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Item #595567THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1921
* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal
* Baseball World Series fix trial beginning
Page 9 has one column headings: "TRIAL TODAY OF BLACK SOX", "Former Teammates Reach Chicago to Testify in Case Today--Nature of Testimony", "Many Objections Made"
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Item #595554SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 20, 1915
* Abraham Lincoln memorial pillars
This issue still has the color outer covers (not commonly found) with the front cover featuring a print of Saturday from another heavenly body (see photos). This relates to an inside article: "Saturn, the Most Interesting Planet of the Solar System" which... Read full description -
Item #595550THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Sept. 28, 1964
* re. John F. Kennedy assassination
The top of the front page has: "Better Security Demanded for President" and "Johnson Appoints Committee to Advise on Warren Report". The front page has the report of the Warren Commission on the Kennedy assassination and notes in part:... Read full description -
Item #595549FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 18, 1925
* Billy Mitchell guilty (court martial)
* Father of the United States Air Force
The front page has one column headings: "Charges Frame-Up In Mitchell Case", "Reid in Statement Declares Court Martial Was Convened To 'Get' the Colonel".... Read full description -
Item #595540THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 12, 1920
* Charles Ponzi arrested (early same day 1st report)
* Wall Street scheme - Stock Market
The front page has one column headlines: "CHAS. PONZI PLACED UNDER ARREST TODAY", "Surrendered to U.S. Marshal at City of Boston", "Is Held In Bail Of... Read full description -
Item #595526THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1920
* Charles Comiskey murder plot
* Chicago White Sox game
The front page has one column headlines: "BOY BANDITS PLANNED TO KILL BASEBALL HEAD", "And Steal Receipts of Chicago White Sox Game", "Expected To Get $40,000", "When... Read full description -
Item #595517THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, December 7, 1925
* Red Grange - Chicago Bears
* Polo Grounds - professional football
This 20 page newspaper has two column headline on page 9 that include: "'RED' GRANGE RECEIVES ABOUT $470 A YARD FOR HIS WORK AS PROFESSIONAL PLAYER"
and more. This is first report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #595473CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pennsylvania, February 19, 1952.
* Famous Bank Robber
* Willie Sutton Captured
* "Willie The Actor"The front page gas a one column heading: "Willie Sutton Caught After 5-Year Hunt"
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, a little... Read full description -
Item #595464CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1952
* Dwight Eisenhower & Richard Nixon
* Republican presidential nomination
The front page has a six column headline: "'Ike' Opens New 'Crusade'; Truman Insists on 'Fair Deal' Battle" with subheads and related photos. 1st report... Read full description -
Item #595462THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1934
* John J. McGraw death
* New York Giants manager
Page 9 has one column headlines: "M'GRAW, LONG FAMOUS AS GIANT PILOT, DIES", "Former New York National Team Manager Passes at Age of 60", "M'GRAW WAS STORMY... Read full description -
Item #595444CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1951
* Twenty-second 22nd Amendment to the United States
The front page has a one column heading: "New 22nd Amendment Cuts Term". 1st report coverage on the passing of the twenty-second amendment which sets a term limit to two for the president of the United... Read full description -
Item #595396THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, September 20, 1906
* William Jennings Bryan
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRYAN ATLANTA'S GUEST TODAY" with subheads and large illustration of Bryan.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 10 pages, light browning, some margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #595375FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 2, 1930
* Fox Lake Massacre (1st report)
* Chicago gangster war
* Al Capone vs. George 'Bugs' Moran?
This 12 page newspaper has a small one column heading on the front page: "Three Deaths Herald New Gangster War". This is 1st report coverage on the Fox Lake,... Read full description -
Item #595369THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1936
* Rare Negro League baseball reporting
* Early Satchel Paige as pitcher
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 18: "Nashville Giants Score" and "Crawfords Also Win at Langford Benefit Card Before 18,000"
See photo for brief text on two Negro league baseball games. Notice... Read full description -
Item #595368THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, July 15, 1946
* The Boudreau or Williams shift 1st used
* Ted Williams 3 home runs
* Boston Red Sox - Cleveland Indians
This 8 page newspaper has two column headline on page 3: "Ted Swats 3 Homers As Bosox Take Pair" with subhead and small photo of Williams. The second game of this... Read full description -
Item #595367MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, October 18, 1928
* William Edward Hickman 'dead man walking'
* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Hickman Awaits Death In Noose", "Girl's Slayer, Resigned to Fate, Will Be Hanged Friday 10... Read full description -
Item #595334THE SPRINGFIELD UNION Massachusetts, September 3, 1940
* Jewish - Jews - Jewry army ?
* Adolph Hitler - Nazis - Hitlerism
* World War II
The front page has two column headlines: "Would Form Jewish Army To Aid Britain in War" and "Zionists Leaders Hope to Get Most of Proposed 100,000 Soldiers in... Read full description -
Item #595308THE FREDERICK POST, Maryland, September 23, 1938
* German partition of Sudetenland
* Czechoslovakia
* Nazis - Adolph Hitler
This 16 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "FORM NEW CZECHOSLOVAK CABINET" with subheads (see photos). Coverage on the partition of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia... Read full description -
Item #595297THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1947
* The famous UFO scare that was also during the time of the Roswell, New Mexico incident
This 34 page newspaper has one column headings on page 7: "YES, DISKS FLY ON BUT INTEREST LAGS" and "Reports Still Come From Many Quarters, but There's a Bit of Cynicism in Them". See photos for... Read full description -
Item #595290THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, October 2, 1938
* German annexation of Sudetenland begins
* Czechoslovakia
* Nazis - Adolph Hitler
This 30+ page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Poland to Get Czech City Today as Germans Take Sudeten Area" with subheads. This is... Read full description -
Item #595256ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, May 1, 1937
* New Irish republic 'Eire'
* Ireland's new Constitution
* Eamon de Valera proclaims
This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FREE IRELAND URGED IN NEW CONSTITUTION" and "De Valera Outlines Full Break with Britain; Plebiscite Called".
1st report coverage... Read full description -
Item #595253THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1948
* Arab-Israeli War for liberation
* Jerusalem - Israel
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines that include: "CEASE-FIRE TODAY IN ALL JERUSALEM SET BY ARABS, JEWS", "Briton Gets Azzam Pasha's Pledge for Halt at Noon--Food Route Not Affected", "Zionists Claim... Read full description -
Item #595250ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, May 3, 1937
* Edward VIII - Duke of Windsor
* Wallis Simpson
The front page has a three column headline: "Mrs. Simpson's Decree Final; Windsor Speeding to Her Side" with subhead: "British Court Ends Famous Case in Less Than Minute" and photo of Mrs. Simpson (see photos).
... Read full description -
Item #595249THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, December 22, 1948
* State of Eire declares it's independence
* Ireland
This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 10: "Ireland Cuts Last Tie with British Empire" with caption: "Independence At Last" 1st report coverage on the State of Eire (formerly Irish Free... Read full description -
Item #595240WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 17, 1903
* Heppner, Oregon
* Storm - flood disaster
This 4 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Loss Of Life Fully 500", "Details of Terrible Catastrophe in Heppner, Ore." and more (see photos). Coverage on the worst natural disaster in... Read full description -
Item #595157THE PARSONS SUN, Kansas, August 5, 1964
* Mississippi civil rights workers bodies found
* James Chaney
* Philadelphia, Mississippi
This 16 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Bodies Found In Mississippi". See images for text here.
Other news of the day throughout. A few small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #595150THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 29, 1947
* Ana Cumpanas - Anna Sage death
* John Dillinger's Woman in Red
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column headline: "The 'Woman In Red', Who Put Finger On John Dillinger, Dies". See photo for 1st report coverage on the death of Ana... Read full description -
Item #595135THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 8, 1947.
* Henry Ford death (1st report)
* Automobile pioneer - Detroit MI
The front page has two column headlines that read: "Henry Ford, Auto Pioneer, Dies At 83", "Death Unexpected To The One-Time Farm Boy Who Built Industrial Empire"
with photo (see photos). 1st report... Read full description -
Item #595123THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1941.
* Brooklyn Dodgers (Los Angeles)
* Wins baseball National League pennant
* 1st time in 21 years
* The Bums
This 28 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 17:
"Brooklyn Dodgers Clinch National Flag"
"Whitlow Wyatt Shuts Out Braves While Cards Were Losing to... Read full description -
Item #595115THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1945
* Ernie Pyle killed
* American journalist
* Lejima - Okinawa Island
The front page has two column headings near the bottom that read: "Ernie Pyle, Famous U. S. War Correspondent, Killed In Action"
"Cut Down by a Jap Bullet While Advancing With Yanks... Read full description -
Item #595097THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, November 12, 1928
* Ocean Liner S.S. Vestris sinks
* Early same day report
The front page has a nice banner headline on the front page: "SINKING SHIP VESTRIS ON WAY TO THE BARBADOES CALLS FOR HELP OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST AS 200 PASSENGERS TAKE TO LIFE BOATS" with subheads (see).
Other news, sport... Read full description -
Item #595090THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, March 10, 1930
* Babe Ruth signs contract
* New York Yankees
* Major league baseball
Page 8 has one column headings: "BABE RUTH SIGNS UP AT $80,000 TODAY", "Yankee Slugger Looks Good For Several Years More of 'Big Business'" and "Is Beginning To... Read full description -
Item #595072THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 8, 1945
* Invasion of Lingayen Gulf (1st report)
* Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf
* Battle of the Bulge
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U.S. FLEET ATTACKS LUZON, JAPS SAY" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the invasion of Lingayen... Read full description -
Item #595070THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, September 15, 1932
* The American Nurse airplane lost
* Edna Newcomer- female pilot missing
The front page has one column headings: "3 FEARED LOST IN ROME FLIGHT" and "Plane Fails To Arrive Over Italy; Gasoline Supply Believed Exhausted" with photo showing the three lost... Read full description -
Item #595059THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, September 20, 1934
* Bruno Hauptmann arrested (1st report)
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping
This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "IDENTIFY MAN IN 'LINDY' KIDNAPING" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the arrest... Read full description -
Item #595032THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1933
* New York Yankees
* Longest non-shutout game streak at 308
* Lefty Grove
Page 8 has one column headings: "Yanks Shit Out For First Time In 2 Years", "Lefty Grove Snaps Record String of 308 Consecutive Scoring Games" and more. 1st report... Read full description -
Item #595004NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, January 17, 1934
* Mae West front page photo
The front page has a two column photo of Mae west with heading: "Mae West Dons Royal Purple to Tell Some More About Holdup" with text underneath (see photos).
Other news, sport and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 36 pages, light browning... Read full description -
Item #594972TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, June 8, 1927
* Clarence Chamberlin
* Bellanca monoplane Columbia
* Transatlantic flight - Atlantic Ocean
This 12 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "CHAMBERLIN AND LEVINE ARE RECEIVED BY VON HINDENBURG" with subheads and photo captioned:... Read full description -
Item #594964THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1932
* George Herman Ruth
* Babe Ruth refuses salary offer from the New York Yankees
* Colonel Ruppert
This 20 page newspaper a nice banner headline on page 8: "'Babe' Ruth Turns Down Baseball Contract for $70,000" with subheads (see photos). Other news,... Read full description -
Item #594962THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1932
* Babe Ruth signs 1 year contract
* New York Yankees (1st report)
* Major League baseball
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "Babe Ruth Submits To A One-Year Contract", "First Time Behemoth on 4-Ply Bingles Has Taken... Read full description -
Item #594959THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1933.
* Impending end of prohibition
* 18th Amendment
* Alcohol - beer -liquor
The front page has a two column headline: "HOUSE PASSES DRY REPEAL BILL; GOES TO STATES"
with subheads that include: "Lame Duck Congress Ends Job Amid Cheers From... Read full description -
Item #594911THE CINCINNATI POST, Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 17, 1991
* Operation Desert Storm
* Gulf War begins
* Persian Gulf
A bold front page head announces: "It's WAR" above which is the President Bush quote: "The liberation of Kuwait has begun...". A colorful ftpg. map shows the area of military action (see photos).
The complete first... Read full description -
Item #594900THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1937
* King George VI coronation
* Edward VIII
* United Kingdom
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HUNDREDS HURT AT CORONATION" with subheads that include: "George VI And His Radiant Queen Crowned Amid Scene Of Greatest Pomp, Splendor" and more... Read full description -
Item #594871THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1931
* Gangster Al Capone
* Jail sentence
The front page has one column headings: "CAPONE GIVEN A SENTENCE OF SIX MONTHS IN JAIL", "'Scarface Al' of Chicago, Again Appears in Court in Nobby Attire", "Says Leader of Bootlegger Was Not as... Read full description -
Item #594869THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1933
* Crash of the USS Akron (ZRS-4)
* United States Navy airship
* Early, same day 1st report
This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "AIRSHIP AKRON, HIT BY LIGHTNING OFF BARNEGAT EARLY TODAY, DESTROYED--FEARED ALL BUT TWO OF 76 ARE DEAD" with... Read full description -
Item #594856THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, July 22, 1946
* 1st Major Terrorist Attack
* Jerusalem Israel
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Bombs Kill 50 In Jerusalem Hotel" with subhead: "U.S. Newsman Injured As Terrorists Blast British Headquarters" Early, same day 1st report coverage on the very... Read full description -
Item #594832THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 2, 1935
* World Series of baseball
* Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers
The front page features a five column headline: "CHICAGO DEFEATS DETROIT 3 TO 0" with subheads that include: "Warneke Pitches Cubs To Victory In Opening Game" "Demaree Hits Homer In Ninth" and more... Read full description -
Item #594819THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 4, 1924
* Woodrow Wilson death
The front page features a nice banner headline:
"FUNERAL OF WOODROW WILSON ON WEDNESDAY"
with subheads and photo of Wilson. (see) Coverage on the death of President Woodrow Wilson.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, light browning,... Read full description -
Item #594818THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1922
* Guglielmo Marconi
The front page has one column headlines: "MISSION OF MARCONI TO UNITED STATES" and "Wireless Problems He is Endeavoring to Solve" with pictorial and caption: "Father Of Radio A Visitor To America"
Other news of the day.... Read full description -
Item #594812THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 29, 1939
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)
* Tony Galento (Two Ton)
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
Page 14 has a seven column headline: "Fans Herald Galento as a Mighty Game Battler" with subheads that include: "Tony Says Light Left Knocked Louis Down" and... Read full description
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