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NEWSPAPERS. A collection of historic U.S. newspapers, 1900-1950, touching on events such as the assassination of President McKinley, Charles Lindbergh, and the Second World War.
Herkimer Democrat, 27 June 1900. Buffalo Express, 7 September 1901. “The President Shot at the exposition. Fred Nieman, a supposed Anarchist, attempts to assassinate him at the reception.” Buffalo Evening News, 7 September 1901. “The President Better.”
Boston Daily Globe, 14 Sep. 1901. “Whole World Mourns” death of McKinley. Philadelphia Record, 15 September 1901. “Roosevelt Sheds Tears as he Takes the Oath.” Philadelphia Record, 17 September 1901. Progress of McKinley’s funeral train. The Philadelphia Record, 19 Sep. 1901. “Martyr Dead Now Lies in Old Home at Canton.” Laramie Boomerang, 24 Dec. 1903. Leslie’s Weekly (NY), 14 June 1906. 50th anniversary of Republican Party. Allentown Leader, 10 May 1915. Sinking of Lusitania. The [Philadelphia] North American, 30 July 1917. US entry into WW I. Daily Mail, 30 June 1919. Marking official end of World War I with signing of Versailles Treaty. New York Tribune, 10 October 1922. (Date on which Charles E. Sigety was born.) Brooklyn Daily Times, n.d., broadside print, 1p., folio. “Welcome Home Our Lindy.” Allentown Chronicle and News, 20 May 1927. “Lindbergh Hops off to Paris.” Allentown Morning Call, 22 May 1927. “Lindbergh Completes Non-Stop NY-to-Paris Flight.” New York Times, 23 May 1927. “Lindbergh’s own Story of Epochal Flight.” New York Times, 5 March 1933. “Roosevelt Inaugurated.” “Victory for Hitler Expected Today.” Disbound. The [Bryn Mawr] College News. 2 May 1928. Chipped. Hunterdon County [NJ] Democrat. 24 Jan. 1935. Bruno Hauptmann Trial. Allentown Morning Call, 3 August 1936. The Berlin Olympics. “New 100 Meters record Made by Jesse Owens.” Norwich [NY] Sun. 7 May 1937. Hindenburg disaster. Edward VIII abdication crisis. New York World-Telegram, 13 Feb. 1941. “13 Ships in Convoy Sunk.” War news and NYC crime stories. Albany Times-Union, 22 June 1941. “Nazis, Russia at War.” Portland Press Herald, 8 December 1941. “Japan Declares War. Hawaii, Guam Bombed.” The [Harrisburg] Evening News, 7 December 1941. “Japs Bomb Hawaii and Manila.”
Philadelphia Record, 19 June 1944. “Yanks Trap 25,000 Nazis.” News of Normandy campaign, the capture of Cherbourg. Philadelphia Record, 13 April 1945. “Roosevelt is Dead.” Philadelphia Record, 15 April 1945. “FDR Rites Held in White House.” Philadelphia Record, 8 May 1945. “V-E Proclamation 9 A.M.; War is Ended in Europe.” New York Times, 21 January 1949. Truman Inauguration. Also, “Jerusalem’s Fate Held Issue in settlement of Palestine Question.”
Herkimer Democrat, 27 June 1900. Buffalo Express, 7 September 1901. “The President Shot at the exposition. Fred Nieman, a supposed Anarchist, attempts to assassinate him at the reception.” Buffalo Evening News, 7 September 1901. “The President Better.”
Boston Daily Globe, 14 Sep. 1901. “Whole World Mourns” death of McKinley. Philadelphia Record, 15 September 1901. “Roosevelt Sheds Tears as he Takes the Oath.” Philadelphia Record, 17 September 1901. Progress of McKinley’s funeral train. The Philadelphia Record, 19 Sep. 1901. “Martyr Dead Now Lies in Old Home at Canton.” Laramie Boomerang, 24 Dec. 1903. Leslie’s Weekly (NY), 14 June 1906. 50th anniversary of Republican Party. Allentown Leader, 10 May 1915. Sinking of Lusitania. The [Philadelphia] North American, 30 July 1917. US entry into WW I. Daily Mail, 30 June 1919. Marking official end of World War I with signing of Versailles Treaty. New York Tribune, 10 October 1922. (Date on which Charles E. Sigety was born.) Brooklyn Daily Times, n.d., broadside print, 1p., folio. “Welcome Home Our Lindy.” Allentown Chronicle and News, 20 May 1927. “Lindbergh Hops off to Paris.” Allentown Morning Call, 22 May 1927. “Lindbergh Completes Non-Stop NY-to-Paris Flight.” New York Times, 23 May 1927. “Lindbergh’s own Story of Epochal Flight.” New York Times, 5 March 1933. “Roosevelt Inaugurated.” “Victory for Hitler Expected Today.” Disbound. The [Bryn Mawr] College News. 2 May 1928. Chipped. Hunterdon County [NJ] Democrat. 24 Jan. 1935. Bruno Hauptmann Trial. Allentown Morning Call, 3 August 1936. The Berlin Olympics. “New 100 Meters record Made by Jesse Owens.” Norwich [NY] Sun. 7 May 1937. Hindenburg disaster. Edward VIII abdication crisis. New York World-Telegram, 13 Feb. 1941. “13 Ships in Convoy Sunk.” War news and NYC crime stories. Albany Times-Union, 22 June 1941. “Nazis, Russia at War.” Portland Press Herald, 8 December 1941. “Japan Declares War. Hawaii, Guam Bombed.” The [Harrisburg] Evening News, 7 December 1941. “Japs Bomb Hawaii and Manila.”
Philadelphia Record, 19 June 1944. “Yanks Trap 25,000 Nazis.” News of Normandy campaign, the capture of Cherbourg. Philadelphia Record, 13 April 1945. “Roosevelt is Dead.” Philadelphia Record, 15 April 1945. “FDR Rites Held in White House.” Philadelphia Record, 8 May 1945. “V-E Proclamation 9 A.M.; War is Ended in Europe.” New York Times, 21 January 1949. Truman Inauguration. Also, “Jerusalem’s Fate Held Issue in settlement of Palestine Question.”