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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1983

* Very early Beastie Boys performance advertisement
* Transition to hip hop - rap rock group - "Cooky Puss"
* Over 3 years prior to their debut album "Licensed to Ill"
* Twisted Sister - American heavy metal band
* Stevie Nicks - "Fleetwood Mac" singer songwriter
* The Police - English rock band - musician "Sting" 

Page 111 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the Danceteria nightclub with one of the performers…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Aug. 23, 1934 

* Al "Scarface" Capone - Gangster - Mob boss 
* Alcatraz Island Prison - San Francisco Bay

Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Capone Faces Prison Labor 48 Hours a Week" (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

background: Al Capone’s arrival at Alcatraz on August 22, 1934, marked a calculated effort by the U.S. government to break the spirit of the nation’s most…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 23, 1955

* Spring City, Rhea County, Tennessee - TN
* School bus & freight train collision - disaster 

The front page has a banner headline: "TRAIN HITS SCHOOL BUS; 11 DIE" with lead-in: "Score Are Hurt in Tennessee Tragedy" and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 34 pages, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

background: On August 22, 1955, tragedy struck Spring City, Tennessee, when a school bus carrying 47 children was…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1988

* 1988 Tompkins Square Park riots 
* East Village, Manhattan, New York City
* Homeless, squatters & drug dealers 
* NYPD police brutality complaints 

The front page has a heading: "Under Fire" and more with related photo. (see images) And beginning on page 10 is an editorial on the situation with more related photos. 
Background: The 1988 Tompkins Square Park Riot was a violent confrontation between New York…

THE EVERETT DAILY HERALD, Everett, Washington, Aug. 23, 1917

* The "eve' of the Russian Revolution
* Related political cartoon by famed cartoonist, Louis Raemaekers
* Very displayable

The front page has the banner heading: "BREAKUP LOOMS BEFORE RUSSIA NOW", with subhead: "RUSSIA APPEARS UPON EVE IF TROUBLE THAT MAY OVETURN NATION", with more. Another subhead has: "Observers Scent A New Revolution", with considerable text. Also present on the front page is a related large (8 3/4" by 11…

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 23, 1942

* Brazil enters World War II - WWII

The front page has a three column heading: "Allies Get a New Partner" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.

wikipedia notes: The Brazilian Expeditionary Force or BEF was a 25,300-man force that the Brazilian Navy, Army and Air Force formed to fight alongside the Allied forces in World War II. Brazil…

POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL REGISTER, Philadelphia, Aug. 23, 1811  If nothing else, this somewhat uncommon title has a very nice masthead, featuring a 3-masted ship at its center.
Inside pages have various news reports from Europe and the United States. A wealth of advertisements as well, including 11 illustrated ship ads on the front page.
Four pages, nice condition.

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1976

* Marquette Park rallies - Chicago race riots
* Racially charged violence - Negroes vs. whites

The front page has a heading: "HOW THE BATTLE FOR WHITE POWER TOUCHED OFF A BORDER WAR" (see images) Beginning on pages 12 & 13 is a report headed: "How the Battle for White Power Touched Off a Border War" with a few related photos. See images for portion of the text.
wikipedia notes: In 1976 around 200 NSPA members…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 23, 1989

* Huey P. Newton murdered
* Black Panther Party founder
* African American activist

The front page has a two column heading: "Black Panther Founder Huey Newton Is Killed" with photo of him. (see images) More on page 3 with three more related photos.
Complete with all major sections (80+ pages), very nice condition.

THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Aug. 23, 1782 

* Revolutionary War Era
* 18th century original
* From The Enemy

Inside has a report noting in part: "The superior policy of the French cabinet has shewn itself in all the following instances: in exciting the ruinous rebellion in America; in watching for a proper opportunity to assist the rebels; in prevailing on Spain to join them in procuring the armed neutrality..." and more.
Eight pages, 9 by 11 1/2 inches, good condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 23, 1937 

* Blackwater Fire of 1937
* Cody, Wyoming - Park County
* Shoshone National Forest
* Firefighting - firefighters 

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "11 Burned to Death, 40 Hurt as Forest Fire Traps Scores" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the forest fire near Cody, Wyoming that left several firefighters dead.
Complete with 20 pages, browning along the top margin, minor margin wear, generally in good…

An interesting set of five PRAVADA newspapers from the Soviet Union from the tumultuous year of 1991, specifically issues dated August 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, all relating to the coup with the August 23 issue including a ftpg. photo of Gorbachev with Yeltsin upon Gorbachev's return from his forced exile.
Complete issues and in great condition. Note the image of Lenin in the upper left corner.

Background: In 1991, Pravda, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union,…

JUDGE magazine, New York, Aug. 23, 1890  Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong start, the magazine found itself struggling to compete with its very similar rival Puck. Puck finally expired in 1918, while Judge continued to thrive into the 1930's and…

SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Aug. 23, 1808  Among the items is a page 2: "Proclamation" signed in type: Napoleon, noting in part: "...We guarantee to the King of Spain the independence and integrity of his States in Europe..." followed by a response "Proclamation" by the King of Spain.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, some wear at the margins with some foxing & damp stains.

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 23, 1989

* Pitcher Nolan Ryan
* 5,000 strikeouts
* Texas Rangers
* MLB baseball

The front page of this section has a headline: "5,000 Ryan First to Reach Plateau; He Strikes Out 13 Athletics" with color photo. (see images) Another related photo inside.
Complete sport's section only with 10 pages, great condition.

TUCUMCARI SUN, New Mexico. Aug. 23, 1912  

* Rare Southwest publication

A quite uncommon title from this small New Mexico town in Eastern New Mexico, great to have from the year New Mexico became a state.
The front page has a photo of the county court house and jail.
Tucumcari, located on the old Route 66, has an interesting history and has been mentioned often in popular culture (Rain Man, NCIS, Designing Women, Adam-12, For a Few Dollars More, Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, etc.).…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 23, 1862  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War: "Ovation to Gen. Corcoran", "General Corcoran's Response", "The Procession", "From Gen. McClellan's Army - Reported Evacuation of Williamsburg", "The Movement of Troops...Richmond Almost Bare of Rebel Troops...", and more.
Plus there is more on pages 4, 5 and 8 including: "The Enlistments in the Border States", "The Indian Troubles in Minnesota", and much more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 23, 1852

* Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly

The front page has a very detailed ad: "$500 Reward" for 3 runaways.
The bottom of the back page has a small notice for: "Uncle Tom's Cabin As It Is, being narratives, scenes, and Incidents of the real 'Life Among the Lowly', by W. L. G. Smith...". Also a: "Fifty Dollars Reward" which begins: "Ran away from the subscriber, near or about three weeks ago my negro Jenny..." with details.
Four…

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, August 23, 1952

* Bakersfield, California
* Earthquake disaster

The front page has a nice banner headline: "2 DIE, 32 HURT IN QUAKE" with subheads and related photo. (see) Full page pictorials on pages 2 & 3. Nice to have in this West Coast title, rare as such.
Incomplete issue containing 8 of the 14 pages of the 1st section only, nice for display as such.

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 23, 1823  Among the reports is a 4 1/2 page continued article: "Christian Indians". Also: "Indian War concerning the Blackfoot Indians in t he Fort Atkinson vicinity.
Also: "Emigration" "The Pirates" in the Caribbean; "Catskill Mountains" "The Slave Trade" and an article on the sale of: "Public Lands" signed in type by the President: James Monroe.
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 by 9 3/4 inches, nice condition.

As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one…

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Aug. 23, 1879 

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore.
Among the articles: "Concerning Women" "As It Seems to a Woman" "Miss Alcott Before the Registrar" "A Woman's Party" and much more.
Eight pages, great condition.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 23, 1900

* Akron, Ohio race riot of 1900
* Negro lynching attempt

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION BY A MURDEROUS MOB" 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, 19 x 14 1/2 inches, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes,…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 23, 1864  

* Camp Sumter - Andersonville Prison barbarities 

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "FARRAGUT" "Granger Within 500 Yards of Fort Morgan" "Land Operations Against Mobile" "The Union Prisoners In Georgia" "Affecting Narrative of the Sufferings of the Inmates" "Shocking Barbarity of Their Treatment" "Urgent Appeal to President Lincoln" "SHERMAN" "Movements of Wheeler's Rebel Forces--Capture of Trains by the Enemy..." "Sheridan" "Lee Reported…

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 23, 1905

* Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument
* Liberty Park - Ogdensburg, New York
* Civil War heroes dedication - unveiling

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MONUMENT DEDICATED TO CIVIL WAR HEROES" with subhead. (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, small library stamps within the…

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 23, 1960

* Oscar Hammerstein II death (1st report)
* Broadway musical producer - director
* "Oklahoma!" "The Sound of Music" & more

Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Oscar Hammerstein Dies" with photo. (see)
Complete with 48 pages, two library stamps near the top of the front page, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

GREENSBORO DAILY RECORD, North Carolina, Aug. 23, 1926 

* Rudolph Valentino death
* Latin Lover - The Sheik

The front page has a five column heading: "Death Is Victorious Over Rudolph Valentino, Screen Favorite of Thousands Died At Noon" with subheads and small photo of Valentino. (see)
Sixteen pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, two small tape mends near bottom margin, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally good.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 23, 1944

* re. King Tut peas

Page 18 has a short letter to the editor with heading: "More About King Tut's Peas" and is signed in type by the person who sent the letter. Supposedly this was the first mention of King Tut peas in this famous NYC publication.
Much reporting on current news on World War II with nice front page headline. Complete with 32 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 23, 1871

* New Brunswick, Canada 
* Kennebecasis River boat race
* St. John vs. Tyne, Newcastle crews

The top of page 3 has a three column map titled: "THE GREAT AQUATIC CONTEST" and more. Also one column headings: "THE ST. JOHN RACE" "The Crews In Tip-Top Condition" "About the Betting and Its Changes" and more. (see)
Complete with 12 pages, pages are out of order, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.

HARPER'S WEEKLY August 23, 1873

* Winslow Homer's "Clam Bake" illustration

Certainly the prime content is the very nice full pg. Winslow Homer print "Sea Side Sketches - A Clam Bake." which is in great condition.
Also a full pg: "Sea Side Sketches - A Chowder Party at Fire Island."; fullpg. illus. of: "The Virgin Mary's Letter Box - Romish Superstitions"; full pg. illus. of: "Burning the Prayers - Chinese Superstitions" and more.
Another key item is the large, four page "Supplement"…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 23, 1928

* Waite Hoyt - MLB baseball pitcher
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* Lucky Strikes cigarettes ad

Page 15 has a 17 x 10 inch advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promoted by New York Yankees HOF pitcher Waite Hoyt. (see)
News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen content, allowing the issues to remain…

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Aug. 23, 1944 

* Paris, France recaptured
* Great headline for display

The top of the front page features a dramatic banner headline dropped out of a black box: "PARIS CAPTURED" with another headline: "French Revolt, Seize Capital As Yanks at City's Gates" and other related reports (see).
Complete 1st section only with all 12 pages, small hole near the bottom (see), a little central fold wear, a few small margin tears, generally in good condition. Nice for…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 23, 1932 The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS RIOT IN COURT AS 5 ARE CONDEMNED FOR MURDER OF REDS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen content, allowing the issues to remain very white & sturdy into the present. Given the subscription cost, libraries & institutions…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 23, 1955

* Spring City, Tennessee 
* Train - school bus wreck disaster 

This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "10 Killed, 31 Injured In Tennessee As Freight Train Rams School Bus"

Tells of the freight train that demolished a school bus full of children in Spring City, Tennessee.

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

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 23, 1883

* Rochester MN Minnesota
* Tornado disaster (1st report)

The front page has one column headings: "Wrecked By The Wind" "Rochester, Minn., Desolated by a Cyclone" "Twenty-Four Lives Lost and Forty Persons Seriously Injured" and more. Text takes up almost two full columns.
Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 10 pages, nice condition.

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 23, 1814  The front page has half a column on: "Dueling". Also on the ftpg; "Extract of a Letter from an Officer of Gen. Drummond's Army" dated at Queenstown. Also: "Retaliation". Inside includes: "War In Connecticut" "Canada Papers" "Capture of a Dispatch Cutter" "Enterprize Stage" "Lower Canada Frontier" "Another Invasion Threatened" and more.
Four pages, nice condition.

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, August 23, 1864

* Battle of Globe Tavern
* 2nd Weldon Railroad
* Gouverneur K. Warren

Pages 2 & 3 has various reports on the Civil War with one column headings. See images here.
Complete in 4 pages, 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. Piece torn away near top, left corner (see) bur no text loss, otherwise very nice.

THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, August 23, 1911 

* Early airplane flight 
* Powered aviation at it's beginning 

The front page has one column headlines: "ATWOOD FLIES 65 MILES IN EARLY MORNING FLIGHT", "Cross-Country Aviator Reaches Albany, Where He Will Attach Pontoons to Aeroplane Before Continuing Journey", "Makes Trip Within 300 Feet Of Earth" and more (see photos). Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, usual browning with some margin wear and small tears, must be…

EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Aug. 23, 1779 

* Rare Revolutionary War era title

Although from during the midst of the Revolutionary War this issue has no war-related content. All the content is European in nature. Complete in 4 pages, folio size, some period notations in ads & their margins, very nice condition.

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 23, 1926  This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "'SHEIK'S DEATH FROM PLEURISY IS NOW FEARED" "Change for Better or Worse Expected Hourly; Condition Most Serious" and more. (see) He would die on this day.

Light browning with mi nor margin wear and tear, otherwise good.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 23, 1935 

* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post 
* Airplane crash - funerals 

This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Millions of Americans Bow In Silent Farewell as Post And Rogers Rites Are Held" and more. (see)

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

wikipedia notes: An avid booster of aviation, Rogers undertook a flight around the world with a fellow Oklahoman,…

THE WORLD, New York City, August 23, 1926 

* Famous movie actor death close 
* Rudolph Valentino  

This 30 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page that include: "VALENTINO'S FATE QUESTION OF HOURS" "Temperature and Respiration Increase as Condition Spreads in Lungs" "Film Sheik Unable To Eat" and more. (see) He would die on this day.

Other news of the day. Usual browning with little margin wear and address label near top, otherwise good.

wikipedia notes: On…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 23, 1937 

* Cody, Wyoming forest fire 
* Firefighting - firefighters 

This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 8: "12 DIE, 48 INJURED AS FOREST BURNS" "None Escapes Unscathed as Crew Fighting Fire in Wyoming Is Trapped" "Most Victims CCC Boys" and more. Tells of the forest fire near Cody Wyoming that left 12 firefighters dead.

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good.

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 23, 1952

* Bakersfield, California earthquake disaster

This 18 page newspaper has a nice five column headline on the front page: "QUAKES STRIKE L.A. AND COAST" with subheads and related photos. More inside.

Other news of the day. Light browning with some tiny binding holes along spine, otherwise in good condition.

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, August 23, 1944

* Liberation of Paris France
* World War II original
* General Charles De Gaulle

This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

* Paris Freed By Armed Frenchmen, DeGaulle Reports

with subheads that include: "Liberation Achieved After Four Days Of Street Battles Led By 50,000 Of The FFI" and more

Other news of the day with much on World War II.

Lite browning with some spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE,  Leominster, Massachusetts, August 23, 1921.

* V-R2 Dirigible

The front page of this issue features an article entitled:  "Trial Trip of Big Dirigible V-R2 Commences Today", reading in part:  "Giant Balloon Purchased from Great Britain by United States Preparing for Flight Across Atlantic to America-Today's Flight Believed to Be Final Test-Will Try Out Gigantic Airship Over North Sea".

This complete 8 page issue is in relatively good condition for the…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated August 23, 1862 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains three engravings entitled "Federal Troops Working on the Fortifications of Gen. M'Clellan's Camp, Near Harrison's Landing, James River, Va - from a Sketch by our Special Artist, Mr. J. H. Schell"; "Brigadier-General Willis A Gorman - from a photograph by Brady"; and "Brigadier-General Darius N. Couch - from a photograph by Brady".

The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16…

THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, August 23, 1893

A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of  "The Missouri State Building at the World's Fair". The back page features a full page color print "The Massachusetts State Building at the World's Fair". Three tiny binding holes at the blank spine margin, some minor chipping at the blank margins not close to any prints or text, minor browning at the…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 23, 1879  This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: MERIDIAN CIRCLE - SYSTEM OF STEAM HEATING - STRAW CUTTER & much more.

LIBERTY, August 23, 1924.  A great issue for framing and displaying!