CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 23, 1926

• Chicago gangland wars
• 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: "CAPTURE SALTIS AND GANG" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page.
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 our minds than Chicago - and what better newspaper can be found than the Chicago Tribune, self-proclaimed to be "The World's Greatest Newspaper" - attributed in part to its dramatic, banner headlines! Whether hanging on your wall or part of an ongoing collection, these events are sure to capture the flavor of this infamous period in American history.
Complete with all 50 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

Background: This rare August 23, 1926 issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune—the self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Newspaper"—is an exceptionally desirable historical artifact, capturing the height of Prohibition-era gangland violence at the peak of Al Capone's reign. Featuring a dramatic, full-page front-page banner headline reading "CAPTURE SALTIS AND GANG" alongside matching rear-page photo coverage, this complete 50-page edition documents the high-profile police raid on South Side bootlegger Joseph "Polack Joe" Saltis and his lieutenant John "Dingbat" Oberta as Capone consolidated control over Chicago's illegal alcohol empire. Front-page original issues of the Tribune from the 1920s covering major organized crime busts are notoriously difficult to find intact, making this complete, display-ready paper an exceptionally scarce collector's piece that perfectly encapsulates the lawless flavor of Chicago's Beer Wars.