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NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 14, 1949 

* Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders
* Socialists - socialism - guilty verdict coming

The top of the front page has heads on the Smith Act trials of Communist party leaders, with: "Jury Holds Fate of 11 Reds; Judge In His Charge Warns Communism Is Not On Trial" with various related subheads & a photo as well (see). This issue reports the first of several trials, one of the lengthiest trials in American history. The defendants were accused of…

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 15, 1949 

* Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders
* Socialists - socialism - guilty verdict (1st report)

The top of the front page has five column headline on the Smith Act trials of Communist party leaders, with: "11 COMMUNISTS CONVICTED OF PLOT; MEDINA TO SENTENCE THEM FRIDAY; 6 OF COUNSEL JAILED IN CONTEMPT" with various related subheads & a photo as well. Much more on the following pages.
This issue reports the first of several trials, one of the…

THE FIREBRAND, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 21, 1897  A fascinating newspaper with their motto just under the title: "For the Burning Away of the Cobwebs of Ignorance and Superstition." and the dateline notes: "An Exponent of Anarchist - Communism. Holding that Equality of Opportunity alone Constitutes Liberty; that in the Absence of Monopoly Price and Competition Cannot Exist, and that Communism is an Inevitable Consequence."
Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) notes that the only…

The trial of two writers helps to begin the end of Communist rule...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1966  Page 45 carries a four-column headline "Chamberlain Gets 20,884th Point for a Record" with column headline "N.B. MARK FALLS AS 76ERS TRIUMPH" and subhead "Chamberlain Scores 41 as Pistons Bow by 149-123". "Wilt Chamberlain broke the National Basketball Associate career scoring record tonight... Chamberlain scored 41 points and raised his career scoring total to 20,884 points, 4 better than the mark set by Bob Pettit... Chamberlain is in his seventh season…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. March 28, 1956 

* "Daily Worker" Communist publication raided by IRS
* Assault on the First Amendment ? - Cold War era 

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "TOP MASS. RED SEIZED; TAX RAIDS PROTESTED" with subheads that include: "Daily Worker, Party Offices are padlocked" and more. (see images) 
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: The 1956 seizure of the Daily Worker remains one of the most chilling…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 2, 1929

* Bloody Mayday Berlin 1929 - riots
* Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
* Red Combatant's League (RFD)

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "EIGHT KILLED, 78 WOUNDED IN BERLIN MAY DAY RIOT; REDS OPEN FIRE ON POLICE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

Background: The 1929 May Day riots in Berlin occurred when Communist demonstrators…

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.

DAILY WORLD, New York, NY, 1972. An unusual communist-styled newspaper from New York City with much content against the Nixon administration and American policies in general. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not be this specific date

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1878  Full front page Nast illus. of "Always Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg."
Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Mr. H. M. Stanley's Anglo-American Expedition for the Exploration of Central Africa - Reception by Mtesa's Body Guard, Prime Minister, and Chiefs." 1/2 pg. illus. of "An Aecumenical Council at St. Peter's, Rome." 1/4 pg. portrait of "George Cruikshank, the Great English Caricaturist." 2/3 of a doublepage centerfold of "Mr. H. M.…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1948 

* Communism complete in Czechoslovakia 
* Eduard Benes 

This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Benes Resigns in Prague; Gottwald Likely Successor" with subhead and photo of Benes.

Eduard Benes 'resignation resulted in the Communist complete takeover in Czechoslovakia.

Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.

wikipedia notes: After the Prague uprising at the end of World War II, Beneš…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 16, 1871  Front 1.4 pg. portrait of "Alice A. Bowlsby." Also, a 1/3 pg. illus. of "The Town of St. Thomas, Nearly Destroyed by a Hurricane, August 21, 1871." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Last Year of Baden-Baden Gambling Tables-The Evening in Concert". Two 1/4 pg. illus. of "The Late Rev. Ezra Stiles Gannett, D.D." and "The Late Charles Scribner".
Full pg. illus of "The Four Oared International Boat Race at Halifax, Nova Scotia." Full pg. Nast illus. of…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 31, 1879  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Another Step Toward Civilization." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Sunset Hour." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Village Scene in South Germany." 1/2 pg. illus. of "A City Ambulance." Two 1/4 portraits of "Cardinal Newman" and "Robert Browning." Full pg. illus. of "The Communist - The Labor Question Solved."
Four 1/4 pg. portraits of "Dr. F.A.P. Barnard, President of Columbia College," "Dr. Charles W. Elliot, President of Harvard…

HARPER'S WEEKLY May 27, 1871 Front 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "Farm Ballads." Inside: A full pg. illus. of "The National Assembly at Versailles." Dblpgctrfld. of "The Civil War in France-Bringing Wounded Communist Soldiers into Paris." Full pg. illus. of "The New Map of France-Showing the lines of the Present and the Proposed German Occupation, and The Ceded Portion of Territory." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Women of Paris." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Othello Narration His Adventures at the House of…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. April 4, 1961

* "White Paper" statement
* Fidel Castro's Cuba
* Communist ties 

The top of the front page, above the masthead has a banner headline: "U.S. Urges Cuba to Cut Communist Ties" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: On April 3, 1961, the U.S. State Department released a 36-page "White Paper" that served as a final, public ultimatum to Fidel Castro’s government,…

An interesting set of five PRAVADA newspapers from the Soviet Union from the tumultuous year of 1991, specifically issues dated August 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, all relating to the coup with the August 23 issue including a ftpg. photo of Gorbachev with Yeltsin upon Gorbachev's return from his forced exile.
Complete issues and in great condition. Note the image of Lenin in the upper left corner.

Background: In 1991, Pravda, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 22, 1939

* Howard Rushmore - Daily Worker communist
* "Gone With the Wind" movie film controversy

The front page has a two column heading: "Daily Worker Critic Forced Out of Job On Refusal to Attack 'Gone With the Wind'" (see)

wikipedia notes: By 1939 he was the paper's official film critic. But in December he was fired for giving an ambivalent review of Gone with the Wind (1939). Rushmore was impressed by the film's technical aspects. But despite describing…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 28, 1949 (sections 1-4, 9-10)

* Peekskill New York riots
* Paul Robeson - activist
* anti-communist demonstration

The front page has a one column heading: "ROBESON CONCERT BALKED BY MELEE" with subheading: "Hundreds in Fight at Park Near Peekskill After Veterans' Parade--Nine Injured". The article tells of the Peekskill Riots at Cortlandt Manor, New York. Coverage on the protests of the citizens of Peekskill NY regarding the upcoming appearance of…

THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 22, 1949

* Fall of Peiping - modern day Beijing
* Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
* Flees Nanking for Fenghua, Ningbo
* Republic of China (ROC) leader
* The Chinese Revolution of 1949

The front page has a nice headline for display: "REDS CAPTURE PEIPING" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. Some small binding holes along the spine. 

Background: In 1949, following a series of devastating military defeats by…

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 19, 1948

* Nanking - Nanjing, China crisis - Civil War
* Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government
* Communist People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "China Reds Rout Army at Nanking" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background:On December 19, 1948, during the final stages of the Chinese Civil War, the city of…

THE WORKER, New York, March 4, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Civil Rights movement leaders arrested 
* Martin Luther King Jr. - African Americans

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a photo with heading: "Front Line Report from Montgomery" with lead-in: "'We Are Moving on to Victory'" which shows a group of Negro…

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, 1853-1856  Offered is an issue dated in the mid-1850's which provides the opportunity for a collector to own an original/authentic newspaper with an article written by Friedrich Engels, the communist revolutionary who would become more famous after his death than during his lifetime. Along with Marx, Engels wrote both "The Condition of the Working Class in England" and "The Communist Manifesto," and provided financial support for Karl Marx' "Das Kapital." As noted io…

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 24, 1956

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Ralph Abernathy & other key figures

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a headline that reads: "Alabama Negroes Firm on Boycott Despite Arrests" with related photo. (see images)
Original physical issues of The Worker from the 1950s

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…

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956

* Negro fugitive Clarence Crenshaw case
* re. Southern penal system brutality 
* Governor Averell Harriman refuses extradition 
* Era of the Civil Rights Movement in the South

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.

The front page has a headline that reads: "Save Negro Who Fled Alabama, CIO Asks Harriman" (see images)

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DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 27, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Civil Rights movement leaders arrested 
* Reverend Adam Clayton Powell speaks out 

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.

The front page has a headline that reads: "Prayers, Rallies To Back Rights Fight in Alabama" (see images)

 Original physical issues of The Worker from the 1950s are

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956

* Civil Rights Movement 
* Securing the right to vote
* NAACP leader Roy Wilkins

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a headline that reads: "Civil Rights Lobby Hears Call for Vote Protection" (see images)
Original physical issues of The Worker from the 1950s are exceptionally rare today becuse the

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, September 12, 1971

* Nikita Khrushchev's death report...
* Former Prime Minister of the Soviet Union
* Leader of the Communist Party

The front page has a banner headline: "KHRUSHCHEV IS DEAD AT 77", with a related photo. Multiple pages within include additional photos and coverage. Great coverage of the death of the former Prime Minister of the Soviet Union - the chief of the Communist Party. The intro report is from Moscow, Russia.

Other news, sports and…

THE DETROIT NEWS, from Detroit, Michigan, dated February 16, 1954.

* 6 Found Guilty
* Michigan Communist

The large, bold banner headline reads "6 REDS GUILTY!" with a sub column headline of "Jury Takes 6 Hours to Decide" in this Michigan Communist leaders trial.

This is a complete 44 page issue does have a small archival mend to the front page upper left spine, otherwise is in good condition (see photos).

(Please note that the photographing was taken in the packaging and may have flash

FREEDOM, A Journal Of Anarchist Communism, London, November, 1914  Freedom is a London-based anarchist news publication. It is the world's oldest surviving anarchist publication, still existing today.
The paper was started in 1886 and continued with a short interruption in the 1930s until 2014 as a regular publication, moving its news production online and publishing irregularly until 2016, when it became a bi-annual. Originally, the subtitle was "A Journal of Anarchist Socialism". The title…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1948

* Aerial bombing of Mukden (Shenyang), China
* People's Liberation Army - Liaoshen Campaign
* Communists vs. Nationalists - Civil War

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MUKDEN IS BOMBED BY NANKING PLANES AS REDS CAPTURE IT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 52 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background:After the Communist capture of Mukden in late October 1948, the Nationalist Air Force (ROCAF), directed…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1947  

* Hollywood under scruntiy 
* Congress inquiry
* Communists - Reds scare ? 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FILM MEN ADMIT ACTIVITY BY REDS; HOLD IT IS FOILED" with subheads (see) A few related photos are on page 3.
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

wikipedia notes: In October 1947, a number of persons working in the Hollywood film industry were summoned to appear before the House Committee on…

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956

* Civil Rights Movement 
* Securing the right to vote
* NAACP leader Roy Wilkins

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a headline that reads: "Civil Rights Lobby Hears Call for Vote Protection" (see images)
Original physical issues of The Worker from the 1950s are exceptionally rare today becuse the

PEOPLE'S DAILY, Peking (Beijing), China, Sept., 10, 1976

* People's Republic of China founder
* Mao Zedong death (1st report)
* Best publication to be had ? (rare)

 This is likely the most notable issue reporting the death of Chairman Mao Tse Tung (Zedong) of the People's Republic of China who died Sept. 9.
The full front page is taken up with his black-bordered photo headed (in translation): "Eternal Glory To The Great Leader And Great Teacher Chairman Mao Testung!" Within the box at…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1934

* Marinus Van Der Lubbe is guilty
* Reichstag fire suspect... executed by guillotine

This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "VAN DER LUBBE DIES ON NAZI GUILLOTINE", "Germany Beheads Reichstag Incendiary in Lepzig, Taking the World by Surprise", "He Goes To Fate Silently", and more. Reporting continues on page 9 with photo of Van Der Lubbe (see images).

The coverage tells of the execution of Marinus Van Der…

DAILY NEWS, New York, October 17, 1959  The front page has the banner headline of "GEN. MARSHALL, WAR CHIEF, DIES" with coverage beginning on page two and continuing on page fourteen. "General of the Army George c. Marshall, 78, World War II Army chief of staff and architect of the Marshall Plan to save Western Europe from collapse and Communism, died at 6:-9 P.M. today..." There are several photos included.
Also in the issue is "Pat Blocks Beverly; Flynn Rite on Coast". This article pertains…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1937

* Italy joins Anti-Comintern Pact
* Nazi Germany and Japan - Axis Powers

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ITALY JOINS JAPAN AND REICH IN PACT AGAINST COMMUNISM; NEW WORLD LINE-UP IS SEEN" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside on Italy joining the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany and Japan.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

DAILY WORKER, New York, February 9, 1956

* University of Alabama breaks the color barrier
* Autherine Lucy becoming 1st black student to enroll

The front page has a nice headline "World Backs Negro Coed, But Ike Just Waits" Also a one column heading: "Alabama U. Editor His Shameful Riot" and photo of Lucy. (see) Coverage on the demonstrations at the University of Alabama as Autherine Lucy prepares to become the first African American to attend classes at the university.
The issue is…

DAILY WORLD, New York City, June 17, 1971

* Pentagon Papers 1st made public
* Vietnam War - Lyndon Johnson
* Angela Davis in jail for gun violations

An uncommon title, being a tabloid-size newspaper with an editorial policy which reflects the views of the Communist party. This newspaper was previously known as the "Daily Worker".
The front page has a nice banner headline that reads: "BAN ON WAR EXPOSE ASSAILED IN SENATE" (see)
Inside are few articles related to Angela Davis'…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Michigan, June 20, 1963

* Valentina Tereshkova - 1st woman in space
* Vostok 6 - Russian spaceship

This 48 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Moscow Rejoices in 'Seagull's' Flight" with related photos. (see) Tells of the Soviet Union putting the 1st ever woman into space.

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

wikipedia notes: Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova…

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, March 13, 1947. 

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 16, 1998

* Pol Pot death (1st report)
* Dictator of Cambodia
* Communist Party
* Cambodian genocide

The front page has a two column heading: "Pol Pot, Khmer Rouge Leader, Reported Dead in Cambodia" (see)
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), great condition.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 10, 1931

* Prussian Landtag referendum fails
* Nazi & Communist parties - party
* Berlin, Germany riots

The front page has a banner headline: "ROUT BERLIN REDS; 16 KILLED" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo is on the back page.
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 11, 1976 

* Dalton Trumbo death (1st report)
* Hollywood screenwriter & novelist
* Blacklisted in 1947 for communist views
* Best title to be had ?

The bottom of the front page has a two column head: "Dalton Trumbo, Filmwriter Blacklisted in 1947, Dies" with a photo of him.
Great to have this report in a newspaper from the capital of the entertainment industry as well as from the city where he died.
The complete first section only with all 34 pages, nice…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 18, 1932

* Altona Bloody Sunday conflict
* Hamburg, Germany
* Sturmabteilung (SA) & Schutzstaffel (ss)
* Nazis Party vs. Communists

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "REDS RIOT; 15 GERMANS DIE" with subheads. Related photo on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the "Altona Bloody Sunday", a violent confrontation between the (SA) and (SS), the police, and Communist Party supporters. Always nice to have notable events in…

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER--EXTRA, April 11, 1951  

* Douglas MacArthur Fired
* World War II Pacific hero
* President Harry Truman

The very bold, banner headline announces: "GEN. M'ARTHUR OUSTED FROM ALL COMMAND" with a photo of him as well.
The front page also reports on the "Red Scare" in America at the time, particularly in Hollywood, with a report headed: "Hayden Lists Film Reds; Tells 6 Months in Party" with 2 photos of actor Sterling Hayden who testified on his involvement with the…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 1, 1918

* Rose Pastor Stokes prison sentence
* Espionage Act of 1917 violation - WWI
* American socialist activist - writer
* Communist Party of America co-founder

The front page has a six column headline: "SENTENCE MRS. STOKES" with subhead. (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. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, small…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 21, 1875  

* Early description of Yosemite Valley

Page 7 has 1 1/2 columns taken up with a great and very descriptive article headed: "WONDERS OF THE FAR WEST" "The Yosemite Valley" "History of the Settlements In The Valley--The Best Time for Making a Visit--Landscape Views".
The dateline is: "Black's Hotel, Yosemite Valley Calif." and the article is very descriptive of what is now a national park. 
Following this is: "The Mormons In Utah" "Their Home and Church Life"…

DAILY WORKER, New York, March 20, 1956 

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott trial
* Only 3 of 93 Negro leaders have charges dropped
* Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

The top of the front page has: "Voids Charge Against 3 of 93 in Alabama Trial" which begins: "The mass trial of Negro bus boycott leaders began today... Alabama judge Eugene Carter dismissed charges against three defendants, but ordered that individual trials against 90 others get underway at once." The article continues:…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sep. 2, 1954 

* Republican Senator Joseph R. McCarthy
* Censure and the Watkins Committee
* Post U.S. Army-McCarthy hearings
* Communists - widespread communism ?

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "M'CARTHY ABUSED 2 OTHER SENATORS, COMMITTEE HEARS" with subheads. (see images) Much more on pages 10 & 11 with excerpts from the proceedings. Loads of text here.
Forty-two pages, 2 small cutouts including one on the front page (see image), light toning…