Battles on Iwo Jima...

STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, March 15, 1945  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.

Front page reports include: "East Bank Forces Capture Honnef, Imperil Highway" "Iwo Marines Seal Off Caps" "RAF's New 11 Ton Box, Heaviest Yet, Rocks Reich". The front page features... See More  

Release of Walt Disney's "The Three Caballeros"... U.S. prohibition leader dies..

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 3 & 5, 1945, along with the  MINNIAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE's Picture Section, January 28, 1945



* Walt Disney's ~ The Three Caballeros

* William E. Johnson's death



This 2 issue set (with bonus Picture Section) covers the historic release of the 1st movie to merge animation and live action.  Walt Disney's The Three Caballeros starre... See More  

Train collision in Stockton, Georgia...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1944 



* Stockton, Georgia 

* Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 

* Trains collision 



This 60+ page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 32: "45 NEGROES KILLED IN SOUTHERN WRECK". 1st report coverage on the Stockton, Georgia train collision that killed many Negro railroad laborers.



Other news, sport... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... Nazi atrocities... Cold-blooded murder...

This issue is being offered as a piece of history.  Issues with content related to the numerous atrocities perpetrated upon humanity during this era help to verify what some feebly attempt to deny. It's interesting to note that many such reports never made it to the front page... and in the case of numerous newspapers... never made it to print at all. We at Rare Newspapers offer such item... See More  

Train Derailment Disaster In 1943....

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Harry Oakes mysterious death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1943



* Harry Oakes death

* Gold mine millionaire

* World War II - WWII

* Military aircraft insignia



The top of page 8 has a two column illustration with heading: "New Insignia For American Planes" (see images)

The front page has a two column heading: "Sir Harry Oakes, Millionaire, Dead; Wounds on Body Prompt Inquiry". First report cov... See More  

Crystal Springs, MS train disaster....

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, August 6, 1942 



* Crystal Springs, Mississippi 

* Train-bus collision disaster (1st report)



This 14 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 5:



* 13 Are Killed In Bus-Train Crash



Tells of the collision between a bus and passenger train in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.



Other news of the day with much on World war II. Minor spine ... See More  

Rare movie prop newspaper from 1942...

THE BLISSVILLE SUN, Blissville, Maryland, (no date) 



* Very rare movie prop issue



We've all seen newspapers used as props in movies, typically with a headline relating to the plot of the movie. Obviously created exclusively for the production of the movie, they are quite rare and seldom come on the collector's market--particular issues from the "golden age of Hollywood"... See More  

Murder, Inc.hitmen sentenced to death in 1941...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1941



* Martin Buggsy Goldstein & Harry Strauss

* Murder, Inc. Hitmen - contract killings

*Execution - executed by electric chair



The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "2 IN  MURDER RING ARE PUT TO DEATH" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition, nice condition.... See More  

Bugsy Siegel arrested....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1941 This 48 page newspaper has small and somewhat discrete one column headlines: "HELD ON LEPKE CHARGE", "Siegel Arrested in Los Angeles on New York Indictment"



This tells of the arrest of Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel for harboring gangster Louis (Lepke) Buchalter.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Good conditio... See More  

Rare 1941 World War II American poster...

Here is a huge and I'm assuming very rare World War II poster that measures 4 feet, 8 inches (56 in.) x 3 feet, 6 inches (42 in.) that shows a statue of a colonial minuteman holding a rifle with his hand on a plow titled: "FOR DEFENSE; BUY" in red lettering then: "UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS" in green lettering within a lighter green background. We found this pos... See More  

The circus is coming to town! Cole Bros. and Clyde Beatty... 1940 (1935?)...

* Cole Bros. Circus w/ animal trainer Clyde Beatty

* Great displayable item, some in color

* Gloversville, Fulton County, New York



This is an 8-page promotional piece for the "COLE BROS. CIRCUS" coming to Gloversville, New York, July 18, 1940 (see note below). The entire piece is a generic advertisement for the circus' tour for the year, customized only at the very bottom of th... See More  

Murder Inc. hitman Harry Maione...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 3, 1940



* Murder Inc. hitman Harry Maione

* District Attorney William O'Dwyer



The front page has a two column heading: "Maione of Murder, Inc., Offers To Talk; O'Dwyer Won't Listen" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



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Murder, Inc. case... informant Abe Reles...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1940



* Murder, Inc. crime syndicate

* Actor Irving "Gangi" Cohen

* Jewish mobster Abe Reles as informant



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TRIGGER MEN BARE 'CONTRACT' MURDERS FOR BIG RACKETEERS" with subheads. (see images) Nice to have in this World famous publication.

Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great... See More  

Joe Louis defeats Arturo Godoy (1940)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 10, 1940



* Joe Louis (The Brown Bomber)

* Heavyweight boxing title fight - Arturo Godoy

* "This was the worst fight I ever had"



This 32 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Louis Wins, Keeps Title; Godoy Avoids a Knockout" and more. Much more on page 10 with a banner headline, photos and more. The coverag... See More  

Al Capone released... brain treatment...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1939



* Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Chicago gangland gangster

* Release from prison



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 36) that include: "AL CAPONE STARTS BRAIN TREATMENT", "Ex-Gangster Is 'Chronically but Not Acutely Ill,' Says Baltimore Specialist" and more. Coverage on Al "Scarface&quo... 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  

Frank Costello arrested for tax evasion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1939



* Frank Costello - Mafia gangster - mob boss

* "The Prime Minister of the Underworld"

* Arrested for income tax evasion re. gambling



The top of back page has a one column heading: "'SLOT MACHINE KING' IS ARRESTED HERE" with subheads. (see images for text)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pa... See More  

'City of San Francisco' train wreck....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 14, 1939 



* 'City Of San Francisco' train wreck 



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "19 KILLED, 60 HURT IN TRAIN WRECK LAID TO 'SABOTAGE'" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins.... See More  

Last public execution by guillotine in France...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1939



* Last public execution in France

* Eugen Weidmann executed by guillotine

* Murderer of U.S. dancer Jean De Koven



Near the bottom of page 5 is a one column heading: "France Guillotines Head Of Murder Ring" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.



wikipedia notes: On 17 June 1939, Weidmann was beheaded ou... See More  

1939 Bob Feller's Mother's Day blunder...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1939



* Pitcher Bob Feller & baseball folklore

* Mother's Day foul ball hit his Mother

* Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White Sox



The sport's section (page 21) has a two column heading: "Bob Feller's Mother Hit by Ball While Seeing Him Stop White Sox" with subhead and box scores. (see) See below for the history of this bizarre event.

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A Jewish homeland in Ethiopia?... Doc Barker killed...

PACIFIC EMPRESS, "A Newspaper Printed & Published Daily Aboard Canadian Pacific Steamships", Jan. 15, 1939  A rather rare, small newspaper with the bkpg. having: "Jews Reject Il Duce's Offer of Aid" which was his proposal for establishing a Jewish state in Italian Ethiopia.

Also a report that outlaw Doc Barker, son of Ma Barker & brother of Fred Baker, was kil... See More  

1938 F. Donald Coster suicide...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 17, 1938



* Phillip Musica - F. Donald Coster

* Italian swindler suicide death in NYC

* McKesson & Robbins scandal of 1938



The front page has a great banner headline: "GREAT SWINDLE STORY TOLD" with subheads. Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3. Full back page pictorial with another banner heading as well. Also nice for display.

Complete with... See More  

Custer Creek train wreck...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1938



* Custer Creek, Montana train wreck

* Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian"

* Miles City, Montana



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TRAIN INTO CREEK; 29 DEAD" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the wreck of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crac... See More  

Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro found guilty...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1938



* Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro

* New York mobster

* Murder Inc. co-founder



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GURRAH CONVICTED, GETS 3-YEAR TERM AS FUR RACKETEER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on New York mobster, Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro, co-founder of Murder Inc., found guilty of racketeering in the fur in... See More