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1933 search for Loch Ness Monster & John Dillinger.....
1933 search for Loch Ness Monster & John Dillinger.....
Item # 722157
December 22, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1933
* Loch Ness Monster proof ?
* Beginning of the legendary hoax
* John Dillinger on the run
* Police raid on hideout
* Midwest bank robber
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "TRAIL OF 'MONSTER' SEEN IN SCOTLAND" with subheads. (see images)
And near the bottom of the front page is a two column headings that reads: "Chicago Police Kill Three in Gang Battle; Picked Marksmen Rake Arsenal Hideout" First report coverage on the police raid upon a Dillinger hideout in which 3 of his gang members were killed. Dillinger had supposedly escape. This was during his early bank robberies across the Midwest. Rare to find reports on him prior to 1934 before becoming a household name.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
AI notes: On December 21, 1933, the Daily Mail published a report by big-game hunter M. A. Wetherell claiming to have discovered “definite spoor” of a large creature on the south shore of Loch Ness, describing four-toed footprints with pads about eight inches across, suggesting a powerful, soft-footed animal roughly 20 feet long. The newspaper sensationalized the find with headlines proclaiming that the Loch Ness Monster was “not a legend but a fact,” fueling international fascination. Wetherell’s plaster casts were later examined by the Natural History Museum in London, which concluded they were not from any unknown animal but rather a hippopotamus foot, likely a novelty item used as a prop, revealing the tracks as a hoax or misidentification. Despite this, the December 1933 sightings marked the beginning of the modern Loch Ness phenomenon, transitioning the creature from obscure folklore to a worldwide media sensation, and illustrating how early “evidence” for Nessie was largely based on sensationalized, unverified claims.
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