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As the newspapers reported itThe 1926 bomb attempt on Mussolini's life

2 days of original coverage, September 11, 1926 to September 13, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Saturday, September 11, 1926

Mussolini · a bomb thrown at his car

As printed: Premier Escapes Injury; Assassin Caught by Police

Brownsville Herald, Brownsville, Texas: Premier Escapes Injury; Assassin Caught by Police

ContextBenito Mussolini has governed Italy since 1922 and has survived more than one attempt on his life this year, including an Irishwoman's pistol shot that grazed his nose in Rome in April. This morning, as his automobile drove toward the Chigi palace, a bomb was thrown against it.

Brownsville Herald · Brownsville, Texas · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Only in 1 of the day's 41 papers.

Monday, September 13, 1926

Mussolini · after the bomb, the round-up

As printed: MUSSOLINI PLOT LAID IN FRANCE

ContextA bomb was thrown at Benito Mussolini's automobile in Rome on Saturday without injuring him, the latest of several attempts on his life this year. Two hundred people are now under arrest, the director general of police and the chief of police have resigned, and investigators say the plot was hatched among Italian expatriates in France.

The Indianapolis Times · Indianapolis, Indiana · page 2 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Ran in 3 of 24 papers that day.
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