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Item #723798AIRCRAFT MACHINIST, Los Angeles, California, Dec. 7, 1943 From the midst of World War II, this is a in-house newspaper by the AFL, the 'Voice of Aircraft Labor" as noted in the masthead. Southern California was a hotbed of aircraft construction at the time.
Four pages, minor margin tears, good condition.
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Item #723797THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 28, 1903
* Jackson, Kentucky shootout
* "Bloody Breathitt" county
* James B. Marcum murder
The front page has a two column heading: "GUNS CRACKED AT JACKSON" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #723796THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 10, 1903
* East St. Louis flooding
* Mississippi River disaster
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "EAST ST. LOUIS IS TOTALLY SUBMERGED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description -
Item #723794EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 29, 1910
* John Tortes - Chief Myers photo
* New York Giants baseball catcher
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a three column photo of Chief Myers with heading: "Big Indian Catcher is Idol Of the Polo Grounds Fans" with subhead and text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #723793THE MOSQUITO, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, March 21, 1925 A curious little newspaper which appears to be the combination of the Middlesex Plain Dealer and the Perth Amboy Press. Filled mostly with local news and tidbits, many quite folksy and humorous, plus many ads as well. The ftpg. has a bit noting: "Christy Mathewson, of baseball fame, was recently... Read full description
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Item #723792THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 20, 1903
* James McKinney killed
* Tulare County outlaw
* Bakersfield, California shootout
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "OUTLAW MET A TRAGIC END" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description -
Item #723789THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 2, 1903
* Gainesville, Georgia tornado
* Hall County storm disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGIA TORNADO KILLED A HUNDRED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #723787THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1951
* The death of Serge Koussevitzky
* Russian music conductor & composer
* Boston Symphony Orchestra director
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Serge Koussevitzky Is Dead at 76; Conducted in Boston for 25 Years" Lengthy 1st report coverage continues on page 35 with photo.
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Item #723784THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, June 13, 1927
* Great Charles Lindbergh welcome home
* Ticker tape parade in New York City
The front page has a three column headline: "COL. LINDBERGH, CENTER OF GREAT TRIUMPHANT RECEPTION IN NEW YORK" with subheads (see photos).
This issue contains other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #723782BRUYSSELER ZEITUNG (Brüssels Newspaper), Belgium, Nov. 5, 1942
* Rare German occupation publication
From Nazi-occupied Belgium with a wealth of war-related reporting. The main headline notes: "Setback For Roosevelt's Party".
Presumed complete in 6 pages, good condition.
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Item #723781THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 25, 1903
* William Kissam Vanderbilt
* Anne Harriman Rutherford
* Wedding - Weds - Marries
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VANDERBILT WEDS WEDS MRS. RUTHERFORD" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #723759NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 12, 1862
* Battle of Port Republic - Stonewall Jackson victory
* Memphis TN Tennessee - Fort Pillow maps
The front page has not one but two front page maps, headed: "The Action Before Memphis" and: "The Situation At Fort Pillow".
There are also first column heads on the Civil War including: "Another Battle... Read full description -
Item #723753THIS WEEK MAGAZINE section only of The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Nov. 26, 1950
* Italian actress Valentina Cortesa
* 1950 magazine color cover photo
* Making her presence in Hollywood
The front page of this section has a nice photo of new Hollywood actress Valentina Cortesa. Nice for display. Related biography and two more... Read full description -
Item #723752THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 11, 1934
* United States Navy flying boats
* Airplanes flight record to Hawaii
* San Francisco to Pearl Harbor
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Six Navy Planes Racing to Honolulu on Longest Mass Flight in History" with subheads and related map. (see images)
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Item #723660LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 20, 2011
* Rory Mcllroy wins U.S. Open golf tournament (1st major)
* Congressional Country Club - Bethesda, Maryland
The front page has a three column color photo showing Mcllroy celebrating his victory on the final hole.
And the front page of the sport's... Read full description -
Item #723659THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 13, 1898
* Battle of Virden - Riot - Massacre - labor conflict
* Macoupin County, Illinois coal mining - miners
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TROUBLE NOT OVER" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description -
Item #723599THE POST-BOY, London, Nov. 4, 1718 This was one of the prominent early newspapers published in London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
It began publication in 1695, & was a single-sheet folio newspaper, printed on both sides, carrying a mix of foreign news (especially European wars, treaties, and royal... Read full description -
Item #723596THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 9, 1934
* Loch Ness Monster becoming World known
* Nessie mystery widens in Inverness, Scotland
Certainly one of the more notable monster or creature searches in recent times is the Loch Ness Monster. Debate continues as to its existence. Page 20 has an editorial with a one column heading: "Sea Serpent" ... Read full description -
Item #723587FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 17, 1945.
* U.S. Marines begin landing at Iwo Jima
* Famous World War II battle beginning
The front page has a nice banner headline on the re-capture of Corregidor by U.S. forces.
Also on the front page is a two column heading: "Iwo Jima Invaded In Inner Defense Of Jap Homeland" with related map.... Read full description -
Item #723585THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 19, 1873
* Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873
* Shreveport, Louisiana & more
The top of page 9 has one column headings: "YELLOW FEVER" "The Death Roll of 658 Persons in Shreveport" and more. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, nice condition.
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Item #723562FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Extra, Dec. 24, 1943
* D-Day invasion leader named
* General Dwight D. Eisenhower
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "EISENHOWER ALLIED LEADER" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #723561THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., Sept. 14, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "CHINESE AIRPLANES SINK JAP WARSHIP, DAMAGE TWO OTHERS; HEAR 'PIRATE SUB' CAPTURED" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 18... Read full description -
Item #723560THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 10, 1925
* Broadway stage actress Amelia Bingham
The front page has a banner headline: "ARMED BANDITS BIND AND ROB AMELIA BINGHAM, ACTRESS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
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Item #723558THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 7, 1963
* Jules Feiffer - American satirist - cartoonist
* "Boom" re. Nuclear atomic H-bomb weapon
Pages 15 through 18 is a four full page cartoon titled: "BOOM" which is a savage take on the H-bomb. (see images)
AI notes: Jules Feiffer’s Boom! (1963) is a... Read full description -
Item #723553THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Dec. 14, 1967
* Jim Morrison of THE DOORS
* American rock band frontman
* New American sex symbol - idol
* "Summer of Love" era
Page 14 has an article under: "scenes" which suggests that Jim Morrison, singer of "The Doors" may be becoming the new American sex symbol for... Read full description -
Item #723513THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., March 18, 1933
* Prohibition ending - alcohol returning
* Twenty-First Amendment of U.S. Constitution
* United States Congress to vote on repeal
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "HOUSE AND SENATE SEEK ACCORD ON 3.2 PCT. BEER" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all... Read full description -
Item #723408LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Sept. 4, 1929
* Airplane crash disaster (lost)
* "The City of San Francisco"
* Mount Taylor Stratovolcano
* Near Grants, New Mexico
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TRANSCONTINENTAL PLANE LOST IN STORM IN SOUTHWEST" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #723401THE FRIEND OF PEACE, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July, 1828 This was a 19th-century anti-war publication authored by Noah Worcester (under the pseudonym "Philo Pacificus"), focused on promoting peace and Christian pacifism through essays.
Complete in 32 pages, still having the original blue wrappers noting the... Read full description -
Item #723389WEEKLY MERCURY, Constantine, Michigan, January 26, 1871
* Rare Midwestern title
* St. Joseph County
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day and several period advertisements.
Complete in nice condition.
AI notes: The Weekly Mercury was a 19th-century local newspaper published in Constantine, Michigan, primarily serving St. Joseph County and its surrounding... Read full description -
Item #723371THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 11, 1936
* Siege of Madrid Spain beginning
* Nationalists assault
* Spanish Civil War
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "WIDE MADRID AREA SET AFIRE BY BOMB; FIGHTING IS HEAVY" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the beginning of the Siege of Madrid.
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #723346THE POST-BOY, London, Oct. 11, 1718 This was one of the prominent early newspapers published in London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
It began publication in 1695, & was a single-sheet folio newspaper, printed on both sides, carrying a mix of foreign news (especially European wars, treaties, and royal... Read full description -
Item #723336SECTION 8 only of the New York Times, August 12, 1934
* Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany
* Europe braces itself for possible war
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "WAR OR PEACE?--EUROPE'S BALANCE SHEET" with subhead, 3 related photos and map. 1934 was a very tumultuous time in Germany... Read full description -
Item #723281THE DAY, New London, Connecticut Feb. 17, 1926
* Anthracite coal miners strike ends
* Northeastern Pennsylvania region
* Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton area
The front page has a one column heading: "Great Anthracite Strike Is Over; Miners Happy" (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #723274MERCURIUS [MERCURY], Hamburg, Germany, March 28, 1769
* Pre Revolutionary War era
* Nice masthead engraving
* Miniature publication
This is a wonderful little newspaper with over one third of the front page of this German language newspaper is taken up with a very ornate & decorative masthead. The month &... Read full description -
Item #723219THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 25, 1942
* William Darby's U.S. Army Rangers
* First ground combat with German forces
* Dieppe Raid - Invasion of France fame
* Allied amphibious attack - tanks
* World War II - WWII training
Page 5 has a three column photo headed: "Up And Over: The Rangers Way" with brief text. Also a... Read full description -
Item #723215THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 20, 1899
* U.S. General Henry Ware Lawton killed
* Battle of Paye - Philippine-American War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TRIBUTE TO LAWTON" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #723214MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 12, 1944
* Gen. Courtney H. Hodges
* General George S. Patton
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude
The front page has a nice banner headline: "3 U. S. ARMIES ROLL NAZIS BACK" with subheads. See images for coverage of Generals Hodges & Patton's movements... Read full description -
Item #723174CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1936
* German Reichstag election and referendum, 1936
* Adolph Hitler's dictatorship - plebiscitary vote
* re. remilitarization of the Rhineland - military
The front page has a one column heading: "GERMANS BACK UP HITLER WITH A RECORD VOTE" with subhead and small photo. (see... Read full description -
Item #723150SPORT'S SECTION only of the New York Times, December 15, 1935
* Ted Drake - Arsenal football club (soccer)
* Villa Park, Aston, Birmingham, England
* Seven goals - top-flight record game
Page 4 of this section has a one column heading: "SOCCER MARK SET AS 60,000 LOOK ON" with subheads that include: "Seven Goals by... Read full description -
Item #723147BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1875
* Molly Maguires
* Miners - railroad6
* Gov. John F. Hartranft
* Pennsylvania
Page 3 has an article with small heading: "Shot by the 'Molly Maguires'"
And a related article on page 3 with small heading: "Troubles in the Coal Regions" (see images) Nice to have in a Pennsylvania... Read full description -
Item #723146THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 5, 1903
* Colorado Labor Wars - martial law
* Cripple Creek mining district strikes
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "PRESS CENSORSHIP AT CRIPPLE CREEK" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description -
Item #723113ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, November 30, 1941
* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America
* Just a few days away - imminent
* Roosevelt knows something ?
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "JAPAN MUST DRIVE U. S. OUT OF ASIA--TOJO; ROOSEVELT SAYS WE MAY FIGHT IN 1942" with various subheads. (see images) Japan would attack... Read full description -
Item #723111THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1933
* End of Prohibition in the state of Wyoming
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment
The bottom of page 4 has a very small and discrete report with heading: "Repeal is Ratified in Wyoming" (see image) Unfortunate for the very brief report here... Read full description -
Item #723109THE LONDON EVENING POST, Feb. 20, 1779
* American Revolutionary War era
* 18th century - from The Enemy
Newspapers from England during the time of the Revolutionary War are always interesting as they give a sense as to life at that time and what political discussions were the "hot topic" of the day.
I could find no... Read full description -
Item #723097MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 19, 1944
* Battle of Bulge begins
* Initial German attack
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a four column heading: "Germans Drive Yanks Back 4 Miles, Lose 143 Planes" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #723021THE STARS AND STRIPES, January 7, 1945
* Battle of the Bulge
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a two column heading: "Kraut Saar Drive Gains Momentum" with related map. A related photo is on the back page. (see images) Nice to have in this famous military publication.
Other World War II news of the day. Complete in 16 pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #722943THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 7, 1949
* Howard Unruh's Camden, NJ shooting spree
* "Walk of Death" (13 killed) by WWII veteran
* Still the deadliest in New Jersey history
The front page has a one column heading: "PSYCHIATRISTS SEE REASON FOR SLAYING OF 12" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 30... Read full description -
Item #722942THE WEEK MAGAZINE section only of The Minneapolis Tribune, April 7, 1940 The front page of this section has a nice colorful illustration of a Father (grandfather?)-son fishing scene by. (see images) Other topics throughout
Complete magazine section only with 20 pages, tabloid size, a little margin wear, generally in good condition.
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Item #722939THE DENVER POST, Denver, Colorado, January 26, 1998
Note: The Denver Post printed two versions for this date. This is the edition which shows John Elway holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy up in victory.
* Denver Broncos win Super Bowl XXXII
* John Elway & Terrell Davis
* vs. Green Bay Packers
The front... Read full description -
Item #722935CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1931
* Winnie Ruth Judd Marian Lane
* "Trunk Murders" bodies found
* "Love Triangle" crime
The front page has a one column heading: "AUTOIST GIVES CLEW IN TRUNK MURDER HUNT" with subhead. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small... Read full description
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