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THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18, 1935 

* Robert Mais captured
* Public enemy # 1

The ftpg. has a report headed: "Killer 'Bob' Mais Arrested In Bed In New York City" with various subheads including: "Public Enemy No. 1 of East Comes to End of Trail" "Record Is Bad" and a bit more (see).  The... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1944 

* Stockton, Georgia 
* Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 
* Trains collision 

This 60+ page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 32: "45 NEGROES KILLED IN SOUTHERN WRECK".

Tells of the Stockton, Georgia train collision that killed many Negro railroad... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 5, 1941 

* New York Yankees - Major League Baseball 
* Earliest pennant ever won 

This 42 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 25: "Yanks Clinch 12th Pennant" with subheads that include: "FLAG RACE WON IN RECORD TIME" "Yanks' Pennant Victory, Sixth Under... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 10, 1935 

* Montreal Maroons - NHL Hockey 
* Wins Stanley Cup title 

This 44 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 27: "World's Hockey Championship Captured by Maroons in Three Straight Games" with subheads and lineups. (see)

Tells of the Montreal Maroons winning the... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, September 1, 1950  This 34 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 22 that include: "Hodges Blasts 4 Home Runs in One Game" with box scores. (see)

Tells of Brooklyn Dodgers star Gil Hodges hitting 4 home runs in one game. He also tied the major league record for total bases with 17.... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, February 8, 1949  This 24 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 14: "DiMaggio Signs for $90,000" with subheads that include: "Pact Best Offered to a Yankee" and more with a nice three column photo of the signing.

Other news of the day. Light browning with some small... Read full description  

WYALUSING ROCKET, Pennsylvania, February 28, 1900 

* Turn of the century 
* Rare title 

This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with many interesting advertisements.

Nice engraving in the masthead. (see) Light browning with little staining, otherwise good. Not brittle.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 16, 1959  This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Fiery Lava Said No Threat As Hawaii Volcano Erupts" with subhead and photo of the lava flow. (see)

Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, March 26, 1951

* Eddie Collins death
* Chicago White Sox - Philadelphia
* Major league baseball - MLB

This 38 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 21: "'Immortal' Dies at 63, Red Sox Wear Black" and "Base Ball Mourns Hall of Fame Hero, 25 Years a Player, Then an Executive" with pictorial. (see) Tells... Read full description  

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, October 28, 1944 

* Battle of Leyte Gulf in Philippines ends 

This 10 page newspaper has front page headlines: "U.S Bombers Hunt Down Jap Ships" "Fast Moving Yanks Engulf Samar Island"

Tells of the achievements of the naval battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Sea.

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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 29 1962  This 48 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 43: "Late Mickey Cochrane Was Fierce Competitor in 1930's" with pictorial of Cochrane. (see)

Tells of the death a famous major league baseball star Mickey Cochrane.

Other news of the day. Good condition.

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 15, 1928 

* St. Francis dam disaster
* Los Angeles, California area 

This 18 page has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Dam Break Charged to Los Angeles" "264 Known Dead in California's Newest Disaster; Searchers Continue to Seek Bodies" and more. (see)

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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 9, 1958 

* Tris Speaker death 
* Cleveland Indians - Boston Red Sox 

This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Tris Speaker, Great 'Gray Eagle,' Is Dead" "Hall of Fame Outfielder, 70, Suffers Heart Attack; Has Lifetime Average of .344" with photo of... Read full description  

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, April 15, 1922 

* Cap 'Pop' Anson death 
* Major league baseball MLB 

This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12: "MANY TRIBUTES FOR 'POP' ANSON" "Former Associates Call Him Greatest Hero of Base Ball; Was 70 Years Old"

Tells of the death of famous baseball star Cap Anson.

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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 15, 1955  This 14 page newspaper has a 3 column headline on the front page: "Hurricane Diane Spins Toward Mainland" with subhead. (see)

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in nice condition.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 13, 1928  This 32 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:

* EAGER AMERICA SCANS SKY FOR SIGN OF AVIATORS WHO VOWED TO CONQUER OR DIE

with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, November 28, 1933

* Famous San Jose, California lynchings
* Brooke Hart murder

This 18 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "ROLPH SAYS PARDON AWAITS LYNCHERS OF HART KILLERS" with subheads and related photo. (see) Loads of text, too much to photograph.

Tells of the... Read full description  

PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, June 26 & 27, 1959 

* Ingemar Johansson wins boxing heavyweight title 
* Floyd Patterson 

The June 27th issue has banner headline on page 2 that reads:
"Johansson's Mystery Right 'Atomic Weapon' In Gaining Heavy Crown"

You also get the June 26th issue which has... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 19, 1928 This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page: "Hickman Must Die Today" "San Quentin Warden Rejects a Sanity Board for Slayer".

Tells of the upcoming execution (same day) by hanging of William Edward Hickman for the murder of 12 year old Marion Parker after kidnapping her.

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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 25, 1935 

* China Clipper airplane 
* 1st Trans-Pacific airmail commercial service flight 

This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "HUGE CLIPPER SHIP REACHES MIDWAY GOAL" "Sleek 25-Ton Flying Boat Lands Mail Cargo on Island After Hop From... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 14, 1957  This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Williams Ties HR Mark"

This tells of Ted Williams becoming the first American League player to hit 3 home runs in one game, twice in a single season. Nice to have from a city close to Boston.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 16, 1926 

* Raymond Bird negro lynching 
* Wytheville, Virginia 

This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "NEGRO CAPTIVE SLAIN IN CELL BY MOB" "Masked Virginians Storm Jail and Hang the Body to a Tree"

Tells of the lynching of negro Raymond Bird in... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 8, 1945  This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "22 ON AIR LINER DIE IN CRASH LANDING IN CAROLINA SWAMP" "Eastern Air Lines Plane Cuts a Swath 50 Feet Wide Through 200 Feet of Trees, Brush" "WRECKAGE FOUND BY BOY" and more. (see)... Read full description  

SUNDAY MAGAZINE of the ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC, May 14, 1911 

* Color cover

A very nice issue for display as the full cover is a color print of a man with balloons and a basket of flowers (see). The bkpg. is a two-color ad for the "Overland" automobile. The complete issue, nice condition.

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, August 15, 1931 The cover of this issue is of Col. and Mrs Charles Lindbergh packing their plane in Canada to preparation to fly to Tokyo. Some of the other photos within the issue are of Mrs. Lindbergh, Will Rogers, Babe Ruth and Clarke Gable. This issue contains many more photos of various persons of the time, sports and news.

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