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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 16, 1928

• D-LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
• 1st Intercontinental flight ends in success
• Atlantic Ocean to Lakehurst, New Jersey

The front page has a nice banner headline: "AIRSHIP DOCKS; COMING HERE" with subheads that include: "ZEPPELIN ENDS SEA ADVENTURE AT LAKEHURST and more. More on pages 2 & 3. And the back page has six related photos. (see images)
Complete with all 48 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, nice condition.

Background: On October 15, 1928,

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 16, 1764  Page 3 has a report headed: "America" with a Boston dateline concerning coal mining in Nova Scotia. The back page has reports noting: "...expected that...the removal of some grievances from the trade of North America as we are informed orders for that purpose were dispatched about 3 weeks ago. They write from New York that the greatest number of pack-horse traders were preparing to set out for the Indian countries in consequence of the present

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Oct. 16, 1978

• "Queen" North America concert tour
• "Jazz" album tour - Freddie Mercury
• Concerts at Madison Square Garden advertisement
• MISSING THE FRONT & BACK PAGES

Page 97 has a nice full page advertisement for "QUEEN" concerts at Madison Square Garden.
Background: The November 1978 Madison Square Garden shows marked a critical turning point where Queen solidified their transition from an ambitious, theatrical British rock band into an unstoppable, stadium-conquering

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Oct. 16, 1946

• Aftermath of the Nuremberg trials - Germany
• German Nazis - war criminals hanged
• Hermann Goering suicide by poison
• Jewish holocaust perpetrators

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Der Tag Blots Ni Chiefs; Goring Tricks Scaffold" with various subheads. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background:On October 16, 1946, the aftermath of the Nuremberg Trials reached its final, grim

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Oct. 16, 1964

• St. Louis Cardinals win World Series
• vs. New York Yankees - MLB baseball

The front page has a five column heading: "Cards Capture World Series" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Much more in the sport's section with more headings, box scores and few more related photos. 
Complete with 52 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally in very nice condition.

Background: The 1964 World Series was a dramatic and

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Oct. 16, 1958

• X-15 rocket airplane unveiling
• Hypersonic rocket powered aircraft
• NASA & United States Air Force

The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "Ultra-Modern Rocket Ship Unveiled In Cal." with lead-in: "ready For Man's Greatest Adventure" (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background:The X-15 rocket plane was indeed unveiled in 1958, with its first public display on October 15, 1958, at the

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 16, 1884

• Rudger Clawson polygamy trial
• Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
• Mormons - Mormonism

Page 2 has: "A Polygamist on Trial" being a report from Salt Lake, Utah Territory,  on the rather famous case of Rudger Clawson.
Clawson was the first practicing polygamist to be convicted and serve a sentence after the passage of the Edmunds Act, a federal statute signed into law in 1882 declaring polygamy a felony in federal territories.
Clawson was sentenced to the maximum

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 16, 1969

• Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
• March on Washington D.C. advertisements
• Massive demonstration - teach-in
• Led Zeppelin II album release & "The Who" concert

Page 19 has a full page advertisement for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam.
Page 36 has a nice ad for the release of "Led Zeppelin II." This album was officially released 6 days after the date of this publication.
The Village Voice was an American counterculture

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 16, 1916

• Lynching of Negroes Luther Durrett & Brack Kinley
• Puducah, Kentucky hangings - shooting - burning

The front page has a banner headline: "MOB STORMS PADUCAH JAIL AND LYNCHES TWO MEN" 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 totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, generally very

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 16, 1824

• United States Constitution
• Texas & Stephen Austin

The back page has: "Texas" which is a letter from Stephen Austin stating that: "The government of this nation has finally settled down into the federal republican system & the outlines of the constitution are copied from the United States, with the single exception of an exclusive religion in favor of the Roman Catholic..." with more on this.
There are many pages devoted to the: "Nation's Guest"

THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Cochise County, Arizona, October 16, 1881

• Best Old West title to be had
• Pre Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies done concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral have kept this town in popular culture. This issue was printed just ten days prior to the famous gunfight at the O.K.

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Oct. 16, 1799  The back page has a nice "War Department" notice mention that: "All officers...who are...absent from their commands are required...to report themselves by letter to Major General ALEXANDER HAMILTON..." with a bit more. This is the Alexander Hamilton who served again in the military during the Quasi War.
Four pages, nice condition.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 16, 1991

• Clarence Thomas confirmation (1st report)
• U.S. United States Supreme Court
• Succeeds Thurgood Marshall
• Anita Hill sexual misconduct fiasco

The front page has a nice banner headline: "Thomas Confirmed, 52 to 48; It Is Now 'Time for Healing,' the New Justice Says" with subheads and photo of Thomas with his wife. More reporting inside. Nice to have from one of the most Liberal cities in America.
Complete 1st section only with all 22 pages, very nice condition.

THE FAIR-Y MESSENGER, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, Oct. 16, 1866  This is the volume 1, number 2 issue of a paper "Devoted to the Fair" as noted in the masthead.
This fair was by the Sisters of Mercy and was a drive to found a hospital. This would have been a very short-lived newspaper given its singular focus.
Four pages, 9 by 11 3/4 inches, nice condition.

Note: The Fair-y Messenger was a publication created for the Catholic Fair held at Mechanics Hall in Worcester,

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 16, 1914

• HMS Hawke (1891) sunk in North Sea
• German SM U-9 U-boat torpedo attack
• World War I - WWI

The front page has a banner headline:  "BIG BRITISH WARSHIP IS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBLMARINE"  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 totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, 2 small library stamp within the masthead, a little

SPORTING TIMES & THEATRICAL NEWS, Boston, Oct. 16, 1869  This is one of the less common illustrated titles in the Harper's Weekly format. Although supposedly a "Sporting Times" the reports seem more sensational--sort of the tabloid paper of the day.
The front page shows: "Bears in the Drawing Room--The Peculiar Pets of Two Harlem Belles" and among prints inside: "Ludicrous Affair In Cincinnati--A Disappointed Lover Leaps Through a Window". 
Sixteen pages, never bound nor trimmed, wear at the

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 16, 1858

• Pre Civil War baseball

It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 
Page 6 has a brief item: "New Base Ball Club" which notes: "The Newtown (Long Island) Base Ball Club was organized Sept. 30th with the following officers..." with the details.
Twelve pages, 12 3/4 by 18 inches, a sporting-themed engraving in the masthead, great condition.

WEEKLY TRINITY JOURNAL, Weaverville, California, Oct. 16, 1875

• Rare old West publication

A rare issue from this town in Northwest California.
Weaverville is a historic California Gold Rush town. Located at the foot of the current Trinity Alps Wilderness Area, Weaverville was once home to approximately 2,000 Chinese gold miners and had its own Chinatown. Logging and tourism were the economic mainstays of Weaverville for many years. 
Complete in 4 pages, never bound nor trimmed, great condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 16, 1861

• Lower Mississippi River map

The format of this title at this time was advertisements on the front page with the wealth of Civil War reporting on inside pages.

The back page features a very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Approaches To New Orleans---Scene Of The Alleged Naval Fight", with some war-related reports as well.
Page 5 has column heads on the war including: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "An Hour's Engagement Fought" "Another Rebel Battery at Acquit

ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE SECTION only of the New York Times, October 16, 1938

• German annexation of Sudetenland begins
• Adolf Hitler greeted at  Eger, Czechoslovakia

The front page has five related photos with heading: "The German Armies March Into Czechoslovakia" (see)
Complete rotogravure section only with 8 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

SAN BERNARDINO WEEKLY TIMES, California, Oct. 16 1880

• Wild Old West
• Rare publication

An early issue of this uncommon title from Southern California. It was named in 1810. Following the American conquest of California, the community was incorporated as a city in 1854. The city grew significantly in the late 19th century as a commercial hub at the crossroads between Southern California and the American Southwest. 
Four pages, never trimmed, news agent's stamp in an upper corner, nice condition.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 16 1858

• Early Brown University hazing

Page 3 has an article: "The Difficulty at Brown University" between students and faculty. It begins: "A custom has long prevailed in the college and has latterly increased, of 'hazing' the freshmen. At first the ceremony was little more than a harmless pleasantry...the 'hazing' has grown more severe..." with details as to what is involved.
Four pages, nice condition. The folder size noted is for the

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 16, 1861  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Naval Engagement Between the Rebel Flotilla & the Blockading Squadron" "Reported Success of the Enemy" "Affairs Along the Union Lines in Virginia" "Brisk Skirmishing at the Outposts" "Reported Defeat of the Rebels in Benton County" and much more.
Eight pages, some tears at the margins, otherwise good condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 16, 1858

• Theatrical connection to the Lincoln assassination
• Debut of the play "Our American Cousin"
• Three days until opening night

The play President Abraham Lincoln attended on the night he was shot was "Our American Cousin". Its "world" premiere was actually in New York City on October 18, 1858.
This issue contains on page 7 a very brief and discrete advertisement for the play, noting: "Laura Keene's New Theatre...Monday-Tom Taylor's new comedy, Our American Cousin". This

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 16, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Desperate flank Movement by Lee!" "Attempt of the Rebels to Get Between Our Army & Washington" "Enemy Driven Back by the Second Corps" Probable Battle at Bull Run" "Recrossing of the Tennessee by Wheeler's Troops" "Important Movement of Bragg's Forces"  "Complete Defeat of the Rebels in Missouri and Arkansas" and much more.
Eight pages, good condition.

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 16, 1865

• Andersonville prison trial
• Henry Wirz

The top of the front page has one column headings: "ANDERSONVILLE" "The Wirz Trial On Saturday" "Evidence Closed On Both Sides" and more. (see) Text takes up over 1 1/2 columns.
Complete with 8 pages, uncut and unbound (uncommon), nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 16, 1934

• Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial
• Bruno Hauptmann on the stand
• Court testimony

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "HAUPTMANN ON THE STAND SHOUTS DENIAL OF MURDER; HE AND WIFE OFFER ALIBI" with subheads. (see) More inside with testimony.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen content,

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 16, 1830

• Much on Lafayette
• Treaty with the Winnebago Indians
• James Madison

The front page has an article: "Lafayette" which tells of his kindness to America. Inside has more with an article headed: "General Lafayette" which includes two letters each signed by him in type: Lafayette concerning troubles in France and his wish to be able to: "...rejoice together in the result of this last glorious & virtuous revolution...".
Also within: "Treaty At Green Bay"

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 16, 1858  The ftpg. shows; "Conflagration of the Crystal Palace, New York" with more prints on this inside. Prints inside include: "Steamers at Anchor in Put-In Bay, Lake Erie" ""Picnic at Put-In Bay, Lake Erie"; a great numismatic item with obverse & reverse prints of the: "Proposed New Cent, U.S. Currency" with text. This was the Indian Head Penny which would be minted from 1859 thru 1909.
Also: "View of Ellisdale" which appears to have been a town

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 16, 1861  A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page reports are those headed: "From the Northwest--The Enemy Inactive--Extracts from a Letter from  Phillippi" "Gen. Fremont's Prospects in the West" which takes over half a column; "Secession Tricks in Europe" "Captain Todd & the New York Press" "The Women of the South" and other items including a large number of advertisements.
Civil War coverage on the inside pages

THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Oct. 16, 1782  Page 3 has nearly a full column headed: "American News" which is a detailed letter by a committee of Loyalists in New York who express great concerning about their safety & future should England grant the American colonies independence. One bit note: "...But should the great event of the Independency of the Thirteen Colonies be determined, and we thereby have to encounter the most inexpressible misfortune of being forever cast out from

ONEIDA CIRCULAR, New York, Oct. 16, 1871

• The Great Chicago Fire of 1871

Page 4 has over one-third of the page on: "The Great Fire" which begins: "Chicago in Ashes -- Fire and death sweeping everything before them - 150,000 people houseless & homeless - Hundreds of millions of property burned - Fearful loss of life apprehended. These are the announcements that have struck every ear and saddened every heart. The calamity is almost unparalleled in kind..." with much more. This was the Great

SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Oct. 16, 1971

• Brooks Robinson
• Baltimore Orioles

The full front page color action photo is of: "Brooks Robinson The Model Pro", with inside page reporting. This issue is loaded with sport's news, photos, stats and more.
Complete in 72 pages, great condition.

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 16, 1877

• Ballooning "Amazon" flight
• Lizzie Ihling Wise
• John Wise niece

This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The back page has an article headed: "UP IN A BALLOON" "The Airy Adventures of Lizzie Ihling Wise" and more. (see)
This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pliable and easy to handle. Complete in 8 pages, minor irregularity along spine,

ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE, New York, October 16, 1874

• Abraham Lincoln's Tomb dedication
• Oak Ridge Cemetery - Springfield, Illinois

The front page has one column headings: "LINCOLN" "Unveiling the Statue--A Nation's Tribute--25,000 People and Distinguished Army and Civic Officers Present--Unveiling Ceremonies" See images for text here.
Other news and several interesting advertisements. Complete in 4 pages, large issue measuring 27 x 22 1/2 inches, minor margin wear, otherwise nice.

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 16, 1770  Page 6 has an: "Extract of a Letter from Charles-Town" [Charleston] which has several items, including: "...We have agreed to stop all commercial intercourse with New York on account of that province breaking the non-importation agreement, which we strictly adhere to..." (see).
Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, great condition.

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, October 16, 1929

• re. William McSwiggin murder
• Al "scarface" Capone
• In prison for the 1st time

This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "CAPONE ALLEGED TO HAVE KILLED ATTORNEY IN '26".

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with a little margin wear and tear, otherwise good condition.

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, October 16, 1960  The front of this issue contains a photo of Natalie Wood with an accompanying article "The Vamp Is Back". There are several pages of the previews of the new 1961cars at the National Automobile Show. Additional stories and advertisements are within.

This is complete in 36 pages with several small binding holes along the top edge, otherwise in very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 16, 1871 The front page first column has some nice heads on the Great Chicago Fire, including: "THE CITY OF CHICAGO" "A Quiet & Peaceful Sabbath Yesterday" "How the Citizens Observed the Day" "Rapid Growth of the Temporary Dwellings & Stores" "Interesting Resume of the Effects of the Great Fire" "Scenes &I Incidents Among the Ruins" (see). The text takes over half of the front page.
Eight pages, a printing crease in the first column causes little loss to the headlines

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, October 16, 1897  This issue contains a fullpage illustration "Polar Bears Fighting" which has a small accompanying article. The illustration is very displayable. Other articles are: "Prevention of the Sliding Friction of Ball and Roller Bearings"; "First-Class Torpedo Boat Injeniero Hyatt"; "Mechanical Model Illustrating Propagation of a Hertz Wave"; "The Manufacture of Tin Plates" and other articles and advertisements.

This is complete in 16 pages

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 16, 1897 The front page has three photos and one illustration: "The Return Of The Peary Expedition." There is a companion report about the Arctic expedition that continues inside where there is a portrait of "Robert E. Peary, C.E., U.S.N.".  Other articles within are: The Lowell Textile School; Floating Dry dock for the Harbor of Havana; and other articles and advertisements.

The issue is complete in 16 pages with a (very) soft fold crease, otherwise in

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, October 16, 1937

• Mulga, Alabama
• Coal mine disaster - Early same day report

This 8 page newspaper has a early same day breaking news one column headlines on the front page: "30 Men Are Killed By Mine Blast" "Explosion in Alabama Coal Mine Today Is Blamed on Gas"

Tells of the Woodward Iron Company's coal mine explosion in Mulga, Alabama.

Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

THE BOSTON POST, Massachusetts, October 16, 1944

• Erwin Rommel death
• The Desert Fox
• World War II field Marshall

This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "GERMANY ADMITS ROMMEL'S DEATH" "State Funeral Ordered by Hitler for 'Desert Fox'---Wounds in Strafing by Allied Fliers Fatal"
Tells of the death of famous Nazi Field Marshall Erwin Rommel.

Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II. Minor staining, otherwise in nice condition.

wikipedia notes:

FITCHBURG DAILY NEWS, Massachusetts, October 16, 1908

• Metz, Michigan fire of 1908
• Millersburg, Michigan

This 12 page newspaper has two column headline on the front page that include: "DEATH COMES TO MANY IN FORREST FIRE" and more. (see)

Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise good.

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 16, 1915  This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "VILLA WAS KILLED, IS MEXICAN REPORT" and more.

Of course this was not true as he did not die until 1923.

Other news of the day with World War I reporting. Usual browning with minor spine wear, otherwise good.

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, October 16, 1874

The famous folio-size newspaper with the large graphics. The front page features an illustration entitled "Metropolitan Candidates for Official Prizes". Other illustrations within the issue include "The Foster Mother"; "The Phantom Carriage" and "The French Expedition to the Cambodian Ruins - Embarkation of Sculptures to the Sent to France".

Uncut and 8 pages.Tattered and/or worn at the edges, margins tears, lite staining and some folds in the

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 16, 1886  This issue contains the following prints and/or articles: "A Cheap Type Writer", "Experiments with the Scientific Top", "Stillman's Saddle Sulky", and much more.
This issue is in good condition save for small library stamp along the upper edge of the front page.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 16, 1861

• New Orleans, Louisiana
• Camp Dick Robinson Kentucky
• Shanghai, Missouri

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "THE GREAT REBELLION", "Mysterious Movements of the Rebels at Night", "Reported Naval Engagement at

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, October 16, 1944.

• Nazi Tank Leader
• Erwin Rommel Commits Suicide

This 30 page newspaper has a two line, one column headline on the front page: "DEATH OF ROMMEL REVEALED BY NAZIS" with subhead: "Marshal Had Been Reported Dead After Strafing of Car in France in July" This report continues on page 8 with larger headline and a one column photo of him. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated October 16, 1862.

• Battle of Newtonia

• Crossing the Potomac

• 1862

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "A Rumor Of Another Rebel Raid" " A Large Force Reported to be Crossing the Potomac