1931 David Belasco death... playwright..

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 15, 1931



* David Belasco death (1st report)

* Theatrical playwright - producer



The front page has a one column heading: "DAVID BELASCO, STAGE GENIUS, DIES AGED 77" with subhead. (see) Photo of Belasco is on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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1931 Albert A. Michelson death... "speed of light"...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 10, 1931



* Albert A. Michelson death (1st report)

* American physicist - 'speed of light' work



The bottom of the front page has a one column heading: "DR. MICHELSON, SCIENTIST, DIES" with subhead. (see)

Complete 1st section only with all 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond is shot...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 27, 1931 



* Jack 'Legs' Diamond shot

* New York City gangster



The front page has one column heads: "Gang Bullets Again Mow Down Legs Diamond" "Wounded Thug Chieftain Is Snatched From Death At Catskill Roadhouse" "Attack Veiled in Mystery" "Victim Taken to Hospital In Albany; Condition Not Believe To Be ... See More  

1931 Knute Rockne death photo...

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the Detroit Free Press, April 12, 1931



* Knute Rockne photo (death)

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* College football head coach



The front page has a 9 x 7 inch photo of Knute Rockne. Rockne was killed just 12 days prior.

Complete rotogravure section only with 8 pages, a little margin wear, generally good.

Heartley Hunk Anderson named Notre Dame coach....

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, April 11, 1931



* Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson named new head coach

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team

* Post Knute Rockne airplane crash death



This 18 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 11: "ANDERSON NAMED TO TAKE CHARGE OF NOTRE DAME ELEVEN" with subheads that include: "FORMER LINEMAN TO CARRY TITLE OF SE... See More  

re. Knute Rockne's death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1931



* re. Knute Rockne death

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* Head football coach



The sport's section (page 33) has one column headlines that include: "ROCKNE'S MEMORIAL PLANS HAVE BEGUN" "Notre Dame Officials Act to Complete the Project With Nation-Wide Donations" "ASSEMBLY HONORS ROCKNE'S MEMORY" "Extols Football C... See More  

Notre Dame head football coach...

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, April 4, 1931



* Knute Rockne death - funeral (day of)

* Notre Dame head football coach

* Airplane crash



This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (page 6): "ROCKNE RITES TO BE HELD TODAY" and "Simple Funeral Planned For Notre Dame's Football Coach".



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Silent homage for Knute Rockne...

THE COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Coldwater, Michigan, April 2, 1931



* Knute Rockne death with photos

* Notre Dame head football coach



This 12 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page: "ROCKNE'S BODY LIES IN STATE" and "Silent Homage Paid To Great Coach As Plans Are Made For Funeral" with various inside page photos (see photos).



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Ban Johnson death... Towner bus tragedy...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 29, 1931 



* Byron Bancroft 'Ban' Johnson death 

* The Towner bus tragedy (1st report) 

* Lost in Colorado snow blizzard 



This 100+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "5 CHILDREN PERISH IN BUS IN COLORADO SNOWDRIFT; 7 OTHERS DIE IN MID-WEST" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage of t... See More  

Timothy Michael Healy death in 1931...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 27, 1931



* Timothy Michael Healy death

* Irish Free State leader

* Dublin, Ireland



This 26 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "IRISH LEADER, HEALY, DIES" which tells of the death of Irish Free State pioneer, Timothy Healy. See photos for text here.



Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise good condition.



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Kenansville, NC prison fire disaster... Aviatrix Ruth Nichols breaks altitude record...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, March 7, 1931



* Kenansville NC North Carolina

* Duplin County prison camp fire

* Ruth Nichols flight record



This 18 page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "11 CONVICTS BURN TO DEATH IN CELLS" with subheads.



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The first mention of Phar Lap in The New York Times... Phar Lap Australian horse race win...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 22, 1931



* Phar Lap - Thoroughbred racehorse

* 1st mention in this famous NYC title



This is a rather historic issue for any horse racing collectors, as this is the very first mention of the famous Australian racehorse "Phar Lap" in the prestigious New York Times newspaper.



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1931 Lillian Leitzel accidental death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 16, 1931



* Lillian Leitzel accident - death

* Acrobatic circus star (1st report)



This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Lillian Leitzel, Circus Star, Dies After Fall"

  with subhead: "Little Trapeze Artist Succumbs to Injuries Received in Danish Capital".



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Mahatma Gandhi released from jail...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, January 28, 1931 



* Mahatma Gandhi jail release



This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "INDIA'S BATTLE WILL CONTINUE, GANDHI WARNS", "Thousands Gather To Pay Him Homage", "Woman Crushed to Death as Bombay Throngs Fight to See Him; Cites Rights" and more with smaller sub... See More  

Maulana Mohammad Ali Jouha death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 5, 1931 



* Maulana Mohammad Ali Jouhar death 

* 1st report - Muslim leader - Khilafat movement 



Page 7 has one column headings that include: "MUHAMMAD ALI DIES AT TASK IN LONDON" "Indian Moslem Leader Defied Death to Attend Parley to Win Autonomy for Nation" "PENNED PLEA WHILE DYING" and more. (see) First report covera... See More  

Humorist Kin Hubbard death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 27, 1930



* Kin McKinney Hubbard death (1st report)

* American cartoonist, humorist & journalist

* "Abe Martin of Brown County" creator



Page 13 has a one column heading: "KIN HUBBARD DIES; FAMOUS HUMORIST" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our in... See More  

Legs Diamond assassination...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, December 19, 1931 



* Jack "Legs" Diamond murder 



This 12 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "DIAMOND DEATH INQUIRY WIDENS", "New York City Joins Albany in Slayer Hunt; Gangster's Girl to Be Quizzed in Boston".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning wit... See More  

Notre Dame wins 1930 football title...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 9, 1930 



* Notre Dame officially become National Champions 

* Last season before Knute Rockne's death 

* Fighting Irish college football



The front page of the sport's section (page 25) has a one column heading: "IT'S NOTRE DAME HOUR TOMORROW IN CHICAGO LOOP" with subhead and related pictorial. (see) They had just beaten U... See More  

Knute Rockne's last collegiate game.....

THE MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, December 8, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish ends the season undefeated

* Last official collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne before his death

* ND to repeat as National Champions after this game



This 18 page newspaper has various reporting on page 12 regarding the end of the 1930 collegiate football season with a five column headline that... See More  

Knute Rockne's last collegiate game.....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 6, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. USC Southern California Trojans

* Last official collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne before death (DAY OF)

* ND to repeat as National Champions after this game



This 24 page newspaper has pre-game reporting on the Notre Dame vs. USC football game which was the last collegiate game Knute Rockne would b... See More  

Mary Harris "Mother" Jones death....

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 1, 1930



* Mary Harris "Mother" Jones death w/ photo

* United Mine Workers organizer & more



The front page has a one column heading: "'MOTHER JONES IS DEAD AT 100" with subhead. (see images) Related photo on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the death of Mary Harris Jones, co-founder of the Industrial Workers of the World.

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Russell-Colbath House... Priscilla death...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, November 17, 1930



* Ruth Priscilla Coldath death

* Russell-Colbath Homestead

* White Mountains, New Hampshire

* "Curse of Mount Chocorua"



The  front page has a two column heading: "'Hermit Woman' of White Mountains, Who Braved "Curse of Chocorua", Dies"

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

The O'Mahony of Kerry death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 1, 1930



* Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony of Kerry death

* Irish Protestant nationalist politician & philanthropist



Page 19 has a one column heading: "THE O'MAHONY DIES; HEAD OF IRISH CLAN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report ... See More  

Russian painter Ilya Repin death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 30, 1930



* Ilya Repin death (1st report)

* Russian realist painter

* Art - paintings



Page 27 has a one column heading: "ILYA REPIN IS DEAD; RUSSIAN PAINTER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Russian realist painter, Ilya Repin. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in ou... See More  

1930 Darien, Georgia Negro lynchings...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 9, 1930 



* George Grant & Willie Bryan Negro lynchings 

* Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia martial law



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "NEGRO LYNCHED AS SLAYER; CALL GEORGIA TROOPS" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negroes George Grant & Willie Bryan at Darien, Georgia. Always nice to have ... See More