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Item #720127CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 2, 1937
* KKK - Ku Klux Klan - Night Riders
* Hiram W. Evans and Southern Women
The bottom of the back page has two photos with heading: "Women in the South Join the Night Riders of the Ku Klux Klan" with text.
And the top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Nation-Wide Protest Against Alien Labor... Read full description -
Item #720119THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1935
* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "FISH ON TRIAL EVE, WOUNDS HIMSELF" with... Read full description -
Item #720118LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 24, 1996
* William Bonin execution
* American serial killer - rapist
* Freeway Killer - So. California
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "'Freeway Killer's' Final Moments Strangely Calm" with subhead. (see) Nice to have in this Southern California publication.
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Item #720115SECTION 4 ONLY of the New York Times, Feb. 6, 1938
* Blomberg-Fritsch Affair
* Adolph Hitler - Nazi Party
* Assuming full control
* All German armed forces
The front page of this section has three related photos with small heading: "'All Power to The Fuhrer'" with various subheads. A few related illustrations on the... Read full description -
Item #720047ALBANY EVENING NEWS March 25, 1935
* Albert Fish sentenced to electric chair
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
Page 3 has a one column heading: "FISH MUST DIE FOR BUDD CASE" with subhead. (see... Read full description -
Item #720043THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 10, 1933
* Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs
* New York Yankees baseball
* Late in his iconic career
The top of page 10 has a two column heading: "Ruth Belts Three Homers as Yankees Win Twin Bill" with subhead and box scores.
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #720011THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 22, 1933
* Very early & rare "King Kong" article
* Pre-release movie - film
This is a very early item on "King Kong" as page 4 of the "Drama Section" (inside) includes a fine article titled "Hollywood's Mighty Ape" on the new movie "King Kong"... Read full description -
Item #719996ST LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 6, 1935
* "A Night at the Opera" movie - film
* World premiere advertisement (very rare)
* Groucho - Chico - Harpo Marx Brothers
The bottom of page 9D has a banner movie advertisement for the World premiere of "A Night at the Opera" in St. Louis starring the Marx Brothers. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #719995THE KANSAS CITY STAR, May 19, 1948
* 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Palestine War
* Arab Legion forces Siege of Jerusalem
* Just 5 days after the State of Israel creation
The top of the front has a one column heading: "JEWS IN RETREAT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, address label just above the heading, a... Read full description -
Item #719994ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE, New York, June 14, 1943
* West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette
* United States Supreme Court decision
* Pledge of Allegiance - flag salute unconstitutional
* Johovah's Witnesses & public schools
The front page has a three column photo with heading: "1777--Old Glory's 166 Years Old... Read full description -
Item #719993THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1945
* Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin" - romantic opera
* German musical conductor Fritz Busch
* Swedish operatic tenor - male singer
* 1st at Metropolitan Opera - The Met
* Post World War II - WWII performance
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Opera... Read full description -
Item #719990CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 28, 1934
* The hunt for John Dillinger
* Hiding in Chicago, Illinois
* Aide Albert Reilly arrested
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "Dillinger's Pal Is Seized In Bed By Federal Men" with subhead. Small photo of Reilly is on the back page. (see images) Nice to have in this... Read full description -
Item #719988ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, May 17, 1937
* Helen Tiernan (Murder Mommy)
* Hatchet Murderess whose kids where in the way
* Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York
The front page has a one column heading: "GIRL, 8, SLAIN; BOY SLASHED; MOTHER HELD" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, some binding... Read full description -
Item #719987SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, March 19, 1943
* General George S. Patton promoted
* Takes control in North Africa campaign
* World War II - WWII
The top of page 3 has a five column heading: "'Old Blood and Guts': Patton Takes Over in Tunisia" with two photos. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and... Read full description -
Item #719986THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 15, 1947
* Jewish convoy attacked by Arabs
* Lod (Lydda) Palestine encounter
* Post Partition Plan for Palestine
* Jews killed and wounded in ambush
The front page has a two column heading: "Arab Palestine Police Kill 15 Jews in Skirmish" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages,... Read full description -
Item #719984LOS ANGLES TIMES, Aug. 25, 1991
* Declaration of Independence of Ukraine
* Resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev
* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* President Boris Yeltsin
The front page has a banner headline: "Gorbachev Ends Party Rule; He Seizes Communist Assets, Disbands Cells" with subheads and two related... Read full description -
Item #719927THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Aug. 30, 1943
* Danish Navy fleet scuttled
* Operation Safari - scuttling
* Copenhagen's harbor - Nazis
* German occupation of Denmark
The front page has a banner headline: "DANES SCUTTLE FLEET AND FIGHT NAZIS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at... Read full description -
Item #719925SECTION VI only of the Los Angeles Times, September 18, 1987
* Best movie advertisement and reviews
* Premiere (Opening Day) showings
* "Fatal Attraction", "Hellraiser", and "The Principal"
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Fatal Attraction",... Read full description -
Item #719923NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 29, 1937
* William Gillette death
* American actor-manager
* Sherlock Holmes
The front page has a one column heading: "WM. GILLETTE IS DEAD AT 81; ACTOR 61 YRS." with subheads. Two related photos are on page 17. (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #719921THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Dec. 2, 1937
* Japanese siege of Canton (Guangzhou), Southern China
* Post capture of Shanghai and Nanking (Nanjing)
* Second Sino-Japanese War - Chiang Kai-shek
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "REPORT JAPANESE... Read full description -
Item #719919LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 8, 1999
* Stanley Kubrick death (1st report)
* Movie film director - screenwriter
* "The Shining" " A Clockwork Orange"
* Best title to be had ?
The top of the ftpg. has a boxed section with 3 photos & text headed: "Stanley Kubrick, 1928 -1999" with a one column head: "... Read full description -
Item #719914THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, San Francisco, California, Dec. 4, 1931
* Original from the Great Depression
This newspaper has business news, charts, stock quotes and more throughout during a time in American history that was not so promising. Get a first hand look at what was going on in the business World during this dark time.
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Item #719868THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 9, 1935
* Russell "Slim Gray" Gibson assassination
* American bank robber & gangster - outlaw
The front page has a one column heading: "Trap Snapped On 2 Gunmen" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: Russell "Slim... Read full description -
Item #719867ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, October 1, 1940
* Albert Einstein becomes United States Citizen
* Theory of Relativity fame - physics
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Judge, Making Einstein a Citizen, Welcomes Him as 'America's Gain'" (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #719865LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 26, 1982
* A2W2 - Andy Warhol Robot construction
* Alvaro Villa - AVG - animatronic figures
The front page of section IV has a heading: "Andy Warhol Meets His Match" with lead-in: "Valencia Animators Send in the Clone" and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 50+ pages, nice condition.
AI... Read full description -
Item #719863THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 27, 1934
* Laurel and Hardy cigarette ad
* Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs
* Early Adolph Hitler
The sport's section (page 19) has a five column headline: "Yankees Sweep Double-Header With White Sox" with subheads that include: "GEHRIG HITS THREE AS YANKS WIN TWO" and more. (see)
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #719862THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 27, 1987
* Salt-N-Pepa - new school hip-hop group
* 1st major female rap act to break the gender barrier
* Debut album "Hot, Cool & Vicious" - "Push It"
Page 75 has a editorial by Carol Cooper on the pioneers of female rap with heading: "Salty... Read full description -
Item #719860THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 15-21, 1981
* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisement
* Performance at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY
* "Blizzard of Oz" tour - debut as a solo artist
Page 52 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in... Read full description -
Item #719859THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 19, 1979
* Cambodian photojournalist Dith Pran editorial
* His ordeal escaping the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia
Starting on the front page is a editorial on Dith Pran and his escape from the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia with heading: ... Read full description -
Item #719856THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 6, 1983
* Predicting the creation of the internet
* Interconnected computer networks
* Pre World Wide Web - social media
The front page has a teaser for an interesting article: "Reach Out And Access Someone" which considers the... Read full description -
Item #719854THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 7, 1963
* Underground filmmaker Kenneth Anger
* Occultist - believer in Aleister Crowley's "Thelema"
* "Scorpio Rising" short film movie advertisement
Page 15 has a 3 3/4 x 3 inch advertisement for a showing of the experimental films "Scorpio... Read full description -
Item #719845THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12, 1922.
* The death of John Wanamaker
* Famed 19th century merchant and marketing pioneer
* One-time Postmaster General
The front page has: "JOHN WANAMAKER PASSES AWAY AT HOME IN PHILADELPHIA TODAY", with supporting text and a photo. Nice to have in a newspaper from the region.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #719844EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 1, 1917
* United States close to World War I
* Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare
* U-Boats - World War I - WWI - America tensions
* President Woodrow Wilson
The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "BREAK WITH GERMANY IS BELIEVED IMMINENT" with subheads. Also a... Read full description -
Item #719841THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., Sept. 16, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Battle of Hongkew (Hongkou)
* Imperial Japanese Army
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPS WIN BIG NORTH CHINA BATTLE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 72 pages, tiny binding holes and a little wear... Read full description -
Item #719838THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, January 13, 1946
* Cleveland Rams - NFL Football
* 1st move to Los Angeles, California
The front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Rams Quit Cleveland, Move to Los Angeles" with subhead. (see images)
Thirty + pages, light toning and very minor wear at the margins, nice condition.
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Item #719819THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, December 14, 1934
* Albert Fish captured - arrested
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HOUSE PAINTER... Read full description -
Item #719816THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 3, 1949
* University of Oklahoma fire disaster
* Men's wooden "Navy Barracks Dormitory"
The front page has a banner headline announcing: "HUNDREDS ROUTED BY FIRE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 20 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #719815THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1946
* Kenny Washington breaks the color barrier
* NFL football signs it's 1st African American player
* Los Angeles Rams
The sport's section (page 25) has a small and inconspicuous heading at the bottom of the page that reads: "Rams Sign Ken Washington" (see) Unfortunate for the small report... Read full description -
Item #719814THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1946
* Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island
* Oldest surviving building in United States
* Declared a National Historic Site
Page 15 has one column headings that include: "NATION SETS APART TOURO SYNAGOGUE" "Shrine of Judaism at Newport, Oldest in Country, Designated as a Historic Site"... Read full description -
Item #719788SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, June 2, 1935
* Jesse Owens on the World stage
* Ohio State Buckeyes track star
* Leading candidate for Berlin Olympics
Page 2 of the section has a two column heading: "Owens's record-Breaking Feats Presage Brilliant Olympic Mark" with subhead and photo of Owens crossing the finish... Read full description -
Item #719778THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, November 3, 1931
* Ralph Capone receives 3 year prison term
* Chicago gangland gangster - mobster
* Brother of Al "Scarface" Capone
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Ralph Capone Jailed in High Court Appeal" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages,... Read full description -
Item #719776THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1947
* Collyer Brothers (Homer) death
* Bizarre & compulsive hoarding
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HOMER COLLYER, HARLEM RECLUSE, FOUND DEAD AT 70" with subheads. Two related photos on page 3. (see) First report coverage on the death of Homer Lusk Collyer, famous New York... Read full description -
Item #719775THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 10, 1935.
* Social Security bill ratification
* Passes Senate vote & to be signed
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
The front page has a two column heading: "Social Security Bill Passed; Aimed to Protect Millions" with subhead. (see images) Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #719738LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., October 3, 1962
* James Howard Meredith
* University of Mississippi
* 2nd day of enrollment
The front page has a banner headline: "Mississippi Integration Crisis Boiling to a Peak" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny... Read full description -
Item #719736ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 30, 1939
* Winter War begins
* Soviet Union - Soviets
* Finland invasion
* World War II
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RUSSIA INVADES FINLAND--WAR IS ON; Helsinki Air-Bombed---Hundreds Killed" with subheads, related map and two photos. (see images) Nice for display. More inside.
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Item #719733THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 13, 1945
* Pappy Boyington's welcome home
* United States Marine Corps fighter ace
* "Black Sheep" squadron (VMFA-215)
* World War II Medal of Honor recipient
The top of page 5 has a three column photo with heading: "Pappy" Boyington Reunited With The Old Gang" Also a one... Read full description -
Item #719732THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1945
* U.S. prisoners freed from Ofuna Camp
* Executions of Doolittle raiders told
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "8,000 MEN FREED OF 32,500 IN JAPAN" with subhead and 2 related photos showing a few liberated Yankees freed from Ofuna prisoner-of-war camp. This was the POW camp that... Read full description -
Item #719702FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 24, 1958
* Charles Starkweather sentencing
* Death by electric chair w/ photo
* Girlfriend Caril Fugate
The front page has a two column heading: "Seek New Trial For Killer" with lead-in: "Starkweather Sentenced To Die In Chair" and photo of Starkweather in court.... Read full description -
Item #719657THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Nov. 20, 1929
* Bethany, Oklahoma County
* F4 tornado storm disaster
The front page has a one column heading: "17 KILLED, 100 INJURED BY TORNADO" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
AI notes: On November 19, 1930, a... Read full description -
Item #719656B.Z., Berlin, West Germany, November 11, 1989
* Historic Berlin Wall falls in Berlin newspaper
The front page features in large, dramatic fashion an historic headline: "WIR DANKEN ALLE GOTT ! " which translates to: "We All Thank God!" Among other front page reports is: "East Berlin Tears Immediately Nine Big Holes... Read full description
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