Aviator Jimmie Mattern safe in Siberia....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 8, 1933



* American Aviator Jimmie Mattern

* Airplane flight around the World attempt

* Found to be safe in Siberia



The front page has a one column heading: "ORDER U. S. SHIP TO AID MATTERN, SAFE IN SIBERIA" with subhead. Two related photos are on the back page. (see images)

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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.

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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)

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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.



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Ohio Stadium "The Shoe" dedication...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 22, 1922



* Ohio Stadium "The Horseshoe" dedication

* Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry

* First game played between rivals at stadium



The front page has a terrific banner headline for display: "OHIO BOWS TO MICHIGAN, 19-0" with subheads. (see images) Very unusual having such a nice sport's headline on the front page. Rare as ... See More  

Jerome Kern's death...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 12, 1945



* Jerome Kern death w/ photo

* Show Boat musical composer fame



The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "JEROME KERN DIES AT 60 IN N. Y. HOSPITAL" with subhead and small photo of Kern. (see images)

Complete in 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.



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Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini meet in Rome...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 4, 1938



* Dictators Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini

* Pre World War II meeting in Rome, Italy



The front page has a five column heading: "Czech's Fate Up to Duce and Hitler" with subheads. (see images) More on page 2 with related map. Two related photos and  heading is on the back page.

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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.

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End of Prohibition in 1933 Chicago...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 12, 1933



* United States officially ends prohibition

* Repeal of the 18th Eighteenth Amendment 

* Beer & liquor returns for 1st time in 13 years

* Organized crime - gangster era speakeasies ending



Page 4 has various articles related to the recent end of prohibition in the United States with headings that include: "Tavern Owners Call on U. S. to S... 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.



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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  

1931 British gold standard dropped...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 21, 1931



* British gold standard stopped - dropped

* Monetary money currency system



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITISH SUSPEND GOLD BASIS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. More on page 2, lengthy text. A few related photos are on the back page.

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small bindin... See More  

German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis... Jewish refugees...

Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 5, 1939..



* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis

* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba

* "The Voyage of the Damned"



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SHIP BEARING 907 JEWS PAUSES IN FLORIDA WATERS" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.&n... See More  

Glenn "Pop" Warner resigns as a football coach...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 30, 1939



* Glenn "Pop" Warner resigns from Temple Owls

* Official end of his legendary coaching career 

* NCAA college football - youth football name fame 



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "POP WARNER RESIGNS AS COACH OF TEMPLE" with subheads and small photo of Warner. (see images) This would act... See More  

1922 NY Giants vs. NY Yankees... World Series...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 8, 1922



* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees

* Giants win World championship

* World Series (game 4) of baseball



The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "GIANTS CRUSH YANKS IN THIRD (sic) GAME" with subheads and box scores. The headline refers to this game as being game number 3 but actually was the fourth game. 

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Adolph Hitler's phony plea for peace in 1939...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 11, 1939



* re. Adolph Hitler's Reichstag speech

* Asks the World for peace ? (ruse)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CALLS HITLER PEACE 'A RUSE'" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 2.

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.



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Adolph Hitler's phony plea for peace in 1939...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 7, 1939



* Adolph Hitler's Reichstag speech

* Asks the World for peace ? (ruse)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "WE'LL ACCEPT TRUCE--NAZIS" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 2 with related map. Photo on the back page.

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

1933 Ringgold, Louisiana Negro lynching...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 20, 1933 



* Nelson Nash, Negro lynching - hanging

* Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana 



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "LOUISIANA MOB LYNCHES NEGRO AFTER SLAYING" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the lynching of Nelson Nash in Ringgold, Louisiana.

Complete with 27 pages, rag edition in very nice conditi... See More  

Prohibition starting in America in 1920....

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Paul von Hindenburg elected president.....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 27, 1925



* Paul von Hindenburg

* 1st election as president of Germany

* 1st report w/ photos



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "HINDENBURG WINS BY 900,000" with subheads. Nice for display. Some related photos are on the back page.

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

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 24, 1920



* A. Mitchell Palmer Raids - indictments

* United States Department of Justice

* Socialists, Anarchists & Communists w/ Rose Stokes



The front page has a nice banner headline: "INDICT 85 AS RED CHIEFS" with subheads and photo of Rose Stokes. (see images) Nice for display.

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Hindenburg airship 1st flight to America begins...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 7, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Very 1st flight to America begins

* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame



The front page has a one column heading: "NAZI ZEPPELIN HOPS FOR U. S.; 107 ON BOARD" with subhead. Photo of the new airship is on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the start of the very 1st flight of the infamous... See More  

Russ Columbo accidently killed...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 3, 1934



* Russ Columbo shot and killed

* Baritone crooner - violinist - actor

* "Prisoner of Love" song fame



The top of the front page has nice banner headline: "BULLET KILLS RADIO CROONER" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Photo of Columbo is on the back page.

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