Women's Suffrage movement photo....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 23, 1915



* Women's suffrage movement

* Front page photo



This 22 page newspaper has a nice front page Women's suffrage photo with caption: "Victory" (see photos).



Also one column headlines also on the front page that include: "SUFFRAGE PROSPECT", "Will Parade Today", "With "Victory... See More  

Sullivan, Indiana mine disaster...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, July 15, 1937



* Sullivan, Indiana 

* Glendora Coal company 

* Baker mine explosion (early 1st report)



This 16 page newspaper one column headings on the front page:

"4 Men Burned, 20 Are Trapped In Mine Blast" and "Explosion Occurs 2 Miles From Entrance; Wives, Relatives Frantic". 1st report coverage on the Glendo... See More  

Battle of Guadalcanal ends in 1943...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 9, 1943 



* Battle of Guadalcanal ends 

* Solomon Islands campaign 

* World War II 



This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "Enemy Resistance On Guadalcanal Ended, Knox Says" with subheads. Coverage on the final capture of the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomons chain.



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Frank Costello receives prison term...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, May 8, 1957



* Gangster Frank Costello

* Gambling



This 88 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Costello Starts Term for Defying Jury Quiz" with photo of Costello (see photos). 1st report coverage on famous gangster Frank Costello's contempt of court sentence. See photo for text here.



Other news of the day throughout including spor... See More  

1st MLB game televised coast to coast...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, October 2, 1951 



* 1st MLB game televised coast to coast 

* Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Giants (playoff)



This 30 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Giants Take Opener" and "Bums Face Elimination". Much more on page 18 with headlines, photos and stats with banner headline: "2 Homers Pace Giants to... See More  

Watertown, SD tornado...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, June 24, 1914



* Watertown, South Dakota

* Tornado disaster (early 1st report)



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "9 PERSONS KILLED, 40 OTHERS INJURED, 3000 HOMES RUINED", "Fearful Work Is Done by a Tornado Which Swept Through Watertown, South Dakota", "All Communications Destroy... See More  

William "Pudge" Heffelfinger....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 3, 1954



* William "Pudge" Heffelfinger death

* Yale University football star



This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 8: "'Pudge' Heffelfinger, All-Time Grid Great, Dies In Texas At 88" with photo. See photo for 1st report coverage on the death of William "Pudge" Heffelfinger.



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Herbert Hoover nominated for President...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, June 15, 1928



* Herbert Clark Hoover nominated for President

* 1st report with photo



This 30 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "HOOVER CHOSEN; DAWES LEAVES RACE" with subheads and a nice photo of Herbert Hoover.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. A few binding slits along spine, otherwise good condition... See More  

Early Don Bradman cricketer....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 30, 1928   This 60+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section: "63,247, A RECORD, SEE CRICKET TEST"and "Melbourne Throng Sets World's Mark as Australia Loses 4-Wickets for 262 Runs" and more (see photos)



This tells of the cricket match between England and Australia. Included withi... See More  

Tulane Green Wave undefeated season....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 26, 1931



* Tulane Green Wave football

* First game of undefeated season (day of)

* Best title to have in ?



This 28 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 10: "Tulane Begins Title Conquest Today With Fighting Ole Miss Team" with subheads (see photos). This would be the day Tulane would begin their regular season that ende... See More  

DuPont Powder Company explosion...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, December 1, 1915



* DuPont Powder Plant Company explosion

* Wilmington, Delaware



This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "30 Workman Are Killed When Explosion Tears DuPont Powder Plant" with subheads. 1st report coverage on the disaster at the DuPont Powder Company in Wilmington, Delaware.



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Boston Red Sox wins 1915 pennant...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, October 1, 1915



* Boston Red Sox wins pennant



This 12 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 9: "Red Sox Clinch American League Rag" with subheads that include: "RED SOX CINCH RAG IN AMERICAN" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Boston Red Sox winning the 1915 American league pennant. Interesting they call it a &... See More  

Iowa Hawkeyes football...

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.

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Michigan-Ohio State rivalry in 1941...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 23, 1941



* Michigan - Ohio State football Rivalry

* 1st meeting as ranked teams (AP Poll)



This 40+ page newspaper has loads of college football reports in the sport's section with one column headlines: "MICHIGAN AND OHIO STATE PLAY 20-20 DEADLOCK", "85,753 Fans Thrilled as Big Nine Rivals Put On Fine Offensive Battle", w... See More  

Broken dam destroys the town of Austin, Pennsylvania...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 3, 1911  The front page of this issue has a column wide headline "Austin's Death List May Not Exceed 100" with subheads "State Health Commissioner's Census, Almost Complete, Show 86 Missing", "Disaster Inquiry Delayed", "Relief Work Being Pushed, but Many More Men Are Needed To Remove Hundreds of Tons of Debris". This r... See More  

Zeppelin raid over London... drops bombs...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 2, 1915



* 1st Zeppelin air raid over London

* World War I - WWI



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "AIR RAID ON LONDON",  "ZEPPELIN DROPS BOMBS", "Four Civilians Killed" and more. This was the 1st air raid over London, England by German zeppelins.



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Printed on board the ship that transported the President...

THE HATCHET, "Published On The High Seas", February 21, 1919 



* Ship's newspaper : carried President Woodrow Wilson to Europe & back

* Rare



This is an interesting little newspaper printed on board the U.S.S. "George Washington". As noted at the top of page 2: "A Daily Newspaper With The President Homeward Bound ", this ship carried President Woodro... See More  

1st Tranatlantic passenger flight...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 26, 1939



* 1st transatlantic passenger service flight

* Pan American - Boeing 314 flying boat airplane



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "Atlantic Clipper's Flight Completed" and "Sister Ship Still Held by Fog at Shediac". See photos for text on the completion of the 1st ever transatlantic pass... See More  

1909 Christmas...

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, Dec. 23, 1909  The front page has a colorful Christmas theme showing angels ringing a bell, with colorful borders around the page (see). Eight pages, very nice condition.

Eamon de Valera resigns...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 6, 1922



* Eamon de Valera resigns (1st report)

* President of the Irish Republic

* Irish free State



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "DE VALERA RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC; EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF THE DAIL IRREVOCABLY SPLIT" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the resignation ... See More  

Holiday on Ice explosion...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 1, 1963



* Pepsi Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana

* Holiday on Ice show explosion disaster



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Shattering Explosion Kills 67 in Indiana Coliseum During Show". 1st report coverage on the Indianapolis Coliseum explosion during the Holiday on Ice show.



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Nazi Ringleader Hermann Goering suicide with others hang...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, (two issue set) October 15 & 16, 1946



* Nazis war criminals hanged (1st report)

* Hermann Goering SUICIDE



The October 15th issue has a two column headline on the front page: "Expect Hanging of Nazi Ringleaders Early Tonight"



The October 16th issue has a three column headline on the front page: "Goering Suicide By Taking Po... See More  

The death of Mehmed V...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, July 5, 1918



* Mehmed V death

* Ottoman Sultan

* Turkey - Turkish



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 12): "SULTAN OF TURKEY CALLED BY DEATH", "Passing of Mohammed V. Is Reported by Constantinople Dispatch Received by War of Vienna".



See photo for brief 1st report coverage on the death of M... See More  

Erskine Childers killed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 25, 1922 



* Robert Erskine Childers executed 

* Irish Nationalist 

* Irish Civil war 



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CHILDERS EXECUTED BY THE FREE STATE; REPRISALS FEARED", "Military Court's Sentence Is Carried Out After Night of Rebel Terror in Dublin", "MET HIS... See More  

Great Bend, Kansas tornado disaster of 1959...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, November 11, 1915 



* Great Bend,  Kansas tornado 

* SS Ancona sinking 



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "12 KILLED, OVER 100 INJURED IN KANSAS TWISTER", "Fifty Residences, Santa Fe Depot, Water Plant and Three Flouring Mills Destroyed in Great Bend", "Thousands Of Sheep... See More