Historic Newspapers: Public Enemies, Gangsters, & Organized Crime!

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1930

* Inventor Thomas Edison
* U.S. Prohibition support
* Anti beer - liquor law

Page 17 has a one column heading: "EDISON SEES BOON IN PROHIBITION LAW" with subheads. (see) See images for a question/answer article showing Thomas Edison's support for the Eighteenth Amendment. I suspect this is... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 8, 1930

* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era w/ report
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such

The front page has a great banner headline for display concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "GETS BOMB BY MAIL; KILLED" with subhead.... Read full description  

NEW YORK TIMES, November 26, 1930.

* President Herbert Hoover declares war on gangsters
* The Al Capone era

This 44 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "PRESIDENT DEMANDS WAR ON GANGSTERS; PUTS DUTY ON STATES", with subheads. This was during the time Al Capone was in power.
Other news of... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1930

* Al "Scarface" Capone's downfall surfaces
* Income tax investigation comes to light
* Chicago gangster - mob boss - beer baron

Page 2 has a one column heading: "SIFT CAPONE INCOME TO GET BACK TAXES" with subheads. (see) This investigation would be the eventual downfall of the... Read full description  

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  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 4, 1930

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

The front page has a five column heading concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "Capone Asks For Beer Monopoly" with subheads. Related photo is on... 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  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 9, 1930

* Ralph Capone charged with vagrancy
* Chicago gangland gangster - mobster
* Best title to be had - very rare as such

The front page has a one column heading: "RALPH CAPONE GIVES UP; FREED IN TEN MINUTES" with subhead. (see) When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious... Read full description  

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 23, 1930
* New York City gangster
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Diamond Told To 'Leave' in Hour At Philadelphia", "Was Deported from Germany---Says He Will Go to New York City".
Other news of the day throughout. A few small... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1930

* Jack 'Legs' Diamond's trip to Europe
* Irish American gangster - prohibition era
* SS Belgenland (1914) ocean liner

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Legs' Diamond Is Aboard Liner Belgenland Wants to Go to Vichy to 'Take Cure,' He Says" (see)
Other... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1930

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

Page 7 has a one column heading: "CHICAGO 'SQUEALER' SLAIN BY GUNMAN" with subheads. (see)
Complete 1st section only with 24 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

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 19, 1930

* POLICE and POLITICS
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such

The front page has a nice banner headline for display that concerns the gangland wars in Chicago announcing: "'CLEAN UP CITY,' ALCOCK... 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  

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  

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, June 2, 1930  This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "4 Killed; 6 Wounded in Chicago..." "Four Slain, 4 Wounded In Chicago Warfare"

This tells of the Fox Lake, Illinois gangster raid which many consider to be a retaliation for the infamous St. Valentines'... 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)
Page 30 has a one column... Read full description  

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 NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1930

* Al 'Scarface' Capone seizing control of Chicago
* Rocket airplane flight... Paul Heylandt
* American gangster era original

Page 9 has one column headings: "'POLITICAL RACKET' IS LAID TO CAPONE" "Gangster Is Becoming a Power in the Chicago City Hall, According to Rumors"... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 19, 1930 

* Al 'Scarface' Capone released from prison
* Chicago beer baron - gangster boss
* Best title to be had (very rare as such)

The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE CALLS GANG TO MEET HIM IN INDIANA" with subhead. Related photo with heading on the back page. (see)... Read full description