Gangster Salvatore Maranzano slain....

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September 11, 1931

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1931

* Salvatore Maranzano assassination (1st report)
* Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
* Gangland war

The front page has one column headings that include: "GANG KILLS SUSPECT IN ALIEN SMUGGLING" "Four Thugs Invade Park Avenue Offices, Shoot and Stab Man Linked to Wide Pilot" and more. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Salvatore Maranzano. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen content, allowing the issues to remain very white & sturdy into the present. Given the subscription cost, libraries & institutions rather than individuals were the primary subscribers of these high-quality editions. Nice condition.

wikipedia notes: Salvatore Maranzano (July 31, 1886 - September 10, 1931) was an organized crime figure from the town of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, and an early Cosa Nostra boss in the United States. He instigated the Castellammarese War to seize control of the American mafia operations, and briefly became the Mafia's "Boss of Bosses". He was assassinated by a younger faction led by Lucky Luciano, who established a power-sharing arrangement rather than a "boss of bosses" to prevent future wars.

Category: The 20th Century