Al Capone tax evasion case, in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 8, 1931 



* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Income tax evasion case

* Best title to be had (rare)



The front page has a one column heading: "HUNT CAPONE'S HIDDEN RICHES FOR U. S. DEBT" with subhead. (see)

Related photo is on the back page. Capone would plead guilty about a week later.

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1930 Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 12, 1931



* Chicago gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone & politics

* Mayor William "Big Jim" Thompson

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a great banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "CAPONE CITY HALL BOSS: LYLE" with subheads. Nice for disp... See More  

American Legion fight to end Prohibition...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 25, 1931



* Prohibition in the United States

* American Legion votes to end it

* Wets vs. Drys in Congress



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "LEGION DEMANDS DRY LAW REFERENDUM BUT VOTES DOWN NEW BONUS PROPOSAL; HYDE STUDIES BEER AS AID TO FARMING" with many subheads. Lengthy text continues inside.

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1929 Detroit Study nightclub fire...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1929



* The Study club fire

* Detroit, Michigan disaster

* Illegal prohibition era nightclub



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "18 DIE, 47 INJURED IN FIRE AND PANIC IN DETROIT CABARET" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the prohibition era Detroit, Michigan nightclub fire disaster shortly before the great stock market... See More  

1931 Midwest prohibition wars...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 23, 1931



* Fort Wayne, Indiana alcohol war

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a great banner headline concerning the prohibition wars in the Midwest: "SLAYS TWO DRY TRAPPERS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

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Early Al Capone... Cigarettes don't cause cancer ?....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1928



* Early Al Capone report

* Chicago gangster war

* Alcohol - beer - prohibition era

* re. Frankie Yale Uale murder



Page 25 has one column headings that include: "CAPONE PUTS 5 HERE DAY UALE WAS SLAIN" "Politicians See Gangster" "Track Capone Gangsters" and more. Coverage on Capone this early are somewhat rare, prior... See More  

John Dillinger captured in 1934 Tucson...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 28, 1934 



* John Dillinger & gang captured

* Harry Pierpont & Charles Makely

* Tucson AZ Arizona - Mary Kinder



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "SPEED PLANS TO SEND DILLINGER AND 3 TO CHAIR" with subhead. (see) Dillinger would be sent to Crown Point Jail in Indiana where he would make his famous "wooden" gun escape... See More  

The Chicago mob wars begin...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 12, 1920 



* "Diamond Jim" Colosimo, early Chicago mobster 

* Al Capone comes to Chicago 

* Crime wars begin 



Page 2 has an article: "James Colosimo Slain At Restaurant Door" "Chicago Underworld Character Is Shot Dead by an Unknown Person" with various details.



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Al Capone freed from prison....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 16, 1939



* Al 'Scarface" Capone to be freed from prison

* Chicago gangster becoming a free man again

* Best publication to be had ? rare as such



The front page has a banner headline: "BARE O'HARE'S CAPONE TRAP" with subheads. (see) Al Capone would leave the penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania on this day. When it comes to gang... See More  

Best Al 'Scarface' Capone released from prison....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 19, 1930 



* Al 'Scarface' Capone released from prison

* Chicago beer baron - gangster boss

* Best title to be had (very rare as such)



The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE CALLS GANG TO MEET HIM IN INDIANA" with subhead. Related photo with heading on the back page. (see) Coverage on Al Capone's release from prison after ser... See More  

American prohibition ends in 3 more states...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 13, 1933 



* Prohibition ending in America

* Maryland, Minnesota & Colorado

* Beer returns - legal liquor



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "WETS WIN MARYLAND AND LEAD VOTING IN MINNESOTA, COLORADO" with subheads. (see)

Complete with all 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally very nice.... See More  

Working towards ending Prohibition...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, February 17, 20, and the "Extra" of the 20th, 1933  This trio of issues reports on the Blaine Act, a resolution adopted by the U.S. Congress on February 20, 1933, initiating repeal of the 18th Amendment which established Prohibition. Repeal was finalized when the 21st Amendment was ratified by the required minimum number of states on December 5, 19... See More  

"Beer Parade" in 1932 NYC...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, May 15, 1932



* Anti prohibition parade

* In New York City

* Beer - Liquor



The front page has a one column heading: "'Give Us Beer,' New York City Paraders Cry" (see)

Complete 1st section only with20 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

Thomas Edison supports Prohibition law....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1930



* Inventor Thomas Edison

* U.S. Prohibition support

* Anti beer - liquor law



Page 17 has a one column heading: "EDISON SEES BOON IN PROHIBITION LAW" with subheads. (see) See images for a question/answer article showing Thomas Edison's support for the Eighteenth Amendment. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this parti... See More  

Prohibition upheld by the Supreme Court...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 24, 1931



* The 19th Amendment deemed valid

* Supreme Courts upholds Prohibition



The front page has a 4-column, 2-line heading: "SUPREME COURT HOLDS 18TH AMENDMENT VALID", with considerable supporting text. Yet again the Supreme Court fended off another challenge to the validity of Prohibition. The 19th Amendment would eventually... See More  

Fight over U.S. prohibition...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 9 only, January 18, 1931



* Prohibition in the United States

* Wests vs. Drys w/ Illustration



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "BEST STRATEGY FOR THE WETS AS BECK SEES IT; The Pennsylvania Representative Asserts that Congress Has the Legal Right to Withhold Enforcement Appropriations and That Wets Need Only 200 Votes in the House to Bring... See More  

Prohibition ends in Oklahoma & more....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1933 



* End of Prohibition in Oklahoma

* Connecticut & New Hampshire

* Beer - liquor returns



The front page has a one column heading: "BEER BY NEARLY 2-1 VOTED IN OKLAHOMA" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the states of Oklahoma, Connecticut and New Hampshire ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notable events... See More  

1929 Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 26, 1929



* Chicago gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a great banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "DRY RAIDERS KILL A MOTHER" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

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U.S. Senate approves Blaine Act ending prohibition...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., February 21, 1933



* 18th Amendment - prohibition end imminent

* House votes to repeal - 21st Amendment - Blaine Act



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "REPEAL BILL GOES TO STATES" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the United States House of Representatives approving the repeal of prohibition.

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Prohibition ends in Arizona....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1933 



* End of Prohibition - repeal

* Beer - liquor returns

* New Mexico - Idaho



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "IDAHO, NEW MEXICO JOIN REPEAL RANKS; 31 STATES IN LINE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the states of New Mexico and Idaho ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notable events ... See More  

End of U.S. prohibition nears in 1932...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 12, 1932



* The United States prohibition to end ?

* President Herbert Hoover admits failure

* President nomination address



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DRY LAW A FAILURE--HOOVER" with subheads. (see) Complete text of Hoover's acceptance address inside. Loads of text here. Related photo on the back page. When it comes to gangsters, ... See More  

Prohibition repeal as a political ploy in 1932...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1932



* 1932 Democratic National Convention

* Prohibition plank - repeal is majority

* Legalize beer & liquor goes political



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "DEMOCRATS PLEDGE PARTY TO REPEAL OF THE DRY LAW AND QUICK MODIFICATION TO LEGALIZE BEER, 934 3/4 - 213 3/4; PLANK AGAINST WAR DEBT CANCELLATION IS SUBMITTED" with many su... See More  

John Dillinger Gang hunted.... Tommy Carroll killed...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 8, 1934



* John Dillinger gang

* Tommy Carroll killed

* Best title to be had ?



The front page has a great banner headline: "3 SHOT BY BLACK HAND; 1 DEAD" with subheads. Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page. First report coverage on American bank robber Tommy Carrol being shot & killed by police. When it comes to gangsters, org... See More  

Rumrunner Larry Fay assassination....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 2, 1933



* Rumrunner Larry Fay killed

* Prohibition era rum-running

* NYC bootlegger - gangster



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LARRY FAY IS SLAIN IN HIS NIGHT CLUB; DOORMAN IS HUNTED" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 3 with photo and list of his prior offenses.

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FBI botches the Little Bohemia raid upon the Dillinger Gang...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1934 



* Outlaw John Dillinger

* Little Bohemia Lodge shootout

* Nice 1st report for display



The front page has a terrific banner headline announcing: "HUNT DILLINGER; 2 DIE, 4 SHOT" with a subhead noting: "Desperadoes Escape North Woods Trap".

The article carries over to page 8 where is a rather large map headed: "Dillinger Es... See More