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Item #700016LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 23, 1977
* Los Angeles crime family indictments
The front page has a banner headline: "Reputed Mobsters Indicted" with lead-in: "FBI Sets Up Dummy Porno Firm" and subhead. (see images) Members of the Los Angeles crime family that were indicted include Michael Rizzitello, Jimmy the Weasel and... Read full description -
Item #700014SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 28, 1939
* World War II about to start
* Adolf Hitler defying World
* Poland attacked in 3 days
The front page has a terrific banner headline in bold lettering: "FRANCE DRAFTS NEW PEACE PLEA AFTER HITLER OPENS DOOR" with various subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Germany would... Read full description -
Item #700013THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 10, 1945
* Australian pilot Bill Newton beheading
* Made public for the first time
* Japanese atrocities - cannibalism & more
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "AUSTRALIA REPORTS JAP HORROR" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of Japanese atrocities committed on American and Australian soldiers... Read full description -
Item #700011EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 9, 1916
* George Sisler - St. Louis Browns
* Ernie Shore - Boston Red Sox
* Major League Baseball - MLB
Page 8 has a two, 1 column photos of George Sisler & Ernie Shore with headings and text. (see images)
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #700008NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 24, 1984
* Boston College Eagles vs. Miami Hurricanes
* Quarterback Doug Flutie & WR Gerald Phelan
* Iconic Hail Mary Pass for the winning touchdown
* "Hail Flutie" "Miracle in Miami" - Orange Bowl
The top of page 14 has a heading that reads: "Flutie Pass Tops Miami by 47-45" with photo. (see... Read full description -
Item #700007TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT, Florida, Oct. 10, 1973
* Elvis & Priscilla Presley get divorced
* Yom Kippur War - Israel vs. Arab nations
The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Presley, Wife Priscilla Divorced; He Gives Her Kiss, $1.5 Million" with photo. (see image) I suspect this to be a rare item because there was really no... Read full description -
Item #699983THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 26, 1919
* Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry
* Very 1st Buckeyes victory in this game
* Ferry Field, Ann Arbor
Page 4 of the sport's section (near the back) has a one column heading: "Ohio State Wins, 13-3" with subhead and lineups. Text includes: "...Michigan went down to defeat before... Read full description -
Item #699959THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb.5, 1907
* Harry Thaw & Evelyn Nesbit
* Stanford White murder trial
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "INSANITY IS THE DEFENSE OF THAW" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description -
Item #699958LIVERPOOL ECHO, England, December 9, 1980
* John Lennon death
* Beatles front man
* Best title to be had ?
Few could argue for a more desirable and scarce newspaper on the death of John Lennon than this, his hometown newspaper.
To anyone who grew up on the 1960's the death of Beatle John Lennon was a tragic event... Read full description -
Item #699957THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 5, 1938
* Patrick Joseph Hayes death (First report)
* American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
* Archbishop of New York
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Cardinal Hayes Dies at 70 In Sleep at Country Home" with subhead and photo. (see) Much more on pages 6 & 7 with... Read full description -
Item #699956EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 10, 1914
* Battle of the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic
* British Royal vs. Imperial German Navy
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMAN CRUISER NURNBERG IS SUNK BY BRITISH" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #699947PALO ALTO TIMES, California, Oct. 10, 1973
* Valley of Tears - Golan Heights
* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
* FRONT LEAF ONLY ****
The front page has a headline: "Israel retakes Golan Heights" (see images)
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Item #699939LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 22, 1977
* Egypt recognizes Israel
* Anwar Sadat visits Jerusalem
* Successful meeting w/ Menahem Begin
* Israeli-Palestine peace process
The front page has a two column headline: "'No More War,' Sadat, Begin Say" with various subheads and 2 related photos. (see images) More inside.
Complete 1st... Read full description -
Item #699938LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 21, 1977
* Egypt recognizes Israel
* Anwar Sadat visits Jerusalem
* Successful meeting w/ Menahem Begin
* Israeli-Palestine peace process
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SADAT ACCEPTS ISRAEL AS A NATION; Begin Opens Borders to Egypt; but Deadlock Remains" with various subheads and two related... Read full description -
Item #699935LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 16, 1977 T
* Steve Biko's death described
* South African activist
* Anti-apartheid campaign
* Black Consciousness Movement
he front page has a banner headline: "Biko's Last Ride--700 Miles" with subhead. (see images) He died under suspicious circumstances about 2 months prior.
Complete 1st section... Read full description -
Item #699934SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Nov. 20, 1977
* Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
* NCAA college football rivalry game w/ photos
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "Woody's the Aggressor but Michigan Wins on Points" with subhead: "106,024 See Wolverines Earn Rose Bowl... Read full description -
Item #699933THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1933
* Karl Guthe Jansky
* Physicist & radio engineer
* Father of radio astronomy
* Milky Way radio waves
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEW RADIO WAVES TRACED TO CENTRE OF THE MILKY WAY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the discovery of radio waves emanating from... Read full description -
Item #699931THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 7, 1943
* Conscientious objectors census reported
* World War II draft - selective service
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Conscientious Objectors Total Only 6,277 of Millions Called Up" (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally... Read full description -
Item #699930THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 5, 1945
* Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs (game 2)
* Hank Greenberg's home run wins game
* 1st post World War II champions (to be)
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TIGERS TIE SERIES, GREENBERG HOMER BEATING CUBS, 4-1" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues in the... Read full description -
Item #699929LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 30, 1989
* 'Rain Man' shines at the Oscars
* Dustin Hoffman & Jodie Foster
* Michael Milken indicted for fraud
The front page has a two column heading: "Hoffman, Jodie Foster, 'Rain Man' Win Oscars" with subhead and color photos of both Dustin Hoffman and Jodie Foster. (see) Great... Read full description -
Item #699924LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 29, 1998
* Best "The Parent Trap" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Family comedy film - Lindsay Lohan
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Parent Trap" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description -
Item #699916THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, November 18, 1933
* United States recognizes the Soviet Union
* Russia - USSR (1st report)
* Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes relations
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "United States Recognizes Russia but Leaves Debt Issue Unsettled; Bullitt Is Appointed Ambassador" with subheads and... Read full description -
Item #699914THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 22, 1926
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King Benjamin Purnell sex w/ minors scandal trial
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The front page has a banner heading: "'King Ben,' Lying on Stretcher, Hears Story of Attack" with subheads. (see) I suspect this to be an extremely rare... Read full description -
Item #699912CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 12, 1920
* High school all-star game - Wrigley Field
* Commerce High School, Brooklyn, New York
* 17-year old Lou Gehrig as a upcoming star
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "CHICAGO-N.Y. PREP DIAMOND SERIES IS ON" (see images) This game would take place a few weeks later at Wrigley Field.... Read full description -
Item #699839HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 1, 1900 The front page has the Uncle Sam cartoon, "LET US GIVE THANKS", by W. A. Rogers - a political cartoonist who was hired by Harper's Weekly in 1887 to replace Thomas Nast after he retired. The double-page centerfold is a very displayable illustration also by A. B. Frost: "Selecting... Read full description -
Item #699838THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 15, 1910
* Leo Tolstoy death close
* Russian writer - novelist
* "War and Peace" book fame
The front page has a two column headline: "TOLSTOI AND HIS WIFE NEAR DEATH" with subhead (see images). Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... Read full description -
Item #699769THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, March 9, 1917
* Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin death w/ photo
* Inventor of the German Zeppelin rigid airships
* Luftschiffbau Zeppelin manufacturing Co. founder
The front page has a one column heading: "COUNT ZEPPELIN DIES IN BERLIN" with subhead and photo of Count Zeppelin. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages,... Read full description -
Item #699762NEW YORK TIMES, October 13, 1948
* President Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Becomes Columbia University President
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "EISENHOWER TAKES OFFICE AT COLUMBIA; STRESSES FREEDOM" with subheads that include: "19,000 View Ceremonies" plus a two column photo of IKE... Read full description -
Item #699761THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, August 21, 1929
* 1st Women's Air Derby
* "Powder Puff Derby"
* Marvel Crosson's crash & death
The front page has a seven column headline: "CHARGE GIRL FLYER VICTIM OF MANIAC" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #699732EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 3, 1918
* German U-Boats - submarines
* North American coast campaign
The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIVERS AT WORK OFF U. S. COAST; Passenger Liner Radios Submarine Attack" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #699730EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 22, 1918
* American athlete Jim Thorpe
* Chief Myers and Zach Wheat
* Native Americans in baseball
Page 11 has a two column pictorial with heading: "Redskins are Folding Their Tents And Stealing Away From The Majors" with text. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being... Read full description -
Item #699729EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 9, 1918
* Great Train Wreck of 1918
* Nashville, Tennessee disaster
* Worst rail accident in U.S. history
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TWENTY-FIVE KILLED" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #699712EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 21, 1918
* Second Battle of the Piave River - Italy
* Kingdom of Italy vs. Austria-Hungary
* World War I - WWI Italian Front
The front page has a six column headline: "PIAVE FIGHTING IS VIOLENT" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #699711THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, December 26, 1977 The front page has: "Elvis Costello: Pleased to Aim", which shows the introduction to a review by the world renowned music critic Simon Frith, and includes a small image of Costello. The text of the review is found on page 55 and includes an additional... Read full description -
Item #699703THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 1973
* Yom Kippur War - Suez Canal crossed
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a threecolumn headline: "Israeli Unit Raids Sites In Egypt" and more. (see images)
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Item #699698THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 8, 1973
* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Valley (Vale) of Tears battle
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a five column headline: "Egyptians Trapped, In Sinai, Israel... Read full description -
Item #699697THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 1973
* Yom Kippur War begins (day one)
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Egyptians Storm Suez Canal; Israelis Battle Syrian Forces"... Read full description -
Item #699690THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 12, 1932
* The United States prohibition to end ?
* President Herbert Hoover admits failure
* President nomination address
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "HOOVER URGES REFORM OF NATION'S DRY LAWS IN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH" with subheads. (see) Text of Hoover's acceptance... Read full description -
Item #699688EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1918
* Second Ostend Raid - Belgium
* Royal Navy blockade attempt
* North Sea Operations - WWI
The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH CLOSE PORT OF OSTEND" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #699687EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 1, 1918
* Rose Pastor Stokes prison sentence
* Espionage Act of 1917 violation - WWI
* American socialist activist - writer
* Communist Party of America co-founder
The front page has a six column headline: "SENTENCE MRS. STOKES" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description -
Item #699643EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 15, 1918
* David Endicott Putnam - kills
* American flying ace "Ace of Aces"
* United States Air Service pilot
* World War I - WWI
The front page has a one column heading: "American Airman Downs Five Hun Airplanes In One Day" (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition... Read full description -
Item #699642EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 3, 1918
* Split Rock quarry disaster
* Munitions factory explosion
* Onondaga County, New York
The front page has a one column heading: "SIXTY-FIVE KILLED IN TERRIFIC BLAST" (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #699634EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 25, 1916
* National Schism- Greece
* Island of Crete revolution
The front page has a nice banner headline: "REVOLUTIONISTS HOLD CRETE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... Read full description -
Item #699631EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 21, 1916
* Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas
* Bert Dudley lynching mob - hanging
* Revolution on Island of Crete - Greece
The front page has a one column heading: "Mob In Kansas Invades Jail And Lynches Prisoner" (see image)
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #699628EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 30, 1916
* Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers)
* National League pennant race
* MLB - Major League Baseball
The front page has a six column headline: "DODGERS ARE AGAIN IN LEAD" with subhead, score and lineups. (see images) Inning by inning description continues inside.
Surprisingly this issue is in... Read full description -
Item #699626EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 8, 1916
* Quebec Bridge construction disaster
* St. Saint Lawrence River collapse
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIOTING IN NEW YORK STIKE" with subhead. (see images)
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #699623EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 11, 1916
* Quebec Bridge construction disaster
* St. Saint Lawrence River collapse
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "TWENTY-FIVE FALL TO DEATH" with subhead. (see images)
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #699617MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minn., January 6, 1943
* Dr. George Washington Carver death
* Black scientist & educator
* Born into slavery
The front page has a one column photo of Carver headed: "Dr. Carver Dies" (see image) Page 2 has a biography of Carver under the heading: "Dr. Carver: He Gave All the Credit to God"... Read full description -
Item #699616THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, Sept. 23, 1940
* SS City of Benares attack & sinking
* World War II evacuee ship (children)
* German submarine U-48 (1939) - U-boat
The front page has a banner headline: "Refugee Ship Is Torpedoed" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with all 8 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.
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Item #699609THE SAN DIEGO UNION, June 8, 1908
* French aviator Henri Farman
* Early powered aviation airplane
The top of page 2 has a three column heading: "FARMAN AEROPLANE CARRIES TWO MEN A DISTANCE OF 1241 METRES" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and some archival mending at the margins,... Read full description
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