Terry "Machine Gun" Druggan probe...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 10, 1931



* Terry "Machine Gun" Druggan

* Irish-American mobster - gangster

* Valley Gang leader - Chicago gangland

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The front page has a one column heading: "DRUGGAN TALKS FAST, BUT JUDGE " with subhead. Related photo is on the back page. (see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the ne... See More  

The kidnapping of little Billy Ranieri...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 14, 1928



* Billy Ranieri kidnapping - kidnapped

* Chicago gangland wars - mafia

* Best title to be had (rare)



The front page has a great banner headline: "QUIZ 2 AS BOY'S KIDNAPERS" with subheads. Nice for display. Four related photos are on the back page. (see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of ... See More  

John Dillinger hunted in 1934... Verdict - longest racketeering trial to-date...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 6, 1934



* Outlaw John Dillinger hunted

* Fostoria, Ohio bank robbery

* Chicago racketeering trial - longest criminal trial to-date

* Sapiro and 16 others acquitted



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "DILLINGER HUNT TURNS TO OHIO AFTER ROBBERY" with subheads.

The front page has the full banner heading: "FREE ALL 17 IN RACKET TRIAL&q... See More  

Utah outlaws polygamy, joins the Union...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Jan. 4, 1896 



* Utah statehood - joins the Union

* President Grover Cleveland proclamation

* Abandons polygamy



The front page of section two has a report of Utah joining the Union with column heads: "UTAH NOW A STATE" "President Signed the Proclamation of Admission Today", it becoming the 45th state in the Union. Mention is made that:&nbs... See More  

1929 Detroit Study nightclub fire...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 20, 1929



* The Study club fire (same day report)

* Detroit, Michigan speakeasy disaster

* Illegal prohibition era nightclub



The front page has a five column heading: "17 Perish in Detroit cabaret Fire" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the prohibition era Detroit, Michigan nightclub fire disaster shortly before the great stock market ... See More  

1925 Mobster Johnny Torrio tax evasion...

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH, April 10, 1939



* Johnny Torrio pleads guilty to tax evasion

* Chicago Italian mobster - bootlegger - racketeer

* Former Chicago Outfit Mafia crime family leader

* Big Jim Colosimo successor - Al Capone predecessor



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GANGSTER TORRIO HALTS TAX TRIAL TO PLEAD GUILTY" with subheads and photo. (see) Some wear... See More  

Death for the killer of Lindbergh's baby...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 9, 1935 



* Bruno Hauptmann death sentence appeal fails

* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping



The bold banner headline announces: "BRUNO DENIED APPEAL" and subheads. Nice for display.

Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rage edition, light toning, a little spine wear, generally in very nice condition.... See More  

re. Jake Lingle's assassination...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 25, 1931



* re. Jake Lingle assassination story

* Leo Brothers guilty and in prison

* Chicago Tribune reporter

* Al 'Scarface Capone era - Gangsters

* Best title to be had (very rare as such)

* 21st installment (part)



The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "LINGLE KILLER'S CRIME HISTORY IS TOLD IN FULL" with subheads and related photo. ... See More  

1930 Al 'Scarface' Capone..

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 20, 1930



* Al 'Scarface' Capone contempt of court ?

* Chicago gangland wars

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "CAPONE ADMITS AN ERROR IN HIS COURT EVIDENCE" with subhead. (see)

When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out... See More  

Best Baby Face Nelson's very 1st armed robbery...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 7, 1930



* George Baby Face Nelson

* Very first armed robbery (Chicago)

* American bank robber - gangster

* Criminal partner of John Dillinger



The front page has a terrific banner headline: "GOLD COAST HOME HELD UP" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page. History shows this was in fact Baby Face Nelson's ve... See More  

Al 'Scarface' Capone.. 11-year sentence beginning...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 28, 1931.



* Al 'Scarface' Capone gets 11 years

* End of his criminal career

* In county jail awaiting federal prison

* Best publication to be had (very rare)



The front page has a one column heading: "Capone to Stay in County Jail; Bail Is Refused" (see) This was the end of Capone's criminal career in Chicago. When it comes to gan... See More  

1930 Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 19, 1931



* POLICE CORRUPTION ?

* Chicago gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a nice banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "SCAN POLICE BANK ACCOUNTS" with subheads. Nice for display. Chicago was known for police c... See More  

Pretty Boy Floyd is shot... Day of death...

NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1934 



* Charles Pretty Boy Floyd

* Public enemy No. 1 shot (killed)



The top of page 16 has an article headed: "Posses Hunt Floyd In Dense Ohio Woods" "Outlaw Believed to Have Been Wounded in Gun Battle Which Trapped Richetti" (see) Floyd would die of his wounds on this day.

Complete in 42 pages, a little spine wear, generally in very nic... See More  

1930 Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 4, 1930



* DEFUNDING THE POLICE ?

* Chicago gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a nice banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "FIRE 473 YOUNG POLICEMEN" with subheads. Nice for display. Related photo is on the back pa... See More  

1930 Fox Lake, Illinois gangster massacre....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 3, 1930



* Fox Lake Massacre (2nd report)

* Chicago gangland gangster war

* Al 'Scarface' Capone vs. George 'Bugs' Moran ?

* Best title to be had (very rare as such)



The front page has a one column heading: "SEIZE 200 ALIEN SUSPECTS; WAR ON GANG KILLERS" with subhead. (see) Second report coverage on the Fox Lake, Illinois gangster raid... See More  

1929 Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 13, 1929



* RACKETEERING - RACKETS

* Chicago gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a nice banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "WARNS OF 'RACKET REVIVAL'" with subheads. Nice for display.

When it comes to gan... See More  

Anna Sage and Dillinger's demise...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 29, 1935



* re. John Dillinger's assassination

* Anna Sage - Ana Cumpănaș

* "Woman in Red" $$ reward



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "TIP ON DILLINGER HALTS DEPORTATION" with subheads that include: "'Woman in Red' Says Purvis Promised to Have Alien Proceedings Dropped" and more. (see)

Other news of the da... See More  

Al Capone freed from prison....

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE November 17, 1939



* Al 'Scarface" Capone freed from prison

* Chicago gangster becomes a free man



The front page has a two column heading: "G-Men Guarding Capone, Critically Ill in Hospital". (see) Coverage continues on  page 8 with photo of Capone.

Thirty pages, light toning and wear at the margins with some small binding holes along the spi... See More  

1933 Prohibition ending (eve)...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 4, 1933



* Prohibition ending (eve of)

* Day of Beer returns

* Legal liquor



The front page has a two column heading: "Wets Join Drys in Plea for Temperance as Arid Period Approaches End"  with subhead. (see) Coverage on the impending end of prohibition in America the following day. 

Complete with 22 pages, light toning at ... See More  

John Dillinger's death... "Woman in Red"...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 24, 1934 



* John Dillinger death trap 

* The Woman in Red (Anna Sage)



The front page has a one column heading: "Dillinger Death Is Written Off" with subhead. Coverage continues on page 5.

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

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Muncie, Indiana George R. Dale death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1936



* George R. Dale death (1st report)

* Muncie, Indiana mayor & more

* Ku Klux Klan - KKK opposer  



The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "GEORGE DALE DIES; KU KLUX KLAN FOE" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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Joseph Valachi & Vito Genovese... the exposing of the Mafia...

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 29, 1963



* Mafia - Cosa Nostra exposed

* Joseph Valachi - Vito Genovese



The front page has a one column heading: "Valachi's Future--a Delemma" with subhead. (see) Coverage on Joseph Valachi being the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge the existence of the Mafia.

Complete 1st section only with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small bin... See More  

Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro found guilty...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1938



* Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro

* New York mobster

* Murder Inc. co-founder



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GURRAH CONVICTED, GETS 3-YEAR TERM AS FUR RACKETEER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on New York mobster, Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro, co-founder of Murder Inc., found guilty of racketeering in the fur in... See More  

1947 Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1947



* Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro

* New York mobster

* Murder Inc. co-founder



The top of the back page has one column headings: "GURRAH JAKE DIES IN PRISON HOSPITAL" "Shapiro, Associate of Lepke in Murder Ring, Succumbs at 50 to Heart Disease" with smaller subheads. First report coverage on the death of New York mobster, Jacob 'Gurra... See More  

1931 Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 11, 1931



* Chicago gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone indictment ?

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The top of page 2 has a one column heading concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "U.S. Grand Jury Quits; Is Unable To Indict Capone" with subhead and a small photo of Judge Wilkerson. Ca... See More