White Bluff TN negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 5, 1935  This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 37: " FIVE MEN LYNCH NEGRO ON TENNESSEE ROAD" "Man Accused of Slapping White Woman Is Taken From Officers in White Bluff Business Street"



This tells of the lynching of Baxter Ball in White Bluff, Tennessee.



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Anna Sage and Dillinger's demise...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 29, 1935



* re. John Dillinger's assassination

* Anna Sage - Ana Cumpănaș

* "Woman in Red" $$ reward



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "TIP ON DILLINGER HALTS DEPORTATION" with subheads that include: "'Woman in Red' Says Purvis Promised to Have Alien Proceedings Dropped" and more. (see)

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Louis 'Two Gun' Alterie death

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION. Massachusetts, July 19, 1935



* Louis 'Two Gun' Alterie death

* Chicago Gangsters

* "Woman in Red" - John Dillinger



This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14:  "CHICAGO GUNMAN IS SHOT DOWN OUTSIDE HOTEL", "Former O'Banion Lieutenant Dies Without Making Statement; Assassins' Bullets Miss His Wife".



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Nobel Peace winner Jane Addams dies...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 22, 1935 



* Jane Addams death 

* Nobel Peace Prize winner 

* Adolph Hitler agreeable? 



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "JANE ADDAMS SUCCUMBS" "Noted Social Service Worker Dies in Chicago Hospital" with photo of Addams. (see)



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The death of Harriet May Mills... suffragist...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, May 16, 1935



* Harriet May Mills death

* Syracuse, NY suffragist



This 40 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "HARRIET MILLS IS DEAD AT 77" and "Pioneer in Woman Suffrage Dies After Long Illness" with small photo. 1st report coverage on the death of Harriet May Mills, famed suffragist from Syracuse, New York.



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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  

Amelia Earhart... Pacific Ocean flight...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1935



* Amelia Earhart (female aviator)

* Solo Pacific Ocean flight (Hawaii to Oakland)

* 1st of it's kind (during flight report)



The front page has one column headings: "AVIATRIX FLASHES ACROSS PACIFIC FROM HONOLULU" "Flier Believed Off Coast of San Francisco in Fog Blanket" and more. (see)

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Actress Mary Pickford...

TOLEDO BLADE, Ohio, January 11, 1935 



* Actress Mary Pickford - Divorce 

* Actor Douglas Fairbanks 



This 34 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:

"MARY PICKFORD WINS DIVORCE" "Doug, in St. Moritz With Lady Ashley, Does Not Contest Suit" with photo of Pickford. (see)



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Hélène Boucher killed in airplane accident...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 1, 1934



* Helen Boucher killed

* French aviatrix - pilot

* Airplane crash accident



The bottom of the back page has a two column photo headed: "French Woman Air Record Holder Killed"

Page 8 has a small and discrete one column heading: "French Aviatrix Killed in Crash; Held Altitude Mark" (see)

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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  

Evangeline Booth... 1st Woman General of Salvation Army...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 4, 1934



* Evangeline Booth - British theologist

* 1st Woman General of Salvation Army



The front page has a one column heading: "EVANGELINE BOOTH IS SALVATION CHIEF" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Booth becoming the 1st Woman General of the Salvation Army. Article continues inside with photo. (see)

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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"



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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  

Actress Rae Randall suicide death...

LOS ANGELES EVENING POST, May 9, 1934



* Rae Randall suicide death

* Hollywood movie actress

* Greta Garbo double



The front page has a three column heading in red lettering: "Actress Kills Self" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of actress Rae Randall (Sigrun Salvason). Not reported in the New York Times, so probably only found in newspapers near Holl... See More  

Actress Jean Harlow leaves 3rd husband...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 7, 1934



* Hollywood actress Jean Harlow

* "Blonde Bombshell" sex symbol

* Separates from third husband



The bottom of the back page has a two column photo of Jean Harlow with small heading: "Film Star Separates From Third Husband"

the front page has a one column heading: "Jean Harlow And Third Husband Come To Parting Of Ways" (see i... 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)

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1934 John Dillinger...

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Penn., March 6, 1934 



* Gangster John Dillinger

* re. Crown Point, Indiana Jail

* re. Famous wooden gun escape

* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***



The top of the front page has one column headings: "'Shoot On Sight' Is Police Order In Dillinger Hunt" and "Dillinger Captured Near Here Yesterday false Report States" with subheads. (see)

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John Dillinger escapes from prison...

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 4, 1934 



* John Dillinger - Crown Point IN Jail

* Famous wooden gun escape



In the bottom half of the front page is a one column headline: "JOHN DILLINGER ELUDES POSSES" with subhead: "Woman Sheriff Asserts She Will Shoot Him Through Head on Sight". This was one of the most famous escapes from a high security jail in United States history.

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Mary Pickford signs w/ Paramount Pictures....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, December 17, 1933



* Actress Mary Pickford signs contract

* "Queen of the Movies" "America's Sweetheart"

* Adolph Zukor - Paramount Pictures



Page 2 of this section has a one column heading: "MARY PICKFORD SIGNS FOR STAGE" with subheads. (see)

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Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks divorce...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 9, 1933



* Mary Pickford files for divorce

* Actor Douglas Fairbanks

* Nice headline for display



The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "DOUG SUED BY MARY PICKFORD" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Four related photos are on the back page. First report coverage on Actress Mary Pickford filing for divorce from actor Douglas Fair... 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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