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1903 Panama becoming independent...
Item #708921
December 02, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec.2, 1903
* Separation of Panama from Colombia
* Panama Canal Zone becoming independent
* Recognized by United States
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "PANAMA SIGNS CANAL TREATY" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... See More
1898 Battle of Sugar Point... Minnesota...
Item #707765
October 08, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 8, 1898
* Battle of Sugar Point - Leech Lake - Minnesota
* Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians - Bugonaygeshig
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE INDIAN TROUBLES" with subheads. (see images) 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
1889 San Diego Flume opening...
Item #707450
February 22, 1889
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, Feb. 22, 1889
* San Diego Wooden Flume opening - dedication
* Lake Cuyamaca to La Mesa area - waterway
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE FLUME" with subheads and two related images. (see images) This was the opening day of the San Diego Flume. Probably only found in a San Diego publication, very rare as such.
Eight pages, a hole within... See More
Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...
Item #707187
September 26, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Sept. 26, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead. All four pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisements as well, several of ... See More
1905 Treaty of Portsmouth...
Item #706483
August 30, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 30, 1905
* Treaty of Portsmouth agreement reached
* Russo-Japanese War formally ends
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "JAPAN HAS WON HIGHEST PRAISE" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from t... See More
1903 Indianapolis body snatchers business...
Item #703994
February 06, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1903
* Rufus Cantrell "King of the Ghouls" case
* Indianapolis grave robbers - body snatching
The front page has a two column heading: "CORPSE THIEF ON THE STAND" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fr... See More
1902 Outlaw Harry Tracy on the run...
Item #703468
July 11, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1902
* Old West outlaw Harry Tracy
* Hunted in the Northwest by posse
* Hole-in-the-Wall Gang member
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "TRACY'S TRAIL AGAIN FOUND" with subhead. (see images) Harry Tracy was an outlaw from the closing days of the Old West and is said to have run with Butch Cassidy & the Hole In The ... See More
The Apache War in Arizona...
Item #702035
November 08, 1879
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Nov. 8, 1879
* Apache Wars in the Southwest
* United States Army
The front page has: "The Apache War", with subhead "Victorious Band Overtaken and Whipped in Mexico by Major Morrow's Command" - being a derailed report from Tucson.
Four pages, some archival strengthening at the margins, a bit fragile but in nice condition.
... See More
Great Blizzard of 1899...
Item #701356
February 14, 1900
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 14, 1900
* Great Blizzard of 1899
* Great Arctic Outbreak
* St. Valentine's Day snowstorm
The top of the front page has a one column headings: "SOUTH STILL FROZEN" & "ZERO IN FLORIDA" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues th... See More
1899 Battle of Talana Hill...
Item #701181
October 21, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 21, 1899
* Battle of Talana Hill - Glencoe
* Second Boer War - South Africa
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "THE BRITISH AND BOERS FOUGHT FOR EIGHT HOURS" with subheads. (see images) 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
1905 Chicago teamsters' strike...
Item #700721
May 26, 1905
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 26, 1905
* 1905 Chicago teamsters' strike
* Solidarity action & lockout
* Brotherhood of Teamsters
The top of the front has a one column heading: "STREET RIOTS RIFE IN CHICAGO" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fra... See More
1902 Panama Bay naval battle..
Item #700158
January 20, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 20, 1902
* Panama Bay naval battle
* Colombian & rebel warships
* Thousand Days' War
* Sinking of the Lautaro
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN PANAMA HARBOR" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More
Stanford University founder murdered ?......
Item #699400
March 15, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 15, 1905
* Funeral of Jane Stanford - murder mystery ?
* Stanford University founder
The front page has a one column heading: "FUNERAL OF MRS. STANFORD" with subhead. (see images) Nice to have in a California publication. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are no... See More
The "Black Hundreds" in 1905 Russia...
Item #699321
November 10, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 10, 1905
* Post Odessa pogrom - massacre
* "Black Hundreds" plan - Anti-Semitic
* St. Petersburg, Russia Jews in danger
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "A ST. BARTHOLOMEW MASSACRE PLANNED" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very ... See More
Early from San Diego... Great travelogue: Los Angeles to Anaheim...
Item #699253
November 09, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Nov. 9, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.
The front page has a wonderful and very detailed travelogue-like depot headed: "FROM LOS ANGELES TO ANAHEIM" with subheads: "Off For Anaheim-... See More
Issue number one of this San Diego title...
Item #699124
July 25, 1872
DAILY SAN DIEGO WORLD, California, July 25, 1872
* Very rare from Southern California
* Early - volume 1 number 1 issue
This is the earliest of this San Diego title to be found, being the volume one, number one issue. This title only existed through 1877.
Page 2 begins with the "Salutatory" in which the published details the purpose of the new publishing enterprise. ... See More
Execution at San Diego... Fort McHenry...
Item #699087
April 02, 1853
ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, April 2, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
Front page shows: "British Mail Steamer Entering the Harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico". Prints within include: "Fort McHenry, Baltimore Harbor... See More
1898 Battle of Santiago de Cuba ends...
Item #699078
July 18, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 18, 1898
* Fall of Santiago de Cuba
* Spanish Navy surrenders
* Spanish-American War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SANTIAGO IS OURS" 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.
Co... See More
1904 Reed Smoot hearings... Mormons...
Item #698680
December 17, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 17, 1904
* Reed Smoot hearings
* Mormons - polygamy
The front page has a two column heading: "MORMONS OBEY SMITH IN DEFIANCE OF COURT" with subhead. (see images) 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 wit... See More
1898 Clarendon, Arkansas Negroes lynchings......
Item #697668
October 13, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 13, 1898
* Battle of Virden - Riot - Massacre - labor conflict
* Macoupin County, Illinois coal mining - miners
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SLAUGHTER STOPPED" 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
Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...
Item #697094
October 24, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 24, 1871 Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.
All pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisements as well, several of which are illustrated.
Complete as a 4 page issue, 12 ... See More
Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...
Item #696445
October 22, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 22, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead. All four pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisements as well, several of w... See More
1899 Siege of Apia...
Item #695380
April 07, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 7, 1899
* Siege - Battle of Apia
* Second Samoan War
* British & American warships
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "BLOODY CONFLICTS CAUSED" (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
1898 USS Maine explosion investigation...
Item #693972
March 11, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 11, 1898
* re. USS Maine sinking disaster
* Explosion declared adversarial
* Spanish-American War prelude
* Havana Harbor, Cuba
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE MAINE INQUIRY" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... See More
1904 Lynching of Paul Reed & Will Cato...
Item #693216
August 16, 1904
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 16, 1904
* Lynching of Paul Reed and Will Cato - Negroes
* Statesboro & Savannah - Georgia race war
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A RACE RIOT IS NOW IMMINENT" 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... See More
1899 Battle of Ladysmith, Natal...
Item #693044
November 02, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 2, 1899
* Battle of Ladysmith
* Second Boer War
* Colony of Natal
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "ENGLISH OVERWHELMED LADYSMITH INVESTED" 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... See More
1900 Theodore Roosevelt campaign...
Item #692817
October 18, 1900
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 18, 1900
* Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt whistlestop campaign
* Pre-1900 United States presidential (VP) election
* Canton, Stark County, Ohio train visit
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BILLY AND TEDDY" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... See More
Early description of San Diego...
Item #692184
September 07, 1850
THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, Sept. 7, 1850 Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city.
Articles include: "Things That Cost Nothing" "The Tomato" which gives its history, and notes: "...Its introduction on our tables is as a culinary vegetable is of recent date..."; "Gold In Texas" 'The Growth of O... See More
Cornell University wins 1898 regatta...
Item #691744
June 23, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 23, 1898
* Harvard-Yale-Cornell Regatta boat race
* Rowing races - Thames River - New London
The front page has a one column heading: "WON BY CORNELL" 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... See More
1905 Snyder, Oklahoma tornado disaster...
Item #691711
May 12, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 12, 1905
* Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma
* Tornado disaster with 113 deaths
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TORNADO VICTIMS HAVE NO RELIEF" 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.... See More
1900 Galveston, Texas hurricane disaster...
Item #691612
September 14, 1900
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 14, 1900
* The Great 1900 Galveston hurricane
* Deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "GALVESTON'S NEEDS URGENTLY SET FORTH" 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 frag... See More
1900 Armenians holocaust...
Item #691564
October 20, 1900
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 20, 1900
* Armenian Genocide - Holocaust - Massacres
* Sason - Ottoman Empire - Turkey
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HORRIBLE OUTRAGES" with subheadS. (see) Brief text here. 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
Early San Diego... Susan B. Anthony...
Item #691385
June 20, 1873
THE WORLD, San Diego, California, June 20, 1873
* Susan B. Anthony found guilty of voting
* Women's suffrage - Woman's rights advocate
A very early issue from this famous Southern California city. The population was just 2,300 at the time.
Various local reports, but also a page 2 item: "Susan B. Anthony Convicted--Jury Not Yet Agreed in Case of Inspectors", on her ... See More
With a small broadside "leaflet" issue...
Item #691353
March 05, 1892
THE MERCURY, Coronado, San Diego County, California, March 5, 1892
* Uncommon title
* Hotel del Coronado fame
A very rare newspaper from this island community in San Diego Bay, famous for the Hotel del Coronado which is its prime feature. Indeed, a pg. 2 item notes: "A visit to San Diego without seeing the Hotel Del Coronado would be like going to Washington without seeing ... See More
1903 Frank Slide... rockslide disaster...
Item #690817
April 30, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 30, 1903
* Frank Slide - Northwest Territories
* Massive rockslide - Turtle Mountain
* Alberta, Canada landslide disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LANDSLIDE CAUSED FRANK DISASTER" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard ... See More
1900 Indian magic...
Item #690123
June 08, 1900
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 8, 1900
* Indian magic - India - fake ?
The top of page 7 has a two column heading: "CURIOUS INDIAN MAGIC QUEER FEATS OF FAKIRS" 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 pages, 19 x 14 ... See More
1900 Robert Charles riots... New Orleans...
Item #689296
July 26, 1900
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 26, 1900
* Robert Charles - New Orleans race riots
* Police officers & civilians murdered - Negroes
The top of the page 7 has a one column heading: "New Orleans Killings" 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 ... See More
Very early from San Diego...
Item #689257
October 13, 1870
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Oct. 13, 1870
* Rare & early from Southern California
Nearly a full front page has: "Southern California" "Discoveries in New Mexico" "State News" and a wealth of news and ads inside.
Four pages, nice condition.... See More
Early prints of the Southwest, including San Diego...
Item #688560
December 22, 1855
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 22, 1855 The ftpg. shows: "Sunken Schooner Eudora, From City Island" with more relate prints inside including: "The Eudora Tragedy--Arrest of the Negro" and "Burning of the Steamers at Memphis". Also a print of: "Greytown, Nicaragua" "Explosion of a Steam Fire-Engine, Cincinnati" a doublepg. cent... See More
The siege of Port Arthur in 1904...
Item #688202
July 29, 1904
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 29, 1904
* Siege of Port Arthur BEGINS
* Russo-Japanese War
The top of the front page is a nice banner headline: "PORT ARTHUR IS REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN" 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 i... See More
1898 Battle of Santiago de Cuba...
Item #687950
July 05, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 5, 1898
* Battle of Santiago de Cuba
* Naval - Navy engagement
* Spanish-American War
* Pascual Cervera loss
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE BURNING FLEET" 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
Very early from San Diego...
Item #687264
August 22, 1874
THE WORLD, San Diego, California, Aug. 22, 1874
* Rare Old West publication
A very early issue from this now-famous Southern California city, this issue published when the population was just 2,300.
Among the articles are: "Arizona" with several reports; "The Black Hills" "From Lower California" "All About San Diego" and much more.
Four pafges, never... See More
1899 Ka 'iulani death... Hawaii...
Item #687057
March 08, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 8, 1899
* Princess Ka 'iulani death
* Hawaiian Kingdom royal family
The front page has a one column heading: "KAIULANI DYING" with subheads. (see) She actually died two days prior to the publication of this issue. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... See More
Four very early issues from San Diego...
Item #686065
September 23, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
A lot of four issues which are very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.
All four pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisement... See More
1899 Enterprise, Kansas family murders......
Item #685462
March 16, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1899
* Palmetto, Fulton County, Georgia
* Negroes massacre - assassinations
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A NEGRO SLAUGHTER" 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.... See More
1899 Windsor Hotel (Manhattan) fire disaster...
Item #685376
March 18, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 18, 1899
* Windsor Hotel (Manhattan)
* St. Patrick's Day fire disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE DEAD AND DYING" 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. Rare... See More
Fluoroscope X-Ray invention...
Item #685023
August 16, 1897
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 16, 1897
* Thomas Alva Edison
* Fluoroscope (Vitascope)
* X-Rays experiments
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "MORE EDISON WONDERS" 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
Early newspaper from San Diego...
Item #684600
March 12, 1875
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, March 12, 1875
* Rare & early from Southern California
An early newspaper from San Diego with the entire front page taken up with ads, several illustrated. Various news of the day inside and even more advertisements.
Four pages, archival strengthening at the irregular spine, good condition.... See More
Carrie Nation & the saloons in Hope, Kansas...
Item #684569
February 04, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 25, 1901
* Carrie Nation
* Kansas saloons
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MRS. NATION TIRED" with subheads. (see) Rare to find period reporting on this famous temperance movement leader. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... See More
Gateway to the gold fields...
Item #684497
May 28, 1875
MARYSVILLE WEEKLY APPEAL, California, May 28, 1875
* Rare Old West publication
In the days of the California Gold Rush, Marysville was a stopping point for riverboats from Sacramento and San Francisco that carried miners on their way to the digging grounds. A sign on the roadside as one enters Marysville carries the slogan: "Gateway to The Gold Fields." At that time it was on... See More
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