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Item #580223MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, May 30, 1930
* Indianapolis 500 classic
* Billy Arnold wins
* Great headline for display
This 28 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "YOUNG ARNOLD WINS SPEEDWAY CLASSIC"
Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here... Read full description -
Item #580221MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, May 31, 1930
* Bobby Jones (early 1st report)
* Wins British amateur championship
* This was his 2nd win towards the famous grand slam
This 13 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* JONES DEFEATS WETHERED, 7-6, TO WIN CROWN
* British Amateur Gold Championship Captured by Atlantan For First Time
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Item #580217MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, February 21, 1930 This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SIX OF SEX SEE ARIZONA WOMAN SLAYER HANGED", "Mrs. Dugan, Who Killed Employer, Executed; Head Severed By Rope's Snap" with smaller subheads. This tells of the... Read full description -
Item #580199THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 30, 1947
* Pilotless rocket plane
* Speed of sound tested ?
This 52 page newspaper has small one column headline on page 7: "Test Rocket Plane Aims At 900 Miles an Hour"
Please see photo for brief text here. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition. -
Item #580196THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 11, 1929 This 64 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 39: "Rockne Ill at Home as Notre Dame Team Leaves for Navy; Has Nebraska as Guest". Was this the beginning of his leg problem which lead to him coaching his final year in a wheel chair ?
Also a interesting advertisement on page... Read full description -
Item #580195THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1947
* United Nations Headquarters site becomes official
* Turtle Bay, Manhattan, New York City
This 44 page newspaper has two column headline on the front page that include: "New York Turns Over Land As U.N. Site Is Consecrated" and more. (see photos) Reporting continues on page 4 with related photos. See... Read full description -
Item #580191THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, November 7, 1957
* 1st living earth being into space by Sputnik II
* Russian dog "Laika"
This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "No Red Man In Moon, Yet"
Other news and advertisements of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise nice. -
Item #580183THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1947
* Robot rocket plane
* Speed of sound tested?
This 30 page newspaper has small one column headlines on page 3: "British Robot Test Fails", "Rocket-Driven Plane Found to Travel Below Speed of Sound", and more. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #580180THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 14, 1951
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta
This 56 page newspaper has a one column heading at the bottom of the front page of the sport's section (page 45):"'4 Horsemen'---Today and in the 1920's" with two group photos of the famed football players from Notre... Read full description -
Item #580155TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, November 18, 1957
* Oklahoma Sooners, Norman OK
* 47 game win streak ends - college football
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 8:
* Notre Dame 7-0 Upset Victory Over Sooners Starts Festivities
Tells of the longest ever college football NCAA... Read full description -
Item #580152THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 30, 1933
* Mahatma Gandhi starts his 21-day fast
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "GANDHI ENDS FAST, WEAK BUT HAPPY", "His Friends Rejoice as He Sips Orange Juice After 21 Days Abstinenence From Food" and more. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day... Read full description -
Item #580138NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 20, 1865 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY" "It's 'Intestine Difficulties' " "Peace Commissioners Appointed in Secret Session" "The Carnival of Death to be Ended by Negotiation" "Davis' Organ Calls It... Read full description -
Item #580136THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, January 21, 1865
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN'S NEW CAMPAIGN", "The Victory At Pocotaligo", "Its Destination Unknown", "Unionism In... Read full description -
Item #580098TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, June 9, 1942
* Battle Of Midway - Carriers
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
* The battles that changed the course of WWII
This 10 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Chinese Forces Wipe Out Japanese Invasion Troops" with subhead: "Expect Return of Jap... Read full description -
Item #580084THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 27, 1930
* Independence rally in Bombay India
* Mahatma Gandhi
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "REDS IN INDIA CLASH WITH NATIONALISTS"; "300 Tear Down Latter's Falgs at Huge 'Independence Day' Meeting in Bombay" and "ASSAIL GANDHI... Read full description -
Item #580080THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, January 13, 1865
* General Benjamin Grierson
* Blair Mission
* Final months of the war
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "GRIERSON'S LAST RAID", "Forty Miles of... Read full description -
Item #580042PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, July 13, 1957
* Prince Karim becomes Aga Khan IV
* Shiites
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Harvard Youth Named To Head Muslim People."
Other news of the day throughout including various advertisements. There are a few small binding holes along spine but is... Read full description -
Item #580041THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, August 4, 1942
* Cleveland OH Ohio circus fire
* Ringling Brothers
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "50 Animals Burned As Fire Sweeps Circus Tent" and "Disastrous Blaze Sweeps Menagerie At Ringling Bros. Cleveland Show"
This tells of the fire... Read full description -
Item #580027THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, February 27, 1865
* General William T. Sherman
* Gen. Joe Johnston
* Final months of the Civil War
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SOUTHERN NEWS", "The Military... Read full description -
Item #580012THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, September 19, 1931
* Lefty Grove 30th victory of season (record)
* Philadelphia Athletics - MLB baseball
* Great Gandhi photo
This 22 page newspaper has a two column photo on page 17 with headings: "Sets Pace For Southpaws", "Lefty Grove Wins His 30th To Establish Record".
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Item #580007THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, March 7, 1939
* Mahatma Gandhi
* "Fast Unto Death"
* Rajkot, India
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "GANDHI WINS AND ENDS HIS FAST", "Has Been Without Food For 98 Hours" and "To Meet With Viceroy"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light... Read full description -
Item #580001THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, September 21, 1932
* Johnny Goodman
* Amateur golfer
This 22 page newspaper has a very nice full back page advertisement with heading: "WELCOME HOME, JOHNNY" with large photo and related text (see photos). Of course this would be the only title to have such an ad being his hometown.
News of the day throughout. Light... Read full description -
Item #580000THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, September 19, 1932
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
* The Mahatma food strike beginning
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Gandhi Eats Less and Stops Exercise as Fast Nears"
This tells of the start of his 6-day hunger strike in jail. See photo for text here.
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Item #579994THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1878
* Great Britain occupies Cyprus
* Cyprus Convention agreement takes effect
The first column on the front page has the headings: "ANGLO-TURKISH ALLIANCE" "Immediate Occupation Of Cyprus By England" and more. See photos for complete text here. This is a first report on the initial occupation... Read full description -
Item #579978THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1864
* Savannah GA Georgia
* General William T. Sherman
Among the front page column headlines are: "SIEGE OF SAVANNAH" "Savannah Still Held by the Rebels on the 18th" [note: Sherman actually occupied the city on this date: Dec. 22] "Sherman Preparing To Attack" "Rebel Accounts of His... Read full description -
Item #579972THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, Nov. 22, 1864 Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN'S MOVEMENT", "His Army Thoroughly Equipped and in Highest Spritis", "Gen. Hood With His Entire Army at Florence and Tuscumbia, Ala.", "The Rebels Rush In For Plunder" and more.
Eight pages, minor... Read full description -
Item #579952THE SUNDAY STAR-NEWS, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 31, 1942
* John Barrymore death (1st report)
* Hollywood movie actor
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 7: "JOHN BARRYMORE DIES IN HOSPITAL" and "Famous Actor Succumbs At Age Of 60 Following 11-Day Illness" with a photo of Barrymore (see photos).
Other... Read full description -
Item #579951SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, August 17, 1915
* Galveston, Texas hurricane... Early 1st report
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GALVESTON STORM", "City Apparently Safe", "No Loss Of Life Reported", and "Sea Wall Shows No Signs of Weakening--Gale... Read full description -
Great Levi Strauss ad...
Item #579939WEEKLY GALT GAZETTE, California, 1893 An uncommon Old West newspaper from Northern California from a town originally known as Dry Creek Township. This city had its beginning during the Gold Rush era, but was formally laid out by the Western Pacific Railroad Company in 1869. Many of the original 19th century homes are still standing in an excellent state... Read full description -
Item #579935FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 3, 1946
* William Joyce executed (1st report)
* Lord Haw-Haw
* Nazi propaganda broadcaster
This 14 page newspaper has a small one column heading on the front page: "'Lord Haw Haw Hanged Today at Wandsworth"
Other news of the day. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise good condition. -
Item #579926THE SCRANTON TIMES, Scranton, Pennsylvania, January 19, 1920
* Prohibition in America starts
* No beer - liquor
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"SUPREME COURT IS SPEEDING UP DRY DECISION" "Permits Rhode Island To Institute Original Proceeding To Test" "Validity Of Prohibition... Read full description -
Item #579890LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 11, 1929
* Swifton, Arkansas & more
* Tornadoes disaster
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "4 KNOWN DEAD, 100 INJURED IN AN ARKANSAS TORNADO", with subhead (see images). Coverage tells of the tornado outbreak in Arkansas in which the towns of Swifton,... Read full description -
Item #579887FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, November 9, 1957
* Pan Am Flight 7 disaster (early 1st report)
* Clipper Romance Of The Skies
* Boeing 377 Stratocruiser airplane
This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Fear Plane, 44 Aboard Lost At Sea". This tells of Pan Am Flight 7 airplane disaster in the... Read full description -
Item #579885THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, January 19, 1911 This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ELY ALIGHTS ON CRUISER'S DECK", "Aviator Makes Successful Landing on Pennsylvania and Flies Back to Shore", "MACHINE ENTIRELY UNDAMAGED", "ELABORATE... Read full description -
Item #579868THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1946
* V-2 German rocket test
* White Sands, New Mexico
This 100+ page newspaper has a three column photo on page 21 with heading:
* ARMY PREPARES FOR TEST OF MAN-MADE METEORS
Also a two column headline on page E9 (inside, near back): "Rockets Hurling Man-Made Meteors Into Space Might Open a New... Read full description -
Item #579866THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 6, 1946
* V-2 German rocket test
* White Sands, New Mexico
This 48 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 25: "V-2 SETS NEW SPEED MARK". "Rocket Launched at White Sand Goes 5,000 Feet a Second". See photo for brief text here.
Other post World War II news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #579862THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 12, 1946
* V-2 German rocket test
* White Sands, New Mexico
This 60 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 22: "V-2 Rocket Hits 100 Miles Away". See photo for brief text here. Other post World War II news throughout. Other news, sports and advertisements within. Good condition. -
Item #579843THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, England, August 28, 1858 The front cover features a nearly halfpage illustration "The Wellington Tomb in the Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral". A nearly half-page illustration "Inauguration of a Russian Gun at Seaham Harbour, near Sunderland". "The Attack on the Peiho Forts by... Read full description -
Item #579842THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, England, September 5, 1863 The front cover features a halfpage illustration "Burning of the Old Seraglio, Constantinople".Within the issue is "Travelling in Madagascar which contains two halfpage illustrations. Halfpage "The Congress of German Sovereigns at Frankfort: Fireworks on the Banks... Read full description -
Item #579820THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1924
* Red Grange "The Galloping Ghost"
* University of Illinois famous performance
* Michigan Wolverines
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 21 that include: "ILLINOIS FAVORED TO CAPTURE TITLE", "Eleven's Decisive Victory... Read full description -
Item #579816SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 16, 1897 The front page has three photos and one illustration: "The Return Of The Peary Expedition." There is a companion report about the Arctic expedition that continues inside where there is a portrait of "Robert E. Peary, C.E., U.S.N.". Other articles within are: The Lowell Textile School; Floating... Read full description -
Item #579810THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, England, November 24, 1860 The front cover is entitled "Departure of the Prince of Wales from Portland, United States, for England". Within the issue is a fullpage "Sale at Calcutta of Valuable Government Presents and Lucknow... Read full description -
Item #579808PARADE MAGAZINE (THE DETROIT FREE PRESS), Detroit, Michigan, November 11, 1945 The front colored cover features a photo of General George C. Marshall, General of the Army. Within the issue is an article about him with additional photos. "Ice Hockey a la Goofy" includes seven illustrations from Walt Disney's "Hockey... Read full description -
Item #579776FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 22, 1938
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)
* Max Schmeling (German boxer)
* Pre fight reporting (famous rematch)
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 8: "Schmeling and Joe Louis Ready For Opening Bell of Struggles;... Read full description -
Item #579760THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, July 17, 1940
* Early Women's softball w/ photos
This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 9: "Touring Glamor Girls Shoot For U.S. Softball Crown" with subheads and related pictorial (see photos)
This tells of the Jax Brewers of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is rare to find such reports during this time.
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Item #579744THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 18, 1925
* Billy Mitchell found guilty (court martial)
* Father of the United States Air Force
This 24 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Mitchell Guilty on Every Count; Suspended From Army for 5 Years; President Must Approve Finding" with subheads and... Read full description -
Item #579722THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 4, 1936
* Bruno Hauptmann execution (1st report)
* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping
This issue has a large & bold banner headline announcing: "HAUPTMANN DIES IN THE CHAIR" with subheads including: "Lindbergh Baby Slayer Goes To Death In... Read full description -
Item #579707THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 25, 1876.
* Great Sioux War of 1876-77 - Indians
* Lakota and Cheyenne
* Post Custer Massacre
Page 3 has:
* THE CUSTER MEMORIAL
* Reminiscence Of The Dead
and more. (see)
Page 5 has:
* THE INDIAN WAR
* The Latest from the Field of Operations
* Concentration of Troops for a Forward... Read full description -
Item #579691THE NEW YORK HERALD, August 7, 1876
* Great Sioux War of 1876-77 - Indians
* Post Custer Massacre
Page 5 has: "THE SIOUX WAR", "Trip Up The Yellowstone", "Indian Attack On A Steamer"and more. Interesting text shortly after the Custer Massacre which takes up over 3 full columns. See photos... Read full description -
Item #579646THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 23, 1971
* Salyut 1 space station (1st ever)
This 60 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Soviet Union Orbits Three-Man Spaceship" with subhead (see images).
This tells of Salyut 1 officially becoming the 1st space station with the arrival of Soyus 10 manned... Read full description
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