Sacco and Vanzetti Executed in 1927...

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Mike Tyson gets six years.....

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William Edward Hickman hangs....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, October 20, 1928



* William Edward Hickman hanged

* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include



* 'FOX' HANGS ON GALLOWS FOR MURDER

* Hickman Is Legally Put to Death in California

* COLLAPSES AT LAST MOMENT



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Cartersville GA lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 2, 1930  This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include: "MOB COMES BACK AND LYNCHES NEGRO" "Takes Victim From Georgia Jail as Trial Nears, Troops Having Once Saved Him

* KEEPER'S KEYS ARE SEIZED" and more. (see)



This tells of the lynching of Negro John Will Clark in Cartersville, Georgia.



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Reacting to the Boston Port Bill...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 18, 1774  Almost the entire front page is taken up with: "A Review of the Present Administration", being a review of a pamphlet of this title and which gives much attention to the results of the Boston Port Bill . The photos show most of the article, which begins: "The Boston port bill is a measure planned with the utmost wisdom & policy.... See More  

John Dillinger Tucson, Arizona capture...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 30, 1934 



* John Dillinger headled back to jail 

* Crown Point Jail, Indiana 

* Tuscon Arizona capture 



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4 that include: "DILLINGER IN PLANE ON WAY TO INDIANA" "Outlaw Chief Fights, Kicks and Screams as Officers Shackle Him for Trip" and more. See photos ... See More  

Ernest Kaltenbrunner captured...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 16, 1945 



* Ernest Kaltenbrunner captured 

* Nazi death camp gas originator 



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 8: "AMERICANS SEIZE MASS GAS KILLER" "Kaltenbrunner, Originator of Germans; Technique of Execution, in Custody"



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Charles Manson murder trial in 1970....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 6, 1970



* Charles Manson murder trial

* Actress Sharon Tate

* Court room antics



This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 2: "Manson 'Girls' Employ New Tactic For Mistrial".



See photos for text.



Other news of the day throughout. Some tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

Mormons in England...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 1, 1867 



* Mormons in England 

* John H. Surratt trial 

* re. Lincoln's Assassination  



Page 2 has an article: "The Mormons in England" which notes the drop in the number of Mormons there, ending with: " ...Those who could get away are gone; those who could & would not have apostalized, & those who wou... See More  

Charles Manson murder trial in 1970....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 7, 1970



* Charles Manson murder trial

* Actress Sharon Tate

* Court room antics



This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 2: "Manson Trial Witness Hysterical Over Photo".



See photos for text.



Also another two column headline on the same page: "Disneyland Puts Ban On Any Long-Haired Visitors".... See More  

Four issue lot on Guiteau's trial for assassinating Garfield...

THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1881  A lot of four issues, each with front page column heads concerning the Guiteau trial for assassinating President Garfield. The ftpg. heads include for Nov. 22: "Guiteau's Trial" "Beginning of the Defense"; Dec. 3: "Guiteau's Trial" "The Assassin Pushed to the War"; Dec. 5: "Guideau's Trial"... See More  

Ruth Snyder... Henry Judd Gray...

THE DAY, New London, Massachusetts, May 6, 1927 



* Ruth Snyder 

* Henry Judd Gray 

* Trial ending 



This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:  "Lawyers All Unable to Shake Gray's Story of Brutal Murder of Snyder"

 

Other news of the day throughout.



  Minor wear around the margins, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

Charles Manson murder trial in 1970....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 5, 1970



* Charles Manson murder trial

* President Richard Nixon says guilty

* Court room antics



This 16 page newspaper has two column headline on page 2: "Manson Throws Tate Trial Into State Of Pandemonium".



See photos for text.



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Julius & Ethel Rosenberg... Charges denied...

NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated March 22, 1951 The frontpage features a 2 line, 2 column head: "3 On Trial as Spies Open Defense, Rosenberg Denying All Charges". Continues inside where there is a 2 column photo of the Rosenbergs arriving at the federal courthouse.



This is complete Rag issue in 64 pages measuring approximately 16.5 x 22.5 inches and is in very nice condition.&nbs... See More  

Radical newspaper printed while the publisher was in jail...

THE NORTH BRITON, London, 1769-70 (with imprint at the bottom of the bkpg: "Printed for W. Bingley, a prisoner in the King's Bench...")



* Radical newspaper printed while the publisher was in jail



This was a radical newspaper from the 18th century, very much associated with the name John Wilkes. Wilkes published the issues #1 thru 46.



Issue number 45 (April 23, 1763) is the m... See More  

James Earl Ray captured...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 10, 1968



* James Earl Ray captured

* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination suspect



This 24 page newspaper has a three line headline on the front page: "King's Accused Killer May Fight Extradition".



Tells of the capture of James Earl Ray in London, England for the murder of the civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.



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Fatty Arbuckle death in 1933...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 29, 1933



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



* DEATH COMES TO FATTY ARBUCKLE

* Dies of Heart Attack Early Today in New York City



Other news of the day throughout.



Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.



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USS Macon (ZRS-5) crashes....

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, February 13, 1935 



* USS Macon (ZRS-5) crashes 

* United States Navy Airship 



This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "PROBE OF MACON CRASH IS DUE" with subhead. Also nice headline of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial as it ends.



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Mike Tyson gets six years.....

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Sacco and Vanzetti Executed in 1927...

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Hoover Dam contracts accepted...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, March 12, 1931



* Hoover Dam contracts accepted

* Construction to begin



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "HOOVER DAM JOB LET AT $48,890,999" and "Wilbur Accepts the Six Companies' Offer for Construction of Boulder Canyon Project".



Other news of the day through out. Rag edition in great condition.



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V-R2 Dirigible...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE,  Leominster, Massachusetts, August 23, 1921.



* V-R2 Dirigible



The front page of this issue features an article entitled:  "Trial Trip of Big Dirigible V-R2 Commences Today", reading in part:  "Giant Balloon Purchased from Great Britain by United States Preparing for Flight Across Atlantic to America-Today's Flight Believed to Be Fina... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated November 29, 1913.



This issue has a color cover sheet over it.



In this issue there is an illustration called "For These Beans, Much Thanks" by Harriet Meade Olcott. There are several other illustrations in this issue including "The Turkey Trot" by Bob Addams and "A Youth--From 'Scheherazade'" by Leon Bakst. There are a... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 21, 1912



This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "Whitelaw Reid."



In this issue there is a photo spread of "'Tally-Ho!' In Darkest Africa" and "Plays and Players." There is a full page illustration called "The Advance Guard of the Feast" by Walter Big... See More