Women's suffrage in 1917...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 21, 1917



* Fight for Women's Suffrage

* Disorder at the White House

* Demonstration - Picketing - Rioting

* Katharine A. Morey & Lucy Burns

* Woman Suffragist Nell Richardson



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ENRAGED CROWDS ATTACK SUFFRAGE PICKETS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condit... See More  

1917 East St. Louis race riots...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, July 3, 1917



* East St. Louis, Missouri race riots

* Negroes - lynch mobs



The front page has a one column heading: "Military Rule Is Proclaimed" with subhead. Coverage on the East St. Louis race riot which was considered one the worst in U.S. history.

Complete with 16 pages, light toning, nice condition.... See More  

Pitcher Babe Ruth vs. New York Yankees...

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 October Socialist Revolution...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 12, 1917



* Great October Socialist Russian Revolution

* Petrograd (Saint Petersburg), Russia

* Bolshevik Coup - Alexander Kerensky



The front page has a six column headline: "KERENSKY TROOPS AT CAPITAL" with subhead. (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  

Prohibition in America in 1917...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, December 20 1917



* America prohibition adopted

* House approves with vote



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "STATES PREPARE FOR INDORSEMENT OF PROHIBITION" with subhead. (see) Coverage on prohibition being adopted United States law. It would come in effect in January of 1919. Nice to have in this title which probably had pro... See More  

World War I... Ten issues in unusually good condition...

(10) A 10 issue lot of authentic newspapers from World War I, dated from May, 1917 through November, 1918, which are in better condition than is typical (not as pulpish), and have better than average front page headlines. All are complete. Please note the S&H cost, as this lot will be heavy.

1917 Shepherdsville, Kentucky train wreck...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 21, 1917



* Shepherdsville, Kentucky

* Trains collision wreck disaster

* Louisville and Nashville Railroad

 

The front page has a one column heading: "FORTY-SIX KILLED IN KENTUCKY WRECK". (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 e... See More  

1917 Schlitz FAMO advertisement...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 30, 1917



* Joseph Schlitz Brewery Company

* Famo non-alcoholic advertisement



Page 9 has a full page advertisement in black and white for: "Schlitz FAMO" which was a non-intoxicating drink. 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 ... See More  

1917 Larry Doyle photo... Chicago Cubs...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 27, 1917



* Second Baseman Larry Doyle photo

* Chicago Cubs - NY Giants - MLB baseball



Page 17 has a two column photo headed: "'M'Graw May Seek Aid Of Larry Doyle" with brief text. 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  

1917 Women's Suffrage vote in New York...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 7, 1917



* Women's Suffrage election - Woman's

* New York Amendment 1 approved



The front page has a two column heading: "Nation Wide Suffrage Amendment is Boosted By Result in New York". (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  

1917 Dan Shay murder case...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1917



* Manager Dan Shay - Milwaukee Brewers

* Arrested for murder of Negro Clarence Euell

* MLB Baseball - English Hotel - Indianapolis



Page 12 has a one column photo with heading: "Dan Shay Is Held On Murder Charge" with text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues ... See More  

1917 Camp Kearny U.S. Army base creation...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 24, 1917



* Camp Kearny - U.S. Army base creation

* Best publication to be had ? rare as such



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CITY GETS ARMY BASE" 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.

Co... See More  

1917 Miller Huggins photo... St. Louis Cardinals...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 26, 1917



* Manager Miller Huggins photo & more

* St. Louis Cardinals - MLB baseball

* New York Yankees - Babe Ruth era fame



Page 11 has a two column photo headed: "Is Miller Huggins To Be The Big Managerial Surprise Of Season" with brief text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Ver... See More  

1917 mob violence in Cork, Ireland...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 25, 1917



* Mob violence in Cork , Ireland

* Sinn Feiners procession - riots



The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "USE MACHINE GUNS ON RIOTERS" 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.... See More  

1917 legalized lynchings ?...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 14, 1917



* Legalized lynchings - hangings by government ?

* World War I - WWI food shortages - robbers



The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "ADVOCATE LAMP POST HANGINGS" 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  

1917 German Aerial bombings on England...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 26, 1917



* Operation Turkenkreuz - WWI  World War I

* German aerial Gotha airplanes bombing (London)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMAN RAIDERS KILL SCORES IN ENGLISH CITIES" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. A small library label affects this headline. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "... See More  

New York City Food Riot of 1917...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 20, 1917



* New York City food riot of 1917

* World War I era shortages



The front page has a nice banner headline: "STARVING WOMEN STORM CITY HALL IN NEW YORK" 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  

1917 Henry S. Bigelow horsewhipped...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct, 29, 1917



* Henry S. Bigelow - U.S. Representative

* Pacifist - socialist - Florence, Kentucky



The front page has a nice banner headline: "PACIFIST IS HORSEWHIPPED" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. A little residue from the removed address label slightly affects the headline. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the &q... See More  

The 1917 Mattoon, Illinois (and surrounding area) tornado outbreak...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, May 28, 1917



* Mattoon, IL tornado outbreak

* One of the deadliest tornado sequences on record



The front page has the displayable banner headline: "OVER 200 DEAD, 1000 HURT, LOSS $5,000,000", with several related subheadings and supporting text. This multi-day tornado event remains one of the deadliest on record.

Other news, sports and ... See More  

SS California torpedoed... WWI German submarine...

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, February 8, 1917



* SS California sunk

* German submarine attack

* World War I tensions rise



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CALIFORNIA SUNK WITHOUT WARNING; SENATE ENDORSES ACTION OF WILSON" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Twelve pages, light toning and minor wear art the margins, small library label within subheads (see)... See More  

British liner California is torpedoed by a German sub...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Feb. 8, 1917 



* SS California sunk

* German submarine attack

* World War I tensions rise



The top of the front page has a report of the torpedoing of the British liner California: "LINER SUNK WITHOUT WARNING" "California Torpedoed Off Irish Coast" "WOMEN & CHILDREN ARE MISSING" "No Americans Killed" &quo... See More  

The beginning of the U.S. Navy's relationship with San Diego...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 1, 1917  A terrific and very displayable issue on the 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.S. Navy remains a... See More  

Baltimore, Maryland riot in 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  

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, June 28, 1917  The front cover is of a famous "The American Red Cross" with "Humanity" and "Philanthrophy" being stated at the bottom of images. Inside the issue is an article pertaining to the Red Cross as well as various articles and photos pertaining to World War I and various advertisements of the day.

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Color cover... German submarine "Deutschland"...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York,  February 10, 1917  The colored cover is entitled "Aboard the Merchant Submarine 'Deutschland'" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Facts About the Panama Canal"; "Where Science Joins Hands with Art - The Modern Taxidermy as Revealed in San Francisco's Great New Museum"; and more articles, illustrati... See More