Issues for under $50
Issues for under $50
1916 rainmaker Charles Hatfield...
Item #682321
December 02, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 2, 1916
* Charles Mallory Hatfield
* Rainmaker or Con Man ?
* Morena Reservoir - dam
The front page has a banner headline: "Rainmaker Hatfield Sues City For $10,000" 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... See More
1916 Battle of Magdhaba... Egypt...
Item #682324
December 25, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 25, 1916
* Battle of Magdhaba - Egypt
* Sinai and Palestine Campaign
* British & Ottoman Empire
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITISH TROOPS DEFEAT TURKS" with subhead. (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 fra... See More
A miniature edition of a British tabloid...
Item #695797
January 01, 1917
DAILY SKETCH - MINIATURE COPY, Manchester, England. The "regular" edition of this title was a tabloid which considered itself "The Premier Picture Paper", having begun in 1908. This is the "Miniature Copy" which has no date. One can presume it was printed as a curiosity (can find nothing on the web concerning it) as the type is much too small to be read without ... See More
Annual automobile issue...
Item #696528
January 06, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 6, 1917 This issue features a color cover" "A Graphical Representation of the Magnitude of the Automobile Industry". Throughout the issue are various articles & photos concerning the automobile industry, however other topics are reported as well.
The back page is a color advertised for "Firestone Tire" and the inside back c... See More
Harrt Thaw suicide attempt in 1917...
Item #681379
January 11, 1917
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 11, 1917
* Harry Thaw's suicide attempt
* Stanford White murderer
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "THAW ATTEMPTS TO END LIFE" 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 in paper. Ra... See More
Item #559143
January 16, 1917
NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, January 16, 1917
The front page has a 3 line, 1 column header: Baseball Players to Join Ranks of Organized Labor" with subheader: "Application for A.F. of L. Charter Made by Player's Fraternity Through Fultz", "Gompers Favors Strike", "Declares Support will Be Given to Baseball Men to Improve Conditions", and "League Heads Sk... See More
Scientific American illustration...
Item #548053
January 20, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 20, 1917 (Print only)
This single page illustration is entitled "A Phase of the Ice Harvest: Guiding the Cakes of Ice into the Scoring Saws".
The page measures approximately 10.75" x 15" and is in nice condition however it does contain a library ink stamp in the top margin (see photo for details).... See More
Auto Ad...
Item #548055
January 20, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 20, 1917 (Print only)
This single page features a half-page advertisement for "Mitchell Motors Company".
The page measures approximately 10.75" x 15" and is in nice condition.
Munitions explosion at Silvertown...
Item #583747
January 21, 1917
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 21, 1917
* Silvertown, West Ham, Essex, London
* Munitions factory explosion disaster
This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "PLANT WIPED OUT", "BRITISH EXPLOSION", "Fifty Or Sixty Dead" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Silvertown Explosion in ... See More
Oxy-Acetylene Torch print...
Item #548056
January 27, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 27, 1917 (Print only)
This single page illustration is entitled "Cutting Steel Under Water With The Oxy-Acetylene Torch".
The page measures approximately 10.75" x 15" and is in nice condition however it does contain a library ink stamp in the top margin (see photo for details).
Patterson's Tuxedo Tobacco print...
Item #548057
January 27, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 27, 1917 (Print only)
This single page features a three-quarter page advertisement for "Patterson's Tuxedo Tobacco".
The page measures approximately 10.75" x 15" and is in nice condition.
General Electric Company print...
Item #548058
January 27, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 27, 1917 (Print only)
This single page features the advertisement from the back of the original issue and is for "General Electric Company" of Schenectady, New York. Within the GE symbol are several scenes of how electricity is being used and also how it is used at mealtime.
The page measures approximately 10.75" x 15" and is in nice... See More
1917 Schlitz FAMO advertisement...
Item #682218
January 30, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 30, 1917
* Joseph Schlitz Brewery Company
* Famo non-alcoholic advertisement
Page 9 has a full page advertisement in black and white for: "Schlitz FAMO" which was a non-intoxicating drink. 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 ... See More
1917 German U-Boats Unleashed....
Item #583754
February 01, 1917
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 1, 1917
* Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare
* U-Boats - World War I - WWI - America tensions
This 16 page newspaper has four column headlines on the front page: "SUBMARINES UNLEASHED BY GERMANY", "Unrestricted War on Ships Will Begin To-Day" and "BERLIN SENDS A WARNING TO UNITED STAT
... See More
* Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare
* U-Boats - World War I - WWI - America tensions
This 16 page newspaper has four column headlines on the front page: "SUBMARINES UNLEASHED BY GERMANY", "Unrestricted War on Ships Will Begin To-Day" and "BERLIN SENDS A WARNING TO UNITED STAT
U.S. breaks relations with Germany in 1917...
Item #592777
February 04, 1917
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1917
* United States close to World War I
* President Woodrow Wilson
This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"RELATIONS WITH GERMANY ARE BROKEN OFF; AMERICAN SHIP HOUSATONIC SUNK, CREW SAFE; MILITIA CALLED OUT; GERMAN SHIPS SEIZED" with subheads. A nice issue for display here. 1st report coverage on the official break o... See More
U.S. breaking relations with Germany in 1917...
Item #712161
February 05, 1917
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, February 5, 1917
* United States close to World War I
* President Woodrow Wilson
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOLD STROKE BY WILSON..." with many subheads. (see) Coverage on the dwindling relations between United States and Germany.
Complete with 10 pages, light toning, minor margin wear, generally good. Should be handled with... See More
1917 Dan Shay murder case...
Item #681841
February 06, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1917
* United States & Germany tensions grow
* U-Boat submarine attacks - World War I
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "U. S. PLAYS OWN HAND" 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 p... See More
British liner California is torpedoed by a German sub...
Item #671960
February 08, 1917
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Feb. 8, 1917
* SS California sunk
* German submarine attack
* World War I tensions rise
The top of the front page has a report of the torpedoing of the British liner California: "LINER SUNK WITHOUT WARNING" "California Torpedoed Off Irish Coast" "WOMEN & CHILDREN ARE MISSING" "No Americans Killed" &quo... See More
Color cover... German submarine "Deutschland"...
Item #645194
February 10, 1917
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 10, 1917 The colored cover is entitled "Aboard the Merchant Submarine 'Deutschland'" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Facts About the Panama Canal"; "Where Science Joins Hands with Art - The Modern Taxidermy as Revealed in San Francisco's Great New Museum"; and more articles, illustrati... See More
New York City Food Riot of 1917...
Item #681724
February 20, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 20, 1917
* New York City food riot of 1917
* World War I era shortages
The front page has a nice banner headline: "STARVING WOMEN STORM CITY HALL IN NEW YORK" 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 in paper. Rare... See More
U.S. breaks relations with Germany in 1917...
Item #672498
February 28, 1917
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, February 28, 1917
* United States close to World War I
* President Woodrow Wilson
The front page has a nice banner headline: "NOW UP TO CONGRESS" with many subheads. (see) Coverage on the official break of diplomatic relations between United States and Germany.
Other news day. Complete with 10 pages, light toning, tiny library label (see), g... See More
Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated...
Item #691475
March 06, 1917
THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1917
* President Woodrow Wilson inauguration
* On the brink of World War I
A three-line, two-column head reports: "WOODROW WILSON INAUGURATED PRESIDENT FOR SECOND TERM; MAKES PLEA FOR UNITED NATION" and various subheads.
The ftpg. photos show Wilson and Vice President Marshall.
A curious item at the bottom of the ftpg.... See More
1917 Armenians holocaust...
Item #699771
March 08, 1917
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, March 8, 1917
* Armenian Genocide - Holocaust - Massacres
* Ottoman Empire - Turkey
The front page has a one column heading: "ARMENIANS BUTCHERED FOR LOYALTY TO CHRIST" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally good.
... See More
United States about to enter WWI... German spy arrested...
Item #708913
March 09, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 9, 1917
* Captain Alfred Fritzen
* German Navy spy arrested
* World War I - WWI
* America close to entering
* Great headline for display
The front page has a nice a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GIRL AIDS IN CAPTURE OF ALLEGED TEUTON SPY" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being... See More
1917 Urban Shocker baseball photo...
Item #708801
March 12, 1917
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 12, 1917
* Pitcher Urban James Shocker photo
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
Page 10 has a two column photo headed: "SHOCKER MAY BE SENSATION WITH YANKEES THIS SUMMER" with brief text. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fr... See More
1917 Mattoon IL tornado outbreak....
Item #581921
March 12, 1917
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, March 12, 1917
* New Castle IN Indiana tornado
* Nice headline for display
This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "OVER 200 KILLED AND 200 HURT IN TORNADO"
with subheads (see images).
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with little margin wear and tear, otherwise good. Should ... See More
Fall of Baghdad in 1917...
Item #588963
March 12, 1917
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, March 12, 1917
* Fall of Baghdad in 1917
* Newcastle, IN tornado
This 12 page newspaper has three column headlines on the front page that include: "BRITISH CAPTURE BAGDAD", "Chief Turkish City of Mesopotamia" and more with subheads. 1st report coverage on the capture of Baghdad, Iraq by British forces during World War... See More
Naval history: first U.S. destroyer sunk by enemy action...
Item #708802
March 14, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 14, 1917
* American steamship Algonquin
* U-62 -German U-Boat Torpedo sinks
* 1st U.S. vessel sunk after submarine warfare resumed
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICAN SHIP SUNK" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to ... See More
United States to entrer World War I...
Item #716534
March 27, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 27, 1917
* World War I - WWI
* Prelude to America entering
* Nice headline for display
The front page has a nice banner headline: "WAR PLANS PROGRESS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. This was a about a week and a half before the United States entered the war.
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pul... See More
United States about to enter WWI...
Item #715389
March 28, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 28, 1917
* World War I - WWI
* America close to entering
* Great headline for display
The front page has a nice banner headline: "INSISTS GERMANY MAKING WAR" with subhead. (see images) 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 fro... See More
The United States enters World War I...
Item #716034
April 09, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1917
* United States enters World War I (WWI)
* Austria breaks relations w/ America
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AUSTRIA BREAKS WITH U. S." with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.
Note: In 1917, during Wo... See More
Munition factory explosion in Eddystone, PA...
Item #583803
April 11, 1917
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 11, 1917
* Eddystone PA Pennsylvania
* Munition factory explosion
This 18 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "EXPLOSION KILLS OVER 100", "Mostly Women and Girls", "Accident In Big Munitions Plant" with subheads (see photos).
Other news of the day. Light browning with a li... See More
Hastings mine explosion....
Item #588624
April 28, 1917
THE MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, April 28, 1917
* Hastings CO coal dust explosion disaster (1st report)
This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on page 2 that include: "EXPLOSION ENTOMBS 125 PERSONS IN MINE" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster.
Other news of the day. Light browning, some margin wear and tea... See More
1917 Dan Shay murder case...
Item #681840
May 10, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1917
* Manager Dan Shay - Milwaukee Brewers
* Arrested for murder of Negro Clarence Euell
* MLB Baseball - English Hotel - Indianapolis
Page 12 has a one column photo with heading: "Dan Shay Is Held On Murder Charge" with text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues ... See More
1917 legalized lynchings ?...
Item #681830
May 14, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 14, 1917
* Legalized lynchings - hangings by government ?
* World War I - WWI food shortages - robbers
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "ADVOCATE LAMP POST HANGINGS" 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
1917 Allen Sothoron photo... St. Louis Browns...
Item #681836
May 18, 1917
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 18, 1917
* Pitcher Allen Sothoron photo & more
* St. Louis Browns - MLB baseball
Page 13 has a two column photo headed: "'Sothoron Has The Stuff That Makes 'Em Great,' Says Ol Fielder Jones" with text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tot... See More
1917 Elmer Oliphant Army football photo...
Item #681829
May 19, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 19, 1917
* Elmer Oliphant - Army Cadets college football photo
Page 14 has a two column action photo of Elmer Oliphant with heading: "Oliphant Captain of Army Eleven" with brief text. (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 pap... See More
1917 Camp Kearny U.S. Army base creation...
Item #681837
May 24, 1917
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 24, 1917
* Camp Kearny - U.S. Army base creation
* Best publication to be had ? rare as such
The front page has a nice banner headline: "CITY GETS ARMY BASE" 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.
Co... See More
Andale, Kansas tornado outbreak of 1917...
Item #714051
May 26, 1917
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, May 26, 1917
* Andale, Kansas tornado outbreak
At the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "30 PERSONS KILLED IN KANSAS STORM" with subhead. (see image)
Fourteen pages, light toning, a little margin wear, mainly along the top spine area, loose along the spine, should be handled with care.
... See More
Mattoon IL tornado outbreak....
Item #589798
May 27, 1917
THE MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 27, 1917
* Mattoon, IL tornado outbreak
This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "MORE THAN HUNDRED LIVES ARE LOST IN TORNADOES THAT HIT PARTS OF KANSAS AND ILLINOIS" with subheads (see photos). Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with little margin wear and tear, otherwise g... See More
1917 Mattoon IL tornado outbreak....
Item #596922
May 27, 1917
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, May 27, 1917
* Mattoon Illinois tornado outbreak
* Nice headline for display
The front page has a nice banner headline: "OVER 100 DEAD AND 2,000 HOMELESS"
with subheads that include: "Spring Tornadoes Devastate Towns In Central West" "Mattoon Almost Wiped From Face Of Earth" (see photos)
Other news, sports and a... See More
The 1917 Mattoon, Illinois (and surrounding area) tornado outbreak...
Item #677944
May 28, 1917
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, May 28, 1917
* Mattoon, IL tornado outbreak
* One of the deadliest tornado sequences on record
The front page has the displayable banner headline: "OVER 200 DEAD, 1000 HURT, LOSS $5,000,000", with several related subheadings and supporting text. This multi-day tornado event remains one of the deadliest on record.
Other news, sports and ... See More
1917 conscription in United States begins...
Item #681839
June 05, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 5, 1917
* Conscription in the United States begins
* World War I American draft
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "REGISTRATION IS HUGE SUCCESS" 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.... See More
1917 German Aerial bombings on London...
Item #682213
June 13, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 13, 1917
* First daylight air raid - WWI - World War I
* German aerial Gotha airplanes bombing (London)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMAN RAIDERS KILL SCORES IN ENGLISH CITIES" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find ... See More
Women's suffrage in 1917...
Item #685580
June 22, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 22, 1917
* President Woodrow Wilson
* "A World League for Peace" speech
* Address to the United States Senate
The front page has a banner headline: "WILSON WOULD HAVE U. S. JOIN WORLD LEAGUE" with subheads. (see) Speech continues inside and is signed in type: Woodrow Wilson. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the &q... See More
1917 mob violence in Cork, Ireland...
Item #681833
June 25, 1917
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 25, 1917
* Mob violence in Cork , Ireland
* Sinn Feiners procession - riots
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "USE MACHINE GUNS ON RIOTERS" 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.... See More
1917 Howard Ehmke photo... Detroit Tigers...
Item #681832
June 26, 1917
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 26, 1917
* Pitcher Howard Ehmke photo
* Detroit Tigers - MLB baseball
Page 9 has a two column photo headed: "Ehmke One Of The Best, Also One Of Thinnest Twirlers In A.L. This Year" with text. (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 ... See More
1917 Miller Huggins photo... St. Louis Cardinals...
Item #681835
June 26, 1917
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 26, 1917
* Manager Miller Huggins photo & more
* St. Louis Cardinals - MLB baseball
* New York Yankees - Babe Ruth era fame
Page 11 has a two column photo headed: "Is Miller Huggins To Be The Big Managerial Surprise Of Season" with brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Ver... See More
American Red Cross makes the cover...
Item #696925
June 28, 1917
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, June 28, 1917
* American Red Cross
The front cover is of a famous "The American Red Cross" with "Humanity" and "Philanthrophy" being stated at the bottom of images. Inside the issue is an article pertaining to the Red Cross as well as various articles and photos pertaining to World War I and various advertisem... See More
Bisbee deportation Arizona...
Item #583978
July 13, 1917
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 13, 1917
* The Bisbee deportation (1sqt report)
* Striking mine workers - vigilantes
This 16 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "I.W.W. DEPORTATION AT BISBEE, ARIZ.", "Military Censorship On--Authorities Alert From Mexico to Canada--Disturbers Demand Higher Wages". This is 1st report coverag... See More
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