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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 12, 1931 

* Al 'Scarface' Capone - gangster - mob boss
* Famous tax evasion trial w/ much testimony
* Best title to be had - very rare as such

The front page has a one column heading regarding the two-week long trial of notorious gangster Al "Scarface" Capone: "U. S. TO... Read full description  

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1929

* St. Valentine's Day massacre investigation
* Al "Scarface" Capone subpoenaed
* Best title to be had - very rare as such

The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "AL CAPONE GETS 8 MORE DAYS TO REGAIN HEALTH" with subhead. (see images)
When it comes to gangsters, organized crime,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1951

* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss
* Luciano crime family - "The Prime Minister of the Underworld"
* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce
* Kefauver Hearings

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "COSTELLO, ERICKSON AND ADONIS NAMED IN... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 17, 1929 

* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation 
* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Best title to be had - very rare as such

The front page has a one column heading: "SCHOOLS CHIEF GIVES CLEW TO GANG MASSACRE" with subhead. (see images) More on page 2.
Terrific... Read full description  

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 24, 1930

* Gangster Joe Aiello assassination
* Sicilian Mafia leader - bootlegger
* Al 'Scarface' Capone rival
* Chicago gangland war

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "JOE AIELLO MOWED DOWN BY GANG FIRE" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete with all 32 pages,... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 24, 1929

* St. Valentine's Day Massacre aftermath
* George 'Bugs' Moran vs. Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Gangsters - gangland - underworld

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "KIDNAP A WITNESS IN MORAN KILLINGS" with subheads. Coverage on the recent unrest in Chicago's gangland crisis.
Complete 1st... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, March 17, 1951

* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss
* "The Prime Minister of the Underworld"
* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce

This 26 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Costello Defies Probers Again" with subheads (see... Read full description  

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 26, 1957 

* Mob boss Albert Anastasia assassination 
* Murder Inc. head 

This 6 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Query Costello IN Gang Death" and "Anastasia Killing Baffles N.Y. Police".

Other news, sports and various advertisements of the day throughout. Minor margin... Read full description  

SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Jan. 16, 1983

* 'Mob Accountant' Meyer Lansky's death
* National Crime Syndicate

The bottom of the front page has a small heading: "Meyer Lansky dies" 
And page 4 has a heading: "Mob 'brain' Meyer Lansky dies at 80" with photo. (see images)
Complete Sunday edition with all 128 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.

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THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, October 9, 1931 

* Al Capone - Chicago mob boss 
* Fight to exclude evidence 
* Tax evasion trial 

This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"CAPONE LOSSES FIGHT ON TAX CONFESSION" "Bad Day in Court for Gangster; Lawyers Battle in Vain to Exclude Expert's Data"

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 27, 1985

* The "Commission Case" indictments
* NYC mafia - organized crime family bosses 
* Paul Castellano, Anthony Salerno & more

The front page has a two column heading: "U.S. Indicts Five Top N.Y. Mafia Chieftans" with related pictorial. (see images) 
Complete with all sections (80+ pages), very... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 28, 1929

* St. Valentine's Day massacre arrest (1st rpt.)
* Jack McGurn - Al Capone trigger man
* Charles Lindbergh airplane crash in Mexico

The front page has a one column heading: "GANGSTER HELD IN KILLING OF 7" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the capture of Al Capone... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 28, 1929 

* Al 'Scarface' Capone - Chicago Beer baron 
* Charged with contempt of court - faking illness
* Best publication to be had - very rare as such

The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "U.S. CITES CAPONE FOR CONTEMPT; DOUBTS 'ILLNESS'" with subhead. Photo of Capone leaving the federal building is on the... Read full description  

THE KANSAN, Kansas City, January 16, 1983

* 'Mob Accountant' Meyer Lansky's death
* National Crime Syndicate

Page 3 has a one column heading: "Meyer Lansky, mob finance whiz, dead", with several paragraphs of coverage (see photos), providing 1st report coverage on the death of famous organized crime figure, Meyer Lansky.

Other news of the day is... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 19, 1973

* Frank Costello death
* 'The Prime Minister of the Underworld'
* Italian gangster & crime boss

The front page has a one column heading: "Frank Costello Dies Of Coronary at 82; Underworld Leader". Coverage continues inside with two related photos. Lengthy text here. 1st report coverage on the death of mob... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 21, 1934

* Fred Goetz assassination
* "Shotgun" George Ziegler
* St. Valentine's Day Massacre suspect
* Chicago Outfit hit man
* Best title to be had - very rare as such

The front page has a one column heading: "Shot Dead in Street; $1,000 Bill in Pocket" Two related photos are on the back page. (see... Read full description  

THE NORWICH SUN, New York, October 15, 1931 

* Al Capone - Chicago mob boss 
* Tax evasion trial ending 
* Capone a bad gambler? 

This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Bookmakers State Capone is "Sucker"" "They Testify He Lost and Paid Thousands Without Complaint"

Tells of the beginning of the end of Al... Read full description  

NEW 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 Appear in Public"... 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) Coverage on Al... Read full description  

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 8, 1952

* Gangster Frank Costello
* Contempt of Senate charges

The front page has one column headings: "Poker-Face Costello Hears U.S. Atty. Outline Charges", "Tried On 11 Counts Of Contempt; Failed To Answer Crime Com." with photo (see photos). Coverage on crime boss Frank Costello faced with... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1934

* Billie Jean Parker & Floyd Hamilton
* Bonnie and Clyde gang members charged w/ murder
* The tipsters to law enforcement re. whereabouts ?

Page 16 has an article with small headings: "2 Of Barrow Gang Held" "Woman and Man Relative of Bandit Accused of Texas Killings" (see) First report coverage on the... 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 30 pages, very... Read full description  

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 4, 1932

* Al Capone heads for prison for tax evasion
* Chicago gangster boss

This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3: "CAPONE, SMILING, HURRIED BY HEAVY GUARDS TO TRAIN", "Dethroned Gangster Due at Atlanta Penitentiary Tonight", with smaller subheads (see images).

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CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, May 7, 1933

* Gus Winkler is found guilty
* Concealed weapon charge
* St. Valentine's Day Massacre suspect
* Al 'Scarface' Capone hit man
* Best title to be had - very rare as such

The front page has a one column heading: "Find Winkler Guilty; Gets Year in Jail" First report coverage continues on page 2 with photo of... 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' Capone. Interesting that he got... Read full description