Social Security Act passes Senate in 1935...

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1934 "Sneakers Game" NFL title.... NYG...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 10, 1934 



* The famed "Sneakers Game" 

* NFL football title championship 



The front page of section 2 (sports) has a great banner headline: "GIANTS WHIP BEARS FOR PRO TITLE, 30-13" with subheads, 2 related photos and lineups. Nice for display. A smaller subhead reads: "Gym Shoes Aid Giants". First report coverage o... See More  

Omaha streetcar strike riot....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 16, 1935



* Omaha, Nebraska streetcar strike riot

* Martial Law - National Guard



The front page has a great banner headline: "1,800 TROOPS RULE IN OMAHA" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo is on page 2. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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A Franklin D. Roosevelt Fireside Chat Issue !

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 8, 1933



* Bank Crisis - New Deal

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR

* Fireside Chat (1st report)



The front page has a great banner headline: "ROOSEVELT TO PUSH INFLATION" with subheads and complete text of Roosevelt's address. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Hitler invades in Austria in 1938....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 12, 1938.



* Germans invade Austria (1st report)

* Adolph Hitler - Pre World War II



The front page has a great banner headline: "AUSTRIA'S FALL JOLTS ITALY" with subheads and related illustration. (see) Nice for display. More on the following pages with photo of Hitler. A large related map is on the back page. A very historical event that helped le... See More  

Henry Seadlund sentenced to death for kidnapping...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 17, 1938



* Henry Seadlund gets electric chair

* Charles Sherman Ross kidnapping



The front page has a great banner headline: "KIDNAPER OF ROSS GETS CHAIR" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Photo of Seadlund is on the back page. Great to have from the city where it happened, rare as such.

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Landis to determine if indicted players are banned or not...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 14, 1921  The top of page 18 begins with column heads: "BASEBALL GATES FOREVER CLOSED TO INDICTED SOX". Included is a small photo of "Judge K.M. Landis, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball.

This concerns the infamous Black Sox scandal of the 1919 Major League Baseball World Series.

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Prosecution asks for jail time for 'Black Sox' players...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1921 



* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal 

* Baseball World Series fix trial

* Best title to be had ? rare as such



As the infamous Black Sox scandal comes to its conclusion (final arguments in the trial were the day before), the ftpg. of the sports section has an interesting article headed: "Asks Conviction Of 'Black Sox' On Their Own ... See More  

Prohibition coming to an end in 1933...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 22, 1933 



* Prohibition ending - beer & wine returning

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* Cullen-Harrison Act



the front page has a one column heading: "Beer Sale to Start April 7 in Wet States" thus ending Prohibition. Related photo is on the back page. Nice to have from Chicago, the center of crime resulting from prohibition.

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Novelist Edgar Wallace 1932 death....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 11, 1932



* Edgar Wallace death (1st report)

* English novelist, writer, playwright, screenwriter & more



The top of page 26 has a one column heading: "EDGAR WALLACE DEATH CUTS OFF PROLIFIC CAREER" with subhead and small photo of Wallace. (see) First report coverage on the death of famed writer and playwright, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace.

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HMS Thetis sinking...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 2, 1939



* HMS Thetis sinks

* British submarine

* Royal Navy



The front page has a nice banner headline: "79 SAFE IN SUB SUNK 18 HOURS" (see) Nice for display. Related photo on the back page. First report coverage on the lost of the HMS Thetis British submarine. Interesting headline suggesting that all is well when in fact 99 lives were lost.

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New England Hurricane Disaster Of 1938...

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Custer's Massacre survivor death in 1932....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 2, 1932



* Edward Settle Godfrey death

* Custer's Massacre survivor



Page 26 has a one column heading: "Gen. E. S. Godfrey, Indian Fighter, Dies In 88th Year" with small photo of Godfrey. (see) First report coverage on the death of Edward Settle Godfrey, United States Army Brigadier General who received the Medal of Honor. He was a surviving lieutena... See More  

Germany boycotts Jewish businesses: prelude to the Holocaust...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 29, 1933 



* Jewish holocaust begins

* Boycott order has been made (1st report)

* Nazi Germany - Third Reich



The front page bold, banner headline announces: "JEWS FACE DRASTIC BOYCOTT" with one column heads: "Nazi Troopers To Picket Their Stores April 1" and "No Violence, Leaders Warn Hiterites".

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Jack 'Machine Gun' McGurn assassinated...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 17, 1936



* Jack 'Machine Gun' McGurn assassination

* St. Valentine's Day Massacre fame

* Al 'Scarface' Capone hit man

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "AUTO OF M'GURN, SOUGHT SINCE, IS FOUND" with subhead. (see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefar... See More  

A record 8 rounds of golf in one day...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 6, 1938 



* "The Great Golf Marathon of 1938

* J. Smith Ferebee (Smitty)

* "King Of Clubs"



For the the collector of golf memorabilia, or if just intrigued by the history of golf, here is one of the more interesting tidbits of the sport which seems to have been all but forgotten.,

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George Burns arrested in 1938....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 13, 1938



* Actor George Burns

* Gem - jewelry smuggling

* Arrest - pleads guilty



The front page has a great banner headline: "ACTOR'S JEWEL FRAUD TOLD" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo on the back page showing Burns with Gracie Allen. First report coverage on actor George Burns pleading guilty for gem smuggling. Always nice ... See More  

Gangster Ralph Capone goes to prison in 1931...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 7, 1931



* Ralph Capone starts 3 year term

* Chicago gangland gangster - mobster

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The ftpg. has a one column heading: "RALPH CAPONE GOES TO PRISON FOR TAX TERM" with subhead. (see) Related photo on the back page.

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1934 King Albert I of Belgium killed...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, February 18, 1934



* King Albert I of Belgium

* Mountain climbing death (1st report)



The front page has a great banner headline: "BELGIAN KING FALLS TO DEATH" with subheads. Nice for display. A full page 19 pictorial is also nice for display. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Charles A. Lindbergh family flees America...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 23, 1935



* Charles A. Lindbergh flees America

* American reporter Lauren "Deac" Lyman

* Pulitzer Prize winning exclusive story - part 1



The front page has a great banner headline: "LINDYS FLEE U. S. KIDNAPERS" with subheads. (see). Nice for display. Four related photos on the back page. This is Lauren 'Deac' Lyman's Pulitzer P... See More  

Minneapolis General Strike of 1934...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 21, 1934



* Minneapolis General Strike of 1934

* Trucking companies - teamsters

* "Bloody Friday" - police shoot picketers



The front page has a great banner headline: "BATTLE RIOTERS; 68 WOUNDED" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famo... See More  

Social Security bill ratification in 1935...

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Jewish Holocaust begins in 1933... Jews boycotted..

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1932 Cuba hurricane disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 11, 1932



* 1932 Cuba hurricane disaster

* Category 5 - Camaguey Province



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CUBAN HURRICANE KILLS 1,000" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Coverage continues on page 22 with related map. Related photo on the back page. (see)

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Ella Mae Wiggins killed... Loray Mill Strike...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Sept. 15, 1929



* Ella Mae Wiggins killed (1st report)

* Loray Mill Strike - Gastonia, North Carolina

* Labor history of the United States



The front page has a one column heading: "CAROLINA MOB KILLS A WOMAN MILL STRIKER" with subhead. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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