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1912 Battle of Coyotepe Hill...
Item #679863
October 05, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 5, 1912
* Battle of Coyotepe Hill - Masaya
* United States occupation of Nicaragua
The front page has a a nice banner headline: "AMERICAN MARINES KILLED ON BATTLEFIELD" 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 p... See More
1912 "The Great Race"...
Item #679861
October 28, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 28, 1912
* "The Great Race" automobile race
* San Diego to Phoenix - Arizona
* Best publication to have in ? (rare)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "STEVENS-DURYEA IS 35 MILES FROM PHOENIX AT 2:20" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find iss... See More
1912 USS New York launching...
Item #679859
October 30, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 30, 1912
* USS New York (BB-34) launching
* United States Navy battleship
The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "HUGE SUPER-DREADNAUGHT NEW YORK IS LAUNCHED" 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... See More
1912 Rawlins, Wyoming Negro lynching...
Item #679845
October 02, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 2, 1912
* Negro Frank Wigfall lynching
* Wyoming State Penitentiary
* Rawlins, Carbon County
The front page has a one column heading: "'NEGRO LOCKED IN STATE PRISON LYNCHED BY CONVICTS" 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 fragi... See More
1914 Bai Lang Rebellion... "White Wolf"...
Item #679809
June 06, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 6, 1914
* Sanborn, O'Brien County, Iowa
* Tornado - storm disaster
The front page has banner headline: "DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN PATH OF CYCLONE" 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.
Complete wit... See More
1914 Bai Lang Rebellion... "White Wolf"...
Item #679807
June 04, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 4, 1914
* Chinese "Bandit" Bai Lang Rebellion
* "White Wolf" vs. Yuan Shikai government
The front page has banner headline in red lettering: "CHINESE BRIGANDS DESTROY TOWNS WITH FIRE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not ... See More
1908 Portland, Maine city hall fire disaster...
Item #679803
January 24, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 24, 1908
* Portland ME Maine
* City hall fire disaster
The front page has a banner heading: "FIRE AND STORM RULE IN THE EAST" with subheads that include: "A Million the Loss At Portland, ME." and more. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tot... See More
1908 Goldfield, Nevada labor troubles ending...
Item #679802
January 04, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 4, 1908
* Goldfield NV Nevada
* Labor troubles of 1907 ending
* Gold miners - owners
The front page has a two column heading: "GOLDFIELD STRIKE SEEMS BROKEN" 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.
C... See More
Rare pair with the parody issue for Al Neuharth's birthday...
Item #679754
March 22, 1983
USA TODAY, March 22, 1983 A fascinating--and quite rare--pair of issues of this date, the first being the "regular" edition sold nationwide, and the other being a parody edition in honor of the newspaper's founder, Al Neuharth.
The later edition is the same as the regular save for the front page. Every item on the front page is a spoof relating to Neuharth. A very limited-run ... See More
1947 Princess Elizabeth engagement...
Item #679747
July 10, 1947
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 10, 1947
* Princess Elizabeth engagement
* Future Queen Elizabeth II of England
The front page has a two column photo with heading: "Princess to Wed" Also a one column heading: "Elizabeth Engaged to Ex-Prince" with subhead and smaller photo of Philip Mountbatten. (see)
The top of page 7 has a report regarding UFO's.
Complete with 30 pag... See More
Supreme Court outlaws school prayer...
Item #679734
June 26, 1962
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 26, 1962
* School prayer deemed unconstitutional
* Engel v. Vitale Supreme Court decision
* Separation of church and state
The front page has a four column heading: "High Court Ruling May Doom School Religious Observances" with caption: "Prayer Recitation Unconstitutional" Historic first report coverage on th... See More
1908 Black Patch Tobacco Wars... Night Riders...
Item #679715
January 07, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 7, 1908
* Black Patch Tobacco Wars
* Civil unrest & violence
* Nights Riders in Kentucky
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Night Riders in The Tobacco War" 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... See More
Muncie, Indiana streetcar strike & riot of 1908.....
Item #679713
January 02, 1908
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 2, 1908
* Muncie, Indiana streetcar strike of 1908
* Union workers & strikebreakers riot
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIOT FOLLOWS STRIKE IN INDIANA CITY". (see)
Complete with 12 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, a few small archival mends on page 2, generally good.... See More
Early U.S. military airplane crash in 1913...
Item #679662
November 24, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 24, 1913
* Early airplane crash - deaths
* United States Army aviators
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "TWO ARMY AVIATORS ARE KILLED IN SHORT FALL" 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... See More
The great storm of 1914 California...
Item #679660
January 26, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 26, 1914
* The Great Storm of 1914 disaster
* Santa Barbara, California & more
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HEAVIEST STORM IN YEARS SWEEPS CALIFORNIA" 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 ... See More
1914 Marconi wireless lamp announced...
Item #679658
February 17, 1914
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 17, 1914
* Inventor Guglielmo Marconi
* Wireless - radio lamp invention
The front page has a two column heading: "Marconi Again At Work Perfecting New Device" with subhead and related photo. (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 th... See More
1914 Frank Schulte baseball photo...
Item #679657
January 06, 1914
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 6, 1914
* Frank "Wildfire" Schulte photo
* Chicago Cubs - MLB baseball
Page 8 has a two column photo headed: "FRANK SCHULTE" 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 paper.
Complete with 12 pag... See More
1914 Sakurajima eruption disaster...
Item #679656
January 13, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 13, 1914
* Sakurajima stratovolcano eruption disaster
* Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
The front page has four column headline: "THOUSANDS BELIEVED KILLED BY ERUPTION OF VOLCANO" 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 fro... See More
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated... Hostages are released...
Item #679633
January 21, 1981
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, North Carolina, January 21, 1981 (1st section)
* Ronald Reagan inauguration
* Iran hostage crisis ends
The front page has a great two-line full banner headline: "Hostages Are Freed As Reagan Sworn In", with multiple subheads and additional related articles within. See images for details. Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 26 pages, includ... See More
1914 HMS A7 submarine disaster...
Item #679616
January 16, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 16, 1914
* HMS A7 submarine sinking
* Royal Navy - Whitsand Bay
The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH SUBMARINE FAILS TO COME TO SURFACE" 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 in paper.... See More
Harrt Thaw arrested in 1906...
Item #679612
June 26, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 26, 1906
* Harry Thaw & Evelyn Nesbit
* Stanford White murder arrest
The top of the front page has a four columN headline: "INSANITY WILL BE PLEA OF HARRY THAW" 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 pap... See More
John Dillinger robs Pana, Illinois bank ?...
Item #679610
April 20, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1934
* John Dillinger gang ?
* Pana, Illinois bank robbery
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "$27,629 BANK RAID LAID TO DILLINGER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on a bank holdup at Pana, Illinois. I cannot find anything online that connects Dillinger to this robbery, so was it him ?
Forty-four pages, various cutouts thro... See More
Al Capone tax evasion case, in a Chicago newspaper...
Item #679608
June 08, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 8, 1931
* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Income tax evasion case
* Best title to be had (rare)
The front page has a one column heading: "HUNT CAPONE'S HIDDEN RICHES FOR U. S. DEBT" with subhead. (see)
Related photo is on the back page. Capone would plead guilty about a week later.
Terrific to have this report in a Chicago newspaper... See More
1913 photo of Fred Merkle... New York Giants...
Item #679607
November 05, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 5, 1913
* Fred "Bonehead" Merkle photo
* New York Giants - MLB baseball
The top of page 12 has a two column photo of Fred Merkle 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 paper.
Complete with 18 pages, small li... See More
Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is found two years later...
Item #679592
December 13, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 13, 1913
* "Mona Lisa" painting found
* Leonardo da Vinci
* Florence Italy
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "AUTHENTICITY OF PAINTING 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 pa... See More
1913 New Castle, Colorado mine disaster...
Item #679591
December 16, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 16, 1913
* New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado
* Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
* Vulcan coal mine explosion disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "THIRTY-EIGHT MINERS ENTOMBED BY EXPLOSION" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tot... See More
1913 White House wedding...
Item #679586
November 25, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 25, 1913
* President Woodrow Wilson's daughter
* White House wedding - Jessie
* Francis Bowes Sayre Sr.
The front page has a banner headline: "WILSON-SAYRE WEDDING IS BRILLIANT AFFAIR" with subheads and related pictorial. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are ... See More
Indianapolis streetcar strike of 1913.....
Item #679584
November 06, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 6, 1913
* Indianapolis streetcar strike of 1913
* Union workers & strikebreakers riot
The front page has a nice banner headline: "INDIANA NATIONAL GUARD IS ORDERED TO INDIANAPOLIS" 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 f... See More
Joe DiMaggio breaks Yankees record for consecutive games with a hit...
Item #679579
June 18, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 18, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio breaks Yankees record
* Consecutive games with a hit (30)
* From his hometown newspaper
The top of page 2 of the sport's section a two column heading with caption: "Di Mag Hits In 30th Tilt..." with "DiMag-o-Log" and box scores. First report coverage of New York Yankees star Joe DiMaggio breaking the record... See More
Rescue of "Baby Jessica" McClure in 1987....
Item #679555
October 17, 1985
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 17, 1985
* Rescue of Jessica McClure
* "Baby Jessica" well fall
* Midland, Texas
The front page has a one column heading: "Jessica Makes It to Safety--After 57 Hours" with with two related photos. (see) First report coverage continues on page 24 with another related photo.
Complete 1st section only with pages 1-30, very nice condition.... See More
New York City tugboat strike of 1946....
Item #679554
February 04, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1946
* New York City tugboat strike begins
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TUG STRIKE BEGINS, THREATENS CITY'S FOOD, FUEL SUPPLY" with subheads. (see)
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: During the strike wave of 1945–46 a strike of almost 3,500 tugboat workers occur... See More
1927 East St. Louis tornado disaster...
Item #679548
September 30, 1927
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 30, 1927
* East St. Louis tornado disaster
The front page has a nice banner headline: "60 DEAD IN ST. LOUIS TORNADO" with subheads. (see) Nice for display
Complete 1st section only with 20pages, light toning some wear at the margins, more so along the spine, generally good.
1906 launching of the RMS Lusitania...
Item #679542
June 07, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1906
* RMS Lusitania launching
* British ocean liner steamship
* German U-boat sinking fame
The front page has a one column heading: "LARGEST LINER IS LAUNCHED" with subhead. (see) (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 ... See More
1906 Arthur Pue Gorman death...
Item #679541
June 04, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 4, 1906
* Arthur Pue Gorman death (1st report)
* Maryland Democrat Party leader
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "GORMAN DIES IN WASHINGTON" with subhead. (see) (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
1906 Dora Montefiore & English suffrage...
Item #679539
May 24, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 24, 1906
* Dora Montefiore - Women's suffragist
* Woman suffrage in England
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "ENGLISH WOMEN IN OPEN REVOLT" 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
1906 waters of the Rio Grande treaty signed...
Item #679538
May 21, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 21, 1906
* United States & Mexico Convention
* Waters of the Rio Grande distribution
* President Theodore Roosevelt signing
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "THE RIO GRANDE TREATY SIGNED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues th... See More
1906 Morral Affair... King of Spain...
Item #679537
May 31, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 31, 1906
* Morral affair - attempted regicide
* King Alfonso XIII of Spain
* Wedding day w/ Victoria Eugenie
The top of the front page has a two & three column headings: "BOMB HURLED AT ALFONSO" "KING OF SPAIN IS MARRIED IN MADRID" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp&quo... See More
1897 Garrison train crash...
Item #679536
October 26, 1897
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 26, 1897
* Garrison train crash - wreck - disaster
* New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE TRAIN HORROR" 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 i... See More
1903 Joplin, Missouri Negro lynching & riot...
Item #679521
April 16, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 16, 1903
* Joplin, Missouri
* Negro lynching & riot
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "NEGRO HANGED BY A MISSOURI MOB" 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 with... See More
Haakon VII of Norway 1906 coronation...
Item #679517
June 22, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 22, 1906
* Prince Carl of Denmark
* King Haakon VII of Norway
* Last Norwegian coronation
The front page has a four column headline: "NORWAY'S NEW KING RECEIVES HIS CROWN" 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 t... See More
1906 Mount Vesuvius eruption... Naples...
Item #679499
April 09, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1906
* Mount Vesuvius eruption
* Naples, Italy
The front page has a banner headline: "HALF A MILLION PEOPLE FLEE FROM THEIR HOMES" 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 in paper.
Comple... See More
1897 Klondike Gold Rush... Yukon... Alaska...
Item #679495
August 06, 1897
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 6, 1897
* Klondike Gold Rush
* Yukon - Alaska - Canada
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CLAIMS LOCATED" 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.
Complete with 4 pages, small librar... See More
Babe Zaharias wins British Open...
Item #679492
June 13, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1947
* Mildred (Babe) Didrikson Zaharias
* Britsh Open crown
* 1st American to win
The front page has a two column headline: "Mrs. Zaharias Is First American To Win Women's British Golf Title". It then continues in the sport's section (page 18) with related pictorial and more headings.
Complete in 42 pages, light toning at the marg... See More
John Wayne Gacy's trial ends... serial killer...
Item #679466
March 11, 1980
SUN-TIMES, Chicago, March 11, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy's trial ending
* American serial killer
* "Pogo the Clown"
* From the city where it happened (rare)
Page 3 has coverage at the end of Gacy's trail with headings: "'Gacy case heading for jury" Coverage continues on page 62. (see) Gacy would be found guilty the next day. Great to have in this Ch... See More
Albert Einstein...
Item #679461
April 02, 1921
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1921
* Albert Einstein
* Eve of Theory of Relativity speech
* 1st visit to America
* Nobel peace prize fame
The top of page 11 has one column headings that include: "EINSTEIN DUE TODAY; LEADERS AWAIT HIM" "Mayor's Committee to Meet Noted Scientist on His Arrival at Quarantine" "Big Reception in Hoboken" and more.
Complete wi... See More
Benita von Falkenhayn death sentence...
Item #679444
February 17, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1935
* Benita von Falkenhayn death sentence
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Two Aristocratic Women Doomed As Spies by a Court in Germany" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death sentence handed down to Benita von Falkenhayn for spying for the Second Polish Republic.
Complete 1st section only with 30 pages, rag ed... See More
Francis Ouimet & U.S. golfers win 1947 Walker Cup.....
Item #679443
May 18, 1947
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 18, 1947
* Walker Cup amatuer golf match
* Francis Ouimet - United States win
* Old course at St Andrews, Scotland
The top of page 2 of the sport's section (near the back) has a banner headline: "U.S. Golfers Regain Walker Cup by Routing British in Singles" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the United States team defeating the British i... See More
1902 Will Reynolds killings in Tuscumbia, Alabama...
Item #679441
April 09, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1902
* Will Reynolds mass murder killings
* Colbert County law enforcement officers
* Negro lynching - burning
The front page has a one column heading: "Negro Burned To Death After Killing Five Men" (see) Also another related report on page 2 with heading: "NEGRO AROUSED A MOB'S RAGE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this i... See More
1905 New Orelans yellow fever epidemic...
Item #679427
July 26, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 26, 1905
* New Orleans, Louisiana
* Yellow fever epidemic
* Last outbreak in America
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MANY NEW CASES OF YELLOW FEVER" 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 er... See More
1905 Ninth Avenue derailment... elevated railways...
Item #679418
September 11, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 11, 1905
* Ninth Avenue derailment
* Elevated railways - trains
* Manhattan, New York City
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "AWFUL WRECK OF ELEVATED CARS" 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 t... See More
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