Historic Newspapers: Deaths - Reports & Obits
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Item #687043THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1936
* George R. Dale death (1st report)
* Muncie, Indiana mayor & more
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK opposer
The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "GEORGE DALE DIES; KU KLUX KLAN FOE" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as... Read full description -
Item #655630THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1936
* Paul McCullough suicide death
* Comedian - actor
* Clark and McCullough comedy team
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "M'CULLOUGH DIES OF HIS INJURIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death on comedian actor Paul MCCullough.
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Item #582320THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1936
* re. Phar Lap's death
* Australian racehorse
* Cause to be re-examined
This 48 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the back page (page 48): "Phar Lap's Death in 1932 To Be Studied by Experts". See photo for brief text here. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
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Item #642377THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1936
* Oscar Asche death
* Australian actor & more
* Chu Chin Chow musical fame
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "OSCAR ASCHE DEAD; AUTHOR AND ACTOR" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Australian actor, director and writer, Oscar Asche. He was best known for his... Read full description -
Item #642390THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1936
* Eleftherios Venizelos death
* Prime Minister of Greece
* Liberal-democratic party
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "VENIZELOS IS DEAD IN PARIS EXILE AT 71" with subheads and photo. First report coverage on the death of Eleftherios Venizelos, Prime Minister of Greece.
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Item #642388THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 29, 1936
* Antonio Scotti death (1st report)
* Italian baritone from Naples, Italy
* Metropolitan Opera "The Met" fame
The top of the page 8 has a one column heading: "ANTONIO SCOTTI, 70, NOTED SINGER, DIES" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage includes 3 related photos and... Read full description -
Item #689757THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 27, 1936
* Ivan Pavlov death (1st report)
* Russian physiologist
* Nobel Prize winner
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "IVAN PAVLOV DEAD; PHYSIOLOGIST, 86" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist known for his work is classical... Read full description -
Item #721427THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1936
* Robert Pershing Wadlow (18 yrs. old)
* Alton, Illinois Giant birthday
* Tallest man ever recorded in the World
Page 22 has a one-column heading regarding Robert Wadlow: "ILLINOIS BOY GIANT NEARS RECORD SIZE", which includes subheads: "ALMOST 8 FEET 4... Read full description -
Item #713438THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Feb. 12, 1936
* William Hope 'Coin' Harvey death
* Monetary bimetallism advocate
* Silver as legal tender -Liberty Party
The front page has a one column heading: "'COIN' HARVEY DIES; PIONEER SILVERITE" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #642452THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 9, 1936
* Charles Curtis death (1st report)
* American attorney & politician
* Herbert Hoover vice president
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CURTIS DIES AT 76 IN CAPITAL HOME OF HEART DISEASE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with photo. Loads of test. Always... Read full description -
Item #678113THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, February 5, 1936
* Wilhelm Gustloff assassination
* Nazi leader in Switzerland
* Croatian Jewish student
Near the top of page 2 is a one column heading: "SWISS NAZI HEAD SLAIN BY STUDENT" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Wilhelm Gustloff, Nazi leader in Switzerland, by... Read full description -
Item #721244THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Jan. 29, 1936
* Richard Loeb killed in prison
* Bobby Franks murderer
* Leopold and Loeb fame
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LOEB SLASHED TO DEATH BY IRATE CONVICT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #718122THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Jan. 25, 1936
* The Death of King George V
* British illustrated newspaper
A special issue of this popular illustrated newspaper on the death of the death of King George V, with a great wealth of photos and illustrations on his life and of the British monarchy. Great to have this historic content in a London... Read full description -
Item #642307THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 24, 1936
* Clara Butt death (1st report)
* English contralto - concert singer
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "DAME CLARA BUTT, CONCERT STAR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do... Read full description -
Item #677275CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 22, 1936
* Edward VIII ascends the throne
* King of the United Kingdom
* King George V death
The front page has a banner headline: "GEORGE V FUNERAL TUESDAY" with subheads that include: "New King Takes Oath; Subjects Pledge Fealty" and more. (see) Coverage continues on pages 2 & 3 with a... Read full description -
Item #722941THE MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE, Jan. 21, 1936
* Death of George V
* King of the United Kingdom
The banner headline announces: "King George Dies; Wales Becomes Ruler of Britain as Edward VIII" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Nice for display. More inside.
Twenty-four pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #572163THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, January 20, 1936
* Chipley Fl Florida
* Fort Payne AL Alabama
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "17 KILLED BY TORNADOES IN THREE STATES" "Entire Family of 6 Wiped Out In Florida; Georgia, Alabama Report Death Tolls".
This tells of the tornado outbreak in parts of... Read full description -
Item #662290LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, Jan. 18, 1936 The ftpg. has one column heads: "DEATH COMES TO KIPLING" "Famous Writer Succumbs in London Hospital Today" with a photo captioned: "Rudyard Kipling".
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Item #654383THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1936
* Kurt Tucholsky suicide
* German-Jewish - Jews
* Anti-Nazis journalist
The top of age 6 has a one column heading: "KURT TUCHOLSKY, NAZIS' FOE, SUICIDE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of German-Jewish journalist, Satirist and writer, Kurt Tucholsky.
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Item #627611THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 25, 1935
* Alban Berg & Paul Bourget deaths (1st reports)
* Austrian composer - Second Viennese School
* French novelist & critic - writer
Page 27 has death reports on two well known individuals in the music and writing Worlds. First a one column heading reads: "ALBAN BERG DEAD; MODERN COMPOSER" with... Read full description -
Item #574139LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 23, 1935
* Hopewell, Virginia
* Drawbridge bus disaster
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Inquest Ordered in Deaths Of 14 Who Died When Bus Goes Through Drawbridge", tells of the Atlantic Greyhound bus disaster in which the bus plunged... Read full description -
Item #668339THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1935
* Juan Vicente Gómez death
* President of Venezuela
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "GEN. GOMEZ DEAD; DICTATOR 27 YEARS" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Juan Vicente Gómez, general and de facto ruler of Venezuela.
Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #714175ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, December 17, 1935
* Actress Thelma Todd death
* Suicide ? - Accidental ?
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FILM COLONY BAFFLED BY TODD DEATH" with subheads and photo. (see images) First report coverage on the strange death of Hollywood actress, Thelma Todd. The cause of her death is... Read full description -
Item #689505THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 9, 1935
* Bruno Hauptmann death sentence appeal fails
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping
The bold banner headline announces: "BRUNO DENIED APPEAL" and subheads. Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rage edition, light toning, a little spine wear, generally in very nice... Read full description -
Item #645780THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 8, 1935
* Aleta Freel suicide death
* American Stage actress
* Hollywood - Los Angeles
The top of page 44 has a one column heading: "ALETA FREEL ENDS LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on American stage actress Aleta Freel committing suicide in Los Angeles,... Read full description -
Item #652166THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 3, 1935
* James Henry Breasted death
* Archaeologist - Egyptologist
* University of Chicago professor
* Oriental Institute founder
The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "DR. BREASTED DIES; NOTED ORIENTALIST" with subheads and photo. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverae on the death of James Henry Breasted,... Read full description -
Item #697931THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1935
* Albert Fish on death row
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of the back page (pg. 44) has a one column heading: "FISH DEATH SENTENCE IS UPHELD ON... Read full description -
Item #702712ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 7, 1935
* Billy Sunday death (1st report)
* Baseball player & evangelist
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "BILLY SUNDAY DIES AT 72 OF HEART ATTACK" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with 20+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes and a little wear... Read full description -
Item #721249NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1935
* Post Dutch Schultz assassination
* New York City gangsters hunted
* Johnny Torrio & Lucky Luciano
The top of the front page has one column headings: "POLICE TO REVIVE GANGSTER SQUAD; TORRIO IS IN MIAMI" "Valentine to Restore System of Picking Up All Outlaws Who... Read full description -
Item #721081THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1935
* Guglielmo Marconi - Italian inventor
* Death Ray - beam invention ?
The top of page 17 has a two column heading: "Marconi Ready to Take Micro-Wave to War; Said to Have Tested Halting Planes in Air" (see)
Complete in 48 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: In 1935, Italian... Read full description -
Item #594692THE COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Michigan, October 3, 1935
* Italy invades Ethiopia
* Second Italo–Abyssinian War
* Benito Mussolinis
This 10 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "WAR", "TWO TOWNS IN ETHIOPIA ARE BOMBED", "ITALIAN PLANES SPREAD DEATH IN SUDDEN ATTACK".... Read full description -
Item #672398THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1935
* Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky death
* Father of rockets & Astronautics
Page 21 has one column headings: "TSIOLKOVSKI IS DEAD; DESIGNER OF ROCKETS" "Willed All Works on Aviation to Soviet When He Felt His Illness Would Be Fatal" 1st report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #640125THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1935
* English actress Madge Kendal death
* Shakespeare and English comedies fame
The top of page 39 has a one column heading: "DAME K. KENDAL, 86, ACTRESS, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Dame Madge Kendal, English actress of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. I... Read full description -
Item #719169ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH, September 13, 1935
* Huey Long assassination (shot)
* Baton Rouge funeral and burial
* The Kingfish - Louisiana Senator
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "The Burial of Huey Long; 100,000 Attend Service For Assassinated Dictator" with subhead. (see images)
History notes: Huey... Read full description -
Item #704355THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1935
* Herman Bernstein death
* Jewish activist - Jews
The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "HERMAN BERNSTEIN DIES IN BERKSHIRES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Herman Bernstein, American journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and Jewish activist. He... Read full description -
Item #690516THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 29, 1935
* John Hamilton's body found
* John Dillinger gang member
The front page has a one column heading: "FIND BODY OF LAST OF DILLINGER GANG" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #640383THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 28, 1935
* Artist Childe Hassam death
* American Impressionist painter
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "CHILDE HASSAM, 75, NOTED ARTIST, DIES" with subheads and photo. (See) First report coverage on the death of Childe Hassam, American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal... Read full description -
Item #570700THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 23, 1935
* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - funerals
This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Millions of Americans Bow In Silent Farewell as Post And Rogers Rites Are Held" and more. (see)
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #712609THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Aug. 22, 1935
* Will Rogers & Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
The front page has the two-column heading: "Nation Pays Tribute Today At Rogers and Post Rites", with the subheading: "Observance of Obsequies Will Be Held in Many Parts of America While Actual Services... Read full description -
Item #569942THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 21, 1935
* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
This 24page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Will Rogers Funeral Rites To Be Conducted Tomorrow" and more with photo of the plane wreckage. Also the last photo taken... Read full description -
Item #569515THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, dated August 20, 1935.
* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
This 18 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include:
* Bodies of Rogers and Post Reach California by Plane
and more. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor... Read full description -
Item #569014THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 19, 1935
* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Plane Wings South With Bodies of Rogers, Post" and more with smaller subheads. (see)
Other news of the day throughout.... Read full description -
Item #568768THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 18, 1935
* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
This 30+ page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Rogers Funeral at Los Angeles; Service For Post in Oklahoma; Plane Will Bring Bodies Back" with subheads that include: "ACTOR'S... Read full description -
Item #620067THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, August 18, 1935
* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
This 48 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page that says "BODIES OF POST AND ROGERS ON WAY TO HOMES" with subhead and more.
Other news of the day throughout. Little wear along the spine with no text... Read full description -
Item #573093THE COLDWATER DAILY REPORTER, Coldwater, Michigan, dated August 17, 1935
* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
This 6 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page that include: "BODIES OF POST AND ROGERS ON WAY TO JUNEAU" and more (see images).
Other news and advertisements of the day. Usual browning with... Read full description -
Item #715418THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30 1935
* Meletius IV of Constantinople
* Greek Patriarch of Alexandria
* Emmanuel Metaxakis death
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GREEK PATRIARCH, 65, DEAD IN EGYPT" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag... Read full description -
Item #681653THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1935
* William Mulholland death (1st report)
* Los Angeles water supply infrastructure
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "MULHOLLAND DEAD; FAMOUS ENGINEER" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
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Item #596736THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, July 19, 1935
* Louis 'Two Gun' Alterie death (1st report)
* Chicago gangland war -gangsters
Page 8 has one column headings: "CHICAGO GANGS RETURN TO WAR", "Battle to Finish Predicted in Wake of Cowboy Hoodlum's Slaying".
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #623004THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1935
* Annie Smith Peck death
* American Mountaineer
Page 17 has one column headings: "ANNIE PECK DIES, 84; MOUNTAIN CLIMBER" "She Has Scaled Tallest Peaks of Hemisphere and at 80 Flew Over Them Again" "Also Lecturer, Linquist" "Won World-Wide fame When She Conquered Mt.... Read full description -
Item #656979CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 19, 1935
* Louis 'Two Gun' Alterie death (1st report)
* Chicago gangland war -gangsters
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front page has a great banner headline: "KILL ALTERIE IN LABOR FEUD" with subheads. Nice for display. More on the following page with related photos and... Read full description
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