As the newspapers reported itThe death of Harry Greb

1 day of original coverage, October 23, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Saturday, October 23, 1926

The death of Harry Greb

As printed: HARRY GREB, FORMER CHAMPION MIDDLE WEIGHT BOXER, DIES

ContextHarry Greb of Pittsburgh won the world middleweight championship in 1923 and lost it to Tiger Flowers in February of this year; among the men he beat in the ring was Gene Tunney, now the heavyweight champion. Cardiac trouble means failure of the heart.

Daily Kennebec Journal · Augusta, Maine · page 11 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Ran in 5 of 40 papers that day.