Hindenburg airship... Lucky Luciano...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Returns home after 1st American visit

* Mobster - crime boss Lucky Luciano trial



The front page has a column heading: "HINDENBURG HOME AFTER RECORD TRIP" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues inside with related map. Another one column heading on the front page reads: "VICE RING 'SEIZURE' I... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 18, 1945



* Jewish Holocaust coming to light

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations

* Josef Kramer "The Beast of Belsen" trial



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "SS Killed 4,000,000 at Oswiecim, Prosecutor Says at Kramer Trial" Coverage continues inside with photo of Kramer. What better evidence to confirm of what rea... See More  

Aviator Howard Hughes... Pan Am trials...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 8, 1947



* Aviator Howard Hughes

* Pan Am airlines - TWA



The front page has a six column heading: "End Hughes-Brewster Feud; Quiz to Go On" with subheads. Related photo on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 36 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp ... See More  

The trial of Mary Harris - rare "insanity" plea by a female...

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Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1935



* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "FISH'S WEIRD ACTS TOLD BY CHILDREN" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publicati... See More  

Al Capone's trial would result in eight years in the federal penitentiary...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 14, 1931 



* Al 'Scarface' Capone - gangster - mob boss

* Famous tax evasion trial w/ much testimony

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The front page has a one column heading regarding the two-week long trial of notorious gangster Al "Scarface" Capone: "DRAMA IN COURT AS U. S. CLOSES CASE ON CAPONE" with subhead. (see)... See More  

Sorting out the case of the Amistad slaves: the trial begins & Judge Thompson decides...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 25, 1839 



* Verdict of the Amistad Slave Ship Case



The front page has two reports concerning the latest ruling on the Amistad slave case.

Most of a page 3 column is headed: "Further Particulars In The Case of The Amistad". The article provides the latest information from Hartford concerning the Amistad slaves as the court ... See More  

A trial for sedition... Saluting Washington's home...

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Oct. 31, 1798  The front page has: "Trial of Matthew Lyon for Sedition". Also on the ftpg: "More  Electioneering ! " Page 3 has a report from Alexandria: "Protection to Commerce, Combined with Patriotism" concerning a ship which fired an honor salute as it passed Washington's home at Mt. Vernon, etc.&n... See More  

Prosecution asks for jail time for 'Black Sox' players...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1921 



* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal 

* Baseball World Series fix trial

* Best title to be had ? rare as such



As the infamous Black Sox scandal comes to its conclusion (final arguments in the trial were the day before), the ftpg. of the sports section has an interesting article headed: "Asks Conviction Of 'Black Sox' On Their Own ... See More  

Actress Mae West declared married in 1937...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 17, 1937



* Actress Mae West

* Frank Wallace marriage



The front page has a one column heading: "Court Decides Mae West Is Mrs. Wallace" with photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 24 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for... See More  

1935 Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial...

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Great Central City, Colorado, mining print...

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York May 17, 1879  The front page is filled with comic illustrations captioned: "Trials Of Professional Men" in 8 scenes. Three prints inside including: "The Zulu War" and the back page has a terrific half page print: "The Alps-Mackie Mines, Cleveland Gold Company, Central City, Colorado" which also shows the various mine shafts beneath the... See More  

Scopes monkey trial... evolution...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, July 15, 1925 



* Scopes Monkey Trial beginning 

* Dayton, Tennessee 

* William Jennings Bryan 

* Clarence Darrow 



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "SCOPES DEFENSE WINS PARTIAL VICTORY OVER OPENING COURT PRAYER" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 20 pages,... See More  

The Charles Manson murder trial ends...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 16, 1971



* Charles Manson murder trial ends

* Sharon Tate



This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Tate Murder Case Goes to the Jury," which tells of the ending of the murder trial involving Charles Manson and his 3 women followers.

Other news of the day with period advertising is found throughout.

Complete in 3... See More  

John Dillinger's toy gun escape told....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1934 



* Bank robber John Dillinger

* Crown Point, Indiana Jail

* Famous wooden gun escape told



The back page has an article headed: "Dillinger's Escape Described At Trial" "Warden Testifies About 'Toy Gun' as Deputy Is Accused of Aiding Outlaw". (see) This was one of the most famous escapes from a high security jail in United ... See More  

Maps of Jamaica and Havana, Cuba...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1762  Although typically missing from most issues, this magazine still contains the full page plate titled: "A Map Of the Island of Jamaica" which shows much detail. Accompanying this map is a nice and detailed article on Jamaica which describes it geographically, gives a bit of history on how it was settled, and some text on its economy.... See More  

Great content on the Mexican War... Taylor's Proclamation to the Mexicans...

THE DAILY UNION, Washington City, July 29, 1846  The ftpg. has a great wealth of reporting on the Mexican War. Some of the column heads include: "One Day Later From The Army" "Trial & Honorable Acquittal of Captain Thornton--General Taylor's Proclamation--Health of the Army--Advance Towards Monterey".

Taylor's proclamation is to the Mexican people & begins... See More  

The day Lincoln was buried, in a newspaper from the city where he was buried...

ILLINOIS STATE JOURNAL, Springfield, May 4, 1865  Obviously a damaged newspaper however this is a newspaper from Lincoln's hometown, with coverage of his funeral & interment, and from the city where Lincoln was buried.

Although the front page has some content concerning the closing events of the Civil War and the trial of Lincoln's conspirators, the prime Lincoln content is on pa... See More  

Jefferson Davis indicted for treason...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1865 



* Abraham Lincoln Murder - Trial of the conspirators

* Jefferson Davis indictment for treason



Among the ftpg. column heads are: "INDICTMENT OF DAVIS" "The Arch-Traitor to be Tried for Treason" "His Offence the Levying of War on Fort Stevens" "Davis to be Tried in the City of Washington" and: "TRIAL OF THE ASSASS... See More  

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral... Earps are acquitted of guilt...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, December 16, 1881 



* re. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

* Wyatt, Virgil & Morgan Earp acquitted



Page 7 contains a nice report concerning the now iconic "gunfight at the O.K. Corral", from just a day after the conclusion of the trial of the Earps ended in their acquittal.

The article headed: "The Atchison & Topeka-Sonora railroad-... See More  

Cornwallis, Clinton, Charleston...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE London, December, 1780  The issue begins with 7 pages of "Proceedings in the Last Parliament" which includes discussion of the Revolutionary War in America.

Near the back in the "Historical Chronicle" is a lengthy items concerning John Trumbull, son of the governor of Connecticut, with some talk of Franklin's grandson, etc. Another report ... See More  

Emmett Till's murderer's trial... Not Guilty....

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Reporting on the John Scopes "monkey trial"...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1925 



* Scopes Monkey Trial

* Dayton, Tennessee 

* William Jennings Bryan 

* Clarence Darrow

 The top of a front page column reports on the historic & controversial Scopes "monkey" trial with: "SCOPES FAILS TO GET FEDERAL INJUNCTION; STATE TRIAL FRIDAY" and subheads: "Judge Gore Rules Tennessee Officers Are Acting in t... See More  

Portrait of the "demon" warden of Andersonville prison camp...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sept. 14, 1865 



* Andersonville Prison - Camp Sumter

* Captain Henry Wirz trial - Georgia



The front page features a print headed: "Werze, The Andersonville Demon", being the infamous Henry Wirz, the warden of the Andersonville prison camp who supervised the horrible treatment of Yankee prisoners. He would be found guilty & was executed,  on... 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