Murder Inc. hitman death... Abe Reles...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 13, 1941



* Abe Reles death - Murder Inc. hitman

* "The Canary Who Could Sing, But Couldn't Fly."

* Gambino Crime family - Albert Anastasia informant



 The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GANG INFORMER IN MURDER CASE FALLS TO DEATH" with subhead and small photo of Reyes. First report coverage on the death (murder?) o... See More  

Adolph Hitler takes control of Prussia in 1933...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 12, 1933



* Free State of Prussia takeover - seizure

* Adolph Hitler & Hermann Goering

* Third Reich in the beginning - Nazis



The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "HITLER IS MADE HEAD OF PRUSSIA; RULE EXTENDED" with subhead and small photo of Hermann Goering. (see images) Hitler was made chancellor of Germany just a few months earlier.

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1934 Woonsocket, Rhode Island riot...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 13, 1934



* Woonsocket, Rhode Island mill riot

* General Textile Strike of 1934



The top of the front page has nice banner headline: "RIOT RAGES; ASK U.S. TROOPS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Related photo on page 2. Four more photos are on the back page with heading.

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1929 Battle of Mazatlan...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 24, 1929



* Battle of Mazatlan - government forces

* Rebels victory in Sinaloa, Mexico

* Jose Gonzalo Escobar Rebellion



The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIGHT 30 HOURS AT MAZATLAN" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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Nome, Alaska destroyed by fire in 1934...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 18, 1934



* Nome, Alaska fire disaster

* Norton Sound, Bering Sea



The front page has a one column heading: "Fire Destroys Nome, Alaska; Gold Rush City" The back page has a street scene photo in Nome. (see images)

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

1933 Indianapolis 500.... Louis Meyer...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 31, 1933



* Deadliest Indianapolis 500 on record

* Louis Meyer wins - motor car racing



The front page of section II (sports) has a banner headline: "MEYER WINS AUTO RACE; 3 DIE, 3 INJURED" with subheads and results. Four related photos and heading on the back page. (see images)

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Labor Day Hurricane of 1935...

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Rehmeyer's Hollow murder... Witchcraft...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 13, 1929 



* Cascade Tunnel dedication - Stevens Pass

* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder

* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "HOOVER AIDS IN DEDICATION OF CASCADE TUNNEL" with subhead and photo. (see images)

The top of page 22 has a one column heading: "3D WITCH SLAYER ESCAPES WITH 2D DECREE ... See More  

Robert George Irwin...Veronica Gedeon murder...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 29, 1937



* Killer Robert George Irwin

* Artist - sculptor - mental patient

* Model Veronica Gedeon - Easter murders



The front page has a banner headline: "3 EASTER TRAGEDIES; 8 SLAIN" with subheads: "Find Artist's Model Dead in Mystery" (see images) First report coverage continues on page 5 with photo of Gedeon. Always nice to have nota... See More  

1921 Tampa Bay hurricane...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 26, 1921  



* Tampa Bay, Florida storm

* Major hurricane disaster



On October 25, 1921 Tampa Bay suffered the most destructive hurricane to hit the area since 1848.

The one column heading reads:: "Tampa Under Water; Storm Sweeps Coast" See images for somewhat brief report here.

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Clark Air Base captured... 1945 Luzon...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 26, 1945



* Clark Air Base - Field captured

* Luzon Island, Philippines

* World War II - WWII

* Pacific Air Forces take over



The front page has nice banner headline: "M'ARTHUR WINS CLARK FIELD" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Related map is on page 4.

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Rehmeyer's Hollow murder... Witchcraft...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 11, 1929 



* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder

* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "14 YEAR OLD BOY EXPLAINS PART IN WITCH SLAYING" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.

White River Monster hunted... Newport, Arkansas...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 23, 1937



* White River Monster - "Whitey"

* Newport, Arkansas folklore



The front page has a one column heading: "Start 'Monster' Hunt In Arkansas River; Town Has Holiday" A related photo is on the back page. (see images)

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Prohibition ends in 1933 Oklahoma & more....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 12, 1933 



* End of Prohibition in Oklahoma

* Connecticut & New Hampshire

* Beer - liquor returns



The front page has a five column heading: "Beer Is Voted, but Troops Guard It" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the states of Oklahoma, Connecticut and New Hampshire ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notab... See More  

Ratification of the repeal of prohibition in 1933 Illinois...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1933 



* End of Prohibition in the state of Illinois

* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted

* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment



The front page has a one column heading: "ILLINOIS, TENTH STATE, RATIFIES DRY LAW REPEAL" with subhead. Related photo on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the state of Illinois ratifying... See More  

1921 Battle of Blair Mountain beginning...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 26, 1921



* Battle of Blair Mountain beginning

* Logan County, West Virginia



The front page has a one column heading: "WEST VIRGINIA MINERS VERGE ON CIVIL WAR" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of the beginning of the Battle of Blair Mountain in the coal regions of West Virginia.

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1935 Benita von Falkenhayn death sentence...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 17, 1935



* Benita von Falkenhayn death sentence



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "BEG HITLER SAVE GIRL SPIES" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.  First report coverage on the death sentence handed down to Benita von Falkenhayn for spying for the Second Polish Republic.

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Prohibition is void in 1930 ?...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 17, 1930



* Prohibition is a failure ?

* Referendum by U.S. lawyers

* re. Eighteenth Amendment

* Nice headline for display

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era



The front page has a five column heading: "Say Dry Repeal Would Save Billion" with subheads. (see images)

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F5 "Sneed tornado"... Guion & Swifton, Arkansas...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 11, 1929



* F5 "Sneed Tornado" disaster

* Jackson County ghost town

* Guion & Swifton, Arkansas



The front page has a five column heading: "Tornado Wipes Out Arkanas Town" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the F5 tornado disaster in Northern Arkansas towns which would later be called the "Sneed Tornado". Always ... See More  

1936 Brady Gang jail escape...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 12, 1936



* Greenfield, Indiana jail break

* Pre Al Brady Gang shootout

* Bangor, Maine fame



The front page has a nice banner headline: "KILLERS BREAK INDIANA JAIL" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page. This was about a year prior to their infamous shootout with F.B.I. agents in Bangor, Maine.

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Al 'Scarface' Capone in Jail for 1 Year In 1929...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 27, 1929 



* Al 'Scarface' Capone - Chicago Beer baron 

* 1 Year Jail term - Avoids murder for hire 

* Holmesburg Prison, Philadelphia, Pennsyvania



The top of page 3 has a small one column heading: "Al Capone Says His Jail Isn't So Bad, And Neither Is He" (see) Probably only found is a Chicago publication.

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1940 "Gone With the Wind" academy awards...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 1, 1940



* "Gone with the Wind" movie

* 1940 Academy Awards (1st report)

* Vivien Leigh wins w/ photo



The front page has a one column heading: "Film Prizes Go to Robt. Donat and Miss Leigh" (see) Photo of Vivien Leigh is on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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1923 Chicago gangland war... Control for beer...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 24, 1923



* Battle for the liquor - beer control

* Chicago gangland wars

* Mob boss Johnny Torrio 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: "JAIL 827 IN BIG BEER DRIVE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Relat... See More  

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

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 20, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations

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

* Best publication to be had - very rare as such



The front page has a one column heading: "GANG MASSACRE INQUIRY SHIFTS TO DYERS' FEUD" with smaller subheads. (see) Such reports are probably only reported in a Chicago publicat... See More  

"Public Enemy No. 1" captured... Alvin Karpis...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 28, 1936



* Alvis (creepy) Karpis gets life

* Last public Enemy No. 1

* Early F.B.I. case



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "KARPIS AND AID GIVEN LIFE FOR HAMM KIDNAPPING" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on former "public enemy no. 1" gangster, Alvin Karpis, receiving a life sentence for his crimes.

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