Beginning of the Republican Party: nomination of their first Presidential candidate...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 19, 1856



* Republican Party is formed

* John C. Fremont nomination

* 1st nominated for United States president



 A very historic issue for the Republican party as it reports their first Presidential nominee, John Fremont. The newly created political party held the prohibition of slavery as the principal issue of their platform.

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1929 Detroit Study nightclub fire...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1929



* The Study club fire

* Detroit, Michigan disaster

* Illegal prohibition era nightclub



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "18 DIE, 47 INJURED IN FIRE AND PANIC IN DETROIT CABARET" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the prohibition era Detroit, Michigan nightclub fire disaster shortly before the great stock market... See More  

1903 Carrie Nation creates scene in government......

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., Nov. 19, 1903



* Carrie Nation ejected from White House

* Temperance movement - pro-prohibition



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CARRIE NATION AT WHITE HOUSE" with subheads. (see)

Eight pages, light, even toning, irregular along the spine, should be handled with care.... See More  

Al Capone murder plot & Wall Street woes continue....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 8, 1930



* Al 'Scarface' Capone murder plot ?

* Chicago gangster - beer baron

* Wall Street hits a new low

* Great Depression era



Page 18 has a one column heading: "Plot To Kill Al Capone Uncovered In Chicago" with subhead. (see)

Page 19 has a one column heading: "STOCKS AT NEW LOWS IN WAVE IN SELLING" with subheads. (see) Coverage ... See More  

John Dillinger captured in 1934 Tucson...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 28, 1934 



* John Dillinger & gang captured

* Harry Pierpont & Charles Makely

* Tucson AZ Arizona - Mary Kinder



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "SPEED PLANS TO SEND DILLINGER AND 3 TO CHAIR" with subhead. (see) Dillinger would be sent to Crown Point Jail in Indiana where he would make his famous "wooden" gun escape... See More  

1934 John Dillinger's assassination......

THE SCRANTON TIMES, Penn. July 26, 1934 



* John Dillinger's assassination case



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "KEY WITNESS IN DILLINGER CASE LEAPS TO HIS DEATH" with subhead. (see) The back page has a two column heading: "Dillinger's Home Town Folks Mourn Murdering Thug As Hero"

Complete with 30 pages, light toning and some wear a... See More  

Louis "Lepke" Buchalter Executed....

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Eugene Burton Ely... First shipboard airplane landing...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 18, 1911



* Aviator pioneer Eugene Burton Ely

* 1st shipboard airplane landing (historic)

* USS Pennsylvania cruiser

* Predecessor to the modern day aircraft carrier

* Early, same day first report



The front page has a two column heading: "Flies to Cruiser, Lands Safely and Then Leaves" with subhead: "Eugene Ely Makes Unprecedented Exhib... See More  

Joseph Petrosino assassination... Black Hand...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 13, 1909



* Joseph Petrosino assassination

* Black Hand - Mafia - Crime family (early)

* Palermo, Sicily, Italy



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BLACK HAND EXPERT OF NEW YORK KILLED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not ... See More  

Alvin Karpis's Atlantic City shootout escape....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 21, 1935



* Gangster Alvin "Creepy" Karpis

* Public enemy # 1 criminal

* Atlantic City NJ shootout & escape



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BREMER KIDNAPPER SHOOTS HIS WAY OUT OF TRAP IN JERSEY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with a few related photos. (see) Lengthy text. Always nice to ... See More  

Al "Scarface" Capone's tax probe made public....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1930



* Al "Scarface" Capone's downfall surfaces

* Income tax investigation comes to light

* Chicago gangster - mob boss - beer baron



Page 2 has a one column heading: "SIFT CAPONE INCOME TO GET BACK TAXES" with subheads. (see) This investigation would be the eventual downfall of the infamous beer baron about a year later. Also mention... See More  

St. Valentine's Day massacre in 1929....

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1951 Frank Costello - NYC mob boss...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 21, 1951



* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss

* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce



The front page has a seven column heading: "Costello's Friends Handed Political Plums" with subheads that include: "Gambler's Influence Is Called 'Sinister'" and more. Coverage continues in... See More  

St. Valentine's Day massacre aftermath....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 24, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day Massacre aftermath

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

* Gangsters - gangland - underworld



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "KIDNAP A WITNESS IN MORAN KILLINGS" with subheads. Coverage on the recent unrest in Chicago's gangland crisis.

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1933 Chicago gangland assassination...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 28, 1933



* gangland era assassination



The front page has a five column heading: "Cicero Publisher Slain by Gansters" with subhead. A few related photos are on the back page. When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great Depression eras, no city is more in the forefront of our minds than... See More  

Best Al 'Scarface' Capone released from prison....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 19, 1930 



* Al 'Scarface' Capone released from prison

* Chicago beer baron - gangster boss

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



The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE CALLS GANG TO MEET HIM IN INDIANA" with subhead. Related photo with heading on the back page. (see) Coverage on Al Capone's release from prison after ser... See More  

Supporting the cause of Prohibition...

THE LEVER, Chicago, Illinois, April 10, 1884 



* Rare publication



A  prohibition newspaper which railed against the sale of alcohol. Their motto in the masthead: "No License for the Liquor Traffic in Any Form or for Any Price." Most of the content is themed on this principle.

Eight pages, news agent's & library stamps in the masthead, nice condition.... See More  

Working towards ending Prohibition...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, February 17, 20, and the "Extra" of the 20th, 1933 



* 18th Amendment - prohibition end imminent

* House votes to repeal - 21st Amendment - Blaine Act



This trio of issues reports on the Blaine Act, a resolution adopted by the U.S. Congress on February 20, 1933, initiating repeal of the 18th Amendment which established Prohibition. Repeal was ... See More  

re. Jack Zuta assasssination in Chicago......

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 19, 1930



* Chicago gangland war

* George 'Bugs' Moran

* Al 'Scarface' Capone

* re. Jack Zuta's assassination



The front page has a nice banner headline: "EVANSTON CHIEF IN ZUTA BOX" with subheads. Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page. (see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activ... See More  

Al "Scarface" Capone to plead guilty in 1931....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 16, 1931



* Al "Scarface" Capone - gangster - mob boss

* The beginning of the end of his criminal career



The front page has a one column heading: "Report Capone Will Enter Guilty Plea" with subhead. (see) Capone would plead guilty for tax evasion on this day.

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Thomas Edison supports Prohibition law....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1930



* Inventor Thomas Edison

* U.S. Prohibition support

* Anti beer - liquor law



Page 17 has a one column heading: "EDISON SEES BOON IN PROHIBITION LAW" with subheads. (see) See images for a question/answer article showing Thomas Edison's support for the Eighteenth Amendment. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this parti... See More  

Alcatraz Island Prison described...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, May 23, 1937



* Alcatraz Island prison life described

* San Francisco Bay "The Rock"

* Al 'Scarface' Capone - Machine Gun Kelly



The front page of this section has a two column heading: "Alcatraz Said to Tame Hardest; Punishment Aims to 'Defeat Ego'" with subhead. (see)

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1931 Jack 'Legs' Diamond jail sentence...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 13, 1931



* Jack 'Legs' Diamond

* Irish American gangster

* Bootlegging jail sentence



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DIAMOND DRAWS FOUR-YEAR TERM; ALSO FINED $11,000" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

Republican party's first Presidential candidate...

NEW-YORK DAILY TIMES, June 21, 1856 



* John C. Fremont nomination

* 1st nominated for United States president



A very historic issue for the Republican party as it reports their first Presidential nominee, John Fremont.

The report shown is of the North American Party, nominating Fremont & Johnston for President & Vice President. This party would soon join the recently created ... See More  

Al 'Scarface' Capone going to prison in 1931...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 3, 1932



* Al Capone gets 11 year term

* Tax evasion - last chance denied

* Chicago gangster boss



The front page has a one column heading: "Plan Capone Transfer From Jail to Prison" with subhead. (see) First report coverage of Al Capone's last day of freedom as he is on his way to the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia.

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