King and Queen of England in Aberdeen....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "Only a Stepping-Stone" by W. A . Rogers. There is a full page illustration of "The Forty-Acre Site of the New Grand Central Station and its Approaches in New York" by Edwin B. Child and many photos in this issue such as "The King and Queen of England Viewed at Cl... See More  

The 1906 World Series: Chicago vs. Chicago...

* 1906 Chicago White Sox vs. Cubs

* World Series of baseball - all 6 games



EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California  A complete set of 6 issues reporting on all 6 games of  the 1906 Major League Baseball World Series. The newspapers dated October 9 thru 15, 1908 (no newspaper on Sunday).

As the photos show each issue has a front page report on the games between the Chicago Cubs and th... See More  

The "Montagu"... H.G. Wells...

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H.G. Wells...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 29, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "Is There a Soul on Board?" by W. A . Rogers. There is an article, "The Future in America" by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, and illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey in this issue. There is an article on "The Precursors of the Pianoforte" by Frederick ... See More  

Jellico TN KY dynamite disaster...

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, September 21, 1906



* Jellico Tennessee/Kentucky

* Dynamite explosion



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Town Wrecked By Dynamite". 1st report coverage on the explosion disaster at Jellico, Kentucky/Tennessee from a railroad car loaded with 11 tons of dynamite.



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The Mexican Border... H.G. Wells...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, NewYork, August 25, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "A Plague O' Both Your Houses!" by W. A. Rogers. "The War Peril on the Mexican Border" is an article by Broughton Brandenburg. There is both an article, "The Future in America" by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, and illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey ... See More  

Building Penn Station... San Francisco earthquake photos...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, August 18, 1906  



* Penn Station construction - New York City rail train

* San Francisco earthquake photos



The full front page is an illustration of: "Acres of Valuable Land in the Heart of New York City laid Waste for the New Pennsylvania Railroad Station.". This is Penn Station which would be completed in 1910 only to be demolished... See More  

Vesuvius' eruption.... H.G.Wells...

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National Amateur Golf Championship... H.G. Wells...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1906 There is a front page photo, "The Beautiful Lady Curzon of Kedleston, Formerly Miss Mary Leiter of Chicago", by Underwood & Underwood. "Crowning A King in Norway" includes an article and photos by Rheta Childe Dorr including "The Assemblage of Royalty at the Crowning of Norway's Rulers.... See More  

Harvard wins boat-race over Yale...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "An Unforeseen Expense" by George McEvoy. Another illustration of "The Visual Quality of New York's Central Backbone" by Vernon Hown Bailey. "The New White House" includes both an article and photos. Photos of "A Royal Automobilist"; "The Largest Vessel... See More  

Yale and Harvard preparing for varsity race this week....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1906  There is a front page photo, " Circling the Capitol Dome in an Air-Ship." Photos of "Deputies to Russia's Epoch-Making Parliament"; an article on "Financial Progress in Japan" with views from Jacob H. Schiff and a photo of "Two Hundred Feet of Girls and Daisies." A West-Indian Cruise"... See More  

Czar Opening the Douma....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The Late Senator Gorman." "A Trip to Robinson Cruseo's Island" by A. Haebele includes an article and photos. There is a double-page photo of "The Czar Opening the Douma at the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg"; "Spain's King and Queen out of Sight of the Throne&q... See More  

1906 Arthur Pue Gorman death...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 4, 1906



* Arthur Pue Gorman death (1st report)

* Maryland Democrat Party leader



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "GORMAN DIES IN WASHINGTON" with subhead. (see) (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in p... See More  

American's Triumph in Olympic Games....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1906 There is a front page illustration, "Checkers at the Country Store, The Stranger's Move" by Harold Matthews Brett. There is an article "Murder as a Labor Weapon" by Franklin Matthews and "Britain and Her Restless Blacks" by Edgar Mels. Also, there is a double page photo spread of on one page "Vic... See More  

The Remains of San Francisco after Tragedy...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 19, 1906  There is a front page photo, "All That Remains of the Elaborately Decorated Chapel at Leland Stanford University". There is an article, "The Human Drama at San Francisco" by Herman Whitaker, and many photos of the San Francisco Catastrophe. There is "Temporary "Homesites" in Golden Gate Park for Thousands of Refug... See More  

San Francisco Destroyed....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "The Heart of the Ruins" by Arthur Lewis and an article called "The Destruction of San Francisco" by Miriam Michelson. This issue has many full page photos of San Francisco after it is destroyed. Photos like "Looking North on Battery Street at Broadway, Showing, on the Right, The Westerly ... See More  

1906 Bellevue, Texas, tornado... San Francisco earthquake...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 27, 1906



* Bellevue, Texas, destroyed by tornado

* San Francisco earthquake reports continue



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "A TORNADO LAYS A TOWN IN RUINS" with subhead. (see) Also follow-up reporting on the recent San Francisco earthquake. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp&quo... See More  

Early Tucson... The San Francisco earthquake & fire...

ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, April 24, 1906  



* San Francisco earthquake

* Rare territorial publication



A territorial newspaper as Arizona would not join the Union until 6 years later.

The banner headline announces: "Latest News From Ruined City" with related subheads on the San Francisco earthquake & fire.

Eight pages, various chipping at the margins, rejoined at the sp... See More  

1906 San Francisco earthquake...

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, April 23, 1906  This 10 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "SAN FRANCISCO FIRE BURNS OUT" "GRAPHIC STORY OF EYEWITNESS" and more. (see)



Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good.

Best San Francisco earthquake issue to be had...

THE CALL-CHRONICLE-EXAMINER, San Francisco, California, April 19, 1906  



* Best San Francisco earthquake issue to be had



This newspaper is destined to be--if not already--one of the premiere issues of the early 20th century.

See the photos for the great headlines and reports found not only on the front page but on all four pages.

Due to the destruction of the presses in San Francisco,... See More  

Dramatic issue on the San Francisco earthquake...

OAKLAND HERALD--3:30 Edition, April 18, 1906 



* 1906 San Francisco earthquake

* Early 1st report on same day it happened



A quite rare newspaper, as not only is this not the more famous (and more common) San Francisco CALL-CHRONICLE-EXAMINER newspaper of April 19 but it is a day earlier yet equally as dramatic. Remember that Oakland is just across the bay from San Francisco.

The bold, ... See More  

West Virginia Mine Fires - 1906...

STANNTON DISPATCH, Virginia, March 24, 1906  The front page has 2 headings describing two separate West Virginia Mine Fires: "May Be Thirty Victims of Century Mine Explosion" & "ELEVEN DEAD IN MINE; Fears of Another Gas Explosion Retards Work of Rescuers".

The front page also contains an account of a wagon crashing over a bridge, an announcement of a church ... See More  

Insurance Investigation Results...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 17, 1906  Front page photo "Lieutenant-General John M. Schofield"; "The Insurance Investigation and its Results" by Ralph H. Graves; "Growth of Life-Insurance in the United States" by James Davenport Whelpley; "There is a New King in Denmark" by Paul Harboe and other advertisements of the day. Se... See More  

Death of Susan B. Anthony...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, March 12 and 13, 1906 



* Susan B. Anthony death



This is a pair of issues on the death of Susan B. Anthony. The March 12 issue has at the top of a front page column: "LIFE OF MISS ANTHONY IS ENDING" "She Probably Will Not Lat Out the Day".

And the issue of March 13 has near the bottom of page 6: "MISS ANTHONY DIED LAST... See More  

The Monroe Doctrine.... Woodrow Wilson...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 10, 1906  Front page photo "Woodrow Wilson, President of Princeton University" by B. F. McManus; "Snap-Shots from the Canal Zone"; "The Monroe Doctrine and Morocco" by the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge; double-page illustration of "Comparison of the Strength of the Eight Great Naval Powers of ... See More