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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Oct. 6, 2001  The front page is almost totally devoted to Barry Bonds breaking the single-season home run record with a very dramatic photos & large headline (#71 and #72). Great to have this report in a San Francisco newspaper despite the later controversy concerning use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Present are sections A and F (the front and sports sections), in nice condition.

Background: The October 5, 2001 game where Barry Bonds hit his 71st and 72nd home runs

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 6, 1983

• Lech Walesa wins Nobel Peace Prize
• Poland's Solidarity movement leader
• Future president of the Polish people

The top of page 5 has a heading: "Walesa wins Peace Prize; regime irate" with photo. (see images) A little more on a few more inside pages.  
complete with 144 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.

Background:In 1983, Lech Wałęsa’s receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize sent a powerful message to the world about the strength of nonviolent resistance against

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 6, 1987

• THE CARS - American rock band - Ric Ocasek
• Madison Square Garden & more concerts advertisement
• Simply Red - English pop band - "Men and Women" tour
• Beacon Theatre - Manhattan performance show

Page 81 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "The Cars" at Madison Square Garden and the Meadowlands. This was their "Door to Door" tour. (see images)
Background:On October 29, 1987, The Cars performed at

POTTSVILLE REPUBLICAN, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6, 1981  The front page banner headline announces: "Sadat Gunned Down; Said Dead" above which are two related photos.
Complete in 2 sections with 28 pages, nice condition.

SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Oct. 6, 1849  Page 3 has about half a column headed: "The Gold Region - Life In California" which offers some interesting content.
Four pages, large folio size, never bound nor trimmed, 3 folds with mild fold & margin wear. Generally good. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 6, 1945

• Nazi female camp guard Irma Grese
• "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"
• Jewish holocaust Atrocities & murders
• Bergen-Belsen & Auschwitz concentration camps

The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "BELSEN GIRL GUARD BLAMES ALL OF SS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Note: On October 5, 1945, during the Belsen Trial in Lüneburg, Germany, a confession by Irma Grese was read aloud by the prosecution. In this

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, October 6, 1814  The very top of the front page has an editor's note explaining the troubles with printing a newspaper in a war zone, as the Battle of Baltimore was just 3 weeks prior.
Also on the front page: "Destruction of the Navy Yard" at Washington. Pages 2 & 3 contain: "Enemy in the Chesapeake" which is a great report on the war events in the publisher's backyard.
Also in the issue: "The Eastern Coast" "Macomb's Victory" "Loss of the Adams Frigate" and

THE FLORIDIAN, Tallahassee, Oct. 6, 1848

• Rare antebellum publication

This issue from Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, includes many articles and advertisements: "Gen. Taylor's Northern Platform" "Extract of a Speech Delivered in 1827 by Henry Clay of Kentucky" "General Taylor & the Proviso" "New Game of Ride and Tie"  "Taylor & Texas" and a wealth of other political reports.
Nineteenth century newspapers from Florida are uncommon, particularly rare are those from before the Civil War. Here

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 6, 1862

• Rare Confederate publication from the capital
• General Benjamin F. Butler order # 76

Not just a nice Confederate newspaper, but from the capital of the Confederacy through which all important war news and reports flowed.
The front page includes: "From The Army of Northern Virginia" "The Military Exemption Act" with many subheads. Also: "Correspondence" which includes several (see photos), and: "Later From the North" "Latest News From the North" and

DAILY NEWS, Los Angeles, Oct. 6, 2011

• Steve Jobs death (1st report)
• Apple Inc. co-founder
• American business magnate

The top of the front page has a headline: "Apple founder was tech visionary" with photo. Great to have this report in a California newspaper.
Thirty pages, nice condition.

background: Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., passed away on October 5, 2011. He died at the age of 56 due to complications from a rare form of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, a type of

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 6, 1854

• Slavery - slaves - pre-Civil War tensions
• Rare "Underground Railroad" mention

The bottom of page 4 has small report with a rare mention of the Underground Railroad.
Because it was a secretive operation it is very difficult to find period accounts of its operation.
This article, from Lowville, New York, specifically has "underground railroad" noted in the text under the heading: "Fugitive Slaves--Bears", reading: "Four fugitives from slavery arrived in this place

THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, October 6, 1789

• Ratification of the "Bill of Rights" - Congress
• United States Constitution - Amendments

Arguably the most significant documents of late 18th century in American history would be the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. This issue contains the latter, printed in its entirety as submitted to the states for ratification.
In September of 1789 the U.S. Congress passed and sent for ratification

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, October 6, 1941

• New York Yankees are 1941 World Series champions
• Major league baseball MLB - Subway series
• Year of Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak record

The front page features a nice banner headline: "YANKS WIN WORLD SERIES" with subheads, box scores and 3 related photos.
Complete with all 30 pages, a repair near the right margin of the front leaf affects the east "S" in "SERIES" (see), small binding holes set the blank spine, nice condition.

SAN FRANCISCO HERALD, California, Oct. 6, 1856  A very rare & early newspaper from California as this is the "San Francisco Herald For The Steamer" as noted at the top of pages 2-8, more commonly known as the "steamer edition". Such editions are much more rare than the "regular" editions.
Note that the masthead specifies what the market is for this edition: "For Circulation in the United States, The Sandwich Islands, South America, and Europe." There is no volume or issue number noted.
Eight

THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Oct. 6, 1864

• Rare Confederate publication
• Origin of the American Civil War

Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Vice President Stephens and Reconstruction" "Letter from Richmond" "Affairs on Morris Island--A Yankee Description of the 'Pen' and its Occupants" "The President and the Army" "The President In Augusta" and more.
Some war items on the back page but mostly taken up with ads.
Complete as a single sheet issue, full banner masthead,

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 6, 1941

• Louis D. Brandeis death (1st report)
• 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice

The front page has a great banner headline: "BRANDEIS, NOTED JURIST, DIES" with subheads. Nice for display. First report coverage continues on page 12 with photo.
Complete in 32 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp in the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, a few dark tape mends at the bottom margin, otherwise good.

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Oct. 6, 1938

• New York Yankees win
• Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig era
• World Series of baseball (game 2)
• Early, same day reporting

The front page has a terrific banner headline: "YANKS BEAT CUBS AGAIN" with subheads, scoreboard above the masthead, and large box scores.
A great for display and unusual with such a nice headline on the front page, and great to have in a New York publication. More coverage in the sports section as well.
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning &

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 1852  Page 3 has a report headed: "California Intelligence" which takes half a column of various news. A few bits include a report concerning a slave under the Fugitive Slave Law; also: "...A lump weighing 25 lbs. & valued at from $4,000 to $6,000 was recently taken...SA few days previous a thousand dollars lump was found near the same spot..." as well as other mining successes.
Four pages, very nice condition.

MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, Oct. 6, 1941  As the title suggests, this publication is replete with news concerning the movie industry. The front page has a photo of David O. Selznick with an article on him.
Eight pages, 9 by 12 inches printed on high-quality paper, tiny binding holes at the blank spine, good condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 6, 1861  The front page is dominated by a nice map headed: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN KENTUCKY". Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Operations in Kentucky" "Topographical Description o the Field of Operations in Kentucky" "THE REBELLION" "Important From Hatteras Inlet" "Capture of the Steamer Fanny, Laden with Stores, by the Rebels" "Rebel Demand for the Evacuation of Newport News" and much more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 1859

• James H. Simpson - U.S. Army officer
• Corps of Topographical Engineers
• Utah Expedition to California route

Page 2 has a very lengthy, detailed, 1 1/2 column article: "Discovery Of A New & Shorter Route From Utah to California" signed in type: J. H. Simpson. Wonderfully descriptive.
Simpson was an explorer of some note. He delineated his route in 1859, shortening the distance to California by 250 miles, and it was adopted by the overland

DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 6, 1965

• Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights rally
• Crawfordville , Taliaferro co., Georgia
• re. desegregation in Southern schools

The top of page 10 column heading: "King Enters Georgia School Row" with lead-in: "Threatens March On Capital" and photo. (see)
Complete with 30+ pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.

DAILY ARIZONA CITIZEN, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, Oct.6, 1879

• Very rare Old West title

Many years ago we had a reasonable inventory of this title, but today this is among our last. And it is a volume one issue from the Territory of Arizona as it did not become a state until 1912.
A nice assortment of news articles and ads with page 2 having an ad for the famous "Delmonico Restaurant" by "Miss Nellie Cashman" who has some notoriety in Western history (see several web pages on her). Many of

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 6, 1933

• Editors law of the Third Reich
• Freedom of press no more in Germany
• Nazi censorship of Jews
• Joseph Goebbels propaganda
• 1933 World Series coverage

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "REICH PRESS LOSES LAST OF ITS RIGHTS; MUST SERVE STATE" and more. (see) Lengthy coverage continues inside. Feels like whats going on today with the current Democrat Party.
Coverage on game 3 of the World Series between the New York Giants and the Washington Senators

STORY & HUMPHREYS'S PENNSYLVANIA MERCURY & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, October 6, 1775

• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Revolutionary War
• Very rare publication

Certainly one of the more scarce titles from during the Revolutionary War. This is the volume 1 number 27 issue of a newspaper that existed only from April 7 to December 22, 1775, publishing a total of just 38 issues. Brigham notes that only two American institutions have this date.
The interesting engraving in the masthead shows Britain and

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 6, 1910

• 5 October 1910 revolution - Portugal
• Portuguese Monarchy - Republican Party
• First Portuguese Republic the result

The top of the front page has athree column headline: "PORTUGAL'S KING ON WAY TO ENGLAND; RULE IS OVER" 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 10 pages, small library stamp within the

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, October 6, 1929

• Kinnick Stadium debut (Nile Kinnick)
• Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA college football

This sport's section only is loaded with college football reports from the previous day. Page 4 of this section has small and somewhat discrete headings at the bottom of the page that read: "Iowa On Top, 46-0" "Has Easy Time With Monmouth as New Stadium is Opened". See photo for brief 1st report coverage on the very 1st game played at Kinnick Stadium which is

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 6, 1883  The front page has a print of: "Clark & Standfield's Improved Depositing Dry Dock" with an accompanying article.
Articles with prints inside include: "Whitely's Safety Stop For Elevators" showing the core-section of an elevator; "Hamilton's Life Boat" which looks more like an elevated submarine.
Sixteen pages, very nice condition.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 6, 1894  An inside page has a large illustration of: "MR. MAXIM'S FLYING MACHINE" with considerable related text.
Note: Hiram S. Maxim's "airplane" became the first "heavier than air" machine to take flight under its own power (source: Wikipedia). More can be read about this flying machine though the University of Houston's website.
Additional illustrations and text regarding inventions and the progress/development related to technology, machinery, tools,

SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 6, 1871  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: "Arizona - Gen. Crook at Fort Whipple" with several reports.
Four pages, 12 by 18 inches, printed on high-quality newsprint, very nice condition.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 1858  The top of page 3 has an article: "Arrest Of The Montauk Point Slavers" which reports on a slave ship, mentioning in part: "...a vessel had been sunk off Montauk Point...had been scuttled...name of the scuttled vessel is Haidee...sailed from New York...to the coast of Africa, where she took in a cargo of 900 slaves. She then sailed for Cuba and the slaves were landed..." with more.
Keep in mind that the importation of slaves had

THE CINCINNATI POST, October 6, 1981

• Anwar Sadat assassination

The front page has a nice banner headline: "Egypt's Sadat assassinated during parade near Cairo" with subheads and 2 related photos. More on page 3.
Complete with 28 pages, nice condition.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 6, 1913

• The great standard oil fire
• From the city where it happened

The front page has a two column heading: "STANDARD OIL PLANT DOOMED, FLAMES WILL DESTROY ALL TANKS" 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 18 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, irregular along the spine, generally very nice.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 6, 1906

• Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing
• First major car race trophy in America
• Racecar driver Louis Wagner victory

The front page has a two column heading: "FRENCHMAN WON VANDERBILT CUP" 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 8 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, some small binding holes along

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 6, 1827  Page 4 has: "Red Jacket Deposed", being an article on the end of the famous Seneca Indian chief reign. The article notes in part: "...that the long celebrated chief Red Jacket has been deposed by his brethren & associates...He has been for a long time extremely dissipated and in every respect morally worthless. He is about 70 years of age...". The conclusion of the article includes the "X" signatures of the various tribal members.
Also within is

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 6, 1909

• Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
• Coal mine explosion disaster

The front page has a nice banner headline: "RECOVER 23 BODIES" 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, small library stamp within the masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 6, 1989

• Best "An Innocent Man" advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
• Crime drama thriller film - Tom Selleck

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "An Innocent Man" 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 authentic, poster-size ads for Opening Day showings, in the most desirable

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, Oct. 6, 2001.  The front page has small picture of Barry Bonds leading to the sports section: "San Francisco's Barry Bonds becomes the first player in history to hit more than 70 home runs in a season."

The sports section has several headings and photos associated with bonds: "Top of the Mark", "Bonds hits 71st home run to surpass McGwire", and "Pitching to Bonds only way to keep L.A's honor intact." The front page also has the heading "SCHWEIKER TAKES THE HELM" with a

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 6, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Threatening Raid by the Rebels Under Forrest" "Intent of the Rebel Attack on McMinnsville" "Rebel Views of the Situation" "Gen. Rosecrans's Position Acknowledged Impregnable" and much more.
Eight pages, good condition.

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 6, 1963  The front page has a three column-wide, two line head "Los Angeles Does It Again With More Great Pitching, 1-0" with an accompanying photo of pitcher Don Drysdale and outfielder Tommy Davis with a header "Big D's Do It for Dodgers". Further coverage is on the front page of the Sports Section with a headline "Dodger's Drysdale Baffles Yanks, 1-0..." with subhead "Dodgers Go Three Up With Tense Triumph" "Drysdale's Three Hitter

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, October 6, 1862.

• Pittsburg, Tennessee

• Monterey, Tennessee

• Purdy, Tennessee

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for some margin wear) 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 FRONT PAGE Map: "ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE AT CORINTH". Headlines in this issue includes: "HIGHLY

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 6, 1866

• "The Black Crook" at Niblo's Garden
• The 1st modern-day musical
• Baseball player portrait... The Johnstown Flood

Page 41 has a full page print of the "Great Scene Of The Second Performance Of The 'Black Crook,' Spectacle Now Performing At Niblo's Garden," This would eventually become generally recognized as the first modern day musical. Page 8 also has a review of the performance.
An inside page has a portrait of a baseball player under the

GUINEA GOLD, "Australian Edition", Oct. 6, 1945  On November 19, 1942, Australian and U.S. troops fighting Japanese invaders in the New Guinea jungle read the first issue of "Guinea Gold", a unique four-page Australian army newspaper which day after day thereafter published a record number of world scoops. It was able to do so because U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the South-West Pacific, gave it permission to publish his communiqués 20 hours before the

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 6, 1989

• Best "An Innocent Man" advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
• Crime drama thriller film - Tom Selleck

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "An Innocent Man" 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 authentic, poster-size ads for Opening Day showings, in the most desirable

ARIZONA GAZETTE, Phoenix, Oct. 6, 1887

• Very rare issue from the Arizona Territory

This is an extremely early and uncommon newspaper from Arizona Territory (it wasn't a state until 1912). Filled with various news of the day both local and national, and a wealth of ads--most very "Western" looking and many illustrated.
The front page has almost a full column of: "Local Happenings" while pages 2 and 3 are mostly taken up with advertisements, many of which are illustrated including some cattle

EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1955

• Laramie, Wyoming airplane crash
• United Airlines Flight 409
• Douglas Dc-4 propliner
• FRONT LEAF ONLY

The banner headline announces: "64 ABOARD MISSING AIRLINER" with subhead. (see)
This is the front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), nice for display as such.

EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1953

• New York Yankees
• World Series champions
• FRONT LEAF ONLY

The two column heading announces: "Yanks Win Series, Clipping Bums, 4-3"
This is the front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), nice for display as such.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 6, 1960

• John F. Kennedy (JFK) - Richard Nixon
• Presidential debate upcoming

This 30 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Crowds Cheer 'Jack', 'Dick'"
This tells of the upcoming 2nd of the four JFK & Nixon presidential debates which were the first debates to be held on National television.
Other news of the day. Minor margin wear, otherwise in nice condition.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, October 6, 1955

• Perfect Circle Corporation
• New Castle, Indiana
• Strike riots w/ photos

The front page has a three column headline: "600 GUARDSMEN CALLED AS 8 ARE HURT IN STRIKE" with subhead and related photo. Coverage on the Perfect Circle Corporation strike riots in New Castle, Indiana.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 84 pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.

THE COLFAX COURIER, Indiana, October 6, 1888

• Perry Township
• Clinton County
• Rare title

This 8 page newspaper has news of the day, literary content and several interesting advertisements of the day.
Light browning, piece torn away at upper right area of the front leaf (see image), a little margin wear and tear.