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THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 8, 1919

* World War I armistice period
* Paris Peace Conference

The front page has a nice banner headline: "READ TREATY; 4 PROTESTS" with subheads. (see)
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally good. Should be handled with care.

wikipedia notes: The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for Germany…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 4 only (editorial section), October 15, 1933

* Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany
* Quits League of Nations - editorial

The top of the front page of this section has a two column headline: "GERMANY QUITS LEAGUE; HITLER ASKS 'PLEBISCITE'" with subheads. (see) First report editorial by Edwin Leland James.
Other topic throughout. Complete section 4 only with all 8 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition..

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, October 15, 1933

* Nazis - Germany quits League of Nations 
* Adolph Hitler 

This 20+ page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Germany Defies All World Powers; Quits League, Arms Talk; Leaders Decide to Launch Parley Anyway" with subheads that include: "Hitler Orders Nov. 12 Elections to 'Prove' Policy Popular in Its Various Phases" and more. (see)

Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, April 7, 1935 

* Adolph Hitler & Hermann Goering
* German - Nazi air force revealed

 This rotogravure section has a front page pictorial regarding the newly acquired air force in Germany, with 4 photos of Hitler and 2 of Goering.
The complete ten page rotogravure section only, light toning, minor irregularity at the spine, good condition.

Background: The April 7, 1935, New York Times Rotogravure feature capturing Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering alongside…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1919 

* League of Nation adopted
* International Organization
* Treaty of Versailles

The front page features a three line banner headline: "LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLAN IS ADOPTED; PEACE CONFERENCE ACTS ON WILSON PLEA, STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY LLOYD GEORGE" with various related subheads. Also on the ftpg. is: "Text of Wilson's Speech to Peace Conference Pointing Out Need of a League of Nations". This was the precursor to the United Nations and an outcome of the…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, January 30, 1933

* Adolph Hitler becoming chancellor (day of)
* Nazi Germany begins climb to total power
* First event that led to the eventual Jewish Holocaust

The front page has a one column heading: "Von Papen Seeks Support Of Both Nazis, Centrists"dictatorship and the cornerstone of the Jewish Holocaust.
with subheads.(see) Adolph Hitler would become the new chancellor of Germany on this day.This would be a giant stepping stone to his eventual…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1933

* Jewish persecution becoming known Worldwide
* During the rise of Adolph Hitler & the Third Reich

The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "NUREMBERG JEWS BRUTALLY TREATED" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the persecution of the Jewish population in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. This was when Adolph Hitler was quickly gaining power and the establishment of the Third Reich was near completion. What better evidence to confirm of what really happened…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1933

* Jewish persecution becoming known Worldwide
* During the rise of Adolph Hitler & the Third Reich

Page 11 has one column headings: "SEEKS NEW HOMES FOR NAZIS' VICTIMS" "Michael Williams, a Catholic Editor, Appeals for Aid for 200,000 Jews" "Saw Reich Persecution" and more (see photos). See photos for coverage on the persecution of the Jewish population in Germany. This was when Adolph Hitler was quickly gaining power and the establishment of the Third…

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Feb. 2, 1933

* Adolph Hitler - newly appointed chancellor
* First speech in his new role (radio)
* Nazi Germany begins climb to total power
* First event that led to the eventual Jewish Holocaust

Page 2 has a one column heading: "HITLER POLICE SEIZE BERLIN RED QUARTERS" with subhead. (see images) This was a giant stepping stone to his eventual dictatorship and the cornerstone of the Jewish Holocaust.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and minor wear…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 9, 1926 

* League of Nations 
* Germany voted in  

This 48 page newspaper has  a three column headline on the front page: "GERMANY ELECTED TO LEAGUE AND COUNCIL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE AS ASSEMBLY CHEERS, GENEVA STILL HOPEFUL SPAIN WON;T QUIT" with subheads. (see)

Tells of the League of Nations voting to let Germany join the organization. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1926 

* League of Nations 
* Germany admitted

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "GERMANY ELECTED TO LEAGUE AND COUNCIL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE AS ASSEMBLY CHEERS, GENEVA STILL HOPEFUL SPAIN WON'T QUIT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the League of Nations voting to let Germany join the organization. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements…

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, July 9, 1934

* Adolph Hitler
* Nazi Germany

This 30+ page newspaper has a nice headline on the front page:

* Germany Is Ready For Peace or War, Hitler Aid Warns

with subheads that include: "We Will Defend Nation Even as French Did,' Says Hess in Warning to Nations", "Appeals to France for Square Deal", "Asserts War Veterans Understand Us Even If Statesmen Don't". and more.

Other news of the day throughout. Lite browning with binding…

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, MA, September 8, 1926. This 12 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "GERMANY GIVEN FULL STANDING IN THE LEAGUE" with subheads that include: "Hss Permanent Seat in the Council". Tells of Germany's admittance to the League Of Nations. OTher news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Some wear at the margins and somewhat pulpish.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1933

* Jewish Boycott halted (holocaust beginnings)
* 1st of many measures against the Jews
* Adolph Hitler as Chancellor

The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "BOYCOTT AT AN END, GERMANY BELIEVES; CABINET AGAINST IT" "Continuance Improbable Even if Regime Can's Show Foreign Agitation Is Lessening" "Nazis Continue Threats" and more. Lengthy text continues on page 8. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1933

* Jewish boycott on Germany
* Jews persecuted under Hitler's rule
* Pre Holocaust era

The front page has various headlines regarding the tensions between the people of Germany and the Jewish population there. Among these headlines include: "NAZI LEADERS NOW UNEASY OVER HOSTILITY OF WORLD; DAVIS WORKING FOR ACCORD", "Jews Here Decree Boycott On Reich",  "Christians Urge To Join", "Hitler To Be Cautious", "Press Indicates He Will Qualify Bold Tone of Arms…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1938

* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Eviction of Jews from area villages
* Jewish wealth studied

This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has two column headlines on page 5 of section 4 (inside): "NAZIS IN FINAL PHASE OF THEIR WAR ON JEWS", "Program of Ruthless Expropriation Before Expulsion From Germany Is Being Swiftly Carried Out". See photos for coverage on the ongoing Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany. Also a small illustration of Hermann Goering with…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 4 only, November 27, 1938

* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Eviction of Jews from area villages
* Jewish wealth studied

Page 5 of this section has a two column headline: "NAZIS IN FINAL PHASE OF THEIR WAR ON JEWS" with subhead: "Program of Ruthless Expropriation Before Expulsion From Germany Is Being Swiftly Carried Out". See images for coverage on the ongoing Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany. Also a small illustration of Hermann Goering with caption:…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1937

* Italy joins Anti-Comintern Pact
* Nazi Germany and Japan - Axis Powers

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ITALY JOINS JAPAN AND REICH IN PACT AGAINST COMMUNISM; NEW WORLD LINE-UP IS SEEN" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside on Italy joining the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany and Japan.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1938  The top of an inside page (E-3) has a very notable political cartoon concerning the plight of Jewish refugees trying to flee Nazi Germany, notable enough that it is a feature display in the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
This cartoon was created in anticipation of the Evian Conference, an idea of President Franklin Roosevelt to be held in France, meant to be a means to encourage all nations to accept more Jewish refugees. In the end, it was a bust…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 6, 1919  

* League of Nations 1st meeting
* Paris Peace Conference

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "LEAGUE OF NATIONS WITH RESERVATIONS; EACH CAN ACCEPT IN WHOLE OR IN PART; TWO ARTICLES OF CONSTITUTION FRAMED" with subheads.  (see images) More on page 2.
Complete in 24 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally in very nice condition.

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Sept. 1, 1938

* Italian Racial Laws announced 
* Anti-Jewish - Jews expelled
* Fascist Italy - Pre-World War II

The front page has a banner headline: "Italy Exiles All Jews There Since 1919" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Fascist Italy announcing its first anti-Jewish laws.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, light toning, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes and some wear with residue…

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, New York, March 8, 1936 

* Adolph Hitler
* Rhineland attack

This 30+ page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "PARIS DEMANDS LEAGUE SEND TROOPS TO RHINE" with subheads that include: "Reich Sppeds 25,000 Armed Men To Zone" and more.

Other news of the day throughout. Lite browning with binding slits along the spine, otherwise in good condition.

source: wikipedia: In violation of the Treaty of Versailles and the spirit of the Locarno…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 15, 1933 

* Germany quits League of Nations
* Adolf Hitler's 1st step to ruthlessness
* John Dillinger raids police station

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "GERMANY QUITS LEAGUE AND ARMS PARLEY; HITLER SCORES TREATY, DEMANDS EQUALITY; CALLS ELECTION NOV. 12 TO OBTAIN APPROVAL" with many subheads. (see) This would be the beginning of Hitler's ruthlessness.
Also a one column heading on page 23: "ROB POLICE STATION OF ITS WEAPONS" with…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1933

* Jews persecuted under Hitler's rule
* Pre Holocaust era

Page 4 has one column headlines regarding the tensions between the people of Germany and the Jewish population there. The headlines read: "SENATE IS URGED TO CONDEMN NAZIS" "Deprival Of Rights Cited" and more. (see) 1933 was a very tumultuous time in Germany with the recent appointment of Adolph Hitler as Chancellor. Things would only get worse before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Other…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1932

* National Socialist German Workers' Party
* Early Adolph Hitler planning a civil war ?
* Nazi headquarters raided by police in Germany

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Hitler Centres Raided on Civil War Rumor; He Admits Order to 500,000 to Fight Reds" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 28, 1938

* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Street signs changed from Jewish names to German
* Eviction of Jews from area villages - Jewish wealth studied

Page 6 has one column headings: "REICH JEWS' FLATS CAUSING SCRAMBLE" "Authorities Swamped by Pleas From 'Aryans' for Homes. Council Patience" "80 Street Designations That Honor Jews Are Altered--Poland Seizes Property" See photos for coverage on the ongoing Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany.
Other news,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1939

* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Jews being segregated 

The front page has a one column heading: "REICH MAKES JEWS JOIN FOR SELF-CARE" with subhead: "All Placed in One Organization Running Schools and Relief--Speedier Migration Is Aim". (see images) Coverage on the ongoing Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany.
Complete with all 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: On July 6, 1939, the Nazi regime issued decrees further restricting Jewish economic and…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1933

* Chancellor Adolph Hitler
* Warns of 2nd revolution
* Pre Jewish Holocaust & WWII
* Wanting full power in Nazi Germany

The top of the front page is a one column heading: "HITLER IN WARNING FOR '2ND REVOLUTION'" with subheads. (see images) Was this the prelude to the Jewish Holocaust and World War II ?
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and a little wear a the margins, more so along the spine, generally in good condition.

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 22, 1938

* Post Crystal Night  (Kristallnacht)
* Persecution of Jews continues
* Search for a homeland - Jewish

The top of the front page has a seven column heading: "Hitler Rages Over Jewish Haven" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the ongoing persecution of Jews shortly after Kristallnacht (night of broken glass).
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small archival mends along the margins, some small binding holes along the…

THE JEWISH STANDARD, Jersey City, New Jersey, March 24, 1933 

* Persecution of the Jews in Germany 
* Nazis attacks protested 

The top of the front page includes: "U.S. To Probe Nazi Attacks On Jews Of Germany As Protests Here Grow; 4 Meetings To Be Held Monday" with various related subheads including; "Demand Clean Sweep Of German Jews As Hitler Gets Dictator's Power" (see photos). This is a very early report concerning Nazi prosecution of Jews in Germany, and appropriate to have in a…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1932

* Adolph Hitler & the Nazi Party
* Will never gain power in Germany ?

Page 6 has an interesting article by Professor Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge of Columbia University headed: "Hitler Dictatorship In Reich Held Unlikely" with subhead. (see) Text includes: "...the probability of Adolph Hitler and the National Socialists gaining power in Germany was not strong..." A ironic look inside Germany just prior to Hitler's rise to power that would change…

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, February 4, 1924

* Death of President Woodrow Wilson

This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "FUNERAL OF WOODROW WILSON WILSON TO TAKE PLACE ON NEXT WEDNESDAY" with subheads that include: "WHOLE NATION MOURNS DEATH OF WOODROW WILSON" and much more with nice black bordered photo of Wilson.

Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear but not text loss, otherwise in good condition. Should be handled with…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1939 

* Pact of Steel alliance
* Nazi Germany and Italy unite
* Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "AXIS POWERS SIGN TEN-YEAR ALLIANCE TO REMAKE EUROPE" with subheads. (see) Much more on page 8 with complete text of the speeches that were made. First report coverage on the signing of the pact which brought Italy and Germany together shortly before the outbreak of World War II. Always nice to have notable…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 20, 1938 

* Jewish persecution rising in Nazi Germany
* Prelude to the Holocaust - Jews  

 The front page has a one column heading: "Anti-Semitism Wave Greatest Under Nazi Rule" with subhead. (see images)
Complete in ten pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.

Background: The restriction of Jewish access to "Aryan" stores in 1938 represented a calculated move by the Nazi regime to transition from systemic discrimination to the total social and…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 2, 1938

* Italian Racial Laws announced 
* Anti-Jewish - Jews expelled
* Fascist Italy - Pre-World War II

The front page has a one column heading: "Expel All Jews Who Moved to Italy Since '19" Small related map on page 3. (see) First report coverage on Fascist Italy announcing its first anti-Jewish laws.
Complete in 36 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1933

* Jews persecuted under Hitler's rule
* Persecution spreads outside Germany
* Pre Holocaust era

The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "NAZI DRIVE ON JEWS FELT BEYOND REICH" with subheads. (see) A few other related articles. 1933 was a very tumultuous time in Germany with the recent appointment of Adolph Hitler as Chancellor. Things would only get worse before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the…

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, March 20, 1929

* Ferdinand Foch death
* World War I fame
* Gangster Al Capone

This 30 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page: "MARSHAL FOCH DIES AT PARIS IN 77TH YEAR", "Surrenders to Death but Only After Battle to the End", "Led Allied Armies in War as Brilliant Strategist". 1st report coverage on the death of General Ferdinand Foch, key figure in the 1918 World War I armistice.

Also a page two headline: "'SCARFACE AL' GOES…

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 27, 1938 

* Jews to lose property - Jewish holocaust
* Pre Kristallnacht - Hermann Goering

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Acts to Seize Reich Property Of Alien Jews" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Hermann Goering's decree requiring registration of all Jews with assets exceeding 5,000 Reichsmarks, whether in Germany or abroad.
Complete in 46 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1938

* Anschluss - annexation
* Germans invade Austria
* Adolph Hitler to take over

The top of the front page a three column headline: "WIDE DISORDERS IN AUSTRIA; TROOPS AND PLANES MOVING; REICH SEEN DIRECTING NAZIS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in great condition. 

background: On March 10, 1938, a pivotal event in European history occurred: the Anschluss, when Nazi Germany annexed Austria. German troops entered…

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 20, 1938

* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Eviction of Jews without belongings
* Post Kristallnacht era

The front page has a two column heading: "'Jehovah' Banned, Property Seized" with caption:  "Germany Widens Pogroms".
Complete with all 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, archival mend along the right margin, small binding holes along the spine, generally good.

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 17, 1935

* Treaty of Versaillies Treaty broken
* Adolph Hitler starts military buildup (draft)
* Prelude to World War II - WWII

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Europe Gripped by Tension as Hitler Repudiates Treaty" with subheads. (see images)
Also a interesting article by George Bernard Shaw with heading: "'GERMANY SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO ARM TO THE HILT!'" with subhead. Page 4 has a photo of Hitler.
Complete with 40+ pages,…

THE COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Michigan, October 3, 1935 

* Italy invades Ethiopia 
* Second Italo–Abyssinian War 
* Benito Mussolinis 

This 10 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "WAR", "TWO TOWNS IN ETHIOPIA ARE BOMBED", "ITALIAN PLANES SPREAD DEATH IN SUDDEN ATTACK". 1st report coverage on the Italian invasion of Ethiopia at the start of the Second Italo–Abyssinian War.

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise good.

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THE 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 fooling the World so he could build his war machine ? This was only a few days after Hitler was officially made Fuhrer of Germany.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition, a little spine…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1939

* Mahatma Gandhi's "Fast Until Death"
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Jews being segregated

The front page has a two column headline: "Gandhi's 'Fast Until Death' Starts in Rajkot As Protest Against State's Autocratic Rule"
Also one column headlines on page 2 include: "EVIAN PLAN ACTION DECIDED IN BERLIN", "Reich Agrees to Go Ahead With Its Part of Program for Jewish Emigration" See photos for coverage on the ongoing Jewish holocaust in Nazi…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, October 2, 1938 

* German annexation of Sudetenland begins 
* Czechoslovakia 
* Nazis - Adolph Hitler 

This 30+ page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Poland to Get Czech City Today as Germans Take Sudeten Area" with subheads. This is coverage on the beginning of the German annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. A little margin wear, otherwise in good…

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 22, 1939

* World War II close
* Adolph Hitler defying World
* Poland about to be attacked

This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "FRANCE COUNTERS ON GERMAN, SOVIET PACT" with subheads (see images). Other news of day. Minor margin wear, otherwise good.

wikipedia notes: The Invasion of Poland (1939) precipitated World War II. It was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small…

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 29, 1939 

* Adolph Hitler defying World 
* Poland about to be attacked 

This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "BRITISH STAND IS CHEERED IN HOUSE TODAY" with subheads and related photo. More  inside.

Other news of day throughout. Lite browning with little margin wear, otherwise in good condition..

wikipedia notes: The Invasion of Poland (1939) precipitated World War II. It was carried out by Nazi…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 6, 1938

* Austrian Jew Sigmund Freud escapes Nazism
* Escaping Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany
* Founder of psychoanalysis - neurologist
* Flies from Vienna to Paris to London

The top of page 10 has a two column heading: "Freud Consoled by U. S. Envoy on Flight to Exile in London" (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.