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Item #677530THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 12, 1904
* Fossil & Mitchell, Oregon
* Wheeling co. Flooding disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VILLAGE SWEPT BY CLOUDBURST" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description -
Item #677529THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 4, 1904
* 1904 Sasun uprising
* Massacre of Armenians
* Kurds & Ottoman Turks
The front page has a one column heading: "THE MASSACRE IS CONFIRMED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description -
Item #677527EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, Oct. 2, 1873
* Panic of 1873 - financial crisis
* Wall Street - stock market
The front page has a one column headings: "Brighter Prospects" "The Coming End Of The Crisis" and more. (see) The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "The Wall Street Boys" and more. Lengthy text.
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Item #677521THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1927
* Holland Tunnel officially opens
* 1st underwater tunnel
The top of the 1st column of the front page has a one column heading: "52,285 AUTOS JAM THE HOLLAND TUBE IN 'SIGHTSEEING' DAY" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page 3 with related photo. This was the first... Read full description -
Item #677480CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, April 14, 1877
* Southern Hotel fire disaster
* St. Louis, Missouri
The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "ST. LOUIS CALAMITY" "A Man Supposing His Wife Killed Shoots Himself" "Eleven Persons Known to Have Been Killed" and more.
Complete in 8... Read full description -
Item #677437DAILY GLOBE, Bethlehem, Penn., February 18, 1896
* Troy, New York
* Clothing factory fire
* Sewing girls disaster
The top of page 3 has s one column heading: "A HOLOCAUST AT TROY" with subheads. (see)
Four pages, light toning, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice. -
Item #677427THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 25, 1908
* Early airplane flights
* Wilbur Wright - Brothers
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WILBUR WRIGHT MAY ATTEMPT A CHANNEL FLIGHT" (see) 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 #677360THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 23, 1908
* Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
* Negroes lynchings - hangings
Page 4 has a one column heading: "NEGRO LYNCHING AT HEMPHILL, TEXAS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description -
Item #677341CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 12, 1930
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma)
* Fight for India independence
* New Satyagraha against tax on salt
* Famous salt march to Dandi begins (1st report)
The top of page 5 has a one column photo of a younger Gandhi with heading: "Begins March" (see)
Complete with 46 pages, rag edition in... Read full description -
Item #677290THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 9, 1908
* Wright Brothers test flights
* Orville & Wilbur Wright
* Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, NC
The front page is a one column heading: "WRIGHT BROTHERS AGAIN SUCCEED" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #677289THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 3, 1908
* Epsom Derby - Surrey, England UK
* Longshot Signorinetta wins in upset
* Thoroughbred racehorse
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Outsider Wins The English Derby With Apparent Ease" with subheads and nice photo. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition... Read full description -
Item #677268NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 6, 1827 Page 4 has: "Red Jacket Deposed", being an article on the end of the famous Seneca Indian chief reign. The article notes in part: "...that the long celebrated chief Red Jacket has been deposed by his brethren & associates...He has been for a long... Read full description -
Item #677245CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1939
* Ghazi of Iraq killed - death (1st report)
* King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
Page 2 has a one column heading: "King Ghazi Of Iraq Is Killed In Auto Crash" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #677244THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 7, 1913
* Militant suffragette Olive Wharry
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "SUFFRAGETTE IS SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from... Read full description -
Item #677166THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1928
* Diamond Joe Esposito assassination
* Prohibition-era Chicago gangster - mobster
Page 19 has a one column heading: "FIND ALIBIS FALSE IN CHICAGO KILLING" with subheads. (see) Coverage of the assassination of Diamond Joe Esposito, prohibition-era Chicago gangster & Republican ward boss.
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Item #677111THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, May 27, 1934
* Pioneer Zephyr "The Silver Streak"
* Diesel-powered railroad train
* Travel speed record
The front page has a two column heading: "Zephyr Sets New Record By Nonstop 1015-Mile Run In 13 Hours, Five Minutes" with subhead. (see)
Complete 1st section only with 22 pages, light toning and... Read full description -
Item #677085THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 20, 1933
* Hagia Sophia Mosque
* Thomas Whittemore
* Christian mosaics discovery
The top of page has a one column heading: "AMERICAN REVEALS SANTA SOPHIA'S ART" with subheads and related photo (fuzzy). (see) Coverage on Thomas Whittemore uncovering christian mosaics inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Item #677084CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 14, 1937.
* Roosevelt Towns & Bootjack McDaniels Negro lynchings
* Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi
The front has a one column heading: "SQUABBLE OVER LYNCH BILL AS MOB KILLS TWO" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negroes Roosevelt Towns and Bootjack McDaniels at... Read full description -
Item #677076ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH (Rotogravure/Pictures section), Missouri, August 20, 1939
* Rotogravure section featuring Maureen O'Hara
This is a beautiful display of one of the most glamorous actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Fans of this cinematic era and Maureen will love this collection of some of the personalities she portrayed.
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Item #677059THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 20, 1937
* Marchese Guglielmo Marconi death (1st report)
* Radiotelegraph inventor
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MARCONI IS DEAD OF HEART ATTACK", "Wireless Inventor Succumbs at His Home in Rome at the Age of 63", "HIS... Read full description -
Item #677057SPORTS inc., The Sports Business Weekly, New York, November 16, 1987
This is a Volume 1, Number 1 issue of this title. This issue was originally sent to the Director of Public Relations of Little League Baseball. The issue still has the mailing label affixed to the front cover. Of course the significance of this issue is it... Read full description -
Item #677054THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 21, 1931
* Aviator Charles Lindbergh
* Sikorsky S-40 flying boat
The front page has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH DELAYED WITH CLIPPER IN CUBA" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, light toning and minor... Read full description -
Item #677045CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1944.
* Mob Boss Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
* Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc. fame
* Sing Sing Prison execution
The front page has a one column heading: "LEPKE BURIED; MURDER, INC., GOES WITH HIM" with subhead. Related photo on the back page. (see) Coverage on the execution of Murder Inc. mob boss,... Read full description -
Item #677011LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 10, 1994
* Best "Speed" movie advertisement ?
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Action thriller film - Keanu Reeves
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Speed" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the... Read full description -
Item #676997THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1943
* Jake LaMotta defeats Sugar Ray Robinson (1st defeat)
* Famous Middleweight boxing match
The sport's section (page 17) has one column headings: "ROBINSON'S STREAK ENDED BY LAMOTTA" "Harlem Fighter Suffers First Loss in 130 Bouts Before 18,930 at Detroit" "Bell Saves... Read full description -
Item #676967THE SCRANTON TIMES, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1932
* Bonus Army - World War I veterans march
This 26 page newspaper has a very nice banner headline on the front page: "BONUS VETERAN SHOT DEAD; FEDERAL TROOPS CALLED OUT" with subheads (see photos). Coverage on the gathering of World War I veterans in Washington D.C.
Other news and various... Read full description -
Item #676948THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1929
* John Logie Baird - father of television
* TV in it's infancy - inventions - experiments
Page 29 has one column headings: "VOICE AND IMAGE GO TOGETHER OVER WIRE" "Simultaneous Transmission of Clear Televised Pictures and Sounds Demonstrated" "Baird System Can Be Used by Any... Read full description -
Item #676928EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 15, 1912
* Jim Thorpe wins Olympic decathlon
* Carlisle Indian School star athlete
The front page has a one column headings that include: "Final Day Of The Athletic Program" "....American Winner of Decathlon" and more. (see) Coverage continues on page 2 a small heading: "Thorp... Read full description -
Item #676917NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 12, 1938
* Lou Gehrig signs contract (last year)
* New York Yankees baseball
The front page has a one column heading: "Gehrig Signs For One Year At $39,000" with subhead. The top of page 23 has a banner headline: "Gehrig Signs for $39,000, Leaves for Camp Tomorrow with Ruppert" with... Read full description -
Item #676867AMERICAN & COMMERCIAL DAILY ADVERTISER, Baltimore, Dec. 5, 1811 A typical newspaper of the day with various news and a wealth of advertisements.
All four pages have wide black mourning rules due to the death of the printer a proprietor off this newspaper.
Page 2 has mourning rules above & below the report: "Obituary" which... Read full description -
Item #676841NEW YORK MAGAZINE OR LITERARY REPOSITORY, April, 1797 The issue is filled mostly with an eclectic collection of articles, while the back three pages contain news items of the day. The news reports include some talk of a treaty with the Indians.
Certainly one of the less common 18th century American magazine titles, existing from just 1790 to 1797.
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Item #676840NEW YORK MAGAZINE OR LITERARY REPOSITORY, April, 1797 The issue is filled mostly with an eclectic collection of articles, while the back three pages contain news items of the day. The news reports include some talk of a treaty with the Indians.
Certainly one of the less common 18th century American magazine titles, existing from just 1790 to 1797.
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Item #676839NEW YORK MAGAZINE OR LITERARY REPOSITORY, April, 1797 The issue is filled mostly with an eclectic collection of articles, while the back three pages contain news items of the day. The news reports include some talk of a treaty with the Indians.
Certainly one of the less common 18th century American magazine titles, existing from just 1790 to 1797.
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Item #676833NEW YORK MAGAZINE OR LITERARY REPOSITORY, March, 1795 The issue is filled mostly with an eclectic collection of articles, while the back four pages contain news items of the day.
Among the news reports is mention that: "A convention of delegates from the 3 counties of York, Lincoln and Cumberland, in Maine, have published an... Read full description -
Item #676832NEW YORK MAGAZINE OR LITERARY REPOSITORY, March, 1795 The issue is filled mostly with an eclectic collection of articles, while the back four pages contain news items of the day.
Among the news reports is mention that: "A convention of delegates from the 3 counties of York, Lincoln and Cumberland, in Maine, have published an... Read full description -
Item #676816THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1913
* Jacob Oppenheimer execution - hanging
* "The Human Tiger" - "The Hyena"
* Folsom State Prison - California
* Early, same day report
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LONG BATTLE TO AVOID GALLOWS COMES TO AN END TODAY" with subheads.... Read full description -
Item #676786THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 21, 1910
* Aviator pioneer Jacques de Lesseps - aviation
* 2nd ever airplane flight over the English Channel
Above the masthead is a nice headline: "French Aviator Flies Across English Channel" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #676775THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1932
* Vitamin C isolated for the 1st time
* Dr. Charles Glen King
* Actress Rose Coghlan death
A two column heading near the bottom of the front page reads: "Pittsburgh Professor Isolates Vitamin C; Concentrates Substance From Lemon Juice" (see) Coverage on the 1st isolation of the... Read full description -
Item #676739CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, section 2 (sports) only, Oct. 29, 1939
* Jackie Robinson 1st mention (?) on the national stage
* UCLA Bruins college football
* 1st Negro in MLB baseball fame
This is a significant issue for any Jackie Robinson collector, as this is the very first mention of him in the prestigious Chicago Daily Tribune. The report... Read full description -
Item #676738EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 30, 1908
* Early airplane flights
* Wilbur Wright - Brothers
The front page has a one column heading: "Wright Has Fall Escapes Injury" See image for brief report. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description -
Item #676737THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1928
* Actress Grace Moore
* Makes operatic debut
The front page has a one column heading: "CHOIR SINGER HAILED AT DEBUT IN OPERA" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 28 with related photo. Nice to have in this World famous NYC publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #676720GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, October, 1760
* Great foldout map of Montreal & more
* George II of Great Britain death
* French and Indian War
Perhaps the prime item is the very nice foldout map headed: "A Particular Map to Illustrated Gen. Amherst's Expedition to Montreal with a Plan of the Town &... Read full description -
Item #676711THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Mar. 14, 1911
* Manchurian pneumonic lung infection plague
* First use of personal protective equipment
The front page has a two column heading: "4000 PERSONS IN ONE TOWN DIE OF PLAGUE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #676686THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, September, 1759
* Fort Crown Point - New York
* Field Marshall Jeffery Amherst
* French and Indian War
An inside page contains a great report on one of the more significant battles of the French & Indian War, headed: "Letter from Maj. Gen. Amherst to Mr. Secretary Pitt,... Read full description -
Item #676684CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 2, 1936
* John Ringling death
* Circus pioneer
* Early, same report
The front page has a one column heading: "John Ringling Dead; Last of Circus Family" with small photo on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the death of John Ringling, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus fame.
Other... Read full description -
Item #676659CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 30, 1928.
* D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
* 1st Transatlantic flight (trip home)
* Clarence Terhune- stowaway discovered
* World's First Aerial stowaway
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ZEP RISES MILE TO DODGE GALE" with subheads and smaller heading: "First Airship... Read full description -
Item #676656THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 30, 1910
* Frederick Cook & the North Pole controversy
* American explorer walks back his claim to fame ?
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DR. COOK ADMITS UNCERTAINTY OF REACHING THE POLE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #676655EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 16, 1912
* Hubert Latham killed - death
* French aviator - aviation pioneer
* Airplanes - aeroplanes
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FAMOUS AVIATOR IS KILLED IN AFRICA BY BUFFALO" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #676648LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., March 21, 1960
* Sharpeville massacre
* Pass laws demonstration
* Transvaal, South African police
The front page has a one column heading: "30 Negroes Slain During Fierce Riot" First report coverage on the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #676643THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 24, 1912
* Herman Rosenthal murder case
* New York City gambler - bookie
* NYPD corruption - Lenox Avenue Gang
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "UNRAVELING PLOT FOR KILLING OF GAMBLER IN NEW YORK" with subheads. (see)
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description
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