1938 Adolph Hitler speech to the Reichstag....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 21, 1938



* Adolph Hitler's speech to Reichstag

* Czechoslovakia & Austria Germans



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HITLER DEMANDS STIR EUROPE" with subheads. (see images) More on the following pages. Related photo on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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1927 Mexican train massacre....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 21, 1927



* Federal soldiers train massacre

* El Limon, Jalisco, Mexico

* Cristero War - Zapatistas

* Jose Reyes Vega



The front page has banner headline announcing: "KILL 152 ON MEXICAN TRAIN" with subhead. (see)

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1929 Endurance airplane flight record...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 27, 1929 



* Airplane endurance record flight 

* Mahoney-Ryan Monoplane B-1 Brougham

* Reginald Robbins & James Kelly

* Fort Worth, Texas



The front page has a great banner headline: "FLYERS DOWN; 172 HRS. IN AIR" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos and banner heading on the back page.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt elected governor.....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 5, 1930



* New York gubernatorial election, 1930

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR elected governor



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DEMOCRATS SWEEP NATION" with subheads that include: "Gov. Roosevelt Routs Rival By 735,000 Votes" and more. Photo of Roosevelt on the back page. (see)

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1947 Roswell, New Mexico UFO ?

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 10, 1947.



* Flying disk found at Roswell NM ?

* UFO U.F.O. ? New Mexico

* Weather-balloon (cover story?)



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "Finder Of 'Disk' Sorry He ever Talked About It" with a small photo of W.W. 'Mack' Brazel, the owner of the ranch where the debris was found.

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1935 Berlin Anti-Jewish riots... Negro lynchings...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 16, 1935



* Anti-Semitic riots - Berlin, Germany

* Pre Kristallnacht - Jewish holocaust - Jews

* Dooley Morgan & Bert Moore Negroes lynchings

* Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi



The front page has a one column heading: "Nazi Rioters Attack Jews in Berlin Cafes" (see)

The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "2 ARE LYNCHED IN MISSISSIP... See More  

1933 Calvin Coolidge burial...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 8, 1933



* President Calvin Coolidge death - burial



The front page has a nice banner headline: "COOL;IDGE LIES IN HOME HILLS" with subheads. Related photos on pages 2 & 3. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, rag edition in gre... See More  

Battle of Shanghai (Bloody Saturday) in 1937...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, August 29, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai, China

* Imperial Japanese Army

* "Bloody Saturday" bombings



The front page has a five column heading: "Japanese Bombs Kill 200 in Shanghai" with subheads. (see)

Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

Kansas City massacre... Pretty Boy Floyd...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 18, 1933



* Kansas City massacre

* Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd

* Bank robber Frank Nash



The front page has a one column heading: "FEDERAL AGENTS JOIN HUNT FOR SLAYERS OF FIVE" with subhead. Three related photos on page 17. (see)

Complete 1st section only with 22 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

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Hélène Boucher killed in airplane accident...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 1, 1934



* Helen Boucher killed

* French aviatrix - pilot

* Airplane crash accident



The bottom of the back page has a two column photo headed: "French Woman Air Record Holder Killed"

Page 8 has a small and discrete one column heading: "French Aviatrix Killed in Crash; Held Altitude Mark" (see)

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USC Trojans wins 1944 Rose Bowl & more....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 2, 1944



* Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Washington Huskies

* Orange Bowl: LSU Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies

* Sugar Bowl: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Tulsa

* Cotton Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs. Randolph



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "U. S. C. OVERWHELMS WASHINGTON, 29 TO 0" with subheads and large phot... See More  

1934 Liner SS Morro Castle disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 10, 1934 



* Liner SS Morro Castle burns



The front page has a great banner headline: "LIST 156 DEAD ON BURNED SHIP" with subheads. Nice for display. Nice full page pictorial on the back page with banner heading. (see)

Complete with all 30 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional h... See More  

Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 22, 1935



* Gilberton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

* Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company

* Colliery explosion disaster

* Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder case



The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "11 MINERS KILLED BY BLAST, GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA" with subheas. (see) First report coverage on the Gilberton, Pennsylvania coal mi... See More  

Abyssinia Crisis in 1935...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 29, 1935



* Abyssinia Crisis heightens

* Kingdom of Italy

* Empire of Ethiopia



The front page has a one column heading: "ETHIOPIANS KILL 40 ITALIANS IN CLASH AT NIGHT" with subhead. Related photo on the back page.

Complete in 26 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & ... See More  

Thomas Garrigue Masaryk 1937 death....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 14, 1937



* Thomas Garrigue Masaryk death

* Czechoslovakia founder & 1st President



The front page has a one column heading: "Masaryk Dies; First Head of Czech Nation" Photo on the back page. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine... See More  

Will Rogers & Wiley Post deaths in 1935...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 20, 1935



* Will Rogers & Wiley Post

* Airplane crash - deaths



The front page has a one column heading: "FINAL FLIGHT OF ROGERS AND POST IS OVER" with subhead. More on page 8 with related photo. Five more photos are on the back page.

Complete in 32 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint meant for insti... See More  

1920 Parnell Bridge Ambush... Cork, Ireland...

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 5, 1920



* Parnell Bridge Ambush - Cork, Ireland

* Irish War of Independence - IRA vs. RIC



The front page has a nice banner headline: "IRISH REBELS FIGHT POLICE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 36 pages, light toning along the margins and central fold, a little margin wear, generally in good condition.... See More  

Prohibition ends in the United States...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 11, 1933 



* Prohibition ends

* Beer returns

* Legal liquor



The front page has a one column heading: "WHAT! NO BEER? CONFLICT RAGES IN THE SUBURBS" with subheads. (see) More on page 6. 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 of... See More  

Chicago Cubs opens 1935 season with team photo...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, April 16, 1935



* Chicago Cubs opening day

* 100 game win & NL pennant winning

* Major League Baseball - MLB

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



The front page of this section has a headline that reads: "CUBS FACE CARDINALS TODAY" with subheads, lineups and four related photos. (see)

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Donn Fendler goes missing in Maine's Mount Katahdin...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 20, 1939



* Donn Fendler goes missing

* Mount Katahdin in Maine

* Rye, New York 12 year old boy



Page 2 has a one column heading: "Bloodhound Trails Lost Boy To Rim Of 400 Foot Precipice" with small related map. (see) Coverage on Donn Fendler going missing in the mountains of Maine.

Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small bin... See More  

Amelia Earhart lost in 1937...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE,  July 10, 1937.

 

* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance

* Over the Pacific Ocean - Fred Noonan



The front page has a one column heading: "Navy Launches Final Phase of Earhart Hunt" Small related map on page 2. (see)

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1930 Disappearance of Mary Agnes Moroney...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 16, 1930



* Disappearance of Mary Agnes Moroney

* Unsolved mystery kidnapping in Chicago



The front page has a small one column heading: "Child Kidnapped by Woman Posing as Needy's Friend" Early, first report on the disappearance of Mary Agnes Moroney. Unfortunate for the brief report here, probably because it was very early. Probably only reported in ... See More  

1934 professional wrestling match...

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 9, 1934



* Jim Londos vs. Strangler Lewis

* Pre match reporting and pictorial

* Early professional wrestling



The front page of this section has a pictorial showing Wrigley Field, Jim Londos and Strangler Lewis with heading: "Where Thousands Will Gather For Championship Wrestling Match" with subheads. The match would take... See More  

The Adventures of Robin Hood Opens in 1938...

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Wallis Warfield Simpson asks for divorce......

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