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THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 11, 1942

* Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre
* World War II Nazis liquidation

The front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Blot Out Czech Village; Kill All Men, Disperse Others" (see images) 
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World war II including coverage on the recent... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1928 

* Australian polar explorer & aviator Hubert Wilkins
* Trans-arctic airplane flight w/ Carl Ben Eielson
* Point Barrow, Alaska to Spitsbergen, Norway

The front page has a one column heading: "CAPT. WILKINS TELLS STORY OF POLAR FLIGHT" with subhead. (see) Related map on page 2.
Other news,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1938

* North face of Eiger Mountain
* Bernese Alps - mountain range
* Climbed for the very 1st time

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Clouds Hide Fate of Alp Climbers; 4 on Eiger Not Seen Since Saturday" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the 1st time the North face of Eiger Mountain... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 1, 1933

* Luis Miguel Sanchez Cerro assassination
* President of Peru - Peruvian army officer
* Anna de Noailles death
* Romanian-French writer

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PRESIDENT IS SLAIN IN PERU ON LEAVING REVIEW OF TROOPS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1935

* Eugene Zimmerman "Zim" death
* Swiss-American cartoonist
* Horseheads, New York
* Teal Park bandstand

The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "ZIMMERMAN DEAD; NOTED CARTOONIST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Eugene Zimmerman. I suspect this is one of the few... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1932

* Sarah Bogle death - American librarian pioneer
* Phar Lap to race in the Agua Caliente Handicap
* Thoroughbred horse racing record to be broken

Page 23 has a one column heading: "MISS SARAH BOGLE, LIBRARIAN, IS DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Sarah... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1935

* Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky death
* Father of rockets & Astronautics

Page 21 has one column headings: "TSIOLKOVSKI IS DEAD; DESIGNER OF ROCKETS" "Willed All Works on Aviation to Soviet When He Felt His Illness Would Be Fatal" 1st report coverage on the death of this famous... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1932

* Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, New York

This 44 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 26: "Shea and Jaffee Win Speed Skating Titles as Olympic Winter Games Start" with many subheads and related photos including a photo of the Canada hockey team (see photos).

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 19, 1935.

* Ellwood Higginbotham Negro lynching
* Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi

Page 21 has small one column headings: "MOB LYNCHES NEGRO" "Mississippi Prisoner Seized as Jury Debates Murder Case" First report coverage on the lynching of Ellwood Higginbotham at Oxford, Mississippi.
Other news, sports... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1934

* Charles Webster Leadbeater death
* Occultist - spiritualism - thesophist

Page 19 has a one column heading: "Dr. C. W. Leadbeater Dead In India At 86" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death of Charles Webster Leadbeater, Theosophical Society member and occultist. I suspect this is... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 6, 1948

* Carole Landis suicide death
* American Film and stage actress
* "The Ping Girl" "The Chest"

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Carole Landis, 29, Is Found Dead With a Suicide Note in Next Room" First report coverage continues on page 13 with photo. Landis dies of an... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 5, 1930

* Airplane endurance record flight 
* "City of Chicago"- Stinson SM-1 Detroiter
* John and Kenneth Hunter
* Best title to be had ? - rare as such

The front page has a great banner headline: "END FLIGHT; 23 DAYS IN AIR" with subheads. Three related photos are on the back page. (see) First report... Read full description  

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 5, 1931  The the page has an article: "BILLY SUNDAY IN BOSTON AGAIN", describing the brilliance and public acceptance of Billy Sunday and his antics.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.
Complete in 8 pages, somewhat fragile, but overall generally good. See images for details.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 14, 1930

* Prohibition ending in America "
* Francis Scott McBride
* Homemade beer legal ?

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LIQUOR CAN BE MADE IN HOME, M'BRIDE SAYS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1939

* Heinrich Himmler - Gestapo chief of police
* Prague, Czechoslovakia visit

The front page has a one column heading: "CHIEF PF GESTAPO ARRIVES IN PRAGUE; UNREST CONTINUES" with subheads. (see) lengthy text continues inside. Just a few months before the outbreak of World War II.
Other news, sports and... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 5, 1935

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* State of the Union Address
* Second New Deal announced

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ROOSEVELT TO MAKE JOBS FOR 3,500,000 NOW ON RELIEF; PUSHES HIS SOCIAL PROGRAM" with many subheads. Much more on pages 2 & 3 with loads of text. First report... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 2, 1934

* Fritz Haber death
* German chemist

Page 17 has a one column heading: "FRITZ HABER DEAD; NOTED AS CHEMIST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Fritz Haber, German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his invention of the Haber-Bosch process. I suspect this is one... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 31, 1929.

* Albert Einstein's Unified field theory
* Gravitation & electromagnetism
* Elinor Smith - Woman aviator
* New endurance airplane flight record

The front page has a one column heading: "Girl Pilot, 17, in Open Plane, Breaks Record" with photo of Elinor Smith on the back page. (see)
The top of page 4 has a... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1938

* Adolph Hitler & Neville Chamberlain
* Bad Godesberg, Germany meeting
* re. Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia land

The front page has a five column headline: "CHAMBERLAIN SENDS HITLER TERMS TO CZECHS; PRAGUE COMPLETES MOBILIZATION IN 6 HOURS; PARIS CABINET ORDERS PARTIAL MOBILIZATION" with subheads. (see)... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 9, 1930 

* George Grant & Willie Bryan Negro lynchings 
* Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia martial law

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "NEGRO LYNCHED AS SLAYER; CALL GEORGIA TROOPS" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negroes George Grant & Willie Bryan at Darien,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1928

* Albert Fish kidnaps Grace Budd
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"

Page 23 has a one column heading: "KIDNAPPER BAFFLES HUNT FOR BUDD GIRL" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the Grace Budd kidnapping which was more... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1938

* Amelia Earhart lost at sea
* Another search planned ?

The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "NEW EARHART HUNT IN PACIFIC PLANNED" with subheads. (see) Amelia Earhart was lost just under a year earlier.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 42 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1932

* Preußenschlag "Rape of Prussia"
* End of German Weimar Republic step
* Free State of Prussia cabinet dismissed

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "REICH SEIZES PRUSSIA, NAMES DICTATOR; ARMY OUSTS OFFICIALS AND RULES BERLIN; PAPEN ACTS UNDER HINDENBURG'S ORDERS"
with subheads. (see)... Read full description  

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE., Nov. 29, 1931

* United States and Japan tensions
* Almost exactly 10 years prior to attack

The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S.--JAPAN RIFT FADING OUT" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 60+ pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.