Bugs Moran gang rounded up....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 1, 1930



* re. Jake Lingle's assassination

* Chicago Tribune reporter

* George "Bugs" Moran gang



The front page has a great banner headline: "TRAP 15 IN LINGLE RAIDS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos are on the back page. When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Proh... See More  

Omaha streetcar strike riot....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 16, 1935



* Omaha, Nebraska streetcar strike riot

* Martial Law - National Guard



The front page has a great banner headline: "1,800 TROOPS RULE IN OMAHA" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo is on page 2. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages... See More  

A Franklin D. Roosevelt Fireside Chat Issue !

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 8, 1933



* Bank Crisis - New Deal

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR

* Fireside Chat (1st report)



The front page has a great banner headline: "ROOSEVELT TO PUSH INFLATION" with subheads and complete text of Roosevelt's address. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 30 pages, this is the &... See More  

re. 1929 St. Valentine's Day massacre probe...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 18, 1930



* re. St. Valentine's Day massacre

* Investigation hits New York City



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "NEW YORK GANG BULLETS LINKED WITH MASSACRE" with subhead. (see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great Depression eras, no city is more in the forefront o... See More  

Dust Bowl relief program... FDR...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 8, 1936



* Dust Bowl - agriculture drought - heat wave

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt relief on the way ?



The front page has a great banner headline: "NO RAIN! SIXTH TORRID DAY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Co... See More  

Prohibition coming to an end in 1933...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 22, 1933 



* Prohibition ending - beer & wine returning

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* Cullen-Harrison Act



the front page has a one column heading: "Beer Sale to Start April 7 in Wet States" thus ending Prohibition. Related photo is on the back page. Nice to have from Chicago, the center of crime resulting from prohibition.

Complete with al... See More  

Novelist Edgar Wallace 1932 death....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 11, 1932



* Edgar Wallace death (1st report)

* English novelist, writer, playwright, screenwriter & more



The top of page 26 has a one column heading: "EDGAR WALLACE DEATH CUTS OFF PROLIFIC CAREER" with subhead and small photo of Wallace. (see) First report coverage on the death of famed writer and playwright, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace.

Compl... See More  

HMS Thetis sinking...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 2, 1939



* HMS Thetis sinks

* British submarine

* Royal Navy



The front page has a nice banner headline: "79 SAFE IN SUB SUNK 18 HOURS" (see) Nice for display. Related photo on the back page. First report coverage on the lost of the HMS Thetis British submarine. Interesting headline suggesting that all is well when in fact 99 lives were lost.

Complete w... See More  

Jack 'Machine Gun' McGurn assassinated...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 17, 1936



* Jack 'Machine Gun' McGurn assassination

* St. Valentine's Day Massacre fame

* Al 'Scarface' Capone hit man

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "AUTO OF M'GURN, SOUGHT SINCE, IS FOUND" with subhead. (see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefar... See More  

1929 Catherine Cassler as murder suspect...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 3, 1929



* Murderer Catherine Cassler

* Cameola Soutar murder



The front page has a nice banner headline: "LAY KILLING TO MRS. CASSLER" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos on the back page. Probably only found in a Chicago publication.

Complete with all 46 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsp... See More  

Gangster Ralph Capone goes to prison in 1931...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 7, 1931



* Ralph Capone starts 3 year term

* Chicago gangland gangster - mobster

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The ftpg. has a one column heading: "RALPH CAPONE GOES TO PRISON FOR TAX TERM" with subhead. (see) Related photo on the back page.

After his sentence for income tax evasion the previous year, Al Capone was sent to a federal pr... See More  

Charles A. Lindbergh family flees America...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 23, 1935



* Charles A. Lindbergh flees America

* American reporter Lauren "Deac" Lyman

* Pulitzer Prize winning exclusive story - part 1



The front page has a great banner headline: "LINDYS FLEE U. S. KIDNAPERS" with subheads. (see). Nice for display. Four related photos on the back page. This is Lauren 'Deac' Lyman's Pulitzer P... See More  

Ruth Snyder executed by electric chair...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 13, 1928



* Murderers Ruth Snyder & Henry Judd 

* Sing Sing Prison executions - electric chair 



The front page has a great banner headline: "ELECTROCUTE RUTH AND GRAY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Lengthy text continues on page 2. Five related photos on the back page. First report coverage on Ruth Snyder being executed by elect... See More  

1928 Charles Lindbergh & Floyd Bennett...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 25, 1928



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh

* Flight to Quebec, Canada

* Floyd Bennett near death



The front page has a nice banner headline: "LINDY FLIES TO SICK FLYER" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos on the back page.

Complete with all 46 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for i... See More  

Hack Wilson sets home run record in 1930...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 27, 1930



* Hack Wilson's home run record (44)

* Chicago Cubs - major league baseball

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a nice banner headline: "CUBS WIN, 7-5; WILSON SETS LEAGUE RECORD" with subheads, box scores and photo of Wilson. Nice for display. Great to have in this famous Chic... See More  

1928 Emmeline Pankhurst death... suffragette...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1928



* Emmeline Pankhurst death (1st report)

* British political activist & suffragette

* Women's suffrage leader - right to vote



The front page has a one column heading: "Noted Leader of Suffrage Fight Is Dead" (see). First report coverage on the death of Emmeline Pankhurst, British leader on Women's suffrage.

Complete with all 38 pag... See More  

Al Capone at Northwestern football game photo...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1931



* Al Capone - Chicago gangster leader

* Northwestern football game

* Ryan Field photo



Page 3 has a three column photo with heading: "Al Capone Watches Football Game in Evanston" with brief text underneath. Probably only found in this Chicago publication. He would be found guilty of income tax fraud a few weeks later that ended his reign in ... See More  

1930 Rangoon Riots in India...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 28, 1930



* Rangoon Riots of 1930

* Indian dockworkers

* Burman labourers



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MOBS KILL WOMEN IN INDIA" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 42 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very hig... See More  

The death of Marchese Guglielmo Marconi...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 20, 1937



* Guglielmo Marconi death (1st report)

* Wireless telegraphy inventor



The front page has a five column headline: "Marconi, Inventor of Wireless, Dies" with subhead. (see) A few related photos on the back page.

Complete with all 28 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional holding... See More  

1935 Shinchiku-Tasichu earthquake...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 22, 1935



* 1935 Shinchiku-Taichu earthquake

* Taichung, Japanese Taiwan



The front page has a nice banner headline: "2,793 DIE IN ISLAND QUAKE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage continues inside with related photo and map. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with a... See More  

Harry Ford Sinclair goes to jail in 1929...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 7, 1929



* Harry Ford Sinclair jailed

* Sinclair Oil Corporation founder

* Teapot Dome Scandal - bribery



The front page has a nice banner headline: "PLACE SINCLAIR BEHIND BARS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photos on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all... See More  

Australian Aviatrix Jessie "Chubbie" Miller....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 2, 1930



* Jessie Maude "Chubbie" Miller

* Australian Woman aviator

* Nice headline for display



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ISLE SAVES LOST AVIATRIX" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 2 with a small related map. Another related map on the back page.

Complete with all 36 pages, this is the "r... See More  

1937 Little Steel Strike...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 25, 1937



* Little Steel Strike - labor

* Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)

* Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CIO GRIP ON STEEL SMASHED" with subheads. (See) Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news, sports and adv... See More  

The legendary "called shot" home run by Babe Ruth, in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 2, 1932 



* Babe Ruth's called shot (first report)

* New York Yankees World Series (game 3)

* Chicago Cubs - Wrigley Field

* Best title to be had - very rare



This could well be the most desired newspaper in baseball history. This edition reports the famous Babe Ruth "called shot" home run in the 1932 World Series.

As a bit of background, ... See More  

Max Schmeling TKO's Stribling in 1931...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 4, 1931



* Max Schmeling vs. Young Stribling

* Heavyweight boxing title fight

* Great headline for display



The front page has a very nice banner headline: "A KNOCKOUT! BY SCHMELING" with subheads. (see) Rare to have and nice headline on the front that deals with sports. The front page of the sport's section (page 11) also has a nice banner headline... See More