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177434

Henry Longfellow....

Item #177434

March 02, 1907

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1907  There is a front page photo, "The Dean of American Letters at Threescore and Ten". There are photos of "The Disaster on Long Island Sound, In Which 142 Persons Lost Their Lives, the Captain's Boat Being the First to Leave the Sinking Ship"; "Imperialism and its Foes in Germany" and an... See More  

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177432

Floods in Louisville.....

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February 16, 1907

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 16, 1907   There is a front page illustration, " 'They'll Do' " by W. A. Rogers. There is an article called, "Hawaii's Lesson to Headstrong California" by William Inglis and also photos of "Four Celebrated Champions who will Compete for Honors at this Week's Dog Show" and "Louisv... See More  

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177431

Mark Twain and the Cat....

Item #177431

February 09, 1907

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 9, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "Discharged Without Honor" by W. A. Rogers. There is an article called, "Mark Twain and the Cat" by Herman Spencer and also an illustration of "The Landing of Carteret in New Jersey" by Loward Pyle. There is also a photo of "The Beginning of a Momentous S... See More  

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177430

Earthquake in Kingston killing over 600...

Item #177430

February 02, 1907

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "He Thought it was a 'Blarsted Eagle'" by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "Kingston Shares San Francisco's Fate" and there is an article called, "Spending A Billion and a Half Dollars to Make a Desert Bloom" by C. H. Forbe-Lindsay as well as ... See More  

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678227

1907 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania fire disaster...

Item #678227

February 01, 1907

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 1, 1907



* Harrisburg, Dauphin co., Pennsylvania

* Grand Opera House block fire disaster




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "COSTLY BLAZE THIS MORNING AT HARRISBURG" 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  

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177428

Bombs at Philadelphia's Bank....

Item #177428

January 19, 1907

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 19, 1907   There is a front page illustration, "May Learn a Few Points From His Uncle Before Long" by W. A. Rogers. There are many photos of "The Bomb-Throwing Outrage in Philadelphia's Richest Bank"; "The Miner Who was Entombed for Sixteen Days" and there is a double page illustrations of "Celebratin... See More  

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592901

Kingston, Jamaica earthquake...

Item #592901

January 16, 1907

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, January 16, 1907



* Kingston - Jamaica earthquake



The front page has one column headings that include: "CITY RUINED BY QUAKE" "Kingston, Jamaica, Practically Destroyed by Seismic Disturbance" "Conflagration Follows The Shock" and more (see photos) 1st report coverage on the earthquake disaster in Jamaica.



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678044

1907 Kingston earthquake... Jamaica...

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January 15, 1907

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 15, 1907



* 1907 Kingston earthquake

* Island of Jamaica (1st report)




The front page has a banner headline: "KINGSTON, JAMAICA, DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE" 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.

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177427

James Bryce....

Item #177427

January 12, 1907

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 12, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "Dishonorably Discharged" by W. A. Rogers. There is an full page photo of "The Right Honorable James Bryce" by E. Chickering and an article on the opposite page called "The New British Ambassador" by Charles Johnston. Another article is in this issue called "H... See More  

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177425

Panama Canal...

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December 29, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 29, 1906   There is a front page illustration, "'Constructions of the Constitution will be Found to Vest the Power Where it will be Exercised--In the National Government'" by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "Two of the Photographs, Dealing with the Vital Question of the Sanitation of the Canal Zone, Whic... See More  

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177424

The President in San Juan...

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December 22, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 22, 1906   There is a front page illustration,"Writing His Auto-Biography" by W. A. Rogers. There is an article called "The Progress and Promise of the Work at Panama" by William Inglis and there are photos of "An American President's First Visit to an American Colony" and "Consecration Services in t... See More  

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177423

Henry Mills Alden's 70th Birthday... Mark Twain....

Item #177423

December 15, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 15, 1906  This issue is in two parts. Part 1 includes a front page illustration,"'Merry Christmas'" by W. B. King. There are many illustrations stories and poems including "The Night-Watchman's Christmas Eve" by Edwin B. Child; "The Sudden-Wealths Hold a Christmas-Morning Shooting-party at Castle Billions&quo
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177422

The President in Panama....

Item #177422

December 08, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The President Steam-Shoveling for Facts at Panama" by Underwood & Underwood. There are photos of "An Example of President Roosevelt's Method of Getting in Touch With the Work"; "The President Quizzing Foremen Whom he Called up Beside the Steam-Shovel at Pedro Mi... See More  

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177420

Arctic Whaling....

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November 24, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "Seeing Porto Rico" by W. A . Rogers. There is an article and photos of "The Hidden Tragedies of the Arctic Whaling Fleet" by Robert Dunn. There is another article with photos of "The President's Barge of State, The Battle-Ship "Louisiana" by Thomas M. D... See More  

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177419

Calamitous Hurricane on Florida Coast....

Item #177419

November 17, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "Columbus II." by W. A . Rogers. There is an article and photos of "Keeping the peace Along the Mexican Border" by Carl M. Rathbun. In this issue is a full page illustration of "Another Great Bridge Which is Slowly Thrusting its Steel Arm Across the East River Between... See More  

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177418

Train Wreck in Atlantic City....

Item #177418

November 10, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 10, 1906  There is a front page illustration, ""For Heaven's Sake Do Not Embarrass the Administration!" by W. A . Rogers. There is an article and photos of "The Dangers of the Submarine, Real and Imaginary" by Lawrence Y. Spear. There is another article with photos of "Heroism and Suffering in the T... See More  

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177417

Yale wins single and team championships in Golfing....

Item #177417

November 03, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 3, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "The Last Gasp" by W. A . Rogers. There are photos in this issue such as "Hughes's Campaign Against Hearst for the Governorship of New York" and "The Recent Intercollegiate Golf Tournament at Garden City, Long Island, in which Yale Won Both Team and Indivi... See More  

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678847

1906 Atlantic City train wreck...

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October 29, 1906

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 29, 1906



* 1906 Atlantic City train wreck disaster

* West Jersey and Seashore Railroad




The front page has a five column headline: "MORE THAN THREE SCORE EXCURSIONISTS DROWNED" 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 thi... See More  

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177416

King and Queen of England in Aberdeen....

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October 27, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "Only a Stepping-Stone" by W. A . Rogers. There is a full page illustration of "The Forty-Acre Site of the New Grand Central Station and its Approaches in New York" by Edwin B. Child and many photos in this issue such as "The King and Queen of England Viewed at Cl... See More  

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177415

Valparaiso Wrecked by Earthquake and Fire...

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October 20, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "A Democratic Candidate" by W. A . Rogers. There is a full page illustration of "The Immense "Culebra Cut" in the Heart of New York City" by Vernon Howe Bailey and many photos in this issue such as "America's Greatest Sporting Event--The Running ... See More  

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670658

The 1906 World Series: Chicago vs. Chicago...

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October 15, 1906

* 1906 Chicago White Sox vs. Cubs

* World Series of baseball - all 6 games




EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California  A complete set of 6 issues reporting on all 6 games of  the 1906 Major League Baseball World Series. The newspapers dated October 9 thru 15, 1908 (no newspaper on Sunday).

As the photos show each issue has a front page report on the games between the Chicago Cubs and th... See More  

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675957

The 1906 World Series: Chicago vs. Chicago... Booker T. Washington...

Item #675957

October 10, 1906

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg Sentinel, Mass. A set of 5 issues reporting on 5 of the 6 games (missing game #5) of  the 1906 Major League Baseball World Series. The newspapers are dated October 10-13, 15, 1906. The final issue shows the victory of the Chicago White Sox over the Chicago Cubs. See images and the note below.

Additionally, there is an article titled, "NEGRO CITIZENSHIP, Boo... See More  

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177413

The "Montagu"... H.G. Wells...

Item #177413

October 06, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 6, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "The Wizard of Ooze" by W. A . Rogers. There is an article, "The Future in America" by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, and illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey in this issue. There is an article on "The High Comedy of Cuban Strategy and Warfare" by 
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678824

1906 Vanderbilt Cup automobile race...

Item #678824

October 06, 1906

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 6, 1906



* Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing

* First major car race trophy in America

* Racecar driver Louis Wagner victory




The front page has a two column heading: "FRENCHMAN WON VANDERBILT CUP" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tota... See More  

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177412

H.G. Wells...

Item #177412

September 29, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 29, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "Is There a Soul on Board?" by W. A . Rogers. There is an article, "The Future in America" by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, and illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey in this issue. There is an article on "The Precursors of the Pianoforte" by Frederick ... See More  

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678815

1906 Mississippi hurricane...

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September 28, 1906

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 28, 1906



* 1906 Mississippi hurricane

* Mobile, Alabama & more




The front page has a banner headline: "MOBILE, ALA. DEVASTATED BY THE STORM" 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 ... See More  

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591261

Jellico TN KY dynamite disaster...

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September 21, 1906

WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, September 21, 1906



* Jellico Tennessee/Kentucky

* Dynamite explosion




This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Town Wrecked By Dynamite". 1st report coverage on the explosion disaster at Jellico, Kentucky/Tennessee from a railroad car loaded with 11 tons of dynamite.



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177408

President Roosevelt on the "Mayflower"...

Item #177408

September 08, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 8, 1906  There is a front page, illustration, "This Iz Tu Mutch" by W. A . Rogers. "English as She is Spelt, The 300 Words Selected for Change" is an article and list of words such as "licence to license and encyclopaedia to encyclopedia." There is both an article, "The Future in America" by H... See More  

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177406

The Mexican Border... H.G. Wells...

Item #177406

August 25, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, NewYork, August 25, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "A Plague O' Both Your Houses!" by W. A. Rogers. "The War Peril on the Mexican Border" is an article by Broughton Brandenburg. There is both an article, "The Future in America" by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, and illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey ... See More  

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622367

1906 Valparaiso, Chile earthquake...

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August 18, 1906

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, August 18, 1906



* Valparaiso, Chile earthquake disaster



The front page has a two column headline: "VALPARAISO SUFFERS FATE THAT BEFELL SAN FRANCISCO" with subheads and large illustration. (see) 1st report coverage on the Valparaiso earthquake of 1906.

Other news of the day. Complete in 14 pages, lightly toned, small label within subhead (see), nice... See More  

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613616

Building Penn Station... San Francisco earthquake photos...

Item #613616

August 18, 1906

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, August 18, 1906  



* Penn Station construction - New York City rail train

* San Francisco earthquake photos




The full front page is an illustration of: "Acres of Valuable Land in the Heart of New York City laid Waste for the New Pennsylvania Railroad Station.". This is Penn Station which would be completed in 1910 only to be demolished... See More  

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177405

The Death of Lady Curzon.... H.G. Wells...

Item #177405

August 18, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 18, 1906 There is a front page illustration, "The English Cousin Arrives" by George McEvoy. There is both an article, "The Future in America" by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, and illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey and E. V. Nanherdy to go with the article. "Japan's Capacity for the Supremacy of the ... See More  

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177404

Vesuvius' eruption.... H.G.Wells...

Item #177404

August 11, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 11, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "The Clambake--Taking Out "The Bake."" There is an article and photos on "Vesuvius in Eruption at Close Range" by Frank A. Perret and "To Dreyfus Vindicated" by Robert Underwood Johnson. "The Future in America" written by H. G. Wells, author of War
... See More  

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622378

1906 Valparaiso, Chile earthquake...

Item #622378

August 10, 1906

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, August 10, 1906



* Armenian-Tatar massacres of 1905-07

* Russian Revolution of 1905




The front page has a one column heading: "SEVEN HUNDRED MORE KILLED" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete in 14 pages, lightly toned, small label within subheads (see), nice condition. Should be handled with care.... See More  

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177402

National Amateur Golf Championship... H.G. Wells...

Item #177402

July 28, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1906 There is a front page photo, "The Beautiful Lady Curzon of Kedleston, Formerly Miss Mary Leiter of Chicago", by Underwood & Underwood. "Crowning A King in Norway" includes an article and photos by Rheta Childe Dorr including "The Assemblage of Royalty at the Crowning of Norway's Rulers.... See More  

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177401

H.G. Wells...

A Fourth of July crash, and a Train disaster in England....

Item #177401

July 21, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 21, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The King and Queen of Norway" by Underwood & Underwood. There is an article, "The Future in America, A Search after Realities", by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, with illustrations done by Vernon Howe Bailey and E. V. Nadherny. Photos of "Scenes at the C... See More  

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177399

Harvard wins boat-race over Yale...

Item #177399

July 14, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "An Unforeseen Expense" by George McEvoy. Another illustration of "The Visual Quality of New York's Central Backbone" by Vernon Hown Bailey. "The New White House" includes both an article and photos. Photos of "A Royal Automobilist"; "The Largest Vessel... See More  

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177398

John D. Rockefeller....

Item #177398

July 07, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1906 There is a front page photo, "The New Governor of Ohio." "America's Unofficial Independence Day" by H. Addinton Bruce includes both an article and photos. A photo of Mr. Rockefeller with "The Weight of His Millions off his Mind" and "Whale-Catching by Cable." A photo of "A Transfer of B... See More  

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177397

Yale and Harvard preparing for varsity race this week....

Item #177397

June 30, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1906  There is a front page photo, " Circling the Capitol Dome in an Air-Ship." Photos of "Deputies to Russia's Epoch-Making Parliament"; an article on "Financial Progress in Japan" with views from Jacob H. Schiff and a photo of "Two Hundred Feet of Girls and Daisies." A West-Indian Cruise"... See More  

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177396

Attempted Assassination of the King and Queen of Spain....

Item #177396

June 23, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1906 There is a front page photo, "The Attempted Assassination of the King and Queen of Spain." "The Fault, The Visible Cause of the California Earthquake" by Herman Whitaker includes both an article and photos. Photos titled "The Fight on Mount Dajo." There is a double page photo, "An Instantaneous Phot... See More  

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177395

Czar Opening the Douma....

Item #177395

June 16, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The Late Senator Gorman." "A Trip to Robinson Cruseo's Island" by A. Haebele includes an article and photos. There is a double-page photo of "The Czar Opening the Douma at the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg"; "Spain's King and Queen out of Sight of the Throne&q... See More  

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177394

Metropolitan Golf Championships....

Item #177394

June 09, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The Royal Wedding in Spain." There is an article, "America's New Silver City" by Starr Bullock; and photos of "Edison's Quest and his Travelling Laboratory" and an article, "How the Great Marathon Race was Won" by Joseph W. Spencer, N.Y.A.C. "The Victo... See More  

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679541

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  

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678793

Panoramic view of San Francisco after the earthquake...

Item #678793

June 03, 1906

"Supplement to the San Francisco Examiner, June 3, 1906"  A quite rare newspaper "supplement" which folds out to measure 22 by 32 inches captioned: "Panoramic View of San Francisco From The Water Front".

This is a great view of the city less than 7 weeks after the destruction by the earthquake and fire. The two huge photos show much devastation.

Printed on one ... See More  

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177393

American's Triumph in Olympic Games....

Item #177393

June 02, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1906 There is a front page illustration, "Checkers at the Country Store, The Stranger's Move" by Harold Matthews Brett. There is an article "Murder as a Labor Weapon" by Franklin Matthews and "Britain and Her Restless Blacks" by Edgar Mels. Also, there is a double page photo spread of on one page "Vic... See More  

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177392

Sultan's Dummy Railway....

Item #177392

May 26, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The Late Carl Schurz in his Library". There is an article, "Carl Schurz, Pilot" by Mark Twain and "The Sermon in San Francisco's Stones" by Henry Harrison Suplee. Also an article, "The Sultan's Dummy Railway" by William Tyler Bliss and photos such as "The ... See More  

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177391

The Remains of San Francisco after Tragedy...

Item #177391

May 19, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 19, 1906  There is a front page photo, "All That Remains of the Elaborately Decorated Chapel at Leland Stanford University". There is an article, "The Human Drama at San Francisco" by Herman Whitaker, and many photos of the San Francisco Catastrophe. There is "Temporary "Homesites" in Golden Gate Park for Thousands of Refug... See More  

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177390

The Aftermath of the San Francisco Terror....

Item #177390

May 12, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 12, 1906  There is a front page photo "The Flight From the Burning City--San Francisco's Refugees Hastening to the Oakland Ferry"; articles such as "San Francisco's Tragic Dawn" by Gertrude Atherton and "A Stricken City's Days of Terror" by James Hopper. There are also many photos of the disaster such as &q... See More  

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177389

San Francisco Destroyed....

Item #177389

May 05, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "The Heart of the Ruins" by Arthur Lewis and an article called "The Destruction of San Francisco" by Miriam Michelson. This issue has many full page photos of San Francisco after it is destroyed. Photos like "Looking North on Battery Street at Broadway, Showing, on the Right, The Westerly ... See More  

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177388

San Francisco Destroyed (Earthquake)...

Item #177388

April 28, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 28, 1906  Front page photo "The Navy-Built Battle-Ship "Connecticut""; "Experiences of a Police Commissioner" by William McAdoo; "Vesuvius the Destroyer" by Rodolfo Lanciana; a full page photo of "Mazime Gorky, Russian Revolutionist and Author, Who has just Come to America" by Peter A. Juley;... See More  

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