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Item #690811NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 28, 1920
* Chicago White "Black" Sox
* World Series Scandal breaks
The scandal of the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series did not break to the public until just now, covered in this newspaper with front page column heads: "NEW WITNESS TELLS OF BASEBALL PLOT"... Read full description -
Item #690681FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. March 15, 1962
* Wilt Chamberlain - Philadelphia Warriors
* Season scoring record set (last game of season)
* National Basketball Association - NBA
The sports section (page 12) has a one column heading: "Wilt Closes Season With 4029 Points" He began the game with 3,997... Read full description -
Item #690675THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1929
* Des Moines University (1865-1929)
* Baptist Church school - Iowa
* Religious riots and closure
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DES MOINES FACULTY DISMISSED EN BLOC; RIOTS CLOSE SCHOOL" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World... Read full description -
Item #690674THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 18, 1929
* Babe Ruth & Claire Hodgson marry (1st report)
* New York Yankees opening day (rained out)
* MLB baseball
Page 31 has one column headings that include: "BABE RUTH MARRIED AS HUNDRED LOOK ON" "Early Morning Worshipers and Handful of Youngsters See Him Wed Mrs. Hodgson" and more with... Read full description -
Item #690650CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 16, 1929
* Cleveland Clinic Fire
* X-ray room disaster
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "108 DIE IN GAS-SWEPT CLINIC" with subheads. Lengthy first report coverage continues on the following pages with a full page pictorial. Nice for display Always nice to have notable events in... Read full description -
Item #690606SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, July 6, 1929
* Helen Jacobs vs. Helen Wills Moody
* Wimbledon tennis championships
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "WIMBLEDON CROWN WON BY HELEN WILLS" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on Helen Wills winning the 1929... Read full description -
Item #690568WASHINGTON STAR-NEWS, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 1974 Logically one of the best newspapers for a report of Nixon's resignation and Ford becoming President would be one from the nation's capital.
The front page headlines include: "Ford Becomes President" "Nixon Bids Tearful Farewell to White House" "Political... Read full description -
Item #690565CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Aug. 18, 1929
* Sino-Soviet war conflict begins
* Republic of China - Soviet Union
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SOVIET ARMY INVADES CHINA" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Compete 1st section only with 28 pages, rag edition in great condition. -
Item #690561CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 15, 1929
* John L. Carson Jr. gems robbery
* Snyder, Buffalo, New York
The front page has a five column heading: "Hold Up Diners; Take Fortune in Gems" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in good condition. -
Item #690559THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 24, 1910
* Aviator Charles K. Hamilton "Crazy man of the air"
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HAMILTON BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD" with subheads and related photo. Three more photos are on the back page. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #690544THE NOORDAM NEWS, "Somewhere on the Pacific", Sept. 15, 1943
* MS Noordam II troopship
The Noordam was a Holland American Line ship which was converted to a troopship by Bethlehem Steel to transport up to 2,400 troops for the U.S. War Shipping Administration. She was sent into action and transporting troops... Read full description -
Item #690541THE SUMMARY, Elmira, New York, Feb. 7, 1914 An interesting newspaper "Published Weekly by & for the Inmates of the N.Y.S. Reformatory at Elmira" as noted at the top of page 2. Various news of the day, and the back page is mostly taken up with: "Sporting News".
Measures 10 by 13 1/4 inches printed on nice rag paper, very... Read full description -
Item #690540MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, Oct. 6, 1941 As the title suggests, this publication is replete with news concerning the movie industry. The front page has a photo of David O. Selznick with an article on him.
Eight pages, 9 by 12 inches printed on high-quality paper, tiny binding holes at the blank spine, good condition.
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Item #690528SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Aug. 25, 1929
* Golfer Tommy Armour wins
* Western Open PGA golf tournament
* Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "ARMOUR WINS WESTERN OPEN TITLE WITH 273" with subheads and small photo. Nice for display.... Read full description -
Item #690521LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26, 1941.
* Pre Pearl Harbor attack on America
* Tensions with Japan increasing
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. FREEZES ASSETS OF JAPANESE" with subheads.
Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs of the first section only (4 pages total), a little wear along the... Read full description -
Item #690519THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Oct. 1, 1972
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
* vs. Purdue Boilermakers
* Best publication to be had (rare)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SUPER SOPHS CRUNCH PRUDUE" with subhead and color photo. More in the sport's section.
Seventy pages, light toning along the central fold, nice condition. -
Item #690518THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 8, 1929
* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "WITNESS INJECTS WITCHCRAFT INTO TRIAL OF 'DOCTOR'" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a... Read full description -
Item #690516THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 29, 1935
* John Hamilton's body found
* John Dillinger gang member
The front page has a one column heading: "FIND BODY OF LAST OF DILLINGER GANG" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #690508SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 1, 1929
* Rogers Hornsby & Hack Wilson photos
* Chicago Cubs MLB baseball
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "CUBS WHIP PIRATES, 7 TO 6; HOME TODAY" with subheads and 4 nice photos of Cubs' players that include Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson. Nice for... Read full description -
Item #690506TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., June 13, 1955
* 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race
* Pierre Levegh crash disaster
The front page page has a one column heading: "78 Race Dead Share Last Rite" (see) Coverage on the infamous 24 Hours of Le Mans disaster. It still stands today as the worst disaster in all of motor sports.
Complete with 16 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #690503THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1901
* Turn of the 20th century
* Women's suffrage
Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara... Read full description -
Item #690502SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., July 17, 1918
* 2nd battle of the Marne begins
* World War I - WWI
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMAN ATTACK HELD UP EVERYWHERE; Americans Gain By Powerful Counter-Attacks; Recapture Several Towns South Of MArne River" with subheads. (see)
Complete in 14 pages, light toning and... Read full description -
Item #690499CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1929
* Bramwell Booth refuses to resign
* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president
* The Salvation Army - charity organization
The to of page 4 has a one column heading: "BOOTH BRANDED AS 'UNFIT'; HE DEFIES COUNCIL" with subhead and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40... Read full description -
Item #690487CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 3, 1929.
* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)
* 1st to fly around the World
* On the way home
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GRAF ZEPPLIN NEARS EUROPE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
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Item #690477LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 16, 1987
* Pope John Paul II
* Head of Catholic Church
* Visits Southern California
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Pope Is Greeted With Enthusiasm, Stresses Morality" and more with 2 related photos. Much more on the following pages.
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Item #690464STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, Nov. 27, 1944 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "450 B29s Set Fires In Osaka, Main Jap Industrial Center" "Truman Sees More Men Ion... Read full description -
Item #690463STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Nov. 27, 1944 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Alexander New MTO Chief" "Yanks Inch Onto Plain of Cologne" "Bonomi Coalition Government Quits" and more,... Read full description -
Item #690462STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Nov. 29, 1944 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Heavy Rains Slow Yank Leyte Drive" "American Bombers Hit Other Isles In Philippines" "Allies Press For Control Of... Read full description -
Item #690460STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Dec. 2, 1944 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Big Saar Valley City Falls" "Saarunion Taken; Resistance Mounts" "Red Army Takes Eger, In Hungary"... Read full description -
Item #690459STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Dec. 4, 1944 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Yanks Enter Gateways To Cologne And Saar" "8th May Try Bypass Plan At Ravenna""Russians 75 Miles From Austria... Read full description -
Item #690458STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Dec. 5, 1944 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Greek Civil War Looms; Martial Law Is Declared" "3rd Forces Second Crossing Of Saar" "Allies Hold Over Half of... Read full description -
Item #690457STARS & STRIPES, Italy Edition, Dec. 8, 1944 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Yank Units Four Miles From Saar Coal Capital" "Red Army Moves 95 Miles In 7 Days" "Nazis Flee North of... Read full description -
Item #690452STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, June 26, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "U.S. Will Base B29s On Okinawa, Step Up Bomb Load and Raids" "8th AF... Read full description -
Item #690451STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, June 27, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "GIs, Guerrillas Tighten Vise On Luzon Japs" "B29s Batter 10 Jap... Read full description -
Item #690450STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, June 28, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "Stettinius Out; Gets League Job" "Byrnes May Get Post as State Chief"... Read full description -
Item #690447STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 2, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "U.S. Seizes Kume Island, 50 Mi. West of Okinawa" "Japan, China Battered Anew... Read full description -
Item #690446STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 3, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "Greatest Fire Raid Sears Japs" "600 B29s Out; B25s Strike From Okinawa"... Read full description -
Item #690445STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 4, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "Borneo Airfields Reported Seized" "Insists U.S. Define Aims In Jap War"... Read full description -
Item #690444STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 5, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "U.S. Flag Is Raised Over Berlin" "2nd Armored Takes Over Occupation"... Read full description -
Item #690428NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1939
* Lou Gehrig's baseball career ends
* Infantile Paralysis diagnosis
* Best publication to be had ?
Page 24 has various baseball reports with two column headlines: "Gehrig Is Amazed and Cheered As Messages From Fans Pour In" "Stricken Star Avoids a Demonstration at Stadium by Staying in... Read full description -
Item #690415CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1929
* Colorado State Penitentiary riots
* Canon City, Colorado
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOMB FELONS; 7 GUARDS DEAD" with subheads. Nice for display. Related photo is on the back page with another banner heading. (see)
Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in... Read full description -
Item #690413CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 5, 1942
* Operation K - Japanese naval operation
* Second attack on Pearl Harbor
The front page has a banner headline: "JAP ISLE RAIDED BY 30 PLANES" with subheads. Also a small one column heading: "Bombs Fall In Honolulu" with even small subheads. (see)
Complete with 34 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #690407THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, April 15, 1931
* Second Spanish Republic proclaimed
* King Alfonso XIII abdication - Spain
* Post Spanish Civil War
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALFONSO ABDICATES; LEAVES SPAIN AN EXILE" with subheads and related photo. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 32 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #690402LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, Ohio, June 3, 1966
* Gemini 9A IX- launch into orbit
* NASA's Gemini Program
* Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "'We're On The Way'! Spacewalk Coming Up" First report coverage on the Gemini IX space flight.
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #690397STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 6, 1945
* Kaufbeuren-Irsee in Bavaria, Germany
* Psychiatric hospital atrocities - murders
* Nazi "euthanasia" killing center program
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the... Read full description -
Item #690396STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 7, 1945
* USS Columbia - United States Navy crusier
* Japanese kamikaze airplane attack photo (rare)
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports... Read full description -
Item #690394STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 10, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "Superforts Smack Honshu; 'Mediums' Also Ravage Isles" "Red Troops... Read full description -
Item #690393STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 11, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "1,000 Planes Over Tokyo 8 Hrs." "Other Ships By Hundreds Bomb Isles"... Read full description -
Item #690392STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 12, 1945
* Island of Kyushu, Japan
* Attack on Kamikazes airdromes
* Operation Iceberg - Okinawa campaign
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front... Read full description -
Item #690391STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 13, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "550 B29s Pound 5 Jap Cities" "200 Planes Rip Sumatra, Tokyo Says"... Read full description
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