FDR responsible for Pearl Harbor attack ?...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 20, 1945



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* Responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor ?



The front page has a interesting banner headline: "'F.D.R. KEPT NAVY IN HAWAII'" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Supposedly President Roosevelt was warned about a possible attack by Japan but ignored it.

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Thanksgiving Day, 1945... The 1945-6 "Strike Wave"...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1945



* Thanksgiving Day edition

* Great front-page graphic

* The 1945-6 workers strike-wave



The front page has the banner headline: "U.S. ACTS IN 2 BIG STRIKES", followed by a related article. This most prominent feature is the large, color, Thanksgiving-themed illustration of the front page. Other news of the day, sports, and advertising are found... See More  

Prelude to Pearl Harbor ?...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 31, 1941



* Prelude to Pearl Harbor attack ?

* Japan bombs USS Tutluila



The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "U. S. PROTESTS JAP BOMBING OF RIVER GUNBOAT" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 3 with photo. This event happened more than 4 months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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1940 Hillsborough, California kidnapping...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 21, 1940



* Marc de Tristan Jr. child heir kidnapping

* Hillsborough, San Mateo County, California



The front page has a banner headline: "KIDNAP CHILD; ASK $100,00" with subheads and small related map. Three related photos and heading on the back page. (see images)

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1928 Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 26, 1928



* Former police chief's house bombed

* Chicago gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a great banner headline for display concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "FITZMORRIS' HOME BOMBED" with subheads. A few related ph... See More  

Adolph Hitler returns to Berlin from 1940 Warfront...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 7, 1940



* Adolph Hitler gets a hero's welcome w/ photo

* Returns to Berlin from the conquered war front

* Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium & France



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "HITLER HOME IN TRIUMPH; TO SET UP 'NEW EUROPE'" with subhead and related photo. (see images)

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Max Marston wins 1923 U.S. Amateur golf...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 23, 1923



* United States Amateur championship

* Golfer Maxwell Marston wins

* Flossmoor Country Club - Illinois

* New York Yankees team photo - Babe Ruth



The front page has a great banner headline: "MARSTON WINS GOLF TITLE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Unusual for such a nice headline on the front page concerning such a event, p... See More  

French fliers set new non-stop airplane flight record....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 7 & 8, 1933



* New non-stop airplane flight distance record

* French aviators Paul Codos & Maurice Rossi



Here are a pair of issues on a aviation achievement. The Aug. 7th issue has a banner headline: "SILENCE VEILS OCEAN FLYERS" with subheads. Related photo on the back page.The Aug. 8th issue has a one column heading: "FRENCHMEN HOP FROM U... See More  

1929 Athens, Texas High School basketball champions...

SECTION II (Sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, April 7, 1929



* Athens, Texas Hornets High School basketball

* Wins national championship vs. Oklahoma City



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "ATHENS WINS NATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNEY" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.

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The beginning of the end for gangster Al Capone ?, in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 17, 1930 



* Al 'Scarface' Capone arrest warrant

* Other high profile gang bosses (list)

* Prohibition era - beer - liquor

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a one column heading "WARRANTS OUT FOR ARREST OF 26 GANG CHIEFS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on arrest warrants issued to Chicago top grim... See More  

Boxer Harry Greb during his prime photo...

SECTION II (sports) ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 2, 1923



* Boxer Harry Greb - "The Pittsburgh Windmill"

* New boxing middleweight champion photo



The front page of this section has a three column photo with heading: "RULES THE MIDDLEWEIGHTS" with brief text underneath. (see images) Greb won the NYSAC and NBA middleweight titles just 2 days earlier.

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Mahatma Gandhi arrested...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 1, 1933



* Mahatma Gandhi arrested

* Civil disobedience movement

* Ahmedabad, India



The front page has a one column heading: "Britain Seizes Gandhi as New Revolt Flares" (see images)

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Chuck Klein & Jimmie Foxx voted MVPs....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 19, 1932



* Jimmie Foxx & Chuck Klein

* Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies

* MLB baseball most valuable players



The front page of the sport's section (page 19) has a nice banner headline: "VOTE FOXX AND KLEIN MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS" with subheads and photo of Foxx. (see images) First report coverage on Jimmie Foxx and Chuck Klein winning the ... See More  

Minnestoa Golden Gopher "Pug" Lund wins 1934 MVP...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Dec. 16, 1934



* Francis "Pug" Lund wins Big Ten football MVP

* Minnesota Golden Gophers college football HB

* Chicago Tribune Silver Football award



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "NAME LUND MOST VALUABLE BIG 10 PLAYER" with subheads and pictorial. (see images) Of course this is the only publi... See More  

Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls to be fun to watch...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Oct. 29, 1984



* After Michael Jordan's 2nd game - 1st loss

* Bob Sakamoto prediction of "fun to watch"

* Chicago Bulls professional basketball

* Best publication to be had - rare as such



The top of page 18 of the sport's section (tabloid size) has a heading: "Early returns show Bulls a winner on fun ballot" (see images). This editorial was afte... See More  

Joe DiMaggio is MVP in 1941...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1941  The front page of section 2 (sports) has a banner headline: "VOTE DI MAGGIO MOST VALUABLE FOR 2ND TIME" with subheads and photo.

Complete in 38 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, tape mend along bottom margin of the front page, generally nice.





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The Casablanca conference...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1943  



* Casablanca Conference in Morocco

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill



The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "PRESIDENT FLIES TO AFRICA" with subheads.

More on pages 6 & 7 with a related map and small photos. 

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Jimmie Foxx's 500th home run... Boston Red Sox...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 25, 1940 



* Jimmie Foxx 500th home run (2nd ever to do so) 

* Boston Red Sox - MLB Major League Baseball



The top of page 26 has a one column heading: FOXX HITS 500TH HOMER AS BOSTON WINS, 16-8, 4-3" with subhead and box scores (see images).

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First Jewish Supreme Court Justice, Louis D. Brandeis...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 6, 1941



* Louis D. Brandeis death (1st report)

* 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice



The front page has a great banner headline: "BRANDEIS, NOTED JURIST, DIES" with subheads. Nice for display. First report coverage continues on page 12 with photo.

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CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 23, 1928 (Picture Section)



* Bobby Jones wins 4th amateur golf title

* Largest "rout" to-date



Page 3 of this Picture Section has two photos related to Bobby Jones winning his fourth amateur title. One caption begins: "EMPEROR JONES AGAIN...". The other has: "THE WORST ROUT IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP...", with m... See More  

Sit down strikes goes to Supreme Court... Great headline!

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 28 , 1939



* NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp.

* United States Supreme Court decision

* re. Sit down strikes - fired employees



The front page has a great banner headline: "SIT DOWN STRIKES ILLEGAL!" with subheads. Nice for display. Lengthy text continues inside with a few related photos. First report coverage on the NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgic Corp.... See More  

Man o' War grandson wins in horse racing...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, June 19, 1932



* Man o' War's grandson Gusto wins

* American Derby - Arlington Park

* Thoroughbred horse racing - race



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "GUSTO'S STRETCH DRIVE WINS AMERICAN DERBY" with subheads and large photo Nice for display. More inside.

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1934 professional wrestling match...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 20, 1934



* Jim Londos vs. Strangler Lewis

* Early professional wrestling (day of)

* From the city where it happened

* Wrigley Field - Chicago



The front page of the sport's section (page 19) has a nice banner headline: "LONDOS RISKS TITLE AGAINST LEWIS TONIGHT" with subheads and a few related photos. The match would take place later that day.

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Altona Bloody Sunday... Prussia riots...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 18, 1932



* Altona Bloody Sunday conflict

* Hamburg, Germany

* Sturmabteilung (SA) & Schutzstaffel (ss)

* Nazis Party vs. Communists



The top of the front page has a banner headline: "REDS RIOT; 15 GERMANS DIE" with subheads. Related photo on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the "Altona Bloody Sunday", a violent confro... See More  

Patton's Third Army crosses the Rhine...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1945



* First & Third United States Army

* Operation Lumberjack - Rhine River

* Battle of Remagen - Ludendorff Bridge

* General Courtney Hodges & Patton



The front page has a great banner headline: "NAZIS HIT BRIDGEHEAD; Enemy Shells Yank-Held Span Over Rhine" with subheads. Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3. Related photos on the b... See More