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1935 G-Man Melvin Purvis resigns... Death of Col. Alfred Dreyfus...
1935 G-Man Melvin Purvis resigns... Death of Col. Alfred Dreyfus...
Item # 717414
July 13, 1935
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, Rhode Island, July 13, 1935
* Melvin Purvis resigns - John Dillinger's nemesis
* FBI agent - G-Men
* Colonel Alfred Dreyfus' death report
The top of page three has the single-column heading: "G-MAN WHO SLEW DILLINGER QUITS", with subheading: "Purvis, Gangster's Nemesis, Leaves Service for 'Personal Reasons'". This tells of the "retirement" of Melvin Purvis from the FBI.
The front page has a two-line, two-column heading: "Col. Dreyfus Dead at 75; Stirred World in 90's", with subheading: "Frenchman Who Spent Four Tortured Years on Devil's Island After Being 'Framed' for Treason Passes in Paris; Spent Last Years in Seclusion", followed by text which continues on page 14 taking multiple additional columns. This tells of Alfred Dreyfus who is best known for his central role in the Dreyfus affair. In 1894, Dreyfus fell victim to a judicial conspiracy that eventually sparked a major political crisis in the French Third Republic when he was wrongfully accused and convicted of being a German spy due to antisemitism.
The issue is complete in 24 pages, has some chipping at the edges, is fragile (and must be handled with care), but is otherwise good.
Category: The 20th Century
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