Deaths - Reports & Obits
Deaths - Reports & Obits
J. Hungerford Smith death... desert toppings...
Item #630839
April 20, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1932
* J. Hungerford Smith death
* Desert toppings & syrups founder
Page 23 has a one column heading: "HUNGERFORD SMITH, SYRUPS MAN, DIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of J. Hungerford Smith, founder of the desert toppings and syrups company which is now part of ConAgra Foodservice.
Other news, sports and advertis... See More
Tribute to Bill Pickett... Famous Black cowboy...
Item #688774
April 16, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1932
* Tribute to Bill Pickett after his death
Page 17 has a nice tribute to Bill Picket, the famous Black "cowboy", Wild West Rodeo Show performer, and actor, given by Will Rogers. Bill had died two weeks prior from complications related to having been kicked in the head by a bronco, unfortunately, soon after he had retired. He was the originator of ... See More
Phar Lap's death cause revealed...
Item #694769
April 15, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1932
* re. Phar Lap's death
* Natural causes determined ?
* Australian racehorse
The sport's section (page 26) has one column heading: "FINDS PHAR LAP DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Complete in 40 pages, rag edi... See More
1932 Scottsboro Boys sentences upheld...
Item #712522
April 10, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1932
* Scottsboro Boys death sentences upheld
* Negroes suspected of attacking 2 white girls
* Alabama Supreme Court decision
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping
* Ransom paid to no avail
The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "7 DOOMED NEGROES LOSE ALABAMA PLEA" with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, this ... See More
Racehorse Phar Lap's 1932 death...
Item #686839
April 08, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1932
* Phar Lap death
* Australian racehorse
The sport's section (page 29) has a one column heading: "ELIMINATE ARSENIC IN PHAR LAP'S DEATH" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Racehorse Phar Lap death...
Item #671449
April 07, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1932
* Phar Lap death
* Australian racehorse
The sport's section (page 31) has one column headings that include: "SEARCH FOR POISON IN PHAR LAP'S DEATH" "Federal and University of California Analysts Begin Investigation on Coast" "Food Will Be Inspected" and more. See images for text here.
Other news, sports and advertiseme... See More
Charles Glen King isolates Vitamin C for the 1st time...
Item #676775
April 05, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1932
* Vitamin C isolated for the 1st time
* Dr. Charles Glen King
* Actress Rose Coghlan death
A two column heading near the bottom of the front page reads: "Pittsburgh Professor Isolates Vitamin C; Concentrates Substance From Lemon Juice" (see) Coverage on the 1st isolation of the vitamin by Charles Glen King, a chemistry professor at the Universit... See More
Eben Byers death... radium...
Item #616054
April 01, 1932
THE DETROIT NEWS, April 1, 1932
* Eben Byers death
* Radium - radiation
Near the bottom of the front page is a heading that reads: "Drinking of 'Radium Water' Called Fatal to Sportsman" See images for text here.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, rag edition, some light foxing and spine wear, generally nice.
wikipedia notes: Byers b... See More
Actor Norman McKinnel death...
Item #630760
March 30, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1932
* Norman McKinnel death
* Scottish actor & playwright
Page 17 has a one column heading: "NORMAN M'KINNEL, NOTED ACTOR, DIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Norman McKinnel, Scottish stage and film actor and playwright.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is the rare rag... See More
Scottsboro Boys sentences upheld...
Item #712523
March 25, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1932
* Scottsboro Boys death sentences upheld
* Negroes suspected of attacking 2 white girls
* Alabama Supreme Court decision
Page 6 has a one column heading: "BACKS CONVICTION OF SEVEN NEGROES" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the ... See More
1932 Deep South tornado outbreak....
Item #672243
March 22, 1932
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 22, 1932
* Deep South tornado outbreak (1st report)
* Tuscaloosa, Alabama & more
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Tornado Death List Mounts To 214 in Five Southern States; Property Loss Huge" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 12 pages, a few binding holes along the spine/1st column, nice condition.... See More
Chauncey Olcott death...
Item #671203
March 19, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1932
* Chauncey Olcott death
* Actor, songwriter & singer
Page 15 has a one column heading: "CHAUNCEY OLCOTT, BALLARD SINGER, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Chauncey Olcott, Irish-American stage actor, songwriter and singer.I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as ... See More
Kodak Camera Founder George Eastman Dies In 1932...
Item #710256
March 15, 1932
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1932
* George Eastman death by suicide
* Kodak camera inventor - roll film
This 18-page newspaper has one column headings on page 5: "DEATH OF EDISON SADDENED EASTMAN", "Kodak Manufacturer Also Grieved Over Passing of Hubbell" and "Dreaded Long Illness" Coverage on the suicide of Kodak camera invent... See More
Kodak Camera Founder George Eastman Dies In 1932..
Item #662667
March 15, 1932
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 15, 1932
* George Eastman suicide death (1st report)
* Kodak camera inventor - roll film
The front page has a one column heading: "Make Plans Today for 'Kodak King's' Funeral" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of Kodak camera inventor George Eastman.
Complete with all 12 pages, light toning at the marg... See More
Break in Kidnaping... Breckenridge...
Item #201025
March 08, 1932
THE NEWS, March 8, 1932 Full front page banner headline reading "BREAK SEEN IN KIDNAPING" with reports to follow. This issue also contains the following front page coverage: "Police Guard Mayor's Home, Four Children", "Breckinridge, Aide to Colonel, Leaves on Secret Mission", "Warden Tells of Tracing Gas in Arson Plot", "Man is Frozen to Death Here", and much more! This is the com... See More
1932 Ford Hunger Strike (massacre)...
Item #709508
March 08, 1932
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 8, 1932
* Ford Hunger March - massacre - riots
* Detroit to Dearborn, Michigan
* Unemployed Ford Motor Company workers
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FOUR MEN KILLED, 50 INJURED AS 3000 UNEMPLOYMENT BATTLE WITH POLICE AT FORD PLANT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 48 pages, light toning and a little wear at the... See More
John Philip Sousa death... "The March King"....
Item #710072
March 06, 1932
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1932
* John Philip Sousa death (1st report)
* American composer and conductor
* "The March King" - military marches
* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping
The front page has a one column heading: "Sousa Is Dead; Stricken After Talk at Dinner" First report coverage continues inside with photo. Nice to have in this World famous publicati... See More
1932 Chief Plenty Coups death... Crow Indians...
Item #712540
March 05, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1932
* Chief Plenty Coups death w/ photo (1st report)
* Crow People - Native Americans - Indians - tribe
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "PLENTY COOS (Coups) DEAD; CROW TRIBE LEADER" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Plenty Coups was the principal chief of... See More
Anne Weightman death...
Item #636395
February 27, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 27, 1932
* Anne Weightman death
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "MRS. F. C. PENFIELD, ART PATRON, DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Anne Weightman Walker Penfield, philanthropist and one of the richest women in the World.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, Nice condition.... See More
Actress Minnie Maddern Fiske death...
Item #633456
February 17, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1932
* Minnie Maddern Fiske death
* Early American stage actress
Page 23 has a one column heading: "MRS. FISKE DIES HERE AS ROLE AWAITS HER" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of early American actress Minnie Maddern Fiske. She was widely considered the most important actress on the American stage in the first quarter... See More
Novelist Edgar Wallace 1932 death....
Item #656350
February 11, 1932
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 11, 1932
* Edgar Wallace death (1st report)
* English novelist, writer, playwright, screenwriter & more
The top of page 26 has a one column heading: "EDGAR WALLACE DEATH CUTS OFF PROLIFIC CAREER" with subhead and small photo of Wallace. (see) First report coverage on the death of famed writer and playwright, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace.
Compl... See More
Novelist Edgar Wallace 1932 death....
Item #604509
February 11, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1932
* Edgar Wallace death (1st report)
* English novelist, writer, playwright, screenwriter & more
Page 11 has one column headings that include:
"EDGAR WALLACE, UNIQUE FIGURE AS WRITER, DIES"
and more. (see) 1st report coverage on the death of famed writer and playwright, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace.
Other news, sports and advertise... See More
Winnie Ruth Judd sentenced to death....
Item #621638
February 09, 1932
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 9, 1932
* Winnie Ruth Judd death sentence
* "The Trunk Murderess"
The front page has one column headings: "JUDD WOMAN IS CONVICTED" "Hears the Death Penalty Without the Flicker of An Eyelash"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a few binding holes along spine, otherwise goo... See More
Hermann Ottomar Herzog & Fernand Jacopozzi deaths....
Item #660354
February 07, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1932
* Hermann Ottomar Herzog death
* Landscapes painter - artist
* Fernand Jacopozzi death
* "Magician of Light" - Eiffel Tower
Page 27 has a one column heading: "HERMANN HERZOG, PAINTER, DIES AT 100" with subheads and photo.
Also on the same page is: "Fernand Jacopozzi, Lighting Expert, Dead" with subhead. (see)
Other news ... See More
Death & funeral of William Wrigley, in a Chicago newspaper...
Item #690281
January 27, 1932
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1932
* William Wrigley Jr. death & funeral
* American chewing gum industrialist
* Chicago Cubs owner - Wrigley Field
* Best title to be had ? - rare as such
The front page first column has heads on the death and funeral of William Wrigley, the chewing gum industrialist, owner of the Chicago Cubs and for whom the Cubs field is named.
T... See More
Alfred Yarrow death... shipbuilders...
Item #630731
January 25, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1932
* Alfred Yarrow death
* British shipbuilders
Page 17 has a one column heading: "SIR ALFRED YARROW, SHIPBUILDER, 90, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Sir Alfred Fernandez Yarrow, 1st Baronet. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory d... See More
British author Lytton Strachey death...
Item #686171
January 22, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 22, 1932
* Lytton Strachey death
* British author & critic
* Bloomsbury Group co-founder
Page 19 has a one column heading: "LYTTON STRACHEY, NOTED AUTHOR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Lytton Strachey, British author and critic. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular even... See More
Sophia of Prussia death...
Item #630710
January 14, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1932
* Sophia of Prussia death
Page 21 has a one column heading: "QUEEN SOPHIE DIES; EXILE FROM GREECE" with subheads and photo. First report coverage on the death of Princess Sophia of Prussia, Queen of the Hellenes and wife of King Constantine I. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, s... See More
Sarah Bogle death... Phar Lap to race in Aqua Caliente...
Item #672392
January 12, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1932
* Sarah Bogle death - American librarian pioneer
* Phar Lap to race in the Agua Caliente Handicap
* Thoroughbred horse racing record to be broken
Page 23 has a one column heading: "MISS SARAH BOGLE, LIBRARIAN, IS DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Sarah Bogle, American librarian pioneer most noted for her influenc... See More
Sir William Mills death... grenades...
Item #659803
January 08, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 8, 1932
* Sir William Mills death (inventor)
* Mills bomb - British hand grenades
Page 24 has a one column heading: "SIR WILLIAM MILLS, INVENTOR, DIS DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Sir William Mills, inventor of the Mills bomb (British hand grenades).
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pag... See More
1932 Julius Rosenwald death... Sears owner...
Item #696699
January 07, 1932
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 7, 1932
* Julius Rosenwald death (1st report)
* Sears, Roebuck and Company owner
The front page has a one column heading : "ROSENWALD DIES; AMONG GREATEST PHILANTHROPISTS" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
Mahatma Gandhi arrested... Emil Carlsen death...
Item #648457
January 04, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1932
* Gandhi arrested - The Mahatma
* Emil Carlsen death (1st report)
* American Impressionist painter
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GANDHI SENT TO JAIL; PARTY TO BE BANNED; ALL INDIA QUITS WORK" with subheads. (see) lengthy text.
Page 21 has a one column heading: "EMIL CARLSEN DIES; FAMOUS PAINTER" with subheads... See More
Alfred Perceval Graves death... Irish poet...
Item #630644
December 28, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1931
* Alfred Perceval Graves death
* Anglo-Irish poet - Dublin, Ireland
Page 17 has a one column heading: "ALFRED P. GRAVES, IRISH POET, IS DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Alfred Perceval Graves, Anglo-Irish poet, songwriter and folklorist. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular eve... See More
Mad Dog Coll indicted...
Item #616037
December 23, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1931
* Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll indicted
* American mobster hitman
* Dutch Shultz mob war
The front page has one column headlines: "COLL IS POINTED OUT AS SLAYER OF CHILD" "Witness Secreted by Police in Fear of Gang Swears He Saw Him Fire From Auto" and more. (see) Coverage on the indictment of New York mobster, Mad Dog Coll, for... See More
Chiang Kai-shek &
Item #667323
December 15, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1931
* Chiang Kai-shek resignation
* President of the Republic of China
* Gustave Le Bon death (1st report)
* French social psychologist
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEN. CHIANG QUITS CHINA'S PRESIDENCY; LIN SEN TAKES POST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Chiang Kai-shek resignation as president of China... See More
Winston Churchill car accident that could have changed history...
Item #687064
December 14, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 14, 1931
* Winston Churchill hit by car in Manhattan
* Accident that could have changed the World
The front page has a one column heading: "Churchill Hit By Automobile On City Street" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
source... See More
Serial killer Harry Powers in 1931...
Item #688336
December 11, 1931
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 11, 1931
* Harry Powers death sentence
* Murders discovered at his house
* "Lonely Hearts" ad serial killer
* Moundsville, West Virginia
The front page has a two column heading: "Powers Found Guilty; Must Die on Gallows" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within the ... See More
Lowell Bayles killed... air race pilot...
Item #717878
December 06, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 6, 1931
* Lowell Bayles killed - airplane
* Air race pilot - Gee Bee Model Z
* Thompson Trophy winner
The front page has a one column heading: "CRASH KILLS BAYLES AT 300-MILE SPEED" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 27 with related photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI note... See More
David Bruce & M. Hoke Smith deaths...
Item #632009
November 28, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 28, 1931
* David Bruce death (1st report)
* Scottish pathologist & microbiologist
* M. Hoke Smith death (1st report)
* Governor of Georgia & senator
Page 17 has a one column heading: "HOKE SMITH IS DEAD; EX-SENATOR WAS 76" with subheads and photo. (see)
Also on the same page is a one column heading: "SIR D. BRICE DIES AS WIFE IS BURIED... See More
Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame...
Item #630577
November 28, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 28, 1931
* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame upset
* Loads of text w/ photos
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "ARMY ELEVEN BEATS NOTRE DAME, 12 TO 0, AS 78,000 LOOK ON" with subheads and three relate photos. (see)
Page 5 of this section has a banner headline: "78,000 See Army Eleven Upset Notre Dame by 1... See More
Otto Sverdrup death & Albert Einstein...
Item #630695
November 27, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1931
* Otto Sverdrup death (1st report)
* Norwegian sailor and arctic explorer
* Albert Einstein & Johannes Kepler
Page 25 has a one column heading: "CAPTAIN SVERDRUP DIES AT AGE OF 76" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Page 18 has a one ... See More
Isaac Newton Lewis death... gun inventor...
Item #707395
November 10, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1931
* Isaac Newton Lewis death
* Lewis Gun inventor - WWI era
* Osman Ali Khan & Mahatma Gandhi
Page 25 has a one column heading: "COL. LEWIS, FAMOUS INVENTOR, DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Isaac Newton Lewis, United States Army officer and the invenotr of the Lewis Gun.
Other news, sports and adv... See More
Gandhi meets King & Queen... Ole Edvart Rølvaag death...
Item #630634
November 06, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1931
* Ole Edvart Rølvaag death
* Norwegian-American novelist
* Mahatma Gandhi in London
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Gandhi, in Loincloth, Meets King and Queen; Arrives Late at Palace and Leaves Early" (see)
Page 23 has a one column heading: "DR. OLE E. ROLVAAG, NOVELIST, DIES AT 55" with subheads. ... See More
Thomas Edison's last will and testament...
Item #698878
October 29, 1931
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., October 29, 1931
* re. Thomas Alva Edison death
* Official last will and testament
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Edison Left Most of Estate To Two Sons" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally in nice condition.... See More
Richard Brinsley "Dick" Sheridan, Jr. death....
Item #647610
October 27, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1931
* Richard Brinsley "Dick" Sheridan, Jr.
* West Point Army Cadet death (1st report)
* College football game vs. Yale (broken neck)
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Sheridan, Army End, Dies of Football Injury; Mother at Bedside After Fast Trip by Motor" (see) First report coverage on the death of Richard Brinsley Sh... See More
Thomas Edison death... Burial....
Item #683537
October 22, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 22, 1931.
* Inventor Thomas Edison death
* Funeral - burial ceremony
The front page has a one column heading: "DARKEN NATION AS TRIBUTE TO THOMAS EDISON" with subhead. Four related photos are on the back page. (see)
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More
Death of Thomas Edison...
Item #580585
October 21, 1931
MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, October 21, 1931 This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "EDISON'S LAST RITES MARKED BY SIMPLICITY", "Burial Proceeded By Singing of Favorite Songs, Reading of Eulogy By Friend"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, little margin wear and chipping, irregular at the sp... See More
Al Capone's reign about to end...
Item #574353
October 15, 1931
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"
Tells of the beginning of the end of Al ... See More
Al Capone's reign about to end...
Item #574131
October 14, 1931
THE NORWICH SUN, New York, October 14, 1931
* Al Capone - Chicago mob boss
* Tax evasion trial ending
* Prosecution rests
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "CAPONE TRIAL IS RAPIDLY NEARING END" "State Rests Case Suddenly During Afternoon Session"
Tells of the beginning of the end of Al Capone as he would rec... See More
Al Capone's reign about to end...
Item #575087
October 10, 1931
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, October 10, 1931
* Al Capone - Chicago mob boss
* Tax evasion trial
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "U.S. Exposes Trail of Money to Capone in Florida"
This tells of the beginning of the end of Al Capone as he would receive a guilty verdict a few weeks later that would send him to prison for 11 years... See More
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