CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 9, 1928

• Pineapple Primary in Chicago
• William Hale Thompson - Big Bill
• Gangster era elections - corruption
• Best publication to be had (very rare)

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "GO TO POLLS! PASTORS URGE" with subheads. (see images) More on the following pages. 
 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 42 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: The civic intervention by Chicago pastors during the April 10, 1928, primary election—famously known as the "Pineapple Primary"—is notable for its extraordinary rarity and high-stakes moral urgency, as clergy took the unprecedented step of converting Sunday pulpits into direct anti-corruption rallying points amidst extreme mob-led terrorism. In the months leading up to the vote, organized crime networks linked to Al Capone and Mayor William Hale "Big Bill" Thompson carried out over 60 hand-grenade ("pineapple") bombings against political opponents and assassinated key candidates, turning the electoral process into a violent turf war. Recognizing that criminal intimidation threatened to paralyze democratic participation, Chicago pastors united in an unusual civic campaign, openly pleading with their congregations to risk personal safety, head to the polls, and vote out the mob-backed political machine. What makes this event historically significant and rare is the direct impact of this religious mobilization: despite active gunfire, poll-site bombings, and voter intimidation on Election DaBackground:y, an unprecedented wave of citizens turned out to overwhelmingly defeat the Thompson-Capone faction, proving to be a rare instance where public courage and pastoral leadership successfully dismantled an entrenched mob-controlled political engine through the ballot box.