United States about to enter WWI...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 13, 1917



* World War I - WWI

* America very close to entering

* Great headline for display



The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "UNITED STATES DEEMED AT WAR" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. U.S. would officially enter the war on April 6, just 3 days later.

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being fr... See More  

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  

1917 Woodrow Wilson inauguration...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1917



* Mary Pickford retiring ? w/ photo

* Canadian-American film movie actress

* "America's Sweetheart" "Girl with the Curls"



The top of page 9 has a two column photo with heading: "Mary Pickford Rolling In Wealth, Now Says She'll Retire In 16 Months" with brief text. (see images) Interesting report here as Pickf... 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  

1916 Battle of the River Somme... WWI...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 5, 1916



* Battle of the River Somme offensive - France

* World War I - WWI - German & British Empires

* One of the deadliest battles in human history



The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "ALLIES IN BIG ATTACK" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the &quo... 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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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 German Aerial bombings on England...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 29, 1918



* German aerial Gotha airplanes bombing (London)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "FORTY-SEVEN SLAIN IN RAID" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. A small stain from a library label being removed slightly affects this headline. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Ve... See More  

1917 Ferdinand von Zeppelin death...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, March 9, 1917



* Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin death w/ photo

* Inventor of the German Zeppelin rigid airships

* Luftschiffbau Zeppelin manufacturing Co. founder



The front page has a one column heading: "COUNT ZEPPELIN DIES IN BERLIN" with subhead and photo of Count Zeppelin. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular alo... See More  

HMHS Llandovery Castle sinking... German U-boat...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 1, 1918



* HMHS Llandovery Castle sinking

* Canadian hospital ship disaster

* SM U-86 German U-boat torpedo attack

* World War I - WWI submarine



The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMANS SINK HOSPITAL SHIP" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... 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  

1918 Battle of Le Hamel, Somme, France...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 4, 1918



* Capture - Battle of Hamel - France

* Australian & United States Army victory



The front page has a two column heading: "HAMEL RECAPTURED: BIG GAINS ARE MADE AT SEVERAL POINTS" (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  

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, June 4, 1918  Banner headline on World War I: "AMERICANS HALT HUN ADVANCE" and subheads including: "Submarine Shells Life Boats Of American Ships" "Find 300 Of Ship Adrift At Sea" "Germans Thrown Back By Attack" and more.

Complete in 12 pages, address label in the headline, library stamp in the masthead, nice con... See More  

Nice front page reports on World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 30, 1918  Banner headline on World War I: "GERMANS CHECKED AT SOISSONS" and subheads including: "Americans Hurl Back Heavy Assault By Huns" "Reserves At Front" "Germans; Fail To Regain Town" "Huns Fail In Effort To Raid Paris" and more.

Complete in 10 pages, address label in the headline, library st... 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  

1918 United States War-Savings Certificate (w/ stamp)...

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAR-SAVINGS CERTIFICATE, Jan. 2, 1918 (includes a $5 Dollars stamp)



Being offered is a vintage Series of 1918, WWI, UNITED STATES WAR-SAVINGS CERTIFICATE (series A), which includes a green, $5, stamp.



Used, a fair amount of wear, but complete. See images for details.

League of Nations is created....

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1919  



* League of Nations 1st meeting

* Paris Peace Conference



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "WILSON TELLS CHEERING DEPUTIES FRANCE IS YET FRONTIER OF FREEDOM; COMMITTEE GETS FULL LEAGUE PLAN" with many subheads.  This is reporting on the Paris Peace Conference which would create the League Of Nations.

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A miniature edition of a British tabloid...

DAILY SKETCH - MINIATURE COPY, Manchester, England.  The "regular" edition of this title was a tabloid which considered itself "The Premier Picture Paper", having begun in 1908. This is the "Miniature Copy" which has no date. One can presume it was printed as a curiosity (can find nothing on the web concerning it) as the type is much too small to be read without ... See More  

Printed in seven languages... In 1916...

WELT IM BILD [WORLD IN PICTURES], Hamburg, Germany, March 22, 1916  A most unusual, profusely illustrated (photos) newspaper of folio-size, great coverage of WWI. Masthead title & all photos captioned in 7 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese & Arabic. Very unusual newspaper & a fine addition to any collection.

Eight pages, minor margin wear, good cond... See More