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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 10, 1929

• 1929 World Series (game 2)
• Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Athletics
• Major league baseball MLB

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FOXX AND SIMMONS HIT HOMERS AS ATHLETICS SWAMP CHICAGO IN SECOND GAME OF SERIES, 9-3" with subheads, related photo and box scores. (see images) More in the sport's section 
Complete with 34 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

Background: On October 9, 1929, the

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1969

• Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
• First North American tour (Fall) advertisement
• 1st and only Carnegie Hall concert

Page 32 has a historic 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a Led Zeppelin concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Background: Led Zeppelin's performance at Carnegie Hall on October 17, 1969, marked a significant moment in rock history. As part of their Autumn 1969 North American Tour, the band played two shows

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Oct. 9, 1973

• Pete Rose & Bud Harrelson fight
• Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Mets
• Game 3 of the NLCS playoff game
• Major League Baseball - MLB

The front page has a three column photo with small caption: "Calm Down, Pete" 
The top of page 15 has a banner heading: "Supercharged Staub Sparks Mets Win" Also another heading: "I'm Not a Punching Bag--Bud Harrelson" and a even larger photo of Rose on top of Harrlelson. 
And page 17 has yest another photo showing Rose

THE DETROIT NEWS, October 9, 1932

• Frank McErlane death
• Irish-American gangster
• Thompson submachine gun

The top of the front page has a one column photo with heading: "ONE WAY RIDE 'INVENTOR' DIES" with subhead. (see) 
Complete with 20 pages, rag edition, light toning and minor war at the margins, generally nice.

background: Frank McErlane was a uniquely volatile and high-functioning sociopath who fundamentally shifted the lethality of Chicago’s gangland conflicts by introducing the Thompson

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 9, 1901

• Miss Stone Affair - kidnapping
• American Protestant missionary
• Ellen Maria Stone - Bulgaria

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MISS STONE LOCATED" 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 8 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine,

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Oct. 9, 1937

• New York Yankees vs. Giants
• World Series MLB Baseball (game 4)
• Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio era

The front page has a terrific banner headline: "GIANTS WIN FOURTH GAME" with subheads, box scores, scoreboard above the masthead and inning by inning coverage. Great for display. More in the sport's section and nice to have in this NYC publication.
Complete with all 44 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small

THE EXAMINER, London, Oct. 2, 1713  This editorial-format newspaper was edited by the famed Jonathan Swift at this time (of Gulliver's Travels fame), It promoted a Tory perspective on British politics, at a time when Queen Anne had replaced Whig ministers with Tories.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper as was typical of the day, 7 1/2 by 12 3/4 inches, nice condition.

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1984

• AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus - pathogen
• Robert Gallo - American biomedical researcher
• Study to determine if saliva is a infectious agent ?

The front page has a heading: "AIDS: A Kiss Is Still a Kiss?" the top of page 11 has the same heading with subhead and related photo. See images for portion of the text.
background: In 1984, Nathan Fain, a founding member of Gay Men’s

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 9, 1959  On the front page, above the masthead is a heading: "Dodgers Win Series". The top of page 45 has a four column head: "Too Much Sherry Finishes Off Sox" and more with box scores and two related photos.
Complete with 56 pages, small library stamp in the masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1943

• Naval Battle of Vella Lavella
• Solomons Islands - Pacific Campaign

The top of the front page has a five column headline:
"U.S. SHIPS SINK JAPANESE CRUISER AND 2 DESTROYERS IN SOLOMONS" with subheads that include: "2 More Enemy Ships Hit and Others Flee From Vella Gulf Carnage" and more (see). First report coverage on the naval battle of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands with the Japanese during World War II.
Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in very

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 9, 1990

• 1990 Temple Mount killings - murders
• "Black Monday" in Jerusalem - Israel
• Jews - Jewish - Judaica - Palestinians

The front page has a two column heading: "Israelis Slay 19 Arabs in Clash in Jerusalem" with subhead and related photo. (see images) First report coverage continue on page 7 with related map.

Complete with all major sections excluding the classifieds (60+ pages), great condition.

wikipedia notes: The 1990 Temple Mount killings, or the Al Aqsa Massacre,

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Oct. 9, 1799  P

• Alexander Hamilton during Quasi-War

age 3 has a report concerning the construction of a light house at Shell Castle and at Cape Hatteras. Also reports from New York, Pittsfield, Worcester, Boston and Lexington.
The back page has a nice "War Department" notice mentioning that: "All officers...who are...absent from their commands are required...to report themselves by letter to Major General ALEXANDER HAMILTON..." with a bit more.

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, Oct. 9, 1875  The full front page is a political cartoon with a baseball theme.
Page 4 is taken up with multiple prints of the: "Sixth Annual Fall Games of the New York Athletic Club at Mott Haven.,..". The back page has a print of: "Monticello, Virginia, the Home of Jefferson & of Randolph".
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet, wear with minor perforation at the central fold, some wear at margins with an older tape mend.

THE EXAMINER, London, Oct. 9, 1713

• Rare 18th century publication

This editorial-format newspaper was edited by the famed Jonathan Swift at this time (of Gulliver's Travels fame), It promoted a Tory perspective on British politics, at a time when Queen Anne had replaced Whig ministers with Tories.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper as was typical of the day, 8 1/4 by 13 inches, untrimmed margins, nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 9, 1871

• The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 beginning
• Very early report plus Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire

Page 7 has most of a column taken up with reports on a fire in Chicago. This would seem to report on the 'Great Chicago Fire', but they do not. That event would happen 24 hours later.
These heads include: "THE CHICAGO FIRE" "The Flames Finally Extinguished" "Four Blocks of Houses Burned" "The Entire Loss Over a Quarter of a Million" "List of The Losses" with the text noting it

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 9, 1884  Page 2 has: "The Mormon Problem" reports on political issues, noting in part: "...semi-annual post-conference session of the Mormon Constitution Convention...composed largely of polygamists, being a continuous body...John T. Caine reported on his efforts to have Utah admitted as a state..." with more.
Page 3 has several crime-related reports: "A Colored Man Riddled with Buckshot While Seated at the Supper Table" "Arrest of an 'Arkansas Assassin" "Texas

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Extra, Massachusetts, October 9, 1931

• Philadelphia Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals
• World Series of baseball (game 6)
• Early, same day coverage

The front page has a nice banner headline proclaiming: "ATHLETICS TIE WORLD SERIES" with subheads, box scores and inning by inning description. Nice to have all related coverage on the front page and great for display.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine,

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 9, 1945

• 1st Conscientious Objector winner
• Desmond T. Doss wins Medal of Honor
• Blockbuster movie "Hacksaw Ridge" fame
• Also in Bill O'Reilly's "Killing the Rising Sun"

Page 2 has a one column heading: "Highest Medal Bestown on 15 War Heroes" (see) First report coverage on Doss winning the Medal on Honor for his exploits at the Battle of Okinawa. Doss is featured in the blockbuster movie "Hacksaw Ridge". Rare to find period reporting on Doss as well.
Other news,

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 9, 1813

• John Rodgers' third cruise
• USS President - United States Navy

From the midst of the War of 1812, page 2 has a lengthy letter headed: "Rodger's Cruize" from on board the frigate President, signed in type: Jno. Rodgers. Pg. 3 had details of the funeral of William Henry Allen, late commander of the U.S. sloop of war Argus. Other bits on the War of 1812.
Four pages, ever bound nor trimmed, several creases, nice condition.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 9, 1858

• Pike's Peak gold rush
• Kansas Territory boom

Page 3 has an article headed: "From The Kansas Gold Region" which takes over half a column. We now call this the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. At the time Pike's Peak was in the Western Kansas Territory, the Colorado Territory not being formed until 1861. 
The report includes four letters from the gold fields, offering an interesting perspective.
Four pages, nice condition. The folder size noted is

THE BOSTON TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Massachusetts, October 9, 1861 This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of pre Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: SEE PHOTOS. Lots of interesting reading.
Complete in four pages. This issue is not fragile as newsprint from this era was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pliable and easy to handle. Minor spine wear, nice condition.

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL, Concord, Oct. 9, 1826  Most of the front page is taken up with a biographical account of "Major-General Joseph Warren" including a report on his death at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Included is an engraving of his memorial.
Page 3 has: "A Proclamation" by the governor of New Hampshire for a "Day of Thanksgiving, Bravery and Praise". Pages 1 & 2 contain a: "Letter from Mr. Jefferson" fro the year prior, signed in type: Tho. Jefferson.
Four pages, damp staining at the

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 9, 1861  Full half of the first column of the front page is taken up with Civil War heads including: "THE REBELLION" "Imposing Military Display of the Union Forces" "Alarm of the Rebels at the Naval Preparations in the North" "Important News from Kentucky" "40,000 Rebel Troops Concentrated at Columbus" "Servile Insurrection in Jasper County" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 9, 1861  Full half of the first column of the front page is taken up with Civil War heads including: "THE REBELLION" "Imposing Military Display of the Union Forces" "Alarm of the Rebels at the Naval Preparations in the North" "Important News from Kentucky" "40,000 Rebel Troops Concentrated at Columbus" "Servile Insurrection in Jasper County" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY RERPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, October 9, 1949

• 1947 World Series of baseball (game 4)
• New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
• Subway series

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Yanks Defeat Dodgers For Third Victory, 6-4" with subheads, box scores and related photo. (see) More in the sport's section.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., October 9, 1934.

• St. Louis Cardinals win World Series
• Major League Baseball Champions

The front page has a three column heading: "Cardinals Win Fourth Contest And Series In Wild Game At Detroit" with scoreboard, lineups and inning by inning description.
Twelve pages, light toning and some wear at the margins with a few tears.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, October 9, 1984

• Walter Payton
• Chicago Bears
• NFL football

The bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a photo with text: "The Bears Walter Payton gets a congratulatory hug from Saints defensive back Russell Gary after Payton broke Jim Brown's NFL career rushing record Sunday". Payton broke Brown's record just two days earlier. And great to have in this famous Chicago publication, very rare as such.
Forty-six pages, a clipping cut out on the back page of the 1st

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 9, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Chattanooga Shelled from Lookout Mountain!" "Rebel Accounts of the Engagement & its Results" "Mysterious Movements of the Enemy" "Disastrous Fate of the Overland Expedition to Idahoe" "Capt. Fiske's Party Massacred by the Sioux" "Advance of the Enemy Upon Fort Scott & Kansas City" "Gen. Blunt to March for Texas" and more.
Eight pages, light damp stain to a lower corner, good condition.

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 9, 1830  Inside has the text of: "A Proclamation" concerning the opening of ports to British vessels, signed in type: Andrew Jackson. The bkpg. has a report on the funeral of King George IV of England including the order of procession.
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches, scattered foxing, good condition.

As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 9, 1865

• Andersonville prison trial
• Henry Wirz

The front page has nice heads concerning the horrendous Andersonville prison camp from the Civil War: "ANDERSONVILLE" "The Wirz Trial on Saturday" "Gen. Lee and Other Leading Rebels Not Allowed to Testify" "They are Co-conspirators with the Accused" "Expensive Witnesses for the Defense" "How the Government Pays the Piper". The text takes over 1 1/2 columns.
Also on the ftpg: "North Carolina" "Assembling of the Constitutional

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 9, 1930

• Ralph Capone charged with vagrancy
• Chicago gangland gangster - mobster
• Best title to be had - very rare as such

The front page has a one column heading: "RALPH CAPONE GIVES UP; FREED IN TEN MINUTES" with subhead. (see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great Depression eras, no city is more in the forefront of our minds than Chicago - and what better newspaper can be found than the Chicago

EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Oct. 9, 1957

• Sputnik 1 success
• World's 1st orbiting artificial satellite
• Space race begins
• FRONT LEAF ONLY **

With the recent launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union, the banner headline announces America's response: "U.S. LAUNCHING SATELLITE IN DECEMBER" with related subheads that include: "Satellite Signals Resume; Altitude Loss Is Reported" and more. (see)
Front leaf only (pages 1& 2), nice for display as such.

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1937

• New York Yankees vs. Giants
• World Series MLB Baseball

The front page has a two column heading: "YANKS WIN 8-1 BEHIND PITCHING OF 'LEFTY' GOMEZ" with subheads and photo of Lefty Gomez and scoreboard. (see) Inning by inning description continues inside.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, tiny binding holes along spine, nice condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 9, 1855  Page 2 has an interesting "$15,000 Reward" ad in the "Lost and Found" section of the paper, offering much detail on the theft. A few details include: "...the 17th of Sept. last two Boxes were delivered at the office of the American Express Co. in Dubuque, Iowa...Said boxes, on their arrival at the Sub-Treasury in New York were found to contain buck-shot..." with much more. The notice is signed: Wells, Butterfield & Co., and also by Livingston, Fargo &

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 9, 1915

• Tyrannosaurus Rex in a science-themed magazine
• Includes images and supporting text

Includes the full front page illustration: "Tyrannosaurus, The Largest Flesh-Eater That Ever Lived." Also has a full page report inside: "Tyrannosaurus, A Cretaceous Carnivorous Dinosaur" and "The Largest Flesh-Eater That Ever Lived", which includes three photos on this page, & three more on the opposite page.

Other topics throughout this 16 page issue. Has an

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 9, 1939

• 1939 World Series of baseball - MLB
• New York Yankees win World championship

This 10 page newspaper has a seven column headline on page 5: "Yankees Win Fourth Straight World Series for Grand Slam"
with subheads and box scores. 1st report coverage on the New York Yankees winning their fourth straight World Series championship.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Some margin wear, mostly along the spine, otherwise in good

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1959

• Los Angeles Dodgers become World Series champions

The sport's section (page 15) has a nice six column headline: "Bums Wear World Crown" with subhead and more.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1940

• Cincinnati Reds win World Series
• Detroit Tigers

The front page has one column headings that include: "REDS TRIUMPH, 2-1, OVER TIGERS TO WIN WORLD SERIES, 4-3" Team's First Championship in 21 Years Sets Off Rousing Celebration in Cincinnati" and more. (see) Much more in the sport's section with banner headlines, subheads, photos and box scores. Loads of text here.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, rag edition in great

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 9, 1921

• Iowa Hawkeyes college football
• Notre Dame - Knute Rockne

This 30+ page newspaper has a small and somewhat discrete one column heading on page 3 of the sport's section (inside): "Notre Dame Defeated" which gives a brief first report on Iowa Hawkeyes football team beating Knute Rockne'e Fighting Irish.

Wikipedia notes: The 1921 Hawkeye team was one of the nation’s best that year and one of the greatest in school history. The

BILD, Berlin, Germany, Oct. 9, 1992  The front page is dominated by a very large photo of Willy Brandt with the heading at the top announcing: "Willy Brandt Is Dead".  Brandt was a noted political figure in Germany, serving as mayor of West Berlin from 1957-1966, then as Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 thru 1974. He was mayor Berlin when the Berlin Wall was constructed, but he would live to see its demise.
Complete in 16 pages, great condition.

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 9, 1913

• World Series of baseball  (game 2)
• New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Athletics
• Rare Christy Mathewson photo

This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "GIANTS TAKE SECOND GAME"; "String of Goose Eggs Until Tenth Inning", "MATHEWSON ON THE JOB" with photo of Chrisy Mathewson and box scores (see image).

Other news, sports and advertisement of the day are within.

Usual browning, little margin wear, otherwise good.

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, October 9, 1944  This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Willkie Dies Unexpectedly In New York", "Former GOP Presidential Nominee Victim of Coronary Thrombosis" and more with two column photo of Wendell L. Willkie.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day including much on World War II and the 1942 World Series.

Light browning, small stain in photo (see), otherwise good condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1938

• Aviator, Hermann Koehl death
• Atlantic - East to West fame

This 150+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 45 that include: "HERMANN KOEHL, OCEAN FLIER, DIES", "German Captain Pilot of the Plane Bremen on First East-to-West Atlantic Hop", "Shot Down Twice In War" and more with photo of Kohl (see images). A first report on the death of Hermann Kohl. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.

Other news of the day throughout. Minor margin wear, otherwise

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, October 9, 1931

• Al Capone - Chicago mob boss
• Fight to exclude evidence
• Tax evasion trial

This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"CAPONE LOSSES FIGHT ON TAX CONFESSION" "Bad Day in Court for Gangster; Lawyers Battle in Vain to Exclude Expert's Data"

Tells of the beginning of the end of Al Capone as he would receive a guilty verdict  a few weeks later that would send him to prison for 11 years.

Other news of the day with much on the 1931

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 9, 1940  This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Cincinnati Reds Victors In 1940 World Series; Derringer Beats Newsom" with related photo. (see)

This tells of the Cincinnati Reds winning the 1940 World Series against the Detroit Tigers.

Other news of the day. A few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise good.

SAN LEANDRO REPORTER, Alameda County, California , October 9, 1880

• Rare Old West title

A very scarce and quite small newspaper of 4 pages.  A front page item: "A Runaway" is concerning a team of horses, and pg. 2 has: "Another Runaway" concerning a team of horses as well. The single sheet Supplement issue has all of the front page taken up with: "Affairs At the Hospital--The Facts of the Greatly Exaggerated Scandal".

Measures just 8 3/4 by 11 3/4 inches, news agent's stamp in the upper right,

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 9, 1957

• Los Angeles Dodgers becomes a reality
• Brooklyn team moves to West Coast

This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "LOS ANGELES IS NEW HOME FOR DODGERS" and "Brooklyn Club Finally Makes Switch After Weeks of Waiting". Much more on page 31 with related photo.

Tells of the announcement of the Brooklyn Dodgers to relocate in Los Angeles. Historic item for any Dodger fan.

Other news of the day throughout. Little spine

THE DETROIT NEWS TRIBUNE, from Detroit, Michigan, dated October 9, 1910

This fullpage "Stage Beauties" is their New Series of Popular Portraits of Stage People and is comprised of five illustrations and a large block advertisement

This is a single page only and has a slight irregular spine and margin, otherwise in good condition. See photos for details.

BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1867

• From the Indian Wars era
• 19th century Bethlehem, Pennsylvania original

This 4 page newspaper has news of the day. Several interesting advertisements tell the way life was back then.

Made of rag paper, this issue is in nice condition.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 9, 1928

• New York Yankees World Series
• St. Louis Cardinals
• Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig era

This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Cardinals Make Last Stand Today With Sherdel in Box" with subhead.

Much more on page 18 including related photos.You can see a lot of it in the photos below.

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