Fighting in Russia...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 26, 1904 Frontpage illustration "The Coming of Spring" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Troops in Manchuria on Their Way to the Front; St. Petersburg in War-Time--Troops Leaving for the Front; Doublepage illustration "A View of the Torpedo Attack Upon Russian War-Ships at Port Arthur" by Sydney Laurence; Doublepage Map, "The Scene of ... See More  

Life in Japan... Southern California...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 2, 1904 Frontpage illustration "The Performance Has Begun" by W. A. Rogers; Snap-Shots From the Scene of War; General Kuropatkin and Russian Artillery Officers in the Field; Every-Day Life in Japan--How the Children are Cared For; Multiple articles on the State of Southern California; Persons and Places of Importance in the Far Eastern Crisi... See More  

War content in Korea...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 16, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Surely Victorious" by W. A. Rogers; Photo of Russian Outposts in the Mountains of Northern Korea; The Work of Construction on the Trans-Siberian Line Around the Southern Shore of Lake Baikal; Doublepage Photo, The Red Cross in the Field--Caring for the wounded After the Engagement of February 25, Near Ping ... See More  

J. M. Flagg illustrations...

LIFE, New York, April 28, 1904



* James Montgomery Flagg illustration



Humerous Tipped-in double page centerfold has 24 caricatures of various folks illustrated by "J. M. Flagg", & captioned: "Some Bits Of American Scenery." Other topics throughout.



Quarto-size 14 pages, in very good condition.

Broadside stock market price list...

Supplement To THE WALL STREET DAILY NEWS, New York, May 2, 1904  "A Daily Journal Devoted to Financial Interests" as noted in the masthead, but rather than being the typical newspaper, this is the monthly broadside (printed on one side only)chart noting: '"Highest & Lowest Prices and Total Sales of Stocks at New York Stock Exchange for May, 1898."

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The new four-track masonry bridge...

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St. Louis Fair...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 21, 1904  Frontpage illustration "Modern War" by W. A. Rogers; Russian Troops on their Way to the Scene of War--The Departure of Reinforcements for the Front; Japanese Troops Disembarking From Transports at Chemulpo; Double page Photo, A New View of the Wreck of the Russian Gunboat  "Korietz" in Chemulpo Harbor; At the St. ... See More  

The New Coney Island...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 4, 1904  Front page illustration "Roosevelt Against the Field" by W. A. Rogers; The Japanese Advance in Korea--Troops Leaving Camp; A Detachment of Japanese Engineers Laying a Military Road in Korea; Double page Photo, A Meet of the Meadowbrook Foxhounds at Jericho, Long Island; The Polo Match Between Princeton and Squadron "A" at ... See More  

Golfer, Walter J. Travis...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 18, 1904  Front page illustration "Delighted" by W. A. Rogers; Walter J. Travis, Winner of the Amateur Golf Championship of Great Britain at Sandwich, England, on June 3; The Parade-Ground at Port Arthur--General Volkoff Delivering an Address to the Russian Troops; George Bruce Cortelyou, President Roosevelt's Choice for Chairman of the ... See More  

1904 Sasun uprising... Armenians...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 4, 1904



* 1904 Sasun uprising

* Massacre of Armenians

* Kurds & Ottoman Turks



The front page has a one column heading: "THE MASSACRE IS CONFIRMED" 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... See More  

1904 Fossil & Mitchell, Oregon flood disaster...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 12, 1904



* Fossil & Mitchell, Oregon

* Wheeling co. Flooding disaster



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VILLAGE SWEPT BY CLOUDBURST" 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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Republican Convention... Rowing Regatta...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 16, 1904  Front page illustration "The "Trust-Busters" at Work" by W. A. Rogers; Senator Fairbanks Opening the Republican Campaign in Indiana; Germany and the Far-Eastern Situation--Prince Adalbert Reviewing the Kaiser's Troops at Tientsin; INt Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta at Poughkeepsie--Syracuse Winning the Four-Mile '... See More  

Stephensport, Kentucky Negro lynching....

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 19, 1904



* Stephensport, Kentucky

* Negro lynching



This 8 page newspaper has a small one column heading on the front page: "Negro Murderer Killed". See photo for the brief 1st report on the lynching of a Negro in Stephensport, Kentucky.



Other news and advertisements of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good cond... See More  

The siege of Port Arthur in 1904...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 29, 1904



* Siege of Port Arthur BEGINS

* Russo-Japanese War



The top of the front page is a nice banner headline: "PORT ARTHUR IS REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN" with subheads. (see) 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 i... 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  

1904 Eden train wreck...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 9, 1904



* Eden train wreck - Colorado

* Missouri Pacific Railroad

* Flash flood  bridge disaster



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SEARCH FOR BODIES WENT ON ALL NIGHT" 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  

1904 Lynching of Paul Reed & Will Cato...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 16, 1904



* Lynching of Paul Reed and Will Cato - Negroes

* Statesboro & Savannah - Georgia race war



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A RACE RIOT IS NOW IMMINENT" 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... See More  

Chicago strike...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 27, 1904  Front page illustration "With All His Faults, We Love Him--Still" by W. A. Rogers; A Snap-Shot of Hon. William F. Sheehan, Chairman of the Democratic National Executive Committee, and Hon. Martin Littleton, Who Delivered the Speech Nominating Judge Parker at St. Louis; Photos of the Recent Disastrous Wreck on the Denver and Rio G... See More  

Exposition...

SUPPLEMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, dated September 3, 1904. (print only)



This is a double-page print of "The Festival Hall and Colonnade of States --- The Architectural Masterpiece of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition".



The page is approximately 15.75 x 21.75 inches and is in very nice condition. Please see photos for details.... 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