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1965-01-09

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 9, 1965. On the front page it has a three line, two column head: "Star of India, 8 Other Jewels Found in Locker". Report describes the recovery of this famous gemstone which was part of a robbery that also included the famous DeLong Ruby and fourteen diamonds taken from the J.P. Morgan display--all of which had been on display at the American Museum of Natural History. Includes a small photo of Allan Kuhn, one of the indivudals accused of the theft. The report continues on page 2 and names the famous 'Jack (Murph the Surf) Murphy' as one of the accused, along with one other individual (in addition to Kuhn). Has small binding holes in the blank left margin, and is browned just a bit at the edges, otherwise the issue is in good condition.

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1964-01-05

<div>SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, January 5, 1964. * The Boston Strangler * Mary Sullivan This 50+ page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "13TH STRANGLING VICTIM FOUND IN HUB APARTMENT" with subhead: "Youth, 18, Is Held for Quizzing in Death of Woman, 19" which tells of the last victim, Mary Sullivan, the Boston Strangler murdered. Hard to say if this was reported nationwide as this is from a city close to Boston. Other news of the day throughout. Historical Background: In November of 1943 at age twelve, DeSalvo was arrested for assault, battery and robbery. In December of the same year he was sent to the Lyman School for Boys. On October 1944, he was paroled and started work as a delivery boy. In August 1946, he returned to the Lyman School for stealing an automobile. After completing his second sentence, DeSalvo joined the U.S. Armed forces upon his parole. He was honorably discharged after his first tour of duty. He reenlisted and, in spite of being tried in a Court-martial, DeSalvo was honorably discharged. Between June 14, 1962, and January 4, 1964, thirteen single women (between the ages of 19 and 85) were murdered in the Boston area. All thirteen women were sexually assaulted in their apartments, then strangled with articles of clothing. Without any sign of forced entry into their dwellings, the women were assumed to either know their assailant or voluntarily allowed him into their homes.</div>

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, January 5, 1964. * The Boston Strangler * Mary Sullivan This 50+ page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "13TH STRANGLING VICTIM FOUND IN HUB APARTMENT" with subhead: "Youth, 18, Is Held for Quizzing in Death of Woman, 19" which tells of the last victim, Mary Sullivan, the Boston Strangler murdered. Hard to say if this was reported nationwide as this is from a city close to Boston. Other news of the day throughout. Historical Background: In November of 1943 at age twelve, DeSalvo was arrested for assault, battery and robbery. In December of the same year he was sent to the Lyman School for Boys. On October 1944, he was paroled and started work as a delivery boy. In August 1946, he returned to the Lyman School for stealing an automobile. After completing his second sentence, DeSalvo joined the U.S. Armed forces upon his parole. He was honorably discharged after his first tour of duty. He reenlisted and, in spite of being tried in a Court-martial, DeSalvo was honorably discharged. Between June 14, 1962, and January 4, 1964, thirteen single women (between the ages of 19 and 85) were murdered in the Boston area. All thirteen women were sexually assaulted in their apartments, then strangled with articles of clothing. Without any sign of forced entry into their dwellings, the women were assumed to either know their assailant or voluntarily allowed him into their homes.

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1963-08-09

<div> THE DETROIT NEWS, MI August 9, 1963. * Millions Lost * Famous Train Robbery * 1963 Original Report This 48 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on the front page: "$7 Million Is Lost in Train Robbery" which tells of one of the largest robberies in world history. Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Small binding holes along the spine affects one letter in this report, otherwise in nice condition. </div>

THE DETROIT NEWS, MI August 9, 1963. * Millions Lost * Famous Train Robbery * 1963 Original ReportThis 48 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on the front page: "$7 Million Is Lost in Train Robbery" which tells of one of the largest robberies in world history. Other news of the day with several interesting advertisements. Small binding holes along the spine affects one letter in this report, otherwise in nice condition.

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1963-08-09

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated August 9, 1963.   * Great Train robbery * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckinghamshire" title="Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a>, England This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:  * Train Robbery Losses Soar to $7,005,000 . Other news of the day throughout. Binding holes along the spine, slightly browned, otherwise in good condition. source: wikipedia: The Royal Mail Glasgow to London travelling post office (TPO) train was stopped by a red light at Sears Crossing. The signals had been tampered with, unknown to the driver, with a glove placed over the green light and a six-volt battery temporarily powering the red one. The co-driver David Whitby went to call the signalman only to find the telephone cables had been cut. Upon returning to the train, he was thrown down the embankment of the railway track.[2] One problem the robbers encountered was that the diesel train was different from the local trains, making it difficult to operate. One of the robbers had spent months befriending railway staff and familiarising himself with the layout and operation. It was then that Ronnie Biggs decided the driver, Jack Mills, would remain with them. The high-value carriage was decoupled from the others and driven a further half a mile to Bridego Bridge where the robbers' Land Rovers lay in wait. A 15-member gang, led by Bruce Reynolds and including Biggs, Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Hussey, Roy James, John Wheater, Brian Field, Jimmy White, Tommy Wisbey, Gordon Goody and Buster Edwards, one of whom was an ex-British Army paratrooper, boarded the train and began to unload the money sacks into waiting vehicles on the road below the bridge. Although no guns were used, the train driver was hit on the head with an iron bar, causing a black eye and facial bruising - and later very considerable health problems, which may have also been psychological. The assailant was one of two members of the gang who was never identified. Frank Williams (at the time a Detective Inspector) claims to have traced the man, but he could not be charged because of lack of evidence. Mills recovered but had constant trauma headaches the rest of his life. He died in 1970 from non-associated leukemia. £2,631,784 was stolen in used £1, £5 and £10 notes, the equivalent of £40 million (US $80 million) adjusted for 2006 inflation

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated August 9, 1963. * Great Train robbery * Buckinghamshire, England This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: * Train Robbery Losses Soar to $7,005,000 . Other news of the day throughout. Binding holes along the spine, slightly browned, otherwise in good condition. source: wikipedia: The Royal Mail Glasgow to London travelling post office (TPO) train was stopped by a red light at Sears Crossing. The signals had been tampered with, unknown to the driver, with a glove placed over the green light and a six-volt battery temporarily powering the red one. The co-driver David Whitby went to call the signalman only to find the telephone cables had been cut. Upon returning to the train, he was thrown down the embankment of the railway track.[2] One problem the robbers encountered was that the diesel train was different from the local trains, making it difficult to operate. One of the robbers had spent months befriending railway staff and familiarising himself with the layout and operation. It was then that Ronnie Biggs decided the driver, Jack Mills, would remain with them. The high-value carriage was decoupled from the others and driven a further half a mile to Bridego Bridge where the robbers' Land Rovers lay in wait. A 15-member gang, led by Bruce Reynolds and including Biggs, Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Hussey, Roy James, John Wheater, Brian Field, Jimmy White, Tommy Wisbey, Gordon Goody and Buster Edwards, one of whom was an ex-British Army paratrooper, boarded the train and began to unload the money sacks into waiting vehicles on the road below the bridge. Although no guns were used, the train driver was hit on the head with an iron bar, causing a black eye and facial bruising - and later very considerable health problems, which may have also been psychological. The assailant was one of two members of the gang who was never identified. Frank Williams (at the time a Detective Inspector) claims to have traced the man, but he could not be charged because of lack of evidence. Mills recovered but had constant trauma headaches the rest of his life. He died in 1970 from non-associated leukemia. £2,631,784 was stolen in used £1, £5 and £10 notes, the equivalent of £40 million (US $80 million) adjusted for 2006 inflation

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1962-08-15

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 15, 1962 * Plymouth MA mail truck gang robbery * Still unsolved today - $1.5 million This 26 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "U.S. Mail Truck Robbed by Gang" with caption: "Loot May Reach 42 Million". Other news of the day throughout. Nice condition.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 15, 1962 * Plymouth MA mail truck gang robbery * Still unsolved today - $1.5 million This 26 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "U.S. Mail Truck Robbed by Gang" with caption: "Loot May Reach 42 Million". Other news of the day throughout. Nice condition.

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1956-01-13

MORNING CALL, Jan. 13, 1956 Banner head: "$2,775,000 Brink's Holdup Solved" Subheads include: "Fabulous Robbery Cleared Up by FBI With Arrest of 6" plus related photos. Front page only.

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1950-03-10

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, March 10, 1950 * Willie Sutton bank robbery * Willie The Actor - Slick Willie This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "3 Get $63,933 in Bank Hold-Up; Leader in Queens Theft Identified". Tells of the robbery of a bank in Queens, New York City by the famous robber Willie Sutton. Continues on page 23 with related photos. Nice to have in this famous New York City newspaper. Other news of the day. Rag edition in great condition. wikipedia notes: William "Willie" Sutton (June 30, 1901 - November 2, 1980) was a prolific U.S. bank robber. For his talent at executing robberies in disguises, he gained two nicknames, "Willie the Actor" and "Slick Willie." When not disguised, Sutton was an immaculate dresser.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, March 10, 1950 * Willie Sutton bank robbery * Willie The Actor - Slick Willie This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "3 Get $63,933 in Bank Hold-Up; Leader in Queens Theft Identified". Tells of the robbery of a bank in Queens, New York City by the famous robber Willie Sutton. Continues on page 23 with related photos. Nice to have in this famous New York City newspaper. Other news of the day. Rag edition in great condition. wikipedia notes: William "Willie" Sutton (June 30, 1901 - November 2, 1980) was a prolific U.S. bank robber. For his talent at executing robberies in disguises, he gained two nicknames, "Willie the Actor" and "Slick Willie." When not disguised, Sutton was an immaculate dresser.

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5.41.2009

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1950-01-18

DETROIT FREE PRESS, MI Jan. 18, 1950 Banner head on the front page: "7 Bandits Invade Vault, Grab $1,000,000" Subheads: "Gang Raids Brink's in Boston" "Masked Men Pass Up Another Million". Famous robbery ! 28 pages in nice condition.

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1950-01-18

MORNING CALL, Jan. 18, 1950 Banner head: "Million Dollars Stolen in Boston Robbery" Subhead: "7 Gunmen Hold Up Money Transport Firm; Unable To Carry Another Million" plus a three column photo of the inside of the vault. Good condition.

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1950-01-18

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 18, 1950 * The "Great Brink's Robbery" The front page has a three column, two line headline reading: "Gang Robs Armored Truck Firm of 'Over $1,00,000'". Just above this headline and report is a photo with the caption beginning: "At the scene of $1,000,000 robbery..." (see photos). The Great Brink's Robbery was an armed robbery of the Brinks Building in Boston, committed the day before this newspaper was published. The robbery resulted in the theft of $1,218,211.19 in cash, and over $1.5-million in checks, money orders and other securities. At the time, it was--as this report notes--the largest robbery in the history of the United States. Skillfully executed with only a bare minimum of clues left at the crime scene, the robbery was billed as "the crime of the century". The robbery was the work of an eleven-member gang, all of whom were later arrested. This issue is complete in 42 pages and is in very nice, clean condition save for some browning at the central fold.

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 18, 1950 * The "Great Brink's Robbery" The front page has a three column, two line headline reading: "Gang Robs Armored Truck Firm of 'Over $1,00,000'". Just above this headline and report is a photo with the caption beginning: "At the scene of $1,000,000 robbery..." (see photos). The Great Brink's Robbery was an armed robbery of the Brinks Building in Boston, committed the day before this newspaper was published. The robbery resulted in the theft of $1,218,211.19 in cash, and over $1.5-million in checks, money orders and other securities. At the time, it was--as this report notes--the largest robbery in the history of the United States. Skillfully executed with only a bare minimum of clues left at the crime scene, the robbery was billed as "the crime of the century". The robbery was the work of an eleven-member gang, all of whom were later arrested. This issue is complete in 42 pages and is in very nice, clean condition save for some browning at the central fold.

548943

7.83.2008

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1947-08-03

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, August 3, 1947 * Aviator Howard Hughes * Pan Am airlines - TWA * Trials This 70+ page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "HUGHES AIDE SPENT $5,083 FETING ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT OVER 2 YEARS, INQUIRY HEARS" with subheads. (see photos) Continues on page 3 with related photo. Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition. wikipedia notes: Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American aviator, industrialist, film producer and director, philanthropist, and one of the wealthiest people in the world. He gained fame in the late 1920s as a maverick film producer, making big budget and often controversial films like Hell's Angels, Scarface, and The Outlaw. As an aviator, Hughes set multiple world air-speed records (for which he won many awards, including the Congressional Gold Medal), built the Hughes H-1 Racer and H-4 "Hercules" aircraft, and acquired and expanded Trans World Airlines. Hughes is remembered for his eccentric behavior and reclusive lifestyle in later life, caused in part by a worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder. Hughes' legacy is maintained through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He remains one of the most influential aviators in history.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, August 3, 1947 * Aviator Howard Hughes * Pan Am airlines - TWA * Trials This 70+ page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "HUGHES AIDE SPENT $5,083 FETING ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT OVER 2 YEARS, INQUIRY HEARS" with subheads. (see photos) Continues on page 3 with related photo. Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition. wikipedia notes: Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American aviator, industrialist, film producer and director, philanthropist, and one of the wealthiest people in the world. He gained fame in the late 1920s as a maverick film producer, making big budget and often controversial films like Hell's Angels, Scarface, and The Outlaw. As an aviator, Hughes set multiple world air-speed records (for which he won many awards, including the Congressional Gold Medal), built the Hughes H-1 Racer and H-4 "Hercules" aircraft, and acquired and expanded Trans World Airlines. Hughes is remembered for his eccentric behavior and reclusive lifestyle in later life, caused in part by a worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder. Hughes' legacy is maintained through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He remains one of the most influential aviators in history.

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5.35.2009

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1945-12-28

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 28, 1945 Front page bold banner head: "Big 3 Outlaw Atomic Bomb" and just above this is a head that is underscored: "Results of Moscow Talks Announced"& related subheads. Ink library stamp close to mentioned heads, browned a bit at the edges.

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9.25.2005

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1939-01-14

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated January 14, 1939 * Arthur 'Doc' Barker slain at Alcatraz Prison * Ma Barker gang * Colonel Jacob Ruppert death This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page that include: * 'DOC' BARKER SLAIN IN ALCATRAZ BREAK * Kidnapper and Four Other Convicts Caught After Sawing War From Cell Block * Warden Mystified on How They Got Tools---Every Inmate Will Be Searched and more. Also a 1st report on the death of Yankees owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert that begins on the front and continues on page 7 with photo. (see) Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in nice condition. wikipedia notes: Arthur R. "Doc" Barker (1899 - January 13, 1939) was a criminal and a part of the Barker-Karpis gang with Alvin Karpis and the son of Ma Barker. Arthur Barker better known as Doc Barker was born in Aurora, Missouri. He was born to George E. Barker and Ma Barker and was one of seven children. By the 1920s and 1930s, Barker with his mother and Alvin Karpis started to commit crimes such as theft, robbery, murder, and kidnapping. His mother Ma Barker started the Barker-Karpis gang. On July 18, 1918 Doc Barker was arrested for stealing a car on the highway and was sent to serve prison time in Joplin, Missouri. On February 19, 1920 Arthur Barker escaped prison in Joplin, Missouri. After the escape he held up many armed robberies and murdered two people. On January 15, 1922, Doc Barker held up an armed robbery at a bank in Muskogee, Oklahoma and sent to the Oklahoma State Prison but was released five months later on June 21, 1922. On January 16, 1935, Ma Barker was killed by the police and a year later Arthur Barker with Alvin Karpis were sent to Alcatraz.[2] Barker became Alcatraz inmate #AZ268 in 1936. Barker with Henri Young and Rufus McCain attempted escape from Alcatraz on the night of January 13, 1939. The attempt failed. Barker was shot and killed by the guards; Young and McCain were recaptured and sent to solitary confinement.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated January 14, 1939 * Arthur 'Doc' Barker slain at Alcatraz Prison * Ma Barker gang * Colonel Jacob Ruppert death This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page that include: * 'DOC' BARKER SLAIN IN ALCATRAZ BREAK * Kidnapper and Four Other Convicts Caught After Sawing War From Cell Block * Warden Mystified on How They Got Tools---Every Inmate Will Be Searched and more. Also a 1st report on the death of Yankees owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert that begins on the front and continues on page 7 with photo. (see) Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in nice condition. wikipedia notes: Arthur R. "Doc" Barker (1899 - January 13, 1939) was a criminal and a part of the Barker-Karpis gang with Alvin Karpis and the son of Ma Barker. Arthur Barker better known as Doc Barker was born in Aurora, Missouri. He was born to George E. Barker and Ma Barker and was one of seven children. By the 1920s and 1930s, Barker with his mother and Alvin Karpis started to commit crimes such as theft, robbery, murder, and kidnapping. His mother Ma Barker started the Barker-Karpis gang. On July 18, 1918 Doc Barker was arrested for stealing a car on the highway and was sent to serve prison time in Joplin, Missouri. On February 19, 1920 Arthur Barker escaped prison in Joplin, Missouri. After the escape he held up many armed robberies and murdered two people. On January 15, 1922, Doc Barker held up an armed robbery at a bank in Muskogee, Oklahoma and sent to the Oklahoma State Prison but was released five months later on June 21, 1922. On January 16, 1935, Ma Barker was killed by the police and a year later Arthur Barker with Alvin Karpis were sent to Alcatraz.[2] Barker became Alcatraz inmate #AZ268 in 1936. Barker with Henri Young and Rufus McCain attempted escape from Alcatraz on the night of January 13, 1939. The attempt failed. Barker was shot and killed by the guards; Young and McCain were recaptured and sent to solitary confinement.

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2.81.2009

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1937-07-14

<div>THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, July 14, 1937     * Former outlaw Emmett Dalton death...  1st report...  * "Dalton Gone as Last Man Dies"...  This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "Emmett Dalton, 66, Was One of Outlaw Terror Band in Midwest of 90's." Lightly browned, otherwise in good condition.</div> <div> </div> <div> source: wikipedia: Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 – July 13, 1937) [1] was a train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. He was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. The Dalton Gang's criminal enterprise was ended on October 5, 1892 when they attempted to rob two banks at once in Coffeyville, Kansas. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after 14 years. He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of 66. He was married to Julia Johnson Dalton, who survived him. They had no children.[2] In 1918 he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law.[3] In 1931, he published When the Daltons Rode, later made into a movie staring Randolph Scott. </div>

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, July 14, 1937 * Former outlaw Emmett Dalton death... 1st report... * "Dalton Gone as Last Man Dies"... This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "Emmett Dalton, 66, Was One of Outlaw Terror Band in Midwest of 90's." Lightly browned, otherwise in good condition. source: wikipedia: Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 – July 13, 1937) [1] was a train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. He was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. The Dalton Gang's criminal enterprise was ended on October 5, 1892 when they attempted to rob two banks at once in Coffeyville, Kansas. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after 14 years. He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of 66. He was married to Julia Johnson Dalton, who survived him. They had no children.[2] In 1918 he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law.[3] In 1931, he published When the Daltons Rode, later made into a movie staring Randolph Scott.

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1935-11-08

NEW YORK TIMES, NY, November 8, 1935  * Alvin Karpis robs a train  * Garrettsville OH Ohio  This 48 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Machine-Gun Gang Robs Mail Of $46,450 on Erie Train in Ohio" and subhead: "Six Bandits Terrorize Spectators at Garrettsville Station & Open Fire of Car, Forcing Clerks to Yield Pouches & Wounding One--Flee in New Auto Parked Near by" Note: Karpis was member of the Barker Gang, and was Public Enemy No. 1 at the time. wikipedia notes: Just after Ma and Fred's death, Karpis nearly met his own violent end when the FBI located him in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Karpis and Harry Campbell managed to shoot their way to an escape, though Karpis's eight-month-pregnant girlfriend Dolores Delaney was hit in the thigh by a wild shot fired by Campbell. He continued his crimes with others, but had to be on the move more than ever as he was the fourth and last Public Enemy left (the previous three having been killed). He did manage to pull off a crime that echoed times of the "Old West", a train robbery in Garrettsville, Ohio, which netted $27,000. After the death of Ma and Fred, Karpis sent word to J. Edgar Hoover that he intended to kill Hoover the way Hoover had killed Ma and Fred.

NEW YORK TIMES, NY, November 8, 1935 * Alvin Karpis robs a train * Garrettsville OH Ohio This 48 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Machine-Gun Gang Robs Mail Of $46,450 on Erie Train in Ohio" and subhead: "Six Bandits Terrorize Spectators at Garrettsville Station & Open Fire of Car, Forcing Clerks to Yield Pouches & Wounding One--Flee in New Auto Parked Near by" Note: Karpis was member of the Barker Gang, and was Public Enemy No. 1 at the time. wikipedia notes: Just after Ma and Fred's death, Karpis nearly met his own violent end when the FBI located him in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Karpis and Harry Campbell managed to shoot their way to an escape, though Karpis's eight-month-pregnant girlfriend Dolores Delaney was hit in the thigh by a wild shot fired by Campbell. He continued his crimes with others, but had to be on the move more than ever as he was the fourth and last Public Enemy left (the previous three having been killed). He did manage to pull off a crime that echoed times of the "Old West", a train robbery in Garrettsville, Ohio, which netted $27,000. After the death of Ma and Fred, Karpis sent word to J. Edgar Hoover that he intended to kill Hoover the way Hoover had killed Ma and Fred.

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10.98.2008

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1934-10-22

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, October 22, 1934  * Day of Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd death  * Shot by Melvin Purvis  This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FLOYD IS SHOT, HIDES IN WOOD; PAL CAPTURED" and "Outlaw Wounded Badly in a Battle with Cops Makes Getaway, but Richetti, His Henchman, Is Taken". Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in good condition. source: wikipedia: Charles Arthur Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934), aka "Pretty Boy Floyd," was an American bank robber and alleged killer, romanticized by the press and by folk singer Woody Guthrie in his song "Pretty Boy Floyd". On October 22, 1934 floyd was shot dead by Melvin Purvis and other FBI agents in a field north of East Liverpool, OH. When the agents approached his body, they found him still alive and gasping for air. He said, "I'm done for. You've hit me twice." Purvis demanded, "Are you Pretty Boy Floyd?!" Floyd responded, "I'm Charles Arthur Floyd!" These were his last words. He died 15 minutes later.

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, October 22, 1934 * Day of Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd death * Shot by Melvin Purvis This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FLOYD IS SHOT, HIDES IN WOOD; PAL CAPTURED" and "Outlaw Wounded Badly in a Battle with Cops Makes Getaway, but Richetti, His Henchman, Is Taken". Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in good condition. source: wikipedia: Charles Arthur Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934), aka "Pretty Boy Floyd," was an American bank robber and alleged killer, romanticized by the press and by folk singer Woody Guthrie in his song "Pretty Boy Floyd". On October 22, 1934 floyd was shot dead by Melvin Purvis and other FBI agents in a field north of East Liverpool, OH. When the agents approached his body, they found him still alive and gasping for air. He said, "I'm done for. You've hit me twice." Purvis demanded, "Are you Pretty Boy Floyd?!" Floyd responded, "I'm Charles Arthur Floyd!" These were his last words. He died 15 minutes later.

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9.60.2009

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1934-08-24

THE OMAHA BEE NEWS, Nebraska, August 24, 1934  * Outlaw Homer Van Meter death  * Front page report  * John Dillinger gang member  This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Homer Van Meter, Dillinger's Lieutenant, Is Trapped and Slain; Betrayed by Woman" with subheads that include: "Squad Shoots Killer 50 Times in Street Gunfight" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Lite browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. source: wikipedia: On July 22, 1934, FBI agents led by Melvin Purvis and Samuel Cowley gunned down John Dillinger in front of the Biograph Theater in Chicago. That night, Van Meter and his girlfriend Marie Comforti fled to St. Paul. On August 23, at the corner of Marion Street and University Avenue in St. Paul, Van Meter was confronted by four police officers, including Chief of Police Frank Cullen, former chief Thomas Brown and two detectives, all heavily armed. The officers later claimed Van Meter ignored their command to stop and fled into a nearby alley, where he opened fire on the officers, at which time the officers returned fire, killing Van Meter. The number and severity of Van Meter's wounds--he was shot dozens of times, and several of his fingers were shot off--would cause some to label the incident an "ambush" or an example of "police execution"[citation needed]. Van Meter's family would later say their kin had been used for "target practice". The four officers reported $1,323 found on Van Meter, although his friends and associates claimed he was carrying at least $10,000 on that day. In 1939, the FBI announced that it believed St. Paul gangster Harry Sawyer had set up Van Meter to get at his money, splitting the take with the four ranking officers who did the shooting.[1] Homer Van Meter is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

THE OMAHA BEE NEWS, Nebraska, August 24, 1934 * Outlaw Homer Van Meter death * Front page report * John Dillinger gang member This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Homer Van Meter, Dillinger's Lieutenant, Is Trapped and Slain; Betrayed by Woman" with subheads that include: "Squad Shoots Killer 50 Times in Street Gunfight" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Lite browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. source: wikipedia: On July 22, 1934, FBI agents led by Melvin Purvis and Samuel Cowley gunned down John Dillinger in front of the Biograph Theater in Chicago. That night, Van Meter and his girlfriend Marie Comforti fled to St. Paul. On August 23, at the corner of Marion Street and University Avenue in St. Paul, Van Meter was confronted by four police officers, including Chief of Police Frank Cullen, former chief Thomas Brown and two detectives, all heavily armed. The officers later claimed Van Meter ignored their command to stop and fled into a nearby alley, where he opened fire on the officers, at which time the officers returned fire, killing Van Meter. The number and severity of Van Meter's wounds--he was shot dozens of times, and several of his fingers were shot off--would cause some to label the incident an "ambush" or an example of "police execution"[citation needed]. Van Meter's family would later say their kin had been used for "target practice". The four officers reported $1,323 found on Van Meter, although his friends and associates claimed he was carrying at least $10,000 on that day. In 1939, the FBI announced that it believed St. Paul gangster Harry Sawyer had set up Van Meter to get at his money, splitting the take with the four ranking officers who did the shooting.[1] Homer Van Meter is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

548434

7.28.2008

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1934-08-24

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated August 24, 1934. * Outlaw Homer Van Meter death * Front page report * John Dillinger gang member This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: * DILLINGER GUNNER, VAN METER, SLAIN BY ST. PAUL POLICE * Sixth of Gang Is Felled by Bullets in Chase Into Alley 3 Blocks From Capitol * HIS FACE LIFTED, HAIR DYED and more. (see) Nice to have in this famous NYC title. Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in nice condition. source: wikipedia: On July 22, 1934, FBI agents led by Melvin Purvis and Samuel Cowley gunned down John Dillinger in front of the Biograph Theater in Chicago. That night, Van Meter and his girlfriend Marie Comforti fled to St. Paul. On August 23, at the corner of Marion Street and University Avenue in St. Paul, Van Meter was confronted by four police officers, including Chief of Police Frank Cullen, former chief Thomas Brown and two detectives, all heavily armed. The officers later claimed Van Meter ignored their command to stop and fled into a nearby alley, where he opened fire on the officers, at which time the officers returned fire, killing Van Meter. The number and severity of Van Meter's wounds--he was shot dozens of times, and several of his fingers were shot off--would cause some to label the incident an "ambush" or an example of "police execution"[citation needed]. Van Meter's family would later say their kin had been used for "target practice". The four officers reported $1,323 found on Van Meter, although his friends and associates claimed he was carrying at least $10,000 on that day. In 1939, the FBI announced that it believed St. Paul gangster Harry Sawyer had set up Van Meter to get at his money, splitting the take with the four ranking officers who did the shooting.[1] Homer Van Meter is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated August 24, 1934. * Outlaw Homer Van Meter death * Front page report * John Dillinger gang member This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: * DILLINGER GUNNER, VAN METER, SLAIN BY ST. PAUL POLICE * Sixth of Gang Is Felled by Bullets in Chase Into Alley 3 Blocks From Capitol * HIS FACE LIFTED, HAIR DYED and more. (see) Nice to have in this famous NYC title. Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in nice condition. source: wikipedia: On July 22, 1934, FBI agents led by Melvin Purvis and Samuel Cowley gunned down John Dillinger in front of the Biograph Theater in Chicago. That night, Van Meter and his girlfriend Marie Comforti fled to St. Paul. On August 23, at the corner of Marion Street and University Avenue in St. Paul, Van Meter was confronted by four police officers, including Chief of Police Frank Cullen, former chief Thomas Brown and two detectives, all heavily armed. The officers later claimed Van Meter ignored their command to stop and fled into a nearby alley, where he opened fire on the officers, at which time the officers returned fire, killing Van Meter. The number and severity of Van Meter's wounds--he was shot dozens of times, and several of his fingers were shot off--would cause some to label the incident an "ambush" or an example of "police execution"[citation needed]. Van Meter's family would later say their kin had been used for "target practice". The four officers reported $1,323 found on Van Meter, although his friends and associates claimed he was carrying at least $10,000 on that day. In 1939, the FBI announced that it believed St. Paul gangster Harry Sawyer had set up Van Meter to get at his money, splitting the take with the four ranking officers who did the shooting.[1] Homer Van Meter is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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1934-08-24

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, New York, NY, August 24, 1934 * Outlaw Homer Van Meter death * Public enemies * John Dillinger gang member This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "VAN METER, AID OF DILLINGER'S, SHOT TO DEATH" and "Crafty Lieutenant of Slain Hoodlum Leader Dies in an Alley, Gun in Hand, as Police Riddle His Body". Lengthy text. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. source: wikipedia: On July 22, 1934, FBI agents led by Melvin Purvis and Samuel Cowley gunned down John Dillinger in front of the Biograph Theater in Chicago. That night, Van Meter and his girlfriend Marie Comforti fled to St. Paul. On August 23, at the corner of Marion Street and University Avenue in St. Paul, Van Meter was confronted by four police officers, including Chief of Police Frank Cullen, former chief Thomas Brown and two detectives, all heavily armed. The officers later claimed Van Meter ignored their command to stop and fled into a nearby alley, where he opened fire on the officers, at which time the officers returned fire, killing Van Meter. The number and severity of Van Meter's wounds--he was shot dozens of times, and several of his fingers were shot off--would cause some to label the incident an "ambush" or an example of "police execution"[citation needed]. Van Meter's family would later say their kin had been used for "target practice". The four officers reported $1,323 found on Van Meter, although his friends and associates claimed he was carrying at least $10,000 on that day. In 1939, the FBI announced that it believed St. Paul gangster Harry Sawyer had set up Van Meter to get at his money, splitting the take with the four ranking officers who did the shooting. Homer Van Meter is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, New York, NY, August 24, 1934 * Outlaw Homer Van Meter death * Public enemies * John Dillinger gang member This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "VAN METER, AID OF DILLINGER'S, SHOT TO DEATH" and "Crafty Lieutenant of Slain Hoodlum Leader Dies in an Alley, Gun in Hand, as Police Riddle His Body". Lengthy text. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. source: wikipedia: On July 22, 1934, FBI agents led by Melvin Purvis and Samuel Cowley gunned down John Dillinger in front of the Biograph Theater in Chicago. That night, Van Meter and his girlfriend Marie Comforti fled to St. Paul. On August 23, at the corner of Marion Street and University Avenue in St. Paul, Van Meter was confronted by four police officers, including Chief of Police Frank Cullen, former chief Thomas Brown and two detectives, all heavily armed. The officers later claimed Van Meter ignored their command to stop and fled into a nearby alley, where he opened fire on the officers, at which time the officers returned fire, killing Van Meter. The number and severity of Van Meter's wounds--he was shot dozens of times, and several of his fingers were shot off--would cause some to label the incident an "ambush" or an example of "police execution"[citation needed]. Van Meter's family would later say their kin had been used for "target practice". The four officers reported $1,323 found on Van Meter, although his friends and associates claimed he was carrying at least $10,000 on that day. In 1939, the FBI announced that it believed St. Paul gangster Harry Sawyer had set up Van Meter to get at his money, splitting the take with the four ranking officers who did the shooting. Homer Van Meter is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

563279

7.27.2008

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1934-08-22

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, from Albany, New York, dated August 22, 1934 * Early armored truck heist * Bandits get away This 18 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: * 11 HOLD UP ARMORED TRUCK IN DAYLIGHT, GRAB $427,000 with subheads. (see) This was at the time the largest holdup in New York history. The story of this robbery sounds like something you would see in the movies. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, from Albany, New York, dated August 22, 1934 * Early armored truck heist * Bandits get away This 18 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: * 11 HOLD UP ARMORED TRUCK IN DAYLIGHT, GRAB $427,000 with subheads. (see) This was at the time the largest holdup in New York history. The story of this robbery sounds like something you would see in the movies. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

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9.42.2009

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1934-05-25

THE BELLINGHAM HERALD, Washington, May 23, 1934 * Bonnie and Clyde * Famous Southwest outlaw duo killed * Great front page headline for display Through the many years in this business, very rarely do we come across the report of Bonnie and Clyde's death with a nice displayable front page headline. Mostly these reports are a few columns at most and sometimes not even on the front page. This famous duo became more popular after their deaths making this issue very special. Here is a 10 page newspaper with a very nice bannner headline on the front page: "Barrow, Bonnie Parker Slain" with subheads: "CRIME CAREER OF OUTLAWS ENDED" "Southwest's Desperado No. 1 and Cigar-Smoking Gunwoman Companion, Killed" "Officers Spring Trap" "Speeding Auto Splintered With Bullets in Louisiana" Also on page 9 are one column headlines: "SHOOTING DESCRIBED" "'We Just Shot the Devil Out of Them,' Officers Say" Other news of the day with some front page reporting on John Dillinger as well. Light browning, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Bonnie Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were notorious outlaws, robbers, and criminals who, with their gang, traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression. Their exploits were known nationwide. They captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is sometimes referred to as the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1935. Though their gang was notorious for their bank robberies, Barrow preferred to rob small stores or gas stations. The gang was believed to have killed at least nine police officers, among several other murders. Though the public at the time believed Parker to be a full partner in the gang, and thus its crimes, her role in the Barrow Gang crimes has long been a source of controversy. Gang members W. D. Jones and Ralph Fults testified that they never saw Bonnie fire a gun, and described her role as logistical.[1] Writing with Phillip Steele in The Family Story of Bonnie and Clyde, Marie Barrow, Clyde's youngest sister, made the same claim: "Bonnie never fired a shot. She just followed my brother no matter where he went."[2] In his interview with Playboy magazine, W. D. Jones said of Bonnie: "As far as I know, Bonnie never packed a gun. Maybe she'd help carry what we had in the car into a tourist-court room. But during the five big gun battles I was with them, she never fired a gun. But I'll say she was a hell of a loader."[3] Writer Joseph Geringer, in his article Bonnie and Clyde: Romeo and Juliet in a Getaway Car, explained part of their appeal to the public then, and their enduring legend now, by saying "Americans thrilled to their 'Robin Hood' adventures. The presence of a female, Bonnie, escalated the sincerity of their intentions to make them something unique and individual—even at times heroic."

THE BELLINGHAM HERALD, Washington, May 23, 1934 * Bonnie and Clyde * Famous Southwest outlaw duo killed * Great front page headline for display Through the many years in this business, very rarely do we come across the report of Bonnie and Clyde's death with a nice displayable front page headline. Mostly these reports are a few columns at most and sometimes not even on the front page. This famous duo became more popular after their deaths making this issue very special. Here is a 10 page newspaper with a very nice bannner headline on the front page: "Barrow, Bonnie Parker Slain" with subheads: "CRIME CAREER OF OUTLAWS ENDED" "Southwest's Desperado No. 1 and Cigar-Smoking Gunwoman Companion, Killed" "Officers Spring Trap" "Speeding Auto Splintered With Bullets in Louisiana" Also on page 9 are one column headlines: "SHOOTING DESCRIBED" "'We Just Shot the Devil Out of Them,' Officers Say" Other news of the day with some front page reporting on John Dillinger as well. Light browning, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Bonnie Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were notorious outlaws, robbers, and criminals who, with their gang, traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression. Their exploits were known nationwide. They captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is sometimes referred to as the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1935. Though their gang was notorious for their bank robberies, Barrow preferred to rob small stores or gas stations. The gang was believed to have killed at least nine police officers, among several other murders. Though the public at the time believed Parker to be a full partner in the gang, and thus its crimes, her role in the Barrow Gang crimes has long been a source of controversy. Gang members W. D. Jones and Ralph Fults testified that they never saw Bonnie fire a gun, and described her role as logistical.[1] Writing with Phillip Steele in The Family Story of Bonnie and Clyde, Marie Barrow, Clyde's youngest sister, made the same claim: "Bonnie never fired a shot. She just followed my brother no matter where he went."[2] In his interview with Playboy magazine, W. D. Jones said of Bonnie: "As far as I know, Bonnie never packed a gun. Maybe she'd help carry what we had in the car into a tourist-court room. But during the five big gun battles I was with them, she never fired a gun. But I'll say she was a hell of a loader."[3] Writer Joseph Geringer, in his article Bonnie and Clyde: Romeo and Juliet in a Getaway Car, explained part of their appeal to the public then, and their enduring legend now, by saying "Americans thrilled to their 'Robin Hood' adventures. The presence of a female, Bonnie, escalated the sincerity of their intentions to make them something unique and individual—even at times heroic."

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2.86.2009

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1934-05-23

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 23, 1934  * Outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow killed  * Early report on the front page (dated same day as death)  This 14 page newspaper has a historic, one column headline on the front page: "Clyde Barrow, Outlaw, Is shot to Death" with subhead: "Desperado and Woman Slain By Officers In Bienville, La., Parish" Nice to have this early 1st report on the front page as many newspapers did not. Other news of the day. Nice condition.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 23, 1934 * Outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow killed * Early report on the front page (dated same day as death) This 14 page newspaper has a historic, one column headline on the front page: "Clyde Barrow, Outlaw, Is shot to Death" with subhead: "Desperado and Woman Slain By Officers In Bienville, La., Parish" Nice to have this early 1st report on the front page as many newspapers did not. Other news of the day. Nice condition.

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9.14.2008

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1934-05-19

THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, Vermont, May 19, 1934 * John Dillinger gang * Flint Michigan MI bank robbery This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Bandits Get $30,000 Loot In Flint Bank", "Police Suspect Dillinger's Gang Has Replenished War Chest But It's Doubtful If Nation's No. 1 'Bad Man' was Present At Hold-Up". Other news of the day throughout. Some browning and little wear around the margins, otherwise in good condition.

THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, Vermont, May 19, 1934 * John Dillinger gang * Flint Michigan MI bank robbery This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Bandits Get $30,000 Loot In Flint Bank", "Police Suspect Dillinger's Gang Has Replenished War Chest But It's Doubtful If Nation's No. 1 'Bad Man' was Present At Hold-Up". Other news of the day throughout. Some browning and little wear around the margins, otherwise in good condition.

549582

8.38.2008

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1934-04-26

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated April 26, 1934. <div> * Outlaw John Dillinger hunted * Midwest States This 46 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: * Trail of the Dillinger Gang Fades As Augmented Forces Press Hunt * Outlaws Are Reported 'Seen' at a Dozen Points--Calling of National Guard Is Urged--Federal Agents Are Attacked as Bungling the Search Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition with little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.</div>

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated April 26, 1934. * Outlaw John Dillinger hunted * Midwest States This 46 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: * Trail of the Dillinger Gang Fades As Augmented Forces Press Hunt * Outlaws Are Reported 'Seen' at a Dozen Points--Calling of National Guard Is Urged--Federal Agents Are Attacked as Bungling the Search Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition with little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.

548123

6.90.2008

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1934-04-04

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, April 4, 1934 * John Dillinger's escape with wooden gun * Crown Point, Indiana * The hunt continues This 44 page newspaper has a one column headlines on the front page that inlude: "U. S. AGENTS SHOOT AIDE OF DILLINGER"; "Companion of Outlaw in Last Saturday's Escape Brought Down from Ambush", "Part Of Federal Roundup" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good. wikipedia notes: John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903–July 22, 1934) was a bank robber in the midwestern United States during the 1930s. Some considered him a dangerous criminal, while others idolized him as a present-day Robin Hood. He gained this latter reputation (and the nickname "Jackrabbit") for his graceful movements during heists, such as leaping over the counter (a movement he supposedly copied from the movies) and many narrow getaways from police. His exploits, along with those of other criminals of the Great Depression, such as Bonnie and Clyde and Ma Barker, dominated the attention of the American press and its readers[1] during what is sometimes referred to as the public enemy era (1931-1935), a period which led to the further development of the modern and more sophisticated Federal Bureau of Investigation.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, April 4, 1934 * John Dillinger's escape with wooden gun * Crown Point, Indiana * The hunt continues This 44 page newspaper has a one column headlines on the front page that inlude: "U. S. AGENTS SHOOT AIDE OF DILLINGER"; "Companion of Outlaw in Last Saturday's Escape Brought Down from Ambush", "Part Of Federal Roundup" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good. wikipedia notes: John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903–July 22, 1934) was a bank robber in the midwestern United States during the 1930s. Some considered him a dangerous criminal, while others idolized him as a present-day Robin Hood. He gained this latter reputation (and the nickname "Jackrabbit") for his graceful movements during heists, such as leaping over the counter (a movement he supposedly copied from the movies) and many narrow getaways from police. His exploits, along with those of other criminals of the Great Depression, such as Bonnie and Clyde and Ma Barker, dominated the attention of the American press and its readers[1] during what is sometimes referred to as the public enemy era (1931-1935), a period which led to the further development of the modern and more sophisticated Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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4.88.2009

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1934-04-01

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, April 1, 1934 * Outlaw John ' The killer' Dillinger * Gun battle with police This 50+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DILLINGER SHOOTS WAY OUT OF TRAP"; "Machine Guns Beat Off Police as He, Man and Woman Flee St. Paul Raid" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with margin wear, mostly along spine into the 1st column with tear. Handle with care.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, April 1, 1934 * Outlaw John ' The killer' Dillinger * Gun battle with police This 50+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DILLINGER SHOOTS WAY OUT OF TRAP"; "Machine Guns Beat Off Police as He, Man and Woman Flee St. Paul Raid" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with margin wear, mostly along spine into the 1st column with tear. Handle with care.

548909

7.76.2008

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1934-02-03

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, February 3, 1934 * Penns Grove NJ New Jersey * Outlaw Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd the culprit ? This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: * FLOYD SOUGHT IN N.J. HOLDUPS * Pretty Boy's Name Enters $130,000 Robbery at Penns Grove Bank Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise good.

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, February 3, 1934 * Penns Grove NJ New Jersey * Outlaw Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd the culprit ? This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: * FLOYD SOUGHT IN N.J. HOLDUPS * Pretty Boy's Name Enters $130,000 Robbery at Penns Grove Bank Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise good.

554910

1.41.2009

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1933-10-23

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 23, 1933 * Homer Van Meter * Baby Face Nelson * Brainard, Minnesota bank robbery - 1st report This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "4 ROBBERS LOOT MINN. BANK". No mention of names here but research shows that Van Meter and Nelson were involved. Other news of the day throughout. Lite browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 23, 1933 * Homer Van Meter * Baby Face Nelson * Brainard, Minnesota bank robbery - 1st report This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "4 ROBBERS LOOT MINN. BANK". No mention of names here but research shows that Van Meter and Nelson were involved. Other news of the day throughout. Lite browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.

548368

7.21.2008

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1933-10-15

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, October 15, 1933 * John Dillinger gang raids police station * Auburn, Indiana This 80+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 23: "ROB POLICE STATION OF ITS WEAPONS" and "Three Men Lock Up Sergeant at Auburn, Ind., as They Pick Out Arms". Allow not  mentioned, this was the work of John Dillinger and his gang who raided this police station to reload their weaponry for bank robberies. Also on the same page is a report on Machine Gun Kelly starting his prison sentence. (see photos for headlines) Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The Federal Bureau of Investigation was brought into the investigation to help identify the criminals, although the men had not violated any federal law. It was one of the first cases in which the FBI intervened in matters outside of their jurisdiction. Using their superior fingerprint matching technology, they successfully identified all of the suspects and issued national bulletins offering rewards for their capture. Dillinger and his gang, in the meantime, began a streak of bank robberies across Indiana, although the first bank he ever robbed was in New Carlisle, Ohio on June 10 1933. Among Dillinger's more celebrated exploits involved his pretending to be a sales representative for a company that sold bank alarm systems. He reportedly entered a number of Indiana and Ohio banks and used this ruse to assess security systems and bank vaults of prospective targets. Another time, the gang pretended to be part of a film company that was scouting locations for a "bank robbery" scene. Bystanders stood and smiled as a real robbery ensued and Dillinger and friends escaped with the loot. Stories such as this only served to increase Dillinger's burgeoning legend. Dillinger was believed to have been associated with gangs who robbed dozens of banks and accumulating a total of more than $300,000. Banks allegedly robbed by Dillinger and his associates included the Commercial Bank, Daleville, Indiana of $3,500 on July 17, 1933; Montpelier National Bank, Montpelier, Indiana of $6,700 on August 4, 1933; Bluffton Bank, Bluffton, Ohio, of $6,000 on August 14, 1933; Massachusetts Avenue State Bank, Indianapolis, Indiana, of $21,000 on September 6, 1933; Central National Bank and Trust Co., Greencastle, Indiana, of $76,000 on October, 23, 1933; American Bank and Trust Co., Racine, Wisconsin, of $28,000 on November 20, 1933; Unity Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois, of $8,700 on December 13, 1933; First National Bank, East Chicago, Indiana, of $20,000 on January, 15, 1934; Securities National Bank and Trust Co., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, of $49,500 on March 6, 1934; First National Bank, Mason City, Iowa, of $52,000 on March 13, 1934; and Merchants National Bank, South Bend, Indiana, of $29,890 on June 30, 1934. To get more supplies, the gang attacked the state police arsenals in Auburn and Peru, stealing machine guns, rifles, revolvers, ammunition and bullet proof vests. They then headed to Chicago to hide out. On December 14, Gang member John "Red" Hamilton murdered a police detective. A month later, Dillinger led the gang in another bank robbery, holding up the First National Bank in East Chicago and killing police officer William O'Malley. Dillinger was officially charged with the murder although the identity of the actual killer was debatable, and it is in question whether Dillinger participated in the robbery at all. As police began closing in again, the men left Chicago to hide out in Florida; the Gardener Hotel in El Paso, Texas, where a highly visible police presence dissuaded Dillinger from trying to cross the border at the Santa Fe bridge in downtown El Paso to Ciudad Juárez, Mexico; and then Tucson, Arizona.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, October 15, 1933 * John Dillinger gang raids police station * Auburn, Indiana This 80+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 23: "ROB POLICE STATION OF ITS WEAPONS" and "Three Men Lock Up Sergeant at Auburn, Ind., as They Pick Out Arms". Allow not mentioned, this was the work of John Dillinger and his gang who raided this police station to reload their weaponry for bank robberies. Also on the same page is a report on Machine Gun Kelly starting his prison sentence. (see photos for headlines) Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The Federal Bureau of Investigation was brought into the investigation to help identify the criminals, although the men had not violated any federal law. It was one of the first cases in which the FBI intervened in matters outside of their jurisdiction. Using their superior fingerprint matching technology, they successfully identified all of the suspects and issued national bulletins offering rewards for their capture. Dillinger and his gang, in the meantime, began a streak of bank robberies across Indiana, although the first bank he ever robbed was in New Carlisle, Ohio on June 10 1933. Among Dillinger's more celebrated exploits involved his pretending to be a sales representative for a company that sold bank alarm systems. He reportedly entered a number of Indiana and Ohio banks and used this ruse to assess security systems and bank vaults of prospective targets. Another time, the gang pretended to be part of a film company that was scouting locations for a "bank robbery" scene. Bystanders stood and smiled as a real robbery ensued and Dillinger and friends escaped with the loot. Stories such as this only served to increase Dillinger's burgeoning legend. Dillinger was believed to have been associated with gangs who robbed dozens of banks and accumulating a total of more than $300,000. Banks allegedly robbed by Dillinger and his associates included the Commercial Bank, Daleville, Indiana of $3,500 on July 17, 1933; Montpelier National Bank, Montpelier, Indiana of $6,700 on August 4, 1933; Bluffton Bank, Bluffton, Ohio, of $6,000 on August 14, 1933; Massachusetts Avenue State Bank, Indianapolis, Indiana, of $21,000 on September 6, 1933; Central National Bank and Trust Co., Greencastle, Indiana, of $76,000 on October, 23, 1933; American Bank and Trust Co., Racine, Wisconsin, of $28,000 on November 20, 1933; Unity Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois, of $8,700 on December 13, 1933; First National Bank, East Chicago, Indiana, of $20,000 on January, 15, 1934; Securities National Bank and Trust Co., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, of $49,500 on March 6, 1934; First National Bank, Mason City, Iowa, of $52,000 on March 13, 1934; and Merchants National Bank, South Bend, Indiana, of $29,890 on June 30, 1934. To get more supplies, the gang attacked the state police arsenals in Auburn and Peru, stealing machine guns, rifles, revolvers, ammunition and bullet proof vests. They then headed to Chicago to hide out. On December 14, Gang member John "Red" Hamilton murdered a police detective. A month later, Dillinger led the gang in another bank robbery, holding up the First National Bank in East Chicago and killing police officer William O'Malley. Dillinger was officially charged with the murder although the identity of the actual killer was debatable, and it is in question whether Dillinger participated in the robbery at all. As police began closing in again, the men left Chicago to hide out in Florida; the Gardener Hotel in El Paso, Texas, where a highly visible police presence dissuaded Dillinger from trying to cross the border at the Santa Fe bridge in downtown El Paso to Ciudad Juárez, Mexico; and then Tucson, Arizona.

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1933-08-19

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 19, 1933 * Grand Haven, Michigan bank robbery * George 'Baby Face Nelson' before his fame * Outlaws - gangsters This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BANDITS WRECK AUTO IN FLIGHT", "Thugs Who Held Up Grand Haven Bank Head for Toledo; Take Boys' Car". Tells of the Grand Haven MI bank robbery which was lead by the famed baby Face Nelson. His name is not mentioned but history shows it was him. In fact, this was his first ever bank robbery Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in good condition. wikipedia notes: Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908[1]—November 27, 1934), known under the pseudonym George Nelson, was a bank robber in the 1930s better known as Baby Face Nelson due to his youthful appearance and small stature. Nelson robbed his first bank in Grand Haven, Michigan on August 18, 1933. The robbery was a near-disaster even though most of those involved made a clean getaway.

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 19, 1933 * Grand Haven, Michigan bank robbery * George 'Baby Face Nelson' before his fame * Outlaws - gangsters This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BANDITS WRECK AUTO IN FLIGHT", "Thugs Who Held Up Grand Haven Bank Head for Toledo; Take Boys' Car". Tells of the Grand Haven MI bank robbery which was lead by the famed baby Face Nelson. His name is not mentioned but history shows it was him. In fact, this was his first ever bank robbery Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in good condition. wikipedia notes: Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908[1]—November 27, 1934), known under the pseudonym George Nelson, was a bank robber in the 1930s better known as Baby Face Nelson due to his youthful appearance and small stature. Nelson robbed his first bank in Grand Haven, Michigan on August 18, 1933. The robbery was a near-disaster even though most of those involved made a clean getaway.

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1929-10-18

The New York Times, New York, NY, dated October 18, 1929  This issue reports events leading up to the Great Stock Market Crash of 1929, and includes pre-crash stock reports from the major exchanges.  It is great for providing context for one of the top 10 most historic events of the 20th century.  Other news includes news re:  "Rum Ring Paid Big Bribes, Seized Records Reveal; 6 Months' Profit $2,000,000" along with a report of an armored robbery:  "Flees With $63,000 In An Armored Car". The issue is complete and is in very good condition due to the use of "rag" paper.

The New York Times, New York, NY, dated October 18, 1929 This issue reports events leading up to the Great Stock Market Crash of 1929, and includes pre-crash stock reports from the major exchanges. It is great for providing context for one of the top 10 most historic events of the 20th century. Other news includes news re: "Rum Ring Paid Big Bribes, Seized Records Reveal; 6 Months' Profit $2,000,000" along with a report of an armored robbery: "Flees With $63,000 In An Armored Car". The issue is complete and is in very good condition due to the use of "rag" paper.

Bribes... Robbery... Escape in an armored Car...

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1927-08-10

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, August 10, 1927 * Sacco and Vanzetti faces the electric chair * New York City residents protest death sentence This 48 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "FULLER CONSIDERS LAST MINUTE STAY AS TRIAL JUDGE REJECTS SACCO PLEA; NEW YORK PROTESTS END IS DISORDERS" with many subheads. (see photos) Much more inside with related photos. Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good. wikipedia notes: Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888) both executed August 23, 1927, were two Italian-born laborers and anarchists who were tried, convicted and executed via electrocution on August 23, 1927 in Massachusetts for the 1920 armed robbery and murder of a pay-clerk and a security guard in Braintree, Massachusetts. Today, the case continues to incite controversy based on questions regarding culpability, the question of the innocence or guilt of Sacco and Vanzetti, and conformance, the question of whether the trials were fair to Sacco and Vanzetti. On August 23, 1977, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis signed a proclamation declaring, "Any stigma and disgrace should be forever removed from the names of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. We are not here to say whether these men are guilty or innocent. We are here to say that the high standards of justice, which we in Massachusetts take such pride in, failed Sacco and Vanzetti."

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, August 10, 1927 * Sacco and Vanzetti faces the electric chair * New York City residents protest death sentence This 48 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "FULLER CONSIDERS LAST MINUTE STAY AS TRIAL JUDGE REJECTS SACCO PLEA; NEW YORK PROTESTS END IS DISORDERS" with many subheads. (see photos) Much more inside with related photos. Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good. wikipedia notes: Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888) both executed August 23, 1927, were two Italian-born laborers and anarchists who were tried, convicted and executed via electrocution on August 23, 1927 in Massachusetts for the 1920 armed robbery and murder of a pay-clerk and a security guard in Braintree, Massachusetts. Today, the case continues to incite controversy based on questions regarding culpability, the question of the innocence or guilt of Sacco and Vanzetti, and conformance, the question of whether the trials were fair to Sacco and Vanzetti. On August 23, 1977, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis signed a proclamation declaring, "Any stigma and disgrace should be forever removed from the names of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. We are not here to say whether these men are guilty or innocent. We are here to say that the high standards of justice, which we in Massachusetts take such pride in, failed Sacco and Vanzetti."

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5.67.2009

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1927-08-08

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 8, 1927 * Sacco and Vanzetti faces the electric chair * New York City residents protest death sentence This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "SANDERSON DENIES WRITS IN SACCO-VANZETTI CASE" with subheads. (see) Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888) both executed August 23, 1927, were two Italian-born laborers and anarchists who were tried, convicted and executed via electrocution on August 23, 1927 in Massachusetts for the 1920 armed robbery and murder of a pay-clerk and a security guard in Braintree, Massachusetts. Today, the case continues to incite controversy based on questions regarding culpability, the question of the innocence or guilt of Sacco and Vanzetti, and conformance, the question of whether the trials were fair to Sacco and Vanzetti. On August 23, 1977, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis signed a proclamation declaring, "Any stigma and disgrace should be forever removed from the names of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. We are not here to say whether these men are guilty or innocent. We are here to say that the high standards of justice, which we in Massachusetts take such pride in, failed Sacco and Vanzetti."

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 8, 1927 * Sacco and Vanzetti faces the electric chair * New York City residents protest death sentence This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "SANDERSON DENIES WRITS IN SACCO-VANZETTI CASE" with subheads. (see) Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888) both executed August 23, 1927, were two Italian-born laborers and anarchists who were tried, convicted and executed via electrocution on August 23, 1927 in Massachusetts for the 1920 armed robbery and murder of a pay-clerk and a security guard in Braintree, Massachusetts. Today, the case continues to incite controversy based on questions regarding culpability, the question of the innocence or guilt of Sacco and Vanzetti, and conformance, the question of whether the trials were fair to Sacco and Vanzetti. On August 23, 1977, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis signed a proclamation declaring, "Any stigma and disgrace should be forever removed from the names of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. We are not here to say whether these men are guilty or innocent. We are here to say that the high standards of justice, which we in Massachusetts take such pride in, failed Sacco and Vanzetti."

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1927-03-12

<div>THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 12, 1927. * 1st Armored Truck Robbery in U.S. * Flatheads Gang This 23 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2:  "9 Bandits Blow Up Armored Auto; Take $102,000 Pay", "Dynamite Bombs Planted in Road; Touched Off as Truck Passes Over; Five Injured". Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with some margin wear, otherwise good.</div>

THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 12, 1927. * 1st Armored Truck Robbery in U.S. * Flatheads Gang This 23 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "9 Bandits Blow Up Armored Auto; Take $102,000 Pay", "Dynamite Bombs Planted in Road; Touched Off as Truck Passes Over; Five Injured". Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with some margin wear, otherwise good.

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1927-03-11

<div>THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 11, 1927 * 1st Armored Truck Robbery in U.S. * Flatheads gang This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Bandits Blow Up Armored Truck, Steal $100,00", "Payroll on Way to Mine Grabbed---Driver and Two Guards Badly Injured Near Pittsburgh". Other news of the day. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The Flatheads, also known as Flatheads Family or The Flathead Gang, is a criminal organization currently operating in four cities: New York City, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Detroit presumably as part of the Genovese crime family. The Flatheads finance their criminal organization by producing various pornographies, committing extortion, being involved with loansharking, and racketeering. The New York syndicate of the family is presumed to have the most influence followed by the Pittsburgh syndicate. Each syndicate is known to have the typical organized crime leadership structure: the boss, followed by an underboss. The Flatheads name first showed up on public record in 1927 when then Flatheads leader Paul Jaworski committed the nations first armored car robbery. The gang received the most public exposure when they were involved in the payroll robbery involving the Detroit News offices.</div>

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 11, 1927 * 1st Armored Truck Robbery in U.S. * Flatheads gang This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Bandits Blow Up Armored Truck, Steal $100,00", "Payroll on Way to Mine Grabbed---Driver and Two Guards Badly Injured Near Pittsburgh". Other news of the day. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The Flatheads, also known as Flatheads Family or The Flathead Gang, is a criminal organization currently operating in four cities: New York City, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Detroit presumably as part of the Genovese crime family. The Flatheads finance their criminal organization by producing various pornographies, committing extortion, being involved with loansharking, and racketeering. The New York syndicate of the family is presumed to have the most influence followed by the Pittsburgh syndicate. Each syndicate is known to have the typical organized crime leadership structure: the boss, followed by an underboss. The Flatheads name first showed up on public record in 1927 when then Flatheads leader Paul Jaworski committed the nations first armored car robbery. The gang received the most public exposure when they were involved in the payroll robbery involving the Detroit News offices.

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1926-04-06

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, dated April 6, 1926. * Gangster Gerald Chapman executed (hanged) * Count of Gramercy Park * Nice front page headline This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: * BANDIT CHAPMAN'S BODY IS LAID AT REST with subheads and one column photo of Gerald Chapman with caption: "Executed". Other news of the day. Lite browning with little margin wear, otherwise good. source: wikipedia: Gerald Chapman (1891 - April 6, 1926), called the "Count of Gramercy Park," was an American criminal who co-led a Prohibition-era gang with George "Dutch" Anderson during the late 1910s until the mid-1920s. While imprisoned in Auburn State Prison on a bank robbery charge, he became acquainted with George "Dutch" Anderson. Following both men's paroles in 1919, they began bootlegging operations in Toledo, Ohio, Miami, Florida and New York City over the next two years. In late 1921, along with former Auburn inmate Charles Loeber, he and Anderson began committing armed robbery when, on October 21, the three men forced a U.S. Mail truck to stop at gunpoint on Leonard Street successfully taking with them $2.4 million in cash, bonds and jewelry. Eluding capture for more than eight months, the three were eventually arrested by New York police on July 3, 1922, after being betrayed by a police informant. He and Anderson were both sentenced to 25 years imprisonment at the Atlanta Federal Prison. Chapman escaped on April 5, and later rejoined Anderson who later escaped on December 30, 1923. They were suspected by authorities to have committed several hold ups. While on a crime-spree in Connecticut, Chapman murdered Police Officer James Skelly of New Britain, on October 12, 1924. He was then recaptured on January 18, 1925, in Muncie, Indiana, by informant Ben Hance. Both Hance and his wife were found dead eight months later on August 11. Authorities suspected their deaths may have been attributed to Anderson in retribution for betraying Chapman to police. During his apprehension, Chapman fired at an officer but missed. During the six-day murder trial in Hartford, Connecticut, crowds gathered due to his status as one of the "top ten" criminals in America. The jury deliberated for eleven hours, after which Chapman was sentenced to hang. Although he proclaimed his innocence to the end, he was executed by the upright jerker on April 6th, 1926. This killer was a popular and glamorous figure, as were many outlaws of his era. For years after his burial, women visited his grave with flowers.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, dated April 6, 1926. * Gangster Gerald Chapman executed (hanged) * Count of Gramercy Park * Nice front page headline This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: * BANDIT CHAPMAN'S BODY IS LAID AT REST with subheads and one column photo of Gerald Chapman with caption: "Executed". Other news of the day. Lite browning with little margin wear, otherwise good. source: wikipedia: Gerald Chapman (1891 - April 6, 1926), called the "Count of Gramercy Park," was an American criminal who co-led a Prohibition-era gang with George "Dutch" Anderson during the late 1910s until the mid-1920s. While imprisoned in Auburn State Prison on a bank robbery charge, he became acquainted with George "Dutch" Anderson. Following both men's paroles in 1919, they began bootlegging operations in Toledo, Ohio, Miami, Florida and New York City over the next two years. In late 1921, along with former Auburn inmate Charles Loeber, he and Anderson began committing armed robbery when, on October 21, the three men forced a U.S. Mail truck to stop at gunpoint on Leonard Street successfully taking with them $2.4 million in cash, bonds and jewelry. Eluding capture for more than eight months, the three were eventually arrested by New York police on July 3, 1922, after being betrayed by a police informant. He and Anderson were both sentenced to 25 years imprisonment at the Atlanta Federal Prison. Chapman escaped on April 5, and later rejoined Anderson who later escaped on December 30, 1923. They were suspected by authorities to have committed several hold ups. While on a crime-spree in Connecticut, Chapman murdered Police Officer James Skelly of New Britain, on October 12, 1924. He was then recaptured on January 18, 1925, in Muncie, Indiana, by informant Ben Hance. Both Hance and his wife were found dead eight months later on August 11. Authorities suspected their deaths may have been attributed to Anderson in retribution for betraying Chapman to police. During his apprehension, Chapman fired at an officer but missed. During the six-day murder trial in Hartford, Connecticut, crowds gathered due to his status as one of the "top ten" criminals in America. The jury deliberated for eleven hours, after which Chapman was sentenced to hang. Although he proclaimed his innocence to the end, he was executed by the upright jerker on April 6th, 1926. This killer was a popular and glamorous figure, as were many outlaws of his era. For years after his burial, women visited his grave with flowers.

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6.45.2008

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1925-03-24

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 24, 1925  * Gerald Chapman  * Prohibition era outlaw  * Trial starts  This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "CHAPMAN, JESSE JAMES OF CENTURY, PLACED ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE IN HARTFORD" with subheads that include: "Picturesque Bandit, Manacled to Prison Guard, Brought from State Prison at Wethersfield" and more with related map. Other news of the day throughout. A few small binding holes along spine, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: On October 12, 1924, while on a crime spree in Connecticut, Chapman murdered Police Officer James Skelly of the New Britain Police Department. He was then recaptured on January 18, 1925, in Muncie, Indiana, based on authorities being tipped off by informant Ben Hance. During his apprehension, Chapman fired at a police officer but missed. By this time the authorities wanted Chapman's crime wave ended. President Calvin Coolidge was convinced to reduce the robbery sentence of Chapman in Federal Prison to time served, and Chapman was then handed over to the Connecticut authorities. Both Hance and his wife were found dead eight months later on August 11, 1925. Authorities suspected their deaths may have been attributed to Anderson in revenge for betraying Chapman to the police. On October 31, 1925 Dutch Anderson and Police Officer Charles Hammond confronted each other in a narrow ally in Muskegon, Michigan. In the ensuing gunfight both men were killed.

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 24, 1925 * Gerald Chapman * Prohibition era outlaw * Trial starts This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "CHAPMAN, JESSE JAMES OF CENTURY, PLACED ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE IN HARTFORD" with subheads that include: "Picturesque Bandit, Manacled to Prison Guard, Brought from State Prison at Wethersfield" and more with related map. Other news of the day throughout. A few small binding holes along spine, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: On October 12, 1924, while on a crime spree in Connecticut, Chapman murdered Police Officer James Skelly of the New Britain Police Department. He was then recaptured on January 18, 1925, in Muncie, Indiana, based on authorities being tipped off by informant Ben Hance. During his apprehension, Chapman fired at a police officer but missed. By this time the authorities wanted Chapman's crime wave ended. President Calvin Coolidge was convinced to reduce the robbery sentence of Chapman in Federal Prison to time served, and Chapman was then handed over to the Connecticut authorities. Both Hance and his wife were found dead eight months later on August 11, 1925. Authorities suspected their deaths may have been attributed to Anderson in revenge for betraying Chapman to the police. On October 31, 1925 Dutch Anderson and Police Officer Charles Hammond confronted each other in a narrow ally in Muskegon, Michigan. In the ensuing gunfight both men were killed.

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1924-07-24

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1934 * John Dillinger's murder * Chicago movie theater This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: * 'WOMAN IN RED' IS MYSTERY LADY OF GUNMAN SLAYING * Girl In Case Now Under Heavy Guard--Body of Dillinger on Way Home Tells of the killing of famous outlaw John Dillinger in Chicago. Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear but no text loss. Somewhat pulpish and should be handled with care.

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1934 * John Dillinger's murder * Chicago movie theater This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: * 'WOMAN IN RED' IS MYSTERY LADY OF GUNMAN SLAYING * Girl In Case Now Under Heavy Guard--Body of Dillinger on Way Home Tells of the killing of famous outlaw John Dillinger in Chicago. Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear but no text loss. Somewhat pulpish and should be handled with care.

556066

2.71.2009

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1921-02-19

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, February 19, 1921 * Outlaw Henry Starr shot dead * The Cherokee Badman This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: * STARR, NOTED BANDIT, SHOT DOWN IN BANK * Seriously Wounded in Attempt to Hold Up Institution at Harrison, Ark. * Known as the Oklahoma Bad Man and more. Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with margin wear, especailly along the spine with little text loss in unrelated area. Should handle with care. source: wikipedia: Henry Starr was an American outlaw, specifically, a horse thief, train robber, and was convicted of murder once. The committed murder was of a U.S. Deputy Marshal Floyd Wilson in December 13th, 1892. Henry Starr claimed in court to not have known it was a U.S. Marshal and only to know that a man had opened fire on him without provocation. Distantly related to Belle Starr, he was the last in a long line of Starr family criminals. Twice sentenced by Judge Isaac Parker to hang for murder, he managed to escape the noose due to technicalities and went on to form a gang that terrorized and robbed throughout northwest Arkansas around the turn of the century. He was imprisoned in 1915, wrote his memoirs and even portrayed himself in a silent movie, 'A Debtor to the Law' in 1919. He was the first bank robber to use a car in the commission of the robbery. He was killed while attempting to rob a bank in Harrison, Arkansas, in 1921.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, February 19, 1921 * Outlaw Henry Starr shot dead * The Cherokee Badman This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: * STARR, NOTED BANDIT, SHOT DOWN IN BANK * Seriously Wounded in Attempt to Hold Up Institution at Harrison, Ark. * Known as the Oklahoma Bad Man and more. Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with margin wear, especailly along the spine with little text loss in unrelated area. Should handle with care. source: wikipedia: Henry Starr was an American outlaw, specifically, a horse thief, train robber, and was convicted of murder once. The committed murder was of a U.S. Deputy Marshal Floyd Wilson in December 13th, 1892. Henry Starr claimed in court to not have known it was a U.S. Marshal and only to know that a man had opened fire on him without provocation. Distantly related to Belle Starr, he was the last in a long line of Starr family criminals. Twice sentenced by Judge Isaac Parker to hang for murder, he managed to escape the noose due to technicalities and went on to form a gang that terrorized and robbed throughout northwest Arkansas around the turn of the century. He was imprisoned in 1915, wrote his memoirs and even portrayed himself in a silent movie, 'A Debtor to the Law' in 1919. He was the first bank robber to use a car in the commission of the robbery. He was killed while attempting to rob a bank in Harrison, Arkansas, in 1921.

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1909-04-20

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 20, 1909 * Jim B. 'Killer' Miller (Deacon Jim) * Old West outlaw and assassin * Famous mob lynchings of him and his gang (1st report) * Ada Oklahoma This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: * FOUR LYNCHED AT ADA, OKL. * BIG MOB MEETS OUT 'JUSTICE' * VICTIMS WEALTHY LANDOWNERS * They All Die Game--Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict Other news of the day. This issue has light browning with a little margin wear and tear but no text loss. Some archival mends within the margins also exist.  Very pulpish and should be handled with care.

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 20, 1909 * Jim B. 'Killer' Miller (Deacon Jim) * Old West outlaw and assassin * Famous mob lynchings of him and his gang (1st report) * Ada Oklahoma This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: * FOUR LYNCHED AT ADA, OKL. * BIG MOB MEETS OUT 'JUSTICE' * VICTIMS WEALTHY LANDOWNERS * They All Die Game--Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict Other news of the day. This issue has light browning with a little margin wear and tear but no text loss. Some archival mends within the margins also exist. Very pulpish and should be handled with care.

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1899-06-03

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 3, 1899  It is extremely difficult to find accounts of the deeds of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, aka "The Hole In The Wall Gang" and "The Wild Bunch", but this issue contains on page 4 a fine account of the train robbery on the Union Pacific Railroad at Wilcox, Wyoming, headed: "Hold Up On The Union Pacific--Express Car & Safe Blown Open & Contents Taken by Desperadoes" with the text taking 7 column inches. They were not identified by name as it was not know then who committed the robbery, but TheHistoryNet.com (see) gives further particulars including: <div style="font-style: italic;">"The June 2, 1899, Wilcox holdup would become one of the West's most famous train robberies. The Union Pacific Overland Flyer No. 1 had two sections, each pulled by its own locomotive. The first section was flagged down by two men with lanterns at milepost No. 609 at 2:18 that rainy Friday morning. Thinking that a small wooden bridge ahead might have washed out overnight, engineer Jones brought this first section to a screeching stop. The two men, wearing masks, boarded the locomotive and ordered Jones and the fireman, named Dietrick, to pull forward to the bridge and stop again. Dynamite, already tucked under the trestle, was ignited, and Jones was again ordered to pull ahead "and be quick about it." When he moved too slowly for the outlaws, one of them clubbed him with a gun butt.</div> <div style="font-style: italic;">The train had barely cleared the bridge when the explosion came. Although the bridge was not destroyed, the bandits had prevented the train's second section, whose headlight they had seen, from following. They then told engineer Jones to stop the first section so that the passenger cars could be uncoupled. The mail and express cars were what interested them. Following orders, Jones and Dietrick pulled ahead another two miles, where four more outlaws were waiting. Three of the robbers herded the trainmen over to the mail car and ordered clerks Robert Lawson and Burt Bruce to open up. When the clerks did not immediately comply, the door was blown with more dynamite.</div> <div style="font-style: italic;">Finding very little, the outlaws next ordered the express car messenger, Charles Woodcock, to open the door. He refused. Again the thieves put a match to a couple of sticks of dynamite and easily blew the express car open. Woodcock was badly dazed in the explosion and unable to supply the bandits with the combination to the Pacific Express Co. safe. Therefore, more dynamite was used to blow open the safe. This charge proved a bit heavy, and succeeded in not only opening the safe but also blowing out the sides and the roof of the car.</div> <div>By 4:15 a.m., the six bandits had gathered unsigned bank notes, cash, 19 scarf pins, 29 gold-plated cuff button pairs and four Elgin watches. The initial estimate claimed a total of $30,000 was taken, but in 1904, then Union Pacific Superintendent W.L. Park wrote that the railroad had actually lost more than $50,000, some of it in gold. The outlaws escaped in a northerly direction, toward the Hole-in-the-Wall, a well-known outlaw enclave in the middle of Wyoming. Quite rare to find such accounts of this romanticized band of outlaws, particularly since the Paul Newman & Robert Redford movie. You get the complete 14 page issue which is in uncommonly nice, clean condition, with a bit of browning at the edges yet very little of the brittleness that typically plagues newspapers of this vintage.</div> <div style="font-style: italic;">  .</div>

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 3, 1899 It is extremely difficult to find accounts of the deeds of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, aka "The Hole In The Wall Gang" and "The Wild Bunch", but this issue contains on page 4 a fine account of the train robbery on the Union Pacific Railroad at Wilcox, Wyoming, headed: "Hold Up On The Union Pacific--Express Car & Safe Blown Open & Contents Taken by Desperadoes" with the text taking 7 column inches. They were not identified by name as it was not know then who committed the robbery, but TheHistoryNet.com (see) gives further particulars including: "The June 2, 1899, Wilcox holdup would become one of the West's most famous train robberies. The Union Pacific Overland Flyer No. 1 had two sections, each pulled by its own locomotive. The first section was flagged down by two men with lanterns at milepost No. 609 at 2:18 that rainy Friday morning. Thinking that a small wooden bridge ahead might have washed out overnight, engineer Jones brought this first section to a screeching stop. The two men, wearing masks, boarded the locomotive and ordered Jones and the fireman, named Dietrick, to pull forward to the bridge and stop again. Dynamite, already tucked under the trestle, was ignited, and Jones was again ordered to pull ahead "and be quick about it." When he moved too slowly for the outlaws, one of them clubbed him with a gun butt. The train had barely cleared the bridge when the explosion came. Although the bridge was not destroyed, the bandits had prevented the train's second section, whose headlight they had seen, from following. They then told engineer Jones to stop the first section so that the passenger cars could be uncoupled. The mail and express cars were what interested them. Following orders, Jones and Dietrick pulled ahead another two miles, where four more outlaws were waiting. Three of the robbers herded the trainmen over to the mail car and ordered clerks Robert Lawson and Burt Bruce to open up. When the clerks did not immediately comply, the door was blown with more dynamite. Finding very little, the outlaws next ordered the express car messenger, Charles Woodcock, to open the door. He refused. Again the thieves put a match to a couple of sticks of dynamite and easily blew the express car open. Woodcock was badly dazed in the explosion and unable to supply the bandits with the combination to the Pacific Express Co. safe. Therefore, more dynamite was used to blow open the safe. This charge proved a bit heavy, and succeeded in not only opening the safe but also blowing out the sides and the roof of the car. By 4:15 a.m., the six bandits had gathered unsigned bank notes, cash, 19 scarf pins, 29 gold-plated cuff button pairs and four Elgin watches. The initial estimate claimed a total of $30,000 was taken, but in 1904, then Union Pacific Superintendent W.L. Park wrote that the railroad had actually lost more than $50,000, some of it in gold. The outlaws escaped in a northerly direction, toward the Hole-in-the-Wall, a well-known outlaw enclave in the middle of Wyoming. Quite rare to find such accounts of this romanticized band of outlaws, particularly since the Paul Newman & Robert Redford movie. You get the complete 14 page issue which is in uncommonly nice, clean condition, with a bit of browning at the edges yet very little of the brittleness that typically plagues newspapers of this vintage. .

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Harper's WEEKLY, Jan. 16, 1892 Great full ftpg. showing a train robbery, captioned: 'The Modern Dick Turpin' is a very displayable print. Fullpg. shows 10: 'Beacons Along the South Coast'. Fullpg. with 4 Remington prints on 'The 6th U.S. Cavalry Camp at Rapid Creek'. Nice Remington dblpgctrfld: 'A Good Day's Hunting in the Adirondacks'. Fullpg. Remington: 'Gen. Carr Receiving the Report of a Scout'.

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1890-10-22

DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Oct. 22, 1890 Just what we hope to find on the front page of a newspaper from the Old West is in this issue: "Daring Robbery" "The Watchman Gagged & Bound and $2000 Secured" with some details. Not a lengthy nor conspicuous report, but great to have in this title. Mostly nice.

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1890-01-11

Harper's WEEKLY, Jan. 11, 1890 Two nice halfpg. scenes of: 'Oystering On the Chesapeake--Working the Beds Off Annapolis' & 'Raking in Shallow Water'. Nice Frederic Remington dblpgctrfld: 'Hunting the Caribou--'Shoot! Shoot!' plus another Remington print showing soldiers in a gunfight.

Harper's WEEKLY, Jan. 11, 1890 Two nice halfpg. scenes of: 'Oystering On the Chesapeake--Working the Beds Off Annapolis' & 'Raking in Shallow Water'. Nice Frederic Remington dblpgctrfld: 'Hunting the Caribou--'Shoot! Shoot!' plus another Remington print showing soldiers in a gunfight.

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1886-10-13

<div>WHEELING DAILY INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, Oct. 13, 1886. The back page has: "A Fine Game Of Ball", "On The Fair Grounds Diamond" ,"Yesterday Afternoon--A Home Amateur Team Holds up its End Creditably Against the St. Louis Maroons--The Boys Have Their Way at First". Has a summary and a box score of the game, plus three small illustrations within the text of the report, including one of Jack Glasscock captioned: "Glasscock Reaches For A Grounder". One of best shortstops of the nineteenth century, Glasscock played for St. Louis. In the report there is mention of his fine play: "There was no exceptional work on the part of the League team with the exception of Glasscock, who got everything that came...his way and some things that didn't."  A fine hitter, the report also says: "...The Maroons made their remaining runs...on a base on balls, a hit by Kirby and a darling by Glasscock for three bases to left centre..." Quite early for this format in which small illustrations of the players were featured within the text of the summary. Great to have in a Wheeling paper, Glasscock's hometown as well as his burial place. 4 pages in very good condition. Background Information: John Wesley Glasscock (July 22, 1857 - February 24, 1947) was an American short-stop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895 and was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era. He led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times, with both marks remaining league records until Ozzie Smith surpassed them in the 1980s; he also led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts twice. He won the 1890batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the league in hits twice; in his final season he became the sixth major league player to make 2,000 hits. He was the first player to appear in over 600 games as a shortstop, and ended his career with major league records for games (1628), putouts (2821), assists (5630), total chances (9283), double plays (620) and fielding percentage (.910) at the position. When he retired he ranked fifth in major league history in games (1736) and at bats (7030), seventh in total bases (2630) and eighth in doubles (313). Glasscock was born in Wheeling, West Virginia (then Virginia) to Thomas Glasscock (b. 1830) and the former Julia Collette (b. 1833), and dropped out of school in fourth grade to pursue his father's trade of carpentry. Nicknamed "Pebbly Jack" for his habit of scrutinizing the infield for small stones, typically pocketing them, the practice helped him to avoid the bad-hop ground balls which more regularly afflicted other infielders; fielding averages of the era rarely exceeded .900 among shortstops. He played for the local Standard club in 1876, the Champion City club of Springfield, Ohio in 1877, and the Allegheny club of the International Association in 1878, the latter at third base. After Allegheny folded, he finished the season with Cleveland and broke into the National League with that club in 1879, the first West Virginian in the majors. After playing second and third bases as a rookie, he switched to shortstop permanently in 1880 with Fred Dunlap taking over at second. In 1881 he led the NL in putouts (105), assists (274) and fielding average (.911) for the first time. Over five seasons with the team he gradually improved his hitting, and in 1882 he was among the league's top ten players in home runs (4), doubles (27), slugging average (.450) and total bases (161) while also leading the league in assists (311) and tying Sadie Houck's major league record of 40 double plays, set the previous year; Frank Fennelly set a new major league mark with 46 for the 1885Cincinnati Red Stockings in the American Association. In 1883, batting third, Glasscock led the team in runs batted in, and paced the NL in fielding again with a .922 average. In mid-1884 he jumped to the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association during that league's only season of play, and batted .419 in 38 games. He returned to the NL with the St. Louis Maroons for the next two years, becoming team captain. In 1885 he set an NL record for assists (397), breaking Arthur Irwin's 1880 mark of 339, and led the league in fielding average (.917); he also moved ahead of Davy Force to become the major league career leader in games at shortstop. In 1886 he hit .325 and was fifth in the league in doubles and sixth in hits, also breaking his own NL record with 43 double plays and again leading the NL in assists (392) and fielding (.906). His contract was sold to the Indianapolis Hoosiers before the 1887 season when the Maroons folded, and he continued his solid output with a .294 average that year. He also set new major league records for assists (493) and double plays (58), topping Fennelly's totals of 485 and 54 with the previous year's Red Stockings. Ollie Beard broke his major league assists mark with 537 for the 1889 Red Stockings, and Bob Allen set a new NL mark with 500 for the 1890 Philadelphia Phillies. Glasscock led the league in fielding (.901) again in 1888, and would later break his own NL double play record with 60 in 1889, though Beard set a new major league mark with 63 the same year; Allen broke the NL mark with 68 in 1890. 1889 marked Glasscock's top all-around season as he batted .352 second in the NL behind Dan Brouthers, and the best average by a major league shortstop prior to 1893, when the pitching distance was increased to 60 feet and led the league in hits (205). He was second in doubles (40, behind King Kelly) and total bases (272, behind Jimmy Ryan), and was fifth in the league with a career-high 128 runs. Furthermore, he led the league in every defensive category (246 putouts, 478 assists, 60 double plays, .915 average). His 246 putouts set a new NL record, breaking John Montgomery Ward's 1887 major league record of 226 (Herman Long had 335 for the 1889 American Association Kansas City Cowboys); Bob Allen would also break this record just a year later. Glasscock hit for the cycle on August 8 of that year; he also managed the team for the last half of the season, posting a 34-32 record. Early in the year, he discovered 17-year-old future Hall of Famer Amos Rusie pitching for a local semi-pro team, and the young hurler was promptly acquired for Indianapolis. When the Hoosiers folded after the 1889 season, his contract as well as Rusie's was awarded to the Giants to replace Ward, who was leading many of the sport's top players in a shift to the Players League for the 1890 season. Glasscock had been intending to switch leagues as well, but was expelled from the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players after signing his 1890 contract with Indianapolis. He won the 1890 batting championship by eleven points over Billy Hamilton, going 6-for-6 on September 27; he also became the second player to lead the NL in hits two years in a row (joining Brouthers), and was second in doubles to Sam Thompson and fifth in total bases. His offensive totals dropped off in later seasons, partially as a result of an 1891 hand injury. When the American Association merged with the NL prior to the 1892 season, Glasscock shifted to the St. Louis Browns (the team now known as the Cardinals), hitting .241 and .267 in two full seasons; he also managed the team for the first four games of the 1892 season, going 1-3. In June 1893 he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he hit .341 over the remainder of the year, finishing with a .320 average and also with 100 RBI for the first time. The team finished only five games out of first place, the closest he would come to a league title during his major league career. He batted .280 in his last full season in 1894, leading the NL in fielding for the last time with a .933 average, and ended his major league career in 1895, splitting the year between the Louisville Colonels and the Washington Senators. Glasscock left the major leagues with a .290 career batting average, 2040 hits, 27 home runs, 1163 runs, 825 runs batted in and 98 triples. He was one of the most difficult players of the 19th century to strike out, doing so just once in every 33 at bats. He played a notable role in the advancement of defensive tactics, being one of the first shortstops to use signals indicating which infielder would cover second base on steal attempts, and also one of the first to back up throws to the second baseman. Germany Smith broke his records for career assists and total chances in 1897, and his mark for games at shortstop in 1898. Herman Long broke his record for putouts in 1898, and his mark for double plays in 1900. Tommy Corcoran bettered his career fielding percentage by the end of the 19th century. Glasscock returned to Wheeling and played on a minor league team run by Ed Barrow, winning the first pennant of his career; he remained in the minor leagues as a first baseman until 1901, winning an 1896 batting title with a .431 average. After his baseball career ended, he returned to carpentry. He died in Wheeling from a stroke at age 89. source: wikipedia</div>

WHEELING DAILY INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, Oct. 13, 1886. The back page has: "A Fine Game Of Ball", "On The Fair Grounds Diamond" ,"Yesterday Afternoon--A Home Amateur Team Holds up its End Creditably Against the St. Louis Maroons--The Boys Have Their Way at First". Has a summary and a box score of the game, plus three small illustrations within the text of the report, including one of Jack Glasscock captioned: "Glasscock Reaches For A Grounder". One of best shortstops of the nineteenth century, Glasscock played for St. Louis. In the report there is mention of his fine play: "There was no exceptional work on the part of the League team with the exception of Glasscock, who got everything that came...his way and some things that didn't." A fine hitter, the report also says: "...The Maroons made their remaining runs...on a base on balls, a hit by Kirby and a darling by Glasscock for three bases to left centre..." Quite early for this format in which small illustrations of the players were featured within the text of the summary. Great to have in a Wheeling paper, Glasscock's hometown as well as his burial place. 4 pages in very good condition. Background Information: John Wesley Glasscock (July 22, 1857 - February 24, 1947) was an American short-stop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895 and was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era. He led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times, with both marks remaining league records until Ozzie Smith surpassed them in the 1980s; he also led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts twice. He won the 1890batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the league in hits twice; in his final season he became the sixth major league player to make 2,000 hits. He was the first player to appear in over 600 games as a shortstop, and ended his career with major league records for games (1628), putouts (2821), assists (5630), total chances (9283), double plays (620) and fielding percentage (.910) at the position. When he retired he ranked fifth in major league history in games (1736) and at bats (7030), seventh in total bases (2630) and eighth in doubles (313). Glasscock was born in Wheeling, West Virginia (then Virginia) to Thomas Glasscock (b. 1830) and the former Julia Collette (b. 1833), and dropped out of school in fourth grade to pursue his father's trade of carpentry. Nicknamed "Pebbly Jack" for his habit of scrutinizing the infield for small stones, typically pocketing them, the practice helped him to avoid the bad-hop ground balls which more regularly afflicted other infielders; fielding averages of the era rarely exceeded .900 among shortstops. He played for the local Standard club in 1876, the Champion City club of Springfield, Ohio in 1877, and the Allegheny club of the International Association in 1878, the latter at third base. After Allegheny folded, he finished the season with Cleveland and broke into the National League with that club in 1879, the first West Virginian in the majors. After playing second and third bases as a rookie, he switched to shortstop permanently in 1880 with Fred Dunlap taking over at second. In 1881 he led the NL in putouts (105), assists (274) and fielding average (.911) for the first time. Over five seasons with the team he gradually improved his hitting, and in 1882 he was among the league's top ten players in home runs (4), doubles (27), slugging average (.450) and total bases (161) while also leading the league in assists (311) and tying Sadie Houck's major league record of 40 double plays, set the previous year; Frank Fennelly set a new major league mark with 46 for the 1885Cincinnati Red Stockings in the American Association. In 1883, batting third, Glasscock led the team in runs batted in, and paced the NL in fielding again with a .922 average. In mid-1884 he jumped to the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association during that league's only season of play, and batted .419 in 38 games. He returned to the NL with the St. Louis Maroons for the next two years, becoming team captain. In 1885 he set an NL record for assists (397), breaking Arthur Irwin's 1880 mark of 339, and led the league in fielding average (.917); he also moved ahead of Davy Force to become the major league career leader in games at shortstop. In 1886 he hit .325 and was fifth in the league in doubles and sixth in hits, also breaking his own NL record with 43 double plays and again leading the NL in assists (392) and fielding (.906). His contract was sold to the Indianapolis Hoosiers before the 1887 season when the Maroons folded, and he continued his solid output with a .294 average that year. He also set new major league records for assists (493) and double plays (58), topping Fennelly's totals of 485 and 54 with the previous year's Red Stockings. Ollie Beard broke his major league assists mark with 537 for the 1889 Red Stockings, and Bob Allen set a new NL mark with 500 for the 1890 Philadelphia Phillies. Glasscock led the league in fielding (.901) again in 1888, and would later break his own NL double play record with 60 in 1889, though Beard set a new major league mark with 63 the same year; Allen broke the NL mark with 68 in 1890. 1889 marked Glasscock's top all-around season as he batted .352 second in the NL behind Dan Brouthers, and the best average by a major league shortstop prior to 1893, when the pitching distance was increased to 60 feet and led the league in hits (205). He was second in doubles (40, behind King Kelly) and total bases (272, behind Jimmy Ryan), and was fifth in the league with a career-high 128 runs. Furthermore, he led the league in every defensive category (246 putouts, 478 assists, 60 double plays, .915 average). His 246 putouts set a new NL record, breaking John Montgomery Ward's 1887 major league record of 226 (Herman Long had 335 for the 1889 American Association Kansas City Cowboys); Bob Allen would also break this record just a year later. Glasscock hit for the cycle on August 8 of that year; he also managed the team for the last half of the season, posting a 34-32 record. Early in the year, he discovered 17-year-old future Hall of Famer Amos Rusie pitching for a local semi-pro team, and the young hurler was promptly acquired for Indianapolis. When the Hoosiers folded after the 1889 season, his contract as well as Rusie's was awarded to the Giants to replace Ward, who was leading many of the sport's top players in a shift to the Players League for the 1890 season. Glasscock had been intending to switch leagues as well, but was expelled from the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players after signing his 1890 contract with Indianapolis. He won the 1890 batting championship by eleven points over Billy Hamilton, going 6-for-6 on September 27; he also became the second player to lead the NL in hits two years in a row (joining Brouthers), and was second in doubles to Sam Thompson and fifth in total bases. His offensive totals dropped off in later seasons, partially as a result of an 1891 hand injury. When the American Association merged with the NL prior to the 1892 season, Glasscock shifted to the St. Louis Browns (the team now known as the Cardinals), hitting .241 and .267 in two full seasons; he also managed the team for the first four games of the 1892 season, going 1-3. In June 1893 he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he hit .341 over the remainder of the year, finishing with a .320 average and also with 100 RBI for the first time. The team finished only five games out of first place, the closest he would come to a league title during his major league career. He batted .280 in his last full season in 1894, leading the NL in fielding for the last time with a .933 average, and ended his major league career in 1895, splitting the year between the Louisville Colonels and the Washington Senators. Glasscock left the major leagues with a .290 career batting average, 2040 hits, 27 home runs, 1163 runs, 825 runs batted in and 98 triples. He was one of the most difficult players of the 19th century to strike out, doing so just once in every 33 at bats. He played a notable role in the advancement of defensive tactics, being one of the first shortstops to use signals indicating which infielder would cover second base on steal attempts, and also one of the first to back up throws to the second baseman. Germany Smith broke his records for career assists and total chances in 1897, and his mark for games at shortstop in 1898. Herman Long broke his record for putouts in 1898, and his mark for double plays in 1900. Tommy Corcoran bettered his career fielding percentage by the end of the 19th century. Glasscock returned to Wheeling and played on a minor league team run by Ed Barrow, winning the first pennant of his career; he remained in the minor leagues as a first baseman until 1901, winning an 1896 batting title with a .431 average. After his baseball career ended, he returned to carpentry. He died in Wheeling from a stroke at age 89. source: wikipedia

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1883-10-06

THE SUN, Gunnison, Colorado, October 6, 1883 * Rare title * Volume 1 Number 2 This is the volume one, number two issue of this title, a very early issue from Gunnison. The front page has: "Morphine's Slave & Victim" & other items. Page 2 has:"Attempted Train Robbery -- The A. T. & S. F. Train from Denver Attacked near Coolidge, Kansas & more with the article taking most of a column. Other articles within include: "the Name of Gunnison" "White Pine and Tomitchi--The Gem Mining District of the Rocky Mountains" "Mollie's Arapahoe" "Mark Twain's Influence in Germany" & much more. Complete in 8 pages, never-trimmed margins, light browning, otherwise good.

THE SUN, Gunnison, Colorado, October 6, 1883 * Rare title * Volume 1 Number 2 This is the volume one, number two issue of this title, a very early issue from Gunnison. The front page has: "Morphine's Slave & Victim" & other items. Page 2 has:"Attempted Train Robbery -- The A. T. & S. F. Train from Denver Attacked near Coolidge, Kansas & more with the article taking most of a column. Other articles within include: "the Name of Gunnison" "White Pine and Tomitchi--The Gem Mining District of the Rocky Mountains" "Mollie's Arapahoe" "Mark Twain's Influence in Germany" & much more. Complete in 8 pages, never-trimmed margins, light browning, otherwise good.

558198

5.18.2009

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1883-03-01

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, March, 1883  * Gunfight at the O.K. Coral  * Wyatt Earp...  Tombstone, Arizona...  Doc Holliday...  A great issue with much reporting on some of the romance of the Old West. The first article in the issue, "Across Arizona", takes 16 pages is quite detailed, and has eleven prints, including Nortons Landing, On The Colorado River, Pasqual, the Yuma Chief, Yuma Indians At Home, a distant view of Tombstone, a Street View In Tucson, An Arizona Watering-Place which shows Indians, and several more, plus a small map showing southern Arizona. Text includes talk of Billy the Kid and Curley Bill, plus good talk of the gun fight at the OK Corral, with mention of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, Ike Clanton, and the McLowry brothers, as well as an illustration captioned: "The Sheriff of Tombstone & His Constituents." A wealth of interesting reading on Arizona, written from when it was still the Old West! Octavo-size, disbound, has 150 pages, has some binding residue at the spine.

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, March, 1883 * Gunfight at the O.K. Coral * Wyatt Earp... Tombstone, Arizona... Doc Holliday... A great issue with much reporting on some of the romance of the Old West. The first article in the issue, "Across Arizona", takes 16 pages is quite detailed, and has eleven prints, including Nortons Landing, On The Colorado River, Pasqual, the Yuma Chief, Yuma Indians At Home, a distant view of Tombstone, a Street View In Tucson, An Arizona Watering-Place which shows Indians, and several more, plus a small map showing southern Arizona. Text includes talk of Billy the Kid and Curley Bill, plus good talk of the gun fight at the OK Corral, with mention of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, Ike Clanton, and the McLowry brothers, as well as an illustration captioned: "The Sheriff of Tombstone & His Constituents." A wealth of interesting reading on Arizona, written from when it was still the Old West! Octavo-size, disbound, has 150 pages, has some binding residue at the spine.

549322

5.72.2008

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1 ARIZONA IN 1883 ... gunfight at the OK Corral...

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1882-04-22

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, April 22, 1882 This famous title produced many issues with some very desirable illustrations, but this issue, with the front page portrait of noted outlaw Jesse James, is arguably the most coveted. The caption beneath the full front page illustration reads: "Missouri--Jesse James, the Notorious Desperado, Killed at St. Joseph, April 3d." This is perhaps the most displayable newspaper to be found reporting on the Western outlaws. This issue is missing half of the inside pages, being the 8 central pages, and which included the article on Jesse James referenced in the front page caption. This issue measures 11 3/4 by 16 1/2 inches, was never bound nor trimmed, has some browning at the edges of the margins (see photos) and some light soiling, but is generally in nice condition.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, April 22, 1882 This famous title produced many issues with some very desirable illustrations, but this issue, with the front page portrait of noted outlaw Jesse James, is arguably the most coveted. The caption beneath the full front page illustration reads: "Missouri--Jesse James, the Notorious Desperado, Killed at St. Joseph, April 3d." This is perhaps the most displayable newspaper to be found reporting on the Western outlaws. This issue is missing half of the inside pages, being the 8 central pages, and which included the article on Jesse James referenced in the front page caption. This issue measures 11 3/4 by 16 1/2 inches, was never bound nor trimmed, has some browning at the edges of the margins (see photos) and some light soiling, but is generally in nice condition.

551314

10.35.2008

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2008-10-09T12:43:14-04:00

Terrific Jesse James pictorial newspaper... sup161b

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1882-04-13

RED WING ARGUS, from Red Wing, Minnesota, dated April 13, 1882  * Outlaw Jesse James death * Nice detailed report Page 2 has an article headed: "End of a Notorious Outlaw" which begins: "Tremendous excitement was caused at St. Joseph, Mo., on the 3d inst., by the announcement that Jesse James, the notorious bandit & robber had been killed at his temporary residence in that city. The news spread with great rapidity..." with much more. Details are provided as to how the incident happened (see photos for the full report), which include: "...He then picked up a duster, stepped up on a chair & commenced dusting a picture which hung on the wall, his back being turned to the Fords. Both Robert and Charles immediately drew their weapons, but the former was the quickest & sent a ball crashing through their chief's brain..." with more (see). Most reports on the death of Jesse James were not much more than a paragraph. This report is uncommonly lengthy with much more detail than typically found. Complete in four pages, loose at the spine, in very nice condition.

RED WING ARGUS, from Red Wing, Minnesota, dated April 13, 1882 * Outlaw Jesse James death * Nice detailed report Page 2 has an article headed: "End of a Notorious Outlaw" which begins: "Tremendous excitement was caused at St. Joseph, Mo., on the 3d inst., by the announcement that Jesse James, the notorious bandit & robber had been killed at his temporary residence in that city. The news spread with great rapidity..." with much more. Details are provided as to how the incident happened (see photos for the full report), which include: "...He then picked up a duster, stepped up on a chair & commenced dusting a picture which hung on the wall, his back being turned to the Fords. Both Robert and Charles immediately drew their weapons, but the former was the quickest & sent a ball crashing through their chief's brain..." with more (see). Most reports on the death of Jesse James were not much more than a paragraph. This report is uncommonly lengthy with much more detail than typically found. Complete in four pages, loose at the spine, in very nice condition.

558557

6.b.2009

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Detailed report on the Death of Jesse James... More detailed than most... cat164a

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1882-04-06

EVENING JOURNAL, from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, dated April 6, 1882 * Outlaw Jesse James murdered (historic) * Ford Brothers The front page contains an uncommonly lengthy report on the death of noted outlaw Jesse James, headed: * Shot Dead By Former Pals * Jesse James Killed While Preparing for Another Raid And great to have this report on the front page, as more typically such items appeared on inside pages, if at all. The report begins: * Charles and Robert Ford, who once belonged to the James gang, and were engaged in the Austin and Blue Cut train robberies, have been in St. Joseph one week for the purpose of arresting Jesse James... with much more on the details, including: "...James took off his belt and laid his pistols on the bed, preparing to wash himself when Robert Ford spring up behind him and sent a bullet through his brain. The ball entered the back of the head, coming out over the eye..." with more (see photos for the full report). This report has much more detail than is typically found in period newspapers. This issue is complete in 4 pages, is loose at the spine with some minor chipping  which affects some letters on page 3 only. Minor browning at the margins and folds, most be handled carefully.

EVENING JOURNAL, from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, dated April 6, 1882 * Outlaw Jesse James murdered (historic) * Ford Brothers The front page contains an uncommonly lengthy report on the death of noted outlaw Jesse James, headed: * Shot Dead By Former Pals * Jesse James Killed While Preparing for Another Raid And great to have this report on the front page, as more typically such items appeared on inside pages, if at all. The report begins: * Charles and Robert Ford, who once belonged to the James gang, and were engaged in the Austin and Blue Cut train robberies, have been in St. Joseph one week for the purpose of arresting Jesse James... with much more on the details, including: "...James took off his belt and laid his pistols on the bed, preparing to wash himself when Robert Ford spring up behind him and sent a bullet through his brain. The ball entered the back of the head, coming out over the eye..." with more (see photos for the full report). This report has much more detail than is typically found in period newspapers. This issue is complete in 4 pages, is loose at the spine with some minor chipping which affects some letters on page 3 only. Minor browning at the margins and folds, most be handled carefully.

548822

8.99.2008

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2009-08-28T10:09:01-04:00

Death of outlaw Jesse James... sup160a

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