1904 Cheswick, PA coal mine explosion...

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, January 26, 1904 



* Hardwick coal mine explosion (1st report) 

* Cheswick, Pennsylvania disaster 



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BURIED ALIVE" and "Over 100 Men Perish in Mine Near Pittsburg As Result of Explosion". See photos for 1st report coverage on the Hardwick coal mi... See More  

Calvary in Italy...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 6, 1904 Frontpage illustration "The Dog in the Manger" by W. A. Rogers; Edward Everett Hale, New Chaplain of the Senate; Pictures at the Seventy-Third Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Rough-Riding in Italy--A Cavalry Drill Near Rome and other advertisements of the day. The issue is complete in 12-16 pages, in go... See More  

Great Baltimore fire of 1904...

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Fire at Baltimore... Auto Races at Ormond Beach...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 13, 1904  Frontpage illustration "A Fit Guaranteed" by W. A. Rogers; William Collins Whitney; The Recent Floods in the Ohio Valley; The Automobile Races at Ormond Beach, Florida; With the Troops of Japan and Russia on Land and Sea; Baltimore's Great Fire; Day and Night Views of the Great Baltimore Fire; Snap-Shots Taken in the Burned... See More  

Smithsonian Institute Founder Honored...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 27, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Hold Fast, Uncle Sam!" by W. A. Rogers; A View of One of Russia's Sea-Ports in Manchuria; Russian Troops on Their Way to the Front; Marcus A. Hanna; The War in the East--Snap-Shots Taken at the Scene of Action; Honoring the Founder of the Smithsonian Institution; Ad, Mark Twain's Six Funniest Boo... See More  

Buildings in Janesville, Wisconsin...

THE MYSTIC WORKER, Plano, Illinois, June, 1904  An interesting little paper which describes itself as: "...a social, fraternal and beneficial society, governed by a Supreme Lodge, having subordinate lodges in states & provinces near each other & of equal healthfulness...". Pages 1, 3, 7 & 8 contains nice photos of buildings in Janesville, Wisconsin, including the fire ho... See More  

Troops enter Korea...

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War in the East...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 19, 1904  Frontpage Photo Alexeieff, Viceroy of Russia; Russian Troops Arriving at the Seat of War; A View of the Open Port of Newchwang, Manchuria, Near Which Russian Forces are Concentration; and many other photos of the war in the East; and other advertisements of the day. The issue is complete in 12-16 pages, in good condition, and contains a... See More  

For the Mystic Workers of the world...

THE MYSTIC WORKER, Plano, Illinois, April, 1904  An interesting little paper which describes itself as: "...a social, fraternal and beneficial society, governed by a Supreme Lodge, having subordinate lodges in states & provinces near each other & of equal healthfulness...".

Eight pages, 11 by 15 12 inches, 3 small binding holes at the blank spine margin, nice condition.... See More  

War content from Russia and Korea...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Russia's Move" by W. A. Rogers; Snap-Shots of Russian Soldiers on the Uncompleted Railroad Around the Southern Part of Lake Baikal; Military Scenes in St. Petersburg and Warsaw; Photos From the Scene of War in Korea; Doublepage illustration "A Cossack Charge Against Japanese Troops in Northern ... See More  

Russia and Manchuria... Ohio...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 23, 1904 Frontpage illustration "On the Road" by W. A. Rogers; War-time Scenes From Russia and Manchuria; Inside the Russian Fortifications at Vladivostok; Multiple articles on the State of Ohio; Doublepage photo, Night View of Columbus, the Ohio State Capital; and other advertisements of the day. The issue is complete in 12-16 pages, in goo... See More  

Oepning of the St. Louis Fair...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1904  Frontpage Photo, Opening the St. Louis Fair---Night View of the Palace of Varied Industries; The Russian Battle-Ship "Petropavlovsk," Sunk by the Japanese at Port Arthur, April 13; Opening World's Fair; Multiple articles on the Opening of the World's Fair; "Bird's-Eye View of the St. Louis World's Fair"; ... See More  

Japanese in Korea... Auto hill-climbing...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 7, 1904 Frontpage illustration "House-Hunting" by W. A. Rogers; Japanese Infantry in Northern Korea Marching Toward the Yalu; Photos of the Wrecks of the Russian Ships "Variag" and "Sungari" in Chemulpo Harbor; An Interesting View of the Automobile Hill-Climbing Contest in Boston; Doublepage Photo, The Japanese in Northern ... See More  

Japanese Artillery...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1904 Frontpage illustration "Looking On" by W. A. Rogers; Photo of Japanese Firing-Line in a Skirmish Near the Yalu; Russian Troops in the Far East--Infantry Parading at Blagovestchensk; Doublepage Photo, Japanese Artillery in Action During a Skirmish in Northern Korea; Mark Twain's Six Funniest Books and other advertisements of the da... See More  

St. Louis Fair...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 28, 1904  Frontpage illustration "What Are You Doing Here?" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Wounded in a Japanese Red Cross Hospital at Chemulpo, Korea; Honoring A Japanese Naval Officer, Lieutenant-Commander Hirose, Who was Killed at Port Arthur; Double page illustration "A Daily Scene at the World's Fair--Sketch Made on the Grounds From t... See More  

Horseracing...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 11, 1904  Front page illustration "He Wants Them Both" by W. A. Rogers; Japanese Troops Leaving the Shanagawa Railroad Station for the Front; The Eighteenth Brooklyn Handicap, Run at Gravesend, Long Island, May 26; Alton Brooks Parker; With the Japanese Troops--Snap-Shots Taken in the Field; President Clarence H. Mackay and His Lieutenan... See More  

"General Slocum" diaster...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 25, 1904  Front page illustration "Come On, Boys" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Soldiers Hauling Guns Up the Steep Heights at Port Arthur; Two Remarkable Photographs of the Blowing up of the Russian Flag-Ship, the "Petropavlovsk," at Port Arthur, on April 13; The Japanese Army on the March--Photographs by Our Special Correspondent; ... See More  

Steeple-Chase...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 9, 1904  Front page illustration "A Critical Moment" by W. A. Rogers; An Incident of the Evacuation of Newchwang--Russians Removing Siege-Guns From the Manchurian Stronghold; A Recent Photograph of the Czar--Nicholas II. Holding A Review at the Navy-Yard, St. Petersburg; American Golfers in Britain by van Tassel Sutphen; Double page Photo, S... See More  

First Mt. Washington automobile hill climb...

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The Manhattan Bridge... Louisiana Purchase exposition...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 16, 1904  The front page has "The Festival Hall, the Central and Dominating Structure of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The New Manhattan Wire-Cable Suspension Bridge Across the East River as it Will Appear When Completed"; The New White Star Liner 'Baltic' - The largest Ves... See More  

Pope Pius X...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 23, 1904  Front page illustration "A Noble Effort" by W. A. Rogers; Celebrating the Semicentennial of the Republican Party at Jackson, Michigan; William F. Sheehan; Thomas F. Ryan; Mr. W. D. Howells at Oxford--The Group of Distinguished Nominees on Whom the English University Recently Conferred Degrees; Double page Photo, The First Public Appearance o... See More  

Flag-Ship 'Kearsarge'...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 30, 1904  Front page illustration "There's Life in the Old Man Yet" by W. A. Rogers; Views at Esopus--Snap-Shots Taken at Judge Parker's Estate on the Hudson; The Visit of the North Atlantic Squardron to Portugal--Snap-Shots of Scenes on the Flag-Ship "Kearsarge"; How The Japanese Care for Their Wounded--Views in the Field Hospit... See More  

Tour of New York City's new Subway...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 6, 1904  Front page illustration "Keeping Cool" by W. A. Rogers; Henry G. Davis, Democratic Nominee for Vice-President--A Snap-Shot Taken at His Home at Elkins, West Virginia, on July 14; Photographs of Scenes at the Annual Race Week and Water-Sports Carnival at the Larchmont Yacht Club; The Mayor's Inspection Party Making a Tour of the... See More  

New York to St. Louis Automobile Run...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 13, 1904  Front page illustration "Git outer my patch, durn ye!" "Go 'way, boy; can't you see I'm only a lamb?" by W. A. Rogers; Thomas Taggart, Chairman-Elect of the Democratic National Committee; The Notification Ceremonies at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay; The Start of the Automobile Run From New York to the St. Louis ... See More  

Racing at Saratoga...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 20, 1904 Front page illustration "Height of the Racing Season" by W. A. Rogers; The Latest Photograph of Mrs. Alton B. Parker; Snap-Shots of Scenes at the Opening of the Racing Season at Saratoga; Photographs of Irving Bacheller's Literary Workshop at Sound Beach, Connecticut; Double page Photo, Judge Parker Receiving the Formal No... See More