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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 2, 1803  The top of the front page has an historic notice headed: "Louisiana Treaty" announcing the ratification of the treaty by the Senate by which the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, referred to now as the Louisiana Purchase. It lists the names of the senators who voted against the treaty and those who voted in favor of the treaty.
This report is followed by the text of the: "Treaty Between the United States of America and the French Republic"

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 2, 1993

• Tupac Shakur 2Pac arrested
• Aggravated assault against police
• American rapper and actor

Page F2 of the "Calendar Section" has a report with heading: "Rappers Arrested in Shootings" with small photo of Tupac Shakur.
Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Los Angeles Times own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. 
I suspect this to be an

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1945

• How Adolf  Hitler & Eva Braun died ?
• Photo of leading Nazi leaders at Camp Ashcan

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER ENDED LIFE IN BERLIN BUNKER, BRITISH FEEL SURE" with subhead. (see images) 
Page 3 has the official statement from British intelligence. 
And page 3 also has a five column photo with heading: "Leaders Of Nazi Germany In Allied Prison In Luxembourg" (see images)
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 2, 1931

• SS Egypt ocean liner found
• Gold & silver salvage fame
• English Channel deep diving

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Divers Find Liner's $5,000,000 Bullion Intact; Reach Egypt's Cargo After Three-year Effort" (see)
Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

background: The salvage of the SS Egypt reached a critical turning point in late 1931 as the crew of the Italian vessel Artiglio II defied the limitations of

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 2, 1931

• Depression era "ICE" liken deportation raids
• Federal immigration enforcement actions
• Targeting illegal Chinese aliens in Chinatown

The front page has a displayable banner headline: "RAID CHINATOWN AND JAIL 42" with subhead. two related photos and heading are on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

background: In 1931, federal authorities conducted a series of

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1948

• Aerial bombing of Mukden (Shenyang), China
• People's Liberation Army - Liaoshen Campaign
• Communists vs. Nationalists - Civil War

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MUKDEN IS BOMBED BY NANKING PLANES AS REDS CAPTURE IT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 52 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background:After the Communist capture of Mukden in late October 1948, the Nationalist Air Force (ROCAF), directed from its

SECTION IV only of the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 2, 1979

• John Carpenter's amazingly successful, "Halloween"
• Opening week for 1 year anniversary advertisement
• American slasher film - movie - Jamie Lee Curtis

Page 24 of this section has the iconic advertisement for "HALLOWEEN" This is for the opening week of it's 1 year anniversary release. This ad measures 6 x 5 1/2 inches and great to have from the home of the entertainment industry. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because

MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, November 2, 1809

• Mermaid - aquatic creature sighting ?
• Sandside Bay, Caithness, Scotland coast
• Early 19th century folklore story

The front page has an article headed: "The Mermaid,..." (see images) Text takes up a complete column. 
Complete with 4 pages, ornate masthead, nice condition.

Background:In January 1809, several women near Sandside Bay, Caithness, Scotland—including Elizabeth Mackay, daughter of a minister—claimed to see a mermaid close to

THE LONDON EVENING POST, England, Nov. 2, 1779  The back page has a report from Philadelphia which begins with: "On Sunday last the 4th of July, being the anniversary of the day which gave freedom to the vast republic of America..." with a report a a religious ceremony to honor the historic anniversary.
This is followed by a letter from an officer at Bedford Camp, Long Island, which provides an account of actions in that vicinity. Bits include: "...Almost every ship in the fleet was reduced to

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Nov. 2, 1963

• 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état
• President Ngo Dinh Diem assassination

The top of the front page has a six column headline: "SAIGON REGIME TOPPLED; DIEM, NHU SAID SUICIDES" with subheads and photo of General Doung Van Minh. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: On November 2, 1963, in Saigon, South Vietnam, President Ngô Đình Diệm and his brother Ngô Đình Nhu were assassinated during a coup led

A lot of 44 checks written on the "First National Bank of Alexandria", Virginia. Part-printed, part-handwritten, all with signatures & endorsements on the reverse, all dated 1890. Cut cancelations at the middle, minor loss to a lower corner of a minority of them.

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 2, 1982

• Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
• Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement
• Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
• DJ Scratching - vinyl record turntable moving

Page 95 has a full page ad for various upcoming performances at the "RITZ" in Manhattan with one of the performers being "Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five" (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1871  Front page first column heads include: "The Mormon Citizens in Utah in a Submissive Mood" "The Mormons--Attitude of the Administration--Apprehensions of the Railway Companies" "All Quiet at Salt Lake City--Reported Attempt to Follow and Arrest Brigham Young".
Eight pages, nice condition.

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 2, 1791

• First Bank of the United States creation

Page 3 has a nice report on the opening of the 2nd Congress of the United States, and this is followed by a significant report headed: "National Bank" with details concerning its creation and organization, including the various men chosen as its directors, and noting that:  "Thomas Willing, Esq. is chosen President of the Bank of the United States..." with more.
The front page has an article: "Of Sleep, by the

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 2, 1793

• (3) George Washington documents

Page 2 has an address of the people of Alexandria, Virginia, to the President supporting him in his Proclamation of Neutrality over the conflict between England & France. This is followed by the answer of the President, signed in type: G. Washington.
Then page 2 also has two more document, relating to France, which are each signed in script type by the President: Go. Washington.
Four pages, irregular at the top and

CHICAGO FIELD, Nov. 2, 1878  This is a sporting newspaper with a very ornate & sports-themed masthead. The front page has a print of: "The Irish Water Spaniel...".
Sixteen pages, very nice condition.

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 2, 1758

• Fort Frontenac captured
• French and Indian War

The back page has a very nice letter: "...from an officer in one of the provincial regiments in America...dated Albany, Sept. 15" which begins: "You will hear from many hands the successful blow struck against the French interest in America by the taking of Cadaraque, or (as the late masters of it called it) Frontenac. Our Americans value this acquisition more than the reduction of Crown Point and

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, November 2, 1875  The entire front page is a graphic illustration: "THE GRAPHIC'S ADVICE TO THE INTELLIGENT VOTER." While dripping with sarcasm, the cartoon clearly expressed the early frustration regarding the potential impact of an uninformed electorate.
Other prints within: "Our Soldiers, Past And Future" and "The City of New Bedford, Massachusetts."
Eight pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 2, 1859

• John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
• Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial

The front page has column heads including: "The Harper's Ferry Affair" "Argument for Arrest of Judgment in Old Brown's Case" "The Trial of Coppie [Coppic] Commenced" "Extraordinary Eulogy on John Brown & His Fellow Conspirators" "The Bloody and Brutal Rochester Manifesto of Seward Elaborated"  and also: "Extraordinary Address of Wendell Phillips on the Insurrection" & "Garrit Smith and

SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Nov. 2, 1871

• Rare & early from Southern California

Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead. 
The front page has: "UTAH" with subheads: "Another Arrest--Prominent Mormons Still at Large--Brigham Goes South".
The report notes: "The wife of Wm. Clayton, who is suing for divorce, has made application for the arrest of Stout, one of the parties charged with the Gates

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 1901  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 Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War, the first woman to be so recognized.
As would be suspected the content is primarily focused on women's rights and

WASHINGTON COUNTY POST; AND ADVOCATE OF POPULAR EDUCATION, Salem, New York, Nov. 2, 1831

• Rare pre-Civil War publication
• 19th century Washington County

A very elusive title, this being the first we have offered. This is from a small town in Northern New York, close to the Vermont border.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, various foxing, good condition.

Background:The Washington County Post; and Advocate of Popular Education was a 19th-century newspaper that combined local news coverage with

THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Nov. 2, 1841

• About 19 years prior to the Civil War outbreak

A typical newspaper of the day, although most of the pages seem to be consumed with advertisements.
Four pages, two creases, good condition.

Background: This November 2, 1841, edition of The Charleston Courier is a visceral, four-page portal into the high-stakes world of the Antebellum South, capturing a society teetering between aristocratic opulence and the grim machinery of the slave trade.

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, November 2, 1967  Prior to making it to Broadway and becoming one of the most famous musicals to hit the stage, the musical "Hair" appeared off-Broadway at The Public Theater in Greenwich Village. This issue contains an ad (pg. 28) and perhaps the earliest (?) review (pg. 35). Curiously, it begins: "As for 'Hair', I loathed and despised it. Described as 'an American tribal love-rock, musical', it turns out to be all phony...".
Due to its limited

THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLIC, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1860

• Abraham Lincoln about to become President elect
• Presidential campaign that would divide the nation

The front page has nearly 2 columns taken up with a great & detailed letter headed: "Climbing Pike's Peak".
Page two has a political notice supporting: "For President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois - For Vice President, Hannibal HAMLIN, Of Maine" with a bit more.
Four pages, great condition.

PORTLAND GAZETTE & MAINE ADVERTISER, Nov. 2, 1807

• Early 19th century Northern New England
• Aaron Burr trial - Thomas Jefferson

At this time Maine was part of Massachusetts, not becoming a state until 1820 as part of the Missouri Compromise. So this issue is from 13 years before statehood.
Page 2 has most of a column on: "Col. Burr's Trial" for High Treason glints the United States. Then a brief item on: "Trial of Com. Barron". He was charged with: negligently performing the duty assigned him;

BOSTON PATRIOT, Nov. 2, 1814  Inside has much on the War of 1812 with: "From The Enemy" with several reports; "Enemy In Hampton Roads" "From the Buffalo Gazette" "Deserters" "Arrival of the Peacock!" "General Izard's Army" "Capture of a British Privateer!" "Latest from the Army" "From Castine" and many more, smaller reports as well.
Four pages, very nice condition.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 2, 1899

• Battle of Ladysmith
• Second Boer War
• Colony of Natal

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "ENGLISH OVERWHELMED LADYSMITH INVESTED" 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 8 pages, a few small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally very

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 2, 1962

• Cuban missile crisis nearing the end
• Cold War - Soviet Union

The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIP OUT CUBA BASES" with subheads. (see)Nice for display.
Complete with 50+ pages, small library stamp within the masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Nov. 2, 1930

• KKK - Ku Klux Klan members fading
• Progressive Democrats Party movement failing

The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "KU KLUX KLAN ON LAST LEGS; ONCE FRUITFUL RACKET" with subhead. (see)
Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 2, 2007

• Captain Paul Tibbets death
• 1st atomic bomb in warfare (Little Boy)
• Enola gay airplane pilot fame
• Hiroshima, Japan - World War II

The front page has a two column photo with heading: "Pilot launched Atomic Age over Hiroshima" First report coverage continues on pages 18 & 19 with 3 more related photos. (see)
Complete with all section s 80+ pages, great condition.

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, November 2, 1935

• GAME OF THE CENTURY ?
• Ohio State vs. Notre Dame (day of)
• Famous comeback win (pre-game)

The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "NOTRE DAME BATTLES OHIO BEFORE 80,000" with subheads and lineups. (see) This would be the famous game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes. This game is considered by many as the game of the century amongst a few others.
Complete with all 44 pages, this is the "rag edition"

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, November 2, 1912

• Harvard Crimson vs. Princeton Tigers
• Ivy League - NCAA college football
• Undefeated season & national champions

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HARVARD DEFEATS PRINCETON IN HARD FOUGHT BATTLE" 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 all 20 pages, small library stamps within the

SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Nov. 2, 1850  The front page has an early print headed: "Scene In Oregon" with the caption noting in part: "...taken from Col. Fremont's account of his 'Expedition to Oregon and North California', represents the American Falls on Lewis's Fork of the Columbia River at Fort Hall...".
Four pages, large folio size, never bound nor trimmed, 3 folds with fold & margin wear. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Penn., Nov. 2, 1950

• George Bernard Shaw death
• Essayist, novelist, writer
• FRONT LEAF ONLY (Pages 1 & 2)

Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "George Bernard Shaw Succumbs at 94; One of History's Greatest Dramatists" with photo. (see)
Front leaf only (pages 1& 2), sold as is.

THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, Nov. 2, 1796  Page 3 has over 1 1/2 columns taken up with the: "Governor's Speech" signed by him in type: John Jay.
The back page has five notices for the sale of land, most in the "West", two from the Northwest Territory.
Four pages, great condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 2, 1893 
Of special note is an article: "Notable Jews--Daniel Frohman" which includes a photo of him & an article on his life.
The ftpg. has an illus: "Farewell to the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago". Inside has two pages taken up with bird's-eye views of the Columbian Exposition.

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Nov. 2, 1941

• Mount Rushmore National Memorial
• Black Hills - Keystone, South Dakota
• Construction ends on mountainside

Page 5 of this section has a photo of Mount Rushmore with heading: "HEROIC HEADS" with text that begins with: "Complete at last, the gigantic heads of Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln...." (see) The construction ended just 2 days prior of the date of this issue.
Complete rotogravure section only with 6 pages, rag

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 2, 1895  The cover has "The Cotton States Exhibition, Atlanta, GA" with accompanying article. Also inside is: "Long's Machine for Sawing Mouldings"; "The Silk Industry in India"; "Fair Haven and Westville Electric Railroad"; "The Transsiberian Railway"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pages, never bound, in very good condition.

ALBUQUERQUE MORNING DEMOCRAT, New Mexico, Nov. 2, 1898

• Before joining the Union

Actually a territorial newspaper as New Mexico did not become a state until 1912. We've offered a number of titles from Albuquerque but this (and a few others) is the first of this title to come into our inventory.
Eight pages, small wear hole at fold juncture of front leaf, two cut outs from the back leaf only, good condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 2, 1933

• Ullstein Verlag publishing company of Germany
• Seized by the Nazis - Aryanization (Nazism)

the top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS SWALLOW UP ULLSTEIN PRESS, LARGEST IN REICH" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Jewish Ullstein family being disseized by the Nazi authorities and their business "aryanized".
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, November 2, 1901 The front page of this issue has five photos of "Boston's New Elevated Railroad." The largest photo shows the interior of the north terminal of Sullivan Square Station. A related article is inside. Other articles include: Four-Motor Equipments; The Bursting of Fowling Pieces; The Great Caisson Employed in Building the Drydock at Kiel; Lamont's Feed Pumps; and many additional articles and advertisements.
Complete in 16 pages, library

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 2, 1878  The front page of the issue has a half-page illustration "The Forster-Firmin Amalgamator" along with a related article. Inside the issue is: "Main Building at the Paris Exhibition"; "New Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine" which includes several illustrations; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
Complete in 16 pages and is in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 2, 1939

• Rockefeller Center complex completed
• Commercial buildings construction ends
• Best title to be had ?

The front page has a two column heading: "Rockefeller Center Is Completed As Its Creator Pleads for Peace" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the completion of construction continues inside with related photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially on this topic.
Other news, sports and

CLEVELAND WORLD, November 2, 1892

• Thirsk rail crash - train - railroad
• North Riding Yorkshire, England

The front page has one column headlines: "DISASTER IN ENGLAND" "An Express Train Loaded With Passengers Completely Wrecked" "People Roasted To Death" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning, some spine wear, otherwise good.

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, November 2, 1870

• Thayer Hall opens
• Harvard University

This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. The front page has one column headings: "Harvard College" "The New Dormitory,Thayer Hall".
Complete in 4 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 2, 1863  Among the front page one column heads are: "Interesting Southern News" "Affairs in the State of Mississippi" "Wheeler's Latest Exploits" "The Condition of Bragg's Army" "Where the Rebels Get Their Salt" "TREASON IN OHIO!!" "A Plot to Seize Camp Chase & Release Rebel Prisoners" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Nov. 2, 1779  The entire front page and a bit of pg. 2 are taken up with: "The Justifying Memorial of the King of Great Britain in Answer to the Exposition of the Court of France". This lengthy piece concerning the French involvement in the Revolutionary War, a few bits noting in part: "...During the disputes that had arisen between Great Britain & her colonies the court of Versailles applied itself with the most lively & determined ardor..." and further on:

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 2, 1924

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish (famous year)
• The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne
• 1924 college football season win

This 40+ Sunday edition has one column headlines on page 2 of the sport's section (inside): "TORNADO BOWS TO NOTRE DAME", "Rockne Uses Nearly 40 Men in Beating Georgia Tech; Final Score, 34 to 3" and lineups. 1st report coverage on the regular season win for Notre Dame against the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets. This was the most famous year

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, November 2, 1915

• Pancho Villa
• Pre Agua Prieta Mexico night raid (1ST REPORT)
• United States Army

This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GEN. VILLA ATTACKS", "One American Wounded" and more. See photos for text.

Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good condition. Should be handled with care.

wikipedia notes: In 1915, Pancho Villa made a night attack on Agua Prieta that was repelled by the forces of