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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1935 

* Williamsport, Maryland High School 
* Rockville, Maryland bus disaster (1st report) 
* Anna Katherine Green death
* American poet and novelist

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "13 STUDENTS DIE AS TRAIN HITS BUS, CARRIES IT A MILE" with subheads. (see)... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 10, 1935

* re. Storm Trooper Horst Wessel assassination
* Propaganda symbol of Nazi Germany - Nazis
* Martyr for the Nazi Party by Joseph Goebbels
* Two assassins executed by beheading (1st report)

The front page ha sa one column heading: "Nazis Behead 2 Men; Killed Horst Wessel" (see images)
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THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 29, 1935

* Bank robber Raymond Hamilton 
* Prentiss, Mississippi bank robbery 
 * Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde fame

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Two Desperadoes Disarm Posse in Reign of Terror" with subhead. (see images)
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1935

* Albert Fish trial - declared insane
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"

The top of the back page has a one column heading: "FISH HELD INSANE BY THREE EXPERTS" with... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1935

* Albert H. Fish court trial
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"

The top of the back page has a one column heading: "FISH 'CONFESSION' IS READ TO JURORS" with... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 13, 1935 

* Ab Young negro lynching 
* Slayden, Mississippi 

This 40 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY MISSISSIPPI" "Accused of Murder, He Sings Hymn as Rope Is Placed Around His Neck"

Tells of the lynching of Ab Young in Slayden,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 3, 1935

* Prohibition ends in Iceland
* Beer returns - legal liquor

The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Iceland Ends Prohibition; Few Drink Excessively" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 22, 1935

* Gilberton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
* Colliery explosion disaster
* Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder case

The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "11 MINERS KILLED BY BLAST, GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA" with subheas. (see) First... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 15, 1935

* Bank robber John Dillinger
* American lawyer Louis Piquett
* Charged w/ harboring a fugitive (not guilty)
* re. Crown Point, Indiana jail escape

The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "U.S. JURY SETS PIQUETT FREE" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues... Read full description  

THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 9, 1935

* Russell "Slim Gray" Gibson assassination
* American bank robber & gangster - outlaw

The front page has a one column heading: "Trap Snapped On 2 Gunmen" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

AI notes: Russell "Slim... Read full description  

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, December 27, 1934  This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "13 ARE KILLED IN BLAST OF MINER ENGINE" "20 More Injured as Train Is Torn Asunder by Explosion" and more. (see)

This tells of the boiler explosion of miners' locomotive of the... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 5, 1934

* Woman outlaw Helen Gillis arrested
* Baby Face Nelson's widow
* Gangster - bank robber

The front page has a five column heading: "Arrest of Nelson's Widow a Mystery" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the arrest of Helen Gillis, widow of American bank robber,... Read full description  

THE SCRANTON TIMES, Penn., Nov. 30, 1934 

* George Bace Face Nelson killed
* Battle of Barrington - Illinois

Page 2 has a rare four column photo with heading : "'Baby Face' Nelson Comes To End of Murderous Trail" and more. A related photo on the front page as we.. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, light... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 26, 1934

* Babes in the Wood murders
* Pine Grove Furnace Park
* Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The front page has a great banner headline: "SIFT CLEWS IN GIRLS' DEATH" with subhead. Nice for display. Photo of the crime scene in on the back page. (see) Coverage on the ""Babes in... Read full description  

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, November 26, 1934

* Babes in the Wood murders
* Pine Grove Furnace Park
* Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The front page has a one column heading: "'CROSS' ON BROW OF ONE OF 3 DEAD GIRLS MYSTIFIES" with subheads. (see images) Also there is a rare three column photo showing the girls... Read full description  

THE COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Coldwater, Michigan, October 22, 1934  This 6 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "ARMED POSSES ARE SEARCHING WOODS FOR 'PRETTY BOY'" and more. (see) Other news and advertisements of the day are within the issue.

This issue has some browning and margin wear, and... Read full description  

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 22, 1934 

* Day of Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd death 
* Shot by Melvin Purvis 

This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"FLOYD BELIEVED WOUNDED; AID IS CAUGHT IN OHIO" "Richetti Jailed After Gun Fight; wide Search Launched"

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THE EL PASO TIMES, Texas, Oct. 17, 1934  

* Harry Pierpont execution
* Prohibition era gangster
* John Dillinger's mentor

The front page has a report of the Harry Pierpont execution, he a member of the John Dillinger gang.
The heading notes: "Harry Pierpont Executed; Dillinger Gangster Weeps While Awaiting His Death" ... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 29, 1934

* Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial
* Bruno Hauptmann

This 34 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "BLADE MADE BY HAUPTMANN FOUND HIDDEN IN HIS CELL; INSANITY PLEA IS FORECAST" with many subheads. Much more inside.

Light browning, otherwise in good condition.

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LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 21, 1934 

* Bruno Hauptmann arrested (1st report) 
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping - Ransom money found 

This 10 page newspaper has two column headline on the front page: "ARREST IN LINDBERGH CASE BELIEVED TO HAVE SOLVED THE KIDNAPPING CRIME" with... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 16, 1934

* Northfield Mount Hermon School murder
* Unsolved Killing of headmaster Elliot Speer

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Speer's Killer Still Unknown As Police Comb Murder Scene In Futile Search For Clews" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 25, 1934 

* re. Outlaw Homer Van Meter death 
* John Dillinger gang member 
* Babe Face Nelson the new public enemy # 1 

This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "VAN METER'S LOOT SOUGHT FROM GIRL" "Waitress, Whose Kin Turned Up Gangster, Is Asked About... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 22, 1934

* Early armored truck heist
* Rube Ice Corporation robbery
* Bandits get away

The front page has a nice banner headline: "BANDIT HUNT BY AIR AND SEA" with subheads. Nice for display. Three related photos are on the back page. The story of this robbery sounds like something you would see in the movies.
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 10, 1934

* Anna Antonio electric chair execution
* Murder for hire - Sing Sing prison

The front page has a one column heading: "Electrocute Mother of 3 and Two Men" Small photo of Antonio is on the back page. (see images).
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding... Read full description