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Item #687078THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 14, 1943
* Italy declares war on Germany
* World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "BADOGLIO, DECLARING WAR, RALLIES ITALY" with subheads that include: "REICH'S ACTS CITED " "Italian Marshal Lists German Attacks as Cause of War" and more.... Read full description -
Item #687076THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 24, 1934
* John Dillinger death trap
* The Woman in Red (Anna Sage)
The front page has a one column heading: "Dillinger Death Is Written Off" with subhead. Coverage continues on page 5.
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and a little wear a the margins, generally nice.
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Item #687074THE DETROIT NEWS, July 26, 1960
* Pre-opening day of original "Psycho" movie ad
* Alfred Hitchcock
* Anthony Perkins - Vera Miles
This newspaper has a significant & historic advertisement for the movie "Psycho" on page 5-B. This advertisement is for the opening the movie which made it's premiere 2 days later in... Read full description -
Item #687068THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Sept. 29, 1910
* Pitcher Walter Johnson strikeouts record
* Washington Senators - MLB baseball
Page 3 has a one column heading: "New Strike Out Record Made" with photo of a young Johnson with heading. (see)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally... Read full description -
Item #687065THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 14, 1983
* Aguila Blanca (heist)
* Victor Manuel Gerena
* White Eagle armed robbery
* Wells Fargo armored car
* West Hartford, Connecticut
The front page has a one column heading: "Wells Fargo Guard Accused of Stealing $7 Million in Cash" (see)
Complete with all 48 pages, address label within the masthead, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #687064CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 14, 1931
* Winston Churchill hit by car in Manhattan
* Accident that could have changed the World
The front page has a one column heading: "Churchill Hit By Automobile On City Street" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, rag edition in... Read full description -
Item #687063CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 24, 1923
* Benny Leonard - Jewish boxer
* Lightweight boxing championship
The front page has a great banner headline: "LEONARD KEEPS HIS TITLE" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Reporting continues in the sport's section with round per round coverage and photo. First report coverage on the lightweight... Read full description -
Item #687062SECTION TWO (sports) SECTION only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Dec. 18, 1930
* Head coach Knute Rockne editorial
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
The front page of this section has a editorial by Harvey T. Woodruff on Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne.
Complete section two only with 14 pages, rage edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #687060CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 27, 1932
* 1st Constitution of Thailand
* Francis D. Duffy death
* 69th Infantry Regiment
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "SIAMESE KING PONDERS DRAFT OF CONSTITUTION" with subheads and small photo. (see)
The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "
FATHER DUFFY, 42D... Read full description -
Item #687055THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1930
* John Quincy Stewart
* Space (Moon) travel for humans ?
* Rockets - rocketry
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Scientist Visions Trips to Moon by Year 2050 In Rocket Ships Making 50,000 Miles and Hour" (see) Coverage on Dr. John Q. Stewart's prediction of human space travel... Read full description -
Item #687054CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 17, 1933
* 18th Amendment - prohibition
* Senate votes to repeal - 21st Amendment
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SENATE VOTES DRY REPEAL BY CONVENTIONS IN STATES; HOUSE WILL ACT MONDAY" with subheads. First report coverage on the United States Senate approving the... Read full description -
Item #687053THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, February 6, 1965
* Selma & Marion MS demonstrations
* Civil Rights - Voting
* Martin Luther King Jr.
The front page has a one column heading: "King Seeks LBJ 'Rights' Meeting". (see) Coverage on the arrest of many negro school children in Selma & Marion Mississippi where Martin Luther... Read full description -
Item #687052THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 13, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Fight for Civil Rights era original
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "President Ready Anytime To Talk With Alabama Governor" (see) Also a one column heading: "Start Fund For Slain Minister" (see)
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Item #687050THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1943
* Lampedua Island captured
* Pantelleria Island
* Operation Corkscrew
* Italian Campaign - Italy
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LAMPEDUSA FALLS SWIFTLY TO AIR-SEA ATTACK; 10,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED ON PANTELLERIA" with subheads. (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 48... Read full description -
Item #687048THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 4, 1972
* Mark Spitz wins 6th gold medal in swimming
* Munich, Germany Summer Olympics
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Spitz Captures Record 6th Gold Medal" with photo. (see) More on Spitz on the sports page inside.
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning along the central fold,... Read full description -
Item #687043THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1936
* George R. Dale death (1st report)
* Muncie, Indiana mayor & more
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK opposer
The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "GEORGE DALE DIES; KU KLUX KLAN FOE" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as... Read full description -
Item #687039THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 6, 1910
* 5 October 1910 revolution - Portugal
* Portuguese Monarchy - Republican Party
* First Portuguese Republic the result
The top of the front page has athree column headline: "PORTUGAL'S KING ON WAY TO ENGLAND; RULE IS OVER" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition... Read full description -
Item #687037NEW YORK TIMES, December 27, 1866.
* Fetterman Massacre
* Fort Laramie
On page 4 under "Terrible Massacre At Fort Laramie" "Three Officers and Ninety Soldiers Surrounded and Butchered" is a rather inconspicuous report reading in full: "A terrible massacre occurred on the 22d, near Fort Phil. Kearny. Brevet Col.... Read full description -
Item #687036LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Dec. 28, 1959
* NFL football championship title game
* Quarterback Johnny Unitas
The top of page 5 has a two column heading: "Colts Score 24 Points In Last Quarter To Win" First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the... Read full description -
Item #687034THE FITCHBURG SENTINEL, June 3, 1965.
* Astronaut - Major Edward H. White
* Gemini 4 Space Capsule
* First American Space Walk (day of)
The front page has a banner headline: "Epic Space Flight Is Under Way" with subheads and a few related photos. (see) Coverage on the Gemini 4 space flight in which Edward Higgins White became the... Read full description -
Item #687031NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1933
* Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow
* Okabena, Minnesota bank robbery
* Rare & early report on this infamous duo
The top of the back page has a fascinating article which would seem rather mundane for the time, until a little investigation is done. The article is headed: "Two Girls Help Men rob... Read full description -
Item #687020NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Nov. 7, 1956
* General Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Elected president of the United States
The banner headline accounts: "Eisenhower Landslide" along with: "Solid South Broken, Congress in Doubt; Wagner Concedes to Javits; Bush Wins". The Bush mention is Senator Prescott S. Bush of Connecticut, father of... Read full description -
Item #687019NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 4, 1992
* President Bill Clinton
* Wins presidential election (1st)
The three line banner headline announces: "CLINTON WINS DECISIVE MARGIN IN VOTER POLL ACROSS NATION AFTER 12 YEARS OF G.O.P. RULE" with subheads and related photos.
The complete issue with all 3 sections, nice... Read full description -
Item #687013THE DENVER POST--EXTRA, April 12, 1945
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR death
* Great issue for display
Above the masthead is a huge headline in type measuring nearly 4 inches tall: "ROOSEVELT DEAD" With subhead: "President Dies At Warm Springs Of Cerebral Attack" with a photo headed: "The President Is Dead" and captioned:... Read full description -
Item #687009DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 23, 1849 Page 3 has: "Men and Business In California" which takes a more economic and business-focused look at the situation in California as a result of the rush for gold.
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Item #687008DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 22, 1849 Page 2 has a very descriptive article: "The Bay of San Francisco" which is fine reading concerning the effects of the Gold Rush on the region.
Page 3 has: "Gold Digging In California" which is a great letter to those back East urging them not to venture West in... Read full description -
Item #687005DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 19, 1849 The most notable report is the black-bordered "Postscript" at the upper right of page 3 which is headed: "Death Of Ex-President Polk" with the brief report noting: "...announcing; the melancholy news of... Read full description -
Item #687004DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1849 Page 3 has half a column taken up with: "Expedition To the Great Salt Lake" which is very descriptive of their findings.
Page 3 also has a small article: "Capture Of A Slaver" noting the capture of the slave schooner Zenobia: "...with 500 slaves on... Read full description -
Item #687003DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 14, 1849 Page 3 has: "The California Line of March" which is a letter from Fort Kearny, Nebraska Territory. It is prefaced with: "Evidence still comes to hand, almost daily, of the dissatisfaction of large numbers of the California adventurers on the... Read full description -
Item #686999DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 2, 1849 Page 3 has: "The Last News From California" which includes in part: "...Wonderful country! Gold there is not only getting plentier than ever it was before, but now even diamonds & emeralds are to be had for the picking up!..." with more.
Four... Read full description -
Item #686998DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 1, 1849 Page 3 reports include: "Indian Hostilities in Texas" which includes several reports from Brownsville. "Further Details from California" has some great accounts of life there during the gold rush. Under "Official" are 3 dispatches each... Read full description -
Item #686997DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 31, 1849 Page 3 has: "Slavery" and nearly a full column headed: "From California and Panama" and then a lengthy report on: "Politics in New Mexico".
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Item #686996DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 29, 1849 Page 3 has one-third of a column taken up with: "From California" which has several news reports.
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Item #686995DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 28, 1849 Inside pages include: "Disturbances on the Isthmus" of Panama, which has much on problems concerning the many travelers going to & from California. Also: "California Railroad" which talks of an overland railroad to the West, which wouldn't happen until another... Read full description -
Item #686991DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C., May 15, 1849 Page 3 has nearly two columns taken up with reports concerning the Astor Place Riot during which nearly 30 people were killed. The article is headed: "New York City & Her Vindication of the Supremacy of the Laws".
Also on page 3: "Emigrants on the Missouri... Read full description -
Item #686990DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C., May 14, 1849
* Astor Place Opera House riot
* Actor William Macready - Macbeth
* Manhattan - New York City
A terrific & quite detailed issue covering the historic Astor Place Riot, which resulted in nearly 30 dead.
Page 3 has over 1 1/2 columns with coverage, headed: "The Late Riots... Read full description -
Item #686988DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C., May 9, 1849 Over half of the front page is taken up with a lengthy: "Speech of Mr. J. G. Chapman Upon the Bill to Establish a Territorial Government in California..." in the House of Representatives.
Page 3 has: "Jenny Lind's Rumored Marriage", known as the "Swedish... Read full description -
Item #686987DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C., May 5, 1849 The top of page 3 has: "Emancipation In Kentucky" which has a report from the Convention of the Friends of Emancipation. This is followed by: "Late From California" which has half a column of reports concerning events related to the gold rush.
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Item #686985DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C., May 2, 1849
* John James Audubon
* American ornithologist
Page 3 has a report beginning: "Col. Webb, commander of a large California expedition...They give quite a gloomy account of their adventures. Mr. Audubon remained behind, and had determined to... Read full description -
Item #686983DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C., April 28, 1849
* Minnesota Territory is created
* From our nation's capital
The top of page 2 has: "The New Territory Of Minnesota" which reports on the formation of the Minnesota Territory, nine years prior to statehood.
Page 3 has: "From The Sandwich Islands" which... Read full description -
Item #686982DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 27, 1849 Beginning on the front page is a nearly 1 1/2 column article: "An Englishman's Views o the Gold Mines of California" which has great content.
This is followed (on page 2) with: "Portable Diet For the Gold Diggers" with some practical advice. Page 3... Read full description -
Item #686981DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 25, 1849 Page 2 has nearly a full column on: "Bay of San Francisco & Dependent Country".
Page 3 has: "Overland Journey to California" "More California Gold" "Photography In A New Form" and: "A New California Enterprise".
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Item #686980DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 21, 1849 Page 2 has most of a column taken up with: "The Emigration to California" and: "The California Fever" and: "Government Expeditions to California" and: "More Overland California Companies". This is followed by most of a column headed:... Read full description -
Item #686979DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1849
* California gold rush
* Hardships for 49ers
Page 3 has: "Return of Californians" which has two accounts, one beginning: "It is just beginning to be discovered that this going to California is not the holyday business it is generally represented to... Read full description -
Item #686978DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 18, 1849 Most of the front page is taken up with the: "Speech of Mr. Palfrey On the Bill Creating a Territorial Government for Upper California" in the House of Rep.
Page 2 has: "Advice to California Emigrants" which has some fine content. Also on page 2 is: "Letters... Read full description -
Item #686977DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1849
* John C. Fremont
* Fatal 4th expedition
Page 2 has nearly two columns headed: "Col. Fremont & His Party - Further & Final Accounts" which is concerning his fateful fourth expedition in the West during which his party was caught in a snowstorm in... Read full description -
Item #686969THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 4, 1965
* Informant Gary Thomas Rowe
* re. Viola Liuzzo murder
* Ku Klux Klan crimes
* re. Civil Rights March at Selma
The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "All-White Jury Is Chosen to Try First Liuzzo Slaying Defendant" with photo of Rowe and defendant. (see)
Complete with all 40... Read full description -
Item #686967DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 11, 1849 Page 3 begins with: "From California" which is a letter beginning: "I have just returned from an exploration of the gold region & avail myself of the opportunity afforded by Mr. Wethered to send you a few specimens of gold dust, commonly... Read full description -
Item #686966DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1849 The entire front page & a portion of page 2 are taken up with the: "Speech of Mr. Jas. McDowell On the Formation of Governments for New Mexico and California", recently won during the Mexican War.
Page 3 has: "From the Isthmus of Panama" concerning... Read full description -
Item #686965DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 7, 1849
* John C. Fremont
* Fatal 4th expedition
Page 3 has over half a column headed: "From Santa Fe" which includes a letter on Col. John Fremont's disastrous 4th expedition. Much detail.
Also on page 3: "From California" is a... Read full description
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