Historic Newspapers: Crime-Outlaws-Gunfights-Mobsters-Gangsters
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Item #576608THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 2, 1922
* William Desmond Taylor shot dead
This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "THINK DIRECTOR OF MOVIES MURDERED". The report tells of the murder of famed actor and director William Desmond Taylor which is still unsolved till this day. This is a early first... Read full description -
Item #568334SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, December 5, 1921
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle murder trial
* Hung jury verdict
* Virginia Rappe
This 16 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "ARBUCKLE JURY FAILS TO AGREE; DISCHARGED" and more. (see)
Tells of the hung jury causing... Read full description -
Item #669346THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 17, 1921
* Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
* Hollywood comedian actor
* Virginia Rappe murder indictment
The top of the front page has one column heading: "FATTY ARBUCKLE COMES TO COURT" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #597833THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, September 15, 1921
* Actress Virginia Rappe
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle indicted
The front page has one column headlines: "$100,000 READY TO BAIL FATTY", "Manslaughter Trail Expected, Although Prosecutor Has Not Yet Decided", "Indictment Is Up Today".
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Item #219264LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 14, 1921.
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Murder Case
This 10 page newspaper has a two line, four column headline on the front page: "INDICTMENT OF MANSLAUGHTER PLACED AGAINST ARBUCKLE" with lengthy subhead. Other news of the day throughout. Browningat the margins with some... Read full description -
Item #597564THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, September 14, 1921
* Actress Virginia Rappe
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle indicted
The front page has one column headlines: "FATTY INDICTED; MANSLAUGHTER", "Murder Charge in Justice's Court Blocks Chance To Get Bail", and "Missing Witness Found".
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Item #565208THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, September 14, 1921
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle murder charge
* Virginia Rappe
This 12 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "CASE AGAINST ARBUCKLE APPEARS VERY WEAK BY TESTIMONY OF STATE'S CHIEF WITNESSES" with subheads that include: "Story Of 'Party' Told... Read full description -
Item #217924THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1921.
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Murder Case
This 36 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "ARBUCKLE WITNESS PERJURED HERSELF, SAYS PROSECUTOR" with subheads that include: "Alleges Change Of Story", "Grand Jury Delays Action", and more. Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #214589LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, MA, September 13, 1921.
* Comedian Actor
* Fatty Arbuckle
* Charged With Murder
* 1921 Original Reporting
This 8 page newspaper has a two line, three column headline on the front page: "CHARGE WITNESS WITH PERJURY IN ARBUCKLE CASE" with subhead: "District Attorney Expresses Conviction That One of Chief Witnesses Has... Read full description -
Item #688758CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 13, 1921.
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle murder charge
The front page has a one column heading: "WITNESSES SAY ARBUCKLE HELD HALF NUDE GIRL" with subhead: "Murder Charge Is Laid to Actor" Coverage continues on the following pages with related pictorial.
Complete in 28 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #725003THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., Sept. 6, 1921
* Battle of Blair Mountain ending ?
* Mingo County coal wars - Logan Co.
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "FEDERAL TROOPS IN THE WEST VA. COAL FIELDS IN COMPLETE CONTROL THERE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #573608THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, February 28, 1921
* Porter, Indiana
* Train wreck disaster
This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"27 ARE KILLED IN INDIANA WRECK" with subheads (see photos).
Tells of the New York Central passenger train wreck disaster at Porter, Indiana in which 44 people would... Read full description -
Item #567825THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, September 21, 1920 This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Death Wagon Seen At Morgan's Bank Long Before Blast" with subheads. (see photos)
Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good. -
Item #595526THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1920
* Charles Comiskey murder plot
* Chicago White Sox game
The front page has one column headlines: "BOY BANDITS PLANNED TO KILL BASEBALL HEAD", "And Steal Receipts of Chicago White Sox Game", "Expected To Get $40,000", "When... Read full description -
Item #597924THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1920
* Charles Ponzi jail sentence
* Wall Street scheme
* Stock Market
The front page has one column headlines that include: "PONZI CONFESSES RECORD PRISONS; PLEADS FOR CHANGE", "Declares He Sacrificed Himself for Employer in Montreal Forgery Conviction", "Took... Read full description -
Item #597654THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 10, 1920
* Charles Ponzi finally exposed (1st report)
* Wall Street scheme - Stock Market
* Women's suffrage
The front page has one column headlines that include: "STOP PONZI CHECKS; SAY HE'S BANKRUPT" "Bank Commissioner Declares His Account Is Overdrawn--3 Note Holders File Petition" "Is... Read full description -
Item #715394THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 20, 1920.
* U.S. prohibition at the beginning
* No more beer or liquor - temperance
* From the city where crime would arise
* Prohibition officially started a few days prior
The front page has a one column heading: "SUPREME COURT TO PASS ON DRY LAW'S VALIDITY" with subhead.
The top of page 7... Read full description -
Item #579926THE SCRANTON TIMES, Scranton, Pennsylvania, January 19, 1920
* Prohibition in America starts
* No beer - liquor
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"SUPREME COURT IS SPEEDING UP DRY DECISION" "Permits Rhode Island To Institute Original Proceeding To Test" "Validity Of Prohibition... Read full description -
Item #569252THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 16, 1920 This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "J. BARLEYCORN IS MOURNED AT 36-HOUR WAKE" "New Yorkers Drown Grief In Final Toasts, But, Oh, What a PriceThey Paid !" "AND DAYBREAK MEANS NOTHING" and more. (see)
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Item #697361THE DAY, New London., Conn., Jan. 5, 1920
* Parnell Bridge Ambush - Cork, Ireland
* Irish War of Independence - IRA vs. RIC
* United States prohibition upheld
The front page has a one column heading: "FRESH SERIES OF IRISH OUTBREAKS" (see images)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a few small... Read full description -
Item #711332THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1919
* Chicago, Illinois race riots
* Negroes vs. white citizens
* The Red Summer of 1919
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "28 DEAD, 500 HURT IN THREE-DAY RACE RIOTS IN CHICAGO" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along... Read full description -
Item #583313SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 22, 1919
* Wingfoot Air Express Crash
* Chicago, Illinois bank skylight
* Dirigible - airship - blimp
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "TEN KILLED WHEN BALLOON EXPLODES", "Blazing Wreckage of Experimental Dirigible Carries Death and Injury... Read full description -
Item #674035THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, July 3, 1919
* Headed towards prohibition
* Liquor - beer to be abolished
The top of the first column reports on the progress towards Prohibition: "PLAN TO STOP SALE OF STRONG BEER" "Congress And Department Of Justice After 2 3/4 Per Cent Article" with the details taking over half a... Read full description -
Item #622693THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1919
* War-time prohibition taking effect (eve)
The front page has a one column heading: "WAR PROHIBITION REPEAL HANGS ON ATTORNEY GENERAL" with subheads. (see) Coverage on wartime prohibition act taking effect (eve).
Other news of the day. Complete in 28 pages, some brown toning, a little margin... Read full description -
Item #614093THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 27, 1919
* War-time prohibition taking effect
The front page has an article headed: "DRY LAW UPHELD IN COURT OF APPEALS" "Decision Announced in New York Dismisses the Preliminary Injunction Granted Brewers Against District Attorney"
Other news of the day. Complete in 18... Read full description -
Item #702606THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 23, 1919
* War-time prohibition takes effect
The front page has a one column heading: "WETS DESPERATE IN PRESENT CRISIS" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on wartime prohibition act 1st taking effect.
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Item #614450THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 19, 1919
* U.S. prohibition fight
* Drys winning
The front page has an article headed: "DRY REPEALER IS LOST IN SENATE" "Action Makes It Practically Certain United States Will Become Bone Dry on July 1--..."
Other news of the day. Complete in 16 pages, light browning, minor margin... Read full description -
Item #685258THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT (bi-weekly), North Carolina, January 20, 1919
* Prohibition (no beer, liquor) wins
* 18th Amendment ratification
* 3/4 of the states needed is met
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "America First Nation To Legislate Liquor Out" with subheads. First report coverage on Nebraska... Read full description -
Item #684949THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 1919
* re. Prohibition (no beer, liquor) wins
* 18th Amendment ratification
* 3/4 of the states needed is met
The front page has a one column heading: PROHIBITION ISSUE UNDER LEGAL FIRE" with subheads. (see) Second report coverage on the ratification of the 18th amendment to the Constitution... Read full description -
Item #629642THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, July 10, 1918
* Nashville, TN Train No. 1
* Great train wreck of 1918
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines the front page:
"RAIL WRECK DEATH TOLL AT LEAST 100" and "Most of Victims of Head-On Collision Near Nashville Negroes on Way yo Powder Plant" with smaller... Read full description -
Item #699729EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 9, 1918
* Great Train Wreck of 1918
* Nashville, Tennessee disaster
* Worst rail accident in U.S. history
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TWENTY-FIVE KILLED" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #712356THE DRY SPASM of The "BLABBER", Rochester, New York, Feb. 18, 1918 A very unusual broadside newspaper without any volume or issue numbers. The masthead includes: "Priceless", "Weather: Bone Dry", "Why Worry? The Worse is Yet to Come!"
This is a broadside newspaper, printed... Read full description -
Item #682070EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1918
* Cardinal James Gibbons
* Catholic Church prelate
* Against prohibition
* Pro beer - liquor
The front page has a two column heading: "Cardinal Gibbons Announces Prohibition Amendment; Says Adoption Will Be Calamity". (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #565177THE WORLD, New York, NY, February 4, 1918
* John Lawrence Sullivan death
* 1st Heavyweight boxing gloved champion
This 16 page newspaper has some headlines on page 10 that include: "Sullivan Champion of Champions, Says Madden", "'Discoverer' and First Manager of Noted Fighter Feels Big Fellow's Death as a Personal Loss",... Read full description -
Item #612471BREWERY & SOFT DRINK WORKERS' JOURNAL, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1918 An interesting folio size newspaper for members of the: "International Union of United Brewery & Soft Drink Workers" from just a year before Prohibition. Two of the inside pages are in German. An interesting newspaper for display in a home bar, etc.
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Item #649248BREWERY & SOFT DRINK WORKERS' JOURNAL, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1918 An interesting folio size newspaper for members of the: "International Union of United Brewery & Soft Drink Workers" from just a year before Prohibition. Two of the inside pages are in German. An interesting newspaper for display in a home bar, etc.
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Item #612875BREWERY & SOFT DRINK WORKERS' JOURNAL, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1918 An interesting folio size newspaper for members of the: "International Union of United Brewery & Soft Drink Workers" from just a year before Prohibition. Two of the inside pages are in German. An interesting newspaper for display in a home bar, etc.
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Item #599927THE WILMINGTON STAR, North Carolina, December 21, 1917
* Shepherdsville train wreck
The front page has a two column headline: "Thirty-Eight Killed In Louisville & Nashville Wreck; 39 Others Injured". 1st report coverage on the Louisville and Nashville railroad train wreck at Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
Other news and various... Read full description -
Item #682260EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 21, 1917
* Shepherdsville, Kentucky
* Trains collision wreck disaster
* Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The front page has a one column heading: "FORTY-SIX KILLED IN KENTUCKY WRECK". (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #708553EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, December 18, 1917
* America prohibition adopted
* House approves with vote
The front page has a one column heading: "'DRY' PLAN NOW UP TO VOTES OF STATES" (see images) Coverage on prohibition being adopted United States law. It would come in effect in January of 1919. Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description -
Item #681840EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1917
* Manager Dan Shay - Milwaukee Brewers
* Arrested for murder of Negro Clarence Euell
* MLB Baseball - English Hotel - Indianapolis
Page 12 has a one column photo with heading: "Dan Shay Is Held On Murder Charge" with text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #681841EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1917
* United States & Germany tensions grow
* U-Boat submarine attacks - World War I
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "U. S. PLAYS OWN HAND" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description -
Item #221073THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 14, 1916
* Women's Motorcycle Tour of America* Augusta and Adelina Van Buren
Page 7 contains a somewhat brief yet significant article on the "motorcycle tour of 1916", headed: "4,000 Miles By Motyor Cycle" "New York Women Reach San Diego--Climbed Pike's Peak on Machines" with the dateline of San Diego, and the text... Read full description -
Item #670953EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Calif. May 27, 1916
* Murder of Hannah and John E. Peck
* Dr. Arthur Warren Waite guilty verdict
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIND WAITE GUILTY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #629644LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated July 30, 1915
* Charles Becker executed at Sing Sing prison
This 8 page newspaper has a two line headline on the front page:
* BECKER GAME TO THE LAST
with subheads: "Curtain Drops Upon Tragedy of Gotham Gun Play" "Doomed Man Denied His Guilt"
Note: Becker,... Read full description -
Item #591882SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 15, 1915
* Harry Kendall Thaw
* re. Sanford White murder
* Evelyn Nesbit
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "THAW FOUND INSANE","By Verdict Of Jury", "Judge Reserves Decision" and more with nice photo of... Read full description -
Item #692359BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, May 7 and 8, 1915 Two consecutive issues reporting the sinking of the Lusitania.
May 7 issue: The last column of the ftpg. is mostly taken up with headlines on the event including: "TORPEDO DESTROYS LUSITANIA" "Sunk Off Irish Coast by German Submarine--Assistance Is Sent"... Read full description -
Item #635857SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 27, 1915 The cover is entitled "A Fast Monorail Train Crossing a Valley" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Rescue Company No. 1 of the New York Fire Department"; "The Principles of Radio-Telephony"; "Building a Lighthouse on Shifting Sand"; "The Superheated Steam... Read full description -
Item #693067THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 19, 1915
* Outlaw Frank James death
* Jesse James gang fame
Page 9 has one column headings: "Frank James Dies At 74", "Former Outlaw Was One of Last Survivors of Notorious Band" (see) First report coverage on the death of famous old West outlaw, Frank James, brother of Jesse James.
Complete in... Read full description -
Item #633532THE NEW REPUBLIC, Westerville, Ohio, January 22, 1915 An interesting Prohibition newspaper from early in the 20th century. The content within these four pages has an overwhelming bias against the sale of alcohol in all forms. The ftpg. has: "Alabama 15th Dry State" & "Struggle Is On in Washington to Banish... Read full description
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