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July 10, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1935

* Ivan the Terrible
* Grand Prince of Moscow
* 1st Tsar of Russia


Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Ivan the Terrible's Torture Court Found Under Moscow by Excavators for Subway" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 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.

Source: Bio: On this day: July 9 , 1935, Ivan the Terrible's secret torture chamber is discovered in Moscow. The grand prince was infamous for his random fits of madness.