Second Ostend Raid... 1918 Royal Navy...
Item #699688
May 10, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1918
* Second Ostend Raid - Belgium
* Royal Navy blockade attempt
* North Sea Operations - WWI
The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH CLOSE PORT OF OSTEND" with subhead. (see images) 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... See More
1918 Split Rock, New York expolsion disaster...
Item #699642
July 03, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 3, 1918
* Split Rock quarry disaster
* Munitions factory explosion
* Onondaga County, New York
The front page has a one column heading: "SIXTY-FIVE KILLED IN TERRIFIC BLAST" (see images) 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 pa... See More
1918 Battle of Le Hamel, Somme, France...
Item #699638
July 04, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 4, 1918
* Capture - Battle of Hamel - France
* Australian & United States Army victory
The front page has a two column heading: "HAMEL RECAPTURED: BIG GAINS ARE MADE AT SEVERAL POINTS" (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from t... See More
1916 Revolution on Island of Crete - Greece...
Item #699634
September 25, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 25, 1916
* National Schism- Greece
* Island of Crete revolution
The front page has a nice banner headline: "REVOLUTIONISTS HOLD CRETE" 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... See More
1916 Capture of Combles... Battle of the Somme...
Item #699633
September 26, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 26, 1916
* Capture of Combles
* Battle of Morval
* River Somme
* World War I
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITISH TROOPS ENTERS COMBLES" 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 thi... See More
1916 Battle of Verdun, France....
Item #699632
September 07, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 7, 1916
* Battle of Verdun
* Western Front - France
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. French armies
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GERMAN TRENCHES STORMED" 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 ... See More
1916 Battle of the River Somme... WWI...
Item #699629
September 04, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 4, 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 in red lettering: "HEAVY GAINS MADE BY BRITISH" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from th... See More
1916 Brooklyn Dodgers baseball pennant race...
Item #699628
September 30, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 30, 1916
* Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers)
* National League pennant race
* MLB - Major League Baseball
The front page has a six column headline: "DODGERS ARE AGAIN IN LEAD" with subhead, score and lineups. (see images) Inning by inning description continues inside.
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... See More
1916 NYC streetcar strike riots...
Item #699626
September 08, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 8, 1916
* Quebec Bridge construction disaster
* St. Saint Lawrence River collapse
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIOTING IN NEW YORK STIKE" with subhead. (see images)
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. Rare as suc... See More
1908 bombardment of the Majlis... Tehran, Iran...
Item #699620
June 24, 1908
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, June 24, 1908
* 1908 bombardment of the Majlis
* Iranian Constitutional Revolution
* Tehran, Iran - Persian Cossack Brigage
* Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "HUNDREDS KILLED BY COSSACKS IN TEHERAN" with subheads and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and minor wear at the marg... See More
1940 SS City of Benares disaster...
Item #699616
September 23, 1943
THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, Sept. 23, 1940
* SS City of Benares attack & sinking
* World War II evacuee ship (children)
* German submarine U-48 (1939) - U-boat
The front page has a banner headline: "Refugee Ship Is Torpedoed" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with all 8 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.
wikipedia notes: SS City of Benares was a... See More
1908 Henri Farman airplane flight...
Item #699609
June 08, 1908
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, June 8, 1908
* French aviator Henri Farman
* Early powered aviation airplane
The top of page 2 has a three column heading: "FARMAN AEROPLANE CARRIES TWO MEN A DISTANCE OF 1241 METRES" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and some archival mending at the margins, generally nice.... See More
The fall of Bataan by an eye-witness...
Item #699606
April 11, 1942
MARION EVENING POST, Illinois, April 11, 1942
* Battle of Bataan ends
* Allies surrender to Japanese
* Philippines Campaign
* World War II - WWII
The front page features a banner headline announcing: "U.P. EYE WITNESS TELLS OF BATAAN'S FALL" with the related report taking two full columns.
Many other war-related front page reports.
Four pages, light toning and minor ... See More
South Pole explorer Roald Amundsen...
Item #699595
January 16, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 16, 1913
* Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
* South Pole - Antarctica discoverer
* Carnegie Hall public lecture - NYC
The top of the front page has a two column photo headed: "South Pole Discoverer Guest Of Geographical Society In New York" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp&q... See More
First Battle of Ypres in 1914...
Item #699594
October 26, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 26, 1914
* First Battle of Ypres - Belgium
* Western Front - West Flanders
* World War I - WWI - German Empire
The front page has a banner headline: "GENERAL ADVANCE BY ARMIES OF ALLIES IS REPORTED" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues tha... See More
Prelude to Pearl Harbor ?...
Item #699590
July 31, 1941
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 31, 1941
* Prelude to Pearl Harbor attack ?
* Japan bombs USS Tutluila
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "U. S. PROTESTS JAP BOMBING OF RIVER GUNBOAT" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 3 with photo. This event happened more than 4 months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning... See More
Japanese cruiser Takachiho sunk in 1914...
Item #699588
September 19, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 19, 1914
* Japanese cruiser Takachiho sinking
* Siege of Tsingtao (Quingdoa) - China
* German Empire torpedo boat attack
The front page has a banner headline: "JAPANESE CRUISER SUNK WITH 271 MEMBERS OF CREW" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... See More
1914 Battle of the Yser...
Item #699587
September 09, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 23, 1914
* Battle of the River Yser - Belgium
* Between Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide
* World War I German Empire defeat
The front page has a banner headline: "Germans Assume Offensive in Great Land Battle" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More
"Alien Order" begins internment of Japanese during World War II...
Item #699585
February 23, 1942
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, February 23, 1942
* Internment of Japanese Americans
* FDR's Executive Order 9066
* Alien control order
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a two column heading: "At Least 6000 Japanese, German, Italian Aliens on West Coast Rounded Up" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, irregular alon... See More
1914 First Battle of the Aisne...
Item #699583
September 23, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE (second section only), San Diego, Sept. 23, 1914
* First Battle of the Ainse River - France
* German Empire vs. United Kingdom & France
* World War I - WWI
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "TWELFTH DAY OF BATTLE FINDS ARMIES STILL AT DEATH GRIPS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good cond... See More
HMS Hawke (1891) sunk by German U-boat... ...
Item #699579
October 16, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 16, 1914
* HMS Hawke (1891) sunk in North Sea
* German SM U-9 U-boat torpedo attack
* World War I - WWI
The front page has a banner headline: "BIG BRITISH WARSHIP IS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBLMARINE" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues th... See More
1914 Battle of Rawa... Galicia, Ukraine...
Item #699560
September 09, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 9, 1914
* Battle of Rawa - Rava-Ruska, Ukraine
* Austria-Hungary vs. Russian Empire
* First World War I - WWI
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "GREAT VICTORY FOR RUSSIAN ARMY IN BATTLE AT RAWA" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Ver... See More
1914 First Battle of the Marne...
Item #699559
September 07, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 7, 1914
* First Battle of the Marne River - France
* Germany vs. France & United Kingdom
* First World War I - WWI
The front page has a banner headline: "Great Battle Is On 25 Miles Northeast of Paris" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to ... See More
1914 First Battle of the Aisne...
Item #699558
September 15, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 15, 1914
* First Battle of the Aisne River - France
* German Empire vs. France & United Kingdom
* General Alexander von Kluck captured
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "GEN. VON KLUCK AND COMMAND REPORTED CAPTURED" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "... See More
1914 Battle of Lemberg, Galicia...
Item #699557
September 04, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 4, 1914
* Battle of Lemberg, Galicia
* Modern day Lviv, Ukraine
* Russia Empire vs. Austria-Hungary
* World War I - WWI
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "LEMBERG, AUSTRIAN STRONGHOLD, IS CAPTURED BY RUSSIAN ARMY" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... See More
Inventor Thomas A. Edison... 1913 Rathenau medal...
Item #699551
January 20, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 20, 1913
* Inventor Thomas A. Edison photo
* Walter Rathenau medal recipient
* Battery powered safety lamp invention
The top of the front page has a two column photo headed: "EDISON IS TO RECEIVE RATHENAU MEDAL FOR NEW SAFEGUARDING INVENTION" with subhead and text. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from ... See More
1913 Woman race car driver Joan Newton Cuneo...
Item #699550
January 21, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 21, 1913
* Woman race car driver Joan Newton Cuneo
The top of page 10 has a two column photo (blurry) headed: "NEW YORK WOMAN, 'SPEED QUEEN' DRIVES RACING CAR ON TRACK AY 96 MILE AN HOUR CLIP" with text. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find i... See More
1913 Impeachment of Judge Robert W. Archbald...
Item #699548
January 14, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 14, 1913
* Judge Robert W. Archbald impeachment
* United States commerce court misconduct
The front page has a nice banner headline: "JUDGE ARCHBALD IS IMPEACHED BY SENATE" with subheads. (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 tot... See More
1913 Ty Cobb... baseball scouting...
Item #699537
January 30, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 30, 1913
* Ty Cobb "The Georgia Peach"
* Detroit Tigers MLB icon
* Baseball scouting beginning?
Page 6 has a two column heading: "TY COBB RESPONSIBLE FOR BASEBALL SCOUTS" with subhead. (see image) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile ... See More
Evel Knievel.... Nixon pardoned...
Item #699533
May 27, 1975
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1975
* Evel Knievel jump attempt
* Wembley Stadium - London
* 13 buses - Harley Davidson
The top of page 18 has a two column photo with small heading:: "Evel Knievel Crashes In London" with text. (see)
Complete with 48 pages, light toning and minor wear along the central fold of the front page, generally very nice condition.... See More
Raymond Poincaré elected president of France...
Item #699531
January 17, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 17, 1913
* French statesman Raymond Poincare
* President of France election victory
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "RAYMOND POINCARE IS NAMED PRESIDENT OF FRANCE TODAY" with subheads and photo. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ar... See More
The French in Mexico, featuring a map...
Item #699527
January 29, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 29, 1863
* Front Page Map of Mexico
* Port Hudson MS
* Vicksburg, Mississippi
The front page has a large map headed: "THE FRENCH IN MEXICO. Operations of the French Army--The Route of the Troops from Vera Cruz to the Mexican Capital" with related front page heads as well.
There are also front page Civil War reports including: "Rebel Army Under G... See More
Dedication Of The Antietam National Cemetery...
Item #699526
October 05, 1867
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, from New York, dated Oct. 5, 1867
* Antietam National Cemetery dedication
* Sharpsburg, Maryland union soldiers
The front page features a large illustration "The Remains Of Maximillian In The House Of Senor Don Munos Ledo At Queretaro, Mexico, Awaiting Removal To Europe". Inside the issue is a nice fullpage "The Dedication Of The Antietam National C... See More
"The Big Freeze" in California Redlands (1913)...
Item #699525
January 07, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 7, 1913
* "The Big Freeze" - Redlands
* California citrus fruit disaster
The top of the front page has a four column headline:: "INCALCULABLE HARM DONE TO LEMONS, ORANGES AND VEGETABLES BY COLD; MERCURY DOWN TO 24.9 AT 6:15" with subheads and more. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp&qu... See More
1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal victory...
Item #699523
November 17, 1942
THE CHICAGO SUN, November 17, 1942
* Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
* Savo Island - Solomons
The front page has a nice banner headline: "MIGHTY JAP FLEET CRUSHED; 30,000 of Enemy Believed Slain; U.S. SINKS 23 SHIPS, LOSSES 8" with subheads and two related photos. First report coverage on the U.S. victory in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
Twenty-eight pages, a damaged issue having ... See More
1940 Hillsborough, California kidnapping...
Item #699448
September 21, 1940
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 21, 1940
* Marc de Tristan Jr. child heir kidnapping
* Hillsborough, San Mateo County, California
The front page has a banner headline: "KIDNAP CHILD; ASK $100,00" with subheads and small related map. Three related photos and heading on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the... See More
Operation Moolah... MiG-15 defection...
Item #699440
September 21, 1953
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 21, 1953
* Operation Moolah - Korean War
* Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 jet fighter
* Communist pilot No Kum-sok defection
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALLIES GET MiG INTACT; Red Airman Claims $100,000 Bounty" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, some smal... See More
New Orleans massacre of 1866...
Item #699410
August 01, 1866
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Mass., Aug. 1, 1866
* New Orleans massacre of 1866
* Anti-racist marchers - Negroes
* White Democrats attack black republicans
Page 4 has a small one column heading: "The Riot at New Orleans" (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, good condition.
wikipedia notes: The New Orleans Massacre of 1866 occurred on July 30, during a violent conflict a... See More
Stanford University founder murdered ?......
Item #699400
March 15, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 15, 1905
* Funeral of Jane Stanford - murder mystery ?
* Stanford University founder
The front page has a one column heading: "FUNERAL OF MRS. STANFORD" with subhead. (see images) Nice to have in a California publication. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are no... See More
1938 Arabi, Georgia Negro lynching...
Item #699386
July 10, 1938
THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, July 10, 1938
* Arabi, Crisp County, Georgia
* John Dukes - Negro lynching - burning
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MOB IN GEORGIA BURNS NEGRO FOR KILLING OFFICER" with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Escobar Rebellion in Northern Mexico....
Item #699349
March 10, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 11 only, March 10, 1929
* Escobar Rebellion
* Maximato conflict
* President Emilio Portes Gil
* Jose Gonzalo Escobar
The front page of this section 11 only has a banner headline: "MEXICO AGAIN IS PLUNGED INTO CIVIL WAR" with banner subhead, two related illustrations and two photos of key figures. (see) Lengthy text here.
Other topics throughout. Comp... See More
1913 Ten Tragic Days... Mexican Revolution...
Item #699322
February 13, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. Feb. 13, 1913
* Ten Tragic Days
* Mexico City conflict
* Mexican Revolution
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BATTLE RESUMED TODAY IN MEXICAN CAPITAL" with subheads. (see images) 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
The "Black Hundreds" in 1905 Russia...
Item #699321
November 10, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 10, 1905
* Post Odessa pogrom - massacre
* "Black Hundreds" plan - Anti-Semitic
* St. Petersburg, Russia Jews in danger
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "A ST. BARTHOLOMEW MASSACRE PLANNED" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very ... See More
1943 Ellis Hatfield death... Kentucky feud fame...
Item #699314
May 31, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1943
* Ellis Hatfield death (1st report)
* Hatfields-McCoys feud fame
Page 17 has small one column headings: "'Ellis Hatfield" and "Participated in Famous Feud in Kentucky=='Devil Anse's' Cousin" First report coverage on the death of Ellis Hatfield , who was Devil Anse's cousin of the famed Hatfield-McCoy ... See More
Very first Santa Anita Handicap horse race...
Item #699313
February 24, 1935
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Feb. 24, 1935
* Very first Santa Anita Handicap
* Thoroughbred horse race - racing
* Arcadia, California racetrack
The top of the front page of this section has a two column heading: "AZUCAR BEATS LADYSMAN IN $127,000 COAST STAKE WITH EQUIPOISE SEVENTH" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete sport's section only with al... See More
Winston Churchill speech to U.S. Congress...
Item #699290
May 20, 1943
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 20, 1943
* Winston Churchill speech to U.S. Congress
* Progress of the War Against Germany & Japan
* World War II - WWII Axis
The front page has a two column heading: "Britain Will Fight Japs To End, Churchill Claims; Still No. 1 Foe, Chandler Insists" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little ... See More
Gangster Lucky Luciano... 1935 Helena earthquake...
Item #699289
November 01, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 1, 1935
* Charles "Lucky" Luciano
* re. Dutch Schultz murder
* New York City gangster - mob boss
* 1935 Helena earthquake
The front page has a one column heading: "LUCIANA IS LINKED TO 3 BRONX DEATHS; GANG LIST ISSUED" with subheads. (see) Was he responsible for the recent murder of fellow NYC gangster Dutch Schultz ?
Lucky Luciano ranks... See More
Adolph Hitler returns to Berlin from 1940 Warfront...
Item #699286
July 07, 1940
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 7, 1940
* Adolf Hitler gets a hero's welcome w/ photo
* Returns to Berlin from the conquered war front
* Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium & France
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "HITLER HOME IN TRIUMPH; TO SET UP 'NEW EUROPE'" with subhead and related photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 14 pages,... See More
Spree Killer Ernest 'Ernie' Ingenito' shootings...
Item #699251
November 18, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 18, 1950
* Spree Killer Ernest 'Ernie' Ingenito shootings
* Franklin Township & Minotola, New Jersey
The front page has a two column heading: "Veteran Kills 5, Wounds 4 Seized After Jersey Chase" (see images) First report coverage on Ernest 'Ernie" Ingenito's spree killings in Franklin Township and Minotola, New Jersey. Nice to hav... See More
NATO Ratified... North Atlantic Alliance...
Item #699245
April 05, 1949
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1949
* NATO military alliance signed (day of)
* North Atlantic Treaty Organization
* Atlantic Defense Treaty
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "12 NATIONS TO SIGN ATLANTIC ALLIANCE AT CAPITAL TODAY" with subheads (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, light toning at the margins, very nice condition.
... See More
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