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  • 1915 Clifton-Morenci Strike in Arizona...
    Item #680121
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 5, 1915

    * The Clifton-Morenci Strike
    * Labor difficulty in Arizona
    * Copper miners - mining - mines


    The front page has a banner headline: "Thousands of Arizona Strikers March on Clifton" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description  
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  • 1909 Great White Fleet voyage arrives....
    Item #680113
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 15, 1908

    * Great White Fleet around the World journey arrives
    * United States Navy Battleships - Charles Stillman Sperry


    The front page has a banner headline: "GREATEST NAVAL LAND DISPLAY IS WITNESSED BY IMMENSE CROWD" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description  
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  • 1905 SS Hilda sinking disaster...
    Item #680103
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 20, 1905

    * SS Hilda steamship sinking

    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "123 LIVES LOST IN A CHANNEL SHIPWRECK" 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... Read full description  
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  • Death and obituary of Shirley Chisholm...
    Item #680040
    THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 4, 2005  

    * Death of Shirley Chisholm
    * 1st African American Woman elected to the United States Congress


    Page 10 of Section B has a half-page report on the death and obituary of "Shirley Chisholm, 80: Ran for President, Served 13 Years in Congress." She was the first African-American to be... Read full description  
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  • 1913 photo of boxer Packey McFarland...
    Item #679997
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 11, 1913

    * Patrick "Packey" McFarland photo
    * Lightweight & welterweight boxing
    * "Best fighter never to become champion"


    The top of page 14 has a two column photo of Packey McFarland with brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... Read full description  
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  • 1916 SS La Provence sinking disaster...
    Item #679996
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 29, 1916

    * SS La Provence II - armed merchant cruiser
    * German U-boat U-35 torpedo sinking disaster


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "1000 ARE SAID DROWNED" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard... Read full description  
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  • Jack Nicklaus wins his 17th major in 1980.....
    Item #679991
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 1980

    * Jack Nicklaus "The Golden Bear" 
    * 1980 PGA Championship - golf
    * Oak Hill Country Club - Rochester
    * His 17th of 18 major wins


    The top of the front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Play It Again, Jack! He Wins Fifth PGA Championship" with 2 photos. (see)... Read full description  
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  • 1916 Relations w/ Germany crumbling...
    Item #679988
    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... Read full description  
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  • 1916 Great Northern Railway avalanche...
    Item #679985
    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... Read full description  
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  • Gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond convicted...
    Item #679982
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 10, 1931

    * Gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond convicted

    The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "DIAMOND RULE ENDED, DECLARES BENNETT" with subheads. (see)
    Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
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  • Federal Baseball League dissolves in 1915...
    Item #679919
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 23, 1915

    * Federal Baseball League dissolves

    Page 11 has a two column heading: "ORGANIZED BALL AGAIN TRIUMPHS". (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.
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  • 1912 Maria Tarnowska in Russian prison...
    Item #679865
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 24, 1912

    * Countess Maria Tarnowska
    * Russian Woman convict
    * Solitary confinement w/ photo


    The top of the front page has a two column photo with heading: "Woman Whose Beauty Was Once Talk Of Europe Now Dying In Russian Prison" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being... Read full description  
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  • 1912 "The Great Race"...
    Item #679861
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 28, 1912

    * "The Great Race" automobile race
    * San Diego to Phoenix - Arizona
    * Best publication to have in ? (rare)


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "STEVENS-DURYEA IS 35 MILES FROM PHOENIX AT 2:20" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • 1912 USS New York launching...
    Item #679859
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 30, 1912

    * USS New York (BB-34) launching
    * United States Navy battleship


    The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "HUGE SUPER-DREADNAUGHT NEW YORK IS LAUNCHED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • 1914 Bai Lang Rebellion... "White Wolf"...
    Item #679809
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 6, 1914

    * Sanborn, O'Brien County, Iowa
    * Tornado - storm disaster


    The front page has banner headline: "DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN PATH OF CYCLONE" 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... Read full description  
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  • 1914 Bai Lang Rebellion... "White Wolf"...
    Item #679807
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 4, 1914

    * Chinese "Bandit" Bai Lang Rebellion
    * "White Wolf" vs. Yuan Shikai government


    The front page has banner headline in red lettering: "CHINESE BRIGANDS DESTROY TOWNS WITH FIRE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • 1908 Portland, Maine city hall fire disaster...
    Item #679803
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 24, 1908

    * Portland ME Maine
    * City hall fire disaster


    The front page has a banner heading: "FIRE AND STORM RULE IN THE EAST" with subheads that include: "A Million the Loss At Portland, ME." and more. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • 1908 Goldfield, Nevada labor troubles ending...
    Item #679802
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 4, 1908

    * Goldfield NV Nevada
    * Labor troubles of 1907 ending
    * Gold miners - owners


    The front page has a two column heading: "GOLDFIELD STRIKE SEEMS BROKEN" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description  
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  • Rare pair with the parody issue for Al Neuharth's birthday...
    Item #679754
    USA TODAY, March 22, 1983  A fascinating--and quite rare--pair of issues of this date, the first being the "regular" edition sold nationwide, and the other being a parody edition in honor of the newspaper's founder, Al Neuharth.
    The later edition is the same as the regular save for the front page. Every... Read full description  
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  • 1947 Princess Elizabeth engagement...
    Item #679747
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 10, 1947

    * Princess Elizabeth engagement
    * Future Queen Elizabeth II of England


    The front page has a two column photo with heading: "Princess to Wed" Also a one column heading: "Elizabeth Engaged to Ex-Prince" with subhead and smaller photo of Philip Mountbatten. (see)
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  • Supreme Court outlaws school prayer...
    Item #679734
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 26, 1962

    * School prayer deemed unconstitutional 
    * Engel v. Vitale Supreme Court decision 
    * Separation of church and state 


    The front page has a four column heading: "High Court Ruling May Doom School Religious Observances" with caption: "Prayer Recitation... Read full description  
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  • Muncie, Indiana streetcar strike & riot of 1908.....
    Item #679713
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 2, 1908

    * Muncie, Indiana streetcar strike of 1908
    * Union workers & strikebreakers riot


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIOT FOLLOWS STRIKE IN INDIANA CITY". (see)
    Complete with 12 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, a... Read full description  
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  • Early U.S. military airplane crash in 1913...
    Item #679662
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 24, 1913

    * Early airplane crash - deaths
    * United States Army aviators


    The top of the front page has a banner headline: "TWO ARMY AVIATORS ARE KILLED IN SHORT FALL" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • The great storm of 1914 California...
    Item #679660
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 26, 1914

    * The Great Storm of 1914 disaster
    * Santa Barbara, California & more


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "HEAVIEST STORM IN YEARS SWEEPS CALIFORNIA" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description  
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  • 1914 Marconi wireless lamp announced...
    Item #679658
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 17, 1914

    * Inventor Guglielmo Marconi
    * Wireless - radio lamp invention


    The front page has a two column heading: "Marconi Again At Work Perfecting New Device" with subhead and related photo. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description  
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  • 1914 Frank Schulte baseball photo...
    Item #679657
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 6, 1914

    * Frank "Wildfire" Schulte photo
    * Chicago Cubs - MLB baseball


    Page 8 has a two column photo headed: "FRANK SCHULTE" with brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile... Read full description  
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  • 1914 Sakurajima eruption disaster...
    Item #679656
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 13, 1914

    * Sakurajima stratovolcano eruption disaster
    * Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan


    The front page has four column headline: "THOUSANDS BELIEVED KILLED BY ERUPTION OF VOLCANO" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description  
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  • Ronald Reagan is inaugurated...   Hostages are released...
    Item #679633
    THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, North Carolina, January 21, 1981 (1st section)

    * Ronald Reagan inauguration
    * Iran hostage crisis ends


    The front page has a great two-line full banner headline: "Hostages Are Freed As Reagan Sworn In", with multiple subheads and additional related articles within. See images for details. Nice for... Read full description  
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  • 1914 HMS A7 submarine disaster...
    Item #679616
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 16, 1914

    * HMS A7 submarine sinking
    * Royal Navy - Whitsand Bay


    The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH SUBMARINE FAILS TO COME TO SURFACE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description  
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  • Harrt Thaw arrested in 1906...
    Item #679612
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 26, 1906

    * Harry Thaw & Evelyn Nesbit
    * Stanford White murder arrest


    The top of the front page has a four columN headline: "INSANITY WILL BE PLEA OF HARRY THAW" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description  
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  • John Dillinger robs Pana, Illinois bank ?...
    Item #679610
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1934

    * John Dillinger gang ?
    * Pana, Illinois bank robbery


    The top of the back page has a one column heading: "$27,629 BANK RAID LAID TO DILLINGER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on a bank holdup at Pana, Illinois. I cannot find anything online that connects Dillinger to this robbery, so... Read full description  
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  • 1913 photo of Fred Merkle... New York Giants...
    Item #679607
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 5, 1913

    * Fred "Bonehead" Merkle photo
    * New York Giants - MLB baseball


    The top of page 12 has a two column photo of Fred Merkle with brief text. (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... Read full description  
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  • Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is found two years later...
    Item #679592
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 13, 1913

    * "Mona Lisa" painting found
    * Leonardo da Vinci
    * Florence Italy


    The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "AUTHENTICITY OF PAINTING IS CONFIRMED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • 1913 New Castle, Colorado mine disaster...
    Item #679591
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 16, 1913

    * New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado
    * Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
    * Vulcan coal mine explosion disaster


    The front page has a banner headline: "THIRTY-EIGHT MINERS ENTOMBED BY EXPLOSION" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • 1913 White House wedding...
    Item #679586
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 25, 1913

    * President Woodrow Wilson's daughter
    * White House wedding - Jessie
    * Francis Bowes Sayre Sr.


    The front page has a banner headline: "WILSON-SAYRE WEDDING IS BRILLIANT AFFAIR" with subheads and related pictorial. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description  
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  • Indianapolis streetcar strike of 1913.....
    Item #679584
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 6, 1913

    * Indianapolis streetcar strike of 1913
    * Union workers & strikebreakers riot


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "INDIANA NATIONAL GUARD IS ORDERED TO INDIANAPOLIS" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description  
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  • Joe DiMaggio breaks Yankees record for consecutive games with a hit...
    Item #679579
    SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 18, 1941 

    * Joe DiMaggio breaks Yankees record
    * Consecutive games with a hit (30)
    * From his hometown newspaper


    The top of page 2 of the sport's section a two column heading with caption: "Di Mag Hits In 30th Tilt..." with "DiMag-o-Log" and box scores.... Read full description  
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  • Rescue of "Baby Jessica" McClure in 1987....
    Item #679555
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 17, 1985

    * Rescue of Jessica McClure
    * "Baby Jessica" well fall
    * Midland, Texas


    The front page has a one column heading: "Jessica Makes It to Safety--After 57 Hours" with with two related photos. (see) First report coverage continues on page 24 with another related photo.
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  • New York City tugboat strike of 1946....
    Item #679554
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1946

    * New York City tugboat strike begins

    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TUG STRIKE BEGINS, THREATENS CITY'S FOOD, FUEL SUPPLY" with subheads. (see)
    Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

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  • 1927 East St. Louis tornado disaster...
    Item #679548
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 30, 1927

    * East St. Louis tornado disaster

    The front page has a nice banner headline: "60 DEAD IN ST. LOUIS TORNADO" with subheads. (see) Nice for display
    Complete 1st section only with 20pages, light toning some wear at the margins, more so along the spine, generally good.
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  • 1906 launching of the RMS Lusitania...
    Item #679542
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1906

    * RMS Lusitania launching
    * British ocean liner steamship
    * German U-boat sinking fame


    The front page has a one column heading: "LARGEST LINER IS LAUNCHED" with subhead. (see) (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • 1906 Arthur Pue Gorman death...
    Item #679541
    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... Read full description  
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  • 1906 Dora Montefiore & English suffrage...
    Item #679539
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 24, 1906

    * Dora Montefiore - Women's suffragist
    * Woman suffrage in England


    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "ENGLISH WOMEN IN OPEN REVOLT" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description  
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  • 1906 waters of the Rio Grande treaty signed...
    Item #679538
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 21, 1906

    * United States & Mexico Convention
    * Waters of the Rio Grande distribution
    * President Theodore Roosevelt signing


    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "THE RIO GRANDE TREATY SIGNED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description  
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  • 1906 Morral Affair... King of Spain...
    Item #679537
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 31, 1906

    * Morral affair - attempted regicide
    * King Alfonso XIII of Spain
    * Wedding day w/ Victoria Eugenie


    The top of the front page has a two & three column headings: "BOMB HURLED AT ALFONSO" "KING OF SPAIN IS MARRIED IN MADRID" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description  
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  • 1897 Garrison train crash...
    Item #679536
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 26, 1897

    * Garrison train crash - wreck - disaster
    * New York Central & Hudson River Railroad


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE TRAIN HORROR" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... Read full description  
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  • 1903 Joplin, Missouri Negro lynching & riot...
    Item #679521
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 16, 1903

    * Joplin, Missouri
    * Negro lynching & riot


    The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "NEGRO HANGED BY A MISSOURI MOB" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description  
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  • Haakon VII of Norway 1906 coronation...
    Item #679517
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 22, 1906

    * Prince Carl of Denmark
    * King Haakon VII of Norway
    * Last Norwegian coronation


    The front page has a four column headline: "NORWAY'S NEW KING RECEIVES HIS CROWN" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description  
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  • 1906 Mount Vesuvius eruption... Naples...
    Item #679499
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1906

    * Mount Vesuvius eruption
    * Naples, Italy


    The front page has a banner headline: "HALF A MILLION PEOPLE FLEE FROM THEIR HOMES" with subheads. (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... Read full description  
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  • 1897 Klondike Gold Rush... Yukon... Alaska...
    Item #679495
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 6, 1897

    * Klondike Gold Rush
    * Yukon - Alaska - Canada


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CLAIMS LOCATED" 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... Read full description  
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