1942 Stanley Johnston & Battle of the Coral Sea...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1942



* Battle of Midway naval & air engagement 

* Attack on the United States Navy carrier described

* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea

* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes



The front page has a one column heading:  "'EYES' OF NAVY TELL OF JOB AT MIDWAY" wit... See More  

1933 Palestine riots... Jewish immigration...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 29, 1933



* Palestine riots - Jews & Arabs over immigration

* Sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "BRITISH MOBILIZE TROOPS AS ARAB RIOTING SPREADS" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the 1933 Palestine riots during the intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine.

Complete 1st s... See More  

Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy... Yale...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 17, 1936



* Larry Kelley wins Heisman Trophy

* Yale University college football

* Native of Williamsport, Pennsylvania



The top of page 25 has one column headings : "KELLEY RECEIVES HEISMAN TROPHY; DISCUSES GAME" "Yale End Calls Football Big Business" with smaller subheads. (see) First report coverage on Larry Kelley winning the Heisman Tro... See More  

1938 "Grey Owl" death... Archibald Belaney...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 14, 1938



* Grey Owl death 

* Archibald Belaney

* Famed conservationist



Page 16 under "Obituaries" is a tiny heading: "Grey Owl" First report coverage on the death of Grey Owl, widely known for Environmental conservation.

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. 



AI... See More  

1939 Chicago Auto Show....

SECTION 5 (Automobiles) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Nov. 5, 1939 The front page has a banner headline: "40TH ANNUAL CHICAGO AUTO SHOW OPENS" with the entire section devoted to the Automotive industry with new innovations and many photos. Great reading. This particular auto show featured the very first car with air conditioning. 

Complete section 5 only with all 18 pages, ra... See More  

Elbe Day... Soviet & American troops meet....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 28, 1945



* Elbe River Day - Torgau, Germany

* Soviet (Russian) & American Troops



The front page has a three column heading: "HOW YANKS LINKED WITH RUSSIANS" with subheads. More on pages 4 & 5. Four related photos and map are on the back page under banner heading: "First Pictures of U.S.--Russian Meeting on East Bank of the Elbe--Alli... See More  

Canadian WWI flying ace William "Billy" Barker killed...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 13, 1930



* William "Billy" George Barker killed

* Canadian World War I - WWI fighter ace 

* Airplane pilot - Canada aviator w/ photo 



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "AIR CRASH KILLS FLYER WHO SHOT DOWN 52 PLANES" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few... See More  

Helen Hicks wins 1931 U.S. Amateur golf champiopnship...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 27, 1931



* Women's golfer Helen Hicks victory 

* U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship 

* Grover Cleveland Golf Course - Buffalo 



The top of the front page of this section has a banner headline: "HELEN HICKS WINS, 2 AND 1; QUEEN OF U.S. GOLF" with subhead. (see images)

Complete sport's sect... See More  

John Dillinger's escape with a wooden gun...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1934



* Gangster John Dillinger

* Post escape with wooden gun

* Crown Point, Indiana jail

* The hunt continues



The front page has a one column heading: "Dillinger Pal, Shot In Fray, Is In Custody". (see image) 

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.



AI notes: Eugene Green, a member of John Dillinger’s ga... See More  

1940 Robert Wadlow death... Alton, Illinois giant...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 16, 1940 



* Robert Pershing Wadlow death 

* Alton, Illinois Giant (1st report) 

* Tallest man ever in the World 



Page 12 has a one column heading: "Youthful Giant, Wadlow, To Be Buried At Alton" (see image)

Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



AI notes: On... See More  

Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame football in 1939...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, November 5, 1939



* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame

* NCAA college football

* Many other games w/ photos



The front page of this section has a four column heading: "NOTRE DAME WHIPS ARMY, 14-0" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with two related photos and stats.

Other sporting news of the day includ... See More  

Women & the Ku Klux Klan in 1937...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 2, 1937



* KKK - Ku Klux Klan - Night Riders

* Hiram W. Evans and Southern Women



The bottom of the back page has two photos with heading: "Women in the South Join the Night Riders of the Ku Klux Klan" with text.

And the top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Nation-Wide Protest Against Alien Labor Agitation, Klan Plan" (see images)

Complete... See More  

1937 Battle of Beiping-Tianjin...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1937



* Battle of Beiping-Tianjin - Peiping - Beijing - Peiking

* North China Incident - Second Sino-Japanese War

* Lugou - Marco Polo Bridge captured by Imperial Army



The front page has a one column heading: "DICTATOR ENDS CHINESE ARMY AGAINST JAPAN" with subhead. More coverage on the following pages with 2 related maps. Some related photos ar... See More  

The great 1923 Kanto earthquake...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Sept. 2, 1923



* The Great Kanto earthquake

* Tokyo and Yokohama Japan



The front page has a nice banner headline: "TOKIO IN FLAMES; MANY DIE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. 

First section only with 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.



AI notes: The Great Kantō Earthquake struck the Tokyo-Yokohama re... See More  

1934 Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" death...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 9, 1934



* Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" Death

* Major League Baseball catcher and manager



The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a four column headline: "WILBERT ROBINSON DIES" with subheads. A photo of Robinson is on the back page. (see images) 

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few... See More  

1920 Union Club riot in Manhattan... Irish-Americans...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 26, 1920



* Union Club riot in Manhattan

* Irish & Anglo-Americans clash

* A hanging British flag as provocation ?

* Post "Bloody Sunday" in Dublin, Ireland 



The front pager has a nice banner headline for display: "IRISH RAID NEW YORK CLUB" with subheads. (see images) 

Complete with 20 pages, light toning ans a little wear at t... See More  

Bobby Jones wins U.S. Open In 1930...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 13, 1930 



* Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open championship

* 3rd of the 4 major golf titles for the Grand Slam

* Interlachen Country Club - Edina, Minnesota 



The front page has a great banner headline: "JONES WINS; HIS 12TH CROWN" with subheads. Nice for display and unusual for a sport's event to make the main headline on the front page.

M... See More  

Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 3, 1933



* Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba - Havana



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HAVANA HOTEL BATTLE, 44 DIE" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with related pictorial.

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.



AI notes: The Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba occurred in 1933 a... See More  

Rosa Parks' death report... Civil-rights advocate...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Illinois, Oct. 25, 2005



* Rosa Parks' death report

* Refusal to move from her seat in the "white section" of bus

* Montgomery, Alabama



The front page has a large photo headed: "Rosa Parks, 1913-2005". The corresponding coverage below the photo has the heading: "Her Refusal to move moved a nation." The article continues on page 22 with deta... See More  

Al Capone freed from prison....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 17, 1939



* Al 'Scarface" Capone freed from prison

* Chicago gangster becomes a free man

* Best publication to be had ? (very rare as such)



The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE, BROKEN AND ILL; FREED; PUT IN HOSPITAL" with small photo of Capone. (see images) Great to have from the city where he ruled the underground for ye... See More  

France swindler Henry Rochette 1934 suicide...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 15, 1934



* Henri Rochette suicide by razor death in France

* French banker - con artist - swindler - fraudster 



The front page has a one column heading: "Famous Crook Cuts Throat in Paris Court" Photo of Rochette is on page 21. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes alo... See More  

1st airplane flight around the World...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 1, 1931



* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty prevail

* 1st airplane flight around the World



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CIRCLE GLOBE; TELL STORY" with many subheads. (see images). Related map on page 3. Related on the back page.  

Complete 40 pages, rag edition, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally in very nice condit... See More  

Gari Melchers death... American artist....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 1, 1932



* Gari Melchers death

* American artist



The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "GARI MELCHERS, NOTED PAINTER, DIES IN SOUTH" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.



AI notes: Gari Melchers (1860–1932) was an American painter known for his realistic and later impressionistic... See More  

Leopold - Loeb case... Bobby Franks murder...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1924



* Leopold & Loeb trial

* Bobby Franks murder

* Thrill Killing case

* Best publication (rare)



The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "STATE ENDING CASE OF FRANKS SLAYERS WITH CONFESSIONS" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 30 pages, light toning, some margin wear, irregular along the spi... See More  

Floyd Collins trapped in Mammoth Cave....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 6, 1925 



* Floyd Collins trapped w/ great headline

* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SINK SHAFT TO CAVE CAPTIVE" with subheads. Nice for display. Coverage continues on page 2 with related illustration. Five related photos are on the back page. (see images)

Complete with 34 pages, light toning and s... See More