1929 "Question Mark" airplane endurance flight....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 3, 1929



* "Question Mark" (aircraft) Fokker airplane

* United States Army aviators

* Los Angeles Metropolitan Field

* Record endurance flight - Aerial refueling



The front page has a nice banner headline: "REFUEL IN AIR; UP 40 HOURS" with subhead. Nice for display.

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Cummins Unit prison farm break of 1940...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 3, 1940



* Cummins Unit - Lincoln County, Arkansas

* State Prison Farm break - escape



The front page has a banner headline: "32 FELONS FLEE; GUARDS AID" with subhead. Nice for display.

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Al Capone to get 1 year jail term...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 17, 1929



* Al "Scarface" Capone arrested

* Chicago Beer baron in Philadelphia

* Enters Jail for concealed weapons

* Avoids murder for hire



The front page has a one column heading: "Jail Al Capone and Bodyguard in Philadelphia"(see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and ... See More  

Chicago gangland war in full swing... Police funds cut...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 3, 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, POLICE LOSE 900 MEN" with subheads. Nice for display.

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Gandhi starts hunger strike...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 19, 1932



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

* The Mahatma food strike begins (eve)



The front page has a one column heading: "Gandhi Tapers Diet; Girds for Hunger Death" with small photo. (see) Coverage on the eve on the 6-day hunger strike beginning. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Graf Zeppelin flight home...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 24, 1929



* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)

* 1st to fly around the World fame

* Hugo Eckener



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ZEP FLIES BACK TO HOME PORT" with subheads. Nice for display.

Complete in 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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1929 Curtiss-Reynolds Filed airport creation...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 21, 1929



* Curtiss-Reynolds Field creation

* 1st major Chicago airport

* Glenview, Illinois



The front page has a nice banner headline: "LAUNCH $1,000,000 AIRPORT" with subheads. related map and plan on page 2.

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First U.S. mid-air airplanes collision...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 22, 1929



* First mid-air airplanes collision in the U.S.

* Military fighter & air liner over San Diego



The front page has a banner headline: "6 DIE IN CRASH 2,000 FEET UP" with subhead. Nice for display. Related photo and heading on the back page.

Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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1929 Cleveland Clinic Ohio fire disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 16, 1929



* Cleveland Clinic Fire

* X-ray room disaster



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "108 DIE IN GAS-SWEPT CLINIC" with subheads. Lengthy first report coverage continues on the following pages with a full page pictorial. Nice for display Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Helen Wills wins 1929 Wimbledon...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, July 6, 1929



* Helen Jacobs vs. Helen Wills Moody

* Wimbledon tennis championships



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "WIMBLEDON CROWN WON BY HELEN WILLS" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on Helen Wills winning the 1929 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in Women'... See More  

The Carson house robbery in Buffalo...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 15, 1929



* John L. Carson Jr. gems robbery

* Snyder, Buffalo, New York



The front page has a five column heading: "Hold Up Diners; Take Fortune in Gems" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in good condition.

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  

Bramwell Booth death...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1929



* Bramwell Booth refuses to resign

* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president

* The Salvation Army - charity organization



The to of page 4 has a one column heading: "BOOTH BRANDED AS 'UNFIT'; HE DEFIES COUNCIL" with subhead and photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition in great con... See More  

1929 Colorado State Penitentiary riots...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1929 



* Colorado State Penitentiary riots 

* Canon City, Colorado 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOMB FELONS; 7 GUARDS DEAD" with subheads. Nice for display. Related photo is on the back page with another banner heading. (see)

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1930 Al "Scarface" Capone...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 13, 1930



* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Miami doesn't want him there



The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "MIAMI JURORS HINT CAPONE IS A BAD INFLUENCE" with subhead. (see) 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 ... See More  

Death & funeral of William Wrigley, in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1932 



* William Wrigley Jr. death & funeral

* American chewing gum industrialist

* Chicago Cubs owner - Wrigley Field

* Best title to be had ? - rare as such



The front page first column has heads on the death and funeral of William Wrigley, the chewing gum industrialist, owner of the Chicago Cubs and for whom the Cubs field is named.  

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1942 New Guinea campaign... WWII...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 23, 1942



* Dutch New Guinea campaign begins (1st report)

* Empire of Japan invasion - Japanese - Japs

* Australian Territory of Paua - Queensland

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "STRIKE AT AUSTRALIAN ISLE" with subheads. (see) related map is on page 8.

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Mexican aviator Pablo Sidar Escobar killed...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 12, 1930



* Aviator Pablo Sidar Escobar killed

* Mexican army air ace airplane crash



The front page has a five column heading: "Two Flyers Dive to Death in Ocean" with subhead. Small photo of Escobar is on the front page.

Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

Death of Pope Pius XI...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 10, 1939



* Pope Pius XI death (1st report)

* Vatican City, Rome, Italy



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DEATH TAKES POPE PIUS XI" with subheads. More on pages 6 & 7 with full page pictorial.

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

Standard Oil of Indiana... John D. Rockefeller...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 18, 1929



* Standard Oil of Indiana

* John D. Rockefeller Sr.



The front page has a banner headline: "JOHN D. AT 89 JOINS OIL FIGHT" with subheads. Nice for display. Photo of Rockefeller is on the back page. (see)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

1929 Sino-Soviet conflict ending...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 4, 1929



* Sino-Soviet conflict ending - Russia

* Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

* Zhang Xueliang - Republic of China



The front page has a nice banner headline: "RUSSIA SPURNS U. S. ADVICE" with subheads. Nice for display. More on page 2 with small related map. (see)

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1931 Prussian Landtag referendum...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 10, 1931



* Prussian Landtag referendum fails

* Nazi & Communist parties - party

* Berlin, Germany riots



The front page has a banner headline: "ROUT BERLIN REDS; 16 KILLED" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo is on the back page.

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Gen. George S. Patton in 1944....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 2, 1944



* General George S. Patton

* World War II - WWII

* Battle of the Bulge prelude



The front page has a banner heading: "Patton Drives Germans Across Saar in Nine Mile Front" with subheads. (see) Coverage of Patton's movements just a few weeks prior to the Battle of the Bulge. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this W... See More  

1931 Cimarron opening day (eve) advertisement...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 5, 1931



* Cimarron opening day (eve) advertisement

* pre-Code epic Western film - movie

* First to win Academy Award for Best Picture

* Richard Dix and Irene Dunne



Pages 10 & 11 has a terrific duo tone advertisement for the movie "Cimarron" for it's opening day (eve). A printing flaw somewhat affects this ad. (see) This film was the first ... See More  

1930 Golden Gloves boxing...

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, March 20, 1930



* U.S. Intercity Golden Gloves Championships

* Chicago Stadium - amateur boxing titles



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "GOLDEN GLOVES CROWD SETS WORLD RECORD" with subheads and photos of victors. (see) More related photos are on the back page.

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