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Item #709186THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1947
* Blizzard of 1947 (1st report)
* New York City snow storm
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "CITY IS MASTERING RECORD SNOW; BUSES STILL OUT, RAIL LINES GAIN; SUBURBS HARD HIT; 55 DEAD IN EAST" with various subheads and photo. (see images)
Forty-four pages, various cutouts on unrelated inside... Read full description -
Item #709173CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 4, 1935
* The strongest U.S. hurricane hits the South
* The Labor Day Hurricane - tropical cyclone
The front page has a nice banner headline: "100 PERISH IN FLORIDA STORM" with subheads. (see images) Also a one column heading: "Rescue of 372 on Liner Halted by Giant Seas" Related map on page 2.... Read full description -
Item #709150NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington City, Jan. 5, 1839 Page 2 has a report from the Missouri legislature which includes "...governor has made a statement of the expenses of the Mormon war...and suggests that the United States are liable for it. The governor's position is that the Mormon movement was an insurrection & that the national... Read full description -
Item #709142SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 4, 1935
* Sir Malcolm Campbell makes history
* British racing motorist - Bluebird car
* 1st person to drive automobile over 300 mph
* Bonneville Salt Flats in Tooele County, Utah
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "CAMPBELL REACHES GOAL: 301 MILES... Read full description -
Item #709140THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1946
* Opening day movie premiere advertisement for "Song of the South"
* Walt Disney's 1st live-action/animated musical comedy-drama film
* Uncle Remus stories as adapted by Joel Chandler Harris
* Actor James Baskett - "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" song fame
Page 21 has a nice 11... Read full description -
Item #709135LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 4, 2009
* Binghamton, New York mass shooting
* American Civic Association immigration center
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "'Truly an American tragedy'" with subhead & related photo. More on page 18.
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Item #709133THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 11, 1977
* Fleetwood Mac rock band concert advertisement
* First performance at Madison Square Garden
* Rumours album Tour - Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham
Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for the "FLEETWOOD MAC" concert at Madison Square Garden.... Read full description -
Item #709132THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 27, 1984
* "Beverly Hills Cop" action comedy film
* Opening day movie premiere advertisement
* Actors Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold
* U2 - Irish rock band - Bono - The Edge
* "The Unforgettable Fire" album tour
* Radio City Music Hall concert ad... Read full description -
Item #709061THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 15, 1982
* "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere movie review
* Steven Spielberg - science-fiction fantasy
Page 52 has a 8 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day of the film... Read full description -
Item #709060THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 4, 1977
* Fleetwood Mac rock band tensions
* Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham breakup
* During the Rumours album Tour
* Boston Madison square Garden concert ad
Page 58 has a nice full page advertisement for the "BOSTON" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see... Read full description -
Item #709058NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1868
* North Carolina ratifies 14th Constitution Amend.
* Very 1st African American Lt. Governor in U.S.
Page 5 has: "PROCLAMATION - The President Declares the Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by North Carolina" signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
This was one of the... Read full description -
Item #709056THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 30, 1960
* California Polytechnic State University
* Football team airplane crash - Toledo, Ohio
* Cal Poly Mustangs - San Luis Obispo
The front page has a banner headline: "18 in Football Squad Die In Toledo Airliner Crash" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #709055CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 13, 1929
* Cascade Tunnel dedication - Stevens Pass
* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "HOOVER AIDS IN DEDICATION OF CASCADE TUNNEL" with subhead and photo. (see images)
The top of page 22 has a one column heading:... Read full description -
Item #709049ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 1, 1940
* German occupation of the Channel Islands (1st report)
* Islands of Guernsey & Jersey - English Channel
The top front page has a six column headline: "NAZIS OCCUPY TWO BRITISH ISLANDS" with subheads. (see images) Two blurry photos of Hitler in conquered Paris, France.
Complete with 20+... Read full description -
Item #709047COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 30, 1798 Page 2 has an address of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Boston to the President, with his: "Answer" signed in type: John Adams. Also the President's letter to the people of Braintree, Mass., also signed: John Adams.
Four pages, wide, never-trimmed margins, very nice condition. -
Item #709046COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, February 6, 1799 Included with this issue is a 4 page supplement which contains what appears to be the entire text of Timothy Pickering's report to Congress and the President on the relations between the United States and France, what would be known as the X, Y, Z affair.
The front page of the "regular" 4 page issue... Read full description -
Item #709036THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1943
*Allied invasion of Sicily ending
* Sicily Italy falling to the allies
* Messina - World War II
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "AMERICANS GAIN 14 MILES IN SICILY" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition, some light toning, a little residue... Read full description -
Item #709033THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1933
* End of Prohibition - repeal
* Alabama & Arkansas
* Beer - liquor returns
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "REPEAL WINS IN ALABAMA AND ARKANSAS BY 3 TO 2; LARGE WET VOTE IN CITIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the states of Alabama and Arkansas... Read full description -
Item #709031LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 11, 2002
* Re: The Shenandoah National Park Killings in 1996* The Lollie Winans & Julie Williams murder case* Darrell David Rice Indicted
Page A14 has: "Inmate Indicted in Hate-Crime Deaths", with subheading: "Prosecutors say man, jailed in Virginia... Read full description -
Item #709026SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 30, 1883 This issue has much invention news and illustrations including front page illustration(s) headed: "WRIGHT AND MACKIE'S MACHINERY FOR MAKING INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LAMPS". These illustration(s) also have related text as well.
This issue is 16 pages and in nice condition. -
Item #709006COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 4, 1790 Almost a full page 2 column is taken up with an Act of Congress, headed with an engraving of a heraldic eagle, this is: "An Act Imposing Duties on the Tonnage of Ships or Vessels" which is signed in script type (desired) by the President: George Washington. Rarely is his full name spelled out... Read full description -
Item #708996COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 22, 1797 The front page contains not one but three Acts of Congress, each one signed in script type by the President: Go. Washington.
The Acts are regarding duties on distilled spirits, one for placing buoys in Boston harbor, and one for setting the time for the next meeting of... Read full description -
Item #708966COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 21, 1792 A page 2 report states that: "The following persons have been declared FRENCH CITIZENS by the National Assembly of France...George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, Dr. Priestly..." and several others.
Another item says: "Virginia has again instructed its Senators in Congress to... Read full description -
Item #708946THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1931
* Physicist Arthur Compton
* American Institute of Physics
* Breaking down the atomic nucleus
The front page has a one column heading: "ATOM NUCLEUS SEEN YIELDING TO SCIENCE" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues inside with related photo.
Complete in 48 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was... Read full description -
Item #708943THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 9, 1968
* Poor People's Campaign - demonstration march
* Post Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
* Ralph Abernathy - A. D. King photos
* Early Jerry Garcia & Pigpen photo - Grateful Dead
A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has 3 related photos with... Read full description -
Item #708938THE DETROIT NEWS, April 10, 1948
* Bogota, Colombia riot
* Mariano Ospina Perez
* Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
The front page has a banner headline: "COLOMBIA RIOTS HALTED" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 22 pages, rag edition, minor margin wear, nice condition. -
Item #708936NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 14, 1937
* Battle of Bilbao - airplanes bombardment
* Spanish Civil War - Basque Country - Spain
* Nationalist Army vs. Spanish Republic
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ITALIANS LEAD REBELS INTO BILBAO" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 32 pages, light toning at... Read full description -
Item #708935THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 17, 1954
* Effects of Hurricane Hazel in Canada
* Toronto, Ontario storm & flood disaster
The front has a nice headline: "71 DIE, HUNDREDS LOST IN TORONTO" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete in a 80+ page Sunday edition, light toning and a little wear at the... Read full description -
Item #708934THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Aug. 6, 1932
* Goat Castle murder
* Jane Surget Merrill
* Natchez, Mississippi
The front page has a two column heading: "Woman And Six Men Questioned In Rich Spinster's Murder" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning, a little spine wear with tiny binding holes, generally good. -
Item #708933THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 3-9, 1980
* "Flash Gordon" film review & ad
* Grand opening day movie premiere
* Space opera - superhero film
Page 63 has an opening day review for the film "Flash Gordon" with related photo and illustration. (see images) The following page has an... Read full description -
Item #708930THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1937
* Partition Plan for Palestine cancelled
* Jewish State - Arabs objects
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Plan to Divide Palestine Reported Dropped Because of Arab and Jewish Opposition" (see) 1st report coverage on the cancellation on the implementation of the... Read full description -
Item #708925THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 16, 1945
* Joint Committee 1st session
* Attack on Pearl Harbor - Hawaii
* U.S. Senate Investigation
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "WE KNEW JAPANESE SECRETS 6 MONTHS BEFORE DEC. 7, 1941, PEARL HARBOR DATA SHOW" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition,... Read full description -
Item #708920THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 15, 1953
* Sir Edmund Percival Hillary & Tenzing Norgay
* Own accounts of the mountain conquerors
* re. Mount Everest summit reached (1st time)
Starting on the front page is a first account description on the conquest of Mt. Everest. This is part 1 of 5 articles by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing... Read full description -
Item #708918THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1933
* Italian Air Armada - flying boats
* Italian fascist & aviator Italo Balbo
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Balbo's Fliers Reach Labrador In 1,500-Mile Hop From Iceland" with subhead. (see images) Related map is on page 2.
Complete in 38 pages, light toning and minor wear... Read full description -
Item #708917THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 7-13, 1981
* Michael Jackson - "King of Pop"
* Pre Thriller album (late 1982)
* About to become super famous
* Elvis Costello concert advertisement
Page 57 has an editorial headed: "Michael Jackson's Triumph" with related photo. (see images) This focuses... Read full description -
Item #708915THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 20, 1992
* Megadeth - thrash heavy metal band
* Frontman & guitarist Dave Mustaine
* Ritz Theatre performance advertisement
* Countdown to Extinction album tour
* Woman's right to choose movement
* Women's abortion rights Demonstration
Page 7 has a full... Read full description -
Item #708914TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 19, 1925
* Steamer Mackinac
* Boiler explosion disaster
* Newport RI Rhode Island
The front page has a nice banner headline: "32 DEAD IN EXPLOSION" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. First report coverage on the boiler explosion of the Steamer Mackinac near Newport, Rhode Island.
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Item #708913EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 9, 1917
* Captain Alfred Fritzen
* German Navy spy arrested
* World War I - WWI
* America close to entering
* Great headline for display
The front page has a nice a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GIRL AIDS IN CAPTURE OF ALLEGED TEUTON SPY" with subhead. (see images) Nice for... Read full description -
Item #708910THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 18, 1934
* June Robles found alive
* Desert cage box - Tucson, Arizona
* William Gettle
The top of the front page has a three column photo headed: "First Photo of June Robles Reunited with Parents" Also a three column heading: "'String Them Up,' Crowd Cries At Two... Read full description -
Item #708909SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 28, 1938
* Dolly Fine arrested
* Notorious madam
* Brothel - bordello
* Corruption of minors
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Dolly Fine Surrenders, Released Again on Bail; Denies police Pay-Offs" with subhead and photo. (see images) Probably only reported in a San Francisco publication.... Read full description -
Item #708907CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 1, 1937
* Mary Harlan Lincoln death
* Robert Todd Lincoln's wife
* Abraham's daughter-in-law
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF LINCOLN DIES IN CAPITAL AT 90" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the death of Mary Harlan Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's... Read full description -
Item #708905CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 29, 1937
* Killer Robert George Irwin
* Artist - sculptor - mental patient
* Model Veronica Gedeon - Easter murders
The front page has a banner headline: "3 EASTER TRAGEDIES; 8 SLAIN" with subheads: "Find Artist's Model Dead in Mystery" (see images) First report coverage continues on... Read full description -
Item #708904CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 5, 1932
* re. Zachary Smith Reynolds suicide ? death
* Heir of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
* Socialite & actress Libby Holman indictment
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HUNT LIBBY HOLMAN; INDICTED" with subheads. (see images) Was this suicide or murder ? American socialite Libby Holman... Read full description -
Item #708903CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 26, 1921
* Tampa Bay, Florida storm
* Major hurricane disaster
On October 25, 1921 Tampa Bay suffered the most destructive hurricane to hit the area since 1848.
The one column heading reads:: "Tampa Under Water; Storm Sweeps Coast" See images for somewhat brief report here.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #708898SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 27, 1938
* John William Ward suicide jump
* Gotham Hotel in Manhattan
The front page has a heading: "Perched on Ledge 10 Hours, New Yorker Leaps to Death As Crowd Stares in Horror" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on John William Ward's suicide jump from he 17th floor of the Gotham... Read full description -
Item #708894THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1947
* Lucille Ball beer advertisement
* American actress & comedian
* Post World War II pin-up girl
* Pre "I Love Lucy" TV sitcom
The back page has a nice 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inch advertisement showing a somewhat young Lucille Ball promoting "Schaefer" beer shortly after the end of World War... Read full description -
Item #708893THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1944
* Battle for Leyte Gulf beginning
* Philippines - William Halsey
* Largest naval battle in history ?
* World War II WWII
The front page has a six column headline: "JAPANESE PUSHED TOWARD LEYTE HILLS" with various subheads. (see images)
Complete in 30 pages, light toning at the margins, very minor margin... Read full description -
Item #708892CHICAGO SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, June 1, 1979
* American Airlines Flight 191 takeoff crash
* O'Hare airport disaster investigation
* In a Chicago publication (RARE)
The front page has a heading: "Engine fails, DC-10 returns" More on page 5 with two related photos. Until 9/11, it was the deadliest air disaster to occur on U.S.... Read full description -
Item #708891THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 17, 1968
* Big Brother and the Holding Company
* Last concert w/ Janis Joplin before going solo
* Hunter College (NYC) performance advertisement
Page 35 has a 4 x 2 1/2 advertisement for "Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin" for there upcoming... Read full description -
Item #708888THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, July 1, 1801 Page 3 has an address by the legislature of Rhode Island to the President, congratulating him on being elected President of the United States. It is followed by: "The President's Answer" signed in type: Thomas Jefferson.
Four pages, damp staining... Read full description
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