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Item #673423THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY, Boston, April 9, 1743 This was the very first successful magazine in America, preceded by just a few magazines which lasted but a couple of issues--one of which was by Ben Franklin. Even this title lasted but a few short years.
As the subtitle reads: "Containing Accounts of the Propagation &... Read full description -
Item #673413CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 6, 1930
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma)
* Salt march (salt satyagraha) ends
* Dandi, India
The front page has a one column heading: "Gandhi Defies Britain; Makes Salt in India" (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high... Read full description -
Item #673177THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1749
Articles within include: "Consequences of Relaxing the Laws against Suicide" "Description & Use of a New Electrometer" with an illustration; "Description of a New Water Bellows".
"Different Crocodiles" is about the animal in... Read full description -
Item #673092NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 25, 1871
* Southern Colored Convention
* Post Civil War Negroes - blacks
Page 3 has a one column heading: "COLORED NATIONAL CONVENTION" with subheads. (see)
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Item #673067NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 6, 1829 Among the many articles is the front page: "Smuggling" concerning tobacco being smuggled into England. Page 2 has: "Piracy" concerning the taking of a pirate ship off St. Barts & sent to Pensacola for adjudication.
Nearly 5 pages are taken up with the:... Read full description -
Item #673066NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 2, 1829 The front page contains a letter signed in type by: Andrew Jackson. Page 2 has a report--with charts--on: "The Cotton Trade".
Another age has: "Piracy" with a dateline from Mobile, Alabama.
Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 1/2 inches, nice condition.
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Item #673062NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 15, 1817 Featured is a chart showing that James Monroe is in the lead for Presidency of the United States. Another report has much detail on: "Cleopatra's Barge".
Five pages are taken up with considerable detail on: "Naval Depot"... Read full description -
Item #673060NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 14, 1816 Starting on the front page and continuing within is a great article describing a banquet held in Paris to celebrate American Independence, which illustrates the great relationship held between both nations.
Another article within describes the mass migration of Negroes from... Read full description -
Item #673058NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 18, 1816
* United States Navy & Fort McHenry
* George Armistead & James Madison
All of pages 1, 2 & part of page 3 are taken up with honors to those who defended Baltimore in September, 1814 when invaded by the British, including a letter datelined from... Read full description -
Item #673031DAILY NEWS, New York, June 19, 1944 The banner headline announces: "YANKS TRAP 25,000 NAZIS" "Wipe Out One Division Trying To Break Cherbourg Ring". The detailed report, with a photo, is on page 2. A map is included as well.
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Item #672999CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, February 8, 1931.
* Amelia Earhart
* George Putnam
* Marriage - Weds
The front page has a one column heading: "Miss Earhart, Ocean Flyer, Putnam, Wed" Related photo on page 5. (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 26 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
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Item #672963THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 13, 1931
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond
* Irish American gangster
* Bootlegging jail sentence
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DIAMOND DRAWS FOUR-YEAR TERM; ALSO FINED $11,000" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #672951BOSTON PATRIOT, Nov. 21, 1812 Page 2 has a few reports on the War of 1812 one mentioning that Commodore Chauncey has sailed for Sacket's Harbor. Also on page 2: "Mr. Madison is an Enemy to Commerce & a Navy".
Page 3 has: "War Intelligence On the Ocean" which takes a full column.
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Item #672883THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1939
* Marian Anderson receives Spingarn Medal
* Celebrated African American singer
* First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "FIRST LADY HONORS MARTIAN ANDERSON" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Eleanor Roosevelt presenting Marian Anderson with the 1939... Read full description -
Item #672879CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 24, 1930
* Knute Rockne suffering from exhaustion
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coach
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a one column heading: "Doctor Warns Rockne to Curb His Activities" (see) Rockne would be killed in a airplane crash a few months later.
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #672871THE YORK DISPATCH, Pennsylvania, November 10, 2011 The front page has the headings "Paterno, Spanier fired", "Sandusky sex-abuse scandal engulfs Penn State University" with one photo of Joe Paterno and his wife and another photo of Penn State students rallying.
Section B starts with the heading "Paterno's... Read full description -
Item #672858THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1934
* "Little Gloria" reunites with mother
* Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "VANDERBILT CHILD AND MOTHER SHOP" with subheads and related photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to... Read full description -
Item #672820NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 22, 1942
* Makin Island raid
* United States Marines Corps
* Evans Carlson & Chester Nimitz
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a one column heading: "U. S. Marines Annihilate Two Jap Units" and more. (see)
Other news of the day throughout with much more on World War II. Complete in... Read full description -
Item #672768THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1934
* Charles Webster Leadbeater death
* Occultist - spiritualism - thesophist
Page 19 has a one column heading: "Dr. C. W. Leadbeater Dead In India At 86" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death of Charles Webster Leadbeater, Theosophical Society member and occultist. I suspect this... Read full description -
Item #672760THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1943
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan revealed
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
Near the bottom front page is a two column heading: "Tokyo Raid Made From Carriers, U.S. Fliers Reveal on Anniversary". (see) This was when it was first revealed to the public... Read full description -
Item #672752THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 4, 1931
* Phar Lap - Thoroughbred racehorse
* Melbourne Cup horse racing upset loss
The sport's section (page 34) has one column headings that include: "PHAR LAP UNPLACED IN MELBOURNE CUP" "Favorite Finds Burden of 150 Pounds Too Much Over Route of Two Miles" and more. First report... Read full description -
Item #672680THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1933
* Thomas Hunt Morgan - evolutionary biologist
* Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The front page has a one column heading: "PASADENA DOCTOR GETS NOBEL PRIZE" with subheads that include: "Thomas H. Morgan Receives the Medical Award for His Studies of Chromosomes" and more. (see) First... Read full description -
Item #672628ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 13, 1935
* Richard Strauss and Nazi Germany
* German composer, conductor & pianist
* Resigns because a Jew wrote his opera
The front page has a one column heading: "Richard Strauss Out In Row With The Nazis" with subhead: "In Hot Water Because Jew Wrote Opera Libretto, Composer Resigns"... Read full description -
Item #672617THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 19, 1935.
* Ellwood Higginbotham Negro lynching
* Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Page 21 has small one column headings: "MOB LYNCHES NEGRO" "Mississippi Prisoner Seized as Jury Debates Murder Case" First report coverage on the lynching of Ellwood Higginbotham at Oxford, Mississippi.
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Item #672592LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 24, 1990
* Paulette Goddard death (1st report)
* Movie - film & Broadway actress
* Charlie Chaplin's leading lady
* Best title to be had ?
The bottom of the ftpg. has small photo of Goddard with heading: "Paulette Goddard Dies" the top of page 30 has a one column heading: "Films' Paulette... Read full description -
Item #672543FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 3, 1932
* Al Capone gets 11 year term
* Tax evasion - last chance denied
* Chicago gangster boss
The front page has a one column heading: "Plan Capone Transfer From Jail to Prison" with subhead. (see) First report coverage of Al Capone's last day of freedom as he is on his way to the Federal... Read full description -
Item #672538SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, May 31, 1851 The front page features a print of: "Kauterskill Falls" (Kaaterskill). This is one of the tallest waterfalls in the Eastern United States, and one of America's oldest tourist attractions. It is located in the Catskill Mountain of New York.
Four pages, large folio size,... Read full description -
Item #672500SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE--EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA, Oct. 18, 1989
* San Francisco earthquake (1ST REPORT)
* Best title to be had ?
This was one of the earliest editions on the street after the earthquake. The banner headline proclaims: "HUNDREDS DEAD IN HUGE QUAKE" with several subheads, plus a large photo of a... Read full description -
Item #672482THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, February 23, 1956
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Ralph Abernathy & others arrest
The front page has a small one column heading: "10,000 Negroes May Meet in a Protest" See image for text here.
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Item #672446THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 23, 1932
* Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld death
* Impresario - Show Boat
This 24 page newspaper has a nice 7 column headlines on the front page: "FLO ZIEGFELD, FAMED SHOWMAN, DIES" with subheads. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Good condition.
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Item #672430THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 23, 1932
* Adolph Hitler runs for president (1st report)
* The beginning of his rise to power
* Platform: banishment of all Jews
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "HITLER TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT", "Leads Nazis Against Von Hindenburg" with... Read full description -
Item #672407LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 17, 1988
* Best "Red Heat" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Buddy cop action - Arnold Schwarzenegger
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Red Heat" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from... Read full description -
Item #672403THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1925
* George "Dutch" Anderson killed
* Prohibition era criminal
* Gerald Chapman comrade
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "'DUTCH' ANDERSON SLAIN BY OFFICER HE SHOT FATALLY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the gunfight between police and Anderson at... Read full description -
Item #672398THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1935
* Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky death
* Father of rockets & Astronautics
Page 21 has one column headings: "TSIOLKOVSKI IS DEAD; DESIGNER OF ROCKETS" "Willed All Works on Aviation to Soviet When He Felt His Illness Would Be Fatal" 1st report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #672395THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1931
* Phar Lap to race in the Agua Caliente Handicap
* Thoroughbred horse racing to be record broken
Page 29 has one column headings that include: "PHAR LAP EN ROUTE TO MEXICAN COURSE" "Australian Racing Star to Run in $100,000 Agua Caliente" Handicap in March" "Trip... Read full description -
Item #672392THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1932
* Sarah Bogle death - American librarian pioneer
* Phar Lap to race in the Agua Caliente Handicap
* Thoroughbred horse racing record to be broken
Page 23 has a one column heading: "MISS SARAH BOGLE, LIBRARIAN, IS DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Sarah... Read full description -
Item #672324LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., August 13, 1968
* Negro League star Satchel Paige signed with the Atlanta Braves at 70 years of age.
* He may pitch!
Page 6 has: "Ageless Satch Paige Has Signed On With Atlanta", which includes approx. 8 inches of supporting text. See images for details.
Complete in 10 pages,... Read full description -
Item #672305CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 27, 1937
* Seabiscuit wins Brooklyn Handicap
* Aqueduct Racetrack, Queens, New York
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
* Artist - sculptor - mental patient
* Veronica Gedeon - Easter murders
The top of page 4 of section 2 (sports) has a one column heading: "SEA BISCUIT WINS AQUEDUCT STAKE IN PHOTO FINISH"... Read full description -
Item #672301CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 17, 1932
* Phar Lap arrives in the U.S.
* To race in the Agua Caliente Handicap
* Thoroughbred horse racing to be record broken
Page 4 of section 2 (sports) has a one column heading: "Phar Lap Takes Trial Walk On Tanforan Track" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete... Read full description -
Item #672293THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1935
* Eugene Zimmerman "Zim" death
* Swiss-American cartoonist
* Horseheads, New York
* Teal Park bandstand
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "ZIMMERMAN DEAD; NOTED CARTOONIST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Eugene Zimmerman. I suspect this is one of the few... Read full description -
Item #672277THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, March, 1743 One of the articles is titled: "Of the Effects of Cold at Pr. of Wales' in Churchill River in Hudson's Bay..." which is present-day Canada. This article takes over a full page.
Among the other articles in this issue are: "No Writers for the... Read full description -
Item #672244THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 21, 1873
* Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware
* Negro Joe Burton hanging - execution
The top of page 8 has one column headings: "A NEGRO EXECUTION" "Much Ado About a Savage Murderer" "The Wages Of Sin" "Under The Gallows" and more. (see) Text takes up 1 1/2 columns.
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Item #672200NILES REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 3, 1835
* Slavery & abolitionists
* Slave trade - abolition
An inside page has: "Slavery & the Abolitionists" which begins by reporting on: "A great anti-abolition meeting...at Troy, New York, the mayor presiding. The resolutions were all pointed & severe...we... Read full description -
Item #672184CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 25, 1943
* re. General George Patton slaps soldier
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a one column heading "See Promotion for Ike Periled by Patton Slap" (see) Coverage on General George S. Patton's possible removal from command for slapping and insulting a shell shocked soldier. Some stray pencil... Read full description -
Item #672183THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, September 24, 1950
* Battle of Hill 282
* P-51 Mustangs
* Korean War
Near the top of the front page is a small one column heading: "US Planes Bomb, Strafe British by Mistake" First report coverage on the U.S. air strike on British troops by mistake.
Thirty-two pages, some wear at the margins with a little... Read full description -
Item #672181THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 11, 1954
* United States Marine Corps War Memorial dedication
* Battle of Iwo Jima - Mount Suribachi flag raising
* Arlington Park Ridge, Virginia
Page 6 has a brief and somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Capital Dedicates Marine Memorial" (see)
Complete with 40... Read full description -
Item #672155NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 10, 1821 Beginning at the bottom of the front page is: "Inaugural Speech", which has a prefacing paragraph which includes: "On Monday last, the 5th of March, in the great hall of the house of representatives...chief justice Marshall administered the oath of office to Mr. Monroe,... Read full description -
Item #672098THE NEW YORK HERALD, November 17, 1871
* Oxford Mine cave in
* Hyde Park, Pennsylvania
Page 7 has one column headings that include: "Excitement At the Coal Mines" "Caving In of the Mines at Hyde Park, PA." "People Deserting Their Homes in Terror" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 12... Read full description -
Item #672083NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 4, 1824 Among the articles are: "Presidential Election" which has a chart showing states and votes for each, plus another report of the Alabama votes for President by county.
Also inside: "LaFayette & the Sons of the Forest" being an emotional... Read full description -
Item #672081NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 9, 1830 Inside has the text of: "A Proclamation" concerning the opening of ports to British vessels, signed in type: Andrew Jackson. The bkpg. has a report on the funeral of King George IV of England including the order of procession.
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches,... Read full description
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