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SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, Aug. 8, 1982 

* Hall of Famer Jim Rice
* Boston Red Sox baseball
* Interaction w/ 4 year boy 

The back page has a photo showing Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame baseball player Jim Rice carrying a little boy off off the field with brief text. (see images) See below for details.
Complete with all 114 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.

Background: The heroic intervention by Jim Rice on August 7, 1982, remains a landmark moment in sports history because it transcended the game,…

THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Aug. 8, 1971

* Apollo 15 space mission to the Moon (splashdown)

The front page has a banner headline: "ENDEAVOUR CREW 'BACK HOME'; Faulty 'Chute Fails to Mar Landing" with subhead and three related photos. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all sections (60+ pages), light toning along the central fold and margins, generally in nice condition.

Background: Apollo 15, launched on July 26, 1971, was NASA’s ninth crewed Apollo mission and the…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 8, 1849 

* Wagon trains heading West
* California gold rush era

Page 3 has a terrific report headed: "From the Western Plains" which provides a sense of the romance, at least in hindsight, of the wagon trains heading west.
But the truth was much more dangerous. A few bits include: "...advices from the Plains have been received...left Fort Kearny...were meet & surrounded by a band of Cheyennes and Sioux...robbed them of almost every…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 8, 1918

* Niagara Scow - Old or Iron Scow
* Stranded at Niagara Falls

Page 9 has a one small column heading: "Saved From Niagara Falls" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.

Background: On August 6, 1918, a dramatic incident unfolded near Niagara Falls when a dump scow—a flat-bottomed barge used for dredging—broke loose while being towed upstream on the Niagara…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 8, 1989

* "Elvis Costello" concert performance
* English singer - songwriter and more 
* "Palladium" nightclub advertisement 

Page 66 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "ELVIS COSTELLO" performance at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (see image)
Background:On August 27, 1989, Elvis Costello and The Rude 5 took the stage at New York City’s iconic Palladium, delivering a memorable performance during…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 8, 1968

* The BEE GEES concert advertisement
* Forest Hills Tennis Stadium - Queens NYC
* Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb brothers
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience concert ad

Page 22 has a 7 x 6 inch advertisement for a "The Incredible BEE GEES" concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City. (see image)
Background: On August 10, 1968, the Bee Gees performed at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 8, 1977

* Very early C/DC rock band gig advertisements
* "Let There Be Rock" 1st American tour
* CBGB and Palladium nightclubs in Manhattan

Page 65 has a list of upcoming performances at the CBGB music club with one of acts being a very early AC/DC gig (small).
Page 52 has a 5 x 3  inch advertisement for upcoming performances with one being for the young Australian rock band AC/DC. This ad also has notice for Bob Marley as…

FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Aug. 8, 1798  Page 3 has the: "Answer of  the President...to the Address of  the Young Men of Charleston, S.C." signed: John Adams. This is followed by a report of a visit to the Constellation frigate docked at Charleston, noting: "...got on board the frigate...were politely received...represented to be a very complete and formidable vessel, mounting 28 24 pounders, and ten 12 pounders; sails remarkably fast, is well manned...The crew are active,…

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 8, 1898

* Spanish-America War ending
* Independence of Cuba

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SPAIN'S REPLY MADE" with subheads. And: "EVACUATES HAVANA" with subheads. (see images) 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 4 pages, 23 x 19 1/2 inches, a few small library stamps within the masthead, a few…

NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, Aug. 8, 1838  A wonderfully graphic issue on the coronation of Queen Victoria, as almost the entire front page is taken up with a large engraving--vertically oriented--of: "THE CORONATION" as headed at the top, plus: "VICTORIA Crowned June 28th, 1838".
Most of the graphic is a detailed illustration of the parade coronation ceremony. Two prints are horizontally oriented, captioned: "The Crowning of Her Majesty in Westminster Abbey" and: "The Queen on Her Throne…

(2) COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 15 and 28, 1798  A notable pair of issues. The entire front page & a bit of pg. 2  of the Aug. 15 issue are taken up with: "An Act to provide for the Valuation of Lands & dwelling houses & the Enumeration of Slaves within the United States". It concludes by taking up most of the ftpg. of the Aug. 18 issue where it is signed in script type by the President: John Adams.
Pg. 3 of Aug. 15 has: "The Infant Navy" has some comments concerning the Constellation,…

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, Aug. 8, 1902

* Old West outlaw Harry Tracy suicide
* Hole-in-the-Wall Gang member death

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BANDIT TRACY DEAD" with subheads and illustration of Tracy. (see images) Harry Tracy was an outlaw from the closing days of the Old West and is said to have run with Butch Cassidy & the Hole In The Wall Gang.
Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine,…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 7 & 8, 1933

* New non-stop airplane flight distance record
* French aviators Paul Codos & Maurice Rossi

Here are a pair of issues on a aviation achievement. The Aug. 7th issue has a banner headline: "SILENCE VEILS OCEAN FLYERS" with subheads. Related photo on the back page.The Aug. 8th issue has a one column heading: "FRENCHMEN HOP FROM U. S. TO SYRIA; RECORD" with subhead. Another related photo on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on French…

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, August 8, 1848  The front page has an early Communist oath under the heading: "THE OATH OF THE COMMUNISTS." See image for details. Other news of the day with period advertising is found throughout.
Four pages, small folio size, two cutouts on the 2nd leaf, but otherwise in nice condition. Since the described content is on the 1st leaf, the cutouts do not impact display-ability.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 8, 1974

* French high-wire artist Philippe Petit
* World Trade Center tightrope walk

The top of page 20 has a three column heading: "A Stuntman Takes Unheralded 'Walk' Between the Trade Center's Towers" with two related photos. First report coverage on French high-wire artist Philippe Petit making a tightrope walk at the top of the World Trade Center. He did this stunt illegally as the buildings were still under construction. Great to have in the World famous…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1862  

* General George B. McClellan
* Peninsula Campaign map
* Richmond, Virginia 

The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "M'CLELLAN'S RECENT OPERATIONS" which the Richmond vicinity and southeast to Berkley & Harrison's Point.
Front page column heads including: "Our Army Advance on Richmond" "Spirited Brush With the Rebels" "200 Rebel Soldiers Captured" and more, plus reports of the destruction of the steamship Golden Gate.
Eight…

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Aug. 8, 1941

* Siege of Odessa begins - Ukraine
* Operation Barbarossa - WWII
* Axis invasion of the Soviet Union

The front page has a nice banner headline: "NEW BLITZ MENACES ODESSA" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the beginning of the siege of Odessa in the Soviet Union by the Axis forces.
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes and some wear along the spine with…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1872

* David Livingstone found
* Henry Morton Stanley

Over two-thirds of page 8 are taken up with a very detailed account of the Livingston/Stanley expedition in Africa. Since the New York Herald financed Stanley's expedition in search of Dr. Livingstone, this newspaper had terrific coverage of the event.
First column heads include: "LIVINGSTONE AND STANLEY" "Comments of the English Press on American Pluck and Enterprise" "The Letters Of The Great Traveller"…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1869

* 1869 Solar Eclipse
* Moon - Sun - Earth

The top of page 5 has one column headings that include: "THE SOLAR ECLIPSE" "Magnificence of the Phenomenon in the Metropolis" and more. (see) Lengthy text takes up 5 full columns.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, some archival mending to a few unrelated pages, a few tiny margin tears, generally nice.

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "The Rebel Experiment in Mine Exploding" "Complete Failure of the Effort" "Rebel Forgeries" "The Attack on Mobile" and more inside as well.
Eight pages, great condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 8, 1864 

* Atlanta, Georgia campaign
* Battles before the city
* General William T. Sherman

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "FROM SHERMAN'S ARMY" "Third Great Battle Before Atlanta" "Desperation of the Rebel Assaults" "They are Constantly Repulsed with Great Slaughter" "Rebel Loss About 10,000" "The Union Loss 2,000".
Eight pages, great condition.

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., Aug. 8, 1912

* Progressive Party is founded
* "Bull Moose Party"
* Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

The top of the front has one column headings that include: "New Party Adjourns" "Chicago Convention Ends" "Roosevelt And Johnson Named" and more. (see)
Twenty pages, light toning, small library label within the masthead, a little margins, generally good. Should be handled with care.

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 8, 1905

* John C. Myers Company
* Department store collapse
* Albany NY New York

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "SCORES BURIED UNDER WRECKAGE" 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, a few small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead,…

LE PETIT JOURNAL [The Little Newspaper]--Supplement, Paris, France, August 8, 1891  This was a quite successful conservative, daily newspaper published from 1863 to 1944. Beginning in 1884 they did a weekly "Supplement" famous for their color lithograph front and back pages.
The front page is a color print captioned; "Execution de Dore et Berland - La Sortie De La Roquette" with the back page taken up with a color print of the: "La Guillotine" used to execute them.
Such full page color…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Aug. 8, 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--Farming In Colorado" with a dateline from Golden City, Colorado. The report takes over a full column and is very detailed on what was seen & experienced during the…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 8, 1944

* Harvard Mark I introduced for 1st time
* 1st universal calculator - IBM digital computer
* Howard H. Aiken - pioneer in computing

Page 16 has an editorial with small heading: "Aiken's Calculator" (see) Coverage on the introduction of the 1st large scale automatic digital computer at Harvard University.
Complete with all 30 pages, rag edition in great condition.

wikipedia notes: The electromechanical ASCC was devised by Howard H. Aiken, built at…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 8, 1885  The prime feature of this issue is the front page illustration: "RIVERSIDE PARK, NEW YORK - THE BURIAL PLACE OF GENERAL GRANT". Inside illustrations include: "DAVENPORTS MAGIC LANTERN", "SURGERY FOR PIANO-FORTE PLAYERS", "THE RIGHT WHALE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC" and more.
Complete in 16 pages, in very good condition.

EVENING TRIBUNE, EXTRA, San Diego, August 8, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon
* Great headline for display

The front page has a terrific headline above the masthead: "NIXON QUITS" with "Cites losses in Congress, goes without 'bitterness" and two color photos. (see) Great for display. Much more on the following pages.
Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages, very nice condition.

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 8, 1936 

* Archie Williams wins gold medal
* African American 400m victory
* Olympics games in Berlin Germany

The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "WILLIAMS WINS 400 METER RUN" with subheads and wire photo. (see)
A sidebar to the Olympic games was Adolph Hitler's refusal to acknowledge the achievements of the African-American athletes, not surprising given his belief that only his superior German Aryan race would dominate at…

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 8, 1929

* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)
* 1st to fly around the World begins
* Commander Hugo Eckener

The top of the front page has a four column heading: "DIRIGIBLE HOLDS TRUE TO HER COURSE ABOVE SEA" with subheads.
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally good.

YORK DAILY RECORD, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8, 2007  A notable heading, "A new king", with subheading: "No denying Bonds is a special player", is found on the front page of the sports section. 
The sports section also has several heads concerning Barry Bonds, accompanied by 3 photos from the event and a short column titled "HOME RUN LEADERS". The front page has: "Bonds hits 756", with a small photo of him swinging a bat.
Complete in 4 sections, good condition.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 8, 1947

* Aviator Howard Hughes
* Pan Am airlines - TWA

The front page has a six column heading: "End Hughes-Brewster Feud; Quiz to Go On" with subheads. Related photo on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 36 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 8, 1818  Page 6 has: "General Jackson's Campaign" which lists the number of: "...The Indians inhabiting the country lying between Georgia & the Mississippi river..." totaling 11,000 warriors. It notes: "This force, if embodied and hostile, would e serious enemy to the United States...".
The bkpg. has: "A Proclamation" signed in type by the President: James Monroe, concerning duties on ships arriving in the U.S. Another item concerning ships arriving at…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 8, 1925

* KKK Ku Klux Klan
* Washington D.C. rally

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "20,000 KLANSMEN REACH WASHINGTON; 50,000 EXPECTED" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text.
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning, irregular along the spine, generally in good condition.

EVENING TRIBUNE--EXTRA, San Diego, California, Aug. 8, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon

The huge banner headline announces: "NIXON QUITS" with subhead: "Cites Losses sin Congress, Goes Without 'Bitterness' " with a photo of him and of Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Ford. San Diego is not far from his home in San Clemente.
The complete first section (of 4) with pages 1-18. Nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1864  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "The Rebel Experiment in Mine Exploding" "Complete Failure of the Effort" "Rebel Forgeries" "The Attack on Mobile" and more inside as well.
Eight pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Aug. 8, 1865  The best content is the back page article: "The Decline and Fall of The Southern Confederacy" "An Inside View" "Richmond A Year Ago" which takes close to two columns. Page 2 has much on: "Randall's Island" and pg. 23 has much on: "The Battery". Page 5 has a large map showing: "The Bed of the Atlantic Telegraphic Cable - The Girdle Round the Earth..." (see).
Eight pages, very nice condition.

DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Aug. 8, 1862

* Very rare Confederate publication

Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.
Among the various reports inside are: "Our Independence No Longer a Doubt" which is an interesting and over-confident letter mentioning in part: "...I consider our independence as a nation no longer a problem to be solved. The result of the battles before…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 7, 1858

* 1857 Basilicata earthquake
* Naples, Italy - Province of Potenza
* Filibuster William Walker letter

The front page has a heading: "Frightful Earthquake At Naples" "Thousands Of Lives Lost" Page 2 has the actual report under: "Tremendous Earthquake In Naples" and more. (see)
The back page has a letter headed: "General Walker's Letter to the President" and is signed in type: Wm. Walker Text takes up just over a full column.
Other news of the day…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, August 8, 1859

* Long Branch, New Jersey
* Caskill Mountains & much more
* Summer resorts

Page 3 has an article headed: "Where We Spend The Summer" "Mountain Dew, Spring Water, Sea Breezes and Fashionable Recreation" and much more. Lengthy text takes up over 3 1/2 columns.
Other news of the day just prior to the Civil War. Complete in 8 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1864  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "The Rebel Experiment in Mine Exploding" "Complete Failure of the Effort" "Rebel Forgeries" "The Attack on Mobile" and more inside as well.
Eight pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1864  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "The Rebel Experiment in Mine Exploding" "Complete Failure of the Effort" "Rebel Forgeries" "The Attack on Mobile" and more inside as well.
Eight pages, nice condition.

THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 8, 1935

* Joe Louis vs. King Levinsky
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* 1st round "freezing" knock out

The front page has a nice banner headline: "JOE LOUIS WINS IN FIRST ROUND" with subheads. 1st report coverage on the heavyweight boxing match between Joe Louis vs. King Levinsky. This was two years before Louis would become champion. Great to have on the front page (rare), nice for display.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the…

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 8, 1870 

* Battle of Spicheren 
* Franco-Prussian War 
* Metz 

This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches. Pages 2 & 3 has one column headings that include: "A Great Battle", "The Prussians Victorious", "The French Army In Retreat", "800,000 Men in the Field" 1st report coverage on the Battle of Spicheren during the Franco-Prussian War.
Complete in 4 pages, a little margin…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 8, 1938 

* Constantin Stanislavski death 
* Russian actor, theater director 

This 30 page newspaper has one column headings on page 13 that include: "STANISLAVSKY DIES IN MOSCOW AT 75", "Co-founder of the Moscow Art Theater One of the Greatest Masters of Russian Drama", "Was Actor, Producer, Teacher, Philosopher of Theatre--He Appeared Here 1923-24" and more with photo (see photos). 1st report coverage on the death of Russian theatre practitioner Constantin…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 8, 1877 

* Molly Maguires 
* Central Pennsylvania 
* Coal mining 

Page 2 has a very small and discrete one column heading at the bottom of the page: "The Mollie Maguire Murderers" See photo for brief report here.

Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, light browning with very minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 8, 1877

* Molly Maguires
* Central Pennsylvania
* Coal mining

Page 2 has a very small and discrete one column heading at the bottom of the page: "The Mollie Maguire Murderers" See photo for brief report here.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, light browning with minor margin wear, should be handled with care.

PUCK, New York, Aug. 8, 1894 

* Color political prints

Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability. This issue has as its political cartoons:
front page: "The Downfall of David B."
double-page centerfold: "Master of the Situation."…