Fall of Baghdad in 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  

United States about to enter WWI...

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  

Hastings mine explosion....

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 legalized lynchings ?...

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 Elmer Oliphant Army football photo...

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  

Andale, Kansas tornado outbreak of 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.

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1917 Mattoon IL tornado outbreak....

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  

1917 conscription in United States begins...

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  

Women's suffrage in 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 Howard Ehmke photo... Detroit Tigers...

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  

American Red Cross makes the cover...

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  

HMS Vanguard (1909) explosion...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 14, 1917



* HMS Vanguard (1909) explosion disaster

* British battleship - Royal navy

* World War I - WWI



This 16 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "BRITISH BATTLESHIP LOST" and "Dreadnought Vanguard Blows Up While at Anchor and Only Two of Those on Board Survive".



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Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 24, 1917



* Alexander Kerensky

* Russian Prime Minister



This 16 page newspaper has three column headlines on the front page: "KERENSKY BECOMES DICTATOR", "To Meet Menace of Russian Debacle", "UNLIMITED POWER FOR GOVERNMENT" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on Alexander Kerensky becoming the ... See More  

The arrest of Christy Mathewson...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1917



* Christy Mathewson arrested

* Sunday blue law violated

* Baseball - John McGraw



This 20 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "M'Graw And 'Matty' Summoned To Court", "Police Charge Sunday Benefit Game for 69th Was Part of National League Schedule". See photo for brief coverage on the arrest of Christy Mathewso... See More  

Russia proclaimed a Republic...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 17, 1917



* Alexander Kerensky

* Russia proclaimed a republic

* Petrograd Soviet



This 12 page newspaper has three column headlines  on the front page: "PROCLAIMS RUSSIA A REPUBLIC", "Provisional Government Issues Decree", "SAYS REBELLION HAS BEEN QUELLED" and more (see photos). 1st report covera... See More  

Quebec Bridge...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 29, 1917  The color-cover front has a caption "Camouflage Robes Worn by the Crew of a French Anti-Aircraft Cannon" with an accompanying article inside. Inside the issue is: "Building the Quebec Bridge"; "The Submarine Problem -- XVI"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.

Complete in twenty pages and in ver... See More  

1917 New York Giants baseball players pictorial...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 1, 1917



* New York Giants baseball

* Pre-World Series pictorial (photos)

* Rube Benton - George Burns

* Pol Perritt and more



Page 11 has a three column pictorial with heading: "Giants' Scrappy Stars Are Eager To Meet The White Sox" which shows six New York Giants players that are about to play in the 1917 World Series. Text as well. Surprisi... See More  

Chicago White Sox baseball World Series...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 12, 1917



* Chicago White Sox - World Series

* Pre-Black Sox scandal

* Game 4



The front page has two column headlines: "GIANTS TIE UP WORLD'S SERIES", "Second Shut-out Makes Count Two All", "Schupp, Once Beaten, Now Conqueror" with subheads and box scores. Much more in the spor... See More  

1917 Henry S. Bigelow horsewhipped...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct, 29, 1917



* Henry S. Bigelow - U.S. Representative

* Pacifist - socialist - Florence, Kentucky



The front page has a nice banner headline: "PACIFIST IS HORSEWHIPPED" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. A little residue from the removed address label slightly affects the headline. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the &q... See More  

Frank Gotch pro wrestler title win in 1917...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, December 17, 1917



* Frank Gotch death

* Early professional wrestler



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 10: "FRANK A. GOTCH DIES OF URAEMIC POISONING", "The Retired Champion Heavyweight Wrestler Ill for Two Years". See photos for 1st report coverage on the death Frank Gotch, former heavyweight champion of th... See More  

1917 Shepherdsville, Kentucky train wreck...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 21, 1917



* Shepherdsville, Kentucky

* Trains collision wreck disaster

* Louisville and Nashville Railroad

 

The front page has a one column heading: "FORTY-SIX KILLED IN KENTUCKY WRECK". (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 e... See More  

1917 "Turnip Winter" Germany famine...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 22, 1917



* Turnip Winter - Germany famine

* Civilians hardships - World War I

* Social unrest - looting - crime



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MILLIONS STARVING IN GERMANY" 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... See More  

By and for brewery and soft drink workers...

BREWERY & SOFT DRINK WORKERS' JOURNAL, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1918  An interesting folio size newspaper for members of the: "International Union of United Brewery & Soft Drink Workers" from just a year before Prohibition. Two of the inside pages are in German. An interesting newspaper for display in a home bar, etc.

Four pages, lightly toned, some minor margin tears, small b... See More  

By and for brewery and soft drink workers...

BREWERY & SOFT DRINK WORKERS' JOURNAL, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1918  An interesting folio size newspaper for members of the: "International Union of United Brewery & Soft Drink Workers" from just a year before Prohibition. Two of the inside pages are in German. An interesting newspaper for display in a home bar, etc.

Four pages, lightly toned, some minor margin tears, small b... See More  

SIMMONS SERVICE WAR BULLETIN, 1918. An in-house newspaper for those working for the E. C. Simmmons Cutlery & Tools company, with content relating to WWI. Six pages, printed on coated stock, binding holes at the spine margin, minimal rubbing. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not be this specific date but will have the format as shown. Measures about 8 by 11 inches.