Evening Star, 25 January 1947, page 1: Capone in slight rally as oxygen is given
Capone in Slight Rally As Oxygen Is Given
- Paper
- Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)
- Date
- 1947-01-25
- Page
- Page 1
- Headline
- Capone in Slight Rally As Oxygen Is Given
- Rights
- Post-1930 issue. The Library of Congress title record for this newspaper states that it is believed to be in the public domain or to have no known copyright restrictions; this archive treats that statement as a no known restrictions mark, on the editor's decision of 12 October 2026, pending a renewal check. The story is wire copy; the page image is used as a record of the issue.
Front page of the Evening Star, Saturday, 25 January 1947. The item is credited “By the Associated Press,” datelined Miami Beach, Fla., Jan. 25, and opens: “Al Capone was being kept alive by oxygen and expert medical care today and a noon bulletin stated he was slightly improved but in a very critical condition.”
It reports the delivery of oxygen tanks to “Capone’s 25-room walled villa on Palm Island,” and quotes Dr. Arthur J. Logie, a chest specialist, that Capone had developed pneumonia: “I doubt very seriously if there is a chance for recovery.”
The page was printed before his death that evening. This archive cites it for the reported illness and the place, not as a medical record.