Historic Newspapers: World War I Era

THE PEOPLE'S LEDGER NO. 5, Lowell Massachusetts  A newsletter "Devoted to Preparedness for Health & Prevention of Sickness" as noted in the dateline, which--by the way--has no date. But a bit of investigating indicates the date is about January, 1916.  It is produced by the "C. I. Hood Company" which makes a variety of health-related products, most receiving some attention within this issue.
Still attached is a postcard to be mailed in to receive free information.
Four pages, 10 1/2 by 16 3/4…

CHICAGO HERALD, January 29, 1916  The top of a middle column of  the ftpg. is headed: "BRANDEIS, NAMED FOR  HIGH COURT, FACES BIG FIGHT" "Many Senators Oppose Boston Lawyer, Chosen to Fill Vacancy on Supreme  Bench" "First Jew  For Post" "Wilson Will Lead Contest for Confirmation and is Confident His Candidate Will Be Approved". The report takes the balance of the column and carries over to pg. 2 as well. The ftpg. features a nice photo of him headed: "Nominated For Supreme Court." Brandeis…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, January 29, 1916  

* Louis D. Brandeis nomination
* 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice

The front page carries a single column headline "Brandeis Is Named To Succeed Lamar" with subhead "Nomination Causes Great Surprise, and It Seems Certain There Will Be Gift Against Confirmation".  "...The senate received the nomination with unconcealed surprise in which all official Washington joined because Mr. Brandeis had not been mentioned among the long…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 31, 1916

* Relations w/ Germany deteriorating
* Pre-United States involvement in WWI

The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICANS GIVEN WARNING TO LEAVE GERMANY" with subhead. (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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, a little irregular along the…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, January 31, 1916

* German zeppelins raid Paris France (1st time)
* World War I original

This 10 page newspaper has three column headline on the front page:

* Second Raid Made on Paris By Death-Dealing Zeppelin; Crowds Watch for Raider

with subheads that include: "24 Persons Killed And 25 Others Hurt By First Zeppelin" and more.

Other news of the day with much on World War I.

Light browning with some margin wear & tear, otherwise good.

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NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 4, 1916  Front page carries an article entitled "Little Girl's Dime May Build A Warship to Guard America" with subtitle "Child, Tired of Funds for Foreigners, Starts One for Own Nation". This is about Marjorie Sterett who started the Marjorie Sterett Battleship Fund Award from her desire to help build the battleships for World War I. Her handwritten letter was personally responded to by President Roosevelt. See photos for the letter.
Other news and advertisements of…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 7, 1916

* Sinking of the Lusitania case
* Compromise with Germany ?
* World War I tensions

The front page has a nice banner headline: "BERLIN OFFERS CONCESSION" with subhead: "LUSITANIA CASE NOW NEARING FINISH" (see) Nice for display. 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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, small library stamp within…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, February 19, 1916

Note:  This issue does not have the original color cover, and the title page appears on the inside of the first leaf.

In this issue, there are several articles including "The Living Law" by Louis D. Brandeis; "A Submarine of Fifty Years Ago"; "Russia and a Separate Peace?" by Samuel N. Harper; "Plutarch Lights of History--Charles Evans Hughes" by F. P. A.; "A Palace in the War Zone" by L. G. Randall; "Pork at Washington;…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 24, 1916

* Battle of Verdun, France beginning
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. French armies

The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GERMAN GOAL IS PARIS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. 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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 12 pages, 2 small library stamps within the masthead, generally in…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 24, 1916 

* Battle of Verdun, France beginning
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. French armies

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GERMANS IN HARD DRIVE ON VERDUN" with subhead. (see) Coverage at the beginning of the Battle of Verdun in France. Some consider this to be the greatest and lengthiest battle in World history.
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally nice.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1916

* Hunt for Pancho Villa expedition 
* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
* United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit

The front page has a banner headline: "TROOPS MEET NO OPPOSITION" with subhead. Also a three-column engraving of General Frederick Funston. (see images) Nice for display. 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 paper. Rare as…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, March 25, 1916 (without color wrapper)

In this issue, there are several articles including "A Great Artist in a New Field" which includes an illustration by Hassam; "Henry James" by Henry S. Canby; "Japan, China, and American Money" by Hollington K. Tong; "Plutarch Lights of History--No. 5: Charles Chaplin" by F. P. A.; "Huerta and the Two Wilsons" by Robert H. Murray; "The Coming Revolution in Scenic Art" by Wilfred Buckland; "Commerce and…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 28, 1916

* Pancho Villa expedition... pursued by U.S. soldiers
* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
* General John J. Pershing

This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "TROOPS RACE AFTER VILLA 300 MILES BELOW BORDER", with subheads (see images).

Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with a little margin wear and tear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.

wikipedia notes: On March 9, 1916, on the orders of Mexican…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 1, 1916

This issue has a color cover page before the title page.

In this issue, there are several articles including "The Next Election" by Henry French Hollis, U. S. Senator from New Hampshire; "The Nation's Capital"; "Godmothers to the Trenches" by Henry G. Dodge; "A Columbian Idyl" by Joyce Kilmer; "The Mystery of Diplomacy" by Richard Washburn Child; "Rubber-Stamps in Hades: by Alice Malone; "Huerta and the Two Wilsons" by Robert H.…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, April 5, 1916

* Pancho Villa expedition
* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
* United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit

This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "UNITED STATES TROOPS SMASH VILLA FORCE" with subheads. Nice headline for display.

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

wikipedia notes: On March 9, 1916, on the orders of Mexican revolutionary leader…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 8, 1916 (no color cover)

In this issue, there are several articles including "A Reply to Mr. Wilson" by Lincoln Steffens; "Rumania's Man of Power" by Gerald Morgan; "The Humanness of Advertising" by Milton Goodman; "Trails of the Little Neutrals" which includes several photos; "Huerta and the Two Wilsons" by Robert H. Murray; "The Greatest Sport in the World" by W. B. Hanna; "The Dullest Sport in the World" by Louis Graves; "A Great French…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 15, 1916

Note: As is typical for the later issues of Harper's Weekly, the color cover is not present.

In this issue, there are several articles including "Two Poems by Richard Le Gallienne; "The Five Ages of the Bowery"; "The Wilson Administration and the Wage-Worker" by William B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor; "The Correspondent-School Linguist" by Robert C. Benchley; "Plutarch Lights of History--No. 6: Christopher Mathewson" by F. P. A.;…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 22, 1916

This issue has a color cover page before the title page.

In this issue, there are several articles including "A New War Secretary's Ideas" by Fred C. Kelly; "The U. S. S. Oklahoma" by Truman Smith; "the Seamen's Act" by William B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor; "Atmosphere of the Theatre" by Lee Wilson Dodd; "How Japan Gets Her Soldiers" by Adachi Kinnosuke; "Easter in Jerusalem" by Earle Harrison which includes several photos;…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 29, 1916

This issue has a color cover page before the title page.

In this issue, there are several articles including "The Coming Election" by Charles D. Hazen; "Plutarch Lights of History--No. 7: Bernard Shaw" by F. P. A.; "Movies Destroy Art" by Charles E. Whittaker; "Movies Create Art" by Maurice Tourneur; "The French Case" by Philip Guedalla; "Making Photography Painless" by Charles Phelps Cushing; "Modern Art Today" by Walter Pach;…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, May 6, 1916

This issue has a color cover page before the title page.

In this issue, there are several articles including "America Realizing Russia" by E. K. Reynolds; "The Cost of Land in France" by Morris Edwards; "Selections in the Closet"; "The Kansas" by Truman Smith which has a photo of the "Kansas"; "An American School Army" by Kent E. Keller; "Plutarch Lights of History--No. 8: Rockefeller" by F. P. A.; "American Painting Preeminent" by…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, June 7, 1916

* HMS Hampshire (1903) explosion disaster sinking
* Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
* World War I - WWI - Royal Navy

The front page one column headings that include: "BRITAIN IS STUNNED BY DRAMATIC DEATH OF EARL KITCHENER" "Earl and Staff Went Down With Cruiser Hampshire When Vessel Was Hit Off Orkney Islands by Mine or Torpedo" and more. (see) 1st report coverage on the sinking of the HMS Hampshire during World War I.
Other news,…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1916

* Capture of Contalmaison
* Battle of Albert - France
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. British armies

The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMAN TRENCHES STORMED" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. 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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 12 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, a…

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 12, 1916

* Giant German U-Boat Deutschland
* re. Baltimore Maryland landing
* Preparing for trip home

This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "PREPARING FOR RETURN VOYAGE" and "U.S. Government May Keep Secret Details of Departure of German Submarine".

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.

wikipedia notes: Deutschland was a blockade-breaking German merchant submarine…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 12, 1916

* Seaham, County Durham, England
* German submarine bombardment
* World War I - WWI colliery village

The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIVER SHELLS BRITISH PORT" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. 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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, a…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 13, 1916

* Giant German U-Boat Deutschland
* Baltimore Maryland landing
* Avoids British blockade

This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:

* U-BOAT CONVOYED BY NEUTRAL SHIP TO UNITED STATES
* Board Of Neutrality To Pass On Deutchland

and more.

Other news of the day throughout. Some browning around the margins with little margin wear, otherwise good.

wikipedia notes: Deutschland was a blockade-breaking German…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 19, 1916  Several front page heads on World War I including: "RUSSIANS INVADE HUNGARY" "Germans Regain Ground From British" "Admission of Losses Made By London" "Assaults Violent In Riga Sector".
Complete in ten pages, nice condition.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 2, 1916

* Preparedness Day Bombing arrests
* re. American entry into World War I

The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIVE INDICTED IN BOMB PLOT" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. 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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 12 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, irregular along the spine,…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 30, 1916

* Paul von Hindenburg
* German Chief of Staff

This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SUPREME COMMAND TO VON HINDENBURG"
"Kaiser William Has Dismissed Gen. von Falkenhayn and Named Field Marshal von Hindenburg Chief of Staff". 1st report coverage of Paul von Hindenburg being named the new German chief of staff. See photos for text.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning,…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 22, 1916

* Battle of the River Somme offensive - France
* World War I - WWI - German & British Empires
* One of the deadliest battles in human history

The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITISH ADVANCE ON SOMME" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. 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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 10, 1916

* Woodrow Wilson election
* Charles Evans Hughes

The front page has a banner headline: "REPUBLICANS DEMAND RECOUNT" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. 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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, minor irregularity along the spine, generally very nice.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 21, 1916

* Battle of Cambrai, France
* Hindenburg Line crossed
* 1st ever major tank battle
* World War I - WWI
* FRONT LEAF ONLY (Pages 1 & 2)

The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "BRITISH DRIVING AHEAD" with subhead. (see)
Front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), minor margin wear, nice for display as such.

DAILY SKETCH - MINIATURE COPY, Manchester, England.  The "regular" edition of this title was a tabloid which considered itself "The Premier Picture Paper", having begun in 1908. This is the "Miniature Copy" which has no date. One can presume it was printed as a curiosity (can find nothing on the web concerning it) as the type is much too small to be read without a magnifying glass. It appears to be from the WWI era.
Complete in 16 pages, 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, good condition.

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 21, 1917

* Silvertown, West Ham, Essex, London
* Munitions factory explosion disaster

This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "PLANT WIPED OUT", "BRITISH EXPLOSION", "Fifty Or Sixty Dead" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Silvertown Explosion in London, England.

Other news, sports and ads of the day. Light browning, a little margin wear, mostly along spine, otherwise…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 1, 1917

* United States close to World War I
* Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare
* U-Boats - World War I - WWI - America tensions
* President Woodrow Wilson

The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "BREAK WITH GERMANY IS BELIEVED IMMINENT" with subheads. Also a four column heading: "FLEET ON MOVE" (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1917

* United States close to World War I
* President Woodrow Wilson

This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"RELATIONS WITH GERMANY ARE BROKEN OFF; AMERICAN SHIP HOUSATONIC SUNK, CREW SAFE; MILITIA CALLED OUT; GERMAN SHIPS SEIZED" with subheads. A nice issue for display here. 1st report coverage on the official break of diplomatic relations between United States and Germany. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.

Other…

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, February 5, 1917

* United States close to World War I
* President Woodrow Wilson

The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOLD STROKE BY WILSON..." with many subheads. (see) Coverage on the dwindling relations between United States and Germany.
Complete with 10 pages, light toning, minor margin wear, generally good. Should be handled with care.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1917

* United States & Germany tensions grow
* U-Boat submarine attacks - World War I

The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "U. S. PLAYS OWN HAND" with subhead. (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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 12 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, a little irregular along the spine,…

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, February 8, 1917

* SS California sunk
* German submarine attack
* World War I tensions rise

The front page has a nice banner headline: "CALIFORNIA SUNK WITHOUT WARNING; SENATE ENDORSES ACTION OF WILSON" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Twelve pages, light toning and minor wear art the margins, small library label within subheads (see), generally good. Should be handled with care.

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Feb. 8, 1917 

* SS California sunk
* German submarine attack
* World War I tensions rise

The top of the front page has a report of the torpedoing of the British liner California: "LINER SUNK WITHOUT WARNING" "California Torpedoed Off Irish Coast" "WOMEN & CHILDREN ARE MISSING" "No Americans Killed" "Vessel Was a British Ship" "Submarine Did Not Even Hail" and more.
This liner was just 38 miles from the Irish coast on its New York to Glasgow run…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York,  February 10, 1917  The colored cover is entitled "Aboard the Merchant Submarine 'Deutschland'" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Facts About the Panama Canal"; "Where Science Joins Hands with Art - The Modern Taxidermy as Revealed in San Francisco's Great New Museum"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
Complete in twenty pages, tiny binding holes along the left spine, otherwise in nice condition. 

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 20, 1917

* New York City food riot of 1917
* World War I era shortages

The front page has a nice banner headline: "STARVING WOMEN STORM CITY HALL IN NEW YORK" with subheads. (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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, a little irregular along the spine,…

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, February 28, 1917

* United States close to World War I
* President Woodrow Wilson

The front page has a nice banner headline: "NOW UP TO CONGRESS" with many subheads. (see) Coverage on the official break of diplomatic relations between United States and Germany.
Other news day. Complete with 10 pages, light toning, tiny library label (see), generally good. Should be handled with care.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 5, 1917

* President Woodrow Wilson inauguration 
* On the brink of World War I

The front page has a banner headline: "WILSON INAUGURATED AT NOON" with subhead. and related pictorial. (see images) Nice for display.
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 paper. Rare as such.
Complete in 14 pages, irregular along the spine, nice condition.

THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1917

* President Woodrow Wilson inauguration 
* On the brink of World War I

 A three-line, two-column head reports: "WOODROW WILSON INAUGURATED PRESIDENT FOR SECOND TERM; MAKES PLEA FOR UNITED NATION" and various subheads.
The ftpg. photos show Wilson and Vice President Marshall.
A curious item at the bottom of the ftpg. notes: "Suffragists Take No Part In Inauguration Of President Wilson".
Complete in 10 pages, very nice condition.

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, March 9, 1917

* Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin death w/ photo
* Inventor of the German Zeppelin rigid airships
* Luftschiffbau Zeppelin manufacturing Co. founder

The front page has a one column heading: "COUNT ZEPPELIN DIES IN BERLIN" with subhead and photo of Count Zeppelin. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally in good condition.

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 9, 1917

* Captain Alfred Fritzen
* German Navy spy arrested
* World War I - WWI
* America close to entering
* Great headline for display

The front page has a nice a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GIRL AIDS IN CAPTURE OF ALLEGED TEUTON SPY" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
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 paper.
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