CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 8, 1928

* Mount Etna volcano eruption
* Mascali, Sicily, Italy lava disaster

The front page has a one column heading: "Fiery Finger of Etna Wipes Out 2 Towns" (see images) 
Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: The November 1928 eruption of Mount Etna stands as a pivotal moment in volcanology and Italian history, primarily due to the systematic destruction of the town of Mascali, which remains the only entire municipality erased by the volcano in the modern era. Triggered by a low-altitude fissure at just 1,200 meters, the eruption unleashed a relentless lava flow that advanced through the fertile Pedemontana zone, severing vital Mediterranean rail links and burying the town’s ancient center under nearly 7 meters of basaltic rock by November 7. Beyond the geological impact, the event was historically significant for its political aftermath; the Fascist regime utilized the disaster as a theater for state propaganda, orchestrating a highly publicized evacuation and subsequently rebuilding "New Mascali" as a model of Rationalist urban planning. This transition from a medieval layout to a modern, grid-based city serves as a permanent architectural scar of the eruption, while the event itself remains the benchmark for assessing the high-risk "low-slope" volcanic hazards that threaten the hundreds of thousands of residents living on Etna’s flanks today.