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.

Woodrow Wilson's 1917 reply Pope Benedict XV...

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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 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 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 October Socialist Revolution...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 8, 1917



* Great October Socialist Russian Revolution

* Petrograd (Saint Petersburg), Russia

* Bolshevik Coup - Alexander Kerensky



The front page has a nice banner headline: "GOVERNMENT OF KERENSKY OVERTHROWN BY RADICALS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find is... See More  

1917 Frank Gotch death... Early Pro Wrestling...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 17, 1917



* Frank Gotch death w/ photo

* Early professional wrestling



Page 13 has a one column heading: "Gotch Is Victim Of Uraemic Poisoning" with photo. (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 such.

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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 Chicago Cubs baseball players pictorial...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 23, 1917



* Chicago Cubs baseball & more

* 4 players pictorial (photos)

* Fred Merkle - Cy Williams

* Rollie Zeider - Leslie Mann



Page 10 has a two column pictorial with heading: "These Boys Are Helping Make The Cubs The Dark Horse Of National League" with text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" e... See More  

1917 Allen Sothoron photo... St. Louis Browns...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 18, 1917



* Pitcher Allen Sothoron photo & more

* St. Louis Browns - MLB baseball



Page 13 has a two column photo headed: "'Sothoron Has The Stuff That Makes 'Em Great,' Says Ol Fielder Jones" with text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tot... See More  

1917 Chevrolet brothers & race car racing photo...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 15, 1917



* Louis & Gaston Chevrolet brothers

* Co-founders of Motor Car Company

* Race car drivers - automobile racing



Page 11 has a two column photo with heading: "Chevrolet Brothers Hope To Star  On Chicago Speedway As At Cincinati" with text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Ve... See More  

1917 Howard Ehmke photo... Detroit Tigers...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 26, 1917



* Pitcher Howard Ehmke photo

* Detroit Tigers - MLB baseball



Page 9 has a two column photo headed: "Ehmke One Of The Best, Also One Of Thinnest Twirlers In A.L. This Year" with text. (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 ... See More  

1917 Elmer Oliphant Army football photo...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 19, 1917



* Elmer Oliphant - Army Cadets college football photo



Page 14 has a two column action photo of Elmer Oliphant with heading: "Oliphant Captain of Army Eleven" with brief text. (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 pap... See More  

1917 Ell Persons lynching in Memphis...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 22, 1917



* Lynching of Ell Persons (Negro)

* Memphis, Tennessee carnival mob

* Rape and murder of Antoinette Rappel



The front page has a six column headline in red lettering: "CITIZENS OF MEMPHIS ENGAGE IN LYNCHING ORGY" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issu... 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  

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 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  

1917 Battle of Jugla... Riga...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 3, 1917



* Battle of Jugla - Riga

* Germany vs. Russia

* World War I - WWI



The front page has a terrific banner headline in large lettering: "ABANDON RIGA" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. A small library label affects this headline. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to fin... 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