United States to entrer World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 27, 1917



* World War I - WWI

* Prelude to America entering

* Nice headline for display



The front page has a nice banner headline: "WAR PLANS PROGRESS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. This was a about a week and a half before the United States entered the war.

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pul... See More  

The United States enters World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1917 



* United States enters World War I (WWI)

* Austria breaks relations w/ America



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AUSTRIA BREAKS WITH U. S." with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.



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United States about to enter WWI...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 28, 1917



* World War I - WWI

* America close to entering

* Great headline for display



The front page has a nice banner headline: "INSISTS GERMANY MAKING WAR" with subhead. (see images) 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 fro... See More  

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre... India...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1919   Page 3 has: "INDIA AND EGYPT STILL TURBULENT- Troops in Great Eastern Empire Fire on Mobs - 200 Casualties at Amritsar", with a few addition paragraphs of text which tell of the atrocities related to the Jallianwala massacre. 



WWI-themed reports along with period advertising is found throughout.



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1919 Chicago Race Riot... Red Summer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1919



* Chicago, Illinois  race riots

* Negroes vs. white citizens

* The Red Summer of 1919



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "28 DEAD, 500 HURT IN THREE-DAY RACE RIOTS IN CHICAGO" with subheads. (see images)

Complete in 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.

 

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Naval history: first U.S. ship vs. a German U-Boat...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 25, 1917 



* American steamship SS Magnolia

* German U-Boat - submarine attack

* 1st U.S. Navy encounter in World War I

* Gun used on display at Gosport Park



The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "AMERICAN LINER SINKS DIVER" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition bei... See More  

1917 Eddystone, Pennsylvania explosion disaster......

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 10, 1917



* Eddystone, Pennsylvania WWI era disaster

* Ammunition artillery Shell plant explosion

* Great headline for display



The front page has a nice a nice banner headline: "HUNDRED DIE IN EXPLOSION" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... See More  

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

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 14, 1917 



* American steamship Algonquin

* U-62 -German U-Boat Torpedo sinks

* 1st U.S. vessel sunk after submarine warfare resumed



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICAN SHIP SUNK" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to ... See More  

Woodrow Wilson is re-elected President...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 10, 1916



* Woodrow Wilson election

* Charles Evans Hughes



The front page has a banner headline: "REPUBLICANS DEMAND RECOUNT" with subhead. (see images) 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. Rare as such.

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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  

1916 Battle of Verdun, France begins....

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 26, 1916



* Battle of Verdun, France beginning

* World War I - WWI

* German vs. French armies



The front page has a nice banner headline: "GREAT GERMAN VICTORY" with subhead. (see images) 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... See More  

1st airmail airplane service... 1918...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1918



* 1st regular airmail airplane U.S. service (historic)

* 1st airmail stamp delivery - Woodrow Wilson

* James C. Edgerton



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FIRST AIR MAIL IN WASHINGTON IN 200 MINUTES", "Flight from New York to Capital with Letters and Parcels Made Without Mishap", "Time... See More  

1918 Oakdale, Pennsylvania... Chemical plant TNT dynamite explosion...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 18, 1918



* Oakdale PA Pennsylvania explosion

* Aetna Chemical Company disaster

* World War I - WWI reporting



The front page has a banner headline: "SCORES KILLED IN EXPLOSION" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not to... See More  

1918 Capture of Vaux, France...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1918



* Capture of Vaux - France

* Occupation of Chateau-Thierry

* American forces - River Marne

* World War I - WWI



The front page has a banner headline: "AMERICANS TAKE VAUX" 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 fragile ... See More  

German U-Boats on American Coast campaign (1918)...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 3, 1918



* German U-Boats - submarines

* North American coast campaign



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIVERS AT WORK OFF U. S. COAST; Passenger Liner Radios Submarine Attack" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More  

Second Ostend Raid... 1918 Royal Navy...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1918



* Second Ostend Raid - Belgium

* Royal Navy blockade attempt

* North Sea Operations - WWI



The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH CLOSE PORT OF OSTEND" 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... See More  

1918 flying ace David Endicott Putnam killed...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 15, 1918



* David Endicott Putnam - kills

* American flying ace "Ace of Aces"

* United States Air Service pilot

* World War I - WWI



The front page has a one column heading: "American Airman Downs Five Hun Airplanes In One Day" (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard t... See More  

1916 Battle of Verdun, France....

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 7, 1916



* Battle of Verdun

* Western Front - France

* World War I - WWI

* German vs. French armies



The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GERMAN TRENCHES STORMED" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More  

Nice front page reports on World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 31, 1918  Banner headline on World War I: "AMERICANS REPULSE ATTACKS" and subheads including: "Huns Bomb Hospitals Of Americans & British" "German Pressure Continues" "Barbarians Wipe Out Communities By Floods of Gas" "Four Big Assaults Bye Huns Are Beaten After Hot Fighting" and more.

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Nice front page reports on World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 29, 1918  Banner headline on World War I: "RESERVES HALTING HUN DRIVE" and subheads including: "Americans Repulse German Counter Attacks" "Cantigny Captured In Brilliant Attack; Penetrate Deeply "Attack of American Troops May be Start of Allied Offensive" "Foch Has Situation Well In Hand; Losses Of Germans Hug... See More  

Nice front page reports on World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 17, 1918  Banner headline on World War I: "AMERICAN TROOPS JOIN BRITISH" and subheads including: "Famous Italian Aviator Is Killed" "Captain Resonate Dies In Fall" "Newly Arrived Men Sent To Area Where Huns Are Blocked" with more.

Complete in 16 pages, address label in the headline, library stamp in the masth... See More  

Nice front page reports on World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 14, 1918  Banner headline on World War I: "WIPE OUT SQUADRON OF DIVERS" and subheads: "BOLSHEVIKI TROOPS INVADING CHINESE TERRITORY" "GERMAN YOKE ON LITHUANIA" "Must Bear Burdens of Hun Nation" and more.

Complete in 14 pages, address label in the headline, library stamp in the masthead, nice condition.... See More  

World War I reports...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 3, 1918  The banner headline announces: "ALLIES GAIN GROUND" with much more on World War I including: "French Capture Hill and Wood; Successes Also Won by British" " "Expansion Program For American Army Already In Motion" and more.

Complete in 14 pages, address label on the front page, inked library stamp in the m... See More  

Volume one issue of the famous Stars & Stripes...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, France, Nov. 8, 1918  This was the official newspaper of the American Expeditionary Forces from World War I and is a volume 1 issue. Logically the content is focused on war events. This issue was published just 3 days before the war's end.

Eight pages, various light wear, generally good.

Colorful United States flag takes the entire cover...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, June 7, 1917  This is about as patriotic as any magazine cover can get, as the entire front page is the United States flag and nothing more. The title & date of the issue are found on page 3. The United States had just declared war on Germany less than 2 months earlier (April 6).

Pages within have various articles and photos of soldier... See More