Making a living lecturing on the outlaw Jesse James...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, June 7, 1882  Keeping in mind that Jesse James was killed in nearby St. Joseph just 2 months previous, page 4 has an article: "The James Lecture". The article talks of the ethics of making a living by speaking about Jesse James, and including members of James' family as part of the presentation. One bit notes: "...That the widow should se... See More  

Merle Vandenbush arrested... bank robbery...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 26, 1937



* Merle Vandenbush arrest

* Public enemy bank robber

* Katonah, New York robbery



The front page has a one column heading: "Big Time Bank Robber Slips in Small Town" with small photo. Another photo of Vandenbush is on the back page. (see images)

Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spi... See More  

Emancipation illustration... A letter on Frederick Douglass...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 12, 1867  The front page is taken up with a print: "Isaac Watts and His Mother at the Prison-Gate" which has an accompanying article.

The feature of the issue is a letter to the editor headed: "Frederick Douglass" which provides some detail of a man who encountered him as a passenger on a railroad train. One portion notes: "...I be... See More  

Burr accused of murdering Hamilton... Dr. William Herschel's work...

THE GENTLEMAN’S MAGAZINE, London, September, 1804   The first column of a page is headed: “AMERICA & THE WEST INDIES” reporting: “By the New York papers, we learn, that the Coroner’s Inquest, held on the late Gen. Hamilton, have brought in a verdict of ‘Willful murder against A’ Burr, esq. Vice President of the United States... It is also sta... See More  

Death of John Lennon - in both Liverpool & New York newspapers...

(2-issue set) LIVERPOOL ECHO, England & NEW YORK POST, both dated December 9, 1980 (a two-issue set)



* John Lennon death - The Beatles front man

* From both his hometown and place of his murder

* Best publications to be had - a truly unique pair



Here is a terrific and a very rare opportunity to have two of the best issues on the murder of John Lennon.

First you get the LIVERPOOL ECHO ... See More  

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

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 9, 1929 



* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder

* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire



The front page has a one column heading: "Blymyer Insane Night of Murder, Declares Expert" (see)

Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, a few tiny binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Golden age of gangsters... Mob...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1950



* The golden age of gangsters - mob - crime bosses

* Frank Costello - Meyer Lansky - Ralph Capone

* Joe Adonis - Mickey Cohan - racketeering inquiry



The top of front page has a one column heading: "COSTELLO ON LIST OF 150 RACKETEERS IN U.S. CRIME QUEST" with subheads. (see)

Completer with 60 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More  

1930 Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 17, 1931



* Chicago gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone & politics

* Mayor William "Big Jim" Thompson

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a five column heading concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "Lyle Reveals $150,000 Capone Fund" with subheads. Coverage ... See More  

Souvenir "magazine" on the Old South Meeting House in Worcester...

A SOUVENIR OF YE OLD SOUTH MEETIN' HOUSE, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1719 - 1887  Not a newspaper but rather a souvenir as noted, celebrating the history and significance of the Old South Meeting House in Worcester. 

A great wealth of text and a wealth of illustrations as well, this piece also has much on the history of Worcester as well.

Complete in 24 pages, archival strength... See More  

Bandits of California...

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, April 4, 1857  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

One-third of page 2 is taken up with an interesting article: "California Banditti". It notes in part: "...For several years past that section of the country has been swarming with desperadoes who embraced... See More  

Richard Ramirez, the 'Night Stalker', in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 8, 1986



* Richard Ramirez preliminary hearing

* The "Night Stalker" serial killer

* Best title to be had ?



The front page of section II a report on the "Night Stalker" murder case of Richard Ramirez, with one column heading: "Ramirez's Bid to Dodge His Hearing Fails" (see) Great to have this report in a Los Angeles newspaper, the c... See More  

Al 'Scarface' Capone enters Alcatraz...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 23, 1934 



* Al "Scarface" Capone - Gangster - Mob boss 

* Alcatraz Island Prison - San Francisco Bay



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Capone Is Locked in Prison on Lonely Alcatraz Island After Shift from Atlanta" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, a little wear ... See More  

John Wayne Gacy murders... serial killer clown...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 8, 1980



* John Wayne Gacy trial

* Serial "killer clown"

* Best title to be had ?



Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. Page 4 has a heading: "A mother collapses while testifying at trial" with related illustration. (see) Also on the same is a banner heading: "The Gacy case: 2 strategies, 2 tr... See More  

1965 Selma, Alabama....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1965



* Post Selma to Montgomery march

* Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights

* re. Viola Liuzzo murder - memorial service



The front page has a six column headline: "Wallace to Blame, Top Ala. Aide Says" with subheads. Also a two column heading: "200 Protest Slaying in March at Selma" with photo. (see) More inside.

Complete 1st section... See More  

Inspiration for Truman Capote's, In Cold Blood...

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Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 22, 1935



* Gilberton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

* Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company

* Colliery explosion disaster

* Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder case



The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "11 MINERS KILLED BY BLAST, GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA" with subheas. (see) First report coverage on the Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mi... See More  

Winston Churchill speech summarized...

Great Britain returns to the Gold Standard...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Extra, Massachusetts, April 28, 1925 



* Winston Churchill speech summarized

* Great Britain returns to the Gold Standard...

* Paul von Hindenburg's election breaks tradition



The front page has a very nice near-banner headline: "CHURCHILL BUDGET SPEECH STATES BRITAIN RESUMES GOLD STANDARD," with subhead, "Bank of England To Export Bullion Under Sp... See More  

Ending of prohibition in Michigan...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 13, 1933



* Prohibition ending in Michigan

* Beer - liquor soon to return

* Michigan Senate passes beer bill



The front page has a nice banner headline: "Senate Passes Beer Bill by 26 to 3 Vote" with subheads. (see) Prohibition would officially end a few weeks later.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 24 pages, light toning ... See More  

John Wayne Gacy murders... serial killer clown...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 13, 1980



* John Wayne Gacy trial

* Serial "killer clown"

* Best title to be had ?



Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. Page 4 has a heading: "Ex-employees of Gacy tell of trench digging" with related illustration. (see) Coverage of Gacy's murder trial. Probably only reported in a Chicago publ... See More  

Classic Old West train robbery report on the front page...

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26, 1893  The front page has two-thirds of a column headed: "TRAIN ROBBERS SHOT" "They Held Up a rain Full of Armed Detectives" "Two Killed Three Captured" "The Train Was A Dummy Sent Out in Expectation of an Attempt at Robbery--All of the Rob beers Residents of St. Joseph, Mo."

The article is quite d... See More  

Prohibition coming to an end in 1933...

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 21, 1933 



* Prohibition ending - beer & wine returning

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* Adolph Hitler gaining power



The front page has a five column heading: "Way Cleared for Beer by April 5" with subhead. (see)

Complete with all 28 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for the requirements of ins... See More  

Sherman in Georgia...

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 29, 1864  



* General William T. Sherman

* Now in Georgia - march to the sea

* Rare Confederate publication



Not only a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate States.

This issue has on the front page: "Latest From The North..." "The War News" which includes a dispatch from Marietta to General Br... See More  

Jeffrey Dahmer arrested... serial killer...

THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 29, 1991



* Jeffrey Dahmer arrest

* First victim told

* Serial killer and sex offender

* Rape, murder & dismemberment



Page 2 has a one column heading: "Dahmer draws map leading to first victim" (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was r... See More  

1934 Northfield Mount Hermon School murder...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 15, 1934



* Northfield Mount Hermon School murder

* Unsolved Killing of headmaster Elliot Speer



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "HEAD OF MT. HERMON SCHOOL IS SHOT TO DEATH IN HIS STUDY, EVIDENTLY MURDERED" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Prohibition era - hospitals want whisky... A modern Paul Revere's warning...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1923



*Interesting Prohibition Headlines



The 2nd page has fascinating Prohibition coverage including: “CITY WANTS WHISKY FOR HOSPITAL USE”,“MODERN PAUL REVERE WARNS OF LIQUOR RAID” and “RUM-RUNNING ON THE SOUND”. 

Other single-column headlines include: “LAUDS NEGRO EDUCATION”, "Harding Foresees B... See More