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THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 2, 1936

* Francisco Franco
* Caudillo of Spain
* Military dictator
* Spanish Civil War

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "INSURGENTS NAME FRANCO DICTATOR IN AN ARMY REGIME" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Francisco Franco becoming Caudillo of Spain. Always nice to have... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1936

* Aviator Jim Mollison
* Airplane - aviation
* Record transatlantic flight

The front page has a one column heading: "MOLLISON BREAKS ATLANTIC RECORD" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 8 with related photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 6, 1935

* The Jewish Holocaust
* Movement against Catholics
* Joseph Goebbels & more

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZI-CATHOLIC WAR OPENLY DECLARED; POPE SEES TROUBLE" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 25, 1969

* Senator Edward Kennedy and Mary Jo Kopechne
* Chappaquiddick Island incident

The front page has a banner headline: "Kennedy Pleads Guilty, Sentenced" Another four column headline reads: "Unanswered Accident Questions Hold Key To Ted's Political Future" (see) Also a... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 24, 1969

* Senator Edward Kennedy and Mary Jo Kopechne
* Chappaquiddick Island incident

The front page has a two column heading: "Kennedy Case Intensifying---Seeks Answers" (see) Nice to have coverage from a Massachusetts publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, July 23, 1969

* Senator Edward Kennedy and Mary Jo Kopechne
* Chappaquiddick Island incident

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "Kennedy Plans Statement on Fatal Crash". (see) More on page 2 with two related photos. (see) Nice to have coverage from a Massachusetts... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1957

* Doug Ford wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia

The sport's section (page 27) has a banner headline: "Ford Takes Masters Golf With 66 for 183, Beating Snead by Three Strokes" with subheads, 2 related photos and scores. First report coverage on Doug Ford winning the 1957... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1935

* The Jewish Holocaust (early)
* Julius Streicher - antisemitism

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "NAZIS WIDEN RELIGIOUS WAR; U. S. REGRETS PERSECUTIONS; BERLIN PROTESTS RIOT HERE" with subheads that include: "Anti-Semitism Is Gaining" and more. (see) Much more on page 2.
... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 27, 1939

* United States and Japan tensions
* Treaty of Commerce and Navigation
* Prelude to World War II - WWII

The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. SCRAPS TREATY WITH JAPAN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the termination of the 1911 Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with Japan. Was... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1935

* The Jewish Holocaust
* Joseph Goebbels

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GOEBBELS WARNS OF GREATER DRIVE ON FOES ON NAZIS" with subheads that include: "Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Masons and Foreign Press Attacked by Minister" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1928

* Charles Lindbergh & his "Spirit of St. Louis"
* "Good Will Tour" of Latin America countries
* Airplane flights end - welcome home w/ photo

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LINDBERGH ENDS LONG TOUR BY 15 1/2 HOUR FLIGHT IN FOG FROM HAVANA TO ST. LOUIS" with subheads. (see)... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1936

* Mary Bastié airplane flight record
* Trans-South Atlantic w/ photo

Page 8 has a one column heading: "FRENCH AVIATRIX SETS SOUTH ATLANTIC MARK" with subhead and photo of Bastié. (see) First report coverage on Maryse Bastié breaking the Southern Atlantic Ocean airplane flight record.
Other news,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1935 

* Williamsport, Maryland High School 
* Rockville, Maryland bus disaster (1st report) 
* Anna Katherine Green death
* American poet and novelist

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "13 STUDENTS DIE AS TRAIN HITS BUS, CARRIES IT A MILE" with subheads. (see) First report... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1937

* LZ 129 Hindenburg rigid airship
* Pride of the Nazi Germany
* Infamous trip to America begins 

Page 21 has one column headings that include: "HINDENBURG IS OFF FOR U.S. TOMORROW" "Airship, Under New Master, Capt. Max Preuss, Is Due at Lakehurst on Friday" "Zeppelin Will Remain to Bring Photos and... Read full description  

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, April 30, 1932 

* Massie murder trial verdict 
* Thomas and Thalia Massie 
* Joseph "Joe" Kahahawai Jr 

This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "MASSIE JURY CONVICTS FOUR, HONOLULU TENSE; REPRISALS ARE FEARED" with subheads and related photo (see photos). First report... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 18, 1928

* World record single-day auction sale of art
* Christie's sale breaks record
* Rembrandts (4), Van Dyck, Rubens, etc. 
The front page tells of the to-date record for a single-day auction of art - held at Christie's, London. The article continues on to page 3. See images for details.
Other news, sports... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1937

* Vincenzo Lancia death
* Italian automobile founder

The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "VINCENZO LANCIA, AUTO MAKER, DIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Vincenzo Lancia, Italian automobile manufacturer founder. I suspect this is one of the few publications... Read full description  

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 27, 1924

* Victor Herbert death (1st report)
* Cellist - composer and conductor

The front page has a one column heading: "VICTOR HERBERT,. NOTED MUSICIAN, DIES SUDDENLY" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 14 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1932

* National Socialist German Workers' Party
* Early Adolph Hitler planning a civil war ?
* Nazi headquarters raided by police in Germany

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Hitler Centres Raided on Civil War Rumor; He Admits Order to 500,000 to Fight Reds" (see) Always nice to... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 20, 1947

* Doctors' trial ends w/ guilty verdicts
* United States of America v. Karl Brandt
* Nazi human experimentation - Jewish holocaust

The front page has a two column heading: "Hitler's Doctor, 14 Others Guilty In Medical Experimentation Trial" First report coverage continues inside with photo of... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1937

* Helmut Hirsch to be executed
* Black front - bombing plot

The front page has a one column heading: "HIRSCH, IN NAZI JAIL, RESIGNED TO DEATH" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1937

* Alice Salomon death w/ photo (1st report)
* German social reformer - social work pioneer
* Berlin, Germany - Nazis - Third Reich

The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "DR. ALICE SALOMON EXPELLED BY REICH" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 29, 1949

* Republic of the United States of Indonesia
* Dutch East Indies sovereignty transfer
* Queen Juliana of the Netherlands address

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "U. S. Recognizes Indonesia; Cochran Made Ambassador" with subheads and related photo. (see) Always nice to have notable... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1937

* Guglielmo Marconi death (1st report)
* Wireless telegraphy inventor

The front page has a one column heading: "MARCONI MOURNED BY ENTIRE WORLD" with subheads. (see) Lengthy coverage continues inside with nice pictorial.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 46 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.