, 1865 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 UNION JUBILEE
* Honors to Our Soldiers and Sailors
* Gratitude of the People for National Victories
* NEW-YORK IN GALA DRESS
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Item #580669THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 18, 1942
* William C. Ocker death... "Father of Instrument Flying"
* Aviator - aviation - airplanes
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22 that include: "COL. OCKER IS DEAD; AVIATION INVENTOR" "Retired Officer Was Known as 'Father of Blind Flying"--Stricken in... Read full description -
Item #580667THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 25, 1939 This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Fog on Coast Delays Clipper", "Notables Help Blaze Nothern Route"
See photos for text on the 1st ever transatlantic passenger service flight. A historic report in aviation history. This report was... Read full description -
Item #580661MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, June 12, 1930
* Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing championship
This 24 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "ODDS 2 TO 1 SHARKEY DEFEATS SCHMELING" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues in the sport's section with two nice illustrations of the fighters... Read full description -
Item #580659MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, June 17, 1930
* Bobby Jones in the British Open - PGA golf
* Year of grand slam victory (2nd of 4 wins)
This 24 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 18: "Bobby Jones Shoots A 77 And Has Total Score Of 150" with subheads and action photo of Jones (see photos). Tells of day 2 of the qualifying... Read full description -
Item #580649SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 2, 1911
* American artist, Edwin Austin Abbey death
* John Jacob Astor
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ABBEY, THE PAINTER, DEAD", "AMERICAN ARTIST DIES ABROAD" and more. This tells of the death of American... Read full description -
Item #580618MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 20, 1930
* Bobby Jones wins British Open - PGA golf
* Year of grand slam victory (2nd of 4 wins)
This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "JONES SHOOTS 291 TO WIN 3RD BRITISH OPEN", "Bobby Now Has Double, Having Captured Amateur Crown Last Month". This... Read full description -
Item #580601THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1945
* Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima flag raising
* Rene Gagnon, lone survivor
A somewhat inconspicuous report on page 5 notes: "Lone Marine Survivor of Iwo Photo Due Home". The report notes that: "Rene A. Gagnon of Manchester, N.H., is the only marine in Associated Press photographer Joe... Read full description -
Item #580596SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 3, 1911 This 12 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "AEROPLANE LETTER CARRIER", "Grahame White Will be Postman Between London and Windsor"
A historic issue both in aviation and United States postal history as well. See photo for brief text... Read full description -
Item #580595THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 11, 1929
* Pitcher Grover Alexander
* Breaks Christy Mathewson record?
* Graf Zeppelin flight (speed) record
This 40+ page newspaper has a small one column headline on page 2 of the sport's section (inside): "Phillies and... Read full description -
Item #580585MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, October 21, 1931 This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "EDISON'S LAST RITES MARKED BY SIMPLICITY", "Burial Proceeded By Singing of Favorite Songs, Reading of Eulogy By Friend"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, little margin... Read full description -
Item #580574THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, January 6, 1921
* Rogers Hornsby batting crown
* St. Louis Cardinals
* Major league baseball
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13: "ROGERS HORNSBY LED BATTERS IN NATIONAL", "Cardinal Infielder Has Average of .370 and Made Most Hits With 218" with nice nice of... Read full description -
Item #580487MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, December 27, 1930 This 2 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "EX0-NOTRE DAME STARS FAVORED", "Meet All-Star Eleven in Los Angeles in Charity Game Today"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with some margin wear and chipping, little irregular at the... Read full description -
Item #580479MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, July 2, 1931
* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty... 1st flight around the World in airplane ends
* Hero's welcome in New York City
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"WILD OVATION GREETS FLIERS IN MANHATTAN" "New York Accords Heroes' Welcome to Post, Gatty... Read full description -
Item #580449MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, July 3, 1931
* Max Schmeling (German Boxer) vs. Young Stribling
* Title boxing match (pre fight)
This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"FIGHT ODDS SHIFT TO CHAMPION" with subheads (see photos). Unusual for such a nice headline here on the front page.
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #580443SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 25, 1911
* Neenah WI Wisconsin
* Hayrack (hayride) train disaster
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "TRAIN HITS HAYRACK", "13 KILLED AT NEENAH, WIS.", "TRACKS HIDDEN BY BILLBOARD" and more with list of the dead and... Read full description
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