Issues for under $50
Issues for under $50
1901 Birmingham, Alabama tornado...
Item #588625
March 25, 1901
THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 25, 1901
* Birmingham Al Alabama
* Tornado disaster
This 10 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "25 LIVES LOST IN A TORNADO WHICH SWEPT OVER ALABAMA" and more. 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at Birmingham, Pratt City and Irondale, Alabama.
Other news of the day. Light browning, a little ... See More
Funeral of President Harrison...
Item #177090
March 30, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 30, 1901 Illustration "Equestrian Feats At The Military Tournament"; the funeral of Ex-President Harrison; Progress at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo; A New Way Around an Old World; doublepage centerfold "In-Door Skating at the St. Nicholas Rink" by Lowell; Edwin A. Abbey and some examples of his work; and other news of the ... See More
Item #177091
April 06, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 6, 1901 Fullpage illustration "The Great Arch of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine"; The Distributing Stations of the New York Free Circulating Library; The Capture of Aguinaldo; fullpage "Method of Wrapping the Cables of the New East River Bridge"; City of Morocco; doublepage centerfold "The Spirit of Easter" by Wenzell; P... See More
The opera season...
Item #177092
April 13, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 13, 1901 Two pages of photos of the construction of the Underground Railroad in New York; Still-Hunting; The Cuban Situation; doublepage centerfold "A Return to First Principles" by Ransome; The Opera Season; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
East River Bridge...
Item #631881
April 20, 1901
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 20, 1901 The front page has "Construction of the New East River Bridge" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Stern-Wheel Steamers on the Mississippi"; "Making Large Plaster Cast"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pages, never bound, a bit of dirtiness in the upper margin... See More
Item #177094
April 27, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 27, 1901 Photos of the Present Appearance of The Panama Canal Excavations; Havana; The Ascent of Popocatepetl; doublepage centerfold "The Grill-Room of the New York Yacht Club" by Dart; Andrew Carnegie's Highland Castle; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
1901 Apache Kid execution ?....
Item #678378
May 01, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 1, 1901
* Apache Kid executed in 1901 ?
* Notorious renegade Indian
The bottom of the front page has a one column heading: "The Apache Kid Executed In Mexico" (see) Was this the infamous Apache Kid ? His whereabouts and ultimate fate was never known according to history. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pul... See More
1901 Jacksonville, Florida fire disaster...
Item #678367
May 03, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 3, 1901
* Great fire of 1901
* Jacksonville, Florida
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FLORIDA CITY IS BURNED" 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.
Complete with 8 pages, small ... See More
The Awakening of Coney Island...
Item #177095
May 04, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 4, 1901 The Long Island Automobile Club's 100-Mile Endurance Test; The Cuban Situation; The Political Outlook in Mexico; doublepage centerfold "The American Steel Industry: Pressing Armor-Plate In The Homestead Mills" by Peters; The Awakening of Coney Island; Colonel Alfred H. Belo; and other news of the day.
Item #161277
May 04, 1901
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, NY May 4, 1901. This paper contains frontpage prints and internal article of: THE GREAT NILE RESERVOIR..(see picture). There is also a fullpage article and prints of: The Hofman Flying Machine (see picture). This paper is in very nice condition with minor edge tears with no loss and measures about 11 by 15.5 inches.
Item #177096
May 11, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1901 Photo "The President Starting on his 15,000-Mile Journey"; The New Yale Club-House in Forty-Fourth Street; The American Steel Industry; The Cuban Situation; The Visit of the Duke of Genoa and the Italian Fleet to Toulon, France; doublepage centerfold "The Dock Improvement Along West Street" by Meeker; The Polo Tournament at Lakew... See More
1901 Oil discoveries at Beaumont, Texas....
Item #678337
May 14, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 14, 1901
* re. the discovery of oil in Beaumont, Texas
* Beginning of the Great Spindletop oil well era
Page 4 has a one column heading: "Beaumont's Boom" with subhead. (see) The great Spindletop oil gusher was discovered just a few months earlier. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very ha... See More
Item #552247
May 19, 1901
LESSONS FOR THE LITTLE ONES, Dayton, Ohio, May 19, 1901
* Uncommon title
Has Sunday school content for young folks.
Octavo-size, 4 pages, some lite wear.
Steam barge Baltimore sinking...
Item #557871
May 25, 1901
THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 25, 1901
* Steam barge Baltimore sinking
* Great Lakes - Lake Huron
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline: "DEATH AND DISASTER ON THE GREAT LAKES" with subheads. Other news of the day.
Usual browning with some margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.... See More
Country's leading women's suffrage publication...
Item #688444
May 25, 1901
THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., May 25, 1901
* Rare publication - Women's suffrage
Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she ... See More
Jerome Park Reservoir...
Item #593777
June 01, 1901
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 1, 1901 The front cover of this issue features five photos of "the Water Supply of New York City - Jerome Park Reservoir" which has an accompanying article within the issue. Inside is: "Double-Track Railway Viaduct Over the Des Moines River"; "The United States Experimental Model Basin"; "Removing the Disabled 65-Ton Gun ... See More
1901 Beavertown, Michigan murders...
Item #704276
June 05, 1901
THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, June 5, 1901
* Beavertown, Michigan murders
* Will Arnell spree killings
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FIVE PEOPLE SHOT BY A FRENZIED HOTEL MAN" with subheads. (see images)
Eight pages, light toning, some margin wear, generally good. Should be handled with care. ... See More
Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo...
Item #177100
June 08, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1901 Frontpage color illustration of the Pan-American Exposition by Rogers; Numerous pages of reports and photos covering the Exposition; Tobacco Industry in New England; fullpage colored advertisement of the America's Great Resorts; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
1901 Klondike gold rush...
Item #678665
June 08, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 8, 1901
* Klondike gold rush
* Sulphur Creek, Yukon
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A GIANT NUGGET" 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.
Complete with 8 pages, small library s... See More
1901 Execution of 6 Negroes...
Item #678383
June 14, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 14, 1901
* Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia
* Execution - hangings of six Negroes
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SIX NEGROES HANGED" 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.
Com... See More
The Edison storage battery...
Item #631792
June 15, 1901
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 15, 1901 The front page has "The Floor-System of the New East River Bridge" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is "The Electrograph - A New Facsimile Telegraph"; "The Edison Storage Battery - Showing Also Grid, Pocket for Active Material, and Portions of Gutta Percha Partition"; "The New Floating Drydock for t... See More
1901 Execution of 6 Negroes...
Item #678401
June 20, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 20, 1901
* Shreveport, Louisiana
* Negroes lynchings
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEGROES LYNCHED" 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.
Complete with 8 pages, small librar... See More
"America" Flagship of the Balwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition...
Item #177102
June 22, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 22, 1901 Photo "First Dip of the Season"; The Oil Boom in Texas; The International Jubilee Convention of the Y.M.C.A. at Boston; Valley Forge and the Nation; doublepage centerfold "The Viaduct at One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Street" by Peters; Features of the Russian Army; The American Steel Industry; "America" Flagship of the ... See More
Country's leading women's suffrage publication...
Item #690503
June 29, 1901
THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1901
* Turn of the 20th century
* Women's suffrage
Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist le... See More
1901 Williams, Arizona fire disaster...
Item #679358
July 02, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 2, 1901
* Williams, Arizona fire disaster
* Coconino County - Route 66
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WILLIAMS BURNED" 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.
Complete with 8 pa... See More
How rhe Younger and James brothers could rob banks...
Item #679762
July 05, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 5, 1901 Page 7 has over a full column taken up with: "TACTICS OF BANDITS" "A Raid That Was All Carefully Planned In Advance" "How Men Like three Younger and the James Brothers Could Ride Into a Town in Broad Daylight, Rob a Bank and Get Away". A fascinating article.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Collegiate Rowing... Yachting...
Item #177105
July 13, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 13, 1901 Illustration "Waiting for Grandpa" by Ransom; Collegiate Rowing Races at Poughkeepsie; The "Columbia" - "Constitution" Races of Newport; fullpage illustration "Battles of the United States Army - The Storming of Stony Point"; doublepage centerfold "Opening of the Bathing Season at Narragansett Pier" by P... See More
Battle with moonshiners in 1901...
Item #679414
July 20, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 20, 1901
* Battle with moonshiners
* Monterey, Tennessee
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "OFFICERS AMBUSHED" 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.
Complete with 8 pages, two sm... See More
On the Boer War...
Item #601020
July 20, 1901
BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET, London, July 20, 1901 An interesting and uncommon periodical, published in London, but having a focus on events of the Boer War in South Africa. It also has much domestic content offering an interesting glimpse of British life at the end of the Victorian era. It published from 1899 thru 1905 and contains many photographs.
Contains 32 pages plus blue wrappers, 7... See More
The Paris-Berlin Motor Carriage Race... Glass blowing...
Item #598975
July 27, 1901
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 27, 1901 The front cover of the issue contains several illustrations of "The Manufacture of Blown Glass - Lamp Chimneys" with an accompanying article inside. Inside the issue are: "Electric Hoist Installed on the Comstock"; "The Paris-Berlin Motor Carriage Race"; "The Experimental Machine of M. Santos-Dumont"; and other ar... See More
Train robbed by tramps...
Item #680961
July 28, 1901
THE ARIZONA GAZETTE, Phoenix, July 28, 1901 The ftpg. has a short report: "Tramp Robbers" noting: "Two tramps held up Nels Peterson & Benj. Anderson on the train near Belle Plaine...robbing both & beating Peterson & shooting Anderson. Anderson was then thrown from the train & his head cut off by the wheels."
Eight pages, irregular at the spine, otherwise ... See More
Yachting... Pistols..
Item #177108
August 03, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 3, 1901 Frontpage photo "The Cruise of the New York Yacht Club"; Hotel Life Aboard Ship; American Athletes in England; fullpage photo "Summer Music in New York - A Concert on the Mall, Central Park"; Pistols in the Mechanical Arts; doublepage centerfold "The Cruise of the New York Yacht Club" by Shafer; Women and the Pa... See More
1901 Alberto Santos-Dumont airship mishap......
Item #679153
August 08, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 8, 1901
* Alberto Santos-Dumont
* Aviation pioneer - aviator
* Early airship - balloon mishap
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THRILLING ESCAPE" 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 p... See More
Uncle Sam cartoon by Rogers...
Item #177109
August 10, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 10, 1901 Frontpage political Uncle Sam cartoon by Rogers; fullpage illustration "The Philadelphia Mint - Old and New" by Lawrence; In Whittier's Country; doublepage centerfold "The Strenuous Side of Life at Newport"; Cavalry Evolutions by the Black Horse Troop at Fort Myer, Virginia; Opening the Kiowa and Comanche Reservations; and... See More
Item #177110
August 17, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, August 17, 1901, from New York. fullpage "Tantalus-in-Town" poem and drawings by Louis Akin; fullpage illustration "Music at Marine Park, Boston" by Toaspern; House-Boat Life in the United States; doublepage centerfold photos "Fifth Avenue, as Seen from the Top of a Stage"; fullpage "The Laughing Girl" by Sir Joshua Reynolds; Old Home We... See More
1901 Dexter, Texas Negro lynching...
Item #679159
August 21, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 21, 1901
* Dexter, Texas
* Cooke County
* Negro lynching
Page 3 has a one column heading: "A Negro's Awful Crime Expiated At The Stake". (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.
Complete with 8 pages, small lib... See More
1901 Sam Strong murder... Cripple Creek...
Item #679156
August 22, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 22, 1901
* Millionaire Sam Strong murder
* Cripple Creek, Colorado mine owner
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MILLIONAIRE MURDERED" 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.
Comple... See More
Yachting...
Item #177111
August 24, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 24, 1901 Frontpage "The Social Side of Yachting" by de Thulstrup; fullpage "The Floating Roof Garden - A Phase of Summer Life in New York" by Torpriz; New York's Vacation Schools; The American Invasion of Asia; doublepage centerfold "A Midsummer Morning in Madison Square" by Stevens; The English Cup Challenger; and other ... See More
1901 Oil discoveries at Beaumont, Texas....
Item #679497
August 27, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 27, 1901
* re. the discovery of oil in Beaumont, Texas
* Beginning of the Great Spindletop oil well era
The front page has a small one column heading: "A Wild Oil Gusher Is Alarming Texas" (see) The great Spindletop oil gusher was discovered earlier in the same year. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp&qu... See More
Early Phoenix...
Item #687623
August 30, 1901
THE ARIZONA GAZETTE, Phoenix, Aug. 30, 1901
* Rare old West title
* Maricopa County
A territorial newspaper as Arizona would not join the Union until eleven years later. At this time the population of Phoenix was just 5,500.
Various news reports and advertisements of the day.
Eight pages, various chipping at the margins, rejoined at the spine. Good condition but somewhat fragile &a... See More
Land rush in Oklahoma...
Item #161078
September 04, 1901
CHRISTIAN HERALD, New York, Sept. 4, 1901 Five front page illustrations show: Scenes In The Great Free Land Rush In Oklahoma". Format is similar to Harper's Weekly although some of the reports have a religious theme. Good condition.
Item #161279
September 21, 1901
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, NY September 21, 1901. This paper contains 2 full pages outlined in black in memory of: President McKinley(see picture). The article is titled "God's will be done- Not ours." This paper is in very nice condition and measures about 11 by 15.5 inches.
Black-border for death of President McKinley...
Item #578426
September 21, 1901
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, September 21, 1901 The frontpage of this issue is black-bordered in memory of President McKinley. The front page features an article on "Canaigre Growing in Southwest United States" and features several photos. Within are articles: The Mycen Aean Question" "St. Ulrich and the INdustries of Grodnerthal" "Stage Bridges at the Co... See More
Newspapers of Stanford University from 1901...
Item #685022
September 21, 1901
DAILY PALO ALTO, Stanford University, California, 1901 A lot of ten issues, dates of September & October, 1901, of the school newspaper published by this now prestigious university in northern California, with various news tidbits, items about school and many ads as well.
Each is complete in 4 pages, measures 11 by 15 1/2 inches. A little irregular along the spine, nice condition.... See More
1901 Leon Czolgosz guilty... William McKinley...
Item #710962
September 24, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 24, 1901
* President William McKinley assassination
* Leon Czolgosz guilty of murder
The top of the front page has one column headings: "GUILTY OF MURDER" "STORY OF THE PLOT" 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... See More
Lifting bridges...
Item #631793
September 28, 1901
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 28, 1901 The front page has "Rolling Lift Bridges" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is "Foster's Fog Signals"; "Foolhardy Attempts at Passing the Whirlpool Rapids of Niagara"; "New Motor Cycle"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pages, never bound, a... See More
1901 Shelbyville, Kentuckly Negores lynchings...
Item #679220
October 02, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 2, 1901
* Shelbyville, Kentucky
* Negroes lynchings - hangings
* Jimbo Fields & Clarence Garnett
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEGROES LYNCHED" 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 er... See More
1901 Miss Stone Affair... kidnapping...
Item #679204
October 08, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 8, 1901
* Miss Stone Affair - kidnapping
* American Protestant missionary
* Ellen Maria Stone - Bulgaria
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FATE OF MISS STONE" 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... See More
Item #160270
October 12, 1901
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, N.Y., Oct. 12, 1901 The ftpg. has seven photos: "The Manufacture Of High-Grade Steel" re. U.S. Steel plant at West Everett, Mass. Small ink library stamp in the upper right corner, otherwise good.
America's Cup Yacht Race...
Item #177118
October 12, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 12, 1901 Two pages of photos from the America's Cup yacht race; fullpage illustration "Coming Back from the Races" by Wilkinson; Alger's "Spanish-American War"; doublepage centerfold photos "The New Resident of Henry W. Poor, Gramercy Park, New York"; The Season's Cricket; The Revolution and War in South America;... See More
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