Game of the Century... Norte Dame vs. Ohio Buckeyes...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, November 2, 1935



* GAME OF THE CENTURY ?

* Ohio State vs. Notre Dame (day of)

* Famous comeback win (pre-game)



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "NOTRE DAME BATTLES OHIO BEFORE 80,000" with subheads and lineups. (see) This would be the famous game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes. This g... See More  

Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 20, 1930



* Chicago Outfit gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* Jake Guzik - political greaser

* Prohibition & great depression

* Best title to be had - rare as such



The front page has a great banner headline concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "GUZIK, CAPONE CHIEF, GUILTY" with subheads. Nice for display. Photo of Gu... See More  

1930 Standardville, Utah mining disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 8, 1930 



* Standardville, Utah (ghost town) 

* Mine explosion disaster 



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "20 Die In Utah Mine Disaster; 9 of 29 Survive" (see) Related photo is on the back page.

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.



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1935 Lawrence of Arabia motorcycle crash... near death...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 14, 1935 



* Lawrence of Arabia motorcycle accident (1st report) 

* Would die less than a week later 



The front page has a one column heading: "Lawrence of Arabia Hurt in Bike Crash" with subhead. Photo of Lawrence is on page 3. (see) First report coverage of the motorcycle accident that would be fatal to Thomas Edward Lawrence, better know... See More  

Poona Act agreement... Mahatma Gandhi...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 27, 1932 



* Poona Act agreement settled - India

* Mohandas Gandhi - The Mahatma 

* Six day fasting - hunger strike ends



The front page has a five column heading: "India Celebrates Gandhi's Victory" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

USC Trojans win the 1932 Rose Bowl & are 1931 champions...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 2, 1932



* Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Tulane Green Wave

* Become NCAA national college football champions



The front page of section 2 (sports) has a great banner headline: "U. S. C. BEATS TULANE FOR NATIONAL TITLE" with subheads, lineup and related photo. Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous pu... See More  

Charlie Chaplin weds Oona O'Neill....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 2, 1943



* Charlie Chaplin (actor, comedian)

* Oona O'Neill (4th & final wife)



The front page has a one column heading: "Chaplin, at 54, Weds Girl, 18; Accuser Sobs" with small photo of Chaplin. Photo of O'Neill is on the back page.

Complete with all 42 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small bi... See More  

USS Panay incident in 1937...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 14, 1937 



* USS Panay incident - bombing

* Yangtze River, Nanjing, China 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "FEAR 91 DEAD IN JAP BOMBING" with subheads. Nice for display. related photo, letter and map on the back page.

Complete with 32 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for ins... See More  

1933 Chicago gangland war...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 28, 1933



* Chicago gangland wars

* Post 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: "START RACKET WAR ROUNDUP" with subheads. Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back  page.

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1927 East St. Louis tornado disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 30, 1927



* East St. Louis tornado disaster



The front page has a nice banner headline: "60 DEAD IN ST. LOUIS TORNADO" with subheads. (see) Nice for display

Complete 1st section only with 20pages, light toning some wear at the margins, more so along the spine, generally good.

Valencia, Spain bombing in 1937....

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Creation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Illinois, Nov. 11, 1921  



* Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.



The front page has a 4 image series depicting a famous poem, "The Colors", 1st published on Aug. 7, 1914.  Additionally, there is a one column article: "STREAM OF LIFE MOVES PAST BIER OF U.S. UNKNOWN - Capital Thousands Pay Honor".

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Richard Nixon resigns as President...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, August 9, 1974 



* President Richard Nixon



The front page has a banner headline: "Nixon resigns" with subheads and related photos. (see) Nice for display. More inside.

All 16 pages of the 1st section only, nice condition.

Michigan's Tom Harmon... Heisman Trophy...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 10, 1940



* Tom Harmon wins Heisman Trophy "Old 98"

* Michigan Wolverines halfback

* NCAA college football



Page 25 has a one column heading: "HARMON IS GIVEN HEISMAN TROPHY; SAYS HE'S LUCKY" (see) First report coverage on Michigan Wolverine star football player, Tom Harmon, winning the Heisman Trophy.

Complete with 34 pages, some vari... See More  

Sam Parks, Jr. wins 1935 U.S. Open golf...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 9, 1936



* Oakmont Country Club - Pennsylvania

* U.S. Open golf championship

* Sam Parks, Jr. wins



The front page of section 2 (sports) has a nice banner headline: "PARKS TAKES U. S. OPEN GOLF TITLE WITH 299" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 70+ pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. ... See More  

A Chicago newspaper on the tax evasion case of Al Capone...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 17, 1931 



* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Day of the guilty verdict

* Infamous tax evasion trial

* Best title to be had - very rare



The front page has a one column heading: "FATE OF CAPONE WILL REST WITH THE JURY TODAY" with subhead and small photo of the leading prosecutor. Coverage continues on page 8. Capone would be found guilty on ... See More  

Huey Long's wife takes over his term as senator.....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 11, 1936



* Rose McConnell Long takes oath

* Huey's term as United States Senator



Page 3 has a one column heading: "Huey Long's Widow Takes Seat In Senate And Hopes For 'Luck'" (see) First report coverage on Rose McConnell Long becoming the 3rd woman ever to serve as a U.S. Senator, taking over the remaining months of her late husband... See More  

Chicago Race Riot... Red Summer...

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1919



* Chicago race riot

* Red Summer of 1919



The front page has a nice banner headline: "RENEW RIOTS; DEAD LIST 26" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 continues inside with a few related photos. Great to have in this Chicago publication, very rare as such.

Thirty pages, light toning and some wear and chipping at the... See More  

First Trans-Pacific flight to Australia in 1928...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 5, 1928 



* 1st Trans-pacific airplane flight (during)

* Southern Cross monoplane to Australia

* Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "REACH FIJI; A WORLD RECORD" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Lengthy coverage continues on page 2 with related map. Three related photos are on the back page.

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Al "Scarface" Capone going insane in 1938 ?....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 16, 1938



* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Alcatraz federal prison "The Rock"

* Best title to be had ? - rare as such



The front page has a great banner headline: "CAPONE SANE, U. S. REPORTS" with subhead. Nice for display. When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Gre... See More  

First day of Battle... Nazis vs. Russia...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 23, 1941



* Germany vs. Russia - 1st Day

* World War II, WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMANS ADVANCE 10 MILES; Churchill Urges U.S. to Back Reds as Hitler Presses New War" with subheads and related illustration. Nice for display.

Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, library stamp in the masthead, some small binding h... See More  

1925 Mobster Johnny Torrio assassination attempt...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 25, 1925



* Johnny Torrio assassination attempt (1st report)

* Chicago Italian mobster - bootlegger - racketeer

* Chicago Outfit Mafia crime family leader

* Big Jim Colosimo successor 

* Chief rival of Dean O'Banion - florist gangster

* Best publication to be had - very rare !



The top of the front page has a terrific banner headline: "SHOOT TORRI... See More  

Women win the right to vote... 19th Amendment is ratified...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 27, 1920 



* Women's suffrage adopted into law

* 19th Amendment is ratified



This issue contains first report coverage on the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The amendment was approved by Congress in 1919 and when Tennessee became the required 36th state to ratify, it became the law of the land. Over 3 decades of work by women'... See More  

Nice 1928 Christmas headline for display...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 25, 1928



* Nice Christmas Day headline for display



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "CHRISTMAS! JOY RULES EARTH" with subheads and related illustration showing Santa Claus. A nice issue to be framed for a Christmas-time decoration.

Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

Mahatma Gandhi starts salt march to Dandi...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 12, 1930



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma)

* Fight for India independence

* New Satyagraha against tax on salt

* Famous salt march to Dandi begins (1st report)



The top of page 5 has a one column photo of a younger Gandhi with heading: "Begins March" (see)

Complete with 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the... See More