Historic Newspapers: Issues for under $50
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Item #624006LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, April 9, 1903 The front page IS a photo of little girl holding Easter lilies beneath which is a poem:"An Easter Lily". Articles within include: "The President's Daughter the Guest of Porto Rico" "Great Flood in the Mississippi Imperils Memphis"; double-page centerfold entitled "The North... Read full description -
Item #177197HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 11, 1903 Frontpage Illustration "William Dean Howells"; The Fight for the Levees; "A Perilous Moment-The Breaking of the Levee Near Greenville, Mississippi" by W. E. Mears; The Dangers of Electricity; "A Social Function for... Read full description -
Item #679521THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 16, 1903
* Joplin, Missouri
* Negro lynching & riot
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "NEGRO HANGED BY A MISSOURI MOB" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #177198HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 18, 1903 -
Item #723792THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 20, 1903
* James McKinney killed
* Tulare County outlaw
* Bakersfield, California shootout
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "OUTLAW MET A TRAGIC END" 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... Read full description -
Item #590812ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, April 21, 1903
* Outlaw James McKinney killed
* Bakersfield, California
This 8 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page that include: "BOLD OUTLAW KILLED", "End of a Man Guilty of Many Murders", "Two Accomplices Surrender". See photos for 1st report overage... Read full description -
Item #723781THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 25, 1903
* William Kissam Vanderbilt
* Anne Harriman Rutherford
* Wedding - Weds - Marries
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VANDERBILT WEDS WEDS MRS. RUTHERFORD" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #177199HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 25, 1903 -
Item #690817THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 30, 1903
* Frank Slide - Northwest Territories
* Massive rockslide - Turtle Mountain
* Alberta, Canada landslide disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LANDSLIDE CAUSED FRANK DISASTER" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being... Read full description -
Item #177200HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 2, 1903 -
Item #177201HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1903 -
Item #177202HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1903 -
Item #177203HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 23, 1903 -
Item #723797THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 28, 1903
* Jackson, Kentucky shootout
* "Bloody Breathitt" county
* James B. Marcum murder
The front page has a two column heading: "GUNS CRACKED AT JACKSON" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #177204HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1903 -
Item #723789THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 2, 1903
* Gainesville, Georgia tornado
* Hall County storm disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGIA TORNADO KILLED A HUNDRED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #590851ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 2, 1903
* Flood of 1903
* Midwest region
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CITY SUBMERGED", "Kansas City, Topeka and Des Moines Inundated" and "Fire Adds To The Horrors". Lengthy text on the flood of 1903 in the Midwest.
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Item #598007THE RECORD, Moore, Oklahoma, June 5, 1903
* Pre-statehood
Early newspapers from Oklahoma are very difficult to come by, primarily due to the territory being relatively unsettled through the 19th century. Created from a combination of the Oklahoma Territory and the Indian Territory, it did not become a state until 1907.
Eight pages,... Read full description -
Item #177205HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 6, 1903 Frontpgae illustration "Discussing the Yacht Races; Defending the Panama Canal; The Fight for an Open Port; The President in the West; Doublepage illustration "What She Didn't Declare" by James Montgomery Flagg; other news and advertisements of the day. See photos for full details. -
Item #590783ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 9, 1903
* Pacolet & Clifton SC South Carolina
* Cloudburst flooding disaster
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "DROWNED IN TORRENT", "Mountain Flood Sweeps Away Mills Towns", "Pacolet (sic) River's Sudden Rise" and more. 1st... Read full description -
Item #723796THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 10, 1903
* East St. Louis flooding
* Mississippi River disaster
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "EAST ST. LOUIS IS TOTALLY SUBMERGED" 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... Read full description -
Item #597976THE RECORD, Moore, Oklahoma, June 12, 1903
* Pre-statehood
Early newspapers from Oklahoma are very difficult to come by, primarily due to the territory being relatively unsettled through the 19th century. Created from a combination of the Oklahoma Territory and the Indian Territory, it did not become a state until 1907.
Eight pages,... Read full description -
Item #588969SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 13, 1903 The front page of this issue features a half page photo of "United States Battleship "Maine" with an accompanying article within. Also within the issue is: "A Novel Automobile Lawn Mower" which is used at the United States Capitol; "New Instruments for Enabling the Deaf to Hear";... Read full description -
Item #177206HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 13, 1903 -
Item #589382WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 16, 1903
* Heppner, Oregon
* Storm - flood disaster
This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page:
"TOWN OVERWHELMED", "Five Hundred Lives Lost In Cloudburst In Oregon", "Wall Of Water 20 Feet High" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #595240WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 17, 1903
* Heppner, Oregon
* Storm - flood disaster
This 4 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Loss Of Life Fully 500", "Details of Terrible Catastrophe in Heppner, Ore." and more (see photos). Coverage on the worst natural disaster in... Read full description -
Item #177207HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 20, 1903 Frontpage illustration "The Presentation of the New Chinese Minister; The Havoc of the Western Floods; A New Invention for Our Next War; The Assassination of the King and Queen of Servia; Doublepage illustration "They're... Read full description -
Item #160563SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 20, 1903 Full front page photos of Ore-Unloaders at Ashtabula Harbor, plus "Machinery for Operating Ore-Unloaders at Conneaut." Inside photos and article of the Paris to Madrid Auto Race. Good condition. -
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Item #177210HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1903 Frontpage illustration of the Statue of Liberty; "A Newly Discovered Portrait of Washington" by John Trumbull; Photo of "Reliance," "Constitution," and "Columbia" Crossing the Line; Looping the... Read full description -
Item #161282DETROIT NEWS, July 6, 1903 The front page has: "POPE SLOWLY PASSING AWAY - Last Communion Administered by All Cardinals Now in Rome".
There is also a front page picture of His Holiness(see). This vintage paper has light overall browning with more around the edges. There is some archival mending due to the pulpish nature of the papers. The main article is... Read full description -
Item #538476DETROIT FREE PRESS: Detroit, Michigan; dated July 7, 1903.
* Pope Leo XIII
* Death Appears Imminent
This issue pertains to the imminent death of Pope Leo XIII and includes a front page illustration of the Pope and the following headlines: "Pope Leo May Pass Away Within Twenty-Four Hours", "His Doctors Say that Everything Possible Has... Read full description -
Item #716219THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1903
* Evansville race riot - Indiana
* African Americans - Negroes
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TROOPS CONTROL ION EVANSVILLE" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... Read full description -
Item #161288THE DETROIT NEWS, July 11, 1903 The front page has: "POPE PASSED A BETTER DAY". This vintage 12 page paper has light overall browning with more around the edges. There are some minor tears due to the pulpish nature of the papers. The main article is completely intact and unaffected. -
Item #177209HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 11, 1903 -
Item #675810EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 17, 1903
* McAlester, Oklahoma - Indian Territory
* Murderer Dora Wright - Woman hanging
The bottom of the front page has a one column heading: "WHITE MAN HANGED BY KENTUCKY MOB" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #590806ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 21, 1903
* Pope Leo XIII death (1st report)
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "POPE DEAD", "Aged Prelate Passed Away This Afternoon", "The Late Pope Leo XIII" and more with two small related illustrations. The entire front page is... Read full description -
Item #675851EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 23, 1903
* HMS King Edward VII Launching
* Royal Navy battleship
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BIG BATTLESHIP IS LAUNCHED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #590785ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 24, 1903
* Paterson, New Jersey
* Tornado disaster
The front page has one column headlines: "TORNADO AT PATERSON", "Many Buildings Blown Down" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the Paterson, New Jersey tornado disaster.
Other news and various advertisements... Read full description -
Item #177212HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1903 -
Item #714987SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 25, 1903
* Gordon-Bennett Cup automobile race photos
* Athy, Kildare County, Ireland
Full front page has two photos: "The Automobile Race in Ireland for the Gordon-Bennett Trophy."
Inside has a report about the race that includes six more photos.
Note: The Gordon-Bennett Cup for automobile... Read full description -
Item #601070ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 28, 1903
* Pope Leo XIII burial (1st report)
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that: "CARRIED TO HIS TOMB" "Final Solemn Ceremonies Over Leo XIII's Body" "Enclosed In Three Coffins" and more with a small related illustration.
This paper... Read full description -
Item #675852EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 29, 1903
* Tewksbury Massachusetts explosion disaster
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "AWFUL EXPLOSION IN MASSACHUSETTS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #590786ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 31, 1903
* Tewksbury, Massachusetts explosion disaster
The front page has one column headlines: "AWFUL CATASTROPHE", "Two Powder Magazines Blew Up In Lowell, Mass.", "Over A Score Of Lives Lost" and more. 1st report coverage of the Tewksbury,... Read full description -
Item #177213HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 1, 1903 -
Item #675856EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug.10, 1903
* Battle of Wooster Mound - Oklahoma
* Martin Brothers Gang vs. Lawmen
The front page has a one column heading: "SHERIFFS KILL TWO OUTLAWS" 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... Read full description -
Item #177215HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 15, 1903 -
Item #724064EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 18, 1903
* Krusevo, North Macedonia massacre
* Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
* Ottoman Empire - Bulgarians
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MASSACRE OF MUSSULMANS" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #177218HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 5, 1903 -
Item #177219HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1903
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