



PM, December 9, 1941
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat Following The Declaration Of War On Japan”; December 9, 1941




PM, December 9, 1941






PM, December 8, 1941


The New York Times, December 8, 1941

PM, December 5, 1941, p. 16, (Photos by Wide World and Irving Haberman.)
New York Gropes Through Twin Fog, Worst in Years
Skyscrapers swim in a sea of fog in this picture, taken yesterday from the RCA Building, looking south. Two fogs – meteorologically speaking – engulfed the city. One was a land fog, caused by a loitering mass of warm moist air from the south passing over relatively cool earth. The other a sea fog, caused by cold air over relatively warmer water, made going thicker near the harbor. Smoke spread out and mixed with the water vapor, lowering visibility still farther. The fog has hung here three nights, but may be dissipated today by rain and refreshing winds.
…Fog varied in depth from a few hundred feet to more than 1000. Last one like this, in January, 1935, stayed three days.

PM, December 5, 1941, p. 17 (Photo by Ray Platnick)
Looking north from corner of Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, toward Flatbush Avenue. The picture was taken at 10 o’clock last night. The motorists, up against fog that sometimes cut visibility to a few feet, drove slowly all over town, so there were fewer accidents in the fog than in clear weather. But one accident tied up Brooklyn Bridge 45 minutes. A peddler’s wagon was struck by an automobile, and his horse was killed. By good luck and alertness the fire engines got to the regular quota of blazes in time, without crackups.

PM, December 5, 1941, p. 13
The man who gave Sacrface Al Capone his scar is under arrest as a vagrant.

PM, December 5, 1941, p. 13
Gracie Mansion…


Remember him?
PM, December 5, 1941, p. 13

The New York Times, December 5, 1933

The New York Times, December 4, 1941
LEPKE AIDES IN DEATH TIER
Weiss and Capone Taken to Sing Sing by Four Guards

PM, December 4, 1941, p. 18 (Unidentified photographer)
The Last Ride for Louis Capone, left, and Emmanuel (Mendy) Weiss, hiding his face, is a train trip to Sing Sing. They are scheduled to take a last walk during the week of Jan. 4 into the little horror chamber that holds the electric chair. They were sentenced to die along with Louis (Lepke) Buchalter whose fight to avoid death may take many months.Photo by Wide World
PM, December 4, 1941, p. 18


The New York Times, December 3, 1941 p.1




The New York Times, December 3, 1941 (Unidentified photographer)




PM, December 3, 1941, p.12




So that there would be no hysterical outbursts in court, the families of the condemned men and their relatives were ruled out of the courtroom. They met in the corridor, however. Mrs. Weiss stands with her friends folded. Mrs. Buchalter is the woman at the right. The woman with her hand to her face was not identified. (Unidentified photographer)

Photographers caught up with Lepke leaving the courtroom. Weiss hides under his hat.
PM Photos
PM, December 3, 1941, p.12 (Unidentified photographers)
(80 years ago today…)




The New York Times, December 1, 1941 (Unidentified photographer)
LEPKE’S FATE PUT UP TO PRESIDENT BY DEATH VERDICT

PM, December 1, 1941, p. 1
GOOD NEWS
PM, December 1, 1941, p. 1

PM, December 1, 1941, p. 11 (Unidentified photographer)
A Convicted Killer:
Louis (Lepke) Buchalter will be sentenced tomorrow to die in the electric chair for murder. He was convicted yesterday morning. But he says he’ll fight to the highest courts. He’s shown leaving court.
Photo by Wide World
PM, December 1, 1941, p. 11


PM, December 1, 1941, p. 11
Lepke to Fight Death Sentence
PM, December 1, 1941, p. 11

PM, December 1, 1941, p. 11
Harlem Cop Shoots Boy as a Burglar
PM, December 1, 1941, p. 11



PM, December 1, 1941, p. 12
People Aren’t Really Bad, But They Get Black Eyes
PM, December 1, 1941, p. 12





The New York Times, November 30, 1941, pp. 1 and 62

PM, November 30, 1941, p. 15, (Unidentified photographer)
Gangster Johnny Torrio [1882-1957] shown hiding his face… Commissioner Valentine denied reports that Torrio was picked up in connection with rumors of a plot to “spring” Louis (Lepke) Buchalter, on trail in Brooklyn for murder.
PM, November 30, 1941, p. 15


PM, November 30, 1941, p, 43, (Photos by Morris Gordon)
Women Study How to Blackout Homes And How to Fight Poison Gas Attack
PM, November 30, 1941, pp. 42-43




The New York Times, November 29, 1941
Police Guard is Doubled at Lepke’s Trial
To Prevent Repetition of Reles IncidentThe New York Times, November 29, 1941


The New York Times, November 28, 1941
LEPKE TRIAL IS DELAYED
Illness of Judge Taylor Causes Postponement of Summings-Up
The New York Times, November 28, 1941

The New York Times, November 27, 1941

The New York Times, November 27, 1941
Lepke Was Framed, His Counsel Asserts
Defense Says Rubin, Seeking Revenge Planned Murder

Now the Japanese Know: U.S.A. Won’t Sell Out China

PM, November 27, 1941
His Master Died in this room which was shattered by the blast of an illuminating-gas explosion last night, but a black shepherd dog Freca, was uninjured by either gas or the explosion. Police say Thomas Quinn, 31, a commercial artist, was found lying in front of a gas stove with all jets open in his west 26th Street apartment, but failed to make either a suicide or accident listing. Freca hid behind a small piano.
PM, November 27, 1941
PM photos by Weegee

Weegee, PM, November 27, 1941