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Item #715418THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30 1935
* Meletius IV of Constantinople
* Greek Patriarch of Alexandria
* Emmanuel Metaxakis death
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GREEK PATRIARCH, 65, DEAD IN EGYPT" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag... Read full description -
Item #715394THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 20, 1920.
* U.S. prohibition at the beginning
* No more beer or liquor - temperance
* From the city where crime would arise
* Prohibition officially started a few days prior
The front page has a one column heading: "SUPREME COURT TO PASS ON DRY LAW'S VALIDITY" with subhead.
The top of page 7... Read full description -
Item #715393ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Nov. 1, 1928
* Elfrieda Knaak burned - the furnace girl
* Lake Bluff, Illinois - unsolved mystery
* Suicide or murder ? - infatuation - crush
The front page has a one column heading: "3 MEN HELD; LOVE MARTYR REPEATS TALE" with subheads. (see images)
Coverage of the (still) unsolved mystery... Read full description -
Item #715392THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 17, 1935
* Treaty of Versaillies Treaty broken
* Adolph Hitler starts military buildup (draft)
* Prelude to World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Europe Gripped by Tension as Hitler Repudiates Treaty" with subheads. (see images)
Also a interesting... Read full description -
Item #715391THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, June 21, 1935
* Charles Lindbergh & Dr. Alexis Carrel
* Perfusion pump (artificial heart) invention
The front page has a one column heading: "ARTIFICIAL HEART IS MADE BY LINDY" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the invention of the Carrel-Lindbergh perfusion pump, used to... Read full description -
Item #715387MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 26, 1945
* President Harry Truman
* World Security Parley
* European war nears the end
The front page has a nice banner headline: "'NEW WORLD' IS TRUMAN S. F. PLEA" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #715386CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 5, 1925
* Gerald Chapman convicted - death sentence
* Count of Gramercy Park - gentleman bandit
* Prohibition era outlaw
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "SENTENCE CHAPMAN TO HANG" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 2 with... Read full description -
Item #715303THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1945
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory horrors revealed
* Jewish woman gets revenge
Page 5 contains a very compelling article on identifying Nazis leaders involved in the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column heading: "Belsen Survivor Picks Out Nazis"... Read full description -
Item #715302Here is a 4 page insert from the June 29th, 1997 issue of the Los Angeles Times promoting the premiere of the musical Ragtime at the Shubert Theatre.
* Ragtime (musical) advertisement
* United States premiere (L.A.)
The front page has has a heading: "RAGTIME IS GREAT THEATER! AN IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT" and more. Pages 2 & 3... Read full description -
Item #715299NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1922
* Discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb
* Egyptian Pharaoh - Howard Carter
* Lynchings of Mer Rouge, Louisiana
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "EGYPT WILL SEIZE TUTANKHAMEN TOMB" with subheads. (see) This was during the historic discovery of King Tut's tomb by British... Read full description -
Item #715277THE GALLUP HERALD, New Mexico, Aug. 18, 1927
* McKinley County - Native Americans population
* "Heart of Indian Country" Navajo, Hopi & Zuni tribes
* 6th Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial - notice
The top of front page has a banner notice for a upcoming event: "Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial--Gallup's Big Annual Show--Wednesday,... Read full description -
Item #715271THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1937.
* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "U.S. IN SHARP NOTE TO JAPAN 'OBJECTS' TO NANKING RAIDS; FIFTY PLANES ATTACK CITY" with various subheads. (see images)
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Item #715259THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 25, 1937.
* Nanjing (Nanking) & Canton air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "BRITAIN EXPRESSES 'HORROR' OF BOMBINGS, TALKS BOYCOTT; OUR FLEET TO STAY IN CHINA" with various subheads. (see images) More on... Read full description -
Item #715258THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied exterminations - Gassing tests
* New Britain Campaign begins w/ U.S. troops ashore
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. TROOPS INVADE NEW BRITAIN, WIN FOOTHOLD" with subheads that include:... Read full description -
Item #715228NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 3, 1940
* Murder Inc. hitman Harry Maione
* District Attorney William O'Dwyer
The front page has a two column heading: "Maione of Murder, Inc., Offers To Talk; O'Dwyer Won't Listen" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small binding... Read full description -
Item #715225THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 11, 1966
* The Beatles visit to New York City editorial
* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music
* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison
* Lenny Bruce drug overdose death - memorial
* Stand-up comedian - satirist - obscene comedy
Page 9 has a... Read full description -
Item #715223THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1933
* Aviator Wiley Post - airplane pilot
* First person to fly solo around the world
* The landing in New York City (1st report)
The top of the front page has a 4 column headline: "POST ARRIVES SAFELY IN NEW YORK, CIRCLING WORLD IN 7 DAYS, 19 HOURS; MOLLISONS ARE FLYING... Read full description -
Item #715222CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 27, 1925
* Paul von Hindenburg
* 1st election as president of Germany
* 1st report w/ photos
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "HINDENBURG WINS BY 900,000" with subheads. Nice for display. Some related photos are on the back page.
Complete with 34 pages, light toning, some margin... Read full description -
Item #715221THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 30, 1946
* Detroit Automotive Golden Jubilee
* Automobiles - cars - trucks - Henry Ford
* Only in a Detroit publication (very rare)
The front page has a headline: "JUBILEE GRANDSTAND FALLS; SCORE INJURED" with subhead. and related photo. (see images) A few more related photos are on the back page.
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Item #715220THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1927.
* Richard Byrd's Transatlantic flight in fog
The front page has has a nice three line, full banner headline: "BYRD FLIES FOR HOURS IN FOG OVER FRANCE SEEKING FOR PARIS AND A PLACE TO LAND; LAST MESSAGE FROM HIM AN SOS NEAR DAWN", with related subheads and a nice photo of Richard Evelyn... Read full description -
Item #715203THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 31, 1946
* First Arab League Summit - Inshas, Egypt
* Defending Palestine from Jewish immigration
The front page has a six column heading: "Arabs United to Keep Jews Out" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.
Note: ... Read full description -
Item #715200THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1944
* President Roosevelt establishes War Refugee Board
* Day 2 report of his Executive Order
Page 15 has a 1 column heading: "PRESIDENT'S MOVE PRAISED BY ZIONIST", with subhead: "Dr. Israel Goldstein Says War Refugee Board Will Aid in Saving Jews in Europe".
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #715196THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1943
* Drobytsky Yar - Kharkiv, Ukraine ravine massacre
* Einsatzgruppen - Nazi Germany death squads
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Russian Jews exterminations
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 15,000 DETAILED"... Read full description -
Item #715192THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 2, 1954
* Manhattan Project pioneer - Atomic weapons
* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
* Loses clearance for nation's atomic secrets
The front page has a banner headline: "OPPENHEIMER LOSES APPEAL TO ESCAPE 'RISK'... Read full description -
Item #715187TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Sept. 29, 1939
* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere
* Opening week advertisement
* Judy Garland and more
* World War II beginning
Page 21 has a advertisement in early film history. See images for a 4 x 4 inch ad for the opening week of "The Wizard of Oz" in Taunton, Massachusetts. (see images) This... Read full description -
Item #715183THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 30, 1945
* Benito Mussolini assassinated (1st report)
* National Fascist Party - Duce of Fascism
* World War II Italy
The front page has a three column heading: "MUSSOLINI KILLED" with subhead and photo showing Mussolini laying dead on the ground. (see images) More on page 6.
Complete with all 32 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #715180CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 27, 1928
* re. Diamond Joe Esposito's funeral
* Prohibition-era Chicago gangster - mobster
* Al "Scarface" Capone era - gangland wars
* Best title to be had - very rare as such
The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Thousands Brave Blizzard to Attend Esposito Funeral"... Read full description -
Item #715179THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 26, 1912
* Floyd Allen clan - gang hunted
* Hillsville VA Virginia
* Courthouse shootout
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF THE ALLEN GANG" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description -
Item #715178MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 27, 1945
* Ohrdruf (Buchenwald) Nazi death concentration camp
* Horrors being revealed for 1st time
* Demonstration of a whipping table shown photo
* World War II - WWII Germany
The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Torture Demonstration" and brief text. (see images) The... Read full description -
Item #715162THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1943
* Battle of Arawe - Operation Director
* New Britain campaign - Australia
* Territory of Papua and New Guinea
* United States Marine Corps - U.S. Marines
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ALLIES MAKE NEW GAINS AT ARAWE, AND FELL 10 MORE ENEMY PLANES" with subheads and photo of... Read full description -
Item #715160THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 24, 1920
* A. Mitchell Palmer Raids - indictments
* United States Department of Justice
* Socialists, Anarchists & Communists w/ Rose Stokes
The front page has a nice banner headline: "INDICT 85 AS RED CHIEFS" with subheads and photo of Rose Stokes. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #715158THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 2, 1957
* Little Rock Nine
* Negro students - Arkansas
* Central High School
The front page has a banner headline: "IKE-FAUBUS TRUCE FAILS" with lead-in: "Troops Stay at School" and subheads. (see images). Coverage continues on page 2.
Complete with 84 pages, minor margin wear, small binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #715154THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1942
* USS Lexington (CV-16) launching
* Essex-class aircraft carrier "The Blue Ghost"
* World War II - United States Navy
* Battle of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf fame
The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Namesake Of The Lost Lexington Is Launched" with brief text. The top... Read full description -
Item #715117NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 11, 1928
* New York Yankees & Babe Ruth
* World Series of baseball champions
* Welcome home celebration
The top of the front page has a two-column heading: "Smith Greets Babe Ruth on Homecoming; Calls Him 'Boss of the Youth of America'" The sport's section (page 20) has... Read full description -
Item #715115EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Oregon, Nov. 22, 1963
* Terrific publication for display
* JFK John F. Kennedy assassination
A very dramatic front page, with perhaps the largest photo of JFK we have seen on any newspaper. The "regular" front page appears on page 3.
Complete in 30 pages, nice condition. -
Item #715093EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 9, 1916
* German zeppelins - airships
* Aerial raid on London - England
* World War I - WWI bombing
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "LONDON IS BOMBARDED" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #715086SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Nov. 22, 1943
* Operation Galvanic - World War II
* Battles of Tawara and Makin Islands
* Gilbert Islands - Pacific Theatre - WWII
* United States Marines Corps. Betio landing
The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering that announces: "BIG CENTRAL PACIFIC DRIVE IS UNDER WAY!" with... Read full description -
Item #715082ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Dec. 3, 1937
* POST Battle of Shanghai - China
* Japanese victory parade bombing
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BOMB THROWN AT JAPANESE ARMY PARADE IN SHANGHAI" with subheads. (see images)
complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding... Read full description -
Item #715070OAKLAND HERALD--3:30 Edition, April 18, 1906
* 1906 San Francisco earthquake
* Early 1st report on same day it happened
A quite rare newspaper, as not only is this not the more famous (and more common) San Francisco CALL-CHRONICLE-EXAMINER newspaper of April 19 but it is a day earlier yet equally as dramatic. Remember that... Read full description -
Item #715064LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 15, 1993
* Best "Schindler's List" advertisement
* Steven Spielberg - Liam Neeson
* Grand Opening Day premiere
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Schindler's List" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading... Read full description -
Item #715040THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 7, 1969
* Apollo 9 spaceflight mission success
* Prelude to the Moon landing (Apollo 11)
* Testing the Lunar Module & other procedures
The front page has a four column heading: "Red Rover Recovers, Takes Walk in Space" with related photo. (see images) I suspect this to be a very... Read full description -
Item #715038CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE October 11, 1921
* New York Yankees 1st ever World Series
* Babe Ruth's second year w/ the Yanks
* Game 3 vs. New York Giants - displayable
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GIANTS BEAT YANKEES, 13-5" with subheads and revenue figures. (see images) Nice for display. More in the sport's... Read full description -
Item #715003LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 16, 1989
* Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha assassination
* Colombian drug lord - narcoterrorism
* Medellín Cartel - "Don Sombrero"
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Colombian Police Kill Drug Lord" with subhead and photo of Gacha. (see images) First report coverage continues inside.
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Item #714999LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 7, 1991
* Danny Thomas death (1st report)
* American actor, singer, comedian
* "The Danny Thomas Show" fame
* Best publication to be had (rare)
The front page of section B has a heading: "Comic Danny Thomas Dies" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see images) Great to have this... Read full description -
Item #714998THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 27, 1939
* World War II about to start
* Adolph Hitler defying World
* Poland attacked in 4 days
The front page has a nice banner headline: "QUEST FOR PEACE CONTINUES" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More inside. Germany would attack Poland 4 days later,... Read full description -
Item #714996USA TODAY, December 10, 1984
* Eric Dickerson breaks O.J Simpson's record
* Single season rushing yards - Los Angeles Rams
* NFL football running back from SMU
The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "2,007 YARDS/ Dickerson rushes for 215 yards to break O.J.'s record of 2,003; Rams win 27-16" and more... Read full description -
Item #714995SUN-TIMES, Dec. 10, 1984
* Racist leader Robert Jay Mathews killed
* The Order - white supremacist group
* Neo-Nazi terrorist organization
* Whidbey Island shootout - Washington
Page 64 has a two column heading: "Suspect's body found in rubble after FBI siege" (see images)
Complete with all 120 pages, light toning along the... Read full description -
Item #714994THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 7, 1917
* Joseph Franklin Rutherford election (1st report)
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society leader
* Jehovah's Witnesses movement pioneer
* Charles Taze Russell successor - Bible Student
Page 9 has a small and somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Succeeds... Read full description -
Item #714992DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 17, 1971
* H. Rap Brown shot in NYC
* Black Panthers Party leader
* Minister of Justice
The front page has a one column photo of H. Rap Brown with heading: "Rap Brown Shot in NY" (see images)First report coverage continues on page 2.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, toning along the central fold,... Read full description -
Item #714990THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1919 Page 3 has: "INDIA AND EGYPT STILL TURBULENT- Troops in Great Eastern Empire Fire on Mobs - 200 Casualties at Amritsar", with a few addition paragraphs of text which tell of the atrocities related to the Jallianwala massacre.
WWI-themed reports along with period advertising is found... Read full description
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