Toronto Maple Leafs win 1931 Stanley cup...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Daily tribune, April 10, 1932



* Toronto Maple Leafs - NHL Hockey

* Wins Stanley Cup title

* vs. New York Rangers



The front page of this section has a seven column heading: "TORONTO BEATS RANGERS, 6-4; WINS STANLEY CUP" with subhead and lineups. (see) First report coverage on the Toronto Maple Leafs winning the 1931-32 Stanley Cup by defeatin... See More  

1932 Ritz Tower, New York City explosion...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 2, 1932 



* The Ritz Tower Hotel explosion 

* New York City skyscraper 

* FDNY firefighters killed



The front page is a one column heading: "7 Dead, 25 Hurt by Explosion in Ritz Tower" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the explosion at the Ritz Tower Hotel on Park Avenue in Manhattan.

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Seabiscuit wins Massachusetts Handicap...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, August 8, 1937



* Seabiscuit wins Massachusetts Handicap

* Sufflok Downs, East Boston - "Masscap"

* Thoroughbred racehorse racing



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "Seabiscuit Is Easy Victor in $50,000 Stake" with smaller subheads. Photo on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on famous raceh... See More  

Landis to determine if indicted players are banned or not...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 14, 1921 



* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal 

* Baseball World Series fix trial

* Best title to be had ? rare as such



The top of page 18 begins with column heads: "BASEBALL GATES FOREVER CLOSED TO INDICTED SOX". Included is a small photo of "Judge K.M. Landis, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball.

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1935 SS Normandie maiden voyage...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 30, 1935



* SS Normandie begins maiden voyage

* French ocean liner passenger ship

* Lew Havre, France to New York City



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "NORMANDIE SAILS ON MAIDEN TRIP; TRIES FOR RECORD" with subhead. (see images)

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Jewish persecution expands in Germany....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 19, 1938



* Aktion Arbeitsscheu Reich

* Jewish persecution covers all of Germany

* Jews arrested and their stores attacked



The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIOT IN BERLIN WAR ON JEWS" with subheads. Nice for display.

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1927 Mexican train massacre....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 21, 1927



* Federal soldiers train massacre

* El Limon, Jalisco, Mexico

* Cristero War - Zapatistas

* Jose Reyes Vega



The front page has banner headline announcing: "KILL 152 ON MEXICAN TRAIN" with subhead. (see)

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Franklin D. Roosevelt elected governor.....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 5, 1930



* New York gubernatorial election, 1930

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR elected governor



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DEMOCRATS SWEEP NATION" with subheads that include: "Gov. Roosevelt Routs Rival By 735,000 Votes" and more. Photo of Roosevelt on the back page. (see)

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Golfer Johnny Goodman wins 1937 U.S. Amateur

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 29, 1937



* Johnny Goodman wins (1st report)

* United States Amateur Championship

* Omaha, Nebraska golfer



The front page of this section has a banner heading:  "JOHNNY GOODMAN WINS U. S. AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP" with subhead. Nice photo on page 5. (see)

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Outlaw Raymond Hamilton re-captured...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 6, 1935



* Raymond Hamilton re-captured

* Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde fame



The front page has a one column heading: "Raymond Hamilton Is Recaptured In Fort Worth, Tex." with small photo of Hamilton. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Battle of Shanghai (Bloody Saturday) in 1937...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, August 29, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai, China

* Imperial Japanese Army

* "Bloody Saturday" bombings



The front page has a five column heading: "Japanese Bombs Kill 200 in Shanghai" with subheads. (see)

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Jewish concentration camp atrocities....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 17, 1945



* Josef Kramer, Irma Grese & others found guilty

* Belsen, Oswiecim & Dachau concentration camps

* Nazis - German atrocities told - Jewish Holocaust



The top of page 2 has a two column pictorial headed: "Found Guilty in War Crimes Trial" (see) Also on the same page is a one column heading: "BELSEN COURT CONVICTS 30 OF ATROCITI... See More  

USC Trojans wins 1944 Rose Bowl & more....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 2, 1944



* Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Washington Huskies

* Orange Bowl: LSU Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies

* Sugar Bowl: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Tulsa

* Cotton Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs. Randolph



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "U. S. C. OVERWHELMS WASHINGTON, 29 TO 0" with subheads and large phot... See More  

1934 Liner SS Morro Castle disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 10, 1934 



* Liner SS Morro Castle burns



The front page has a great banner headline: "LIST 156 DEAD ON BURNED SHIP" with subheads. Nice for display. Nice full page pictorial on the back page with banner heading. (see)

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Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 22, 1935



* Gilberton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

* Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company

* Colliery explosion disaster

* Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder case



The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "11 MINERS KILLED BY BLAST, GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA" with subheas. (see) First report coverage on the Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mi... See More  

Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial...

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Will Rogers & Wiley Post deaths in 1935...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 20, 1935



* Will Rogers & Wiley Post

* Airplane crash - deaths



The front page has a one column heading: "FINAL FLIGHT OF ROGERS AND POST IS OVER" with subhead. More on page 8 with related photo. Five more photos are on the back page.

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1920 Palmer Raids... Communists rounded up...

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 3, 1920



* A. Mitchell Palmer Raids

* United States Department of Justice

* Socialists, Anarchists & Communists arrested



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SEIZE REDS IN 33 CITIES" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. More on page 2.

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1934 actor Lou Tellegen suicide...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 30, 1934



* Lou Tellegen suicide death

* Dutch born silent film actor & more



The front page has a nice banner healdine: "ACTOR LOU TELLEGEN ENDS LIFE" with subhead. (see) A few related photos are on the back page. First report coverage on the suicide death of famous silent film actor and director, Lou Tellegen.

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Donn Fendler goes missing in Maine's Mount Katahdin...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 20, 1939



* Donn Fendler goes missing

* Mount Katahdin in Maine

* Rye, New York 12 year old boy



Page 2 has a one column heading: "Bloodhound Trails Lost Boy To Rim Of 400 Foot Precipice" with small related map. (see) Coverage on Donn Fendler going missing in the mountains of Maine.

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Amelia Earhart lost in 1937...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE,  July 10, 1937.

 

* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance

* Over the Pacific Ocean - Fred Noonan



The front page has a one column heading: "Navy Launches Final Phase of Earhart Hunt" Small related map on page 2. (see)

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1930 Disappearance of Mary Agnes Moroney...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 16, 1930



* Disappearance of Mary Agnes Moroney

* Unsolved mystery kidnapping in Chicago



The front page has a small one column heading: "Child Kidnapped by Woman Posing as Needy's Friend" Early, first report on the disappearance of Mary Agnes Moroney. Unfortunate for the brief report here, probably because it was very early. Probably only reported in ... See More  

1928 Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 26, 1929



* Extortion at the dog tracks

* 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: "BOMB THREAT BY DOG TRACKS" with subheads. (see) Two related photos are ... See More  

Wallis Warfield Simpson asks for divorce......

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1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 17, 1928 



* Wineville Chicken Coop murders 

* Christine and Walter Collins... Gordon Stewart Northcott 

* Hollywood movie 'Changeling' fame



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "CORROBORATES BOY'S STORY OF MURDER FARM" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the Wineville Chicken Coop murders when the 1st pieces of ... See More