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THE PEOPLE'S LEDGER NO. 5, Lowell Massachusetts  A newsletter "Devoted to Preparedness for Health & Prevention of Sickness" as noted in the dateline, which--by the way--has no date. But a bit of… more

CHICAGO HERALD, January 29, 1916  The top of a middle column of  the ftpg. is headed: "BRANDEIS, NAMED FOR  HIGH COURT, FACES BIG FIGHT" "Many Senators Oppose Boston Lawyer, Chosen to Fill Vacancy… more

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, January 29, 1916  

* Louis D. Brandeis nomination
* 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice


The front page carries a single column headline "Brandeis Is… more

Zeppelins raid Paris... Item # 555287

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, January 31, 1916

* German zeppelins raid Paris France (1st time)
* World War I original

This 10 page newspaper has three column headline on the front page:… more

1916 Relations w/ Germany crumbling... Item # 679988

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 31, 1916

* Relations w/ Germany deteriorating
* Pre-United States involvement in WWI


The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICANS GIVEN WARNING TO… more

Dime builds battleship fund... Marjorie Sterett... Item # 657488

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 4, 1916  Front page carries an article entitled "Little Girl's Dime May Build A Warship to Guard America" with subtitle "Child, Tired of Funds for Foreigners, Starts One… more

1916 Great Northern Railway avalanche... Item # 679985

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 7, 1916

* Sinking of the Lusitania case
* Compromise with Germany ?
* World War I tensions


The front page has a nice banner headline: "BERLIN OFFERS… more

Louis D. Brandeis... Item # 177823

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, February 19, 1916

Note:  This issue does not have the original color cover, and the title page appears on the inside of the first leaf.

In this issue,… more

Battle of Verdun, France... Item # 678491

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 24, 1916 

* Battle of Verdun, France beginning
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. French armies


The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GERMANS… more

1916 Battle of Verdun, France beginning.... Item # 726395

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 24, 1916

* Battle of Verdun, France beginning
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. French armies

The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "GERMAN GOAL IS… more

1916 hunt for Pancho Villa... Item # 726275

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1916

* Hunt for Pancho Villa expedition 
* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
* United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit

The front page has a banner headline:… more

Item # 177828

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, March 25, 1916 (without color wrapper)

In this issue, there are several articles including "A Great Artist in a New Field" which includes an illustration… more

Mexican bandit Pancho Villa in 1916 Item # 577831

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 28, 1916

* Pancho Villa expedition... pursued by U.S. soldiers
* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
* General John J. Pershing


This 14 page newspaper has a two column… more

Item # 177829

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 1, 1916

This issue has a color cover page before the title page.

In this issue, there are several articles including "The Next Election" by… more

Mexican bandit Pancho Villa... Item # 584016

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, April 5, 1916

* Pancho Villa expedition
* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
* United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit


This 14 page newspaper has… more

Item # 177830

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 8, 1916 (no color cover)

In this issue, there are several articles including "A Reply to Mr. Wilson" by Lincoln Steffens; "Rumania's Man of Power"… more

Christy Mathewson... Item # 177831

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 15, 1916

Note: As is typical for the later issues of Harper's Weekly, the color cover is not present.

In this issue, there are several articles… more

Item # 177832

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 22, 1916

This issue has a color cover page before the title page.

In this issue, there are several articles including "A New War Secretary's… more

Item # 177833

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, April 29, 1916

This issue has a color cover page before the title page.

In this issue, there are several articles including "The Coming Election" by… more

Bombing a Zepplin... Frameable auto ads... Item # 717007

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 4, 1916
 
* Color cover
* WWI-themed articles and photos
* Multiple ads for products of the era
 
The front page is a color
… more

Charlie Chaplin... Item # 177834

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York City, New York, May 6, 1916

This issue has a color cover page before the title page.

In this issue, there are several articles including "America Realizing Russia" by… more

HMS Hamspire (1903) explosion disaster.... Item # 616511

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, June 7, 1916

* HMS Hampshire (1903) explosion disaster sinking
* Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
* World War I - WWI - Royal Navy


The front page one… more

1916 Capture of Contalmaison... France... Item # 691516

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1916

* Capture of Contalmaison
* Battle of Albert - France
* World War I - WWI
* German vs. British armies


The front page has a nice banner headline:… more

German U-Boat Deutschland... Item # 567316

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 12, 1916

* Giant German U-Boat Deutschland
* re. Baltimore Maryland landing
* Preparing for trip home


This 12 page newspaper has a one column… more

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 12, 1916

* Seaham, County Durham, England
* German submarine bombardment
* World War I - WWI colliery village


The front page has a nice banner headline:… more

Item # 547879

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 13, 1916

* Giant German U-Boat Deutschland
* Baltimore Maryland landing
* Avoids British blockade


This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on… more

Front page headlines on World War I... Item # 682280

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 19, 1916  Several front page heads on World War I including: "RUSSIANS INVADE HUNGARY" "Germans Regain Ground From British" "Admission of Losses Made By… more

1916 Preparedness Day Bombing arrests... Item # 680822

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 2, 1916

* Preparedness Day Bombing arrests
* re. American entry into World War I


The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIVE INDICTED IN BOMB PLOT" with… more

Paul von Hindenburg... Item # 584101

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 30, 1916

* Paul von Hindenburg
* German Chief of Staff


This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "SUPREME COMMAND… more

1916 Battle of the River Somme... WWI... Item # 728553

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 27, 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… more

Woodrow Wilson is re-elected President... Item # 705528

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… more

1916 Battle of Gorizia... Italy... Item # 682101

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 21, 1916

* Battle of Cambrai, France
* Hindenburg Line crossed
* 1st ever major tank battle

* World War I - WWI
* FRONT LEAF ONLY (Pages 1 & 2)


The front… more

Franz Joseph I death in 1916... Item # 582244

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 22, 1916.
 
* Franz Francis Joseph I Death
* Austria - Romania
* Charles Joseph


This 6 page newspaper has two column headlines on
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A miniature edition of a British tabloid... Item # 695797

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… more

Munitions explosion at Silvertown... Item # 583747

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 21, 1917

* Silvertown, West Ham, Essex, London
* Munitions factory explosion disaster


This 30+ page newspaper has one column… more

U.S. breaking relations w/ Germany in 1917... Item # 719844

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 1, 1917

* United States close to World War I
* Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare
* U-Boats - World War I - WWI - America tensions
* President
… more

1917 German U-Boats Unleashed.... Item # 583754

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 1, 1917

* Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare
* U-Boats - World War I - WWI - America tensions


This 16 page
… more

U.S. breaks relations with Germany in 1917... Item # 592777

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1917

* United States close to World War I
* President Woodrow Wilson


This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"RELATIONS WITH… more

U.S. breaking relations with Germany in 1917... Item # 712161

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, February 5, 1917

* United States close to World War I
* President Woodrow Wilson


The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOLD STROKE BY WILSON..."… more

1917 Dan Shay murder case... Item # 681841

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1917

* United States & Germany tensions grow
* U-Boat submarine attacks - World War I


The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "U. S. PLAYS… more

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Feb. 8, 1917 

* SS California sunk
* German submarine attack
* World War I tensions rise


The top of the front page has a report of the torpedoing of… more

SS California torpedoed... WWI German submarine... Item # 676922

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, North Carolina, February 8, 1917

* SS California sunk
* German submarine attack
* World War I tensions rise


The front page has a nice banner headline: "CALIFORNIA SUNK… more

Color cover... German submarine "Deutschland"... Item # 645194

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York,  February 10, 1917  The colored cover is entitled "Aboard the Merchant Submarine 'Deutschland'" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Facts About the… more

New York City Food Riot of 1917... Item # 681724

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… more

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 22, 1917 
 
* Front color cover… ON GUARD
* "OUR COUNTRY" - poem by Minna Irving
* Multiple ads for products of the era
 
The front page
… more

U.S. breaks relations with Germany in 1917... Item # 672498

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… more

1917 Woodrow Wilson inauguration... Item # 708804

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 5, 1917

* President Woodrow Wilson inauguration 
* On the brink of World War I


The front page has a banner headline: "WILSON INAUGURATED AT NOON" with… more

Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated... Item # 691475

THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1917

* President Woodrow Wilson inauguration 
* On the brink of World War I


 A three-line, two-column head reports: "WOODROW WILSON… more

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 9, 1917

* Captain Alfred Fritzen
* German Navy spy arrested

* World War I - WWI
* America close to entering
* Great headline for display


The front page… more

1917 Ferdinand von Zeppelin death... Item # 699769

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… more

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