1946 Tomoyuki Yamashita execution...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 23, 1946



* Tomoyuki Yamashita execution

* Imperial Japanese Army General

* "Tiger of Malaya" war crimes



The front page has a nice banner headline: "YAMASHITA DIES ON GALLOWS" with subheads and photo. (see images)

Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, generally in nic... See More  

The My Lai Massacre & William Calley...

THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. March 31 , 1971



* Mai Lai Massacre - South Vietnamese civilians

* Officer William Calley & the United States Army



The front page has a few related reports with headings that include: "Tearful Lt. Calley Pleads For Future GIs' Honor" and more with two related photos. (see images) More inside.

Complete with 22 pages, a few binding holes a... See More  

The trial of Charles Manson begins...

THE RALEIGH TIMES, N.C, June 19, 1970



* Charles Manson "Helter Skelter" murders trial begins

* Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten

* Sharon Tate - LaBianca gruesome killings w/ knives



The top of page 6 has a four column heading: "Manson Talks to Newsmen" with lead-in: "'I Don't Have Any Guilt'" and rare photo showing Manson wit... See More  

1935 Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial...

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1952 Brown vs. Board of Education 1st argued...

<div>THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 10, 1952<br><br><strong>*&nbsp;Brown vs. Board of Education</strong><br><strong>* Segregation in the South 1st argued</strong><br><s... <a href="https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/723929?list_url=%2Flist%3Fpage%3D1%2525q%255Bsearch_method%255D%3DComma%2BList%2525q%255Btext%255D%3Dwisdom%252Csupreme%2Bcourt%252Ccourt%2Bcase%252Ctrial">See More</a> &nbsp;

1929 Kalamazoo, Michigan witch killing...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 21, 1929



* Etta L. Fairchild murder

* Witch's spell killing - wicca

* Eugene & Pearl Burgess

* Kalamazoo, Michigan



The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "WIFE ASSUMES ALL BLAME IN WITCH KILLING" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on the killing of Etta Fairchild by Eugene and Pearl Burgess at Kalamazoo, Michigan. This would end up to ... See More  

Russellites on trial in 1918...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1918 



* Clayton Woodworth & other Russellites on trial

* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers

* Christian restorationist minister

* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses



Near the bottom of page 7 has a small one column heading: "Would Let Sinners Fight" with subhead. (see images) They would be found guilty about a week later.

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Charles "Taze" Russellites arrested in 1918...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, May 9, 1918 



* Rutherford & other Russellites arrested

* Opposition to World War I - WWI

* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers

* Christian restorationist minister

* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses



The bottom of the front page has brief report with a small one column heading: "Russell's Successor Taken By Government" (see image). ... See More  

Supreme Court Blocks President... Youngstown, Ohio...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 3, 1952



* Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co vs. Sawyer

* Supreme Court decision checks Presidential Authority



The front page has a displayable photo and  a 4 column headline: "STEEL SEIZURE HELD INVALID; STRIKE CALLED IMMEDIATELY" which tells of the United States Supreme Court's decision that limited the power of the Presiden... See More  

Very displayable French criminal broadside from 1794...

Interesting French criminal broadside announcing the acquittal of a trial against Etienne Michaud.  Headed in large type at the top (translated): JUDGMENT OF THE CRIMINAL COURT of the Department of Rhone, Who Declares Etienne Michaud Acquitted of The Charge Against Him." followed by details of the result of the trial.

There is a "dateline" at the middle: "Du 17 Floreal, l... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 10, 1950



* Chemist & spy Harry Gold sentenced

* Atomic secrets to Soviet Union (Russia)



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GOLD, ATOM SPY, GETS 30-YEAR MAXIMUM FOR AIDING RED WING" with subheads. (see images)

Complete Sunday edition with 100+ pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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Boynton vs. Virginia Supreme Court Segregation Case...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 6, 1960



* Boynton v. Virginia SCOTUS decision

* Racial segregation at bus terminals illegal

* Blacks allowed to use accommodations there



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "COURT UPHOLDS NEGRO PLEA ON FOOD SERVICE" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, light toning and a little wear along the spine, generally nice.



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Jewish Holocaust coming to light after the war...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 14, 1945



* Jewish holocaust revelations 

* Nazi prison guards sentenced to hanged

* Dachau concentration camp 

* German General Anton Dostler execution photo



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "36 DACHAU KILLERS TO DIE BY HANGING" with subhead.

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Leopold - Loeb case... Bobby Franks murder...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 2, 1924



* Leopold & Loeb trial

* Bobby Franks murder

* Thrill Killing case



The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "SAYS LOEB WAS 'MENTALLY ILL'" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning, some margin wear, generally good. Should be handled with care.



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Twilight Zone accident... Vic Morrow death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 25, 1982



* Twilight Zone: The Movie helicopter accident

* Actor Vic Morrow & 2 others killed

* Hollywood movie - film scene



The front page has a two column heading: "Falling Copter Kills TV Star Morrow, 2 Children" (see images) Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

Complete 1st section only with al... See More  

Great detail on the trial of the Amistad...

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 30, 1839  Inside has a full page of very detailed coverage of the trial headed: "Slaves Per Amistad" at Hartford. A great wealth of detail. This famous slave ship and the revolt of its occupants was not only a notable legal case at the time, but in 1997 was made into feature length movie by Stephen Spielberg.

Sixteen pages, 8 12 by 12 i... See More  

Gangster Dutch Shultz acquitted of tax evasion in 1935...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1935



* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer acquitted

* Jewish-American gangster tax evasion trial

* New York prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ 'EXILED,' DEFIES THE MAYOR; DEWEY WILL ACT" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside with related photo.

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Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial begins...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 13, 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 TRIAL OPENS; TO PLEAD INSANITY" with subhead. (see images) 

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1931 Al "Scarface" Capone indictment for tax evasion...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 6, 1931



* Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Income tax evasion indictment

* 1st report - the beginning of the end



Page 2 has a one column heading: "CAPONE FACES 32-YEAR TERM ON TAX COUNT" with subheads. (see images)

Complete in 16 pages, some spine wear with small piece torn away, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally go... See More  

1935 serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial eve...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 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 11 has a one column heading: "FISH ON TRIAL EVE, WOUNDS HIMSELF" with subheads. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few public... See More  

1935 Russell "Slim Gray" Gibson assassination....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 9, 1935



* Russell "Slim Gray" Gibson assassination

* American bank robber & gangster - outlaw



The front page has a one column heading: "Trap Snapped On 2 Gunmen" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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University of Mississippi.... James H. Meredith....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., October 3, 1962



* James Howard Meredith

* University of Mississippi

* 2nd day of enrollment



The front page has a banner headline: "Mississippi Integration Crisis Boiling to a Peak" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 14 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.



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1935 Yreka, California lynching... Clyde Johnson...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 4, 1935



* Yreka, California lynching

* Sheriff Frank R. (Jack) Daw murder

* Clyde L. Johnson hanging 

* Masked men lynch mob 



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "BANDIT IS LYNCHED BY CALIFORNIA MOB" with subheads. (see images) 

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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1856 Mansfield, Texas high school integration riot...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 1, 1956



* Mansfield, Texas high school desegregation incident

* Civil Rights Movement - Negroes - students

* Post Brown v. Board of Education court decision



The front page has a one column heading: "RANGERS CALLED IN RACE DISORDER" with subhead and photo. (see images) Coverage continues on page 6 with another related photo. 

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1934 Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" death...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 9, 1934



* Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" Death

* Major League Baseball catcher and manager



The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a four column headline: "WILBERT ROBINSON DIES" with subheads. A photo of Robinson is on the back page. (see images) 

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few... See More