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1917 Riot - Baltimore, Maryland...
Item #702860
April 02, 1917
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1917 The front page has one column headings: "Riot At Baltimore Ends Peace Meeting" "Great Crowd Invades Hall Where Jordan is Speaking--Banker and Others Clubbed" (see photos). Sad to see the ongoing racial strife that has pervaded Baltimore's landscape for over 100 years. Nice to have this timely report on the front page.
This issue is compl... See More
The United States enters World War I...
Item #716034
April 09, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1917
* United States enters World War I (WWI)
* Austria breaks relations w/ America
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AUSTRIA BREAKS WITH U. S." with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.
Note: In 1917, during Wo... See More
1917 Eddystone, Pennsylvania explosion disaster......
Item #708812
April 10, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 10, 1917
* Eddystone, Pennsylvania WWI era disaster
* Ammunition artillery Shell plant explosion
* Great headline for display
The front page has a nice a nice banner headline: "HUNDRED DIE IN EXPLOSION" 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
Munition factory explosion in Eddystone, PA...
Item #583803
April 11, 1917
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 11, 1917
* Eddystone PA Pennsylvania
* Munition factory explosion
This 18 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "EXPLOSION KILLS OVER 100", "Mostly Women and Girls", "Accident In Big Munitions Plant" with subheads (see photos).
Other news of the day. Light browning with a li... See More
1917 Honus Wagner's last season photo......
Item #708841
April 11, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 11, 1917
* Honus Wagner pre season photo
* Pittsburgh Pirates (last season)
* Major League Baseball - MLB
Page 10 has a one column photo headed: "Hans Wagner Has Gone From Game; No More Bowlegs" with brief text. Wagner would decide to play one last season making his last appearance in September of that year.
Surprisingly this issue is in good co... See More
Pitcher Babe Ruth vs. New York Yankees...
Item #688206
April 12, 1917
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, April 12, 1917
* Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees (opening day)
* Babe Ruth pitches against the Yanks
* 3-hitter and win - BOSTON PUBLICATION
The top of the back page under "General Sporting News" is a one column heading "Only Three Hits Off Ruth" with subhead. (see) This was the opening day for the 1917 baseball season an... See More
1917 Second Battle of Arras, France...
Item #708814
April 24, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 24, 1917
* Second Battle of Arras - France
* British offensive on Western Front
* World War I - WWI - many casualties
* Great headline for display
The front page has a very nice a nice banner headline in bold, red lettering: "TEUTON LOSS TERRIFIC" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being ... See More
Naval history: first U.S. ship vs. a German U-Boat...
Item #708842
April 25, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 25, 1917
* American steamship SS Magnolia
* German U-Boat - submarine attack
* 1st U.S. Navy encounter in World War I
* Gun used on display at Gosport Park
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "AMERICAN LINER SINKS DIVER" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition bei... See More
Hastings mine explosion....
Item #588624
April 28, 1917
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
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