1903 Carrie Nation...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 5, 1903



* Carrie Nation at Sacramento

* Temperance advocate

* Anti-alcohol leader



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CARRIE HONORED THE LEGISLATURE" 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 i... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 14, 1903 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow XXIX. - George Ade; Reading the Articles of War in the Navy; The New Stock Exchange in New York; Tolstoy's "Resurrection"; The American Girl at the Court of King Edward; Who Will Control the World  a Hundred Years from Now?; Deer-hunting in Automobiles; and other news and advertisements of ... See More  

Boxers, lightship, & Presidential cabinet prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 28, 1903  Frontpage illustration Signor Marconi by Peter Newell; "A Turkish Victory in Macedonia"; The President and His Cabinet- The Largest Presidential Cabinet in the History of America"; The Boxers; "The Chinese Pay Germany for the Murder of Her Minister, Baron Von Ketteler"; and other news and advertisements of the ... See More  

Easter issue...

LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1903  The front page IS a photo of little girl holding Easter lilies beneath which is a poem:"An Easter Lily". Articles within include: "The President's Daughter the Guest of Porto Rico" "Great Flood in the Mississippi Imperils Memphis"; double-page centerfold entitled "The North Atlantic Fleet Enjoying a Minstrel ... See More  

1903 Joplin, Missouri Negro lynching & riot...

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 totally fragile from this era in paper.

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1903 Outlaw James McKinney killed...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 20, 1903



* James McKinney killed

* Tulare County outlaw

* Bakersfield, California shootout



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "OUTLAW MET A TRAGIC END" 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... See More  

1903 William Kissam Vanderbilt marries...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 25, 1903



* William Kissam Vanderbilt

* Anne Harriman Rutherford

* Wedding - Weds - Marries



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VANDERBILT WEDS WEDS MRS. RUTHERFORD" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tota... See More  

1903 Frank Slide... rockslide disaster...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 30, 1903



* Frank Slide - Northwest Territories

* Massive rockslide - Turtle Mountain

* Alberta, Canada landslide disaster



 The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LANDSLIDE CAUSED FRANK DISASTER" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard ... See More  

Polo...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1903 Frontpage Photo of Americans of To-morrow XXXII.--John Huston Finley; The Secrets of Arctic Geography Revealed; Photo, The President in the National Park; About Polo and Polo-Ponies; Doublepage illustration "Lucky Dog" by Clarence F. Underwood; "The First Jump of the Season" by Lucius W. Hitchcock; other news and advertisemen... See More  

Pittsburgh...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 23, 1903  Frontpage illustration "Our New American Citizens" by G. W. Peters; The Passing of Gibraltar; "Making the Weather Forecast at Washington" by Sydney Adamson; "'Tap-Day' At Yale" by The Kinneys; Pittsburgh, the Giant Industrial City of the World; Doublepage illustration "The Song Without Words&quo... See More  

Yachting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1903 Frontpage Photo The Outrages in the Balkans; The Cup Yachts and the Season's Problems; Doublepage photo The Children of the West Greet the President; The President in the West; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

From the Oklahoma & Indian Territories...

THE RECORD, Moore, Oklahoma, June 5, 1903 



* Pre-statehood



Early newspapers from Oklahoma are very difficult to come by, primarily due to the territory being relatively unsettled through the 19th century. Created from a combination of the Oklahoma Territory and the Indian Territory, it did not become a state until 1907.

Eight pages, various news tidbits and a variety of literary items,... See More  

The flood of Pacolet & Clifton SC...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 9, 1903



* Pacolet & Clifton SC South Carolina

* Cloudburst flooding disaster



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "DROWNED IN TORRENT", "Mountain Flood Sweeps Away Mills Towns", "Pacolet (sic) River's Sudden Rise" and more. 1st report coverage on the Clifton and Pacolet, ... See More  

Alexander I of Serbia & Queen Draga assassination...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 11, 1903



* Alexander I of Serbia

* Queen Draga Mašin

* Assassination - murder



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ALEXANDER'S REIGN ENDS IN BLOODSHED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totall... See More  

USS Maine...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 13, 1903  The front page of this issue features a half page photo of "United States Battleship "Maine" with an accompanying article within. Also within the issue is: "A Novel Automobile Lawn Mower" which is used at the United States Capitol; "New Instruments for Enabling the Deaf to Hear"; "The New Motor Chair"; ... See More  

Heppner, Oregon storm disaster....

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 16, 1903



* Heppner, Oregon

* Storm - flood disaster



This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page:

"TOWN OVERWHELMED", "Five Hundred Lives Lost In Cloudburst In Oregon", "Wall Of Water 20 Feet High" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the worst natural disaster in Oregon history.... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 20, 1903 Frontpage illustration "The Presentation of the New Chinese Minister; The Havoc of the Western Floods; A New Invention for Our Next War; The Assassination of the King and Queen of Servia; Doublepage illustration "They're Off!" by George Wright; The Gate Way to Nevada; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full ... See More  

Harvard-Yale Boating...

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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1903 Frontpage illustration of the Statue of Liberty; "A Newly Discovered Portrait of Washington" by John Trumbull; Photo of "Reliance,"  "Constitution," and "Columbia" Crossing the Line; Looping the Loop in an Automobile; Decorative Art at the World's Fair; Doublepage illustration "The Day We Celebra... See More  

Pope Leo XIII on His Deathbed...

DETROIT FREE PRESS: Detroit, Michigan; dated July 7, 1903.



* Pope Leo XIII

* Death Appears Imminent



This issue pertains to the imminent death of Pope Leo XIII and includes a front page illustration of the Pope and the following headlines: "Pope Leo May Pass Away Within Twenty-Four Hours", "His Doctors Say that Everything Possible Has Been Done for Him", "The Venerab

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New York City...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York,  July 11, 1903  Frontpage illustration of the Statue of Liberty; Photo of First Trial of "Shamrock III." in American Waters; New York City a Flood Centre; illustration "The New Hendrik Hudson Memorial Bridge" by Vernon Howe Bailey"; Doublepage illustration "Reliance" Wins" by George Gibbs; Lighting a Metropolis;... See More  

Pope Leo XIII death...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 21, 1903



* Pope Leo XIII death (1st report)



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "POPE DEAD", "Aged Prelate Passed Away This Afternoon", "The Late Pope Leo XIII" and more with two small related illustrations. The entire front page is taken up with text on his death wi... See More  

Paterson New Jersey tornado in 1903...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 24, 1903



* Paterson, New Jersey

* Tornado disaster



The front page has one column headlines: "TORNADO AT PATERSON", "Many Buildings Blown Down" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the Paterson, New Jersey tornado disaster.



Other news and various advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, ... See More  

Automobile Race... Gordon-Bennett Trophy...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 25, 1903



* Gordon-Bennett Cup automobile race photos

* Athy, Kildare County, Ireland



Full front page has two photos: "The Automobile Race in Ireland for the Gordon-Bennett Trophy."



Inside has a report about the race that includes six more photos. 



Note: The Gordon-Bennett Cup for automobile racing only last 6 years.



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1903 Tewksbury Massachusetts explosion disaster...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 29, 1903



* Tewksbury Massachusetts explosion disaster



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "AWFUL EXPLOSION IN MASSACHUSETTS" 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.

Complete with 6 pages... See More