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Saturday, October 23, 1926
Prohibition & GangstersAs printed 100 years ago on page 2 of:The Daily WorkerChicago, Ill.

CHI GANGSTERS TO HAVE THEIR DAILY MURDER

Context - explained by ACL:

The body of a well-dressed, unidentified man with a bullet wound behind the left ear was found in a west side alley, and police said they believed he had been taken for a ride and thrown from the automobile in which he had been killed.

An unidentified man is found shot dead in an alley just after reports of a truce in Chicago's gangland.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Daily Worker, Chicago, Ill., October 23, 1926, page 2]

Reports of the signing of an armistice in Chicago's gangland, after two years of intermittent warfare which brought more than 100 deaths, were shattered today before the ink on the papers which heralded the truce was dry.

The body of a well-dressed, unidentified man, a bullet wound behind the left ear, was found in a west side alley.

A .45 caliber automatic - the favorite toy of the underworld - had brought his death.

Police said they believed he had been "taken for a ride" and thrown from the automobile in which he had been killed.

Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 23, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.

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October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.

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Saturday, October 23, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Prohibition & GangstersAs printed 100 years ago on page 2 of:The Daily WorkerChicago, Ill.

CHI GANGSTERS TO HAVE THEIR DAILY MURDER

Context - explained by ACL:

The body of a well-dressed, unidentified man with a bullet wound behind the left ear was found in a west side alley, and police said they believed he had been taken for a ride and thrown from the automobile in which he had been killed.

An unidentified man is found shot dead in an alley just after reports of a truce in Chicago's gangland.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Daily Worker, Chicago, Ill., October 23, 1926, page 2]

Reports of the signing of an armistice in Chicago's gangland, after two years of intermittent warfare which brought more than 100 deaths, were shattered today before the ink on the papers which heralded the truce was dry.

The body of a well-dressed, unidentified man, a bullet wound behind the left ear, was found in a west side alley.

A .45 caliber automatic - the favorite toy of the underworld - had brought his death.

Police said they believed he had been "taken for a ride" and thrown from the automobile in which he had been killed.

Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 23, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 23, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.

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Today's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.

A Century Late
Saturday, October 23, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Prohibition & GangstersAs printed 100 years ago on page 2 of:The Daily WorkerChicago, Ill.

CHI GANGSTERS TO HAVE THEIR DAILY MURDER

Context - explained by ACL:

The body of a well-dressed, unidentified man with a bullet wound behind the left ear was found in a west side alley, and police said they believed he had been taken for a ride and thrown from the automobile in which he had been killed.

An unidentified man is found shot dead in an alley just after reports of a truce in Chicago's gangland.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Daily Worker, Chicago, Ill., October 23, 1926, page 2]

Reports of the signing of an armistice in Chicago's gangland, after two years of intermittent warfare which brought more than 100 deaths, were shattered today before the ink on the papers which heralded the truce was dry.

The body of a well-dressed, unidentified man, a bullet wound behind the left ear, was found in a west side alley.

A .45 caliber automatic - the favorite toy of the underworld - had brought his death.

Police said they believed he had been "taken for a ride" and thrown from the automobile in which he had been killed.

Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 23, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 23, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.

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Today's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.

A Century Late
Saturday, October 23, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Prohibition & GangstersAs printed 100 years ago on page 2 of:The Daily WorkerChicago, Ill.

CHI GANGSTERS TO HAVE THEIR DAILY MURDER

Context - explained by ACL:

The body of a well-dressed, unidentified man with a bullet wound behind the left ear was found in a west side alley, and police said they believed he had been taken for a ride and thrown from the automobile in which he had been killed.

An unidentified man is found shot dead in an alley just after reports of a truce in Chicago's gangland.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Daily Worker, Chicago, Ill., October 23, 1926, page 2]

Reports of the signing of an armistice in Chicago's gangland, after two years of intermittent warfare which brought more than 100 deaths, were shattered today before the ink on the papers which heralded the truce was dry.

The body of a well-dressed, unidentified man, a bullet wound behind the left ear, was found in a west side alley.

A .45 caliber automatic - the favorite toy of the underworld - had brought his death.

Police said they believed he had been "taken for a ride" and thrown from the automobile in which he had been killed.

Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 23, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 23, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.

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Today's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.

A Century Late
Saturday, October 23, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Prohibition & GangstersAs printed 100 years ago on page 2 of:The Daily WorkerChicago, Ill.

CHI GANGSTERS TO HAVE THEIR DAILY MURDER

Context - explained by ACL:

The body of a well-dressed, unidentified man with a bullet wound behind the left ear was found in a west side alley, and police said they believed he had been taken for a ride and thrown from the automobile in which he had been killed.

An unidentified man is found shot dead in an alley just after reports of a truce in Chicago's gangland.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Daily Worker, Chicago, Ill., October 23, 1926, page 2]

Reports of the signing of an armistice in Chicago's gangland, after two years of intermittent warfare which brought more than 100 deaths, were shattered today before the ink on the papers which heralded the truce was dry.

The body of a well-dressed, unidentified man, a bullet wound behind the left ear, was found in a west side alley.

A .45 caliber automatic - the favorite toy of the underworld - had brought his death.

Police said they believed he had been "taken for a ride" and thrown from the automobile in which he had been killed.

Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 23, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Daily Worker, October 23, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.

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Today's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.