The death of Babe Ruth's estranged wife is the subject of huge headlines in these two New York Daily Mirror newspapers from January 14 and 16 of 1929. The former blares: "MRS. BABE RUTH MURDERED!" while the latter declares: "HATCHET KILLED MRS. BABE RUTH." The full publications - one of which is 24 pages, the other 28 - display chipping at the edges, and as was common with old newsprint, and there is pencil writing at the top right corners of both issues. Each is in good condition. Helen Woodford died in a house fire in Watertown, Mass., reportedly at the hands of a fireman's ax.