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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 19, 1976

* Patty Hearst, convicted bank robber, release
* Newspaper heiress, socialite, actress & kidnap victim

The front page banner headline announces: "PATTY GOES HOME" with a subhead: "Released on Bail of $1.5 Million" Patty Hearst was the granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst who in 1974 gained notoriety during the waning days of the counterculture era when she was kidnapped by, and later joined, the Symbionese Liberation Army.…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 6, 1974 

* Patty Hearst kidnapping 
* SLA  

The front page has a three column heading: "Hearst Girl Kidnaped". 1st report coverage on the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 38 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice condition.

PHOENIX GAZETTE, Sept. 18, 1975 and the ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, March 21, 1976

* Patty Hearst, convicted bank robber, captured 
* Newspaper heiress, socialite, actress & kidnap victim
* Simbonese Liberation Army SLA - Sentencing

A nice pair of issues almost 3 years apart with headlines: "PATTY HEARST CAPTURED!" and: "PATTY HEARST GUILTY" respectively. Front page photos in each issue and subheads as well.
Each issue is complete with minimal wear. Good condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 25, 1976 

* Patty Hearst sentenced 
* Bank robbery 
* Simbonese Liberation Army 

Near the bottom of the front page is a three column headline:

"Patricia Hearst Gets 7 Years on Robbery Charges"

with photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the sentencing of Patty Hearst on bank robbery charges.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, never bound, nice condition.

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 2, 1979 

* Patty Hearst is released from prison
* Kidnapped granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst 

The front page has a large photo of Patty Hearst with the caption: "Patty goes free", with additional text. The article continues on page 6 with the heading: "A 'stronger' Patty bounds to freedom", with another related photo.\

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day are found throughout. Complete in 120 pages, average wear, nice condition.

Note:…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 11, 1974

* Patty Hearst kidnapping
* Symbionese Liberation Army

This 26 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "FBI Wants 2 In Kidnapping Of Hearst Girl" with related photo. (see photos)

Other news of the day throughout. Little wear along the spine, otherwise in good condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 14, 1891  Front full pg. illus. of "Lawrence Barrett." Inside is a full pg. containing nine illus. of "Prominent Workers for the Passage of the Copyright Bill." Full pg. illus. of "Views of and Around Grand Rapids." Full pg. illus. of "Gun Casting for the Government at the Bethlehem Iron Workers." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Love Locked Out." Four 1/4 pg. portraits of "Senator George Hearst, Colonel Henry W. Blair, Jackson S. Schultz, and Leonard W. Jerome." 1/2 pg.…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 9, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Mr. Hearst's Boom" by W. A. Rogers; Photo, W. H. Taft, Next Secretary of War; A New Invention for Perfecting X-Ray Photography; Chicago's Theatre Fire, The Stage of the Theatre in Ruins; Scenes at the Iroquois Theatre Fire and other advertisements of the day.
The issue is complete in 16 pages and contains additional prints and related text. See photos for details. 

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, August 15, 1951  

* William Randolph Hearst Death
* Newspaper and Magazine Guru
* Best title to be had - rare as such

Outside of the masthead the only ink on the front page notes: "WILLIAM R. HEARST DEAD", and the caption to the huge photo of him: "1863--William Randolph Hearst--1951".
Hearst was one of the more noted newspaper publishers in American history, having begun with this newspaper (taken over from his father) and eventually buying others across the…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 11, 1902 Frontpage illustration of Mary E. Wilkins; fullpage photos New-Year's Day at the White House; The International Polo Championship; fullpage photo of the First President of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma; fullpage illustration "The New York Custom-House"; The Latin Quarter of To-day; The Commuter's Club Car; fullpage photo of Leslie M. Shaw; fullpage "Miss Eleanor Robson"; doublepage centerfold "Between Battles"; fullpage "American Editors. IV-W.R. Hearst"…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 3, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "The Last Gasp" by W. A . Rogers. There are photos in this issue such as "Hughes's Campaign Against Hearst for the Governorship of New York" and "The Recent Intercollegiate Golf Tournament at Garden City, Long Island, in which Yale Won Both Team and Individual Championships." There also is an illustration of "Waltz Me Around Again, Willie, Around and Around and Around" and other advertisements of the day are…

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, August 29, 1929

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

This 34 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "Air Epic Completed as Zeppelin Lands Safely" with subheads that include: "DARING DASH ROUND WORLD ESTABLISHED NEW RECORDS" and more. (see)

Other news of the day including front page reporting on early struggles in Jerusalem and Palestine. (see headlines in photos)

Light…

PRESCOTT MINER JOURNAL, Arizona, August 29, 1929

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

This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "GRAF VISITS AT AIR DERBY THEN COMPLETES TRIP" and more.

The front page also includes a banner headline "Death Toll Mounts As Fighting Flares In Holy Land" with subhead "Arabian Rioting Is Growing Into Native Revolt."

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day are…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, May 16, 1914

In this issue there are several illustrations including "Captains of Industry--VI--Harrison Fisher" by James Montgomery Flagg. The double page centerfold consists of  two full page illustrations that relate to one another. The illustration on the left is titled "Hearst Denounces Vivisection" while the one on the opposite page is titled "Hearst Demands War." Both illustrations are by Boardman Robinson.

There are also several articles…

PM SUNDAY, New York, N.Y., dated May 24, 1942.

Headlines on the frontpage read "Hearst Still Does Goosestep" "PM Finds N.Y. Waterfront Still Wide Open to Saboteurs" "Lehman Vetoes Feinberg Bill as Public Demanded". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.

This is a complete issue in two-sections and is in nice condition; see photo for additional details.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 23, 1911

* Aviator Robert G. Fowler - early aviation pioneer
* 1st transcontinental airplane flight (stages) (W to E)
* Wright Brothers Model B biplane

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AVIATOR FOWLER AGAIN FAILS TO CROSS HIGH MOUNTAINS" 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 12…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated September 15, 1921.

* Comedian/Actor
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle indictment
* Manslaughter

This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:

* ARBUCKLE ACCUSED OF MANSLAUGHTER BY CORONER'S JURY
* Finds Rappe Girl's Death From Peritonitis Was Caused by an External Force
* He Faces Four Charges

and more.

Other news of the day . This issue is browned with some margin wear but no text loss. Should be handled…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 29, 1934

* Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial
* Bruno Hauptmann

This 34 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "BLADE MADE BY HAUPTMANN FOUND HIDDEN IN HIS CELL; INSANITY PLEA IS FORECAST" with many subheads. Much more inside.

Light browning, otherwise in good condition.

wikipedia notes: Hauptmann was charged with kidnapping and murder. Conviction on even one charge could earn him the death penalty. He pleaded not…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Sept. 23, 1961

* Marion Davies death (1st report)
* Hollywood actress, producer & screenwriter
* Broadway musicals & Ziegfeld Follies star
* William Randolph Hearst mistress

Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Marion Davies Dies Of cancer At 64" with lead-in: "Wealthy Screen Star Noted For Philanthropies" and photo. (see)
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning at the margins, condition.

WE/Mbi "The First Independent Soviet-American Newspaper", July 4, 1990 

* The prototype issue - a true "one-of-a-kind"
*  We know of only one other "regular" issue published.

This is a very curious newspaper which we have only seen one other "regular" issue published beyond this initial pilot "prototype" edition. It was an outgrowth of the era of the thawing of relations between the United States & the Soviet Union and just before the collapse of the latter. A box on the ftpg: "Who We…

WE/Mbi "The First Independent Soviet-American Newspaper", July 4, 1990  and the Vol. 1, #1 issue of March, 1992  

* The prototype issues - a true "one-of-a-kind"

This is a curious pair of issues including the prototype edition and the first "regular" edition. It was an outgrowth of the era of the thawing of relations between the United States & the Soviet Union and just before the collapse of the latter.
A box on the front page of the prototype: "Who We Are" notes in part: "WE/Mbl is…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1976

* Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic gold medal
* Figure Skating - Ice Capades fame

The front page has a two column photo of Dorothy Hamill in action with caption: "Triumph At Innsbruck"

Page 13 has a six column headline: "Miss Hamill Skates to Gold Medal in Olympics". This is 1st report coverage on Dorothy Hamill winning the Ladies' singles Olympic gold medal in figure skating.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day including front page…

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated April 30, 1942.

Headlines on the frontpage read "8 Axis Lies peddled By Hearst". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.

This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for additional details.

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated February 15, 1944.

Headlines on the frontpage read "Poles Backing Down Before Soviet" "Hearst Cries Out For Disunity" "Negro Fliers Helped Hold Bridgehead Below Rome" "lewis' Stooge Tells GOP Lewis Can Be Had". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.

This also features an article on Charlie Chaplin being brought up on conspiracy charges.

This is a complete issue and is in good condition, see photos for additional details.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, July 25, 1914

This issue has a color cover page before the title page.

In this issue, there are several articles including "Hearst-Made War News" by Isaac Russell; "The House in Nineteen-Fifteen" by McGregor; "The Servant in the Office" by Mary Caroline Farmer; "Why the Giants Win" by Billy Evans; "For Export--Drummers" by Amos Stote; "A Super-Psychic Sherlock Holmes" by Edwin Bjorkman and "Sports" by Herbert Reed.

There are also several…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, December 19, 1914

This issue has a color cover page before the title page. On the back of the cover page, there is a photo of "Karl Bitter's New Statue of Jefferson at the University of Virginia."

In this issue, there are several articles including "The Hearst-Owned Town of Lead" by George Creel; "War--As It Is" by a french girl; "The Home Defense" by Howard D. Wheeler; "Eating Its Children" by McGregor and "The New Line-Up" by Herbert Reed.

…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, October 9, 1915

This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration titled "At the Front" by Morris. On the back of the cover page there are photos of "At the Rio Grande."

In this issue, there are several articles including "At the Front--With Willie Hearst" by H. D. Wheeler; "What Wall Street Thinks" by Henry Clews; "The New Sport--Aquaplaning"; "The Fire Fighters" by W. P. Lawson; "Gridiron Leaders" by Herbert Reed…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, November 6, 1915

This issue has a color cover page before the title page which has an illustration titled "Another Specimen." On the back of the cover page there is a photo of "....part of the Canadian shipyard at Maisonneuve, near Montreal...."

In this issue, there are several articles including "Hearst: War-Maker" by Howard Hall; "The Plattsburg Experiment"; "Hits on the Stage"; "War in the Air" by Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper; "With…

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated March 7, 1944.

Headlines on the frontpage read "'Debunking Race Superiority" "Russian Victory" "What Happened to U.S. Magnesium" "U.S. Bomers Rock Berlin, Lose 68" "Axis Radio Calls Hearst Great Help" "Federal Ballot Extended GIs of 2 States" . The paper features other war news and stories of the day.

This is a complete issue and is in good condition, see photos for additional details.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated April 26, 1913.

This issue has a color cover sheet over it. The front page has an article called "The Disaffection of Mr. Hearst."

In this issue there is an article called "Seeking a New Continent" by Vilhjalmur Stefansson and there are photos of "A Motor-Car for War Aeroplanes." There are several articles about Minneapolis such as "Minneapolis, rich and Beautiful"; "Minneapolis and the Northwest" and Minneapolis Clearing-House Banks." There is…

"THE HEARSTS, FAMILY AND EMPIRE - The Later Years", by Lindsay Chaney and Michael Cieply (1981)  410 pgs., with dust jacket.

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, VE, May 7, 1945 

* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit

The masthead has a patriotic theme with blue and red ink. The terrific banner headline announces: "NAZIS SURRENDER" with: "EUROPE WAR COMES TO END" with large photo of Eisenhower. Great for display. More on the following pages. Two full page pictorials at the back.
First section only with 16 pages, some wear at the margins, minor central fold wear, partially loose along the spine, generally in good condition.

Backgrou…

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1935 America refuses to join the World Court!. Ftpg. 3 line, 3 col. head: "Senate Beats World Court, 52-36, 7 Less Than 2/3 vote; Defeat For The President" & subheads: "Concessions Are Futile" "Direct Pressure From the White House Fails to Stem the Tide" & more.

Note: Although President Franklin Roosevelt urged Congress to ratify the World Court treaty and make the U.S. a member of the organization, the Senate rejected the proposal by a vote of 52-35. The Hearst…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 21, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Modern War" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Troops on their Way to the Scene of War--The Departure of Reinforcements for the Front; Japanese Troops Disembarking From Transports at Chemulpo; Double page Photo, A New View of the Wreck of the Russian Gunboat  "Korietz" in Chemulpo Harbor; At the St. Louis World's Fair--A Daily Scene on "The Pike"; and other advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 1, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "The Return" by W. A. Rogers. "Newport" is an article by "Jenius" with photos included. There is both an article, "The Future in America" by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, and an illustration by Vernon Howe Bailey in this issue. Also, there is a color illustration called "The Commoner" by Fudge. There are many photos in this issue including "The Devastation of Valparaiso"; "An Unfamiliar Photograph…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 7, 1902  Frontpage  "Refugees Escaping From the Terrors of Mont Pelee"; The Destruction of St. Pierre with photos; Our Last Day in Cuba with photos; American Crews at Henley; doublepage centerfold "The Rebuilding of New York - The New Longacre Square" by Pettit; In the Jersey Pines; Mrs. Fiske and her Work; fullpage photo A California Pigeon-Ranch; and other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "Only a Stepping-Stone" by W. A . Rogers. There is a full page illustration of "The Forty-Acre Site of the New Grand Central Station and its Approaches in New York" by Edwin B. Child and many photos in this issue such as "The King and Queen of England Viewed at Close Quarters--Their Majesties' Recent Visit to Aberdeen"; "Commemorating the Genius of the Composer Verdi in New York" and other advertisements of the…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 21, 1907  There is a front page photo, "Sir Gilbert Parker." There are photos of "The Great National Shooting Tournament at Camp Perry, Ohio" and "The Disaster Which Followed the Discovery of a Defect in the St. Lawrence River Bridge." Also included in this issue are two illustrations, one of "The Horse Trade" by W. L. Jacobs, the other, a double page, is of "Fatalists" by James Montgomery Flagg, and other advertisements of the day are included as well. See…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 1, 1906  There is a front page illustration, " 'Back to the Simple Life' " by W. A . Rogers. There are photos of "What the President Saw at Panama" and  "Expediting the Canal Work at Colon." In this issue, there is also an illustration of "Building the SkyScraper-IV.- The "Cloud-Smear" Completed" by Albert Levering and photos of "Two Important Matches of the Football Season" and other advertisements of the day are included as well. See photos for full…

OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, April 3, 1921 (comics section Only) 

* The Katzenjammer Kids... Harold Knerr
* Bringing Up Father, Little Jimmy, and The Gumps

This 1921 Comic Section from the Omaha Sunday Bee includes 4 full-page comics: The Katzenjammer Kids, Bring Up Father, Little Jimmy, and The Gumps. The 2 leaves (4 pages) are in very good condition, although it was printed during the "pulp era" of printing, so the pages are fragile and must be handled with care.
Note: If…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 11, 1910  Full front page photo headed: "Curtiss' Great Flight" and captioned: "The Hammondsport aviator passing above West Point on his extraordinary flight down the Hudson from Albany to Governors Island." Inside page has seven more photos, and a report about Curtiss' record flight for "heavier-than-air machines". 
Other photos and prints with text throughout.
32 pages.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 7, 1912

This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has an illustration called "T. R.: 'Follow Me. Can't You See I'm Moses?'" by Rollin Kerby.

In this issue there is an article called "Progress of the Campaign" and an article called "The Ball-player between Games" by Edward Bayard Moss and much more.

Other advertisements of the day are included as well, helping to portray life at the turn of the century. 

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 9, 1909  The front page has a photo captioned: "Where Many Thousands Perished."
Also present are: "Europe's Appalling Calamity"; "The Tragedy on the Mediterranean"; "Mary Anderson, That Was"; and there are illustrations of "The Senatorial Hall of Fame" by Kemble and a double page photo spread of "Interesting Examples of American Sculpture"; "The Trick-Rider" by Walter Biggs and much more.
Other advertisements of the day are included as well, helping to portray…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 16, 1909  Full front page photo: "Wilbur Wright's Amazing Flight", shows Wright in flight over the Hudson River with New York in the background. Inside page has 3 photos relating to Wrights flight. The issue contains many other prints, news of the day, and period advertisements.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 26, 1891  The full front page is a nice print captioned: "Samuel L.Clemens (Mark Twain)" with a corncob pipe in his mouth. Very displayable as such. 
Inside pages have prints including: "The Manhattan A.C. Grounds" showing several views of the baseball field. Also a halfpg. photos of: "The Philadelphia Champion Team of 1889" for cricket; a doublepage centerfold captioned: "At The Pony Races" and a full page showing: "Laying the Cable for the Broadway Surface…