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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, Penn. July 18, 1969 

* Apollo 11 moon mission
* Neil Armstrong - Buzz Aldrin - Michael Collins
* JFK's goal in progress - 50th anniversary this year

The top of the front page has three column headline: "Astronauts Enter, OK Moon Module" with subheads and related photo.  (see images) Most issues that were saved reported the actual Moon landing, making this much more uncommon.
Twenty-four pages, light toning and some wear at margins and central fold, generally good.

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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 18, 1934 

* 1934 West Coast waterfront strike (San Francisco)
* International Longshoremen's Association (ILA)

The front page has a banner headline: "UNIONS MAKE PEACE GESTURE" with subheads. (see images) A few related photos are on the back page.
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

background: On July 17, 1934, San Francisco was gripped by the second day of a massive General Strike that saw over…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 1994

* Brazil wins 1994 FIFA World Cup of Soccer
* vs. Italy - penalty shoot-out - Rose Bowl

The front page has a three column headline: "Brazil Beats Italy for World Cup in Dramatic Penalty-Kick Showdown" with nice color photo. Much more in the sport's section, see images for portions. Nice to have in this publication as the final was played in the Rose Bowl.
Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 40 pages, great condition.

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THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, July 18, 1768  

* King of England growing impatient 
* Tensions in the American Colonies 
* Pre Revolutionary War original 

All of pages 1, 2 & 3 are taken up with a detailed report of the island of Corsica, the latter page including a biography of Pascal Paoli which carries over to take close to half of page 4.
Near the back under "America" are reports from Charleston and Annapolis, as well as "A Message from the Governor" of Maryland which includes: "The King, our most…

THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, July 18, 1887  Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc." with the content, and the ads, focused on such.
Handsome masthead, 20 pages, 10 1/4 by 13 1/4 inches, small binding slits at the spine, nice condition.

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 18, 1989

* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert ad
* Performance at the Meadowlands Arena
* "Strange Behavior" tour -
* "Full Moon Fever" album

Page 76 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming "TOM PETTY And The Heartbreakers" concert at the Meadowlands Area in East Rutherford. (see images) 
background: On August 19, 1989, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, NJ,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1981

* Bombing of Beirut, Lebanon
* Israeli warplanes bombardment 
* Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
* Lebanese Civil War - Palestinian insurgency

The top of the front page has a nice headline: "ISRAELIS BOMB BEIRUT IN RAIDS AGAINST THE P.L.O. IN LEBANON; 123 REPORTED DEAD, 550 INJURED" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) More inside.
Complete with 32 pages, nice condition.

Background: On July 17, 1981, a car bomb exploded in…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 18, 1977

* Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" "Animals" tour
* Madison Square Garden concerts review
* British psychedelic rock group - band
* David Gilmour - Roger Waters - Richard Wright

Page 47 has a review on the recent performances by Pink Floyd at Madison Square Garden with heading: "Pink Floyd Fills an Arena" and photo of the band members. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 18, 1873

* Intercollegiate Regatta
* Connecticut River
* Springfield, Massachusetts
* Boat - rowing

The top of the front page has a four column map headed: "The Regatta Course At Springfield" which shows area where the race was to be held with the college boarding places. (see images) One column headings include: "THE COLLEGE REGATTA" and more. Yale would be the eventual winner in this year's event.
Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 18, 1875

* Washington Harrison Donaldson
* Balloonist - ballooning flight
* Disappearance - missing

This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Barnum's Balloon Still Missing..." and more. (see image)
Complete in 8 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1945 

* Potsdam Conference (Germany) 
* World war II era original 
* Harry Truman - Joseph Stalin 

The front page has a five column headline: "TRUMAN IS SELECTED TO PRESIDE AS BIG THREE CONFERENCE OPENS; FLEET STILL HAMMERS AT HONSHU" with subheads and related photo. Much more inside.
forty-two pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins with minor text loss, a few cutouts on unrelated inside pages, otherwise good.

(was $48) THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 18, 1974

* Jobriath - 1st openly gay rock musician
* The Bottom Line nightclub performance ad
* One of the 1st musicians to die of AIDS

Page 44 has a 11 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a "Jobriath" performance at The Bottom Line nightclub in Greenwich Village.
wikipedia notes: Bruce Wayne Campbell known by his stage name Jobriath, was an American rock musician and actor. He was the first openly gay rock…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 18, 1963

* Camp Summerlane - Western North Carolina
* Pro integration ethical humanist Summer camp
* Rosman NC racist mountaineers attack

The front page has a heading: "Mountaineers Drive Camp Out of Hills, Into Jersey" with lead-in: "Von Hilsheimer Is Organizer" (see images) Article continues on a inside page.
wikipedia notes: Camp Summerlane was an integrated ethical humanist summer camp in Western North Carolina founded…

THE SALT LAKE DAILY TRIBUNE, Salt Lake City, July 18, 1876  The front page has a letter signed by General: Geo. F. Crook to General Sherman concerning the situation with the Indians, with mention of the camp on the Little Horn.
Some of the heads & subheads include: "Custer's Presentment" "The Indian War" "The Sioux Have Three Fighting Men to Crook's One" "Warriors Leaving the Agencies to Join General Sitting Bull" "A Monument Will be Erected to Custer in Michigan".
Four pages, large folio…

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, a trio of issues for May 16, July 17 and 18, 1941 

* Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak
* It begins - breaks record - and ending
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* 3 issue lot from his hometown publication

The sports page of May 16 has a report on the game with the Chicago White Sox, noting a 13-1 defeat, but also including the box score which shows Joe DiMaggio had a hit. Also a neat subhead noting: "Joe Singles", likely because Joe is from San Francisco.
…

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 18, 1795  

* President George Washington

Most of the front page is taken up with: "Candid Remarks on the Treaty of Amity & Commerce, Between Great Britain & the United States of America", which is the controversial Jay Treaty.
Page 2 has a letter signed by: Geo. Washington, dated June 2, 1783. One paragraph begins: "Your congratulations on the happy prospect of peace and independent security...I receive with great satisfaction...".
Four pages, spotted…

HARRISBURGER MORGENROTHE, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1833 

* Rare publication
* German language newspaper

A quite scarce newspaper for the German speaking community in the Harrisburg area, printed entirely in the German language. Gregory's "Union List of American Newspapers" notes that only the Pennsylvania State Library has a reasonable run of this title, two other institutions having but a single issue.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, minimal wear, small posting slit near…

DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, July 18, 1868  A wide variety of news reports both local and regional and a huge quantity of ads as well.
Among the articles: "A Man With Eight Wives Who Does Not Live in Utah" "Lynch Law in Minnesota--Letter From Gov. Marshall" "Letter From Lake Tahoe" & more.
Four pages, a very large size newspaper, never bound nor trimmed, discrete archival mends at fold junctures,  minor margin tears. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 18, 1848 

* Early in Abraham Lincoln' political career
* Frontiersman Kit Carson false death report

This newspaper contains on page 3 reports from the "House of Representatives" and includes the results of a vote to suspend the rules concerning a resolution to allow a postal route bill to be disposed of, listing all those who voted "Yea" and "Nay". Within the "Yea" list is "Lincoln", this being Abraham Lincoln when he was serving just two…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 18, 1932

* Altona Bloody Sunday conflict
* Hamburg, Germany
* Sturmabteilung (SA) & Schutzstaffel (ss)
* Nazis Party vs. Communists

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "REDS RIOT; 15 GERMANS DIE" with subheads. Related photo on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the "Altona Bloody Sunday", a violent confrontation between the (SA) and (SS), the police, and Communist Party supporters. Always nice to have notable events in…

* Cole Bros. Circus w/ animal trainer Clyde Beatty
* Great displayable item, some in color
* Gloversville, Fulton County, New York

This is an 8-page promotional piece for the "COLE BROS. CIRCUS" coming to Gloversville, New York, July 18, 1940 (see note below). The entire piece is a generic advertisement for the circus' tour for the year, customized only at the very bottom of the front page which has: "Gloversville - Thurs., July 18".

Complete in 8 pages, quite dramatic, pages 1, 4, 5…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 2001

* Katherine Graham death
* The Washington Post publisher
* Watergate scandal fame

Near the bottom of the front page: "Publisher Katherine Graham Dies" with subhead and 2 related photos. Much more on pages 14 & 15 with lengthy text and more related photos. She was the first Woman publisher of a major American newspaper.
Complete with all sections (80+ pages), great condition.

THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, July 18, 1850 

* From the deep South
* Rare Antebellum publication

Newspapers from the pre-Civil War South are rather difficult to find. Here is one from Louisiana.
Among the many back page ads is one headed: "Slaves! Slaves! Slaves!" which notes in part: "The subscribers are prepared to receive, on consignment, for sale in this market, any number of slaves, having one of the best showrooms in the city, & large & comfortable quarters where every attention…

STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 18, 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: "1,500 Planes, Fleets Rip Japan" "British Join U.S. In 'Pre-Invasion' Smash at Targets" "U.S. Reported Drafting Terms For Surrender" and two related photos.
Four pages, tabloid-size, nice condition.

background: This specific edition of Stars & Stripes serves as…

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 18, 1864  

* From the capital of the Confederacy

This issue has: "The War News--General Franklin's Escape--Yankee Transports Sunk--Grant Reported Killed--From North Mississippi--From Georgia" "From Our Forces In Mississippi" "Movements of Our Forces About Washington & Baltimore" "Reported Withdrawal of Our Forces From Before Washington" "Capture of the Railroad Train" "The Defender of Washington" "The Florida Off the Virginia Capes--Capture of Five Yankee…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 18, 1898 

* Battle of Santiago de Cuba (capture)
* General William Rufus Shafter
* Spanish-American War

The front page has nice reporting on the Spanish-American War: "Toral's Sword Returned To Him By Shafter After the Surrender" "McKinley Officially Informed Of The Occupation of Santiago" "The American Flag Now Proudly Floats Over the Governor's Palace in Santiago" and more.
Also a war-related cartoon: "U.S.: So Long, Old Man! See You Later!"
…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1936

* Helen Clevenger murder
* American college student
* Asheville, North Carolina

The front page has a one column heading: "SUSPECT IS HUNTED IN CO-ED'S MURDER" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page 6 with photo of Clevenger.
Complete with all 30 pages, rag edition in great condition.

THE WORLD, New York, July 18, 1864

* Siege of Petersburg, Virginia

 Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Front page column heads on the Civil War include: "BEFORE PETERSBURG" "A Siege In Embryo" "The Attitude of Our Lines Before the City" "The Late Raid Into Maryland" "Operations in Front of Petersburg" "Retreat of the Invaders from Maryland" "Gen. Sherman's Advance Across the Chattahoochie" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, July 18, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Late Invasion" "No Rebels to be Found Near Washington or Baltimore" "Grant" "Important from New Orleans" "Abandoned Plantations in the South" "General Banks Declares for Moral Power Rather than the Sword" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 18, 1905

* Aviator Daniel J. Maloney killed
* John J. Montgomery glider crash

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FRIGHTFUL FALL OF AN AERONAUT" with subheads. (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 this era in paper.
Complete with 6 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead,…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 18, 1948

* Did Adolph Hitler die in 1945 Berlin ?
* Captain Michael Musmanno investigation

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "At Last! Hitler Death Mystery Is Solved" with subheads and small photo of Musmanno. This is the 1st installment of a series of articles by Musmanno.
Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, July 18, 1866  The conclusion of the Civil War brought with it an interest in expending west, so it would not seem unusual that articles that read like a 19th century travelogue would appear in newspapers of the day.
This issue has one on page 5, which was part of a larger series: "A Trip To Colorado--Up the Smoky Hill Fork" with a dateline from Denver. The report takes nearly 2 columns and is very detailed on what was seen & experienced during the excursion.
Eight…

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 18, 1950

* Evangeline Booth death - British theologist
* 1st Woman General of Salvation Army

The top of page 7 has a two column heading: "Salvationists Mourn Chief" with subheads and photo. (see)
Complete with all 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition. Some small binding holes along the spine.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 18, 1870

* Franco-Prussian War beginning

The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE WAR" "Rumors from the Front in Paris and Reports of a Battle" "The French Nation Unanimous" "Legislative Address of Loyalty to Napoleon" and more. (see) Lengthy text.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, good condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, July 18, 1875

* Croton water supply system for New York City

Page 10 has an article: "THE WATER WE DRINK" "Croton Lake a Summer Reservoir of Filth" "A Remedy Wanted" and more.
Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 18 1937.
 
* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance
* Lost over the Pacific Ocean
* Search ending - dead ?

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "NAVY HUNT FOR AMELIA EARHART TO END TONIGHT" with subhead. (see) She went missing over two weeks earlier. The search would officially end on this day. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, this is the "rag edition"…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 18, 1885  Inside has a full page with 3 prints of: "Scenes & Incidents of the Strike of Iron-Workers in Cleveland" and other fullpg. has 4 prints of: "The Indian Troubles--Types & Incidents In Southwestern Kansas & the Indian Territory." A fullpg. has  8 scenes of: "The Manufacture of Lager Beer..." and smaller prints regarding firemen.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 18, 1818  Of importance is the multi-page printing of former President James Madison's Address to the Agricultural Society of Albermarle.
The Wiley Online Library, in regards to this lengthy address, states the following: "James Madison's 1818 Address to the Albemarle Agricultural Society offers new insight into the diverse historiography of agricultural reform in the American South. Madison described a planet with limited resources, accused Virginia…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 2008

* Best "The Dark Knight" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Superhero - Christian Bale - Heath Ledger
* Also opening day advertisement for "Mamma Mia!"

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Dark Knight" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.

Note: Where else might one find…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 18, 1935

* Nazis and sterilization program
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica

Near the bottom front page is a two column heading: "Nazis Continue Jew Baiting and Push Sterilization Plan" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1864  Among the ftpg. one column heads on the Civil War are: "Rebel News" "Affairs in Front of Petersburgh" "Rebel Jubilation Over the Maryland Raid" "The Prospect at Atlanta" "Rebel Criticism of General Grant" "Gen. Grant's Army" "The Sherman's Army" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

THE WORLD, New York, July 18, 1921  The top of the first column of pg. 8 has: "FIRST INNING OF BASEBALL TRIAL TO BEGIN TO-DAY" "Burns and Gedeun Refuse to Be Interviewed by Attorneys for indicated Sox" which makes the beginning of the infamous "Black Sox" scandal trial. The text takes half a column.
Complete in 18 pages, a small library label within masthead, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1966  The front page carries a four-page headline "Suspect in 8 Killings to Get Hearing Today" with subhead "Heavily Guarded in Jail Hospital After Wounding Himself". "Richard Franklin Speck, the suspect in the slaying of eight women in a nurses' dormitory last Thursday, was under heavy guard today. Speck was taken into custody early this morning after he had been raced from a skid row hotel to Cook County Hospital for treatment of self-inflicted arm wounds in an…

NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1950  The sports section contains coverage of Whitey Ford's first Major League win: banner head on pg. 24: "Yankees Check White Sox at Stadium on Berra's Two run Double in Seventh", with a photo.  Wonderful to have this report in a New York paper. 
Apparently the complete first section with pages 1-32, loose at the spine, very nice condition.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 18, 1860

* Cape May, New Jersey ad 
* Pre-civil war era 
* Premier lodging at the Jersey Shore

The front page has an ad headed: "Columbia House, Cape Island, Cape May, New Jersey". The ad says: "This large, first class Hotel, will be open for the reception of guests on 25th, June, 1860. The house has been completely repaired and refurnished..." & more.

News of the day with many other advertisements. Lite margin wear, otherwise…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 18, 1885  Inside has a full page with 3 prints of: "Scenes & Incidents of the Strike of Iron-Workers in Cleveland" and other fullpg. has 4 prints of: "The Indian Troubles--Types & Incidents In Southwestern Kansas & the Indian Territory." A fullpg. has  8 scenes of: "The Manufacture of Lager Beer..." and smaller prints regarding firemen.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, July 18, 1936

* Spanish Civil War starts
* Second Spanish Republic coup

The front page has a two column headline: "SPAIN SENDS FLEET AND PLANES AGAINST REBELS" 1st report coverage on the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, light browning, some margin wear and chipping, otherwise good.

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 18, 1879

* Spiritualism

The back page has an article headed: "Satan And Spiritualism" "One and the Same Thing, According to an Evangelist" "The Subject Viewed from a Scriptural Stand-point" See images for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little irregular along spine, otherwise nice condition.

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, July 18, 1945  

* Potsdam Conference (Germany) 
* World war II era 
* Harry Truman - Joseph Stalin 

The front page has a three column headline:

"President Truman Presides Over First Meeting Of Big Three; Jap Peace Rumors Circulate In London" with subheads and two related photos (see photos). Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II. Complete in 10 pages, small library label on the front page, otherwise good condition.