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Item #584797THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, December 4, 1960 The front of this issue contains a photo of singers The Kingston Trio with an accompanying article "Hottest act in show business - The Kingston Trio" which includes additional photos. Additional stories and advertisements are within.
This is complete in 36 pages with several... Read full description -
Item #584796THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, October 11, 1959 The front of this issue contains a photo of singer Fabian with an accompanying article "Luckiest 16-year-old in the world - Fabulous Fabrian" which includes additional photos. Additional stories and advertisements are within.
This is complete in 32 pages with several small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #584795THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, July 26, 1953 The front of this issue contains a photo of Gina Lollobrigida with an accompanying article "How do Italian stars rate with Americans?" Additional stories, including "Our Boys Were Siamese Twins", and advertisements are within.
This is complete in 24 pages with several... Read full description -
Item #584785PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, May 28, 1931
* 1st balloon flight into the stratosphere
* Auguste Piccard & Paul Kipfer
This 6 page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "TWO BALLOONISTS ARE BELIEVED DEAD"
with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage of the very 1st balloon flight to... Read full description -
Item #584784PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, April 11, 1931
* Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson named new head coach
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team
* Post Knute Rockne airplane crash death
This 8 page newspaper has one column heading on page 6: "ANDERSON NAMED TO COACH NOTRE DAME THIS YEAR"
1st report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #584781PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, June 13, 1930
* Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing championship - Famous foul
This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 6: "Schmeling Given Victory Over Sharkey On Foul In 4th" with subhead and photo of Schmeling (see images). This has... Read full description -
Item #584780THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, November 28, 1942
* Scuttling of the French Fleet
* World war II - WWII
This 14 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "SCUTTLE FRENCH FLEET" with subheads and related map. 1st report coverage on the Scuttling of the French Fleet in Toulon, France during World War II.
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Item #584771THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, a trio of issues dated April 9, 11 & 20, 1859.
* Daniel sickles murder trial
* Philip Barton Key
The first use of a plea of temporary insanity by a criminal defendant made the Daniel Sickles case noteworthy in American legal history.
Daniel Sickles' murder of Philip Barton Key was the kind of crime that piqued the... Read full description -
Item #584770THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, December 7, 1938
* Texas Christian University - T.C.U.
* NCAA college football national champions
This 14 page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column heading on page 9: "T. C. U. Wins No. 1 Position in Poll". See photo for brief but 1st report coverage on Texas Christian University... Read full description -
Item #584760THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, June 24, 1938
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)... Max Schmeling (German boxer)
* Post fight reporting (famous rematch)
This 16 page newspaper has one column headings on page 10: "Schmeling on Road To Recovery; No Claim for 'Foul'" and "Louis May Defend Title Against Baer In San... Read full description -
Item #584758THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1938
* Custer Creek, Montana train wreck
* Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian"
* Miles City, Montana
This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TRAIN INTO CREEK; 29 DEAD" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the wreck of the... Read full description -
Item #584754FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 3, 1938
* Avoca, Pennsylvania mine disaster (1st report)
* Robert Goddard - Rocket invention
This 18 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Ten Killed, Six Injured In Mine Blast" coverage of the explosion of the Volpe Coal Company mine near Avoca,... Read full description -
Item #584752COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Massachusetts, March 27, 1811
* Anti-Eldridge Gerry campaign
The front page has a black-bordered item headed: "Oppression Maketh A Wise Man Mad" & "Black List" which is essentially a campaign promotion with a list of American vessels: "...laden with American... Read full description -
Item #584750THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, May 16, 1938
* King Solomon's seaport discovery "
* Millar Burrows
This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Archaelogists Find Solomon's Seaport" and "It Was Flourishing City 3,000 Years Ago". See photos for coverage on the possible find of King... Read full description -
Item #584747LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 6, 1953
* Russian Premier, Joseph Stalin's death
This 14 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Stalin's Body Removed To The Hall of Columns To Lie In State" with subheads and photo of Stalin (see images).
Other news of the day including sports and... Read full description -
Item #584744PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, April 5, 1931
* Knute Rockne death & funeral
* Notre Dame head football coach
* Airplane crash
This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ROCKNE FUNERAL RITES CONDUCTED" and "Famous Football Coach Laid To Rest In Grave On Campus"
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #584743THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, April 2, 1946.
* Alleutian Islands Earthquake
* Alaska & Hawaii Tsunami
This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "TIDAL WAVE CHURNS PACIFIC OCEAN"with subheads (see images).
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Some spine wear, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #584716THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, July 27, 1946.
* Roger Malcolm & George Dorsey w/ wives
* Monroe GA Georgia negro massacre (1st report)
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Mob of White Men Slaughter Four Negroes", "Two Women Victims; Georgia Lynching Follows Stabbing". 1st report coverage of... Read full description -
Item #584714THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, March 1, 1949
* Joe Louis 'The Brown Bomber' retires ?
* Heavyweight boxing champion
This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 6: "Louis Retires as Champion, Becomes Promoter" with subheads (see photos). Although this was big news at the time, Louis would... Read full description -
Item #584713THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, August 18, 1946
* Mankato & Wells, Minnesota
* Minnesota tornadoes
This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Twister Kills 7 at Mankato, Minnesota" and "Several Injured As Storm Wrecks Tourist Camp." 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at... Read full description -
Item #584710LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 25, 1958
* 1st man made nuclear fusion achieved
* 2 atoms bashed together to form one
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 2: "ASSERTS U. S. NOT BEING OUTSTRIPPED IN TRY TO HARNESS H-BOMB" (See photos for text here).
Other news of the day throughout including... Read full description -
Item #584690LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, September 14, 1946
* Boston Red Sox wins pennant
* Ted Williams
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5: "Ted Williams Real Hero As Red Sox Cop Pennant With Home Run Blast". See photos for text. Nice to have from a town close to Boston.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #584686LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, November 7, 1957
* 1st living earth being into space by Sputnik II
* Russian dog "Laika" in orbit & still alive ?
This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "DOG-CARRYING ROCKET MAKES A SWEEP ACROSS UNITED STATES TODAY". See photos for... Read full description -
Item #584684LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 15, 1946
* The Boudreau or Williams shift 1st used
* Ted Williams 3 home runs
* Boston Red Sox - Cleveland Indians
This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 5: "Pennant-Bound Sox In 11-Game Lead After 2 Wins At Fenway Park" and "Williams Puts On One-Man Show As... Read full description -
Item #584677LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 28, 1947
* Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium
* New York Yankees
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 7: "Babe Ruth Still Hero Of Youngsters As Well As Adults At Stadium".
Other news, sports, and advertisements of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise good. -
Item #584676LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 15, 1948
* John Joseph 'Black Jack' Pershing death
* 1st report w/ photo
This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Gen. Pershing, 87, World War I Hero, Dies Early Today" with subheads and photo (see images). 1st report coverage on the death of... Read full description -
Item #584669PUBLIC LEDGER, Memphis, Tennessee, March 6, 1877
* President Rutherford B. Hayes
Page 2 has; "Hayes' Inaugural" "Press Opinions, Both in England and America" with the report having datelines of London, New York & Cincinnati (see photos).
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Item #584666THE DAILY MEMPHIS APPEAL, Tennessee, March 2, 1877
* Rutherford B. Hayes en route
* President elect
The front page has: "Hayes En route to Washington" for his inauguration. Also: "A Young 'Mollie Maguire' Confesses to Murder" (see). Four pages, irregular &... Read full description -
Item #584664THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Memphis, Tennessee, March 6, 1877
* Rutherford B. Hayes inauguration
* Inaugural Address
Over half of the front page is taken up with reports concerning the inauguration of President Rutherford B. Hayes as President beginning with an interesting heading: "Putting On Harness" "Rutherford B. Hayes... Read full description -
Item #584658THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, May 5, 1943
* Elkton, Maryland explosion disaster
* Triumph Explosives Industries (1st report)
This 28 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "THIRTEEN LOSE LIVES IN BLAST", "More May Be Dead in Explosive Plant Wreckage". 1st report coverage of the Triumph Explosives... Read full description -
Item #584650THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, July 31, 1951
* Ty Cobb - retired baseball player
* Emanuel Celler committee
This 24 page newspaper has a seven column headline on page 15: "Cobb, Frick Testify in Favor of Reserve Clause" with subheads (see photos).
1st report coverage of Ty Cobb testifying in front of Emanuel Celler's... Read full description -
Item #584638LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, December 4, 1950
* Navy Midshipmen upsets Army Cadets
* NCAA college football
This 8 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 7: "Navy to Play Rice Next Year; Drops Ohio State"
This game is considered one the greatest upsets in college football history.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #584635LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 19, 1950 This 14 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Boston Police Have Mystery Pistol And Ammunition After Tip Received" with subheads. Nice to have in a Massachusetts paper.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Minor... Read full description -
Item #584631LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, October 10, 1958
* 1958 World Series of baseball
* New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Braves
* Final game - Yankees champions
This 10 page newspaper has a two column headlines on page 6 concerning the final game of the 1958 World Series in which the New York Yankees became World... Read full description -
Item #584628LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 4, 1947
* Twins Cities Zephyr Streamliner train wreckThis 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Two Die And 34 Injured In Train Wreck" and "Crash Occurs At Chicago City Suburb"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Minor... Read full description -
Item #584627LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 10, 1947
* Woodward, Oklahoma Tornado
* Glazier-Higgins-Woodward
This 16 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "TORNADO KILLS 152 IN OKLAHOMA-TEXAS AREA" with subheads.
Other news, sports advertisements of the day. Minor spine wear,... Read full description -
Item #584611THE DAILY WISCONSIN UNION, Madison, October 18, 1866
* Uncommon title
Among the front page items are: "The Alabama Claims to be Urged", "Run On A Canadian Bank", "A Great Fenian Meeting in Rochester, N.Y." and more. Four pages, very nice condition. -
Item #584608THE ADVISER; OR VERMONT EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE, (Middlebury), March, 1810 A very uncommon religious title which lasted from 1809 thru 1815. Beginning on the front page is the continued "Biography" of the "Life of the Rev. William Tennent" with a wealth of other religious themed content inside.
Very nice condition, disbound,... Read full description -
Item #584599THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, March 30 (wrong date of 29th printed), 1864 Among the front page column heads are: "VERY LATEST NEWS" "Army OF The Potomac" "The War On the Western Frontier!" "Interesting Rebel Intelligence" "A Railroad Train... Read full description -
Item #584598THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24, 1864
* Battle of Cedar Creek
* Gen. Philip H. Sheridan
Among the ftpg. first column heads are: "Army Of The James" "Success of Gen. Butler's Retaliatory Measures" "Rebels Brought To Terms" "Barbarity of the Rebels" "Gen. Butler... Read full description -
Item #584596SUPPLEMENT TO THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Oct. 4, 1862 This is an extremely large foldout print showing the; "Sectional View Of The Nave" of the Exhibition of 1862, as well as the "Sectional View Of The Eastern Transept". This print folds out to measure 31 1/2 by 43 1/2 inches and is in excellent... Read full description -
Item #584509THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1, 1911 The front page of this issue announces "Standard Oil's Plan of Dissolution is Finally Announced" which states how the stock in 35 companies will be distributed among the stockholders in the parent company. This involves... Read full description -
Item #584507THE PORT FOLIO ENLARGED, Philadelphia, May 22, 1802 Basically a literary newspaper done "By Oliver Oldschool, Esq.", with one of the articles reflecting back on actions during the Revolutionary War. Eight pages, 10 by 12 1/2 inches, nice condition. -
Item #584506PUCK, New York, April 11, 1894 Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability.... Read full description -
Item #584505PUCK, New York, April 4, 1894 Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability.... Read full description -
Item #584504PUCK, New York, March 28, 1894 Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability.... Read full description -
Item #584503JUDGE magazine, New York, April 26, 1890 Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong start, the magazine found... Read full description -
Item #584502JUDGE magazine, New York, May 10, 1890 Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong start, the magazine found... Read full description -
Item #584501JUDGE magazine, New York, May 17, 1890 Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong start, the magazine found... Read full description -
Item #584496THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1779
* Discussion of the American War
The first article: "Summary of Proceedings in the Present Parliament" takes ten pages and includes much talk of the on-going Revolutionary War, bits including: "...He enumerated a black catalogue of crimes committed by the leaders of the... Read full description
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