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Item #724603EXTRA GLOBE, Washington, May 3, 1838 There would appear to have been three titles with this name as Miles ("The People's Voice") notes a campaign newspaper from 1832 and another from 1836. This is the one founded in 1834. In its first issue it noted: "The Extra Globe, which we publish today, is the beginning of the... Read full description
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Item #724602THE YANKEE, Boston, May 13, 1814 The entire front page & back page are taken up with: "Gen. Hull's Trial" on his court martial case (close-trimmed to a portion of the right margin clips some letters).
Inside has much on the War of 1812 including: "Indian Affairs" "From Lake Champlain"... Read full description -
Item #724601THE SUN, New York, Dec. 21, 1879 Page 7 contains a wonderful, lengthy, and very detailed article with several column heads: "THE JAMES BOYS OF TEXAS" "A Visit to the Home of the Elder Of the Terrible Brothers" "The Visitor's Grim Reception at the Pistol's Mouth--'Hold Up Your... Read full description
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Item #724600SUPPLEMENT TO HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 30, 1876 This is a huge foldout print captioned: "The Centennial---Balloon View Of The Grounds" which gives a terrific overview of it and showing Philadelphia in the background. Rarely do such large, foldout prints from Harper's Weekly survive intact, as they were typically... Read full description
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Item #724599NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 5, 1863 The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "THE SITUATION IN VIRGINIA" which takes about half of the page.
Many front page column heads including: "Advance Of The Potomac Army" "The Enemy In Retreat" "Left Wing Behind... Read full description -
Item #724598EASTON EXPRESS, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12, 1878 Most of a page 2 column is taken up with a detailed article headed: "Edison's Great Invention" "An Authoritative Explanation of His Wonderful Electric Light--Why the Secret Has Been so Carefully Guarded".
The front page has: "Polygamy" "A Reminiscence--Brigham Young and... Read full description -
Item #724596LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 10, 1990
* John Gotti acquitted on multiple charges
* Gambino crime family boss - mafia
* Photo of a flamboyant Gotti outside the courthouse
The top of page 22 has a four column heading: "Reputed Crime Boss Gotti Freed in Assault Case" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with all major... Read full description -
Item #724595THE SEASON - ATLANTIC CITY, For the week ending July 17, 1894 This was a seasonal newspaper to promote the attributes of Atlantic City as a summer vacation spot. Page 2 notes that it was: "...distributed FREE on all express trains on the Camden & Atlantic and West Jersey Railroads...".... Read full description
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Item #724593DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Nov. 14, 1849 Page 3 has "Correspondence from California" which has a letter which includes: "...The news here is most flattering. Gold is abundant! Labor is worth seven to thirty dollars a day..." with much more on how high the prices are, & continuing with: ... Read full description
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Item #724592THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1859 The front page has: "Letter From Fred. Douglass" which provides his perspective on the John Brown insurrection at Harper's Ferry. Related to the raid are close to two columns of text with heads: "The Slavery Issue" "The Remains of Cook, the Insurgent" "The Attempt of Cook & Coppic to... Read full description
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Item #724559THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE (with Supplement), Williamsburg, Mar. 17, 1775 This newspaper was published by Alexander Purdie, a distinction to be made since there were three newspapers of this title printed in Williamsburg during the early period of the Revolutionary War.
The entire front page is a terrific... Read full description -
Item #724523LOS ANGELS TIMES, April 22, 1992
* Robert Alton Harris execution
* San Quentin State Prison gas chamber
* 1st in California in 25 years
* Years of debate for "Capital Punishment"
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Harris Dies After Judicial Duel; 4 Stays Quashed; 'I'm Sorry,' Murderer Says"... Read full description -
Item #724522THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 4, 1679
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something original in your hands from the 17th century
* Great gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in... Read full description -
Item #724521THE HELENA DAILY HERALD, Montana, Jan. 18, 1878
* Pre statehood Montana
* Rare Old West publication
This newspaper is from 11 years before Montana statehood. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get an issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights... Read full description -
Item #724519THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 24, 1944
* Battle of Leyte Gulf - Sibuyan Sea
* Philippines - William Halsey
* Largest naval battle in history
The front page has a three column heading: "LEYTE DRIVE GAINS" with subheads that include: "JAPANESE SET BACK" and more. Coverage continues on page 10 with... Read full description -
Item #724518FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Aug. 23, 1934
* Al "Scarface" Capone - Gangster - Mob boss
* Alcatraz Island Prison - San Francisco Bay
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Capone Faces Prison Labor 48 Hours a Week" (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Seccession Bill passed...
Item #724517THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1947
* Exodus 1947 - Jewish refuge vessel boarded - 3 killed
* Presidential Succession Act of 1947
The front page has: "3 Slain on Zionist Vessel As Refugees Fight British," which continues on an inside page. Page 5 has: "SILVER ASSAILS SEIZURE - Zionist Hopes U.N. Will Not Tolerate British Action," and,... Read full description -
Item #724511THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 6, 1929
* Thomas Edison's 2 cent stamp
* Electric Light Golden Jubilee
* Menlo Park, New Jersey release
* 1879 carbon-filament lamp anniversary
The front page has a two column heading: "Thousands Join in Rush for Edison Light Stamps" with subhead and photo of Edison. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #724477THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, Oct. 29, 1870
* Anti-Mormons - Mormonism book advertisement
The back page has an advertisement for the publication of: "LIFE IN UTAH or the MYSTERIES OF MORMONISM" with some text noting its "...unprecedented success, one reports 186 subscribers in four days,... Read full description -
Item #724437NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1928 Page 9 has a one column headings: "MISS EARHART TIRES OF BEING 'SIDESHOW'" "She Expresses Regret Over Radio Here That Her Companion Are Kept in Background" and more, reporting on Amelia Earhart being relentlessly pursued by the media after her famous... Read full description
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Item #724436THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 1, 1693
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this... Read full description -
Item #724433THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, April 9, 1947 Page 7 has an article: "Rickey Won't Poll Dodgers About Jackie", "Decision Up to Lippy Alone...".
The article notes in part: "...He took the decision of bringing up Jackie Robinson out of the players' hands, declared that Carl Furillo would... Read full description -
Item #724431THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Feb. 27, 1981
* Ralph Gomory and IBM
* Future of supercomputers ?
* High-performance computing
The top of front page has a one column heading: "Can a 'Supercomputer' Be Built? Team at IBM Grows More Confident" with lead-in: "Faster Figurer" and subheads. (see images)
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Item #724430SECTION TWO (sports) section only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, April 7, 1936
* Horton Smith wins 2nd Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline for display: "HORTON SMITH'S 285 WINS MASTERS' GOLF" with subheads, photo and scores. (see images)
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Item #724429LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. May 2, 1970
* Black Panthers Party rally
* New Haven, Connecticut
* Abbie Hoffman & Bobby Seale
The front page has a two column heading: "Panther's Rally Without Incident" with lead-in: "Abby Hoffman Speaks" (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and a little wear at the... Read full description -
Item #724428THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 17, 1928
* Wilbur & Orville Wright Brothers
* First airplane flight success
* Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
* 25th anniversary celebration
The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "WRIGHT PILGRIMS VISIT LANGLEY FIELD" with subheads. Also on the same page is another one column heading: "German... Read full description -
Item #724426BOSTON GAZETTE, July 25, 1803
* The Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Page 2 has: "By the President of the United States...A PROCLAMATION" calling for a special session of Congress, signed in type: Th. Jefferson.
This is followed by a very historic report headed: "Louisiana - Official" which mentions in part:... Read full description -
Item #724424BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER AND ASTROLOGICAL JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Oct., Nov., Dec., 1869
Also: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 29, 1869
The former was a fascinating and very unusual newspaper of small-size themed on predicting what would happen in the future--great to read in hindsight.
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Item #724422NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, June 22, 1844
* Mormons leader Joseph Smith
* Election campaign for president
* 1st presidential candidate to be killed
It is not known by many today that Joseph Smith, leader of the Latter-Day Saints, ran for president of the United States in 1844.
After several years of... Read full description -
Item #724419OFFICIAL (Baseball) RECORD, New York, July 22, 1886 This is a volume two issue of a very rare & historically important baseball newspaper, the very first daily sports newspaper dedicated entirely to the national game of professional baseball.
Although the masthead reads: "Official Record" the title... Read full description -
Item #724416HARPER'S WEEKLY--"Mining Number", New York, April 11, 1908 (with color cover) See the photos for the nice color cover which features a miner on horseback. The issue contains much reporting on "Nevada's Safeguard for Mine-buyers" which includes several photos of Goldfield, Nevada, plus a... Read full description
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Item #724415LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 27, 1985
* The "Commission Case" indictments
* NYC mafia - organized crime family bosses
* Paul Castellano, Anthony Salerno & more
The front page has a two column heading: "U.S. Indicts Five Top N.Y. Mafia Chieftans" with related pictorial. (see images)
Complete with all... Read full description -
Item #724414THE POST-BOY, London, Dec. 19, 1713
* Nice masthead engravings
* Unique gift idea
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... Read full description -
Item #724393SECTION TWO (Sports) section only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Nov. 26, 1939
* Ohio State Buckeyes (1939)
* Declared Big Ten champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "NOTRE DAME LOSES; MICHIGAN BEATS OHIO" with subheads that include: "BUCKEYES TAKE... Read full description -
Item #724392THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1946
* Winston Churchill - Iron Curtain Speech
* Fulton MO Missouri
The front page has a five column headline: "CHURCHILL ASSAILS SOVIET POLICY" with subheads and related photo. (see) First report coverage of Winston Churchill giving his famous "Iron Curtain' speech in Fulton, Missouri.... Read full description -
Item #724345THE NW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1938
* Boeing 314 Ocean Clipper makes debut
* Pan American Airways flying boat
* First maiden flight of the seaplane
The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "NEW OCEAN CLIPPER IN FIRST TRIAL HOP" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in great condition.
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Item #724344LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 18, 1993
* Helen Hayes death (1st report)
* American Broadway & film actress
* "First Lady of the American Theater"
* Best publication to be had ?
The front page has a one column heading: "Helen Hayes, Legend of U.S. Theater, Dies" with related pictorial. (see images) Much more inside... Read full description -
Item #724343THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, N.C., May 23, 1921
* West Virginia coal mines war
* Coal miners vs. operators labor conflict
* Poor working conditions - (UMWA)
* Merrimac, Mingo County
Page has a small one column heading: "Mingo County Placed Under Martial Law" (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at... Read full description -
Item #724342THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 29, 1943
* King Boris III of Bulgaria assassination ?
* Tsar - czar of Kingdom of Bulgaria poisoned ?
The front page has a five column heading: "BORIS DIES AS NAZI ULTIMATUM EXPIRES" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 12 with photo.
Complete 1st section only... Read full description -
Item #724341FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 27, 1965
* Malcolm X assassination plot
* Elijah Muhammad - Muslims
* Search for the murderers
The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Muslim Leader Nearly Hidden" and brief text. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally... Read full description -
Item #724340THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1928
* Wright Brothers National Memorial
* Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
* Granite boulder - cornerstone erected
The top of page 4 has a two column heading: "Kitty Hawk Honors First Plane Flight In Monument to the Wright Brothers" (see images)
Complete with 56 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #724339THE DETROIT NEWS, May 29, 1959
* Space monkeys Able & Miss Baker
* 1st living beings returned from space alive
The front page has a one column heading: "U.S. Space Monkeys to Meet Press" More on page 2. (see images)
Complete with all 46 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good... Read full description -
Item #724338THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 5, 1929
* Harry Herbert Frazee death
* Boston Red Sox baseball fame
* Sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees
The front page has a one column heading: "HARRY H. FRAZEE, FORMER OWNER OF RED SOX, DIES" with subhead. (see images) He was best known for selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees thus starting... Read full description -
Item #724335THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1934
* Newly named Fuhrer Adolph Hitler
* British tabloid "Daily Mail" interview
* Germany doesn't want a future war ?
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER BARS WAR; ASSERTS THAT 1918 'WAS LESSON TO US'" with subheads. (see images) Was this his way of... Read full description -
Item #724310LOS ANGLES TIMES, Oct. 12, 1987
* Second National March on Washington for for Lesbian and Gay Rights
* First display of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
* Organized by AIDS and LGBT rights activist Cleve Jones
The front page has a two column heading: "200,000 Call for More AIDS... Read full description -
Item #724303THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1951
* Jersey Joe Walcott wins boxing heavyweight title
* Oldest in history at the time vs. Ezzard Charles
The top of page 27 has a seven column heading: "Walcott Knocks Out Charles in Seventh, Wins Heavyweight Title" with subheads and photo of the knockout. A smaller mention of this fight... Read full description -
Item #724302THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 15, 1978
* Israel launches Operation Litani
* Israelis military forces invade Lebanon
* Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
* In response for the Coastal Road massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ISRAELIS INVADE LEBANON; LAND, SEA AND AIR UNITS ARE REPORTED IN ACTION"... Read full description -
Item #724301THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 18, 1978
* Finally captured and arraigned in Florida
* Ted Bundy - notorious American killer
Near the bottom of page 8 is a two column heading: "Man Is Held in Hunt for Coed Slayer" with photo showing Bundy in a Pensacola courtroom. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item... Read full description -
Item #724300CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 2, 1928
* Oscar De Priest runs as a Republican (ballot)
* Chicago, Illinois's 1st Congressional District
* First African American Congressman (20th century)
The front page has a one column heading: "DE PRIEST PUT ON BALLOT FOR MADDEN PLACE" with subhead. And a photo of him on the back page with... Read full description -
Item #724299THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 4, 1929
* Rye Cove, Virginia tornado
* Scott County schoolhouse disaster
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "STORM DEATH LIST RISES TO 50; SHIP IS RESCUED BY TUG" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, more so along the spine,... Read full description






















































