1938 Florence Lawrence death...

THE FREDERICK POST, Maryland, December 29, 1938 



* Florence Lawrence death 

* Silent film actress 

* 1st ever movie star? 



This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "STAR OF SILENT FILMS TAKES POISON, DIES" "Florence Lawrence, Once Co-Starred With Mary Pickford, Had Been In Stock Company"



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1963 Flying Wallendas circus death....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, April 19, 1963



* Rietta Wallenda death

* The Flying Wallendas

* Circus performance disaster



This 40+ page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "Another Wallenda Falls To Death in Circus Act" with subheads and small photo. This tells of the death of Rietta Wallenda, when she fell while performing on a sway pole in... See More  

Carole Lombard Killed in 1942...

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Al Capone's reign about to end...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, October 10, 1931



* Al Capone - Chicago mob boss

* Tax evasion trial



This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "U.S. Exposes Trail of Money to Capone in Florida"



This tells of the beginning of the end of Al Capone as he would receive a guilty verdict  a few weeks later that would send him to prison for 11 years... See More  

Death of Rear Admiral Robert Peary...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, March 4, 1920



Fine pictorial published by the New York Times, this issue has the reporting of the Death and Funeral of Peary, Rear Admiral Robert E Peary, the discoverer of the north pole. Also within this issue is a doublepage illustration of the H.M.S. "Hood".



Other photos with text throughout this 24 page issue. In good condition.... See More  

1964 Flight 114 airplane disaster...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 16, 1964 



* Bonanza Air Lines Flight 114 disaster 

* Fairchild F-27 airplane crash 

* Sloan, Nevada 



This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Wrecked Airliner Found"



Tells of the Bonanza Air Lines Flight 114 airplane disaster near Las Vegas, Nevada. (Sloan NV)



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1962 Unionville, Missouri Flight 11 disaster...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 23, 1962 



* Unionville, Missouri 

* Continental Airlines Flight 11 

* Jet airplane explosion disaster 



This 36 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page:

"45 Persons Meet Death In $5-Million-Jet Crash"



Tells of the airplane suicide bomb explosion of Continental Airlines Flight 11 which crashed in Un... See More  

1962 United Airlines Flight 297 disaster...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 24, 1962 



* United Airlines Flight 297 crash 

* Vickers Viscount 745D airplane 

* Ellicott City MD Maryland Columbia 



This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Engine Failure Believed Cause of Maryland Crash" with caption: "17 Deaths Reported"



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1960 Bolivia, North Carolina Flight 2511 disaster...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 6, 1960



* Bolivia, North Carolina 

* National Airlines Flight 2511 

* Douglas DC-6B airplane 



This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Plane With 34 Persons Crashes In Bolivia, N.C." with subheads. (see)



Tells of the National Airlines Flight 2511 airplane explosion disaster over... See More  

1935 G-Man Melvin Purvis resigns...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 12, 1935 



* Melvin Purvis resigns (1st report) 

* FBI agent - G-Man 



This 8 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Melvin Purvis Resigns from Dep't of Justice"



Tells of the resignation of famous G-Man head Melvin Purvis.



Other news of the day. A few tiny binding holes along the spi... See More  

The Roseburg, OR blast...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 8, 1959



* Roseburg OR Oregon

* Dynamite truck explosion



This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Oregon Blast Kills 10, Destroys Six Blocks" and more with photo (see photos). This tells of the dynamite truck explosion in Roseburg, Oregon that caused massive destruction.



Other news, sports and a... See More  

Admiral William Halsey death in 1959...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 17, 1959



* Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.

* World War II Pacific commander

* Soap Box Derby - Akron, Ohio



This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Adm. 'Bull' Halsey, 76, Dies of Heart Attack" with subhead and photo (see photos). Tells of the death of World War II Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.

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Babe Ruth gets married...

CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1929



* Babe Ruth & Claire Hodgson marry (1st report)

* New York Yankees star



This 24 page newspaper has a two column photo on the front page with caption: "Meet Mr. and Mrs. Babe Ruth" with some text.



Also a nice banner headline on page 10 that reads: "Babe Ruth Married to Former Actress in Dawn Ceremony in New Yo... See More  

1935 Hopewell, Virginia drawbridge bus disaster...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 23, 1935



* Hopewell, Virginia

* Drawbridge bus disaster



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Inquest Ordered in Deaths Of 14 Who Died When Bus Goes Through Drawbridge", tells of the Atlantic Greyhound bus disaster in which the bus plunged into the Appomattox River off a drawbridge near Hopewell, Vi... See More  

Jake Lingle assassination...

THE NORWICH SUN, New York, June 11, 1930



* Jake Lingle assassination...  Chicago reporter

* Al Capone - Gangsters



This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page:

"AGENCIES SPURRED TO FEVERISH HEAT IN HUNT FOR LINGLE SLAYER" "Public Opinion Demands Complete and Sudden End to Gang Reigns and Hired Murderers--Threaten Shake-up in Police Department" ... See More  

1933 Giuseppe Zangara executed....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, March 20, 1933  This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Zangara Put to Death; Cermak Slayer. Defiant, Walks Alone to Chair" with subhead. (see)



This tells of the execution of Giuseppe Zangara by electric chair for the assassination of Mayor Anton J. Cermak.



Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, oth... See More  

1929 actress Lily Langtry death...

CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, February 12, 1929 



* Lily Langtry death 

* British actress "Jersey Lily" 



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines near the bottom of the front page: "LILY LANGTRY, ONE TIME NOTED ACTRESS, DEAD" "'Jersey Lily' Passed Away at Monte Carlo Following Attack of Heart Failure"



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Rudolph Valentino death....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 24, 1926 



* Famous movie actor death 

* Rudolph Valentino 



This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "SCHENCK SAYS VALENTINO DIED VIRTUALLY PENNILESS" and more. (see)



Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.

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Argonaut gold mine disaster...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 31, 1922



* Argonaut gold mine fire disaster

* Jackson, California



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:

"FIRE IN GOLD MINE CHECKED; INTENSE HEAT BARS RESCUE" with subheads (see photos) which tells of the Argonaut gold mine disaster at Jackson, California. This was the worst gold mine disaster in United States... See More  

Cy Young death in 1955...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 7, 1955 



* Honus Wagner death 

* Pittsburgh Pirates 



This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 34: "Wagner Great Credit To Game, Frick Says" "New Generation Pays Tribute to Departed Hall of Fame Member; Has .329 Lifetime Mark"



Tells of the death of famous Pittsburgh Pirates baseball star Ho... See More  

Richard Speck mass murder...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 18, 1966 



* Richard Speck Chicago, Illinois murders 

* Student nurses 



This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Defer Arraignment Of Accused Killer"



Tells of the famous mass murder of 8 student nurses in Chicago IL.



Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise ... See More  

On the public viewing of Rudolph Valentino...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 26, 1926.



* Famous movie actor, Rudolph Valentino death

* Latin Lover

* "The Sheik"



This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Public's 'Three-Ring-Circus' At Bier of Valentino Ended" and more (see photos).



Light browning, otherwise good.

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Long Beach, California earthquake...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, March 11, 1933



* The Long Beach, California earthquake



This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:  "EARTHQUAKE DEATH LIST GROWS!" with subheads and related photo with map (see photos).



Other news of the day throughout including various advertisements. Light browning with some margin wear and tear, but otherwise in good... See More  

Al Capone heads for prison...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 4, 1932



* Al Capone heads for prison for tax evasion

* Chicago gangster boss



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "CAPONE, SMILING, HURRIED BY HEAVY GUARDS TO TRAIN", "Dethroned Gangster Due at Atlanta Penitentiary Tonight", with smaller subheads (see images).



Other news of the day. Light browning w... See More  

Marion Parker murder.... William Hickman....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 30, 1927 



* Marion Parker kidnapping and murder 

* re. William Edward Hickman arrest 



This 18 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Hickman to Plead Insanity; Authorities Now Believe He Had Aid in Parker Girl Murder" with subheads and photo of Hickman's lawyer. (see)



Tells of the recent kidna... See More