Alfred Vanderbilt weds... William H Lewis being ousted out the American Bar Association...

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1912  The front page features a large photo of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, whom he had just recently married. Just slightly more than three years later, Mr. Vanderbilt would be among the victims in the sinking of the Lusitania.



Another article within the issue is "Fights for Lewis" which was Attorney General Wickersham stating that... See More  

A Tribute to William Dean Howells.... Wall Street...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 9, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "The New Wall Street."



There are two parts of this issue.The first part of this issue has an illustration of "'I Believe in Giving Every Man a Square Deal'--Theodore Roosevelt" drawn by Kemble. There is an article with photos called "Is there Money in the Air?" by Alb... See More  

The sinking of the "Maine"....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 23, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "A New Masterpiece For America."



This issue has an illustration of "The Issue" by Kemble and photos of "One Kind of Recall" which says that "Judge Thornton Massie, Attorney William Foster and Sheriff Lew Webb were shot down and killed in the county court-house at Hillsv... See More  

The burial of the 66 men from the "Maine"....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 30, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "The "Maine's" Last Muster."



This issue has an illustration of "Having a Bully Time" by Kemble. There are photos of "England's Furnace Goes Out" and an article of "Great Britain's Labor Crisis" by Sydney Brooks. The double page illustration is... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 6, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "A Master Journalist."



This issue has an illustration of "'The Peepul Must Rule, William.' 'Yes, Theodore--The Peepul Must Rule.' (In Chorus: 'But As We Direct.'" by Kemble. There is also a spread of "Canvases at Two Picture-Shows" and there is an arti... See More  

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 13, 1912.  A great issue for framing and displaying!

Political campaign newspaper...

DAILY TAFT BULLETIN, Washington, D.C., May 2, 1912 



* William Howard Taft



In the masthead below the dateline is: "Issued by the National Taft Bureau, Raleigh Hotel, Washington. D. C." A single sheet with the reverse taken up with a "Table of Delegates To The Republican National Convention To be Held At Chicago, Ill., June 18, 1912. This Table is Changed as Delegates are S... See More  

Political cartoon by E.W. Kemble...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1912 (does not include Part II - see note below)  Included are the following illustrations and photos: "The Representative American Citizen?" and "IN 1912", both by Kemble. Also a fullpg. with 6 photos relating to the recovery of bodies from the Titanic; a halfpg. photo of a lifeboat drill recently ordered for all trans-Atlantic ships... See More  

More discoveries of Pompeii.....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 25, 1912  The front page of this issue is a photo of "A King Who Died Unknown."

This issue has an illustration of "Which Will Win?" by Kemble and an article with photos of "The Rewards of Baseball" by Edward Bayard Moss. There is another article called "Are Women Human Beings?" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and there ar... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 1, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Ruling Passion."



This issue has an illustration of "'Down With the Bosses!' 'I will Name the Compromise Candidate. He will be Me!'--T.R." by Kemble. There is an article of "How Theodore Roosevelt was Appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy" by Mrs. Bella... See More  

1912 Columbus Fountain dedication...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 8, 1912



* Christopher Columbus Fountain Memorial unveiling

* Columbus Circle - Washington, D.C. dedication



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "UNVEIL FINE STATUE OF COLUMBUS" 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 fra... See More  

Christy Mathewson's 300th victory...

THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts,  June 14, 1912  This 20 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 12: "Giants Take Last From Cubs" with box scores.



  Althoughnot mentioned here, this was actually Christy Mathewson's 300th career victory.



Other news of the day. Usual browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be han... See More  

1912 Jacksonville Pa tornado.....

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1912



* Jacksonville PA tornado disaster



This 8 page on one column headlines on the front page:



* TORNADO COMPLETELY DESTROYS TOWN

* One Thousand People Camping in Fields



See photos for text here.



Other news of the day. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good.... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 29, 1912



The front page of this issue is a photo called "The Republican National Convention in Session at Chicago."



This issue has a photo called "The Largest Sailing Yacht in the World" and an article called "The Battle-fields of June" by James Barnes which has an illustration "from a woodcut in a contemporary issue of &... See More  

Corning NY train wreck disaster...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, July 5, 1912



* Corning NY train wreck (Gibson)

* Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company

* Early 1st report



This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "42 PERSONS DEAD AND 60 INJURED", "As Result of Collision of Trains Near Corning, N. Y." and more.  Early reporting on the ... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 6, 1912



This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "While the Democrats were in Session."



In this issue there are illustrations of "Convention Snap-Shots" by Peter Newell and "Jottings from Baltimore" by Kemble. There is also an article with photos of "America's Olym... See More  

Jim Thorpe wins 1912 Olympic decathlon...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 15, 1912 



* Jim Thorpe wins Olympic decathlon

* Carlisle Indian School star athlete



The front page has a one column headings that include: "Final Day Of The Athletic Program" "....American Winner of Decathlon" and more. (see) Coverage continues on page 2 a small heading: "Thorp Wins Decathlon". (see) Surprisingly this issue... See More  

LIFE MAGAZINE, New York, July 18, 1912.  A great issue for framing and displaying! Also includes an nice double-page centerfold illustration "Job Comforters" on boys going fishing calling to a boy that has to do chores.

Herman Rosenthal murder case...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 24, 1912



* Herman Rosenthal murder case

* New York City gambler - bookie

* NYPD corruption - Lenox Avenue Gang



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "UNRAVELING PLOT FOR KILLING OF GAMBLER IN NEW YORK" with subheads. (see)

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find is... See More  

Baseball scouting...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, July 27, 1912  This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "Victorious America at the Olympic Games."

In this issue there is an illustration called "'Come On In, Fellows, the Water's Fine!'" by C. J. Budd and there is an article with photos called "America's Athleti... See More  

President Taft noimated for as next presidential candidate...

THE FRANKLIN JOURNAL, Farmington, Maine, August, 6, 1912  The front page of this issue has a one column-wide article "Taft's Speech of Acceptance" with subheads "'Save the Constitution' The Keynote and Democrats Asked to Help" and "Spread of Socialist Doctrines Is Due to Muckraking and Should be Checked". This would be the year in which a four-way pre... See More  

Progressive "Bull Moose" Party is founded in 1912...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., Aug. 8, 1912



* Progressive Party is founded

* "Bull Moose Party"

* Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt



The top of the front has one column headings that include: "New Party Adjourns" "Chicago Convention Ends" "Roosevelt And Johnson Named" and more. (see)

Twenty pages, light toning, small library label within the masth... See More  

Coca-Cola advertisement...

SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE of the DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit Michigan, August 11, 1912  The cover of this issue contains a cameo of a lady. Within the issue are a variety of articles, stories and advertisements.



This also contains a half-page advertisement inside the issue for Coca-Cola and a colored advertisement on the back page for Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes.



This is complet... See More  

Theatrical Number.....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 24, 1912



This issue is a "Theatrical Number--Season of 1912-13" and has a color cover sheet over it. The front page of this issue has a photo called "The Attack on New York."



In this issue there is an article called "Progress of the Campaign." There is a full page illustration called "The Elephant:'If I Wasn't I... See More  

Baseball fans...

LESLIES, N.Y., Sept. 5, 1912 Full front page color illustration of fans on the street looking at an outdoor scoreboard captioned: The Baseball Bulletin. Colored content on the next page bleeds through a bit, otherwise nice.