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THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 17, 1932

* Minnesota Woman - skeletal remains
* Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County
* Anthropologist Albert Jenks

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Girl Slain in Ice Age Found in Minnesota; Apish Mongol Maid Lived 20,000 Years Ago" (see) Lengthy text continues inside.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 1, 1928

* Aviator Charles Lindbergh
* "Spirit of St. Louis" airplane
* Smithsonian Institute in Wash. D.C.

The front page has a one column heading: "'WE' FLY TOGETHER ON FINAL JOURNEY" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Charles Lindbergh flying his famous airplane for the last... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1947

* Centralia, Illinois
* Coal mine explosion disaster

The front page has a two column heading: "119 Miners Feared Dead In Explosion at Illinois Pit" (see) First report coverage on the coal mine disaster at Centralia, Illinois. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 27, 1960

* Philadelphia Eagles win vs. Green Bay Packers
* NFL football championship title game

The sport's section (page 10) has a two column heading: "Eagles Win First NFL Crown In 11 Years" with caption: "Pro Football" (see)
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 3, 1928

* Airplane endurance record flight
* Arturo Ferrarin & Carlo del Prete
* Italian aviators World distance record

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Italian Fliers Set a New Endurance Record; Stinson Felicitates Them on 58 1/2 Hour... Read full description  

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION of the New York Times, January 20, 1935

* Saar status referendum, 1935 photos
* Territory of the Saar Basin plebiscite
* Reunification with Germany - Nazis

The front page of this picture section has five related photos territory of the Saar Basin plebiscite. (see) Nice for display.
Other topics throughout. Six pages, a little... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1928

* Giovanni Giolitti death
* Prime Minister of Italy
* Italian statesman - Liberal

The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "ITALY'S EX-PREMIER, GIOLITTI, DIES AT 85" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Giovanni Giolitti, Prime Minister of Italy.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 14, 1928

* Leos Janacek death (1st report)
* Czech composer & musical teacher
* Jenůfa opera fame

The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "LEOS JANACEK, 74, COMPOSER, DIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Leos Janacek, Czech composer, musical theorist, folkorist and... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 23, 1928

* Waite Hoyt - MLB baseball pitcher
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* Lucky Strikes cigarettes ad

Page 15 has a 17 x 10 inch advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promoted by New York Yankees HOF pitcher Waite Hoyt. (see)
News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the... Read full description  

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1935.

* Babe Ruth leaves New York Yankees
* Joining the Boston Braves

Page 8 has a one column heading: "BABE RUTH CONFIDENT OF STRONG COMEBACK" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 18 pages, some spine wear, otherwise good.

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1936

* New York Yankees vs. Giants
* World Series of baseball
* Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig era
* Subway series

Above the masthead is a nice scoreboard graph showing the Giants winning 5-4. (see) The front page has a two column heading: "GIANTS TAKE 5TH GAME; YANKS LEAD IN SERIES 3 TO... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1936

* Ernestine Schumann-Heink death
* Operatic contralto classical singer
* German Bohemian - Sudeten

The front page has a one column heading: "SCHUMANN-HEINK, GREAT SINGER, DEAD" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with two related photos.
Other news, sports and... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 28, 1935

* Artist Childe Hassam death
* American Impressionist painter

The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "CHILDE HASSAM, 75, NOTED ARTIST, DIES" with subheads and photo. (See) First report coverage on the death of Childe Hassam, American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1930

* Brazilian Revolution of 1930
* Armed movement - coup
* End of the First Brazilian Republic
* Washington Luis & Julio Prestes

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "REVOLUTION TRIUMPHS IN ALL BRAZIL; PRESIDENT PRISONER, PRESTES IN HIDING; RIOTING IN RIO; SAO PAULO JOINS IN COUP"... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1935

* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer jailed
* Jewish-American gangster - beer baron

The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ IS JAILED; BAIL SET AT $75,000" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially on... Read full description  

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1937

* New York Yankees vs. Giants
* World Series MLB Baseball 

The front page has a two column heading: "YANKS WIN 8-1 BEHIND PITCHING OF 'LEFTY' GOMEZ" with subheads and photo of Lefty Gomez and scoreboard. (see) Inning by inning description continues inside.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1935

* English actress Madge Kendal death
* Shakespeare and English comedies fame

The top of page 39 has a one column heading: "DAME K. KENDAL, 86, ACTRESS, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Dame Madge Kendal, English actress of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. I... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1935

* Al 'Scarface' Capone and crime syndicate
* Taxes on barrels of beer bootlegged

The front page has a one column heading: "$120,000 TAX LEVIED ON CAPONE AND GANG" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the attempt of the government to collect tax money on barrels of beer that was bootlegged when... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1935

* Lady Pirrie death (1st report)
* Wife of RMS Titanic shipbuilder

The top of page 19 is a one column heading: "LADY PIRRIE DEAD; HEADED SHIP FIRM" with subheads and photo. (see) She was the wife of William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie. He was a Irish shipbuilder who was responsible for the small... Read full description  

Fitchburg Sentinel, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 7, 1960  This 16 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Round 2 Tonight, Dick vs. Jack". This tells of the upcoming 2nd of the four JFK & Nixon presidential debates which were the first debates to be held on National television.

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

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, February 10, 1960, from Herkimer-Ilion New York. Pagewide headline on the Sports Section "Wilt Chamberlain Newly Crowned Champion of NBA" with a subhead "Needed Only 57 Games to Top 72-Game Mark". "Fabulous, pheonomenual, fantastic - call the 7-foot-2 rookie anything you like - Chamberlain has scored... Read full description  

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR. Boston, January 2, 1923

* 1st Rose Bowl college football game at current stadium
* Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Page 10 has a small one column heading: "Penn State Loses to Southern California Eleven at Pasadena" with lineups. (see) This was the 1st game held at the Rose... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1934

* Zeppo Marx of the Marx Brothers
* Quits family comedy act (1st report)

Page 26 has a small and somewhat discrete article headed: "Zeppo Marx Quits Stage" "Youngest of Four Brothers Will Start in Hollywood Business" (see) Unfortunate for the brief report here, but still a first report on... Read full description  

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 16, 1928

* Calvin Coolidge visits Cuba
* Last U.S. President prior to Obama
* Pan-American Conference

The front page has a four column headline: "Helping Hand of U. S. Extended to Solve Problems of Pan-America; Encourages All Peaceful Pursuits" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and... Read full description  

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 3, 1905  The front cover has "History and Present Status of the Panama Canal" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Electric Mail Automobiles"; "Electric Dead Reckoner in Use on Yacht 'Valhalla'"; "The Grubb Gun-Sight"; and more articles, illustrations and... Read full description