Historic Newspapers: Deaths - Reports & Obits

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1947

* Haifa oil refinery massacre (1st report)
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica - Arabs

The front page has a 2 column heading: "41 Jews Stabbed to Death After Bomb Kills Six Arabs" (see) 1st report coverage on the Haifa Oil Refinery Massacre.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1947

* Manolete gored and killed - bullfighter
* Manual Laureano Rodriguez Sanchez
* Miura bull Islero - bullfighting

The top of page 7 has a two column heading: "Manolete, 30, Dies After Goring by Bull; All Spain Mourns Her Greatest Matador" with photo of Manolete. (see) First report coverage on the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1947

* Coelophysis dinosaurs skeletons discoveries
* Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
* DC-3 crashes in Florida swamp

The top of the front page a has two column heading: "Museum Finds Dinosaurs Of 200 Million Years Ago" with subhead. (see images)
The front page also... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1947.

* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jimmy Doyle
* World welterweight title fight
* Death in the boxing ring

The sport's section (page 28) has a two column heading: "Doyle Dies of Injuries Suffered In Cleveland Bout With Robinson" with subhead and photo of Doyle. (see)
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1947

* Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro
* New York mobster
* Murder Inc. co-founder

The top of the back page has one column headings: "GURRAH JAKE DIES IN PRISON HOSPITAL" "Shapiro, Associate of Lepke in Murder Ring, Succumbs at 50 to Heart Disease" with smaller subheads. First report coverage on the... Read full description  

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 29, 1947 

* Ana Cumpanas - Anna Sage death 
* John Dillinger's Woman in Red 

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column headline: "The 'Woman In Red', Who Put Finger On John Dillinger, Dies". See photo for 1st report coverage on the death of Ana... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1947.

* Henry Ford death (1st report)
* Automobile pioneer - Detroit, Michigan

The front page has a two column headline: "HENRY FORD IS DEAD AT 83 IN DEARBORN" with subheads that include: "Pioneer In Autos" "Leader in Production Founded Vast Empire in Motors in 1903" and more. Lengthy coverage... Read full description  

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 8, 1947. 

* Henry Ford death (1st report) 
* Automobile pioneer - Detroit MI 

The front page has two column headlines that read: "Henry Ford, Auto Pioneer, Dies At 83", "Death Unexpected To The One-Time Farm Boy Who Built Industrial Empire"

with photo (see photos). 1st report... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1947

* Al 'Scarface' Capone burial
* Former Chicago gangster leader

Page 26 has small and somewhat discrete one column headings: "Capone Buried In Chicago" "Less Than Twoscore at Services in Tent at the Grave" See image for brief report on the burial of infamous mob boss, Al 'Scarface'... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated January 27, 1947

* Grace Moore killed in airplane crash
* Opera singer & actress
* Tennessee Nightingale

This 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:

* GRACE MOORE DIES IN BURNING PLANE; PRINCE ALSO KILLED

with subheads that include: "Crash In Denmark" "Take-Off Mishap... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1947

* Al Capone death (day of)
* Chicago beer baron
* Gangster - mob boss

The back page has a very small and discrete one column heading: "Capone's Heart Said to Be Failing". See image for brief text. He would die on this day.

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

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 17, 1946

* Nazis war criminals hanged
* Hermann Goering suicide

This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Goering Probe Places 12 Nazis Under Scrutiny" and "Nuernberg Jail Employees Held As Board Seeks To Find Source Of Poison".

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1946

* John Logie Baird death
* Father of the television

The top of page 21 has one column headings: "JOHN L. BAIRD DIES; TELEVISION LEADER" "British Inventor Produced One of the First Practical Sets--Borrowed Money to Start" with photo of Baird. (see) First report coverage on the death... Read full description  

EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1946 

* Heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson... 
* Death report...  1st report... 

This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 16: "Jack Johnson, First Negro Heavy Champ, Killed in Auto Crash" (see photos for text here).

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1946

* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory remembered
* Jewish - Jews - 1 year anniversary of liberation


Page 20 contains a very compelling article on the 1year anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen nazi concentration camps. A one column heading reads: "Survivors Of Belsen... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, February 25, 1946

* Juan Peron elected President of Argentina

This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:

* ARGENTINES BALLOT IN ORDERLY CROWDS FOR NEW PRESIDENT
* Nation's Poll of 3,000,000 Under Guard of Army Is Peaceful Everywhere
 
and more. Continues on page 3 with... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23,1946

* Robert H. Goddard patent

This 26 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 21: "Patent on Rocket-Speeding Device Granted to Goddard After Death", "Spinning Combustion Chamber Adds Power To Mixture Driving Aircraft", and more. Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, February 16, 1946

* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. O'Neill Bell
* 40th K.O. - pre title fight

This 26 page newspaper has small column headlines on page 7: "Robinson Wins In Second", "Stops Bell as 14,922 Fans Look On in Detroit" with short report.

This is a small report probably because it was... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1946

* William Joyce executed (1st report)
* Lord Haw-Haw
* Nazi propaganda broadcaster

Page 7 has one column headings announcing: "LORD HAW HAW DIES ON LONDON GIBBET" "Britain's Despised Traitor Is Hanged After Reaffirming His Nazi Beliefs" (see)
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 24, 1945

* General George S. Patton death - funeral

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "WARRIOR HYMN HE LOVED SUNG AT PATTON RITES" with subhead. Related photo and heading on the back page. (see images)
I suspect this to be a very rare item because there was really no reason to save it at... Read full description  

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, December 23, 1945

* General George S. Patton death
* Post World War II

This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Patton Will Be Buried in Luxembourg" and "Funeral Services For Famed General This Morning"

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1945

* General George S. Patton day of death
* FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2)

The front page has a one column heading: "Patton Contracts Infection" (see image) Patton would die on this day.
FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2), small binding holes along the left margin, good condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1945

* Josef Kramer execution by hanging
* "The Beast of Belsen" concentration camp
* William Halsey welcome home celebration

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Kramer and 10 Others Hanged For Belsen-Oswiecim Atrocities" (see images) Also a two... Read full description