Wilbur Wright's airplane flight in France...
Item #677427
September 25, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 25, 1908
* Early airplane flights
* Wilbur Wright - Brothers
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WILBUR WRIGHT MAY ATTEMPT A CHANNEL FLIGHT" (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 8... See More
George V ascends the throne in 1910...
Item #677425
May 07, 1910
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 7, 1910
* George V ascends the throne
* King of the United Kingdom
* King Edward VII death
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GEORGE V IS PROCLAIMED THE KING OF ENGLAND" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... See More
1911 Photo of Miller Huggins...
Item #677378
June 07, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1911
* Miller Huggins photo - 2nd baseman
* St. Louis Cardinals - MLB baseball
* Eventual manager of the New York Yankees
The top of page 3 has a two column photo with heading: "ST. LOUIS NATIONALS' VETERAN SECOND BASEMAN WHO MAY WEAR A CUB UNIFORM BEFORE LONG" with brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being f... See More
1911 Mexican Border War... Douglas, Arizona...
Item #677362
April 17, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 17, 1911
* Mexican Border War
* Douglas, Arizona
* Agua Prieta attack
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "FEDERALS AND REBELS ARE ENGAGED IN DEATH STRUGGLE; Storm of Bullets Pours Into the American Town of Douglas, Ariz." with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... See More
1908 Hemphill, Texas Negro lynchings...
Item #677360
June 23, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 23, 1908
* Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
* Negroes lynchings - hangings
Page 4 has a one column heading: "NEGRO LYNCHING AT HEMPHILL, TEXAS" with subhead. (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 8 p... See More
1908 Harvard-Yale Regatta...
Item #677291
June 25, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 25, 1908
* Harvard-Yale Regatta boat race
* Rowing races - Thames River
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Harvard and Yale Divide Honors in Today's Races" with subheads and photo of the Harvard varsity crew. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find i... See More
1908 Wright Brothers airplane test flights...
Item #677290
May 09, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 9, 1908
* Wright Brothers test flights
* Orville & Wilbur Wright
* Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, NC
The front page is a one column heading: "WRIGHT BROTHERS AGAIN SUCCEED" (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... See More
Signorinetta wins 1908 Epsom Derby...
Item #677289
June 03, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 3, 1908
* Epsom Derby - Surrey, England UK
* Longshot Signorinetta wins in upset
* Thoroughbred racehorse
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Outsider Wins The English Derby With Apparent Ease" with subheads and nice photo. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very ha... See More
1913 Rodman Law's human rocket stunt...
Item #677285
March 19, 1913
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 19, 1913
* Daredevil Rodman Law
* Human rocket stunt
The top of page 2 has a three column pictorial with heading: "Rodman Law, Human Skyrocket, to try Daredevil Flight Once Again" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fro... See More
1913 Militant suffragette Olive Wharry...
Item #677244
March 07, 1913
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 7, 1913
* Militant suffragette Olive Wharry
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "SUFFRAGETTE IS SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS" (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 24 pages, two sm... See More
Great Chelsea fire of 1908 - Massachusetts...
Item #677204
April 13, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 13, 1908
* Great Chelsea fire of 1908- Massachusetts
The front page has a banner headline: "CHELSEA CITY IS DEVASTATED BY FIRE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. 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
1908 USS Michigan battleship launching...
Item #677192
May 26, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 26, 1908
* USS Michigan (BB-27) launching
* United States Navy battleship
* Camden, New Jersey shipyard
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "AMERICA'S DREADNAUGHT TAKES TO THE WATER THIS MORNING" with photo. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issu... See More
William Howard Taft wins Republican nomination...
Item #677190
June 18, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 18, 1908
* William Howard Taft nomination
* Republican National Convention
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Taft Caerries Convention Today" with subheads. Nice for display. 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 pape... See More
1908 Fort Wayne, Indiana hotel fire...
Item #677179
May 04, 1908
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 4, 1908
* New Aveline Hotel fire disaster
* Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Eleven Lives Lost In Hotel Fire At Fort Wayne, Ind." (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragi... See More
1911 Harry Atwood's airplane flight...
Item #677143
July 22, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 22, 1911
* Harry Atwood - early aviation pioneer
* 1st White House visit with airplane (leaving)
The front page has a three column photo showing Atwood taking off the White House lawn with heading: "Harry Atwood First Man to Call On President at White House in Airship" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the ... See More
Louis "Lepke" Buchalter Executed....
Item #677045
March 06, 1944
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1944.
* Mob Boss Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
* Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc. fame
* Sing Sing Prison execution
The front page has a one column heading: "LEPKE BURIED; MURDER, INC., GOES WITH HIM" with subhead. Related photo on the back page. (see) Coverage on the execution of Murder Inc. mob boss, Louis Buchalter, by electric chai
... See More
* Mob Boss Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
* Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc. fame
* Sing Sing Prison execution
The front page has a one column heading: "LEPKE BURIED; MURDER, INC., GOES WITH HIM" with subhead. Related photo on the back page. (see) Coverage on the execution of Murder Inc. mob boss, Louis Buchalter, by electric chai
1942 Japenese attack on California coast...
Item #676995
February 24, 1942
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Feb. 24, 1942
* Attack on California coast
* Ellwood oil field shelling
* Japanese submarine I-17
The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Army and Navy Planes Hunt Jap Sub Off Pacific Coast" with subhead. (see) This brief yet very historic shelling only caused minor damage to the oil field—a pump house and a single oil derrick w... See More
Jim Thorpe wins 1912 Olympic decathlon...
Item #676928
July 15, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 15, 1912
* Jim Thorpe wins Olympic decathlon
* Carlisle Indian School star athlete
The front page has a one column headings that include: "Final Day Of The Athletic Program" "....American Winner of Decathlon" and more. (see) Coverage continues on page 2 a small heading: "Thorp Wins Decathlon". (see) Surprisingly this issue... See More
The beginning of the U.S. Navy's relationship with San Diego ?...
Item #676923
July 23, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 23, 1913
* Naval Base San Diego to be born ?
A nice issue on the pre-founding era of the United States Navy's relationship with San Diego, one which has grown tremendously ever since 1917 to become the home port of the Pacific Fleet, a base composed of 13 piers, with over 24,000 military personnel and over 10,000 civilian workers. The U.... See More
1910 James J. Jeffries training photos...
Item #676920
April 30, 1910
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 30, 1910
* Upcoming Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries
* Heavyweight boxing championship bout
* Boxing's first "Fight of the Century"
* In training photos a few months prior
The front page of the sport's section (page 7) has a headline: "Jeffries Stops Heavy Training Stunts to Give Finny Tribe A Workoutl In Fine Condition" with... See More
Estrada's rebellion (1909)... Nicaragua...
Item #676909
December 22, 1909
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 22, 1909
* United States Occupation of Nicaragua
* Juan Jose Estrada's rebellion
* Jose Santos Zelaya - Liberal Party
The front page has a banner headline: "ROUT OF ZELAYAN ARMY COMPLETE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not t... See More
Albert I of Belgium reigns...
Item #676852
December 23, 1909
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 23, 1909
* Albert I of Belgium accession to the throne
* King of the Belgians reigns
The front page has a three column pictorial headed: "Albert I, Belgium's New King" with subhead. (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 er... See More
1909 Ladysmith, British Columbia coal mine disaster...
Item #676842
October 06, 1909
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 6, 1909
* Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
* Coal mine explosion disaster
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RECOVER 23 BODIES" 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 8 pa... See More
1913 Execution of Jacob "The Human Tiger" Oppenheimer...
Item #676816
July 11, 1913
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1913
* Jacob Oppenheimer execution - hanging
* "The Human Tiger" - "The Hyena"
* Folsom State Prison - California
* Early, same day report
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LONG BATTLE TO AVOID GALLOWS COMES TO AN END TODAY" with subheads. (see) Nice to have in a California publication. Surprisingly ... See More
Aviator Cecil Grace goes missing in 1910...
Item #676800
December 23, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 23, 1910
* Aviator pioneer Cecil Grace goes missing
* Airplane flight attempt over the English Channel
The top of the front page has a four column headline "ALL TRACE OF AVIATOR WHO CROSSED CHANNEL IS LOST" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More
1910 Jacques de Lesseps airplane flight...
Item #676786
May 21, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 21, 1910
* Aviator pioneer Jacques de Lesseps - aviation
* 2nd ever airplane flight over the English Channel
Above the masthead is a nice headline: "French Aviator Flies Across English Channel" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totall... See More
Porter Charlton arrested in 1910...
Item #676780
June 23, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 23, 1910
* Port Charlton arrested
* Lake Como - Italy wife murder
The front page has a banner headline: "PORTER CHARLTON ARRESTED IN NEW YORK CITY ADMITS KILLING WIFE DURING BITTER QUARREL" 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 fr... See More
1910 London to Manchester air race...
Item #676772
April 27, 1910
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 27, 1910
* 1910 London to Manchester air race - airplanes
* Louis Paulhan vs. Claude Grahame-White
The top of the front page has a banner heading: "Paulhan And White Flying From London To Manchester" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tot... See More
1910 USS Florida battleship launching...
Item #676768
May 12, 1910
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 12, 1910
* USS Florida (BB-30) launching
* United States Navy battleship
* Brooklyn Navy Yard - New York
The top of the front page has a banner heading: "Battleship Florida, Heaviest In Navy, Is Launched" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are no... See More
Michael Musmanno' Adolph Hitler investigation...
Item #676748
July 18, 1948
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 18, 1948
* Did Adolph Hitler die in 1945 Berlin ?
* Captain Michael Musmanno investigation
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "At Last! Hitler Death Mystery Is Solved" with subheads and small photo of Musmanno. This is the 1st installment of a series of articles by Musmanno.
Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, light toning at the ma... See More
Wilbur Wright's airplane flights in France...
Item #676738
October 30, 1908
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 30, 1908
* Early airplane flights
* Wilbur Wright - Brothers
The front page has a one column heading: "Wright Has Fall Escapes Injury" See image for brief report. 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 8 pages... See More
Eugene Burton Ely... First shipboard airplane landing...
Item #676736
January 18, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 18, 1911
* Aviator pioneer Eugene Burton Ely
* 1st shipboard airplane landing (historic)
* USS Pennsylvania cruiser
* Predecessor to the modern day aircraft carrier
* Early, same day first report
The front page has a two column heading: "Flies to Cruiser, Lands Safely and Then Leaves" with subhead: "Eugene Ely Makes Unprecedented Exhib... See More
1911 Manchurian plague...
Item #676711
March 14, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Mar. 14, 1911
* Manchurian pneumonic lung infection plague
* First use of personal protective equipment
The front page has a two column heading: "4000 PERSONS IN ONE TOWN DIE OF PLAGUE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fro... See More
1911 Battle of Kelley Creek...
Item #676710
February 27, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 27, 1911
* Battle of Kelley Creek - "Last massacre"
* American Indian Wars - Winnemucca, Nevada
The front page has a nice banner headline: "EIGHT INDIANS KILLED IN BATTLE WITH NEVADA POSSE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... See More
1911 Albany Capitol building fire disaster...
Item #676694
March 29, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Mar. 29, 1911
* Albany County, New York
* State Capitol building fire
The front page has a banner headline: "$10,000,000 DAMAGE DONE NEW YORK CAPITOL BY FIRE" 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.
Comp... See More
1910 Revolt of the Lash...
Item #676658
November 24, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, November 24, 1910
* Revolt of the Lash
* Naval mutiny - whips
* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "CREWS OF BRAZILIAN WARSHIPS REVOLT AND SHELL RIO JANEIRO" with subheads. (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
Frederick Cook's North Pole controversy...
Item #676656
November 30, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 30, 1910
* Frederick Cook & the North Pole controversy
* American explorer walks back his claim to fame ?
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DR. COOK ADMITS UNCERTAINTY OF REACHING THE POLE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... See More
French aviation pioneer Hubert Latham killed....
Item #676655
July 16, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 16, 1912
* Hubert Latham killed - death
* French aviator - aviation pioneer
* Airplanes - aeroplanes
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FAMOUS AVIATOR IS KILLED IN AFRICA BY BUFFALO" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not to... See More
Herman Rosenthal murder case...
Item #676643
July 24, 1912
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 24, 1912
* Herman Rosenthal murder case
* New York City gambler - bookie
* NYPD corruption - Lenox Avenue Gang
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "UNRAVELING PLOT FOR KILLING OF GAMBLER IN NEW YORK" with subheads. (see)
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find is... See More
Death of movie star Vivien Leigh...
Item #676591
July 08, 1967
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, July 8, 1967
* Vivien Leigh death (1st report)
* "Gone with the Wind" fame
The front page is a small one column heading: "Vivien Leigh Found Dead" (see) An early, same day report here.
Complete with 8 pages, library stamp within the masthead, a few binding holes along the spine/1st column, generally nice.... See More
Ralph Johnstone... 1st American pilot death....
Item #676587
November 18, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 18, 1910
* Aviator Ralph Johnstone death
* Altitude record holder
* 1st American pilot airplane crash death
The front page has a two column heading: "AVIATORS SHOCKED BY DEATH OF JOHNSTONE" with subhead (see). Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fr... See More
1910 Belmont Park air show... early aviation...
Item #676579
October 25, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 25, 1910
* 1st major international aviation meet in U.S history
* Belmont Park - New York - early airplanes - aviators
The front page has a one column heading: "Aviation Brings Big Crowds To Belmont Park" (see). Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally f... See More
Charles Evans Hughes sworn into SCOTUS...
Item #676565
October 10, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 10, 1910
* Charles Evans Hughes sworn in
* Supreme Court of the United States
The front page has a two column heading: "HUGHES IS SWORN IN AS MEMBER SUPREME COURT" with subhead. (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 pape... See More
1911 Harry Atwood's airplane flight...
Item #676563
August 17, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 17, 1911
* Harry Atwood - early aviation pioneer
* St. Louis to New York City airplane flight (stages)
The front page has a two column heading: "AVIATOR ATWOOD CONTINUES HIS RECORD BREAKING FLIGHT" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... See More
Lylerly murders.... Salisbury, North Carolina....
Item #676560
July 14, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 14, 1906
* Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina
* Issac Lyerly family murders (1st report)
* Pre-Negro lynchings
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FIVE MURDERED IN NORTH CAROLINA TOWN" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.
Complete wi... See More
Civil unrest in 1913 Seattle...
Item #676555
July 19, 1913
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 19, 1913
* Democrat Mayor George F. Cotterill
* Seattle Washington civil unrest - rioting
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SEATTLE UNDER ABSOLUTE RULE OF MAYOR; Newspaper Suppressed; Saloons Close; Police Rule" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era... See More
1910 Green Mountain train wreck... Iowa...
Item #676527
March 21, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 21, 1910
* Green Mountain train wreck disaster
* Rock Island Line railroad
* Tama County, Iowa
The front page has a great banner headline: "45 PERSONS ARE KILLED IN WRECK" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally ... See More
1911 raising of the battleship USS Maine .
Item #676479
June 21, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 21, 1911
* Raising the USS Maine - cofferdam photo
* United States Navy battleship wreck salvage
The top of page 6 has a banner headline: "Water in Coffer Dam Surrounding Wreck of Battleship Maine Is Lowered Fifteen Feet Below Level of the Sea this Morning" with large photo and brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being f... See More
1911 International Polo Cup... "Big Four" photo...
Item #676452
June 01, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 1, 1911
* Newport - International Polo Cup
* United States vs. England
* Meadowbrook Polo Club
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "First Game of Great Polo Match Is Being Played This Afternoon" with subhead and pictorial of the "Big Four" (American players). Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the ... See More
1911 United States v. American Tobacco Co....
Item #676450
May 29, 1911
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 29, 1911
* United States Supreme Court case decision
* United States v. American Tobacco Co.
The front page has a banner headline: "DECISION OF SUPREME COURT IS AGAINST THE TOBACCO TRUST" 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 ... See More
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