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722812

1936 Brady Gang... murder confession...

Item #722812

May 01, 1936

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 1, 1936



* Murder confession & jailed in Indiana 

* Pre Al Brady Gang shootout

* Bangor, Maine fame




The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "NEW 'DILLINGER' CONFESSES; SENT BACK TO INDIANA" with subhead. (see images) Two related photos are on the back page. This was about 1 1/2 years prior to their infamous shootout with F.B.I. agen... See More  

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722811

Rembrandt's "Supper At Ammaus" 1930 painting replica...

Item #722811

February 23, 1936

PICTURE SECTION of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Feb. 23, 1936 The front page of this section has a full page facsimile of Rembrandt's 1648 painting "Supper At Emmaus" with heading: "The Greatest Of Religious Paintings: Rembrandt's "Christ At Emmaus" (see images)

Complete picture section only with 10 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, great condition.... See More  

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722810

Deaths of Eva Gabor & Pancho Gonzales...

Item #722810

July 05, 1995

LOS ANGLES TIMES, July 5, 1995



* Actress Eva Gabor death

* Comedy sitcom "Green Acres" 

* Pancho Gonzales death 

* Mexican-American tennis star 




The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Pancho Gonzalez, One of Tennis' Greatest Stars, Dies" with subhead and photo. 

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722771

1948 Archbold, Ohio Train & sleigh disaster....

Item #722771

January 05, 1948

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 5, 1948



* Archbold, Ohio train crash 

* Winter sleigh ride disaster




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "10 CHILDREN KILLED IN OHIO AS TRAIN HITS THEIR BOBSLED" with subheads. (see images) 

Complete in 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.



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722751

July 4, 1944 Declaration of Independence...

Item #722751

July 04, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1944



* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile

* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 

* World War II era - Post D-Day 




Page 14 has a full page facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence with heading: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776; The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen united States of America" with... See More  

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722745

W.C. Fields death in 1946....

Item #722745

December 26, 1946

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 26, 1946.

 

* William Claude Dukenfield

* W. C. Fields death (1st report)

* Actor - Comedian




The front page has a five column heading: "W. C. Fields, Famed Comedian, Dies" with subhead and small photo. (see images) Nice to have on the front page.

Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the

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722724

Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...

Item #722724

November 27, 1941

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, November 27, 1941



* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America

* About one week away - imminent

* Roosevelt knows something ?


 
The top of the front page has a four column heading: "ROOSEVELT SEES TOKYO ENVOYS" with subheads. (see images) Japan would attack Pearl Harbor two Sundays later.

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722723

1941 Army-Navy game... college football...

Item #722723

November 29, 1941

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH November 29, 1941



* The Army-Navy game

* College football rivalry

* West Point vs. Annapolis

* Attack on Pearl Harbor close

* Early, same day report




The top of the front page of the sport's section has a heading: "NAVY BEATS ARMY, 14-6" with subheads and lineups. (see images) Pearl Harbor would be attacked the following weekend.

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722721

Meyer Lansky's death....

Item #722721

January 16, 1983

THE KANSAN, Kansas City, January 16, 1983



* 'Mob Accountant' Meyer Lansky's death

* National Crime Syndicate




Page 3 has a one column heading: "Meyer Lansky, mob finance whiz, dead", with several paragraphs of coverage (see photos), providing 1st report coverage on the death of famous organized crime figure, Meyer Lansky.



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722720

Sweetwater Dam failure close... San Diego County...

Item #722720

January 18, 1916

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 18, 1916



* Lower Otay Reservoir dam failure close

* Great Southern California flood of 1916

* Best title to be had ? - rare as such




The front page has a nice banner headline: "BIG OTAY DAM TO OVERFLOW" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to fi... See More  

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722716

Death of Fred C. Trump...

Item #722716

June 26, 1999

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1999



* Death of Donald's father Fred. C. Trump

* Patriarch of the NYC real estate business

* Stonewall Inn formally made historical Landmark




The top of page 12 has a banner heading: "Fred C. Trump, Postwar Master Builder of Housing for Middle Class, Dies at 93" with photo of Donald Trump with his father overlooking Trump Village. (see images)

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722715

1926 St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Yankees...

Item #722715

October 07, 1926

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 7, 1926



* New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals

* World Series of baseball (DURING game 5)




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "RECORD CROWD OF 40,000 AT FIFTH WORLD SERIES GAME" with current scoreboard, subhead, lineups and photos of opposing pitchers that day. (see images) More in the sport's section.

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722707

1984 US embassy bombing in Beirut...

Item #722707

September 20, 1984

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 20, 1984



* Embassy of the United States, Beirut, Lebanon

* Hezbollah - Islamic Republic of Iran car bombing

* Lebanese Civil War




The top of the front page has a banner headline: "Beirut Embassy Attack Kills 10" with subhead. (see images) This a early, same report as the number of dead would ultimately be 24. 

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722706

1965 U.S. Embassy bombing in Saigon...

Item #722706

March 30, 1965

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., March 30, 1965



* U.S. Embassy bombing

* Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City

* Vietnam War - conflict




The front page has a banner headline: "Bombing To Bring Retaliation" with subhead. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 10 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.



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722704

Coelophysis dinosaurs found in New Mexico... DC-3 airliner crashes in Florida swamp...

Item #722704

July 14, 1947

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1947



* Coelophysis dinosaurs skeletons discoveries

* Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

* DC-3 crashes in Florida swamp




The top of the front page a has two column heading: "Museum Finds Dinosaurs Of 200 Million Years Ago" with subhead. (see images)

The front page also reports the DC-3 airliner which crashed into a swamp near Melbourne, Florida: "21 Killed,... See More  

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722685

1955 "Aerodyne" aircraft concept ?...

Item #722685

December 24, 1955

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 24, 1955



* Aerodyne - wingless aircraft ?



The top of the back page has a four column illustration with heading: "Details of Wingless, Tailles, Propelleress 'Aerodyne' Are Revealed" with text. (see images)

Complete with all 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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722679

1929 Bramwell Booth death... Salvation Army...

Item #722679

June 17, 1929

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, June 17, 1929



* Bramwell Booth death (1st report)

* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president

* The Salvation Army - charity organization




Page 3 has a one column heading: "BOOTH'S DEATH ENDS CONFLICT IN S. A. RANKS" (see images)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning, tiny binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.



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722676

1934 Babes in the Woods murder (Pine Grove Furnace)....

Item #722676

November 26, 1934

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, November 26, 1934



* Babes in the Wood murders

* Pine Grove Furnace Park

* Carlisle, Pennsylvania




The front page has a one column heading: "'CROSS' ON BROW OF ONE OF 3 DEAD GIRLS MYSTIFIES" with subheads. (see images) Also there is a rare three column photo showing the girls laying on the blanket in the woods. I covered up this image for ... See More  

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722674

Actress Rosamond Pinchot 1938 suicide...

Item #722674

January 25, 1938

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, January 25, 1938



* Rosamond Pinchot suicide death

* Stage & film actress - socialite




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Pinchot's Niece Kills Self" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with 28 pages; light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



background: Rosamond Pinchot (... See More  

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722672

1938 Northwest Arline Flight 2 disaster...

Item #722672

January 11, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1938



* Northwest Airlines Flight 2 disaster

* Lockheed Super Electra airplane

* Bridger Mountains - Montana




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "10 Killed as Airliner Hits Peak of Montana Mountain" with subhead. (see images)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

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722631

Corregidor Surrenders in 1942....

Item #722631

May 07, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1942



* United States surrender Corregidor

* Manila Bay, Philippines

* Prelude to the Bataan death march

* General Jonathan M. Wainwright

* World War II - WWII




The front page has a six column headline: "10,000 PRISONERS IN MANILA BAY FORTS" with subheads and related photo. More inside. (see images) Always nice to have notable events in history reported... See More  

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722630

Charles "Taze" Russellites arrested in 1918...

Item #722630

May 09, 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  

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722629

1942 Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre...

Item #722629

June 11, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 11, 1942



* Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre

* World War II Nazis liquidation




The front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Blot Out Czech Village; Kill All Men, Disperse Others" (see images) 

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World war II including coverage on the recent victory at the Battle of Midway. Comp... See More  

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722628

Battle Of the Coral Sea & Midway in 1942...

Item #722628

June 14, 1942

SECTION 4 only of The New York Times, June 14, 1942.



* Battle of the Coral Sea & Midway 

* Imperial Japanese Navy defeated

* World war II - WWII naval victories




Under the banner heading: "THE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW" are one column headings: "5,000-Mile Front" "The Battle of the Pacific" with even smaller subheads, related photo and m
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722624

The New York Giants, Cal Ripken, and more...

Item #722624

October 28, 1991

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, October 28, 1991



Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News.



The front page p
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722623

Review & premiere of "The Shining", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

Item #722623

May 23, 1980

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 23, 1980



* Best "The Shining" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* Jack Nicholson psychological horror




A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Shining" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime p... See More  

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722622

First African-American to be awarded the Navy Cross...

Item #722622

May 28, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1942 



* Doris 'Dorie' Miller awarded Navy Cross 

* 1st African American to achieve this honor 

* Attack on Pearl Harbor hero




Page 8 contains a significant report under the one column heads: "Medals Given to 9 By Admiral Nimitz" "Negro Hero Honored With Ship Commanders and Airmen".the text reading in part: "...Admir... See More  

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722621

Review & Premiere of "Rambo", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

Item #722621

May 22, 1985

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 22, 1985



* Best "Rambo: First Blood Part II" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Sylvester Stallone - John Rambo




A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollyw... See More  

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722620

1961 Bob Dylan's breakthrough performances ad....

Item #722620

October 05, 1961

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 5, 1961



* Very early Bob Dylan's performances advertisement

* Gerde's Folk City music venue in Greenwich Village

* Considered his breakthrough performance (20 yrs. old)

* Before his very first concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall




Page 14 has a small but historic advertisement for what are considered Bob Dylan's breakthr... See More  

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722618

1972 New York Dolls & "Grease" musical ads...

Item #722618

August 24, 1972

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 24, 1972



* New York Dolls - punk rock music band pioneers

* Hotel Diplomat - New York City concert advertisement

* "GREASE" musical play - Broadway theatre ad




Page 42 has a 4 1/2 x 4 inch advertisement for a "New York Dolls" performance at the Hotel Diplomat"

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722617

1989 "Back to the Future Part II" opening day advertisement...

Item #722617

November 28, 1989

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 28, 1989



* "Back to the Future Part II" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere 

* Science-fiction adventure comedy film

* Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly

* New-school hip hop - rap music near the beginning

* Public Enemy - rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav




Page 101 has a nice advertisement for the ope... See More  

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722616

1973 Summer Jam at Watkins Glen advertisement...

Item #722616

July 05, 1973

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 5, 1973



* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers - The Band

* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen concert advertisement

* Largest attendance at a pop festival - Bigger than Woodstock




Page 54 has a 10 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen. (see image)

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722615

1942 Army-Navy game... college football...

Item #722615

November 29, 1942

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of The Detroit Free Press November 29, 1942



* The Army-Navy game

* College football rivalry

* West Point vs. Annapolis

* During World War II




The bottom of the front page of this section has a two column heading: "Navy Sinks Army, 14-0; Only 11,700 See Classic" with stats and lineups. This was the first game played between these two military teams during ... See More  

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722587

Miriam A. Ferguson wins 1924 Democrat primary...

Item #722587

August 25, 1924

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 25, 1924



* Miriam "Ma" A. Ferguson

* Democrat primary victory

* Woman Governor of Texas

* vs. Ku Klux Klan candidate




The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "MRS. FERGUSON WINS TEXAS" with subheads. Two related photos and heading are on the back page. (see images)

Complete with 30 pages, light toning and some wear at the marg... See More  

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722578
Item #722578

November 06, 1961

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Nov. 6, 1961



* Basketball Commemoration Day

* Dr. James Naismith celebration 

* Hall of Fame building cornerstone 

* From the birthplace of the sport 

* Memorial Field House - Springfield College




The top of page 23 has a four column heading: "Honor Naismith at Springfield College Today" with subhead and two related photo. (see images)... See More  

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722575

The Cocoanut Grove Night Club tragedy...

Item #722575

November 29, 1942

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, November 29, 1942



* Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire (1st report)

* Worst nightclub disaster in U.S. history

* Early rpt. as 492 would be the total dead




The front page has a very early and somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Boston Fights 5-Alarm Fire; Many Trapped" (see image) Notice how the report claims only 15 were confirmed dead at the tim... See More  

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722571

Hermann Goering's suicide & others hang in 1946...

Item #722571

October 16, 1946

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Oct. 16, 1946 



* Aftermath of the Nuremberg trials - Germany 

* German Nazis - war criminals hanged

* Hermann Goering suicide by poison

* Jewish holocaust perpetrators




The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Der Tag Blots Ni Chiefs; Goring Tricks Scaffold" with various subheads. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages... See More  

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722570

1978 Karl Wallenda death fall....

Item #722570

March 23, 1978

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, March 23, 1978



* Karl Wallenda death fall

* The Flying Wallendas

* High wire artist-  daredevil




The front page has two graphic photos showing Karl Wallenda falling to his death with one column heading: "High-wire fall kills Wallenda"

And page 7 has a heading that reads: "10-story fall on high wire kills Patriarch of Wallendas" and more with two... See More  

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722560

How cartoons are made... A notable contribution in the development of animation...

Item #722560

October 14, 1916

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 14, 1916 



* Noteworthy contribution in animation history (see background below)



The entire front page is taken up with an illustration captioned: "Animated Cartoons In the Making: Filming the Successive Drawings." showing a man doing just that. An inside page is entirely devoted to: "Animated Cartoons in the Making--How 16,000 Drawings ... See More  

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722534

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

Item #722534

June 03, 1952

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  

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722532

John D. Rockefeller death in 1937....

Item #722532

May 24, 1937

LOS ANGELES TIMES, 2nd Extra, California, May 24, 1937

 

* John D. Rockefeller death

* Oil tycoon (nice headline w/ photos)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER DIES; ESTATE REPORTED AS SMALL" with subhead: "End Comes in Florida Home" and more with great pictorial. Nice for display. More on pages 7 & 8.

First section only with pages 1... See More  

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722531

John Wayne Gacy discovered... serial killer clown...

Item #722531

December 26, 1978

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Dec. 26, 1978



* John Wayne Gacy arrest

* Serial "killer clown" discovered

* Best title to be had ? - very rare




Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 3 has a heading: "Police seize records at Gacy home". (see) Gacy was arrested just a few days earlier. Great to have this in a Chicago p... See More  

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722530

Extensive collection on the 1912 Olympic Games... Jim Thorpe...

Item #722530

July 07, 1912

NEW YORK TIMES, a collection of eleven consecutive issues dating July 7 thru 17, 1912, each with front page and/or inside page reporting from the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, with some fine coverage. This was the event at which Jim Thorpe distinguished himself, with various mentions of him in the coverage.

See the photos for more detail on each of the issues.

All eleven issues are co... See More  

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722529

Creation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...

Item #722529

November 11, 1921

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Illinois, Nov. 11, 1921  



* Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.



The front page has a 4 image series depicting a famous poem, "The Colors", 1st published on Aug. 7, 1914.  Additionally, there is a one column article: "STREAM OF LIFE MOVES PAST BIER OF U.S. UNKNOWN - Capital Thousands Pay Honor".

On March 4, 1921 Congress approve... See More  

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722528

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

Item #722528

June 08, 1931

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.

Terrific to have this report in a Chicago newspaper... See More  

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722527

Jess Willard defeats Johnson for the heavyweight title...

Item #722527

April 06, 1915

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, April 6, 1915 



* Jess Williard vs. Jack Johnson 

* The "Great white hope" defeats 1st Black Boxing Champion

* Heavyweight boxing title fight (1st report)
 



The first column of the front page has stacked heads reporting on the heavyweight boxing championship, with: "WILLARD WINS FISTIC HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN," "Kan... See More  

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722523

1916 Battle of the River Somme... WWI...

Item #722523

September 22, 1916

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 22, 1916



* Battle of the River Somme offensive - France

* World War I - WWI - German & British Empires

* One of the deadliest battles in human history




The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITISH ADVANCE ON SOMME" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp&q... See More  

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722521

New York Yankees vs. Giants... World Series of baseball...

Item #722521

October 13, 1923

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 13, 1923 



* New York Yankees World Series (Brooklyn wins)

* 1st year as champions (game 3)

* 1st year at Yankee Stadium - Babe Ruth

* Nice front page headline for display




The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "STENGEL'S BAT BEATS YANKS" with subheads. (see images) Continued coverage in the sport's section with box sco... See More  

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722520

Malcom X Death... Elijah Muhammad....

Item #722520

February 27, 1965

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., February 27, 1965



* Malcolm X assassination plot

* Elijah Muhammad - Muslims

* Search for the murderers




The top of page 6 has a three column photo with heading: "Black Muslim Leader Shielded During Talk" Also a one column heading: "Black Muslim 'Enforcer' Held in Slaying" with subhead and photo of Muhammad Abdul Aziz. (see images)

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722519

Floyd Collins trapped in Mammoth Cave....

Item #722519

February 15, 1925

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 15, 1925 



* Floyd Collins trapped w/ great headline

* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky




The front page has a nice banner headline: "SOUNDS GIVE RESCUE HOPE" with subheads. Nice for display. Coverage continues on pages 2-3 with two related photos.

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