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  • USS Frank E. Evans collision disaster...
    Item #692338
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. June 3, 1969

    * USS Frank E. Evans  Collision disaster
    * United States Navy Destroyer
    * HMAS Melbourne (R21) - Carrier


    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "73 Missing As Carrier Hits U.S. Ship" with related photo. (see)
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  • North Pole-1 established...
    Item #692336
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 22, 1937

    * North Pole-1 established in Arctic Ocean
    * First Russian manned drifting sea ice station
    * Soviet scientist Otto Schmidt expedition


    The front page has a one column heading: "11 Russians Fly to North Pole; Land on the Ice" First report coverage continues on page 8 with related map. (see)
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  • 1934 Sapulpa, Oklahoma shootout...
    Item #692310
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1934

    * The Big Sapulpa Shootout of 1934 - Oklahoma
    * Outlaw Aussie Elliott gunfight vs. police


    The front page has a one column heading: "FOUR DIE IN BATTLE IN RAID ON BANDITS" with subheads. (see)
    Complete 1st section only with all 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.

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  • Dolly Sinatra killed in 1977....
    Item #692304
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 7, 1977

    * Iconic singer & Actor Frank Sinatra
    * Dolly Sinatra killed in airplane crash


    The front page has a banner headline: "Sinatra's Mother on Lost Jet" with subhead and related photo. (see) Great to have from the home of the entertainment industry, rare as such.
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  • Hillside Strangler murders in Los Angeles...
    Item #692303
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 1, 1977

    * Hillside Strangler serial killings
    * Best title to be had ? (rare as such)


    The front page has a one column heading: "10 of 13 Murders May Be Connected, Police Believe" (see) More on page 3 with two related photos. Great to have in this L.A. publication.
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  • Jimmy Hoffa in 1953...
    Item #692196
    THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 24, 1953

    * Jimmy Hoffa & re. Flint strike
    * Teamster's labor union leader


    The top of the front page has a six column headline: "Charge Hoffa Ruined 9 Firms, Started Own" with subheads. This is somewhat early for Hoffa and probably only found in a Detroit publication. Rare as such.
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  • 1946 Hesse Crown Jewels heist arrests...
    Item #692189
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 8, 1946

    * Hesse Crown Jewels Heist
    * Post World War II looting
    * Colonel Jack Durant
    * Schlosshotel Kronberg Castle


    The front page has nice headline: "COLONEL AND WAC WIFE SEIZED WITH ROYAL GEMS" with subheads and photo of the Kronberg Castle. (see)
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  • USC Rose Bowl in 1933...
    Item #692107
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 3, 1933

    * Rose Bowl college football game
    * USC Trojans vs. Pittsburgh Panthers

    The front page has a two column heading: "Trojans Beat Pitt, 35 to 0 in Rose Tournament" with subhead. First report coverage continues in the sports section with small photo of Dick Barber and lineups.
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  • 1938 Midvale UT school bus disaster....
    Item #692101
    ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 2, 1938

    * Midvale UT school bus - train disaster
    * Riverton & South Jordan Utah children


    The top of the front page has a three column headline: "26 CHILDREN KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRIKES SCHOOL BUS IN UTAH" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the school bus disaster near Midvale, Utah. This... Read full description  
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  • 1938 George Grey Barnard death....
    Item #692096
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 25, 1938

    * George Grey Barnard death
    * American sculptor


    The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "BARNARD, FAMED WORLD OVER AS SCULPTOR, DIES" with subheads. (see)
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  • 1922 airship Roma disaster...
    Item #692091
    THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 22, 1922

    * Airship Roma disaster
    * Norfolk, Virginia crash
    * United States Army

    The top of the front page has a four column headline: "34 OFFICERS AND MEN KILLED IN CRASH OF GREAT DIRIGIBLE ROMA" with subheads. (see)
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  • Battle of Kasserine Pass... Tunisia Campaign...
    Item #692090
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 25, 1943

    * Battle of Kasserine Pass - Tunisia Campaign - Africa
    * 1st major battle between American & German forces


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "HOW WE BEAT ROMMEL" with lead-in: "What Did It?---The Courage Of American Boys" and subheads. (see) Nice for display. First... Read full description  
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  • William Suff conviction... Riverside prostitute killer....
    Item #692052
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 20, 1995

    * William Lester Suff conviction
    * Riverside Prostitute serial killer
    * Lake Elsinore - California


    The front page has a one column heading: "Riverside Man Convicted in Serial Slayings" with subhead. (see) Coverage continues on page 22 with related photo. (see) Nice to have in this Los... Read full description  
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  • Newspaper for those on board a floating university...
    Item #691885
    THE BINNACLE, S.S. Ryndam, March 11, 1927 

    * Rare publication

    Subtitled: "Published Daily at Sea by The Floating University."  An interesting little "in-house" newspaper published on board the mentioned ship which was an early floating university which traveled the world. 
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  • Grim Sleeper arrested... Lonnie Franklin Jr....
    Item #691883
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 8, 2010

    * Grim Sleeper - Southside Slayer arrested
    * Lonnie David Franklin Jr.
    * Best title to be had


    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "DNA leads to arrest in serial case" with related photo. First report coverage on the "Grim Sleepers" arrest continues on page 13 with another... Read full description  
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  • Green Bay Packers wins NFL championship...
    Item #691880
    ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 14, 1936

    * Green Bay Packers victorious
    * Boston Redskins (Washington)
    * NFL football championship
    * Jesse Owens wins best athlete award


    Page 3 of section II has a two column heading: "Green Bay's Passing Attack Nets Victory In "Pro" Title Game" with stats and lineups. (see)
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  • 1912 Count Nogi Maresuke suicide (seppuku)...
    Item #691878
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 18, 1912

    * Count Nogi Maresuke suicide (seppuku)
    * Imperial Japanese Army general funeral


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DOUBLE FUNERAL OF GENERAL NOGI AND HIS WIFE IMPRESSIVE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • Infamous Nuremberg Rally...  Adolf Hitler...
    Item #691851
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1936

    * Nuremberg Rally - Adolph Hitler
    * "Rally of Honour"
    * 8th Party Congress


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "50,000 WITH SPADES MARCH FOR HITLER, PLEDGING LOYALTY" with subheads. (see)
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  • On the death of Elvis Presley, in The Village Voice...
    Item #691847
    THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Nov. 7, 1977 

    * re. Elvis Presley death
    * Drug use


    As most might be aware "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. It introduced free-form, high-spirited, and passionate journalism into the public... Read full description  
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  • Charles Lindbergh's air mail flight... Panama...
    Item #691841
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 7, 1929

    * Aviator Charles Lindbergh
    * Air mail flight to Panama


    The front page has a five column heading: "Lindbergh Flies Mail to Panama" with subheads. related map on page 2. (see) First report coverage on the end of Charles Lindbergh's historic 1st air mail flight to Panama .
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  • L.A. murderess Clara Phillips "Tiger Woman"....
    Item #691840
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 15, 1922

    * Clara 'Tiger Woman' Phillips
    * Los Angeles murderess
    * Alberta Meadows murder
    * Love triangle ? husband
    * "Hollywood’s first female psychopath"


    The front page has a one column heading: "WIFE BRUTALLY SLAYS RIVAL IN CAVEMAN STYLE" with subhead. (see)
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  • Murderess Madalynne Obenchain...
    Item #691838
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1922

    * Madalynne Obenchain murder trial
    * Los Angeles shooting murderess
    * John Belton Kennedy killing
    * Beverly Glen - Santa Monica Mountains


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "MADELYNN TELLS HER STORY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3 with related photo.
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  • Masaharu Homma firing squad execution...
    Item #691831
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1946

    * Masaharu Homma firing squad execution
    * Imperial Japanese Army general in WWII
    * Bataan Death March leader - Philippines


    Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Homma Executed by Firing Squad As Punishment for 'Death March'" (see) First report coverage continues... Read full description  
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  • Nuremberg Rally... Nazi Germany....
    Item #691830
    NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 12, 1938

    * 1938 Nuremberg Rally - Nazi Germany
    * Annexation of Austria ? - Adolph Hitler
    * 1 year away from World War II start


    The front page has a banner headline: "'We'll Fight for Sudetens,' Hitler Vows" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the 1938 Nuremberg Rally which was named,... Read full description  
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  • 1945 Battle of Okinawa... Yonabaru...
    Item #691826
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 23, 1945

    * Yonabaru (port city) captured
    * Battle of Okinawa, Japan
    * United States Army (USA)


    The front page has a nice displayable headline: "CAPTURE KEY OKINAWA CITY" with subheads. related map on page 2. (see)
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  • Racial riots occuring in Beaumont, Texas...
    Item #691821
    SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 17, 1943

    * Beaumont race riot of 1943
    * Jefferson County , Texas


    The front page has a two column heading: "Texas Race Riots Flare; City Put Under Martial Law" (see)
    Complete with 24 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, small library label on the front page, generally good.
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  • Landmark case in the birth control fight in America...
    Item #691816
    NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 8, 1936 

    * Birth Control in America
    * Margaret Sanger


    Page 9 contains an article which reports on what was a landmark case in the birth control fight in America. The article has one column headings: "Physician Upheld On Birth Control" "Court Rules contraceptives May Be Imported for Use... Read full description  
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  • Charles Lindbergh's air mail flight... Panama...
    Item #691814
    QUINCY EVENING NEWS, Mass., February 7, 1929

    * Aviator Charles Lindbergh
    * Air mail flight to Panama


    The front page has a one column heading: "Lindy On Last Leg of Flight To Canal Zone" (see) Coverage on the end of Charles Lindbergh's historic 1st air mail flight to Panama .
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  • Fred Duesenberg death... automobile pioneer...
    Item #691734
    NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1932

    * Fred Duesenberg death
    * Automobile pioneer
    * Race car motors


    Page 17 has a one column head: "F. S. DUESENBERG DIES OF AUTO INJURY" with subheads and photo. First report coverage of the death of Frederick Samuel Duesenberg, automobile pioneer designer, manufacturer and sportsman. We suspect this is... Read full description  
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  • Premiere ad of "Supergirl", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #691733
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 21, 1984

    * Best "Supergirl" film advertisement
    * Opening day movie premiere
    * 4th of the superhero - Superman series
    * Helen Slater and Faye Dunaway


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Supergirl" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description  
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  • Early airplane photography...
    Item #691731
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 20, 1912

    * Frank Trenholm Coffyn
    * Early aviation pioneer
    * Airplane flight under Brooklyn Bridge


    The front page has a three column pictorial with heading: "'Loop The Bridge' Is Popular Sport With Aviator Frank Coffyn" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description  
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  • 1995 Dabwali fire accident...
    Item #691726
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 24, 1995

    * Indian school function fire disaster
    * Mandi Dabwali, Sirsa District, Haryana, India


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "365 Die as Fire Engulfs School Party in N. India" with subhead. First report coverage continues on page 6 with a related small map. (see)
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  • 1st successful mid-air refueling... Aviation history...
    Item #691725
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 30, 1923

    * Army Aviators attempt to break endurance record
    *  First ever successful airplanes mid-air refueling


    The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "AIR MARATHON 'SHIP' CRASHES" with subhead. (see) Text includes: "...received food, fuel and oil supplies in... Read full description  
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  • Underdog debuts in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade...
    Item #691724
    NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 26, 1965

    * Underdog debuts in New York City
    * Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
    * Great item for Superhero collectors


    The top of page 49 has a two column heading: "Giant Underdog Enlists in Macy's Parade" with subhead and related photo showing the Bullwinkle balloon. I suspect this to be a very... Read full description  
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  • 1905 Snyder, Oklahoma tornado disaster...
    Item #691711
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 12, 1905

    * Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma
    * Tornado disaster with 113 deaths


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TORNADO VICTIMS HAVE NO RELIEF" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description  
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  • World War II era pin-up girls...
    Item #691707
    PARADE magazine section of the Detroit Free Press, Nov. 22, 1942

    * Pin-up girls - models
    * World War II - WWII


    The front page shows a World War II pin-up girl. Inside has more of these models from different parts of the World. (see)
    Complete with 32 pages, a little spine wear, generally in nice condition.
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  • Operation Torch...  French North Africa...
    Item #691706
    NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, November 11, 1942 

    * Operation Torch
    * French North Africa
    * All of France under German control
    * World War II - WWII
    * Adolph Hitler - Nazis


    The front page has a great banner headline announcing: "TRUCE IN NORTH AFRICA" with related map Nice for display.Coverage on Operation Torch, the British-American... Read full description  
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  • 1928 Mount Morris Michigan girl murder...
    Item #691692
    THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 13, 1928

    * 5 year old girl Dorothy Schneider w/ photos
    * Mount Morris, Michigan kidnapping & murder
    * Slayer suspect Adolph Hotelling arrest ?


    The front page has a displayable banner headline: "SUSPECT HELD AT FLINT IN SLAYING OF GIRL, 5" with subheads and related pictorial.
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  • Marilyn Monroe in another split....
    Item #691689
    LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. November 14, 1960

    * Marilyn Monroe leaves Arthur Miller

    The front ]page has a two column photo with small heading: "Quiet On Divorce" with a little text. (see)
    Complete with 8 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.
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  • Albert Einstein's cosmic telescope....
    Item #691688
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 4, 1936

    * Albert Einstein's cosmic telescope
    * Space lenses - R.W. Mandl


    Page 27 has a two column heading: "Einstein Reports 'Space Lenses' Magnifying Stars by Bent Light" with subhead. (see)
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  • Admiral Chester W. Nimitz takes over....
    Item #691685
    ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Dec. 18, 1941

    * Admiral Chester W. Nimitz promoted
    * Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
    * Husband E. Kimmel loses position
    * Post bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii


    The front page has a banner headline: "HAWAII NAVAL, ARMY, AIR COMMANDERS OUSTED" with subheads and a few related photos. (see) First report... Read full description  
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  • 1961 Lake Lucerne tour bus tragedy...
    Item #691684
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 3, 1961

    * Lake Lucerne - Switzerland
    * Americans touring bus tragedy


    The front page has a banner headline: "16 Americans Die as Bus Hurtles Into Swiss Lake" with subheads. (see)
    Complete with 40 pages, two library stamps within the masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
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  • James Stewart, Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven, Piper Laurie, Kirk Douglas, Rock Hudson in a newspaper for the movie industry...
    Item #691679
    MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, December 10, 1954  This end of the year edition contains 11 - 9 x 12 inch high gloss movie posters of Universal Studios pictures for 1955 staring big names like: James Stewart, Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven, Piper Laurie, Kirk Douglas, Rock Hudson and... Read full description  
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  • U.S. Bombers Raid Japan in the Philippines...
    Item #691661
    DAILY MIRROR, New York, April 16, 1942  The 3-line, full-banner banner headline announces: "U.S. BOMBERS RAID JAPS IN PHILIPPINES," with supporting text and additional photos on inside pages. Great WWII era issue for display. Other war related news along with news of the day found throughout.
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  • 1928 Harlem mobster Casper Holstein kidnapping...
    Item #691632
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1928

    * Casper Holstein kidnapping (set free)
    * Harlem Negro mobster leader


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "KIDNAPPED NEGRO FREED BY CAPTORS; FIVE SEIZED IN PLOT" with subheads. (see)
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  • Italy invades Greece in 1940...
    Item #691631
    THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, October 28, 1940

    * Battle of Greece begins
    * Italy invasion of Greece
    * Greco-Italian War


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "Italy and Greece Are At War with subheads. Nice for display.
    Complete with 8 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.
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  • 1900 Galveston, Texas hurricane disaster...
    Item #691612
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 14, 1900

    * The Great 1900 Galveston hurricane
    * Deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history


    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "GALVESTON'S NEEDS URGENTLY SET FORTH" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description  
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  • Gerald Chapman 1926 execution...
    Item #691611
    THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 7, 1926

    * Gerald Chapman execution - hanging
    * Count of Gramercy Park - gentleman bandit
     
    * Prohibition era outlaw - criminal

    The front page has a two column heading: "Chapman Died on Gallows Protesting His Innocence In Murder of James Skelly" (see)
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  • Death of famed actress Marlene Dietrich...
    Item #691604
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 7, 1992 

    * Marlene Dietrich death (1st report)
    * German-American movie film actress
    * Best title to be had ?


    The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Marlene Dietrich, Classic Femme Fatale, Dies at 90" with subhead: "In Her Sultry Roles, she Brought a Worldly Sexuality & a Hint of Decadence... Read full description  
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  • Francis Xavier Dercum death.....
    Item #691591
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 24, 1931

    * Francis Xavier Dercum death (1st report)
    * American physician & neurologist
    * James F. Ballard death (1st report)
    * Art collector - Middle East & Asia rugs


    Page 23 has a one column heading: "DR. F. X. DERCUM DIES IN CHAIR AT MEETING" with subheads and photo. (see)
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