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Item #678284THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 26, 1924
* 1st winter Olympics held
* Chamonix France
This issue has a one column headlines on page 9 that includes: "OLYMPIC ICE GAMES OPEN AT CHAMONIX", "High French Official Formally Declares Classic Sports Festival Under Way", "150 Athletes In Parade",... Read full description -
Item #678283THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1942
* Odell Waller final words
* Battle of El Alamein
* World War II Egypt
Page 19 has the final words of Odell Waller, an African-American sharecropper from Gretna, Virginia, executed for the fatal shooting of his white landlord (source wiki). Additionally, the front page has a five column headline: ... Read full description -
Item #678279THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 29, 1862
* General Ambrose Burnside's North Carolina Expedition
* Somerset, Kentucky
* Paris, Tennessee
The front page has: "BURNSIDE'S EXPEDITION", followed by: "Its Arrival at Hatteras Inlet", "Great Difficulties Encountered",... Read full description -
Item #678258THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1862The front page has: "FROM THE SOUTHERN COAST", "Threatened Attack by the Rebels upon Jacksonville, Fla.", "NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE", "Cannonading Heard in the Direction of Yorktown", "GEN. BURNSIDE'S OPERATIONS",... Read full description -
Item #678257FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, November 14, 1938
* re. Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)
* The night of broken glass
* Persecution of Jews
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Strong British Protest Sent Germany Against Attacks By Reich Press" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day throughout.
Lightly... Read full description -
Item #678253THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 17, 1912
* Toledo Museum of Art opens - dedication
* Old West End neighborhood - Ohio
The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "TOLEDO'S BIG MUSEUM OF ART OPENED TODAY" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... Read full description -
Item #678233THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 10, 1911
* Louise Vermilya arrest
* Woman serial killer
The front page has a two column heading: "MRS. VERMILYA MAY NOT LIVE TO FACE CHARGERS OF MURDER" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... Read full description -
Item #678227THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 1, 1907
* Harrisburg, Dauphin co., Pennsylvania
* Grand Opera House block fire disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "COSTLY BLAZE THIS MORNING AT HARRISBURG" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #678216NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 11, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial
Page 5 has 1 1/2 columns of reports headed: "JOHN BROWN'S INVASION" "The Case of Cook" with subheads including: "More Precautions--What is the Chivalry of the South?--The... Read full description -
Item #678214NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 14, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
Page 4 has 2 small items on the Harper's Ferry insurrection, and page 5 has: "The Murder at Harpers Ferry--Discourse By The Rev. Mr. Remington At Brooklyn".
Page 7 has: "JOHN... Read full description -
Item #678211NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 7 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
* Just after Brown's execution
Page 4 has: "Old Brown's Fate" "The Slanderer of John Brown" and pages 6 and 7 have a wealth of reporting headed: "John Brown's Invasion" worth carious subheads... Read full description -
Item #678203THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1928
* Charles Francis Jenkins
* Television - TV pioneer
* Radio moving picture receiver
Page 3 has a small and somewhat discrete report with one column headings: "Broadcasts Pictures" "Jenkins Exhibits Device Before Washington Experts" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st sections only... Read full description -
Item #678171GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1779
* Great siege of Rhode Island print
* American Revolutionary War original
This issue leads off with reports on the debates in Parliament, which include discussion on the Revolutionary War, including: "...the conduct of the army under the command of Gen. Howe; he seized the... Read full description -
Item #678162THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 2, 1907
* Early airplane flights
* Wright Brothers
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "A SEVERE TRYOUT FOR FLYING MACHINE". (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in... Read full description -
Item #678161THE DETROIT NEWS, Apr. 15, 1956
* 1956 GM XP-500 concept car revealed
* First piston-free engine automobile
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Even Peanut Oil Can Power New Car" with photo of the GM XP-500 concept which was the very 1st piston-free engine to be put in a automobile. Probably only reported in a Detroit... Read full description -
Item #678155THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 27, 1907
* Henry Wadswoth Longfellow
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "IT MEMORY OF HENRY W. LONGFELLOW" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this... Read full description -
Item #678139DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Nov. 9, 1892 The first column on the front page has the single column heading: "FOR CLEVELAND", followed by subheads: "A Great Victory for Democratic Principles", "Beginning Of A New Epoch", "The Results of Yesterday's Election as Far as... Read full description -
Item #678138THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1923
* President Warren Harding death
* Funeral - Marion, Ohio burial
The front page has a nice banner headline: "MARION LAYS AWAY HER DEAD, SHUNNING POMP AND PAGEANT WHILE NATION'S BUSINESS HALTS AND PEOPLE BOW IN SILENCE; FOREIGN LANDS AND SHIPS AT SEA HOLD HARDING SERVICES" with subheads and... Read full description -
Item #678134THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 1, 1907
* Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana
* Race riot - African Americans - Negroes
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "A RACE WAR IN INDIANA" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #678133THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1862 The front page has: "THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRING", followed by: "A Bayonet Charge by the Ninth Ohio, Second Minnesota, and Fourth Kentucky", "REPORTED RESIGNATON OF BUCKNER", and more. Additional headings include: "IMPORTANT FROM FORTRESS MONROE", "Rebel Reports Regarding... Read full description -
Item #678131THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 26, 1907
* San Francisco streetcar strike of 1907
* Scab violence
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIOTERS ARE TO BE INDICTED TODAY'" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #678128THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 30, 1907
* Memorial Day holiday headline
* United States Armed Forces
The front page has a nice banner headline: "A NATION MOURNS FOR HER DEAD'" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description -
Item #678126SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 14, 1876 The front page has: THE CENTENNIAL - TRAIL OF STEAM FIRE ENGINES. Additionally, the issue has many of the latest inventions of the day including: POCKET LUNG TESTER - AIR PUMP - IMPROVED BUILDING BLOCKS - ELECTROPLATING and more. Furthermore, there are 2 pages of vintage ads... Read full description -
Item #678125SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 11, 1876 The front page has several images and details concerning "GLASS MAKING AT THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION". Additionally, there is coverage for the latest inventions of the day including: "FLOUR BOLT", "ELECTROMAGNETIC ENGINE", "BALE TIE", and more.
This 16... Read full description -
Item #678124SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 28, 1876 The front page of this issue has images and content for: TOBACCO LEAF STRINGER and MAIN'S MILLING ATTACHMENT FOR LATHES. Additionally, the inside pages contain many inventions of the day including: FISH HOOKS - ENGINE INDICATOR and more. The last 2 pages have vintage ads including:... Read full description -
Item #678123THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 27, 1907
* Mark Twain - Samuel Langhorne Clemens
* Receives honorary degree from Oxford University
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "MARK TWAIN GETS HIS DECREE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #678119THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 15, 1907
* Abraham "Abe" Ruef bribery case
* Corrupt political boss & lawyer
* San Francisco, California mayor
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ABE RUEF PLEADS GUILTY" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... Read full description -
Item #678118THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 15, 1930
* Albert Einstein Berlin lecture
* Chicken or the egg dilemma
* Cosmogony - World existence
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Einstein tells Radicals World Is a Riddle; Says Science Cannot Tell How It All Began" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #678117THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 12, 1907
* Harry Thaw & Stanford White
* 1st murder trial ends w/ a hung jury
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Thaw Jury Disagreed and Is Discharged" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #678114THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 20, 1907
* Superman wins the Brooklyn Handicap
* Thoroughbred horse racing - race
* Gravesend Race Track
The front page has two column headline: "SUPERMAN WINS BROOKLYN HANDICAP" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #678113THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, February 5, 1936
* Wilhelm Gustloff assassination
* Nazi leader in Switzerland
* Croatian Jewish student
Near the top of page 2 is a one column heading: "SWISS NAZI HEAD SLAIN BY STUDENT" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Wilhelm Gustloff, Nazi leader in Switzerland, by... Read full description -
Item #678103THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1931
* Silent era comic actor Charlie Chaplin
* "City Lights" movie film debut ad & review
Page 11 has a one column heading: "CHAPLIN HILARIOUS IN HIS 'CITY LIGHTS'" with subheads. (see) Also on the same page is an advertisement for the opening day debut of this famous movie... Read full description -
Item #678102THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 27, 1905
* New Orleans riverfront fire disaster
The front page has a two column heading: "NEW ORLEANS LOSES $5,000,000 BY FIRE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from... Read full description -
Item #678097THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 21, 1909
* Explorers Frederick Cook & Robert Peary
* The discovery of the North Pole controversy
The front page has a two column heading: "DR. COOK WILL AWAIT EVENTS" with subhead. (see) The top of page 2 has a nice banner headline: "COMMANDER PEARY AT SYDNEY, N.S." with subhead and... Read full description -
Item #678085THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1929
* The Study club fire
* Detroit, Michigan disaster
* Illegal prohibition era nightclub
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "18 DIE, 47 INJURED IN FIRE AND PANIC IN DETROIT CABARET" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the prohibition era Detroit, Michigan nightclub fire... Read full description -
Item #678084THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 29, 1907
* Colton, San Bernardino Co., California
* Southern Pacific Railroad train wreck disaster
The top of the front page has three column headline: "WESTBOUND OVERLAND IN A FEARFUL WRECK" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... Read full description -
Item #678071THE LIBERATOR, Boston, July 1, 1864 This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison. The masthead features two engravings, one of a slave auction and the other showing slaves being emancipated.
The front page has much concerning General John Fremont and his bid for the Presidency against Lincoln... Read full description -
Item #678051THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 23, 1907
* Harry Thaw & Stanford White
* Murder Trial begins (1st report)
The top of the front page has two column headline: "TRIAL OF HARRY THAW COMMENCED TODAY" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description -
Item #678050THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1933
* Albert Einstein's theory of relativity
* American physicist - 'speed of light' work
* re. Albert A. Michelson tests
The front page has a one column heading: "DR. EINSTEIN DOUBTS LIGHT SPEED VARIES" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this... Read full description -
Item #678048THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1931
* Professor Albert Einstein lecture
* California Institute of Technology
* Urges applying science in the World
Page 6 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN SEES LACK IN APPLYING SCIENCE" with subheads and more. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as... Read full description -
Item #678047THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 6, 1910
* Edward VII - King of the United Kingdom
* Eldest son of Queen Victoria
The front page has a banner headline: "KING OF ENGLAND DYING IN LONDON; All Members of Royal Family Coming to Palace" with subheads and related photo. Nice for display. The king would die on this day. Surprisingly this... Read full description -
Item #678044THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 15, 1907
* 1907 Kingston earthquake
* Island of Jamaica (1st report)
The front page has a banner headline: "KINGSTON, JAMAICA, DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #678043THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 3, 1907
* Standard Oil Co. indictments
* Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "STANDARD OIL IS GIVEN ANOTHER JOLT" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description -
Item #678039THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 2, 1909
* Elsie Sigel murder case
* Franz Sigel granddaughter
* New York Chinatown
* "William" Leon Ling
The top of the front page has a two column illustration headed: "The 'Infernal' Question" with subheads. (see) Although Galveston was the main focus in this report, this... Read full description -
Item #678029THE FAIRMONT TIMES, Fairmont, West Virginia, April 6, 1915 The front page of the issue has a three column, two line headline "Terrific Steam Behind Jess' Punch to pit and jaw Ended Johnson's Chances" with subheads "Crafty Warfare and Ageing Negro in Opening Frame of Havana Championship"... Read full description -
Item #678023THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 16, 1909
* Aviator pioneer Glenn Curtiss - aviation
* Early airplane flight in Long Island - New York
The front page has a two column heading: "CURTISS IS AFTER WRIGHT LAURELS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #678014GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1777
* New Yorkers pledge allegiance to the King
* General William Howe proclamation
* Revolutionary War from the enemy
Near the back are several letters from the seat of the Revolutionary War in America, including: "Extract of a Letter from the Gen. Wm. Howe to Lord G. Germaine dated New... Read full description -
Item #678004THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, November 17, 1935
* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
* NCAA college football tie
The front page of this section has a six column heading: "Notre Dame Scores in Closing 10 Seconds to Tie Army" with subheads and related photo. Another photo on page 2.
Complete sport's section only with 12 pages,... Read full description -
Item #677972BEACON, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1943
* "Smoke For Buddies" rally
* Rare military issue from WWII
A military paper produced at the Navy Yard with a great wealth of war-related content. An interesting item on the front page headed: "2,100,000 Cigarettes Donated by Yard" to be send to servicemen... Read full description -
Item #677971CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 7, 1934
* Honea Path, South Carolina riot
* Chiquola Mill workers incident
* General Textile Strike of 1934
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TEN ARE KILLED IN STRIKE RIOTS; BAR PEACE MOVE" with subhead. A few related photos are on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the... Read full description
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