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Tear gas bombs hit Wall Street...
Tear gas bombs hit Wall Street...
Item # 704437
August 05, 1933
NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1933
* Gas Bombs hit Wall Street
* Post stock market crash
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "GAS BOMBS SHUT STOCK EXCHANGE; 4 SUSPECTS HELD" with subheads that include: "2,000 Driven To Street" "Gasping Brokers Flee 'Knockout' Fumes in the Cooling System" and more. There are two related photos are on page 5.
This was a tear gas attack on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange which sent hundreds of brokers scattering and forced the suspension of trading. The sudden closing was the first since September 16, 1920, when 30 people were killed by a bomb at the Exchange.
Complete in 26 pages, this is the desired "rag edition" printed on high-quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. Great condition.
* Gas Bombs hit Wall Street
* Post stock market crash
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "GAS BOMBS SHUT STOCK EXCHANGE; 4 SUSPECTS HELD" with subheads that include: "2,000 Driven To Street" "Gasping Brokers Flee 'Knockout' Fumes in the Cooling System" and more. There are two related photos are on page 5.
This was a tear gas attack on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange which sent hundreds of brokers scattering and forced the suspension of trading. The sudden closing was the first since September 16, 1920, when 30 people were killed by a bomb at the Exchange.
Complete in 26 pages, this is the desired "rag edition" printed on high-quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. Great condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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