Hermann & Emmy Göring wedding....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1935



* Hermann Göring wedding - marriage

* German actress Emma Sonnemann

* "First Lady of the Third Reich"



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "GOERING MARRIED IN NAZI SPLENDOR" with subhead and photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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1935 Baby Doe Tabor death...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 8, 1935 



* Baby Doe Tabor death 

* Elizabeth Tabor 

* Matchless mine, Leadville, Colorado



This 32 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "BABY DOE TABOR FOUND FROZEN IN MINE SHACK" and "Poverty Ends Last Chapter in Life of Belle of Camps In Old Gold Rush Days". See photos for 1st report coverage on the death... See More  

Mary Pickford... Douglas Fairbanks...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, from Springfield, Massachusetts, dated January 11, 1935



* Actress Mary Pickford

* Actor Douglas Fairbanks

* Divorce



This 32 page newspaper has two column headlines  on the front page that include:



* Mary Pickford Is Given Divorce from Fairbanks; Cruelty, Neglect Charged



and more with one column photo of Pickford.



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Woman outlaw Helen Gillis captured...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 5, 1934



* Woman outlaw Helen Gillis arrested

* Baby Face Nelson's widow

* Gangster - bank robber



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BABY FACE NELSON'S WIDOW A PRISONER IN BANDIT ROUND-UP" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the arrest of Helen Gillis, widow of American bank robber, Baby Face Nelson. Report continues... See More  

The 1934 "babes in the woods" murder suicide....

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, November 25, 1934



* 3 Babes in the woods murders, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

* 1st report



This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:  "Woman Into Mystery of 3 Girls' Slaying", which tells of the "Babes in the Wood" murders near Pine Grove Furnace, Pennsylvania (see images). Other news of the day with period adve... See More  

Feminist Ruth Hale death... Women's rights...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 19, 1934



* Feminist leader Ruth Hale death

* Women's rights - Woman's suffrage

* Founder of the Lucy Stone League



The top of page 19 has one column heading: "RUTH HALE IS DEAD; FEMINIST LEADER" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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Actress Marie Dressler death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 29, 1934



* Marie Dressler death w/ photos

* Stage & screen actress

* Silent film - depression era



The front page has a one column heading: "MARIE DRESSLER, NOTED ACTRESS, DIES" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside with 4 photos.

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages, light toning and very mi... See More  

John Dillinger...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, July 25, 1934 



* John Dillinger death trap 

* The Woman in Red 



This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SAID SHE KNEW DILLINGER AS 'LAWRENCE'" "Girl in Red Gives Details of Night of Shooting"



Other news of the day. Light browning and little margin wear and tear, otherwise in good condi... See More  

Kirbyville, Texas negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 22, 1934 



* Son Griggs negro lynching 

* Kirbyville, Texas 



This 42 page newspaper has small one column headlines on the back page (pg. 42) "HANG, SHOOT, DRAG NEGRO" "Texas Mob Lynches Prisoner Arrested With White Woman"



Tells of the lynching of Negro Son Griggs in Kirbyville, Texas.



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Dionne quintuplets born...

THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, Vermont, May 29, 1934 



* Dionne quintuplets born (1st report)

* "Five Baby Girls Born to Ontario Mother; Largest 3 Lbs., 4 Ounces; Smallest a Lb. Less"



This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Five Baby Girls Born to Ontario Mother; Largest 3 Lbs., 4 Ounces; Smallest a Lb. Less" tells of the birth of the famous... See More  

Chuck Klein...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, May 26, 1936. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a female lion/tiger tamer (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes and the inside cover features a color ad for Texaco.  Wtihin this issue is an article on Hall-of-Famer Chuck Klein. Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 1/4 by... See More  

1934 John Dillinger gang... Flint, Michigan robbery...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1934



* John Dillinger gang

* Flint, Michigan bank robbery



Page 3 has one column headings: "$30,000 RAID IS LAID TO DILLINGER GANG" "Presence of Leader Himself in Foray on Bank at Flint, Mich., Is Doubted" "Woman One Of The Band" and more. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, rag edition in ni... 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  

1st Masters Tournament...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 22, 1934



* Lilyan Tashman death - Jewish actress

* 1st Masters Tournament

* 1st day of play - Augusta, Georgia



This 20 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Lilyan Tashman Dies as First Starring Film Stirs Broadway" and more with nice photo of Tashman (see photos).



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THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1934



* Thomas F. Anstey Guthrie death

* English novelist - journalist - comic

* Margaret Illington death

* American stage actress



The top of page 14 has a one column heading: "F. ANSTEY, 77, DIES; BRITISH HUMORIST" with subheads. (see)

The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "MISS ILLINGTON, STAGE STAR, DEAD" with subhead and photo. ... See More  

John Dillinger...

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL, Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1934 



* re. John Dillinger Crown Point IN

* Investigation of famous Jail break



The front page has one column headlines: "Probe Escape Of Dillinger", "Grand Jury Ordered by Court to 'Name Parties Responsible'". This was one of the most famous escapes from a high security jail in United States history.... See More  

'If Washington Had Been King'

Full-Color Ice Skater Cover Illustration

LIBERTY magazine, New York, February 24, 1934. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a female ice skater (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes.  Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches.

Nice report on Bonnie & Clyde...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Jan. 17, 1934  Page 2 has a one column head: "TRAIL BARROW IN GUN FIGHT" "Desperado Hunted in East Texas After Freeing 65 at Prison Farm". Nice report concerning Bonnie & Clyde, the former mentioned with: "...unconfirmed reports the automobile in which the group escaped was driven by Bonnie Parker, Barrow's cigar-smoking & re... See More  

Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks divorce...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1933



* Mary Pickford files for divorce

* Actor Douglas Fairbanks



Page 3 has a one column heading: "Expect No Contest On Pickford Divorce" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Actress Mary Pickford filing for divorce from actor Douglas Fairbanks.

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, rag edition in nice conditi... See More  

LaGuardia elected mayor of New York City...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, November 8, 1933 



* Fiorello Henry La Guardia elected mayor of New York City   



This 36 page newspaper has a two column photo on the front page with caption: "New York Victors and Vanquished"



Also a nice seven column headline on page 2: "LAGUARDIA SWEPT INTO OFFICE BY 250,000 PLURALITY"



Other news of the day. Light bro... See More  

Reinhold Tiling rocket test death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 12, 1933



* Reinhold Tiling death

* German rockets pioneer



This 50 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12: "ROCKET CONSTRUCTOR AND WOMAN AIDE DIE" and "Reinhold Tiling and Assistant Hurt Tuesday in Explosion at Osnabrueck, Germany" which tells of the death of Reinhold Tiling by rocket explosion.



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Mabel Smith Douglass drowning death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 22, 1933



* Mabel Smith Douglass drowning

* Douglass Residential College

* Rutgers University affiliate



Page 3 has a two column heading: "Drowning of Ex-Dean Douglass Feared; Woman's Educator's Boat Found at Lake" (see) First report coverage on Mabel Smith Douglass going missing after rowing on Lake Placid.

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Proof that Hitler is descended from Jews...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1933 



* Adolph Hitler was of Jewish descent...



The top of page 7 has a very intriguing article with column heads: "HITLER TIE SEEN WITH CZECH JEWS" "Organ of Austrian Heimwehr Reports Direct Descent on His Mother's Side" " 'Forebears' Of Same Name" "Woman Who Left Czechoslovakia for Austria Declared a Sister of Chan... See More  

Bonnie and Clyde on the run...

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1933 Tomahawk, Kentucky bizarre sacrifice...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, February 9, 1933 



* Bizarre family human sacrifice 

* Tomahawk Inez Kentucky 



This 26 page newspaper has two column headlines at the bottom of the front page: "EIGHT OF MOUNTAIN FAMILY JAILED IN CULT 'SACRIFICE' OF WOMAN" "Seven Accused of Actual Killing--Hours of Praying Preceded Crime"



Tells of the bizarre ritual sacr... See More