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.

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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  

Bugsy Siegel murders Harry Greenberg...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, November 25, 1939



* Gangster Benjamin Bugsy Siegel

* Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg murder



Page 8 has a one column heading: "Gangland Victim Linked to Lepke" with subhead. (see) First report coverage of the murder of gangster Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg by Benjamin 'Bugsy'  Siegel and a few others. Of course Siegel is not... See More  

Al Capone freed from prison....

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE November 17, 1939



* Al 'Scarface" Capone freed from prison

* Chicago gangster becomes a free man



The front page has a two column heading: "G-Men Guarding Capone, Critically Ill in Hospital". (see) Coverage continues on  page 8 with photo of Capone.

Thirty pages, light toning and wear at the margins with some small binding holes along the spi... 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.



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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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Edward Grant Barrow elected President of the New York Yankees...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 1939  This 42 page newspaper has a nice banner headlines on page 23: "Barrow Is Elected President of Yanks After George Ruppert Declines Post" with many subheads and related photos.

Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.



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1938 Murder of Margaret Martin.... Kingston, Pennsylvania...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1938



* Murder of Margaret Martin

* Kingston, Pennsylvania



The front page has a one column heading: "MISSING GIRL SLAIN; BODY LEFT IN CREEK" with subhead. (see) First report coverage here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in nice condition.









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1938 Midvale UT school bus disaster....

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 was the worse school bus accident in U.S. histo... 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  

1938 Clyde TX tornado....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, June 11, 1938



* Clyde TX Texas

* Tornado disaster



This 24 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Tornado Kills 13 Villagers" and "Texas Survivors Describe Terror Scenes" which is a 1st report on a tornado disaster in Clyde, Texas.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in very n... See More  

Joe Louis... Brown Bomber...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 2, 1938 



* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber 

* Heavyweight boxing champion of the World 



This 32 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 10: "Louis Knocks Out Thomas in Chicago to Keep Title" with subheads, round by round reports and a related photo.



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Last major train robbery in the United States...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 26, 1937



* Last major train robbery in the U.S.

* Deming, Luna County, New Mexico

* Henry Loftus and Harry Donaldson



You might call it the official end of the "Wild West", but in any case the two column heading near the bottom of the front page announces what is considered the last major train robbery in the country: "''Brooklyn... See More  

1937 Mason City, Iowa bus disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1937



* Mason City IA Iowa

* Rock Island rocket train

* School bus collision



The front page has a two column heading: "Rocket Train Hits High School Bus in Iowa, Killing 10 Injuring 18 at Grade Crossing" (see) First report coverage on the Rock Island Rocket train and school bus disaster at Mason City, Iowa.

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Battle of Shanghai in 1937...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Sept. 8, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai, China

* Imperial Japanese Army

* Refugee train bombing 



The top of the front page has a 4 column headline: "JAPANESE PLANES BOMB REFUGEE TRAIN; KILL 300 CIVILIANS, WOUND 400" with various subheads and photo showing a Chinese prisoner of war captured by Japanese soldiers. (see images)

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Joe DiMaggio hits 3 Home Runs in a Row...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 14, 1937  This 38 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 15 that include: "DiMaggio Smashes 3 Homers in Nightcap, Which Is Called to Make Train..." and more with box scores. Nice to have in this NYC title.



Other news of the day. Usual browning with little margin wear and tear, otherwise good.

Alcatraz Island Prison described...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, May 23, 1937



* Alcatraz Island prison life described

* San Francisco Bay "The Rock"

* Al 'Scarface' Capone - Machine Gun Kelly



The front page of this section has a two column heading: "Alcatraz Said to Tame Hardest; Punishment Aims to 'Defeat Ego'" with subhead. (see)

Complete section 2  only with all 12 pages, r... See More