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Huey Long's succession dispute & Al Capone's trial....
Huey Long's succession dispute & Al Capone's trial....
Item # 714795
October 14, 1931
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 14, 1931
* Huey 'The Kingfish" Long & Paul N. Cyr
* Louisiana governor succession dispute
* Al 'Scarface' Capone's tax evasion trial nears end
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "2 GOVERNORS, 2 AIDES 'RULE' IN LOUISIANA" with subhead and small photo of Long. (see images)
Also on the front is a one column heading: "TRACK LOSSES OF AL CAPONE ARE REVEALED" with subheads.
Complete with 30 pages, light toning, minor margin wear, some small binding slits along the spine, generally nice.
wikipedia notes: In October 1931, Cyr filed suit in a bid to oust Long as governor and declared himself governor. He had a justice of the peace in Shreveport give him the oath of office in the Caddo Parish courthouse. Cyr arrived in Baton Rouge and threatened to take over the governor's mansion. Long ordered the National Guard to mobilize, and troops surrounded the capitol with strict orders not to admit Cyr. After a few days, state police replaced the guardsmen. For a time, the city was an "armed camp", with both Long and Cyr packing pistols.
Category: The 20th Century
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