Historic Newspapers: Crime-Outlaws-Gunfights-Mobsters-Gangsters

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 11, 1930

* Prohibition is a failure ?
* Referendum by U.S. lawyers
* re. Eighteenth Amendment
* Nice headline for display
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

The front page has a nice banner headline: "PLAN NEW TEST FOR DRY LAW" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. When it comes to gangsters, organized... Read full description  

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, November 4, 1930 

* Al 'Scarface' Capone 
* John 'The Ape' Passelli 

The front page has a two column headline: "Law Spurns Al Capone's Offer; 'The Ape' Slain in Jersey Feud" with subheads. See photos for text here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description  

THE DETROIT NEWS, October 25, 1930

* Gangster Joe Aiello assassination
* Sicilian Mafia leader - bootlegger
* Al 'Scarface' Capone rival
* Chicago gangland war

The front page has a one column heading: "AIELLO'S DEATH BOOSTS CAPONE" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with 20 pages, rag edition in very nice... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1930

* George "Bugs" Moran arrested
* Al 'Scarface' Capone rival in jail
* Chicago gangster - gangland war

Page 5 has a one column heading: "'Bugs' Moran Seized As Chicago Vagrant" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, this is... Read full description  

THE NEWS Dated October 13, 1930, Cleveland Ohio.  One column front page headline that reads "Diamond's Girlfriend Grilled", with a nice report of the key witness to follow.  This issue also contains the following front page headlines: "Daugherty Indicted in Bank Quiz", "Calls Troops to Avert Riots", "Lawyers Tell of Scheme to Beat... Read full description  

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, September 24, 1930

* Chicago gangsters war
* Al "Scarface" Capone

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "GANGSTERS HELD IN CHICAGO AS CRUSADE BEGINS", "War Against Crime Net Results As Many Arrested". Coverage on Chicago officials trying to fight back against gangsters... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 15, 1930

* Alice Woltman murder mystery
* 16 year old girl - South Bend, Indiana

The front page has a banner headline for display: "KILLS SLEEPING GIRL IN HOME" with subheads. Three related photos are on the back page. (see images) This murder was never solved.
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in nice... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 17, 1930 

* Al 'Scarface' Capone arrest warrant
* Other high profile gang bosses (list)
* Prohibition era - beer - liquor
* Best title to be had - rare as such

The front page has a one column heading "WARRANTS OUT FOR ARREST OF 26 GANG CHIEFS" with subheads.... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 19, 1930

* Chicago gangland war
* George 'Bugs' Moran
* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* re. Jack Zuta's assassination

The front page has a nice banner headline: "EVANSTON CHIEF IN ZUTA BOX" with subheads. Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page. (see) When it comes to... Read full description  

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, August 8, 1930

* Marion Indiana IN
* Negroes lynchings
* Grant County Jail

This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "INDIANA MOB LYNCHES TWO NEGRO KILLERS", "Crowd Storms Jail to Get Victims; Women Trample on One".

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout.... Read full description  

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 14, 1930

* Bobby Jones welcome home
* British Open champion

This 18 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Atlantans Swell With Pride As King Bobby Returns Home" and "Georgia City Stages Huge Celebration In Honor of Conquering Hero"

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1930 

* Bobby Jones 
* British Open champion 
* Broadway ticker tape parade 

This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that includes: "BOBBY JONES FINDS BROADWAY FAIRWAY" "Firecrackers and Ticker Tape Strew Route to City Hall---'Home Holks' Hail Champion" and... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 1, 1930

* re. Jake Lingle's assassination
* Chicago Tribune reporter
* George "Bugs" Moran gang

The front page has a great banner headline: "TRAP 15 IN LINGLE RAIDS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos are on the back page. When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 20, 1930

* Al 'Scarface' Capone contempt of court ?
* Chicago gangland wars
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "CAPONE ADMITS AN ERROR IN HIS COURT EVIDENCE" with subhead. (see)
When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and... Read full description  

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, June 11, 1930

* Chicago reporter Jake Lingle assassination
* Al Capone - Gangsters
* Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey (pre-fight)

The front page has a one column headline: "SEARCH WIDENS FOR SLAYER OF GANG REPORTER". 

Also pre fight reporting on the Jack Sharkey vs. Max Schmeling... Read full description  

THE NORWICH SUN, New York, June 11, 1930

* Jake Lingle assassination...  Chicago reporter
* Al Capone - Gangsters

This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page:
"AGENCIES SPURRED TO FEVERISH HEAT IN HUNT FOR LINGLE SLAYER" "Public Opinion Demands Complete and Sudden End to Gang Reigns and Hired Murderers--Threaten... Read full description  

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, June 10, 1930 

* Jake Lingle assassination 
* Chicago reporter  
* Al Capone - Gangsters 

This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "CHICAGO POLICE SEEK MURDERER OF REPORTER". Coverage on the gangland death of Chicago reporter Jake Lingle. Though the... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 9, 1930

* Thompson submachine gun dealer
* St. Valentine's Day massacre connection
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such

The front pager has a one column heading: "BULLET FELLS SELLER OF GANG MACHINE GUNS... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 3, 1930

* Fox Lake Massacre (2nd report)
* Chicago gangland gangster war
* Al 'Scarface' Capone vs. George 'Bugs' Moran ?
* Best title to be had (very rare as such)

The front page has a one column heading: "SEIZE 200 ALIEN SUSPECTS; WAR ON GANG KILLERS" with subhead. (see) Second... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 2, 1930

* Fox Lake Massacre (1st report)
* Chicago gangster war
* Al Capone vs. George 'Bugs' Moran?

This 12 page newspaper has a small one column heading on the front page: "Three Deaths Herald New Gangster War".  This is 1st report coverage on the Fox Lake,... Read full description  

THE OMAHA NEWS, May 26, 1930 One column front page headline that reads "Asserts Day Law Crushes State Power", with a lengthy report to follow.  This issue also includes front page coverage of the following front page headlines: "Urges Fight For Ideals of Martyrs", "Shaylers on Europe Tour", "300 Danes to Visit in Omaha", and much more! ... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1930.

* Aviator Richard E. Byrd welcome home
* First Antarctica - South Pole expedition
* Al "Scarface" Capone jail release in Miami

The front page has a one column heading: "BYRD REACHES CANAL; STEPS ON HOME SOIL TO CHEERS OF THRONG" with subheads. (see)
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 13, 1930

* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Miami doesn't want him there

The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "MIAMI JURORS HINT CAPONE IS A BAD INFLUENCE" with subhead. (see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great Depression... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1930

* Tekamah, Nebraska
* Tornado disaster
* Mahatma Gandhi arrest ?

Page 3 has one column headings: "STORMS KILL 18 IN MIDDLE WEST" "Tornado Hits Tekamah, Neb., Leaving Six Dead and Many Injured" and more. (see)
Page 9 has: "LOOKS FOR ARREST OF GANDHI IN RAID" with subheads. (see)
Other... Read full description  

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, April 24, 1930

* Lloyd Warner negro lynching
* St. Joseph, Missouri

This 26 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Crowd Shoots Negro In Levee Lynching Bee" which tells of the lynching of Negro Dave Harris in Gunnison, Mississippi.

Also a one column headline... Read full description