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THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1932 (1st section)

* Vannie Higgins shot (killed)
* NYC mobster - prohibition bootlegger
* "Brooklyn's Last Irish Boss"

The front page has a one column heading: "VANNIE HIGGINS SHOT; DAUGHTER, 7, ALSO HIT" with subheads. (see) He would die on this day from his wounds.  Always nice to have notable events in... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1936

* British conductor Arturo Toscanini
* Philadelphia Orchestra - symphony
* Announces he is leaving as conductor

The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "STOKOWSKI TO QUIT AS ORCHESTRA HEAD" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1933

* NRA National recovery Administration
* "Blue Eagle" gratitude parade
* 5th Avenue - New York City

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "1,500,000 CHEER VAST NRA PARADE; MARCH OF 250,000 CITY'S GREATEST; DEMONSTRATION LASTS TILL MIDNIGHT" with subheads and photo. Much more on... Read full description  

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1922

* William Desmond Taylor shot dead

The front page has a one column heading: "POLICE RUNNING DOWN CLUES IN TAYLOR MURDER" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the murder of famed actor and director William Desmond Taylor which is still unsolved till this day.
Other news, sports and... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1928

* Emilio Portes Gill elected
* 41st President of Mexico

The front page has a one column heading: "PORTES GIL ELECTED MEXICAN PRESIDENT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, light toning, minor  margin wear, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 7, 1932

* Albert Einstein gets 1st Visa...  Coming to America
* Escaping the Nazis - Pre-World War II

Page 4 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN RESUMES PACKING FOR VOYAGE" (see) Coverage on Albert Einstein receiving his 1st Visa to come to America in which he would ultimately stay.
Other news, sports and... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1931

* Mahatma Gandhi visits London
* Kingsley Hall radio speech

The front page has one column headings that include: "GANDHI IN RADIO PLEA ASKS AMERICA TO AID" "India Shows World Way to Peace in Her Non-Violent Struggle for Freedom, He Says" and more. Complete text of his speech on page 6.
Other news,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 26, 1948 

* Communists take over Czechoslovakia 
* Czechoslovak coup d'etat
* Soviet Union - Russia

The front page has a three column headline: "U.S., BRITAIN, FRANCE CONDEMN COMMUNIST COUP IN PRAGUE; NEW REGIME TIGHTENS GRIP" with many subheads. (see) Much more on pages 2 & 3 with related photo. Always... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1937

* Karol Szymanowski death
* Polish composer & pianist
* Modernism - Young Poland

The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "K. SYZMANOWSKI, COMPOSER, IS DEAD" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, December 26, 1908  The front page has a column-wide headline "Over One Third Of Panama Canal Is Already Dug" with subheads "Extraordinary Achievements of the Last Twelve Months Show Work Could Be Finished in About Two Years" "Will Interest Taft" and more. 
Other front page articles are "Orphans To Get Roosevelt's... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1931

* 1st American rocket powered aircraft
* William G. Swan - rocket glider
* Post Fritz von Opel - Fritz Stamer

Page 25 has one column headings: "ATLANTIC CITY PILOT FLIES ROCKET GLIDE", "Goes 1,000 Feet on One Burst in First Hop of Its Kind in America--Rises 1000 Feet" First report coverage on the 1st... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 3, 1931

* Sir Thomas Lipton death (1st report)
* Tea founder & America's Cup enthusiast

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Sir Thomas Lipton, 81, Noted Yachtsman, Dies" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, light toning, some spine wear, otherwise good.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1929

* Socony Parabase Motor Oil advertisement
* Standard Oil Company of New York

Page 13 has full page advertisement (black and white) for Socony Parabase Motor Oil. This ad measures 21 x 16 inches.
This issue contains news, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, this is the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 15, 1935

* William Lyon Mackenzie King
* Canadian federal election
* Prime Minister of Canada
* Liberal Party

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CANADA IS SWEPT BY THE LIBERALS IN DECISIVE VOTE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on William Lyon Mackenzie King winning the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 29, 1933

* Leopold Pilichowski death
* Polish realist painter - Jews

The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "PILICHOWSKI DEAD; PROMINENT ARTIST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Leopold Pilichowski, Polish Jewish realist painter.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 26 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1932

* Arthur Friedheim death
* Concert pianist - piano
* Franz Liszt pupil

Page 29 has a one column heading: "ARTHUR FRIEDHEIM, PIANIST, DIES AT 72" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Arthur Friedheim, Russian-born concert pianist who was one of Franz Liszt's foremost... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 16 & 17, 1923 

* Eamon de Valera arrested (1st report)
* Irish Free State - Ireland president

The front page of the 16th has a one column heading: "IRISH TROOPS TAKE DE VALERA" with subheads. (see) First report coverage here. You also get the issue of the 17th with continued coverage with a two column... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 29, 1925

* Hollywood actress Gloria Swanson marries 3rd time

The front page has a one column heading: "GLORIA SWANSON WEDS A MARQUIS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Hollywood actress Gloria Swanson marrying Henri, Marquis de la Falaise de la Coudraye.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, irregular along the spine, otherwise nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1920

* Babe Ruth breaks his home run record (season)
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Best title to be had ?

The sport's section (page 6) has a one column heading: "BABE SETS RECORD, THEN ADDS ANOTHER" with subheads that include: "Super-Slugger Hits Twice for Circuit While Yanks Split with White... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, March 19, 1937

* New London, Texas school explosion

The front page has a banner headline: "500 Bodies Taken From School Ruins" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the New London School explosion.
Other news, sports, advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, a few tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1942

* Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
* Lehigh Portland Cement Company
* Limestone quarry explosion disaster

The front page has one column headings that include: "31 BLOWN TO DEATH AS QUARRY BLAST JARS 2-STATE ZONE", "Premature Explosion of 21 Tons of Gelatinite Near Easton Is Felt Over... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1927

* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder
* William Edward Hickman captured

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "HICKMAN CAUGHT IN OREGON, CONFESSES KIDNAPPING GIRL, SAYS ANOTHER KILLED HER" with subheads. (see) Much more on pages 4 & 5. First report coverage on the capture of William... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1928

* Monoplane airplane "Yankee Doodle"
* Transcontinental non-stop flight record
* Captain Charles B.D. Collyer

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NEW COAST-TO-COAST MARK SET BY THE YANKEE DOODLE IN FLIGHT TO LOS ANGELES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1934

* United States Navy flying boats
* Airplanes flight record flight to Hawaii

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SIX NAVAL PLANES REACH HONOLULU IN RECORD FLIGHT" with subheads. First report coverage on page 4 with related map.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 4, 1947

* Anti-Jewish riots in Britain (pogrom)
* re. The Sergeants affair
* Manchester & Liverpool
* Anti-semitism

The front page has a one column heading: "HAGANAH AND IRGUN ISSUE NEW THREATS" with subhead. (see)
Page 9 has a one column heading: "BRITONS CONTINUE ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS" with subhead. (see) Always nice to... Read full description