Triumphs & Tragedies
Triumphs & Tragedies
Henry Longfellow....
Item #177434
March 02, 1907
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1907
Floods in Louisville.....
Item #177432
February 16, 1907
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 16, 1907
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
Earthquake in Kingston killing over 600...
Item #177430
February 02, 1907
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1907
1907 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania fire disaster...
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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
Bombs at Philadelphia's Bank....
Item #177428
January 19, 1907
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 19, 1907
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.
Other news and advertise... See More
1907 Kingston earthquake... Jamaica...
Item #678044
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.
Complet... See More
James Bryce....
Item #177427
January 12, 1907
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 12, 1907
Panama Canal...
Item #177425
December 29, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 29, 1906
The President in San Juan...
Item #177424
December 22, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 22, 1906
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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The President in Panama....
Item #177422
December 08, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1906
Arctic Whaling....
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November 24, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1906
Calamitous Hurricane on Florida Coast....
Item #177419
November 17, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1906
Train Wreck in Atlantic City....
Item #177418
November 10, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 10, 1906
Yale wins single and team championships in Golfing....
Item #177417
November 03, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 3, 1906
1906 Atlantic City train wreck...
Item #678847
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
King and Queen of England in Aberdeen....
Item #177416
October 27, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1906
Valparaiso Wrecked by Earthquake and Fire...
Item #177415
October 20, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1906
The 1906 World Series: Chicago vs. Chicago...
Item #670658
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
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
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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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
H.G. Wells...
Item #177412
September 29, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 29, 1906
1906 Mississippi hurricane...
Item #678815
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
Jellico TN KY dynamite disaster...
Item #591261
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.
Other news and advertisements of the ... See More
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
The Mexican Border... H.G. Wells...
Item #177406
August 25, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, NewYork, August 25, 1906
1906 Valparaiso, Chile earthquake...
Item #622367
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
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
The Death of Lady Curzon.... H.G. Wells...
Item #177405
August 18, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 18, 1906
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
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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
National Amateur Golf Championship... H.G. Wells...
Item #177402
July 28, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1906
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
Harvard wins boat-race over Yale...
Item #177399
July 14, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 14, 1906
John D. Rockefeller....
Item #177398
July 07, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1906
Yale and Harvard preparing for varsity race this week....
Item #177397
June 30, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1906
Attempted Assassination of the King and Queen of Spain....
Item #177396
June 23, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1906
Czar Opening the Douma....
Item #177395
June 16, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 16, 1906
Metropolitan Golf Championships....
Item #177394
June 09, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 9, 1906
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
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
American's Triumph in Olympic Games....
Item #177393
June 02, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1906
Sultan's Dummy Railway....
Item #177392
May 26, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 26, 1906
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
The Aftermath of the San Francisco Terror....
Item #177390
May 12, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 12, 1906
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
San Francisco Destroyed (Earthquake)...
Item #177388
April 28, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 28, 1906
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