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LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 9, 1966

* Casey Stengel
* New York Giants, Yankees & Mets

At the bottom of the front page is a three column pictorial of Casey Stengel which shows him as a player and coach. Brief text underneath is a first report on him entering the baseball hall of fame.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, good condition.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 29, 1966 

* Waukegan, Illinois 
* Race riot - Negroes 

The front page has a three column headline: "Racial Powder Keg In Illinois Awaits Only A Spark" 1st report coverage on the latest race riots in the Mid West including the one in Waukegan, Illinois.

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LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 23, 1963

* Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
* Prelude to Muhammad Ali

Page 5 has a three column headline: "Liston Remains Champion With First Round K. O." with caption: "It Took 4 More Seconds" 1st report coverage on Sonny Liston retaining... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1940

* J. J. Thomson death
* Electrons - atoms

Page 13 has one column headlines: "SIR J. J. THOMSON, 83, PHYSICIST, IS DEAD",  "His Research on Nature of the Atom Led to Electron Theory--Stricken in England", "Winner Of Nobel Prize" and more with photo. This is 1st report coverage on the death of British... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 9, 1965

* Eastern Air Lines Flight 663
* Douglas DC-7 airplane crash

The front page has a nice banner headline: "AIRLINER CRASHES IN OCEAN, 84 DIE"  with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 airplane crash near Jones Beach State Park in New York.

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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, November 25, 1939

* Gangster Benjamin Bugsy Siegel
* Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg murder

Page 8 has a one column heading: "Gangland Victim Linked to Lepke" with subhead. (see) First report coverage of the murder of gangster Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg by Benjamin 'Bugsy'  Siegel and a few others. Of course... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 17, 1936

* Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy
* Yale University college football
* Native of Williamsport, Pennsylvania

The top of page 25 has one column headings : "KELLEY RECEIVES HEISMAN TROPHY; DISCUSES GAME" "Yale End Calls Football Big Business" with smaller subheads. (see) First report coverage on... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 18, 1937

* Gold Gate Bridge disaster
* Construction workers fall

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Ten Perish as Wreckage Rips Golden Gate Bridge" with subhead. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1938

* Jenny Kammersgaard swims Baltic Sea
* Swimming - Danish girl - Denmark

The top of page 15 has a two column heading: "Danish Girl, 19, Swims Baltic Sea, 37 Miles in 40 Hours 9 Minutes" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 26, 1938

* Alymer Maude death
* Leo Tolstoy translator

The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "ALYMER MAUDE, 80, TOLSTOY AIDE, DIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Alymer Maude, English translator of Leo Tolstoy's works. He also wrote Tolstoy's biography.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1933

* Archbishop Leon Tourian assassination
* Armenian Apostolic Church of America

The front page has a one column heading: "KILLING OF PRELATE LAID TO 5 REBELS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1928

* Aviator Amelia Earhart
* Crash lands in Pittsburgh

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Miss Earhart and G.P. Putnam in Plane Crash; Both Escape Without Injury at Pittsburgh" History shows that Earhart was on her way to Cleveland when she flew over Pittsburgh and was so impressed with... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1938

* Polenaktion "Polish Action" (1st report)
* Arrests and expulsion of Jews in Germany
* Jewish persecution - pre-holocaust

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GERMANY DEPORTS JEWS TO POLAND; SEIZES THOUSANDS" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1938

* Charles Lindbergh a Nazi sympathizer ?
* Receives: "Service Cross of the German Eagle"
* Field Marshall Hermann Goering - Adolph Hitler

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Hitler Grants Lindbergh High Decoration After Bitter Attacks on Flier by Russians" (see) First report... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 29, 1937

* Robert George Irwin sentenced
* Artist - sculptor - mental patient
* Veronica Gedeon - Easter murders

The top of the back page has a one column heading: "139-YEAR SENTENCE IMPOSED ON IRWIN" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 8, 1932

* Mary Williamson Averell death
* American philanthropist
* E. H. Harriman's wife

The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "MRS. E. H. HARRIMAN DIES AT AGE OF 81" with subheads and photo. First report coverage on the death of Mary Williamson Averell, wife of railroad executive E. H.... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1938

* Pauline Frederick death (1st report)
* American stage and film actress

The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "PAULINE FREDERICK DIES ON THE COAST" with subheads and photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 11, 1938

* Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke death (1st report)
* English amateur cricketer - Yorkshire and England

The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "LORD HAWKE DEAD; LEADER IN CRICKET" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 4, 1930 

* Montreal Canadians - NHL Hockey 
* Wins Stanley Cup title 

The sport's section (page 28) has a banner headline: "Canadians Beat Boston, 4 to 3, and Win World's Hockey Title and Stanley Cup" with subheads, lineups and photo of Howie Morenz. (see) 1st report coverage on the Montreal... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1930.

* Charles Evans Hughes confirmed (1st report)
* Chief Justice of the United States

The front page has a three column headline: "HUGHES CONFIRMED BY SENATE, 52 TO 26; VOTE COMES AT END OF FOUR-DAY FIGHT; HE RESTATES IDEALS OF PUBLIC SERVICE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 2. Always... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1938

* Jewish persecution in Nazi Germnay
* How the German population perceive it

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Many in Reich Deplore Excesses, But Fear Keeps Them Muzzled" with subhead. (see) A interesting take on how the citizens of Germany really feel about the Jewish... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 8, 1939 The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MOONEY PARDONED; TO 'DEDICATE LIFE TO COMMON GOOD'" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with two related photos. Lengthy text.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 28, 1938

* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Street signs changed from Jewish names to German
* Eviction of Jews from area villages - Jewish wealth studied

Page 6 has one column headings: "REICH JEWS' FLATS CAUSING SCRAMBLE" "Authorities Swamped by Pleas From 'Aryans' for Homes. Council Patience" "80... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 21, 1939

* Tom Ricketts death (1st report)
* Stage & film actor and director
* Hollywood movie industry pioneer

The top of page 32 has a one column heading: "THOMAS RICKETTS, PIONEER OF MOVIES" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1939

* Collins block fire of 1939
* Syracuse, New York
* Firefighters killed - firemen

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "EIGHT FIREMEN DIE IN SYRACUSE BLAZE" with subheads and photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news,... Read full description