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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Feb. 7, 1935

* Very 1st use of the term "Ivy League"
* Collegiate athletic conference
* Harvard, Yale, Brown, Princeton, etc.
* One of a kind item here ?

Page 6 contains a rather mundane, one-column article headed: "Brown Seems to Have Been Taken Into 'Ivy League' " but it is significant for being the very first use of the term "Ivy League" to appear anywhere.
Wikipedia notes in part: "The first known instance of the term Ivy League being used…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 21, 1928 

* Australian polar explorer & aviator Hubert Wilkins
* Trans-arctic airplane flight w/ Carl Ben Eielson
* Point Barrow, Alaska to Spitsbergen, Norway

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WILKINS GETS TO SPITZBERGEN IN POLAR FLIGHT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage here.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, December 2, 1910  The front page  has a column head: "First Vessel Sails a Part of Panama Canal", a three-masted steam yacht Visitor II.
The sport page has a one column head: "Soon to Sign Contracts for New N.Y. Stadium" with subhead "President Farrell of American Baseball Club Expected to Approve Them on Return From South". Mr. Frank Farrell was also the owner of the New York Yankees (3 years before they would be known as the Yankees) and…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, July 19, 1937.
 
* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance
* Lost over the Pacific Ocean
* Search officially ends - dead ?

Page 3 has a one column heading: "Earhart Search Ended by Navy After 16 Days" (see) She went missing over two weeks earlier.
Other news of the day. Complete in 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, MA, January 24 & 25, 1950 (a two-issue set)  Although India's Independence was guaranteed as of 1947, it did not become a reality until January 26, 1950, when its Constitution became official. This two issue set contains details regarding the Constitution (inside, with photo), the declaration of the former king stepping down from power, and the announcement (front page, with photo) of India's president, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, a disciple of Gandhi, becoming…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 7, 1911  The front page has a one column head: "Dispose of Madison Square Garden for Big Skyscraper Site".  The article begins: "Madison Square Garden, the largest assembly building in New York city, was sold Thursday which already has laid plans for tearing down the structure and erecting on the site five modern skyscrapers from 16 to 20 stories high. Madison Square Garden has never been a financial success. Some time ago it was announced that J.…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 27, 1919

* War-time prohibition taking effect

The front page has an article headed: "DRY LAW UPHELD IN COURT OF APPEALS" "Decision Announced in New York Dismisses the Preliminary Injunction Granted Brewers Against District Attorney"
Other news of the day. Complete in 18 pages, light browning, a few small margin tears, generally good.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 2, 1938

* Robert H. Goddard - rocketeer
* Rockets w/ parachutes experiments
* Roswell, New Mexico tests

The top of page 4 has a two column heading: "Soaring Rocket Ships Bring New Technique in Parachutes" (see)
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR (Magazine Section), Boston, February 1, 1947

* illustrator for Disney Studios - works include Bambi

The cover of this Magazine Section has a color illustration by Maurice Day, an early illustrator for Disney Studios. An inside article shows various sections of his work, a small photo of him, and the related article mentions that Walt Disney discovered him as a result of seeing a sampling of his works on display in Laguna Beach, California. The images and…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, October 23, 1929 

* Stock market crash of 1929 beginning

The stock market crash of 1929 did much to define America for the next decade, resulting in the Great Depression and all the trauma relating to it. It seemed common for many newspapers to put a positive spin on the on-going tragedy, so reports often conflicted with the reality of the time.
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "STOCKS HAVE ANOTHER BOG PRICE DROP" with subhead and the…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, March 20, 1915

* French Battleship Bouvet sinking
* World War I - WWI

This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "THREE WARSHIPS OF ALLIES SUNK IN DARDANELLES", "British Admiralty Report Loss of Irresistible, Ocean and French Battleship Bouvet--Said to Strike Mines in the Straits" and more (see photos). This is 1st report coverage on the sinking of the French Battleship Bouvet in which 660 were killed.

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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Mass., October 1, 1918 

*President Wilson's Suffrage speech to the Senate

The front page of this issue has the heading: "PRESIDENT WILSON URGES SUFFRAGE IN SENATE SPEECH". , which reports on the historic speech he gave before the United States Senate. Additionally, the article includes the text of his speech and continues on pg. 5. One day after this speech the Senate voted down the Suffrage bill.

Complete in 18 pages, with minor edge tears that…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, October 2, 1918 

* 19th Amendment fails by one vote in Senate (see note)

The front page has one column heading: "SENATE DEFEATS EQUAL SUFFRAGE - resolution Fails of Concurrence by one Vote in the Upper House of United States Congress - May Be Revived Later".
Page 5 continues with column 3: "THE SUFFRAGE VOTE - Detail of Senate Ballot Which Defeated the Amendment" including, "The following is a record of the vote cast on the Susan B. Anthony Suffrage…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, January 18, 1910

* 1910 Los Angeles, California
* International Air Meet at Dominguez Field
* Aviator Glenn Curtiss - airplanes - airships

The front page has a two column headline: "ENDURANCE TRIALS ON AGAIN AT COAST AVIATION COURSE" with photos of Glenn Curtiss and Louis Paulhan flying their airplanes. Other news, sports, and advertisements of the day.
Complete in 10 pages, light browning, minor central fold wear, otherwise good.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Feb. 2, 1981  The font page has an interesting illustration re: the U.S. dollar with a sequence of photos titled: "The Shrinking Dollar- what $10 bought in...". Included is a lengthy article which continues on an inside page which illustrates the 5-decade decline of the value of a dollar. 
Additional headlines concerning President Reagan and budget cuts are featured as well.
Complete in 20 pages and in overall good condition.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Jan. 1, 1909  Page 3 has a rather inconspicuous report noting that Wilbur Wright had won the very first International Michelin Cup.
The Michelin Cup was an award sponsored by the French tire manufacturer Michelin for long distance flight made in airplanes. The contest would run through 1935.
The report, from LeMans, France, is headed: "Wright Winner Of Michelin Cup" and begins: "Wilbur Wright has beaten all previous aeroplane records with a flight for two…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, March 3, 1913

* Florence Fleming Noyes
* "Liberty" dancer
* Women's suffrage

The front page has a one column photo with heading: "Sharon Woman In Tableaux As "Liberty" Dancer" (see) Brief text.
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, March 22, 1919 

* Babe Ruth signs final contract with Boston 
* Prelude to the trade with New York Yankees   
* Major league baseball - MLB

The sports page, page 11, has a one column head: "Ruth Signs With Red Sox For Three Years" with the report noting in part: "...signed a three-year's contract with the world's champion Boston American League Baseball Club at a salary reported to be around $10,000 per playing season. Ruth was a holdout until…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Sept. 29, 1910

* Pitcher Walter Johnson strikeouts record
* Washington Senators - MLB baseball

Page 3 has a one column heading: "New Strike Out Record Made" with photo of a young Johnson with heading. (see)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, December 6, 1933

* U.S. prohibition ends (1st report)
* Beer returns - legal liquor

The front page has one column headings that include: "Repeal Adds New Problems To Old Ones" "Liquor Flows Freely in 19 States With Six More Expected" and more. (see) First report coverage on the official end of prohibition in America. Nice to have in this title which probably had pro-prohibition leanings.
Complete in 16 pages, nice condition.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, 'Pacific Edition', Oct. 5, 1957  

* Sputnik 1 (1st report)
* World's 1st orbiting artificial satellite
* Space race begins

The headline is one that shocked the scientific world--particularly in the United States--noting: "Made-in-U.S.S.R. 'Moon' Circles Earth; Space Era Advent Jolts Washington". Included is an illustration showing the: "Orbit of Soviet 'Moon' ".
This report is so quick-to-the-press that its name was not known. I suspect…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 23, 1944 

* G. I. Bill of Rights is signed
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* World War II veteran benefits 

Page 7 has a one column heading: "Veterans' Aid Bill Signed By Roosevelt", with 4 paragraphs of supporting text. See images for details.
The front page has: "Large Japanese Naval Force Routed; Americans Fight Way Into Cherbourg", with subhead: "14 Enemy Warships Sunk Or Damaged by U.S. Fliers". Two additional front page articles have:…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, October 12, 1912 

* Boston Red Sox vs. New York Giants
* World Series of baseball (game 4)
* In a Boston publication (rare)

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "FENWAY PARK AGAIN SCENE OF BIG WORLD SERIES BALL GAMES" with subheads and box scores for game 4. (see) Rare to have in the Boston publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice. Should…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 1944

* St. Louis Browns win AL pennant
* Future Baltimore Orioles

This 12 page newspaper has headlines on page 10: "St. Louis Baseball Capital Of World During Classic" and "Browns' Stock Booms Because Of First Flag" which tells of the St. Louis Browns winning their only American League pennant. They would face the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series.

Other news of the day including period advertising. Minor spine…

"First they came for the Socialists... then they came for me."

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, March 4, 1938

* Reverend Martin Niemöller sent to a concentration camp
* Anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
* Famous "First they came..." statement fame

The front page has a two column-wide article headed: "Niemöller Sent to Prison Camp," followed by considerable text (see images). The report speaks of the anti-Nazi theologian, Reverend Martin Niemöller, who had been arrested by Heinrich Himmler's Gestapo in Berlin, Germany, being sent off to a…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 23, 1919

* War-time prohibition takes effect

The front page has a one column heading: "WETS DESPERATE IN PRESENT CRISIS" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on wartime prohibition act 1st taking effect.
Other news of the day. Complete in 16 pages, good condition.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 22, 1943

* re. The famous Doolittle raid of Japan
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* Realization of Japanese executions

The front page has a five column headline: "Killing of Fliers by Japanese Rouses U.S." with subhead. (see images) This was when it was first reported that the Japanese had executed some American airmen that were captured during the Doolittle raid.
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, a little…

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Oct. 14, 1910  

* MLB pitcher Christy "Matty" Mathewson
* New York Giants baseball star photo

Page 3 has a banner headline: "Leading Events in Athletic World - Mathewson Wins Game" with an uncommon photo of him headed: "Famous Pitcher Who Struck Out 14 Men in Post-Series Game" and captioned: "Christopher Mathewson, New York National league club."
Complete in 12 pages, leaves are loose at the spine, lightly toned, minor margin wear. Somewhat fragile &…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Oct. 8, 1909  The front page has a column headed: "Detroit Scores One In First Inning Of Great Game Today" "Tyrus Cobb Crosses Plate on Two Bases on Balls, a Sacrifice and a Single by Delehanty" "Mullin & Adams" "Much Interesting in Comparing Playing of Wagner for Pittsburg and Cobb for Detroit".
The article carries over to page 3 where is much reporting on the beginning of the World Series, including a nice photo headed: "The Great Baseball Park at…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 21, 1919 

* Babe Ruth pitches to a victory
* Very 1st career grand slam HR 
* Boston Red Sox - MLB baseball 
* In a Boston publication (very rare)

Page 12 has a brief and somewhat discrete report with headings: "Only Two Games In The American" "Red Sox Defeat St. Louis" Text includes: "Ruth kept the Browns' hits pretty well scattered" Also Ruth's name mentioned after "Batteries" (see images) Report also mentions the Red Sox scoring 6 runs in…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, July 20, 1944

The popular movie starring Tom Cruise is based on the real-life event reported in this newspaper.

Being a early report, the front page has a small, breaking news style report with one column headline:

* Hitler Injured By Assailants

Most details were not known at this very early point in the attempted coup, as it happened earlier this same day, making this a small report. But it is still a 1st report.

This issue…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, August 24, 1911

* Harry Nelson Atwood
* Early aviation feat
* Airplanes in it's infancy

This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ATWOOD, FLYING TO WEST POINT, BREAKS THE WORLD'S RECORD", "Aviator Lands Near military Field at 9:32 a. m., After Trip of More Than 80 Miles From Castleton" and more with a nice photo of his airplane.  A nice report on early American aviation.

Other news of the…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 21, 1927

* Federal soldiers train massacre
* El Limon, Jalisco, Mexico
* Cristero War - Zapatistas
* Jose Reyes Vega

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "AMERICANS ON MEXICAN TRAIN" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, nice condition. 

Background: In 1927, during the Cristero War in Mexico, a horrific train massacre occurred near La Barca, Jalisco, when Cristero forces…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, February 1, 1958 

* 1st satellite put into space by the United States
* EXPLORER 1 (1ST REPORT)

The top of the front page has a five column headline announcing America's successful entry in the space race with: "Space Secrets 'Beep' Back to U.S. As Explorer Rockets Over Earth" and more with two photos of radio signals. (see images) Keep in mind this was but 5 months after the Soviet Union's successful launch of Sputnik which shocked American…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 27, 1945

* Elbe River Day - Torgau, Germany
* Soviet (Russian) & American Troops 

The front page has a banner headline: "Germany Bisected as Yanks and Russians Join" with various subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small ink notations on some unrelated inside pages, generally nice.

background: Elbe River Day refers to April 25, 1945, when American and Soviet troops met at the…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 28, 1945 

* SS Leader Heinrich Himmler 
* Betrays Fuhrer Adolph Hitler 
* Offers surrender to Western Allies

The front page has a banner headline: "Himmler Offer to Surrender Is Reported" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: On April 28, 1945, the collapse of the Third Reich reached a fever pitch when Adolf Hitler discovered through a Reuters news report that Heinrich Himmler, the…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 1, 1945 

* Raising a Flag over the Reichstag - WWII 
* Soviet's Union's victory over Nazi Germany
* Battle of Berlin - World War II (Europe) ending 

The front page has a banner headline: "Soviets Hoist Victory Flag Over Reichstag" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete with all 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: The hoisting of the Soviet "Victory Banner" over the Reichstag on May 1, 1945, stands as the definitive visual coda…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 7, 1945 

* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit

The front page has a banner headline announcing: "Germans Surrender" with subhead and related illustration. (see images) Nice for display. 

Complete with all 10 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Oct. 16, 1946 

* Aftermath of the Nuremberg trials - Germany 
* German Nazis - war criminals hanged
* Hermann Goering suicide by poison
* Jewish holocaust perpetrators

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Der Tag Blots Ni Chiefs; Goring Tricks Scaffold" with various subheads. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background:On October 16, 1946, the aftermath of the Nuremberg…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, August 10, 1945

* Japan surrendering
* World War II original

This 10 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "U.S. Prepares to Reject Jap Offer to Surrender but Keep Emperor" with related subheads and photo.

Other news of the day throughout. good condition.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, July 15, 1910  The front page of this issue features a report "Schiff Alaskan Tourist Find Transportation Great Need of Yukon Region" in which Mr. Schiff foresees that millions of people Alaska can be sustained there and what the greatest needs are to do so. A photo of Mr. Schiff is included.  Other  articles are "Review of Atlantic Fleet by President Big Event in August - Mr Taft Arranges to Go to Provincetown, Mass., to Speak at…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, December 31, 1910  The front page of this issue reports "French Aeroplanist In World's Longest Continous Flight" with Maurice Tabuteau, contesting for the Michelin Cup, broke the aviation record covering 326.66 miles of continous flight in 7 hours 45 minutes. Other headlines include: "Chicago 1910 Record for New Buildings Reaches $96,000,000"; "Alaska Production of Gold Falls Off $4,000,000 For Year"; and "New Star Seen by Harvard Men at…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, August 14, 1945 

* Japan surrendering
* World War II ends
* V-J day eve

This 10 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "Japanese Reply Still Not Received; Radio Messages Hint of Surrender" with subheads and related photo (see photos). Other news of the day including various advertisements. Little spine wear but otherwise in good condition.

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, July 15, 1911

* Harry N. Atwood
* Aviation pioneer
* Airplane at White House

This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "ATWOOD SUCCESSFUL IN LANDING AIRCRAFT AT THE WHITE HOUSE" which tells of Harry N. Atwood landing his early airplane on the White House lawn. See photos for text here.

Other news of the day. Good condition.

source: "original early birds": For the first time, a pilot flew an airplane…

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, June 20, 1911  The front page of the carries an article "Flight Across Country Resumed In New Hampshire By Atwood" which also includes a small photo with the caption "Biplane Used on Passenger Trip From Massachusetts Into an Adjoining State - Harry N Atwood In Flight". Other articles include: "More Maine Relics Brought to Light As Water Lowers" which is of the recovery work being done on the U.S.S. Maine which was sunk off the coast of Cuba…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1, 1911  The front page of this issue announces "Standard Oil's Plan of Dissolution is Finally Announced" which states how the stock in 35 companies will be distributed among the stockholders in the parent company. This involves approximately 220,000 certificates. 
Another frontpage article is "Chicago's Aviation Event for Largest Purse Ever Offered" with subhead "Contest at Grant Park to Be for Prizes Having a Total Value of…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, August 8, 1953

* Ted Williams back from military
* Boston Red Sox... MLB baseball

This 14 page newspaper has a editorial on page 6 under: "In the Dugout" regarding the homecoming from the military for baseball star Ted Williams. Great to have in a Boston paper.

Other news of the day including period advertising. This issue has minor spine wear, but is otherwise in nice condition.

wikipedia notes: Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, November 28, 1939 

* Nile Kinnick "All Conference" 1st choice 
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football 
* James A. Naismith death (1st report) 

This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 14: "Nile Kinnick Is Unanimous Choice on All-Big Ten Team" (See images for text here). Also a 1st report on the death of basketball inventor, James Naismith on the same page.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Minor spine…