H.H. Holmes..... 1st U.S. serial killer... & Serial killer Jane Toppan death...
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October 28, 1895
Two issues:
1) #686907 ($98) HELENA EVENING HERALD, Montana, October 28, 1895
* H.H. Holmes - Herman Webster Mudgett
* America's 1st serial killer trial begins
* Chicago murder castle
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HOLMES' TRIAL" with subheads and prints of Holmes and Benjamin Pietzel. (see) First report coverage on the start of the trial against H. H. Holmes for murder. Holmes is considered to be America's first serial killer.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
2) #671928 ($52) THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 18, 1938
* Jane Toppan death
* Woman serial killer
* Poisoning nurse
Page 15 has one column headings: "Miss Jane Toppan, 84, Mass Poisoner, Dies" "Institution Inmate Many Years Admitted Slaying 100 Persons" (see) First report coverage on the death of infamous Woman serial killer, Jane Toppan. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen content, allowing the issues to remain very white & sturdy into the present. Given the subscription cost, libraries & institutions rather than individuals were the primary subscribers of these high-quality editions. Nice condition.
1) #686907 ($98) HELENA EVENING HERALD, Montana, October 28, 1895
* H.H. Holmes - Herman Webster Mudgett
* America's 1st serial killer trial begins
* Chicago murder castle
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HOLMES' TRIAL" with subheads and prints of Holmes and Benjamin Pietzel. (see) First report coverage on the start of the trial against H. H. Holmes for murder. Holmes is considered to be America's first serial killer.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
2) #671928 ($52) THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 18, 1938
* Jane Toppan death
* Woman serial killer
* Poisoning nurse
Page 15 has one column headings: "Miss Jane Toppan, 84, Mass Poisoner, Dies" "Institution Inmate Many Years Admitted Slaying 100 Persons" (see) First report coverage on the death of infamous Woman serial killer, Jane Toppan. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen content, allowing the issues to remain very white & sturdy into the present. Given the subscription cost, libraries & institutions rather than individuals were the primary subscribers of these high-quality editions. Nice condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
