Gerald Chapman convicted...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 5, 1925 



* Gerald Chapman convicted - death sentence 

* Count of Gramercy Park - gentleman bandit 

* Prohibition era outlaw 



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "SENTENCE CHAPMAN TO HANG" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 2 with photo of Chapman. 

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Diamond Joe Esposito funeral in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 27, 1928



* re. Diamond Joe Esposito's funeral

* Prohibition-era Chicago gangster - mobster

* Al "Scarface" Capone era - gangland wars

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Thousands Brave Blizzard to Attend Esposito Funeral" Two related photos are on the back page. (see images) When it c... See More  

1st ever New York Yankees World Series game...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE October 11, 1921



* New York Yankees 1st ever World Series

* Babe Ruth's second year w/ the Yanks

* Game 3 vs. New York Giants - displayable



The front page has a nice banner headline: "GIANTS BEAT YANKEES, 13-5" with subheads and revenue figures. (see images) Nice for display. More in the sport's section with box scores and two related photos. This wa... See More  

Margaret Court vs. a young Martina Navratilova...

SECTION 3 (Sports) only of the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 16, 1975



* Margaret Court vs. Martina Navratilova (18yrs. old)

* Virginia Slims of Chicago tennis tournament



The front page of this section has a banner heading: "Court beats Martina for Slims Crown" with subhead and two related photos. (see images) Nice to have from the city where this event too place, rare as such.

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Abortion rights advocate Kenneth C. Edelin...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Feb. 16, 1975



* Doctor Kenneth C. Edelin

* Abortion rights advocate

* Guilty of Manslaughter

* Prelude to "Roe v. Wade"



The front page has a nice headline: "Doctor guilty in legal abortion fetus death" with photo of Kenneth C. Edelin. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, minor margin wear, generally very nice.... See More  

1st ever New York Yankees World Series game...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 6, 1921



* New York Yankees 1st ever World Series game

* Babe Ruth's second year w/ Yanks vs. Giants

* Terrific headline for display (rare a such)



The top of the front has a terrific banner headline announcing: "SERIES OPENER TO YANKS" with subheads. (see images) Continued coverage in the sport's section with box scores. This was game 1 of th... See More  

The Furnace Girl of Lake Bluff, Illinois (1928)...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 1, 1928



* Elfrieda Knaak burned - the furnace girl



The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Family Refuses to Believe Miss Knaak Tortured Self" (see images)

Coverage of the (still) unsolved mystery surrounding the burning (and ultimate death) of Elfrieda (Fr... See More  

1931 Clara Bow theft trial... Daisy DeVoe...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 15, 1931



* Actress Clara Bow's secretary

* Daisy DeVoe theft accusations



The front page has a one column heading: "Home Life of an 'It' Girl Told in Court" Five related photos on the back page. (see images)

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. ... See More  

1927 Chicago Bears football vs. Packers....

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Nov. 21, 1927



* Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers (rivalry)

* Early NFL National Football League

* Best publication to be had (very rare)



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "BEARS HUMBLE GREEN BAY PACKERS, 14-6" with subheads, lineups, and related photo. (see images) An early game here which was 14 ... See More  

1935 beheading of Horst Wessel's assassins...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 10, 1935



* re. Storm Trooper Horst Wessel assassination

* Propaganda symbol of Nazi Germany - Nazis

* Martyr for the Nazi Party by Joseph Goebbels

* Two assassins executed by beheading (1st report)



The front page ha sa one column heading: "Nazis Behead 2 Men; Killed Horst Wessel" (see images)

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Rumrunner Larry Fay assassination....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 2, 1933



* Rumrunner Larry Fay killed

* Prohibition era rum-running

* NYC bootlegger - gangster



The front page has a one column heading: "Racketeer Fay of N. Y. Slain at Night Club" Related photo on the back page (see images)

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Independence Day 1926...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 17, 1935 (Picture Section only)



* Great illustration of "St. Patrick"



The cover is a full-page image: "St. Patrick", being a commemorative painting of St. Patrick driving snakes out of Ireland. Additional timely photographs and short stories are found throughout. See images for details.

The complete Picture Section only, slight mid-fold... See More  

Churchill's famous: "This was their finest hour..." speech...

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Sigmund Freud escapes Nazi Germany in 1938...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 6, 1938



* Austrian Jew Sigmund Freud escapes Nazism

* Escaping Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany

* Founder of psychoanalysis - neurologist

* Flies from Vienna to Paris to London



The top of page 10 has a two column heading: "Freud Consoled by U. S. Envoy on Flight to Exile in London" (see images)

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

1922 Ohio Stadium "The Shoe" dedication (day of)...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1922



* Ohio Stadium "The Horseshoe" dedication

* Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry

* Day of 1st game between rivals at stadium



The sport's section (page 11) has a one column heading: "OHIO FIELD DEDICATED TODAY WITH MICHIGAN" with lineups and more. (see images) This would also be the day of the very first game between th... See More  

Tuskegee Airmen graduates... Lucy Parsons...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 8, 1942



* Tuskegee Airmen graduate from University

* World War II African Americans military pilots

* First in the United States Army Air Forces

* Lucy Parsons burned to death - anarchist



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "U. S. GRADUATES FIRST SQUADRON OF NEGRO FLYERS" with subheads. (see images) These first African American military pil... See More  

"Dapper" Danny Hogan killed by bomb...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 5, 1928



* "Dapper" Danny Hogan assassination

* St. Paul, Minnesota Irish mobster

* Wineville Chicken Coop murders

* Gordon Stewart Northcott pleads not guilty



 The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "Bomb In Auto Kills 'Dapper Danny' Hogan" (see image)

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "Northcott Pleads... See More  

Bloody Sunday (1921)...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1921



* Bloody Sunday - day of violence

* Belfast, Northern Ireland

* Irish War of Independence



The front page has a one column heading: "BATTLE BLAZES IN BELFAST; 15 DEAD, 90 HURT" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on Belfast's Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.

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John Dillinger's lawyer accused of harboring a fugitive...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 15, 1935



* Bank robber John Dillinger

* American lawyer Louis Piquett

* Charged w/ harboring a fugitive (not guilty)

* re. Crown Point, Indiana jail escape



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "U.S. JURY SETS PIQUETT FREE" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues on page 2 with related photo. Another related photo and heading ... See More  

William Floyd Collins trapped in Kentucky cave...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 10, 1925 



* Floyd Collins trapped

* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky



The front page has a one column heading: "CAVE VICTIM'S BREATH HEARD OVER THE WIRE" with subhead. (see images) A few related photos and heading on the back page.

Complete with 36 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, some archival mends on the inside pages, g... See More  

1936 USS Yorktown Midway carrier fame launching...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 5, 1936



* USS Aircraft Carrier Yorktown launching

* United States Navy - World War II warship

* Future Battle of Midway sinking fame



The top of page 17 has a three column photo with heading: "An Airport Takes To The Waves" Also a one column heading: "CROWD ACCLAIMS YORKTOWN, NEW PLANE CARRIER" with subhead. (see images) This U.S. Navy carr... See More  

Kamikaze airplane attack in 1945...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 26, 1945



* USS Ingraham - destroyer

* United States Navy

* Kamikaze suicide airplane attack

* Battle of Okinawa - Japanese



Page 3 has a one column heading: "Destroyer Ingraham Hit By Suicide Craft" (see image)

I suspect this to be a very rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.

Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the ... See More  

St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation, in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 27, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations

* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Best publication to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "SEARCH GOES ON FOR 17 SUSPECTS IN GANG KILLING" with subhead. Report contains a list of possible suspects including Jack "Machine G... See More  

1930 U.S. prohibition... 18th Amendment...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 27, 1930



* 18th Amendment - U.S. prohibition void to buyer ?

* Supreme Court of the United States decision

* Beer - liquor legal to purchaser



The front page has a one column heading: "LIQUOR BUYING NO CRIME, SAYS SUPREME COURT" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the sp... See More  

1932 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball... John Wooden...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 8, 1932



* Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball

* 1931-32 Big Ten champions

* Nationals champions as well

* Future UCLA Bruins coach John Wooden



The front page of section two (sports) has a terrific banner headline: "PURDUE WINS 53-18; WOODEN SETS RECORD" with subheads that include: "STAR MAKES 21 POINTS AGAINST MAROON FIVE" and more wit... See More