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Item #720656SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Sept. 26, 1983
* 35th Primetime Emmy Awards
* "Cheers" wins outstanding comedy series
* Sam - Diane - Carla - Norm - Cliff
* Hosted by Joan Rivers & Eddie Murphy
Page 5 has a heading: "'St. Elsewhere,' 'Cheers,' 'Taxi' net Emmys for NBC" and related photo. (see... Read full description -
Item #719117THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 26, 1977
* Gay film critic Addison Verrill murdered
* "Bag murders" Manhattan's leather subculture
The front page has a heading: "'Gay Murder: Do You Know Who Killed Addison Verrill" First report coverage continues on page 23 with photo of... Read full description -
Item #717684THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 26, 1989
* Bab Brains - American punk rock band
* Pioneers of hardcore punk music
* Reggae - funk - heavy metal - hip hop - soul
* The Ritz nightclub performance advertisement
Page 114 has a 7 x 4 3/4 inch advertisement for a upcoming "BAD... Read full description -
Item #714534CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1932
* Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
* First game of the year (0-0 tie)
* Bronko Nagurski and Red Grange era
* 1st ever NFL football championship year
* Best publication to be had - very rare
The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "BEARS, PACKERS PLAY 0 TO 0 TIE BEFORE... Read full description -
Item #714436LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1978
* Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
* Boeing 727 airplane collision disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "Grim Search in Crash Rubble" with subheads, related photo and a map. (see images) Much more inside.
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Item #713644THE PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Sept. 26, 1768
This newspaper was a primary means of voicing the anti-British sentiment that was rapidly spreading throughout the colonies prior to the American Revolution. The paper gained much notoriety when Goddard printed an... Read full description -
Item #710970LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1977
* 1984 Summer Olympics site chosen
* Games of the XXIII Olympiad
* Best publication to be had (very rare)
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "L.A. Selected to Bid for 1984 Olympics" with subhead and related photo. (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item... Read full description -
Item #710968SECTION III (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 26, 1930
* Rogers Hornsby 1st win as manager
* Chicago Cubs - MLB baseball
* Best publication to be had (rare)
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "CUBS WIN FIRST GAME UNDER HORNSBY, 4-3" with subheads and box scores. Nice for display. Two... Read full description -
Item #707529GLEASON'S LITERARY COMPANION, Boston, Sept. 26, 1863 This was one of several titles published by the successful Frederick Gleason, known as the "father of illustrated journalism" with this very successful "Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion" in 1851, modelled after the "Illustrated London... Read full description -
Item #707375THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 26, 1782
* Revolutionary War Era
* 18th century
* From The Enemy
Page 2 has news headed "America" mentions: "...lately sent to wheedle the Eastern provinces into a submission to the intolerable extractions of the Congress for the further support of their tyranny, are... Read full description -
Item #704384THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Sept. 26, 1850
* Rare antebellum publication
* From the deep South
Newspapers from the pre-Civil War South are rather difficult to find. Here is one from Louisiana.
Among the many ads is one on the front page with heading: which notes in part: "The subscribers are prepared to receive, on... Read full description -
Item #703951HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 26, 1891
* Displayable issue w/ Mark Twain
The full front page is a nice print captioned: "Samuel L.Clemens (Mark Twain)" with a corncob pipe in his mouth. Very displayable as such.
Inside pages have prints including: "The Manhattan A.C. Grounds" showing several views of the baseball field.... Read full description -
Item #703874THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 26, 1968
* World premiere advertisement for the movie "Flesh"
* Andy Warhol film - Joe Dallesandro as "The Hustler"
* First showing at Andy Warhol's Garrick Cinema (rare)
Page 55 has a full page advertisement for the World premiere of "Flesh", a Andy... Read full description -
Item #703254HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 26, 1885 There are a number of fine prints in this issue including a full front page: "Canon Farrar" with a related article inside.
Other prints inside include: "The Dead Jumbo" the elephant; a Thomas Nast print: "We Have Not Given Up Ruling the Waves Yet"; a one-third... Read full description -
Item #701244ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 26, 1891 Among the many prints within is a very nice full page captioned; "Fruit Gathering In California" which also includes an inset: print "Sun Drying Peaches and Apricots". Unusual to find prints ofd California in a 19th century British magazine.
Complete in 32 pages, great... Read full description -
Item #700771FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Sept. 26, 1796
* Rare 18th century American publication
* re. President George Washington's retirement
The front page has 22 illustrated ship ads.
Page 3 has a nice report: "The Resignation of The President of the United States" which notes in part: ... Read full description -
Item #698875THE NETTLE, Boston, Sept. 26, 1838 This was a general Whig-supporting newspaper in its first 2 years that evolved into a campaign paper supporting William H. Harrison for President. It would cease publication in 1844. This is the volume 1, number 4 issue. For some reason most institutions holding this title have just those from 1840+.... Read full description -
Item #697374CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1941
* Brooklyn Dodgers - The Bums
* Wins MLB National League pennant
* First time in 21 years
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a nice banner headline: "WILD BROOKLYN FANS WELCOME CHAMPIONS" with subheads, two related photos and box scores. Nice for display.
Complete with all 44 pages,... Read full description -
Item #697341THE ALASKA HERALD, Sitka, Sept. 26, 1892
* Very rare Alaska Territorial issue
A quite rare newspaper from Alaska which existed for just over two years, from June 27, 1892 thru Sept. 23, 1894. This is the volume 1, number 14 issue.
This is the first of this title we have encountered in our 47+ years.
Four pages, 11 by 16... Read full description -
Item #694580THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26, 1893 The front page has two-thirds of a column headed: "TRAIN ROBBERS SHOT" "They Held Up a rain Full of Armed Detectives" "Two Killed Three Captured" "The Train Was A Dummy Sent Out in Expectation of an Attempt at Robbery--All of... Read full description -
Item #693105ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 26, 1884 Page 3 has: "A Mormon Missionary Persecuted" which is a report from Salt Lake, Utah, noting in part: "...from a Mormon mission in Indiana...that he made no convert, but left his testimony against unbelievers. He claims to have been pelted with goose... Read full description -
Item #691418DER BEOBACHTER (The Observer), Germany, Sept. 26, 1935 Obviously a newspaper of the Nazi party as the masthead includes 3 swastika symbols.
Complete in 12 pages, 12 by 18 1/4 inches, rejoined at the spine, very nice condition. -
Item #690777COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 26, 1795
* President George Washington
Page 3 has a small item prefaced with: "The following is the concluding paragraph of the answer of the President of the United States to the Chairman of the Norfolk meeting against the Treaty:" and what follows is the paragraph, signed in type: G. Washington.
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Item #690315THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1982
* Tuskegee Airmen honored w/ opneing
* African American pilots of WWII
* National Air and Space Museum exhibit
* 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings
* George Banks spree killings
The top of page 33 has a two column heading: "Museum Exhibit Traces Blacks' Role in Aviation" with related pictorial. (see)... Read full description -
Item #690016BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Oct. 10, 1857 The front page features a print of the: "Surf & Bell Boat, Harding's Ledge, Boston Harbor".
Other prints within include 5 of St. Paul, Minnesota including: "City Hall" "First Presbyterian Church" "Fuller House" "The Capitol" and a nice... Read full description -
Item #688638NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 26, 1846
* Commodore John D. Sloat
* Mexican-American War
* Claims California for U.S.
* Illinois Mormon War ending
* Nauvoo, Hancock County
Inside has a very historic article headed: "The Pacific Squadron - Commodore Sloat Takes Possession of... Read full description -
Item #685542THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 26, 1908
* Early airplane - aviation
* Wilbur Wright - Brothers
* Le Mans, France flight
* Record w/ passenger (Paul Zens)
Page 5 has a one column heading: "WILBUR WRIGHT CARRIES PASSENGER" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description -
Item #681919THE CHRISTIAN OBSERVER, Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 26, 1877 Although mostly Christian content, the back page has various: "General Intelligence" as well.
Eight pages, several creases, minor spine wear & minor foxing. -
Item #678774LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1987
* Mary Astor death (1st report)
* Hollywood movie - film actress
* Brigid in "The Maltese Falcon"
* Best title to be had?
The top of the front page has a one column photo with small heading: "Mary Astor dies at 81" (See)
The front page of section II has a heading: "Actress,... Read full description -
Item #677868THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1982
* 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings
* George Banks spree killings
Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Gunman Kills 13 in a Pennsylvania Rampage" with related photo. (see) First report coverage continues inside with another related photo.
Complete 1st section only with all... Read full description -
Item #675678NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 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 3, which was part of a larger series: "A Trip To Colorado--The... Read full description -
Item #675374NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1861 Inside pages have war-related column heads including: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "A Skirmish with 6,000 On Each Side" "The Rebels Stand but a Few Minutes" "Gen. Fremont & the Government" "Drafting in Iowa Forbidden" and more.
Eight pages, never-trimmed margins, a... Read full description -
Item #674998SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Sept. 26, 1981
* Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in
* United States Supreme Court - 1st woman Justice
The front page has a photos showing O'Connor with President Reagan with heading: "A great day for women's equality". (see) Page 3 has a banner heading: "O'Connor takes seat on high... Read full description -
Item #672750LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1980
* John Bonham death (1st report)
* British rock band Led Zeppelin drummer
The top of page 20 has a report headed: "Led Zeppelin Drummer John Bonham Found Dead". Bonham was widely considered to be the greatest drummer in music history. Great to have this report in a newspaper from... Read full description -
Item #659710THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1935
* Robert H. Goddard - rockets - rocketry
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber) vs. Max Baer
* Heavyweight boxing championship fight
Page 18 has one column headings: "LINDBERGH ENDS STUDY OF GODDARD ROCKET" and "Colonel and H. F. Guggenheim Fly From Roswell, N. M., After Three-Day Visit" (see)
The sport's... Read full description -
Item #659635THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 4 only, September 26, 1937
* Benito Mussolini - Italy dictator
* Visits Adolph Hitler for 1st time
The front page of this section has a nice banner pictorial regrading the meeting of Adolph and Benito Mussolini with heading: "Will The Rome-Berlin Axis Be Extended Into A Four Powered Pact?" with smaller... Read full description -
Item #657733SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 26, 1908 This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations, accompanied by text, of the latest inventions of the day including: "The Aeroplane Flying at a Great Height," "The Construction of the West Aeroplane," "The Narrowing of the... Read full description -
Item #654334THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1937
* Benito Mussolini - Italy dictator
* Visits Adolph Hitler in Munich
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER WELCOMES MUSSOLINI WARMLY; THEY BEGIN TALKS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with 2 related photos. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete... Read full description -
Item #653347THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1938
* Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year begins
* Jews - Judaica - Judaism holiday
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
The back page has a one column heading: "PRESIDENT GREETS JEWS ON NEW YEAR" with subheads that include: "HOPE VOICED IN SERMONS" and more. (see) The Jews in certain parts of Europe were... Read full description -
Item #643866THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1928
* Emilio Portes Gill elected
* 41st President of Mexico
The front page has a one column heading: "PORTES GIL ELECTED MEXICAN PRESIDENT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #642136LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 26, 1962
* Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson
* Heavyweight boxing title fight w/photo
Page 6 has a three column headline: "Rematch of Heavyweights Set 'As Soon As Possible'" with caption: "Liston Wins Big" and photo. (see) First report coverage on Sonny... Read full description -
Item #639195THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Sept. 26, 1893 The ftpg. has a nice, full column report on a train robbery headed at the top: "ON THE WRONG TRAIN" "Express Robbers in Missouri Who Didn't Know It Was Loaded" "Successful Trick of the Authorities" "Sent Out a Dummy Train in Charge of Well... Read full description -
Item #638577NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1893
* Old west style train robbery
The front page has over a column of text headed; "TRAIN ROBBERS TRAPPED" "Police Filled The Cars" 'Two of the Outlaws Killed and Four Captured" "A Bandit Betrays His Fellows" and more. Actually a great report as it reads like a... Read full description -
Item #638205BOSTON TRAVELER, September 26, 1939
* General Werner von Fritsch killed
* Supreme Commander of the Army
* German High Command member
The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead announcing: "FRITSCH MURDERED NAZI PRISONERS DAY" with subheads. (see) Very nice for display.
Complete with 24 pages, nice condition. -
Item #632335THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1932
* Jimmie Foxx home run # 58
* Boston Red Sox - MLB baseball
* Final HR of the season (leader)
The sport's section (page 19) has a one column heading: "FOXX HITS NO. 58, BUT MACKMEN BOW" with subheads & box scores. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in... Read full description -
Item #627719THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1934
* Lou Gehrig 1,500th straight game played
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* RMS Queen Mary launching
* Cunard Line ocean liner
The sport's section (page 27) has one column headings: "GEHRIG HITS 48TH AS YANKS WIN, 5-0" "Surpasses His Best Home-Run Mark in 1,500th Consecutive... Read full description -
Item #621751TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, September 26, 1941
* Brooklyn Dodgers (Los Angeles)
* Wins baseball National League pennant
* 1st time in 21 years - The Bums
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 16: "Dodgers Cop Title In National League"
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with some margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #610183FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, September 26, 1960
* Ted William retires
* Boston Red Sox
* MLB Baseball
The sport's section (page 10) has a one column heading: "Ted Williams Officially Quits Baseball" See images for text here. 1st report coverage on the announcement of Ted Williams that he will retire at... Read full description -
Item #602434COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 26, 1795 Page 3 has a small item prefaced with: "The following is the concluding paragraph of the answer of the President of the United States to the Chairman of the Norfolk meeting against the Treaty:" and what follows is the paragraph, signed in type: G. Washington.
Four pages, never bound nor... Read full description -
Item #602076THE CLEVELAND HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, September 26, 1877
* Hunting animals for the zoo & circus
* Lions - tigers - elephants & more
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 3 has one column headings: "HUNTING WILD BEASTS" "The Dangerous Business of Stocking the... Read full description
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