Japanese atrocities told in 1945...

NEW YORK POST, September 5, 1945  



* Japanese atrocities described

* American soldiers tortured



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. BARES NEW TALES OF JAP BUTCHERY" with coverage on page 3. (see images)

Complete with 52 pages, tabloid size, a little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.



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Leopold - Loeb case... Bobby Franks murder...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1924



* Leopold & Loeb trial

* Bobby Franks murder

* Thrill Killing case

* Best publication (rare)



The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "STATE ENDING CASE OF FRANKS SLAYERS WITH CONFESSIONS" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 30 pages, light toning, some margin wear, irregular along the spi... See More  

Irma Grese and Josef Kramer death sentence.........

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1945



* Josef Kramer & Irma Grese death sentences

* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp leaders

* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Kramer and Irma Grese Will Die With 9 Others for Reich Murders" (see images)

Complete in 46 pages, rag edition, a little light staining,... See More  

Irma Grese admits guilt in Jewish Holocaust murders...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 6, 1945



* Nazi female camp guard Irma Grese

* "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"

* Jewish holocaust Atrocities & murders

* Bergen-Belsen & Auschwitz concentration camps



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "BELSEN GIRL GUARD BLAMES ALL OF SS" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in gre... See More  

Spirit photography fraud trial.... ghosts...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1869



* Spirit photography - ghosts

* William H. Mumler fraud trial



Page 5 has an article with testimony headed: "Spirit Photographs" and more. (see images) Text takes up over a full column.



Complete with 8 pages, a little light foxing, generally very nice.

1931 Adolph Hitler's Nazi movement... Al Capone...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, October 13, 1931



* Adolph Hitler accused of high treason by communists

* Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) men

* Nazi movement prior to Hitler's coming to power

* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone's tax evasion trial



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DEMAND TRIAL OF HITLER FOR 'HIGH TREASON'&qu... See More  

Thomas Edison & Al 'Scarface' Capone...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 17, 1931



* Al 'Scarface' Capone's tax evasion trial

* Would be found guilty on this day



The front page has a two column heading: "Capone Fate Is Due to Reach Jury Today" with subheads. (see) Edison would die on the following day. Coverage on the day he would be found guilty of tax evasion.

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and some ... See More  

Huey Long's succession dispute & Al Capone's trial....

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)

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The historic Clawson polygamy case...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 16, 1884  



* Rudger Clawson polygamy trial

* Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

* Mormons - Mormonism



Page 2 has: "A Polygamist on Trial" being a report from Salt Lake, Utah Territory,  on the rather famous case of Rudger Clawson.

Clawson was the first practicing polygamist to be convicted and serve a sentence after the passage of the Edmunds... See More  

President Arthur on the polygamy issue in Utah... The bandit Frank James...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCAT, Dec. 5, 1883 



* Mormons and polygamy

* President Chester A. Arthur

* Outlaw Frank James trial



Over half of the front page and page of pg. 2 are taken up with: "The President's Message" being the annual state-of-the-union address of Chester  A. Arthur. Near the end he addresses: "The Mormon Question", noting: "...I fear that i... See More  

From the beginning years of the computer era...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 8, 1954 



* Early IBM computer invention trials

* International Business Machines Corp.



The front page has a one column heading:  "Electronic Brain Now A Linguist" with lead-in: "Translates" (see images) An interesting article hearkening to the very beginning of the computer era.

Complete with all 32 pages, light toning at the margi... See More  

The infamous bloody glove fiasco: turning point in the Simpson trial...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 16, 1995 



* O. J. Simpson murder case

* The 'Bloody Glove" fiasco



The top of the ftpg. has a color photo captioned: "O.J. Simpson, wearing protective latex gloves, tries on one of the leather gloves found after the murders." beneath which is a one column heading: "Prosecution's Bold Move May Backfire" with the article carrying ov... See More  

John Dillinger's lawyer accused of harboring a fugitive...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 15, 1935



* Bank robber John Dillinger

* American lawyer Louis Piquett

* Charged w/ harboring a fugitive (not guilty)

* re. Crown Point, Indiana jail escape



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "U.S. JURY SETS PIQUETT FREE" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues on page 2 with related photo. Another related photo and heading ... See More  

Washington Huskies rowing crew wins 1936 national title....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 23, 1936



* University of Washington Huskies crew

* Wins national championship in rowing

* Eventual "Miracle 9" Nazi Germany Olympic winners



The top of page 3 of the sport's section has a nice banner heading: "WASHINGTON HUSKIES ENTER TWO CREWS IN OLYMPIC TRIALS" with subhead and results chart. (see images) This crew would go on to win t... See More  

Frank James, El Paso, Yellowstone, burglars...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Aug. 20, 1883  The front page has: "Criminal Calendar - Additional Particulars of the Tragedy at Estancia Ranchm NB.M. - Frank James Trial--A Gang of Burglars Broken Up--Free Fight at a Picnic--The Daily Record".

Inside includes: "El Paso's Ways - The Peculiarities of a  Now Thriving Frontier Town--A Place where Border Ruffian and B... See More  

Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial eve...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1935



* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "FISH ON TRIAL EVE, WOUNDS HIMSELF" with subheads. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few public... See More  

Dr. Sam Sheppard murder trial...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 21, 1954



* Dr. Sam & Marilyn Reese Sheppard case

* Murder trial beginning - Richard Eberling ?



The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "NEW SHEPPARD DEFENSE" with lead-in: "Family Friend Called Slayer" and photo of Sheppard's attorney.

Complete with all 76 pages, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

The Christian Front arrests in 1940...

BOSTON TRAVELER, Jan. 15, 1940



* Christian Front (United States) arrests

* Plot to overthrow the U.S. government



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "U. S. WIDENS PLOT PROBE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3 with a few related photos with a pictorial showing 15 members that were arrested.

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The very beginning of the O.J. Simpson media circus...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 15, 1994 



* Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman

* Football great O. J. Simpson looking like a suspect ?

* Second day report from the city where it happened



The front has a photo showing the media gathering outside of Simpsons home. Also a smaller photo of Nicole Simpson. A two column heading reads: "Police Sources Link Evidence to Simpson&quo... See More  

O.J. Simpson to stand trial in a L.A. newspaper..

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 21, 1994



* O. J. Simpson murder case

* Pleads not guilty in double homicide

* Best title to be had ?



The top of the ftpg. has a two column headline: "Simpson Enters Plea of Not Guilty in Double Murder" with subhead and photo. More on page 18. Great to have in this famous L.A. publication.

Complete with all sections (100+ pages), very nice condition.... See More  

1929 Kalamazoo, Michigan witch killing...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 21, 1929



* Etta L. Fairchild murder

* Witch's spell killing - wicca

* Eugene & Pearl Burgess

* Kalamazoo, Michigan



The top of the front page has a one column headIng: "DENIES SHE HELPED TO KILL 'WITCH'" with subheads. (see images) Coverage on the killing of Etta Fairchild by Eugene and Pearl Burgess at Kalamazoo, Michigan. This would... See More  

Rehmeyer's Hollow murder... Witchcraft...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 10, 1929 



* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Witch Murder trial

* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire convicted



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "PLEADS RIGHT TO KILL 'WITCH'; IS GIVEN LIFE TERM" with subhead. Related photo is on the back page. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

1948 Einsatzgruppen trial... SS officers sentenced...

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 9, 1945



* Einsatzgruppen trial ends with sentences

* Nazis - SS Officers - death sentences

* Jewish Holocaust - extermination of Jews

* SS mobile death squads - war crimes



Page 37 has a six column heading: "20 Nazis Found Guilty in Slaying of Million" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 48 pages, rag edition, minor spine wear, very nice condition.

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1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 24, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance

* Sentence to four months of penal labor



Beginning on the front page is a report headed: "Final Performance Nets 4 Months Hard Labor" with lead-in: "Lenny Bruce" Continues on multiple inside pages.

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Success of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., March 12, 1954 



* Jonas Salk changes medical history

* Polio vaccine success announced



The front page has a historic and early report on the success of the polio vaccine with a two column heading: "Lifetime Polio Protection Hoped for in Vaccine" (see images) This was a very early report of clinical trial successes, and it would be 13 months later... See More