1922 William Desmond Taylor murder....

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1922



* William Desmond Taylor shot dead



The front page has a one column heading: "POLICE RUNNING DOWN CLUES IN TAYLOR MURDER" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the murder of famed actor and director William Desmond Taylor which is still unsolved till this day.

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William Desmond Taylor murder...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 2, 1922 



* William Desmond Taylor shot dead



This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "THINK DIRECTOR OF MOVIES MURDERED". The report tells of the murder of famed actor and director William Desmond Taylor which is still unsolved till this day. This is a early first report, giving the reason for the small art... See More  

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle murder charge...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 17, 1921



* Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

* Hollywood comedian actor

* Virginia Rappe murder indictment



The top of the front page has one column heading: "FATTY ARBUCKLE COMES TO COURT" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, light toning along central fold, minor wear at the margi... See More  

Fatty Arbuckle.... Virginia Rappe murder...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, September 14, 1921



* Actress Virginia Rappe

* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle indicted



The front page has one column headlines: "FATTY INDICTED; MANSLAUGHTER", "Murder Charge in Justice's Court Blocks Chance To Get Bail", and "Missing Witness Found".



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Fatty Arbuckle charged with murder....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 13, 1921.

 

* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle murder charge



The front page has a one column heading: "WITNESSES SAY ARBUCKLE HELD HALF NUDE GIRL" with subhead: "Murder Charge Is Laid to Actor" Coverage continues on the following pages with related pictorial.

Complete in 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generall... See More  

1921 Battle of Blair Mountain ending ?...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., Sept. 6, 1921



* Battle of Blair Mountain ending ?

* Mingo County coal wars - Logan Co.



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "FEDERAL TROOPS IN THE WEST VA. COAL FIELDS IN COMPLETE CONTROL THERE" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.



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Wall Street Bombing...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, September 21, 1920  This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Death Wagon Seen At Morgan's Bank Long Before Blast" with subheads. (see photos)



Other news of the day throughout.



Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good.

Charles Ponzi arrested... Wall Street scam...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1920 



* Charles Ponzi jail sentence 

* Wall Street scheme 

* Stock Market 



The front page has one column headlines that include: "PONZI CONFESSES RECORD PRISONS; PLEADS FOR CHANGE", "Declares He Sacrificed Himself for Employer in Montreal Forgery Conviction", "Took Italians Over Border" and more (see photos). ... See More  

Prohibition starting in America in 1920....

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Prohibition begins... No Beer...

THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 16, 1920  This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "J. BARLEYCORN IS MOURNED AT 36-HOUR WAKE" "New Yorkers Drown Grief In Final Toasts, But, Oh, What a PriceThey Paid !" "AND DAYBREAK MEANS NOTHING" and more. (see)



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1919 Chicago Race Riot... Red Summer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1919



* Chicago, Illinois  race riots

* Negroes vs. white citizens

* The Red Summer of 1919



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "28 DEAD, 500 HURT IN THREE-DAY RACE RIOTS IN CHICAGO" with subheads. (see images)

Complete in 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.

 

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Progressing towards Prohibition...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, July 3, 1919 



* Headed towards prohibition

* Liquor - beer to be abolished



The top of the first column reports on the progress towards Prohibition: "PLAN TO STOP SALE OF STRONG BEER" "Congress And Department Of Justice After 2 3/4 Per Cent Article" with the details taking over half a column. Nationwide Prohibition would formal... See More  

War-time prohibition taking effect in 1919....

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 27, 1919



* War-time prohibition taking effect



The front page has an article headed: "DRY LAW UPHELD IN COURT OF APPEALS" "Decision Announced in New York Dismisses the Preliminary Injunction Granted Brewers Against District Attorney"

Other news of the day. Complete in 18 pages, light browning, a few small margin tears, generally... See More  

Fight for prohibition.... drys winning...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 19, 1919



* U.S. prohibition fight

* Drys winning



The front page has an article headed: "DRY REPEALER IS LOST IN SENATE" "Action Makes It Practically Certain United States Will Become Bone Dry on July 1--..."

Other news of the day. Complete in 16 pages, light browning, minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More  

Ratification of the Prohibition amendment...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 1919 



* re. Prohibition (no beer, liquor) wins

* 18th Amendment ratification

* 3/4 of the states needed is met



The front page has a one column heading: PROHIBITION ISSUE UNDER LEGAL FIRE" with subheads. (see) Second report coverage on the ratification of the 18th amendment to the Constitution & causing Prohibition to take effect the next ... See More  

Great Train Wreck of 1918... Nashville...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 9, 1918



* Great Train Wreck of 1918

* Nashville, Tennessee disaster

* Worst rail accident in U.S. history



The front page has a nice banner headline: "TWENTY-FIVE KILLED" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally f... See More  

Rare 1918 Anti-Prohibition Broadside: "The Dry Spasm" – Rochester, NY...

THE DRY SPASM of The "BLABBER", Rochester, New York, Feb. 18, 1918  A very unusual broadside newspaper without any volume or issue numbers. The masthead includes: "Priceless", "Weather: Bone Dry", "Why Worry? The Worse is Yet to Come!"



This is a broadside newspaper, printed on the front side only, the sheet is irregular in size, proportionally longer... See More  

John Lawrence Sullivan dies...

THE WORLD, New York, NY, February 4, 1918



* John Lawrence Sullivan death

* 1st Heavyweight boxing gloved champion



This 16 page newspaper has some headlines on page 10 that include: "Sullivan Champion of Champions, Says Madden", "'Discoverer' and First Manager of Noted Fighter Feels Big Fellow's Death as a Personal Loss", "Roosevelt May By a Pallbearer" and more... See More  

By and for brewery and soft drink workers...

BREWERY & SOFT DRINK WORKERS' JOURNAL, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1918  An interesting folio size newspaper for members of the: "International Union of United Brewery & Soft Drink Workers" from just a year before Prohibition. Two of the inside pages are in German. An interesting newspaper for display in a home bar, etc.

Four pages, lightly toned, some minor margin tears, small b... See More  

Shepherdsville train wreck...

THE WILMINGTON STAR, North Carolina, December 21, 1917 



* Shepherdsville train wreck 



The front page has a two column headline: "Thirty-Eight Killed In Louisville & Nashville Wreck; 39 Others Injured". 1st report coverage on the Louisville and Nashville railroad train wreck at Shepherdsville, Kentucky.



Other news and various advertisements of the day throughout. Co... See More  

Prohibition in 1917 America...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, December 18, 1917



* America prohibition adopted

* House approves with vote



The front page has a one column heading: "'DRY' PLAN NOW UP TO VOTES OF STATES" (see images) Coverage on prohibition being adopted United States law. It would come in effect in January of 1919. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp&qu... See More  

1917 Dan Shay murder case...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1917



* United States & Germany tensions grow

* U-Boat submarine attacks - World War I



The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "U. S. PLAYS OWN HAND" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in p... See More  

Murder of Hannah and John E. Peck verdict...

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1915 Harry Kendall Thaw declared sane...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 15, 1915



* Harry Kendall Thaw 

* re. Sanford White murder 

* Evelyn Nesbit 



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "THAW FOUND INSANE","By Verdict Of Jury", "Judge Reserves Decision" and more with nice photo of Harry Kendall Thaw. 1st report coverage on a jury j... See More