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  

Women's suffrage in 1917...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 22, 1917



* Fight for Women's Suffrage

* Disorder at the White House

* Demonstration - Picketing - Rioting

* Katharine A. Morey & Lucy Burns



The front page has a seven column heading: "Suffragist Pickets Are Jailed By Police" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very har... See More  

1917 Halifax Explosion...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 7, 1917



* Halifax Explosion - Nova Scotia

* SS Mont-Blanc & Imo collision

* High Explosives disaster



The front page has banner heading: "Four Thousands Victims In Big Halifax Horror" 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  

1917 Walter Johnson photo... Washington Senators...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 11, 1917



* Pitcher Walter Johnson photo

* Washington Senators - MLB baseball



The top of page 15 has a two column duel photo headed: "Walter Johnson's Poor Start Moves Some To Ask, 'Is He On The Slide?'" with text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... See More  

1917 "Turnip Winter" Germany famine...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 22, 1917



* Turnip Winter - Germany famine

* Civilians hardships - World War I

* Social unrest - looting - crime



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MILLIONS STARVING IN GERMANY" with subhead. (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... See More  

1917 Actor Eric Campbell killed...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 20, 1917



* Scottish Actor Eric Campbell killed

* Charlie Chaplin's films regular (bully)

 

The front page has a one column heading: "FILM STAR KILLED IN CRASH". (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 as su... See More  

1917 German Aerial bombings on London...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 13, 1917



* First daylight air raid - 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. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find ... 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  

U.S. breaks relations w/ Germany in 1917...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 1, 1917



* United States close to World War I

* President Woodrow Wilson



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. AND GERMANY IN BREAK" 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. Ra... See More  

Harrt Thaw suicide attempt in 1917...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 11, 1917



* Harry Thaw's suicide attempt

* Stanford White murderer



The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "THAW ATTEMPTS TO END LIFE" 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. Ra... See More  

1917 New York Giants baseball players pictorial...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 1, 1917



* New York Giants baseball

* Pre-World Series pictorial (photos)

* Rube Benton - George Burns

* Pol Perritt and more



Page 11 has a three column pictorial with heading: "Giants' Scrappy Stars Are Eager To Meet The White Sox" which shows six New York Giants players that are about to play in the 1917 World Series. Text as well. Surprisi... 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 9, 1917



* SS California sunk

* German submarine attack

* World War I tensions rise



The front page has a nice banner headline: "RUTHLESS GERMAN U-BOAT CAMPAIGN CONTINUES WITH UNABATED FEROCITY" with subheads that include: "California Remained Afloat Just None Minutes From Time Torpedo Struck Port Side Of The Steamer" and mo... See More  

U.S. breaks relations with Germany in 1917...

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, March 3, 1917



* United States close to World War I

* President Woodrow Wilson



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CONGRESS STILL DAWDLES; Senators Seize Opportunity To Talk Regardless Of Fate Of U.S." with various subheads and related illustration. (see) Coverage on the official break of diplomatic relations between United States and ... See More  

U.S. breaks relations with Germany in 1917...

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, February 28, 1917



* United States close to World War I

* President Woodrow Wilson



The front page has a nice banner headline: "NOW UP TO CONGRESS" with many subheads. (see) Coverage on the official break of diplomatic relations between United States and Germany.

Other news day. Complete with 10 pages, light toning, tiny library label (see), g... See More  

Naval history: first U.S. destroyer sunk by enemy action...

THE GLOBE, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Dec. 8, 1917 



* USS Jacob Jones (DD-61)

* German U-Boat Torpedo sinks

* 1st U.S. Destroyer ever to be lost to enemy action



Near the middle of the front page is a report: "FIRST AMERICAN NAVAL LOSS OF ANY GREAT CONSEQUENCE" "Destroyer Jacob Jones Sunk by Torpedo From a Submarine in European Waters on Dec. 6---Two-thirds of Crew A... 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.



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