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Overview
An original New York Times for Friday, November 21, 1930 (Volume LXXX, No. 26,599), with the banner headline "Wide Federal Drive on Racketeers; New York and Other Cities to Get Aid; $5,000,000 Fund Backs Chicago's War." The lead story reports the Attorney General's offensive against gangsters, including the conviction of a Capone aide on a tax charge in Chicago, and a companion story covers forty New York leaders meeting to map a war on rackets. Other front-page stories include B. R. Ambedkar and Indian leaders in London pledging political equality for the "untouchables," Germany's Curtius on the Young Plan, the Geneva naval budget vote, John Philip Sousa leading the Marine Band with President Hoover listening, the Ryan estate's $17 million state tax, and New York Railways' plan to replace trolleys with buses. The back page (page 52) carries the news index and a large Majestic Superheterodyne radio advertisement at $86, along with a refrigerator, an Arthur Murray dance studio ad and a Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Atlantic City ad. Inside are full-page John David fleece overcoat ads at $43.50 and $64. It would make a strong framing piece for a study or office, or a good addition to a collection on Prohibition-era crime or 1930s New York.
Background
By 1930 the federal government was using tax law against Chicago's gangs, an approach that led to Al Capone's own tax conviction the following year. This issue comes from the early Depression, and the front page also reports railroad executives pledging work for the unemployed through the winter. The pages are sewn together along the left edge from being bound into a library volume, and the masthead shows the two-cent price.
Condition
Good vintage condition for its age. The paper is lightly and evenly toned, with stitch holes and small chips and short edge tears along the bound left edge, and minor wear at the other edges. The text and ads remain clear. Please see all photos.
Dimensions & Weight
The pages measure approximately 23 x 17 inches (H x W). The issue weighs about 1 lb.
Shipping
Free standard shipping within the US, packed flat and securely.
