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Item #590028THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1948
* 1st night baseball in Detroit
* Briggs Stadium
Page 39 has one column headlines that read: "M'Cosky Injured As Tigers Win, 4-1" and "Athletics' Outfielder Crashes Into Wall--Newhouser Takes Detroit's Night Debut" with box scores. This was... Read full description -
Item #589993SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, March 1, 1913 Within is issue is an article entitled "Lighthouses and Buoys of New York Harbor - Safeguards for the Mariner" which also contains several accompanying illustrations. Other articles include "The New York Water Supply - Notes on New York City's Water Supply... Read full description -
Item #589981THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 19, 1929
* Al Capone (Scarface)
* Chicago Beer baron
* 1 Year Jail term
* Avoids murder for hire
This 40+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headlines on the front page; "'SCARFACE' MADE DESPERATE EFFORT TO ESCAPE PRISON" and "Offered to Post Bond for... Read full description -
Item #589943THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3, 1889
* Warsaw, Illinois
The front page has a small 1st column heading: "A Terrible Epidemic"which reports a deadly disease that is terrorizing the town of Warsaw, Illinois. We could not find anything on this via the internet. A curious item here.
Other news of the day. Light browning, some spine... Read full description -
Item #589933THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1933
* Jewish boycott on Germany
* Jews persecuted under Hitler's rule
* Pre Holocaust era
The front page has various headlines regarding the tensions between the people of Germany and the Jewish population there. Among these headlines include: "NAZI LEADERS NOW UNEASY OVER... Read full description -
Item #589927THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1940
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
* Nazi-occupied Poland
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "2,000 Intellectuals Disappear In Warsaw" and "Nazi Round-Up of Professionals Is Reported in Paris". This is coverage on the persecution of Jews in Poland early into World War... Read full description -
Item #589902FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, March 29, 1933.
* Jewish holocaust begins
* Boycott order has been made (1st report)
* Nazi Germany
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Berlin Order Hits Jewish Merchants Hard" and "City Government Decrees All Supplies Be Bought From the Nationalists".
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Item #589883THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Lezaky, Czech Republic razed to the ground
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "GERMANS WIPE OUT A 2D CZECH TOWN", "All Men and Women Are Killed at Levsaky--Others... Read full description -
Item #589882THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 28 page newspaper has small one column headlines on page 6: "Nazi Execution Mill Reported In Poland" and "Fugitive Tells of Mass Killings in Electrically Charges Vats". See photos for... Read full description -
Item #589876THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
This 80+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headings on page 5: "NAZIS' EXECUTIONS PUT AT 97 IN WEEK", "10 Slain in Paris Over Attack on German Officer Are Most... Read full description -
Item #589874THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 10,000 REPORTED" and "Poles Charge Wholesale Killings in Lwow as Foe Flees Russian Advance" See photos... Read full description -
Item #589827SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 27, 1872 The front page features "The Hawley Brick Kiln" illustrations with accompany article. Inside are: "Muller's Improved Rope Railway", "Myers' Improved Press"; "Holcomb's Hot Air Furnace" with additional articles and advertisements within the issue as... Read full description -
Item #589826THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, November 4, 1946
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica - Arabs
* Palestine - Israel - Lake Hula Valley
This 28 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "ARABS BATTLE JEWS" with subheads. 1st report coverage on a clash between Arabs and a group of Jews attempting to establish a... Read full description -
Item #589811THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, December 17, 1917
* Frank Gotch death
* Early professional wrestler
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 10: "FRANK A. GOTCH DIES OF URAEMIC POISONING", "The Retired Champion Heavyweight Wrestler Ill for Two Years". See photos for 1st report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #589808PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, April 4, 1931
* Knute Rockne death - funeral (day of)
* Notre Dame head football coach
* Airplane crash
This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (page 6): "ROCKNE RITES TO BE HELD TODAY" and "Simple Funeral Planned For Notre Dame's Football Coach".
Other... Read full description -
Item #589807NEW YORK TRIBUNE, January 10, 1916
* East Youngstown, Ohio riots
* 1st report
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "RIOTING HALTS STEEL MERGER", "Four Inquires Will Trace Cause of Ohio Trouble", "Twenty-one Mob Members Shot, but Bullets Spared Mill Police"... Read full description -
Item #589800THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, Special Commemorative Edition, January 23, 2012
* Death of Joe Paterno
* Penn State University
* Best title to have
Note: This is a 1st edition printing - not one of the common reprint editions.
This publication is published for Penn State students and faculty. What better issue could be had on the death of... Read full description -
Item #589798THE MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 27, 1917
* Mattoon, IL tornado outbreak
This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "MORE THAN HUNDRED LIVES ARE LOST IN TORNADOES THAT HIT PARTS OF KANSAS AND ILLINOIS" with subheads (see photos). Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with... Read full description -
Item #589795SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 19, 1923
* King Tutankhamun discovery
* Egyptian Pharaoh sarcophagus
* Lord George Carnarvon
This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Tut-ankh-Amen's Tomb Reveals New Wonders" and "Queen of Belgians and Other Notables... Read full description -
Item #589774COLUMBIA COUNTY REPUBLICAN, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, February 9, 1882
* Charles J. Guiteau sentenced to death
* Assassination of James A. Garfield
Page 2 has a one column heading:
"Guiteau Sentenced"
which is a 1st report on the sentencing of Charles J. Guiteau to death for the murder of President James A. Garfield.
Other... Read full description -
Item #589771THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 14, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai begins, China bombing
* Japan (1st report)
This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Bombs Kill 3 Americans in Shanghai" with subheads and related photo (see photos).
Other news of the day throughout including sports and various advertisements. Rag... Read full description -
Item #589752THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 6, 1889
* Spokane, Washington
* "The Great Fire" (1st report)
The front page has one column headings that include: "REDUCED TO ASHES", "Spokane Falls, W. T., Swept by a Destructive Fire", "Twenty-Five Business Blocks Burned Down", "A Strong Wind Aids The... Read full description -
Item #589738THE WORLD, New York City, May 19, 1920
* Winchester KY Kentucky
* Madison County prophetess... clairvoyant
This 28 page newspaper has small one column headings on the front page that read: "Kentuckians Quake At Seeress's Warning", "Predicts Natural Upheaval Today Will Destroy Towns--Many Leave Home". See photo for... Read full description -
Item #589730THE ALLENTOWN DEMOCRAT, Allentown, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1886
* Haymarket Square riot
* Chicago, Illinois
* Anarchy - Anarchists
Page 2 has a small one column heading in the first column: "The Labor Troubles in the West". See photos for text that includes: "....when a bomb was thrown among which burst with terrible effect...".
This... Read full description -
Item #589710VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1912 The front page of this issue features an article "Frank Coffyn, Whose Aeroplane Flies, Swims, Crawls" which includes a photo of Frank Coffyn with a drawing of the aeroplane. The article states that "...This machine is fitted with aluminium pontoons, which... Read full description -
Item #589701THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1942
* Babe Ruth near death?
* New York Yankees
This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 21: "Babe Ruth Critically Ill on Coast, Shows Gain in Pneumonia Jacket", "Rushed to Hollywood Hospital After Long Chills, He Responds to Pulmonary Aid--Doctor Delays the Diagnosis". See photos for... Read full description -
Item #589685VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1912 The front page features a large photo of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, whom he had just recently married. Just slightly more than three years later, Mr. Vanderbilt would be among the victims in the sinking of the Lusitania.
Another article... Read full description -
Item #589674THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia exterminations
This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "20 OF 12,000 JEWS ALIVE IN BELGRADE", "1,000 Fled Systematic Murder and Torture by Germans--Children Were Hanged". See photos for... Read full description -
Item #589673THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1941
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Romania exterminations
This 32 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 5: "300 Jews Reported Slain", "In One Block Alone 89 Were Said to Have Been Killed". See photo for coverage on the ongoing... Read full description -
Item #589644THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1921
* Stanislaus Zbyszko wins wrestling title
* Ed "Strangler" Lewis
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12: "ZBYSZKO WRESTS TITLE FROM LEWIS", "Pins Champion's Shoulders to Mat With Neck Hold In 23 Minutes 17 Seconds", "Finish Comes Suddenly"... Read full description -
Item #589642THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, September 17, 1899
* Sir William Henry Preece
* wireless telephony invention - telegraph
This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "RIVAL OF MARCONI", "Sir William Preece Conducts Experiments in Wireless Telephony", "Sound Transmitted Without A Wire",... Read full description -
Item #589635THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1937
* Martin "Farmer" Burns death (1st report)
* Catch wrestler - professional wrestling
* Mentor of Frank Gotch
This 34 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 17: "Farmer Burns Dead; Ex-Wrestling Star", "Champion, 1895-98, Took Part in 6,000 Matches-Developed and... Read full description -
Item #589608LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 17, 1947
* Texas City disaster
* SS Grandcamp
This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Blast Ruins Give Up More Bodies As Identified Dead Now Total 580" with subhead. See photos for more details.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #589591THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6: "Nazis Execute 150 Jews" and "Netherlanders Taken to Poland Reported Machine Gunned"
See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing... Read full description -
Item #589570SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 19, 1868
* Hanlons' Patent Improved Velocipede, with image
An inside page has a nice article, "Improvement in the Velocipede", which is accompanied by a 4 3/4 inch square print, "Hanlons' Patent Improved Velocipede". Other interesting inventions and period advertising are present throughout.
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Item #589569THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 13, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
This 32 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "FOE PUT NURSERIES INSIDE DEATH CAMP" and "Fairy-Tale Settings to Amuse Children of Internees Are Found at Holland Prison".
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Item #589552THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1938
* Sonja Henie - Norwegian figure skater
* Hollywood Ice Review (Revue)
This 42 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 24: "Norway's Minister to U.S. Sees Sonja Henie's Revue at Garden" and "Skater Charms Another Crowd of 17,000....." with related photo.... Read full description -
Item #589492COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Massachusetts, March 7, 1792
* Presidential Succession Act of 1792
The "Vacancy Bill" on pg. 2 says the Senate agreed to all the amendments, except one, regarding what officer should act as President in case of a double vacancy. It further states that the one amendment was receded and that: "The... Read full description -
Item #589485THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
This 46 page Sunday newspaper has a small one column heading on page 9: "New Threats Against Jews". See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied... Read full description -
Item #589445SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 7, 1904 The front cover of the issue is entitled "The Opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition" which is comprised of two photos with additional photos inside the issue. Within the issue is "The Russian Ice-Breaker 'Ermack' Capable of Forcing Her Way Through Ice... Read full description -
Item #589430THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 29, 1931
* The Towner bus tragedy (1st report)
* Lost in Colorado snow blizzard
* Bryan Untiedt - boy hero
This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FIVE CHILDREN GIVE LIVES TO SAVE OTHERS", "18 Survivors of Blizzard in Colorado Found Huddled in... Read full description -
Item #589428SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 17, 1914 The backpage of this issue features a fullpage advertisement for "1879 Edison Day - Oct. 21st 1914" which includes Thomas Edison standing by two of his lamps, his first lamp and his Mazda lamp. The frontpage is a colored print of an armored military vehicle. Within the issue are:... Read full description -
Item #589423SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 1, 1881 Inside has an interesting illustration and article on a: "Novel Road Engine" with the print captioned: "Warrington's Road Engine". It is described as an early internal combustion engine: "...The fuel, which is at the same time the motive agent, is common illuminating... Read full description -
Item #589413THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1943
* Rocket warfare during World War II
* Secret Nazi weapon on Britain
This 42 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 2: "War and Air Power", "German Development of Rocket Weapons Held Up as Example to Be Met by Allies" (see photos).
Other news of the day throughout including sports and... Read full description -
Item #589404THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Help on the way ?
This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 34): "AID OF $32,000,000 FOR JEWS MAPPED"
"12-Point Program to Save 3,000,000 in Europe Outlined at... Read full description -
Item #589402THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "2 LWOW JEWS TELL OF 'DEATH FOREST'" and "Husband and Wife Who Fled Say Nazis Killed 100,000 There--One Crucified".
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Item #589386THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1933
* Jewish Boycott halted (holocaust beginnings)
* 1st of many measures against the Jews
* Adolph Hitler as Chancellor
This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "BOYCOTT AT AN END, GERMANY BELIEVES; CABINET AGAINST IT", "Continuance Improbable Even if Regime... Read full description -
Item #589382WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 16, 1903
* Heppner, Oregon
* Storm - flood disaster
This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page:
"TOWN OVERWHELMED", "Five Hundred Lives Lost In Cloudburst In Oregon", "Wall Of Water 20 Feet High" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #589372THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, February 22, 1952
* Dick Button performs 1st triple jump in figure skating
* Elizabeth Taylor gets married
This 34 page newspaper has two column headlines in the sport's section (page 25): "Button First '48 Olympic Titlist to Repeat Victory", "Harvard Student Walks Away With... Read full description -
Item #589344KENTUCKY TIMES STAR, April 28, 1952
* USS Hobson destroyer sinks with huge loss
* USS Wasp aircraft carrier collision (1st report)
This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "LOCAL MEN VICTIMS OF SEA TRAGEDY" with subhead. (see) Also a nice six column headline on the front page of section 2: "GREATER... Read full description
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