1917 Woodrow Wilson inauguration...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 5, 1917



* President Woodrow Wilson inauguration 

* On the brink of World War I



The front page has a banner headline: "WILSON INAUGURATED AT NOON" with subhead. and related pictorial. (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 tot... See More  

Naval history: first U.S. destroyer sunk by enemy action...

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  

World War 1...

OFFICIAL BULLETIN, Washington, DC, 1918. An unusual newspaper published daily by the "Committee on Public Information", meant to keep the public informed of both political & military matters, particularly during the WWI period. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will be of a slightly different date but will have the format as shown. Sixteen pages measuri... See More  

President Wilson backs suffrage movement...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Mass., October 1, 1918 



*President Wilson's Suffrage speech to the Senate



The front page of this issue has the heading: "PRESIDENT WILSON URGES SUFFRAGE IN SENATE SPEECH". , which reports on the historic speech he gave before the United States Senate. Additionally, the article includes the text of his speech and continues on pg. ... See More  

Edmond Rostand dies... President Wilson becomes the 1st...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 3, 1918



* President Woodrow Wilson delivers State of the Union Address

* Prepares to become 1st President to set foot on European soil

* Edmond Rostand of Cyrano de Bergerac fame dies



The front page has a three-line, full-banner headline: "PRESIDENT SAYS IT IS HIS FIRST DUTY TO GO TO EUROPE...," with considerable text regarding his delivery of the an... See More  

Roosevelt in Washington... Lenin's Bolsheviki...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 1, 1919. 



* Color cover, "The World Question"

* Lenin's Socialism comes for the World

* Multiple ads for products of the era



This issue features a color cover, "The World Question". Within the issue is an article, "Roosevelt's Introduction to Washington" which features a photo of William McKinley and ... See More  

1919 Chicago Race Riot... Red Summer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1919



* Chicago, Illinois  race riots

* Negroes vs. white citizens

* The Red Summer of 1919



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "28 DEAD, 500 HURT IN THREE-DAY RACE RIOTS IN CHICAGO" with subheads. (see images)

Complete in 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.

 

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Lou Gehrig's high school baseball team...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 12, 1920



* High school all-star game - Wrigley Field

* Commerce High School, Brooklyn, New York

* 17-year old Lou Gehrig as a upcoming star



The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "CHICAGO-N.Y. PREP DIAMOND SERIES IS ON" (see images) This game would take place a few weeks later at Wrigley Field. Gehrig would homer in this game, his 1st ever in a m... See More  

Pancho Villa surrenders...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, July 30, 1920 



* Francisco 'Pancho' Villa surrendering 

* Mexican rebel bandit 



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "VILLA YIELDING TO QUIET MEXICO" "Notorious Leader Says He Is Surrendering Because Country Needs Peace for Reconstruction"



Tells of the impending surrender of t... See More  

1919 World Series "fixing" scandal is revealed to the public...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 28, 1920 



* Chicago White "Black" Sox

* World Series Scandal breaks



The scandal of the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series did not break to the public until just now, covered in this newspaper with front page column heads: "NEW WITNESS TELLS OF BASEBALL PLOT" "Maharg, Ex-Pugilist, also charges That Last World's Series Was 'Fixe... See More  

White Sox owners bans players despite the court's verdict...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 14, 1921  



* re. Black Sox World Series scandal

* Best title to be had ?- rare as such



Page 15 begins with an interesting article relating the infamous Black Sox betting scandal. Headed: "Commy Through With Black Sox Despite Verdict", the text begins: "With an emphatic 'No" President Comiskey of the White Sox disposed of the last cha... See More  

The Osage Nation of Oklahoma have the richest per-capita in the world!

NEW YORK TIMES, June 25, 1921



* The Osage Nation, Oklahoma

* Richest per-capita in the world

* Black Gold - aka, OIL!



Page three has the one column heading: "OSAGE ARE RICHEST PEOPLE", with the subhead: "Greatest Per Capita Wealth in World Results From Oil Deal.", followed by details taking 2 small paragraphs.



Note: If you think this was good for the Osage Nation, re... See More  

Eamon de Valera resigns...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 6, 1922



* Eamon de Valera resigns (1st report)

* President of the Irish Republic

* Irish free State



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "DE VALERA RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC; EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF THE DAIL IRREVOCABLY SPLIT" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the resignation ... See More  

Arthur Griffith elected... Irish leader...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 11, 1922



* Arthur Griffith election win

* President of Dail Eireann

* Irish Free State - Ireland



The front page has a one column heading:

"BRITISH TO FREE ERIN PRISONERSHELD IN REVOLT" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the election of President of Dail Eireann, Arthur Griffith.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages... See More  

1922 massacre at Herrini, Illinois... Strikebreakers murdered...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., June 23, 1922



* Herrin massacre - Illinois

* Coal miners union

* Strikebreakers murdered



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "SLAYING AT HERRIN, ILL., NOW DECLARED TO BE REALLY A MASSACRE" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 16 pages, light toning, a few small binding slits along the spine, generally in good condition.



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The death of Irish leader Arthur Griffith...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 13, 1922



* Arthur Griffith death (1st report)

* Sinn Fein & Dail Eireann leader

* Irish Free State - Ireland



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "GRIFFITH DEATH SHOCKS DUBLIN" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death of President of Dail Eireann, Arthur Griffith.

Complete with 50+ pages, light toning and a little wear at t... See More  

Harding names negro for New Orleans Post; Senate Fight Coming; "Lily Whites" protest....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1922  The front page has a two column heading: "Harding Names Negro for New Orleans Post; Senate Fight Coming; "Lily Whites Protest". The coverage tells of President Harding's appointment of Walter L. Cohen, to this prestigious post - the first black man to ever hold this position. Quite historic.

Complete in 44 pages.  As per the era,... See More  

Calvin Coolidge through Lyndon Johnson...

Presidential Collection V - covering 7 administrations...

(7) Presidential Collection V - a 7 issue set containing one issue each from the administrations of Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson, providing a single-day snapshot of the atmosphere during each administration. This is set five of a six-part series.... See More  

Eamon De Valera arrested...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 16 & 17, 1923 



* Eamon de Valera arrested (1st report)

* Irish Free State - Ireland president



The front page of the 16th has a one column heading: "IRISH TROOPS TAKE DE VALERA" with subheads. (see) First report coverage here. You also get the issue of the 17th with continued coverage with a two column heading also on the fron... See More  

Discovery of King Tut's tomb...

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 6, 1924  



* King Tutankhamun discovery

* Egyptian Pharaoh 4th chamber

* Egyptologist Howard Carter



The top of page 5 has first column heads: "HOPE TO FIND CROWN AND PHARAOH'S GEMS" "Excavators Think Full Royal Regalia Is Inside the Sarcophagus of the Fourth Shrine" "May Also Contain Papyri" "But There Is No President to Indic... See More  

Death of President Woodrow Wilson...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Feb. 4, 1924 



* Woodrow Wilson death (1st report)



The banner headline announces: "Ex-President Wilson Passed Away Yesterday Morning" with subheads including: "Mr. Wilson Died At 11:15 O'Clock" "End Peaceful For Sufferer" and more.

Eight pages, light toning, good condition.... See More  

Woodrow Wilson to be Buried...

THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, from Kansas City, MO, dated February 5, 1924.



The front page features a three-line, two-column wide headline "WOODROW WILSON TO BE BURIED WITH SIMPLE CEREMONY" with a subhead "Former President Wished It So; Weeks Offers Arlington, But Is Refused; Coolidge and Taft to Represent Government". Also on the front page is a poem entitled "The Warrior P... See More  

First woman nominee for VP on Democrat ballot...

The KKK - The DNC decides position in 1924...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 28 & 30, 1924 (a two-issue set)



The front page of the June 28th issue has the 2-line, full-banner heading: "COMMITTEE DEADLOCKED OVER ANTI-KLAN PLANK - BITTER FIGHT CERTAIN ON CONVENTION FLOOR", with related subheading and considerable details of the convention. The front page of the June 30th issue has the full-banner: "BATTLE OF BA... See More  

Scarce campaign newspaper supporting Coolidge for President...

CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN, Los Angeles, October, 1924  This s a campaign newspaper supporting the Coolidge-Dawes ticket as Republican nominees for the 1924 presidential election. Such newspapers were always short-lived (this is volume 1, no. 14) and typically had limited distribution, making them quite scarce.

The front page features prints of both "Calvin Coolidge" and "Charles D... See More  

Gerald Chapman convicted...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 4, 1925 



* Gerald Chapman convicted - death sentence 

* Count of Gramercy Park - gentleman bandit 

* Prohibition era outlaw 



This 16 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "CHAPMAN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO DIE ON GALLOWS JUNE 25TH NEXT; COUNSEL FOR BANDIT TO FILE APPEAL" and more with related pho... See More