Floyd Collins trapped in Mammoth Cave....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 7, 1925 



* Floyd Collins trapped w/ great headline

* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky



The front page has a nice banner headline: "FEAR COLLINS ELECTROCUTED" with subheads. Nice for display. Coverage continues on page 2 with related illustration. Five related photos are on the back page. (see images)

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Gerald Chapman convicted...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 5, 1925 



* Gerald Chapman convicted - death sentence 

* Count of Gramercy Park - gentleman bandit 

* Prohibition era outlaw 



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "SENTENCE CHAPMAN TO HANG" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 2 with photo of Chapman. 

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Chicago Cubs baseball opens 1925 season...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 15, 1925



* Chicago Cubs opening day victory

* Major League Baseball - MLB

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



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "CUBS WIN SEASON'S OPENER" with subheads. Box scores are in the sport's section.

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Diamond Joe Esposito funeral in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 27, 1928



* re. Diamond Joe Esposito's funeral

* Prohibition-era Chicago gangster - mobster

* Al "Scarface" Capone era - gangland wars

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Thousands Brave Blizzard to Attend Esposito Funeral" Two related photos are on the back page. (see images) When it c... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 29, 1945 



* Jewish Holocaust exposed w/ photo

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations reality 

* Buchenwald death factory discovered 



The top of page 4 has a somewhat famous photo showing malnourished prisoners in their bunk beds with heading: "Liberated from Nazi Concentration Camp" Also a one column heading: "FIND NAZI USED CAMP T... See More  

Hindenburg airship 1st flight to America begins...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 7, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Very 1st flight to America begins

* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame



The front page has a one column heading: "NAZI ZEPPELIN HOPS FOR U. S.; 107 ON BOARD" with subhead. Photo of the new airship is on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the start of the very 1st flight of the infamous... See More  

Russ Columbo accidently killed...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 3, 1934



* Russ Columbo shot and killed

* Baritone crooner - violinist - actor

* "Prisoner of Love" song fame



The top of the front page has nice banner headline: "BULLET KILLS RADIO CROONER" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Photo of Columbo is on the back page.

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A f... See More  

Actress Jean Harlow leaves 3rd husband...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 7, 1934



* Hollywood actress Jean Harlow

* "Blonde Bombshell" sex symbol

* Separates from third husband



The bottom of the back page has a two column photo of Jean Harlow with small heading: "Film Star Separates From Third Husband"

the front page has a one column heading: "Jean Harlow And Third Husband Come To Parting Of Ways" (see i... See More  

1932 Chicago Bears championship year...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1932



* Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers

* First game of the year (0-0 tie)

* Bronko Nagurski and Red Grange era

* 1st ever NFL football championship year

* Best publication to be had - very rare



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "BEARS, PACKERS PLAY 0 TO 0 TIE BEFORE 14,000" with subheads and lineups. (see i... See More  

Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church in Germany...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1935



* Nazis - Adolph Hitler - Third Reich

* Persecution of the Roman Catholic Church

* Arrest Nuns and monks - monasteries



The front page has a banner headline for display: "CONVENTS RAIDED BY NAZIS" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

U.S. apologizes for insulting Adolph Hitler ????!!!...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1937



* United States apologizes to Adolph Hitler  & the Third Reich

* Mayor Fiorello La Guardia insults Hitler calling him a "brown-shirted fanatic"

* U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull makes apology for remarks



The front page has a one column heading: "DENOUNCES U. S. CIVILIZATION FOR 'SLUR' AT HITLER" with subheads. (... See More  

1927 Chicago Bears football vs. Packers....

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Nov. 21, 1927



* Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers (rivalry)

* Early NFL National Football League

* Best publication to be had (very rare)



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "BEARS HUMBLE GREEN BAY PACKERS, 14-6" with subheads, lineups, and related photo. (see images) An early game here which was 14 ... See More  

Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chat issue...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 13, 1933 



* Bank Crisis of 1933

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR

* 1st Fireside Chat (1st report)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "32 BANKS REOPEN HERE TODAY" with various subheads and related illustration. (see images) Nice for display. The text of FDR's first "fireside chat" begins on the front page and concludes on page 2. ... See More  

Bill Brennan (boxer) killed in 1924...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 16, 1924



* Boxer Bill Brennan killed by gang shooting

* Jack Dempsey challenger - heavyweight boxing



The front page has a banner headline announcing: "'BILL BRENNAN, BOXER, SLAIN" with subheads. Photo of Brennan on the back page. (see images)

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Rumrunner Larry Fay assassination....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 2, 1933



* Rumrunner Larry Fay killed

* Prohibition era rum-running

* NYC bootlegger - gangster



The front page has a one column heading: "Racketeer Fay of N. Y. Slain at Night Club" Related photo on the back page (see images)

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Independence Day 1926...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 17, 1935 (Picture Section only)



* Great illustration of "St. Patrick"



The cover is a full-page image: "St. Patrick", being a commemorative painting of St. Patrick driving snakes out of Ireland. Additional timely photographs and short stories are found throughout. See images for details.

The complete Picture Section only, slight mid-fold... See More  

Ku Klux Klan in 1925 Southern Illinois...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE,  Jan. 29, 1925



* Ku Klux Klan - KKK in Southern Illinois

* Herrin, Williamson County - S. Glenn Young



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "KLANSMAN TO GUARD TOMB OF S. GLENN YOUNG FOR ONE YEAR" with subhead. (see images)

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1938 Canton (Guangzhou) China bombing...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 5, 1938



* Guangzhou (Canton), China bombing

* Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service



The front page has a one column heading: "Jap Air Bombs Kill 1,000 in Canton Raids". (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 24 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. ... See More  

1922 Ohio Stadium "The Shoe" dedication (day of)...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1922



* Ohio Stadium "The Horseshoe" dedication

* Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry

* Day of 1st game between rivals at stadium



The sport's section (page 11) has a one column heading: "OHIO FIELD DEDICATED TODAY WITH MICHIGAN" with lineups and more. (see images) This would also be the day of the very first game between th... See More  

1935 Adolph Hitler starts to build Nazi army...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 18, 1935



* Treaty of Versaillies Treaty broken

* Adolph Hitler starts military buildup (draft)

* Prelude to World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "'STEEL RING' TO HEM GERMANY" with subheads. (see images) Much more on the following pages. Related photo and heading on the back page.

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1938 Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 16, 1938 



* Kristallnacht - crystal night - vandalism

* Persecution of Jews - Jewish property

* Roman Catholic Church & priests censored



A follow up to "Kristallnacht" or Night of Broken Glass, a coordinated attack upon Nazi Jews which resulted in 91 deaths and over 30,000 being sent to concentration camps. The front page has a one column... See More  

Woman aviator Marge Hurlburt killed in crash...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 5, 1947



* Marge Hurlburt killed at airshow

* Airplane crash in a AT-6 aircraft

* Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa



The front page has a five column heading: "World Air Speed Queen Dies in Crash" Small photo of Hulburt is on page 3. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.



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1934 Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish capture...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, December 16, 1934



* re. Albert Fish captured - arrested

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



Page 8 has a one column heading: "Slayer Of Girl Is Suspected Of Other Killings" with subhead. (see images)

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John Dillinger's lawyer accused of harboring a fugitive...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 15, 1935



* Bank robber John Dillinger

* American lawyer Louis Piquett

* Charged w/ harboring a fugitive (not guilty)

* re. Crown Point, Indiana jail escape



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "U.S. JURY SETS PIQUETT FREE" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues on page 2 with related photo. Another related photo and heading ... See More  

William Floyd Collins trapped in Kentucky cave...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 10, 1925 



* Floyd Collins trapped

* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky



The front page has a one column heading: "CAVE VICTIM'S BREATH HEARD OVER THE WIRE" with subhead. (see images) A few related photos and heading on the back page.

Complete with 36 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, some archival mends on the inside pages, g... See More