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Item #676473THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1770
* Pre Revolutionary War America
The reverse of the title page is entirely taken up with: "American Affairs" which is mostly taken up with: "Lieutenant Hutchinson's Speech to Both Houses of Assembly of the Province of Massachusetts' Bay". In... Read full description -
Item #676470THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1741
* New York Conspiracy of 1741
* Slaves - Slavery insurrection
Within this issue is an article: "Of the Office of Auditor of the Revenue in America" which includes: "I am a native of New England & having read in your paper...The state of importance of the American colonies is so... Read full description -
Item #676469THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1740 Among the articles noted in the table of contents are: "Course of Iberia, why so Obstinate" "Continuation of the Life of Sir Francis Drake--His Voyage & Adventures inthe Streight of Magellan"" is part of a multi-issue biography; "Remarks on his Majesty's Speech"... Read full description -
Item #676466THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1740 An article of note is: "Discourse on Hebrew Customs Concluded" - which is a continuation from the previous issue.
Under the "Historical Chronicle" near the back is a report which includes: "...Being a general fast was observed with great decency & solemnity throughout... Read full description -
Item #676464THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1739
Among the articles noted in the table of contents are: "Why the Popish Lords decline Taking the Oaths" "Daring Presumption of the Methodists" "A Further Account of the South Sea Company's Affairs" "Deplorable Case of a Widow Lady" and more.
Near the back is the:... Read full description -
Item #676461THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1736 Included is an interesting article continue from a previous issue: "Account of the Deluge", meaning the Biblical Flood.
Near the back is a short bit noting: "The trustees for the colony of Georgia gave instructions to Mr. Von Reck to fetch more Protestants from Germany to... Read full description -
Item #676452EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 1, 1911
* Newport - International Polo Cup
* United States vs. England
* Meadowbrook Polo Club
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "First Game of Great Polo Match Is Being Played This Afternoon" with subhead and pictorial of the "Big Four" (American players).... Read full description -
Item #676450EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 29, 1911
* United States Supreme Court case decision
* United States v. American Tobacco Co.
The front page has a banner headline: "DECISION OF SUPREME COURT IS AGAINST THE TOBACCO TRUST" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #676446THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1910
* Raymonde de Laroche almost killed
* 1st female to pilot a airplane ? 1st licensed
* Rheims, France airshow
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "BARONESS DE LA ROCHE, WOMAN AEROPLANIST, IS FATALLY HURT AT RHEIMS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description -
Item #676440EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 23, 1911
* Aviator Robert G. Fowler - early aviation pioneer
* 1st transcontinental airplane flight (stages) (W to E)
* Wright Brothers Model B biplane
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AVIATOR FOWLER AGAIN FAILS TO CROSS HIGH MOUNTAINS" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly... Read full description -
Item #676430THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 2, 1910
* New York City Tong War
* re. Bow Kum slave girl murder
* On Leong Chinese - Four Brothers
The front page has a three column pictorial headed: "Tong War in Chinatown, New York, Result of the Murder of Slave Girl" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description -
Item #676429THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, August 9, 1910
* William Jay Gaynor assassination attempt
* Mayor of the City of New York City
* SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ocean liner
The front page has a nice banner headline: "MAYOR WM. J. GAYNOR, OF NEW YORK CITY, IS SHOT AND DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED BY DISCHARGED DOCK HAND" with subheads... Read full description -
Item #676420THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, August 20, 1910
* MLB pitcher Christy "Matty" Mathewson
* New York Giants baseball star celebrated
Page 6 has a one column heading: "Mathewson Is One Of Best Athletes Now In The Game" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard... Read full description -
Item #676418THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, August 5, 1910
* Blanche "Betty" Stuart Scott
* Automobile journey across U.S.
The top of page 8 has a two column headline: "FAMOUS WOMAN AUTOIST ARRIVES IN SAN DIEGO IN HER OVERLAND CAR TODAY" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #676417THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 13, 1910
* German airship Erbsloh disaster
* Aviation pioneer Oscar Erbsloh
The front page has a banner headline: "BIG DIRIGIBLE BALLOON EXPLODES AND FIVE GERMAN AERONAUTS FALL 100 FEET TO DEATH" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #676411THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, Aug. 27, 1906
* Standard Oil Company indicted
* Antitrust law - monopoly
The front page has a two column heading: "STANDARD OIL INDICTED ON MANY COUNTS" See image for brief text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #676359LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 28, 2008
* Paul Newman death (1st report)
* Hollywood movie - film actor
* Best title to be had ?
The front page has a heading: "A leading man of film and philanthropy" with 2 related photos. Lengthy first report coverage continues on pages 20-23 with eight more photos. Nice to have this report in a newspaper... Read full description -
Item #676357EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 25, 1911
* French battleship Liberte explosion
* Toulon, France Harbor disaster
The front page has a great banner headline in large lettering: "500 ARE KILLED" with: "Great Disaster Befalls French Navy In Toulon Harbor" and subheads. Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is... Read full description -
Item #676331EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 17, 1908
* Wilhelm II, German Emperor - William II
* Daily Telegraph Affair - damaging interview
The front page has a nice banner headline: "EMPEROR WILLIAM SURRENDERS TO HIS PEOPLE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #676328EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 5, 1908
* Early airplane flights
* Wilbur Wright - Brothers
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WILBUR WRIGHT SURPRISES THE FRENCH" 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 #676317NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 21, 1862
* Virginia Civil War map
* Siege of Yorktown
* Battle of Lee's Mill
The front page features a nice & very detailed map headed: "The Seat Of War In Eastern Virginia." plus there are one column heads including: "From McDowell's Department" "Brilliant Dash at... Read full description -
Item #676297NEW YORK HERALD, March 9, 1865 The front page is dominated by a large map headed: "THE WAR ON THE RIVER PLATE. Scene of Operations on the Rivers Plate and Uruguay--The Empire of Brazil Against the Republics of Uruguay and Paraguay." The map shows from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro to Bolivia and much in between.
First... Read full description -
Item #676291EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 9, 1909
* Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas
* Tornado & fire disaster - destruction
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TORNADO DEVASTATES ARKANSAS TOWN; 35 KNOWN DEAD, 50 HURT" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #676285HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, November, 1889
* Frederic Remington
"The Mexican Army" article contains fourteen illustrations of various sizes by Frederic Remington. Other articles within the issue are: "York" with various prints of the English town; "At Grande Anse" "A Century of Hamlet" which... Read full description -
Item #676281FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., April 24, 1934.
* Post John Dillinger shootout & escape
* Little Bohemia Lodge resort - Wisconsin
* Gang hunted in the upper Midwest
The front page has a one column heading: "'Shoot To Kill' Order In Hunt For Dillinger" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the famous John Dillinger shootout... Read full description -
Item #676270THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1944
* Lupe Velez suicide death
* Mexican film actress
The back page (pg. 36) has one column headings: "LUPE VELEZ SUICIDE BY SLEEP TABLETS"
"'Tempestuous' Actress Was Depressed by Failure of Romance With French Actor" with smaller subheads and one column photo of Velez. First... Read full description -
Item #676265EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 23, 1911
* Theft of the Mona Lisa (1st report)
* Leonardo Da Vinci's famous painting
* Vincenzo Peruggia - Italian museum worker
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "THEFT OF GREAT PAINTING IS MYSTERY" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #676264EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 30, 1911
* Harry Atwood - early aviation pioneer
* Flies airplane under bridge w/ photo
The top of the front page has a two column photo (grainy) headed: "Atwood Thrill People By Flight Under Bridge" with subhead and brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #676243EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 28, 1908
* Marianna PA, Washington County Pennsylvania
* Mine - coal mining explosion disaster
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "TWO HUNDRED MINERS CAUGHT IN THE DRAFTS" with subhead. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description -
Item #676213NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, from New York, dated July 31, 1865
* Post civil war baseball
* Early Coney Island
* Commencement at Franklin & Marshall College
The front page has: "The College Regatta" "Yale Wins again on Saturday in the City Races" "Accounts of the other Races &... Read full description -
Item #676211NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 9, 1940
* Germany invades Norway & Denmark
* Operation Weserübung - World War II
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AIR BATTLE ON OVER OSLO; Capital Surrendered Without a Fight; FLEETS CLASH OFF NORWEGIAN COAST" with subhead and related photo. (see) More on pages 2 & 3.
Complete with all... Read full description -
Item #676208THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 5, 1913
* Harry Kendall Thaw in Canada (Escaped)
* Deportation ordered to U.S.
The front page has a banner headline: "THAW ORDERED DEPORTED; HIGH COURT GRANTS WRIT" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #676194THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, Philadelphia, June, 1788
* U.S. - United States Constitution
* States debate on ratification
This is the "second edition" as noted on the title page, printed on Feb. 20, 1792.
Among the articles are: "Observations on the Management of the Female Convicts in the... Read full description -
Item #676181THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1961
* Charlayne Hunter-Gault & Hamilton Holmes
* University of Georgia 1st African-American students
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGIA STUDENTS RIOT ON CAMPUS; TWO NEGROES OUT" with subhead and photo of Hunter-Gault leaving campus. Coverage continues on page... Read full description -
Item #676169LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 18, 1993
* Best "Last Action Hero" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Fantasy action - Arnold Schwarzenegger
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Last Action Hero" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the... Read full description -
Item #676158EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 5, 1908
* Zeppelin LZ 4 fire disaster
* German experimental airship
* Echterdingen, Germany
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ZEPPELIN'S AIRSHIP DESTROYED TODAY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #676157EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 31, 1908
* San Francisco "Gas Pipe" murders of 1906
* Louis Dabner and John Seimsen executions
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GASPIPE THUGS WERE HANGED TODAY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #676145EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 8, 1912
* Christopher Columbus Fountain Memorial unveiling
* Columbus Circle - Washington, D.C. dedication
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "UNVEIL FINE STATUE OF COLUMBUS" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description -
Item #676137EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 11, 1912
* Novarupta volcano eruption
* Kodiak & more, Alaska disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BIG DAMAGE IS DONE TO TOWNS IN ALASKA" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #676133EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 24, 1909
* MLB night baseball to begin in 1909 ?
The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "NIGHT BASEBALL IS NO A POSSIBILITY" with subheads and two related photos. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description -
Item #676131THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 14, 1908
* Brookshire. Waller County, Texas
* Negro lynching - hanging
* Daniel (Dave) Newton
The front page has a one column heading: "Accused Negro Murderer Lynched" (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 #676130THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 24, 1931
* USS Akron (ZRS-4) very 1st test flight
* United States Navy rigid airship
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GIANT U.S. WAR DIRIGIBLE PROVES AIR QUEEN" with subheads and photo of the airship flying over Akron, Ohio. Nice for display. First report coverage on the very 1st... Read full description -
Item #676126EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1909
* 1909 National Balloon Race
* Indianapolis Motor Speedway
* Very 1st race held at the famous track
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BALLOON RACERS ARE FIRED UPON" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #676124EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 23, 1909
* Coal mine - mining explosion disaster
* Wehrum, Buffington Township
* Indiana County, Pennsylvania
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "DEATH LIST IN MINE HORROR EXPECTED TO REACH SEVENTY-FIVE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition... Read full description -
Item #676101THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1936
* Adolph Hitler's birthday
* Germany - Nazi military
* Shows it's strength
The front page has two column headlines that include: "Germany Parades Military Power To Celebrate Hitler's 47th Birthday" and more. 1st report coverage on the Nazi parade that showed the World... Read full description -
Item #676097ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 13, 1880
* Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada
* Mining explosion disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "A World Of Woe" "The Very Worst of Modern Mining Horrors" "Forty or More... Read full description -
Item #676096ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 17, 1880
* St. Peter MN Minnesota
* Insane asylum fire disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "A PITIFUL PYRE" "The Destruction of the Minnesota Insane Asylum" "'A Sight Once... Read full description -
Item #676095THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 15, 1904
* Elk river bridge collapse disaster
* Charleston WV West Virginia
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "CROWDED BRIDGE GOES INTO RIVER" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #676090THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 21, 1935
* Gangster Alvin "Creepy" Karpis
* Public enemy # 1 criminal
* Atlantic City NJ shootout & escape
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BREMER KIDNAPPER SHOOTS HIS WAY OUT OF TRAP IN JERSEY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with a... Read full description -
Item #676086THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, March 6, 1886
* James Sheady death
* Boxer - boxing
The front page has small one column headings: "Brutal Prize Fight" "Near Fayetteville, West Virginia, Which Ends in Murder" See images for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring... Read full description
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