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  

Racing at Saratoga...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 3, 1904 Front page illustration "A Vision of November 8" by W. A. Rogers; A New Portrait of Mark Twain, Painted by the Italian Artist E. Gelli, to be Exhibited at the World's Fair at St. Louis; The End of the Racing Season at Saratoga--Snap-Shots of Scenes and Incidents; Secretary Taft, Members of the Philippine Commission, and Invit... See More  

Irish Leader, John E. Redmond...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 10, 1904  Front page Photo, Henry James; The "Futurity," Run at the Meeting of the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheepshead Bay, August 27; With Admiral Togo on His Flagship, The "Mikasa," at the Japanese Naval Base, Near Port Arthur; The Latest Portrait of His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, Who is Now Visiting America; Dou... See More  

Oil Fire at Antwerp...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 24, 1904 Front page illustration "Defiance!" by W. A. Rogers; Leaders in the Political Campaign--Photographs of the Headquarters of the Democratic and Republican National Committee; The War Game at Manassas--Views of the Troops in Camp Taken by our Special Photographers; Russian Submarine Mines Removed by Japanese Soldiers From the Harbo... See More  

1904 death of William Vernon Harcourt...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 1, 1904



* William Vernon Harcourt death (1st report)

* British lawyer, journalist & Liberal statesman



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "DEATH RETIRES A NOTED LIBERAL LEADER" 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... See More  

Cowboy Carnival...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 8, 1904 D. Cady Herrick, Democratic Nominee for Governor of New York; The Open Championship Polo Match at Van Cortlandt Park; Snap-Shots of the Russian Auxiliary Cruiser "Lena," Which Has Been Dismantled in San Francisco Harbor; Snap-Shots of Events at the Recent "Cowboy Carnival" at Cheyenne, Wyoming; Double page illustration &q... See More  

1904 Boston Red Sox wins AL pennant...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 10, 1904



* Boston Red Sox wins American League pennant

* Major League Baseball - MLB



The front page has a one column heading: "Boston Club Wins Pennant" with subhead. (see) Interestingly there was no World Series for this year. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More  

Flying Machine... Launching "Connecticut"...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 15, 1904  Front page illustration "The Lion-Tamer" by W. A. Rogers; Paul Morton, The New Secretary of the Navy; The Railroad Disaster at Knoxville, Tennessee, in Which More Than Fifty Lives Were Lost; Launching the "Connecticut," the Largest Battle-Ship in the United States Navy; Receiving Wireless Messages on Ship-Board 2000 Miles F... See More  

John D. Rockfeller...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 22, 1904  Front page illustration "Uncle Sam. "Enough Head-Lines--Produce the Evidence!" by W. A. Rogers; John D. Rockefeller, The Richest Man in the World; Ceremonies at the Notification of Frank W. Higgins, Republican Candidate for Governor of New York, With Photographs Taken at His Home; How Russia Treats Her Prisoners--Scenes in the R... See More  

Lauching of Battleship "Nebraska"...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 29, 1904  Alexander E. Orr, President of the Board of Rapid Transit Commission Which has Directed the Building of New York's New Subway; A New Automobile Record From Chicago to New York--Messrs. B. B. Holcomb and Laurence Duffie in the Columbia Car, With Which They Reduced the New York-Chicago Record to 58 Hours 45 Minutes; Caricatures by Japane... See More  

The Carrara of America...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, November 5, 1904, from New York. This issue contains articles about fifty-ton elecric Cranes being used for loading cars.  The Carrara of America, the view of quarry showing the method of marble cutting along with other interesting articles, illustrations, and ads. This is a full issue and is in good condition. See photo for details.

New York City's Rapid Transit...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1904  Front page Photo, Marquis Hirobumi Ito; Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky, Commander of the Russian "Baltic Fleet Which Attacked the British Trawlers in the North Sea; Snap-Shots of Four Leading Players in the Football World--Captains at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia; Henry Watterson; Photos Taken at the Opening of New York's New Su... See More  

1904 Hole-In-The-Wall outlaws captured...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 17, 1904  Two weeks prior to this issue, two bandits presumed to be from the Hole-In-The-Wall country of Wyoming attempted to rob the First National Bank of Cody, Wyoming. Hearing of the news, the famed frontiersman and showman "Buffalo Bill" Cody reportedly got in into the chase. He is not mentioned in this report.

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Harvard-Yale...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 19, 1904  Front page Photo, President Roosevelt and His Sons; General Prince Fushimi, Who has Just Come to America to Represent the Emperor of Japan at the St. Louis Fair; Snap-Shots of the Recent Beagle Trials on the Estate of the Late W. C. Whitney at Westbury, Long Island; The Airship "California Arrow" in Flight at the St. Louis Fair; The... See More  

Yale-Princeton...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 26, 1904 Front page Photo, General Nogi, The Japanese Commander, Studying a War Map at His Headquarters Before Port Arthur; The Statue of Frederick the Great, Presented to America by Emperor William, and Unveiled at Washington, November 19; The First Photos Taken of Scenes in and Around Port Arthur During the Present Siege; Double page Photo, The End of... See More  

Very nice color cover...

AMERICAN HORSE BREEDER, Boston, New York & Chicago, Dec. 13, 1904  See the colorful front cover. Contains 100 pages with the covers, small binding holes near the spine, minor margin wear, a great wealth of horse-related photos & illustrations inside.

Fox-hunting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 17, 1904 Front page Photo, General-Adjutant A. M. Stoessel, The Russian Commander at Port Arthur; The End of the Fox-Hunting Season--Photos of  a Meet of the Meadowbrook Hunt Club; "Street Scene in Tokyo at Announcement of Japanese Successes at Port Arthur" by G. Yeto; Photo of the Japanese War Balloons Used to Reconnoitre the Russian Pos... See More  

1904 Pelletier fire... Sioux City SD...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 24, 1904



* Pelletier fire - Sioux City, South Dakota

* Business district conflagration disaster



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "FIRE SWEEPS SIOUX CITY CAUSING $2,500,000 LOSS" 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  

George Washington Universtiy...

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Early Pro-Union Newspaper...

THE LABOR NEWS, Eureka, California, 1905. A rather uncommon newspaper from this Northern California town themed on labor-related news and concerns. Quite early for a pro-union themed newspaper.  Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have this specific date but will have the format as shown. Measures approximately 15x12 inches and contains 8 pages.

William Taft...

Life magazine, circa 1905.  (print only)



PLEASE NOTE: The exact date is unknown. The print is by Albert Levering and is that of "William H. Taft". The print size is approximately 8.5 x  10.75 inches.

Automobile advertisement...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, circa 1905.  (print only)



PLEASE NOTE: The exact date is not known. The print is the backcover of an issue and is an automobile ad for Columbia 2 Electric Vehicle Company.



The size is approximately 9.5 x 13.5 inches.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 7, 1905 Front page Photo, Mr. August Belmont, Recently Elected President of the National Civic Federation; Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, Commander of England's Channel Fleet; Japanese Troops in a Trench Close to the Russian Lines at Port Arthur; War Correspondents Watching an Assault by the Japanese on the East Keekwan Fort at Port Arthur; Snap-Sho... See More  

1905 Russian Revolution...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Monday, Jan. 19, 1905



* Pre-Bloody Sunday massacre (3 days away)

* St. Petersburg, Russia - Russian revolution



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "SHRAPNEL BURST OVER CZAR'S HEAD" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... See More