1931 Jack 'Legs' Diamond jail sentence...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 12, 1931



* Jack 'Legs' Diamond

* Irish American gangster

* Bootlegging jail sentence



The front page has a two column headline: "LEGS DIAMOND SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN U.S. PRISON AND IS FINED $11,000". See photos for text here.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, a little spine wear, otherwis... See More  

Lindbergh's...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, August 15, 1931 The cover of this issue is of Col. and Mrs Charles Lindbergh packing their plane in Canada to preparation to fly to Tokyo. Some of the other photos within the issue are of Mrs. Lindbergh, Will Rogers, Babe Ruth and Clarke Gable. This issue contains many more photos of various persons of the time, sports and news.



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USS Akron (ZRS-4) Airship christening...

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION of The Detroit News, August 16, 1931



* Christening of the USS Akron (ZRS-4)

* United States Navy airship launching



The front page of this photo section has a related photograph of the recent USS Akron launching and christening with brief text. (see) Other topics throughout.

Complete rotogravure section only with all 8 pages, ligh toning, a little irregular along the spi... See More  

East Texas oil fields shut down...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, August 18, 1931



* East Texas oil fields

* Martial law in effect

* Gov. Ross S. Sterling



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "TROOPS SHUT WELLS IN TEXAS OIL FIELDS", "Governor Declares Martial Law In Four Counties to Stop Production in Area" and more. Other news, sports and advertiseme... See More  

Blountstown, Florida Negro lynchings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1931 



* Richard & Charles Smoke lynching 

* Blountstown, Florida 



This 60+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 16: "TWO NEGROES KILLED BY MOB IN FLORIDA" and "Lynched After Release From Prison on Bail Under Charge of Attacking Ranger". This tells of the lynching of negro brothers Charles and Richard Smoke in... See More  

Franz Schalk, Austrian conductor death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1931



* Franz Schalk death (1st report)

* Austrian conductor - Vienna State Opera director

* Salzburg Festival co-founder



Page 19 has a one column heading: "FRANZ SCHALK DEAD; NOTED CONDUCTOR" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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1931 Jimmy Doolittle transcontinental flight record...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., September 5, 1931



* Jimmy Doolittle airplane flight record



Page 3 has a one column heading: "DOOLITTLE IS BEW HOLDER OF SPEED RECORD" (see)

Complete with all 12 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, should be handled with care.

Belize Hurricane damages San Juan...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, September 11, 1931



* 1931 Belize hurricane (1st report)



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "HURRICANE DOES DAMAGE IN SAN JUAN, PORTO RICO" with subhead (see images).



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise good.... See More  

Mahatma Gandhi's Kingsley Hall speech...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1931



* Mahatma Gandhi visits London

* Kingsley Hall radio speech



The front page has one column headings that include: "GANDHI IN RADIO PLEA ASKS AMERICA TO AID" "India Shows World Way to Peace in Her Non-Violent Struggle for Freedom, He Says" and more. Complete text of his speech on page 6.

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1931 Mahatma Gandhi... India independence...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, September 16, 1931



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

* Fight for India's independence

* The Mahatma



The front page has a one column heading: "GANDHI FEARS DEFEAT, WAR"(see) Coverage on the Second Round Table Conference in London.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, light toning, a little irregular along the spine, ... See More  

1931 Mukden Incident... Japanese...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Sept. 19, 1931



* Mukden - Manchurian Incident

* Japanese invasion of Manchuria

* False flag operation in China



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Japan Lands Troops At Tsingtao Following Occupation of Mukden" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, nice c... See More  

Lefty Grove 30th season win... Photo of Gandhi...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, September 19, 1931



* Lefty Grove 30th victory of season (record)

* Philadelphia Athletics - MLB baseball

* Great Gandhi photo



This 22 page newspaper has a two column photo on page 17 with headings: "Sets Pace For Southpaws", "Lefty Grove Wins His 30th To Establish Record".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughou... See More  

David Starr Jordan death... Stanford University...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, September 2, 1931



* David Starr Jordan death (1st report)

* Ichthyologist - educator - peace activist

* Stanford University founding president



Page 6 of this section has a one column heading: "DAVID STARR JORDAN DIES AT AGE 80" with subheads and photo. (see) Lengthy text here.

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1931 British gold standard dropped...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 22, 1931



* British gold standard stopped - dropped

* Monetary money currency system



The front page has a nice banner headline: "NEW HOPE PERVADES BRITAIN" with subheads and related illustration. Nice for display. More on page 2, lengthy text.

Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

USS Akron Navy airship very 1st flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1931



* USS Akron (ZRS-4) very 1st test flight

* United States Navy rigid airship



The front page has a one column heading: "AKRON IN FIRST TEST; SHE PERFORMS WELL" with subheads. (see) Report continues inside with photo. (see) First report coverage on the very 1st test flight of the USS Akron, a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy. Always ... See More  

1931 World Series.... Cardinals vs. A's.....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 2, 1931



* 1931 World Series (during game 2)

* St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Athletics



This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "CARDINALS LEADING, 1 TO 0, IN FIFTH" with subheads and lineup (see images).



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Al Capone at Northwestern football game photo...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1931



* Al Capone - Chicago gangster leader

* Northwestern football game

* Ryan Field photo



Page 3 has a three column photo with heading: "Al Capone Watches Football Game in Evanston" with brief text underneath. Probably only found in this Chicago publication. He would be found guilty of income tax fraud a few weeks later that ended his reign in ... See More  

1st non-stop transpacific flight...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, October 5, 1931 



* 1st non-stop transpacific airplane flight 

* Aviators Hugh Herndon Jr. & Clyde Pangborn 



This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "AIRMEN PASS HALFWAY MARK OVER PACIFIC" with subheads. Coverage on the 1st non-stop transpacific airplane flight while it was in progr... See More  

Mad Dog Coll captured...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 5, 1931



* Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll gang captured

* American mobster hitman

* Dutch Shultz mob war



The front page has a two column headline: "COLL SEIZED WITH HIS GANG; IDENTIFIED AS BABY KILLER; 6 TAKEN IN BATTLE UPSATE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the capture of New York mobster Mad Dog Coll. Lengthy text continues on page 3 ... See More  

Al Capone's reign about to end...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, October 9, 1931 



* Al Capone - Chicago mob boss 

* Fight to exclude evidence 

* Tax evasion trial 



This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:

"CAPONE LOSSES FIGHT ON TAX CONFESSION" "Bad Day in Court for Gangster; Lawyers Battle in Vain to Exclude Expert's Data"



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1931 Adolph Hitler's Nazi movement rally....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 12, 1931



* Adolph Hitler rally in Brunswick, Germany

* Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) men

* Nazi movement prior to Hitler's coming to power



The front page has a one column heading: "HITLER IS READY TO SEIZE POWER BY ARMED FOLRCE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Adolph Hitler's Nazi movement rally at Brusnwick... See More  

1931 Adolph Hitler's Nazi movement... Al Capone...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, October 13, 1931



* Adolph Hitler accused of high treason by communists

* Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) men

* Nazi movement prior to Hitler's coming to power

* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone's tax evasion trial



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DEMAND TRIAL OF HITLER FOR 'HIGH TREASON'&qu... See More  

Al Capone's reign about to end...

THE NORWICH SUN, New York, October 15, 1931 



* Al Capone - Chicago mob boss 

* Tax evasion trial ending 

* Capone a bad gambler? 



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Bookmakers State Capone is "Sucker"" "They Testify He Lost and Paid Thousands Without Complaint"



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Thomas Edison & Al 'Scarface' Capone...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1931



* Inventor Thomas Alva Edison

* Falls into a coma - would die next day

* Al 'Scarface' Capone's tax evasion trial

* Would be found guilty on this day



The front page has a one column heading: "EDISON IN DEEP COMA" with subheads. (see) Edison would die on the following day.

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Winnie Ruth Judd "Trunk Murders"...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 21, 1931



* Winnie Ruth Judd Marian Lane

* "Trunk Murders" bodies found

* "Love Triangle" crime



The front page has a two column heading: "Madwoman Hunted in Trunk Slayings" with subhead. Page 13 has a pictorial of the key figures in this crime. (see images)

Complete with 26 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, gene... See More