Daniel McFarlan Moore death... electrical inventor...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 16, 1936



* Daniel Moore McFarlan murder

* Electrical engineer and inventor

* Fluorescent & Neon lamp lighting

* Thomas Alva Edison associate



The front page has a one column heading: "Inventor Aid, Associate of Edison, Slain" (see) Small photo of McFarlan on the back page.

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John Dillinger gang raids police station...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 13, 1934



* John Dillinger gang raids police station

* Warsaw, Indiana

* Post famous escape from jail (wooden gun)



The front page has a one column heading: "Link Dillinger To New Raid ON Police Station" (see)

Complete with all 40 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. In gre... See More  

First American railroad publication, from its first year...

AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNAL, New York, July 26, 1834  This is a very early issue--a volume three issue--of the very first American periodical on railroading. The best feature of this newspaper is the great and very early engraving of a railroad train in the masthead, showing an engine with three cars. Note the simplicity of the train, but keep in mind this is from the very beginning years of th... See More  

Al Capone's trial would result in eight years in the federal penitentiary...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 14, 1931 



* Al 'Scarface' Capone - gangster - mob boss

* Famous tax evasion trial w/ much testimony

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The front page has a one column heading regarding the two-week long trial of notorious gangster Al "Scarface" Capone: "DRAMA IN COURT AS U. S. CLOSES CASE ON CAPONE" with subhead. (see)... See More  

Adele Ritchie murder-suicide... prima donna...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 25, 1930



* Adele Ritchie murder-suicide death

* Prima donna - comic opera singer

* Edwardian musical comedies - vaudeville



The front page has a great banner headline: "ADELE RITCHIE KILLS HOSTAGES" with subheads. Nice for display. Photo of Ritchie is on the back. First report coverage on American prima donna Adele Ritchie committing suicide. Always ni... See More  

The assassination of Louis 'Two Gun' Alterie...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 19, 1935



* Louis 'Two Gun' Alterie death (1st report)

* Chicago gangland war -gangsters

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a great banner headline: "KILL ALTERIE IN LABOR FEUD" with subheads. Nice for display. More on the following page with related photos and diagram. More related photos are on the back page. When i... See More  

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 8, 1930



* Eugene "Red" McLaughlin's last swim

* Gangster - mobster - "Slaughter Week"



The front page has a five column headline: "'Red' McLaughlin Found Murdered" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 4 with 3 related photos. When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities... See More  

Outlaw lynching....

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, December 11, 1880



* Belleville NV Nevada (ghost town)

* Outlaw - desperado lynching



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 6 has an article headed: "LED OUT AND LYNCHED" "The Career of a Notorious Ruffian Cut Short"" "Hanged by a Mob for Committing  a Brutal Murder&q... See More  

1938 F. Donald Coster suicide...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 17, 1938



* Phillip Musica - F. Donald Coster

* Italian swindler suicide death in NYC

* McKesson & Robbins scandal of 1938



The front page has a great banner headline: "GREAT SWINDLE STORY TOLD" with subheads. Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3. Full back page pictorial with another banner heading as well. Also nice for display.

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James 'Fur" Sammons found guilty...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 25, 1930



* James "Fur" Sammons sentencing

* Chicago gangland psychopath

* Al 'Scarface' Capone madman



The front page has a great banner headline: "PLAN LIFE TERM FOR 'ENEMY'" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great De... See More  

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  

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  

1929 Lehigh County Hex murder ?....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1929



* Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

* Hex murder - powwow doctor

* Verna Octavia Delp



Page 2 has a one column heading: "SLAIN GIRL WORE 'HEX' MURDER CHARM" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the murder of Verna Octavia Delp at Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 64 pag... 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  

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  

Very displayable color cover...

PIKE'S PEAK DAILY NEWS, dated inside: August 12, 1908  The primary feature of this issue is the great color cover showing a woman looking at the distant view of Pike's Peak, with the train in the foreground. Very much a tourist-themed publication as there is a lengthy list of names of: "Arrivals on Pike's Peak" and a wealth of hotel & other travel-related advertiseme... See More  

1928 Marion Parker murder.... William Hickman guilty....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 10, 1928



* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder

* William Edward Hickman found guilty



The front page has a great banner headline: "FIND HICKMAN SANE, GUILTY OF MURDER" with subheads. (see) Nice headline for display. A photo of a smiling Hickman is on the back page. First report coverage on William Edward Hickman being found guilty for the murder of ... See More  

Al Capone out - Johnny "the Immune" Torrio takes over...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 19, 1931  The front page has an article headed: "New Leader Takes Place Of Al Capone," which announces that Johnny "the Immune" Torrio has taken over the gangland leadership - with more.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day are present as well.

Complete in 22 pages, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

Grace Fortescue trial for murder...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 23, 1932



* Grace Fortescue trial

* Joseph Kahahawai murder

* Thalia Massie rape ?

* Honolulu, Hawaii



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "DARROW BARS MOVE TO EXAMINE MASSIE" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the trial of Grace Fortescue for the murder of Joseph Kahahawai, a innocent man charged with the rape of her daughter, Thalia Massie.

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Infamous Dachau concentration camp is created... Adolph Hitler becomes dictator...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1933



* Beginning of Dachau concentration camp

* Adolph Hitler becoming dictator

* Prohibition ending



The front page has a three column healdine: "REICHSTAG MEETING TODAY IS PREPARED TO GIVE HITLER FULL CONTROL AS DICTATOR" with subheads.This was when Hitler officially became the dictator of Germany. 1933 was a very tumultuous time in Germany with th... See More  

NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1933



* Crescent City, Florida

* School bus & train disaster

* John Dillinger gang member



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "10 CHILDREN KILLED AS TRAIN HITS BUS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Crescent city, Florida school bus tragedy.

The back page has a one column heading: "GANGSTER KILLS CHICAGO OFFICER" ... See More  

Bobby Jones Wins U.S. Open...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, July 13, 1930



* Bobby Jones wins U.S. Open

* Win 3 of 4 for famous grand slam

* Al Capone acquitted



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CROWD APPLAUDS WHEN CAPONE IS ACQUITTED", "Chicagoan Cleared of Perjury on Directed Verdict"



Page 13B has one column headlines  that include:... See More  

The Charles Manson murder trial ends...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 16, 1971



* Charles Manson murder trial ends

* Sharon Tate



This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Tate Murder Case Goes to the Jury," which tells of the ending of the murder trial involving Charles Manson and his 3 women followers.

Other news of the day with period advertising is found throughout.

Complete in 3... See More  

Horseshoe Curve (Altoona, PA) Train Wreck...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated February 19, 1947



* Historic train wreck between Altoona & Gallitzin, PA

* Horseshoe curve

* The red Arrow - one of the "Blue Ribbon Flyers"



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:



* 25 KILLED IN WRECK ON PENN RAILROAD; 124 ARE INJURED

* Flyer From Detroit to New York Jumps Rails at Mountain ... See More  

1939 Bob Feller's Mother's Day blunder...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1939



* Pitcher Bob Feller & baseball folklore

* Mother's Day foul ball hit his Mother

* Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White Sox



The sport's section (page 21) has a two column heading: "Bob Feller's Mother Hit by Ball While Seeing Him Stop White Sox" with subhead and box scores. (see) See below for the history of this bizarre event.

Oth... See More