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Item #709337THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 14, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China bombing
This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "SHANGHAI BATTLE GOES ON AS RAIN HALTS CITY FIRE; CHINESE PLANES ATTACK SHIP" with subheads. See photos for additional details.
Other news of the day is found throughout. Slight light browning... Read full description -
Item #709186THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1947
* Blizzard of 1947 (1st report)
* New York City snow storm
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "CITY IS MASTERING RECORD SNOW; BUSES STILL OUT, RAIL LINES GAIN; SUBURBS HARD HIT; 55 DEAD IN EAST" with various subheads and photo. (see images)
Forty-four pages, various cutouts on unrelated inside... Read full description -
Item #709056THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 30, 1960
* California Polytechnic State University
* Football team airplane crash - Toledo, Ohio
* Cal Poly Mustangs - San Luis Obispo
The front page has a banner headline: "18 in Football Squad Die In Toledo Airliner Crash" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #709047COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 30, 1798 Page 2 has an address of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Boston to the President, with his: "Answer" signed in type: John Adams. Also the President's letter to the people of Braintree, Mass., also signed: John Adams.
Four pages, wide, never-trimmed margins, very nice condition. -
Item #709036THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1943
*Allied invasion of Sicily ending
* Sicily Italy falling to the allies
* Messina - World War II
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "AMERICANS GAIN 14 MILES IN SICILY" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition, some light toning, a little residue... Read full description -
Item #709026SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 30, 1883 This issue has much invention news and illustrations including front page illustration(s) headed: "WRIGHT AND MACKIE'S MACHINERY FOR MAKING INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LAMPS". These illustration(s) also have related text as well.
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Item #708966COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 21, 1792 A page 2 report states that: "The following persons have been declared FRENCH CITIZENS by the National Assembly of France...George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, Dr. Priestly..." and several others.
Another item says: "Virginia has again instructed its Senators in Congress to... Read full description -
Item #708946THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1931
* Physicist Arthur Compton
* American Institute of Physics
* Breaking down the atomic nucleus
The front page has a one column heading: "ATOM NUCLEUS SEEN YIELDING TO SCIENCE" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues inside with related photo.
Complete in 48 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was... Read full description -
Item #708938THE DETROIT NEWS, April 10, 1948
* Bogota, Colombia riot
* Mariano Ospina Perez
* Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
The front page has a banner headline: "COLOMBIA RIOTS HALTED" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 22 pages, rag edition, minor margin wear, nice condition. -
Item #708936NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 14, 1937
* Battle of Bilbao - airplanes bombardment
* Spanish Civil War - Basque Country - Spain
* Nationalist Army vs. Spanish Republic
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ITALIANS LEAD REBELS INTO BILBAO" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 32 pages, light toning at... Read full description -
Item #708935THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 17, 1954
* Effects of Hurricane Hazel in Canada
* Toronto, Ontario storm & flood disaster
The front has a nice headline: "71 DIE, HUNDREDS LOST IN TORONTO" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete in a 80+ page Sunday edition, light toning and a little wear at the... Read full description -
Item #708934THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Aug. 6, 1932
* Goat Castle murder
* Jane Surget Merrill
* Natchez, Mississippi
The front page has a two column heading: "Woman And Six Men Questioned In Rich Spinster's Murder" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning, a little spine wear with tiny binding holes, generally good. -
Item #708918THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1933
* Italian Air Armada - flying boats
* Italian fascist & aviator Italo Balbo
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Balbo's Fliers Reach Labrador In 1,500-Mile Hop From Iceland" with subhead. (see images) Related map is on page 2.
Complete in 38 pages, light toning and minor wear... Read full description -
Item #708914TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 19, 1925
* Steamer Mackinac
* Boiler explosion disaster
* Newport RI Rhode Island
The front page has a nice banner headline: "32 DEAD IN EXPLOSION" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. First report coverage on the boiler explosion of the Steamer Mackinac near Newport, Rhode Island.
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Item #708913EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 9, 1917
* Captain Alfred Fritzen
* German Navy spy arrested
* World War I - WWI
* America close to entering
* Great headline for display
The front page has a nice a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GIRL AIDS IN CAPTURE OF ALLEGED TEUTON SPY" with subhead. (see images) Nice for... Read full description -
Item #708910THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 18, 1934
* June Robles found alive
* Desert cage box - Tucson, Arizona
* William Gettle
The top of the front page has a three column photo headed: "First Photo of June Robles Reunited with Parents" Also a three column heading: "'String Them Up,' Crowd Cries At Two... Read full description -
Item #708909SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 28, 1938
* Dolly Fine arrested
* Notorious madam
* Brothel - bordello
* Corruption of minors
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Dolly Fine Surrenders, Released Again on Bail; Denies police Pay-Offs" with subhead and photo. (see images) Probably only reported in a San Francisco publication.... Read full description -
Item #708907CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 1, 1937
* Mary Harlan Lincoln death
* Robert Todd Lincoln's wife
* Abraham's daughter-in-law
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF LINCOLN DIES IN CAPITAL AT 90" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the death of Mary Harlan Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's... Read full description -
Item #708905CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 29, 1937
* Killer Robert George Irwin
* Artist - sculptor - mental patient
* Model Veronica Gedeon - Easter murders
The front page has a banner headline: "3 EASTER TRAGEDIES; 8 SLAIN" with subheads: "Find Artist's Model Dead in Mystery" (see images) First report coverage continues on... Read full description -
Item #708904CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 5, 1932
* re. Zachary Smith Reynolds suicide ? death
* Heir of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
* Socialite & actress Libby Holman indictment
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HUNT LIBBY HOLMAN; INDICTED" with subheads. (see images) Was this suicide or murder ? American socialite Libby Holman... Read full description -
Item #708903CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 26, 1921
* Tampa Bay, Florida storm
* Major hurricane disaster
On October 25, 1921 Tampa Bay suffered the most destructive hurricane to hit the area since 1848.
The one column heading reads:: "Tampa Under Water; Storm Sweeps Coast" See images for somewhat brief report here.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #708894THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1947
* Lucille Ball beer advertisement
* American actress & comedian
* Post World War II pin-up girl
* Pre "I Love Lucy" TV sitcom
The back page has a nice 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inch advertisement showing a somewhat young Lucille Ball promoting "Schaefer" beer shortly after the end of World War... Read full description -
Item #708893THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1944
* Battle for Leyte Gulf beginning
* Philippines - William Halsey
* Largest naval battle in history ?
* World War II WWII
The front page has a six column headline: "JAPANESE PUSHED TOWARD LEYTE HILLS" with various subheads. (see images)
Complete in 30 pages, light toning at the margins, very minor margin... Read full description -
Item #708892CHICAGO SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, June 1, 1979
* American Airlines Flight 191 takeoff crash
* O'Hare airport disaster investigation
* In a Chicago publication (RARE)
The front page has a heading: "Engine fails, DC-10 returns" More on page 5 with two related photos. Until 9/11, it was the deadliest air disaster to occur on U.S.... Read full description -
Item #708888THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, July 1, 1801 Page 3 has an address by the legislature of Rhode Island to the President, congratulating him on being elected President of the United States. It is followed by: "The President's Answer" signed in type: Thomas Jefferson.
Four pages, damp staining... Read full description -
Item #708887THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, June 17, 1801 The front page has over 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "Tripoli Against the United States" which reports on the First Barbary War.
Page 3 announces a victory by France in the Napoleonic War headed: "Latest from Egypt" and beginning: "We... Read full description -
Item #708886THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, April 22, 1801
* President Thomas Jefferson
* re. Presidential election victory
Page 3 has a letter from the President to the people of Providence, R.I., returning thanks for their congratulations for being elected President. It is signed in type: Thomas Jefferson.
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Item #708865THE NATIONAL ADVOCATE, New York, Nov. 25, 1814 This issue has reports on the closing, climatic months of the War of 1812.
Content includes a letter from Jacob Brown on his work at the Niagara frontier, an editorial beginning: "In celebration of the anniversary of the evacuation... Read full description -
Item #708815EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 19, 1917
* Barrackville, Marion County, West Virginia
* Jamison Coal and Coke Company No. 7 Mine Explosion and Fire
The front page has a very nice a nice banner headline in red lettering: "FEAR TWENTY KILLED IN MINE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Surprisingly this issue is in... Read full description -
Item #708802EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 14, 1917
* American steamship Algonquin
* U-62 -German U-Boat Torpedo sinks
* 1st U.S. vessel sunk after submarine warfare resumed
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICAN SHIP SUNK" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description -
Item #708801THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 12, 1917
* Pitcher Urban James Shocker photo
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
Page 10 has a two column photo headed: "SHOCKER MAY BE SENSATION WITH YANKEES THIS SUMMER" with brief text. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard... Read full description -
Item #708743CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 4, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
The front page has a six column heading: "New Battle Jars Shanghai; Japs Repulsed" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. -
Item #708725NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 19, 1865 Page 5 has column heads: "TRIAL OF CAPT. WIRZ" "A Few More Points of Testimony introduced" "Interesting Letter from Commissioner Ouler" "He Swaps Miserable Wretches for Good Material" "The Reading of Wirz's Argument In His Own... Read full description -
Item #708724NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 17, 1865 Near the top of the front page: "Gen. Lee Takes the Amnesty Oath" which includes the complete printing of the document in which he pledges to support the Constitution of the United States & support all laws regarding the emancipation of slaves, signed in type: R. E.... Read full description -
Item #708699NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 2, 1865 Much reporting on Reconstruction efforts in the South. The front page has: "THE SOUTH AS IT IS" "A View of the Battle-Field of Stone River" "Operations of the Freedmen's Bureau" "Visit to the Home of General Andrew Jackson" "Atlanta & What There is Left of It".
Page 2 has more on... Read full description -
Item #708697DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 14, 1865
* Trial of the conspirators - assassins
* re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination
The top of the front page has: "THE CONSPIRACY" "TRIAL OF THE ACCUSED" "Proceedings Of Monday, June 12". Three columns are taken up with verbatim questions and answers.
This very... Read full description -
Item #708696DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., April 24, 1849 The top of page 3 has: "Western Emigration To California" relating to the historic Gold Rush of 1849. Near the beginning: "At this time every state in the Union, excepting Delaware and Texas, is represented at this place by a... Read full description -
Item #708644NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1873
* Susan B. Anthony indicted for voting
A bottom corner of the front page has a small and discrete report headed: "The Case of Miss Susan B. Anthony--Prosecution Suspended" which is a brief mention of her recent indictment for illegal voting.
Eight pages, a small bit from the lower spine causes some text... Read full description -
Item #708643NEW YORK HERALD, July 9, 1803 Pages 2 and 3 contain over a full column on the notable controversy exposed by the scandalmonger James Callender (due to his hatred of Thomas Jefferson), this being the charge against Jefferson that Gabriel Jones had been denied proper repayment for a loan of some years... Read full description -
Item #708631THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 24, 1964
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance
* Sentence to four months of penal labor
Beginning on the front page is a report headed: "Final Performance Nets 4 Months Hard Labor" with lead-in: "Lenny... Read full description -
Item #708598NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 16, 1858 The last column on the front page has: "The Great Chess Tournament In Europe", with more than 2 1/2 columns regarding Paul Morphy's travel to Europe in 1858 to play Harry Staunton (a match which never took place), and an account of their correspondence related to what is now referred to as... Read full description -
Item #708592THE DAILY STATE REGISTER, Carson City, Nevada, Nov. 8, 1872 Situated just east of Lake Tahoe at the western "elbow" of the state, this issue from its heyday during the mining era has various news, ads and notices on the front page, with much news on pages 2 and3.
Carson City is named for the famed mountain man Kit Carson & is... Read full description -
Item #708591THE DAILY STATE REGISTER, Carson City, Nevada, Nov. 16, 1872 Situated just east of Lake Tahoe at the western "elbow" of the state, this issue from its heyday during the mining era has various news, ads, and notices on the front page, with much news on page 2.
Carson City is named for the famed mountain man Kit Carson & is about... Read full description -
Item #708590NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 31, 1865
* Andersonville Prison - Camp Sumter
* Captain Henry Wirz trial - Georgia
The front page has much on the trial of Captain Wirz. Wirz was a Confederate Army officer during the Civil War. He was the commandant of Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia where... Read full description -
Item #708566EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 16, 1914
* First Battle of the Aisne River - France
* German Empire vs. France & United Kingdom
* General Alexander von Kluck captured
The front page has a banner heading: "Second Great Battle Is Being Fought in France" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description -
Item #708564NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 9 and 16, 1820
* Constitution of Maine : pair of issues
A pair of issues within which is the complete text of the: "Constitution of Maine" which begins in the Sept. 9 issue & includes the Preamble and articles 1 thru X on nearly 7 pages, with the balance of the Constitution... Read full description -
Item #708548EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 25, 1914
* First Battle of Picardy - Ainse River - France
* German Empire vs. France - World War I - WWI
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "BATTLE OF GREAT VIOLENCE IS REPORTED ON FRENCH LEFT WING" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in... Read full description -
Item #708524THE WORLD, New York City, June 2, 1875
* Original Masonic Hall (Manhattan) opening ceremonies
* Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of New York
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE MASONIC EVENT" with subhead. (see images) Article takes up over 4 full columns of the front page.
Other news of the day. Complete in 12... Read full description -
Item #708515THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 30, 1961
* 1961 Syrian coup d'état
* Gamal Abdel Nasser
* Syrian Republic restored
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SYRIA REGAINS ITS FREEDOM" with lead-in: "Rebels Throw Off Nasser Rule" and subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, small library stamp just above the headline,... Read full description -
Item #708491OLIVE BRANCH, Boston, 1850-1856 A lot of four issues in mixed condition, all with a great masthead and with at least some westward-expansion themed reporting and/or advertising. One of the more decorative mastheads of the era.
Four pages, some fold wear, edge tears, etc. All issues are complete and are... Read full description
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