Floods in Louisville.....

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  

Bombs at Philadelphia's Bank....

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  

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

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President in Panama....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 1, 1906  There is a front page illustration, " 'Back to the Simple Life' " by W. A . Rogers. There are photos of "What the President Saw at Panama" and  "Expediting the Canal Work at Colon." In this issue, there is also an illustration of "Building the SkyScraper-IV.- The "Cloud-Smear&q... See More  

Train Wreck in Atlantic City... "Race War" in Macedonia... W. A . Rogers illustration...

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  

Contestants in Rifle Match....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 13, 1906  There is a front page illustration, "The Twins of Ooze" by W. A. Rogers. There are many photos in this issue such as "Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican Candidate for Governor of New York"; "Officers of the Army and Navy Commanding Operations in Cuba"; "One of the Great Seacoast... See More  

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

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  

John D. Rockefeller....

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  

Czar Opening the Douma....

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  

Sultan's Dummy Railway....

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  

New Japanese Ambassador to the U.S... Olympics...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 21, 1906.  Front page photo "The Devastating Lava Which Flows From Vesuvius" by Underwood & Underwood; "Experiences of a Police Commissioner" by William McAdoo; "The Athletic Team which will Represent America at the Olympian Games"; The New Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Viscount H. E. Aoki, and His G... See More  

Insurance Investigation Results...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 17, 1906  Front page photo "Lieutenant-General John M. Schofield"; "The Insurance Investigation and its Results" by Ralph H. Graves; "Growth of Life-Insurance in the United States" by James Davenport Whelpley; "There is a New King in Denmark" by Paul Harboe and other advertisements of the day. Se... See More  

The Marriage between Alice Roosevelt and Representative Longworth...

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Auto Races at Ormond, Florida....

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 13, 1906 Front page illustration "Good Driving" by W. A. Rogers; "The Automobilist and the Law," by Dave H. Morris, and photos of "Prominent Automobilists who will Compete in the Coming Races at Ormond, Florida" and "The Evolution of a Vast Industry" by Charles Winans and other advertisements of the day. ... See More  

Carl G. Fisher Death, 1939...

 THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, July 16, 1939.

 

* Carl G. Fisher Dies

* Indianapolis Motor Speedway Founder



This 40+ page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on page 5: "Carl G. Fisher, Pioneer in Auto Industry, Dies" with photo.

 

Other news of the day throughout.

 

Some browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.



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Wellington Avalanche 1910...

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From Texas in the 19th century...

THE DALLAS DAILY HERALD, Texas, 1875 An interesting and typically-Western style newspaper, with various news of the day, a wealth of ads, many of which are rather large and many are illustrated as would be expected in a newspaper from the "Old West". A bit of very light water staining, generally in very nice condition. Folio size & complete in 4 pages. Rarely do we find 19th centur... See More  

Football... Aeroplane...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 11, 1905  Front page illustration "The Canal Will be Dug" by W. A. Rogers; The Trial Flight of the Ludlow Man-Carrying Aeroplane in New York; Two Noteworthy European Events of the Week; Double page Photos, Three of the Season's Big Football Games, Showing the New Tactics; and other advertisements of the day. See photos for full ... See More  

Coney Island...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 8, 1905 Front page illustration "Paul Jones. "My Nerves Are Not What They Used to Be" by W. A. Rogers; The Abuses of our Mail Service; M. Rouvier, Premier of France, Who, as Head of the Foreign Office, is the Leading Figure in France To-Day in the Crisis Due to Germany's Foreign Policy; Double page illustration "New York's N... See More  

Horse Show...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 13, 1905  Front page illustration "Home Again" by W. A. Rogers; Work on the Isthmian Canal; Scenes at the Recent Drag Hunt with the Monmouth Hounds at Lakewood; The Recent Open-Air Horse Show at Lakewood; Snap-Shots Along the Route of the New York Automobile Parade; Photographs of the Annual Relay Races and Field Sports at Franklin Field, Philadel... See More  

The New York Easter Parade...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 22, 1905  The front page illustration: "Handicapped" is by famed artist W. A. Rogers;

Prints inside include: "New York's Easter Parade"; photos: "Showing Scenes of Destruction at Port Arthur and Russian Prisoners Captured by the Japanese"; "Handling New York's Mail--Scenes and Incidents Connected With the Wo... See More  

Mark Twain as Satan...

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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 25, 1905 Front page illustration "Sign!" by W. A. Rogers; The Recent Cottabato Expedition of American Troops in the Philippines; The Situation at Mukden and Port Arthur; and other advertisements of the day. See photos for full details.

International Automobile Racing...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 11, 1905  Front page illustration "Congress Has Adjourned" by W. A. Rogers; Scenes at the Recent Floral Parade in Havana; Snap-Shots of the Recent International Automobile Races in Cuba; The Sportsmen's Show at the Madison Square Garden; Recent Athletic Contests of American Soldiers in the Philippines; Famous Paintings Reproduced From L... See More  

Ice Yachting... Mark Twain Anecdote...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 4, 1905  Front page illustration "The Upheaval" by W. A. Rogers; Ice-Yachting and Skate-Sailing on the Shrewsbury River, in New Jersey; Match Games of "Curling" in and Around New York; The Automobile Show at the Madison Square Garden, New York; Plans for the New Terminal Station of the New York Central Railroad at Forty-Second Stree... See More