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  • 1900 capture of Pretoria, South Africa....
    Item #682408
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 5, 1900

    * British capture Pretoria, South Africa
    * Second Boer War - Frederick Roberts


    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "PRETORIA HAS FALLEN THE VICTORIOUS ENTRY" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description  
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  • Peking China Massacre in 1900....
    Item #682407
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 30, 1900

    * Chinese Christians murdered
    * Peking China Massacre
    * Boxer Rebellion


    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MORE BOXER ATROCITIES CHRISTIANS MASSACRED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • 1900 Battle of Spion Kop...
    Item #682389
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 26, 1900

    * Battle of Spion Kop - Second Boer War
    * South African Republic & Orange Free State
    * British forces loss - Ladysmith


    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "SPIONKOP ABANDONED BY THE BRITISH FORCES" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description  
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  • 1900 Dawson City fire disaster... Klondike fame...
    Item #682387
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 16, 1900

    * Dawson City, Yukon Territory fire
    * Klondike gold rush fame


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DAWSON FIRE SWEPT" 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  
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  • 1918 John Lawrence Sullivan death...
    Item #682378
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 2, 1918

    * John Lawrence Sullivan death (same day)
    * 1st Heavyweight boxing gloved champion


    Page 6 has a one column heading: "SULLIVAN, EX-WORLD CHAMP DIES" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile... Read full description  
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  • Dillinger's fellow gangster is executed...
    Item #682349
    THE EL PASO TIMES, Texas, Oct. 17, 1934  

    * Harry Pierpont execution
    * Prohibition era gangster
    * John Dillinger's mentor


    The front page has a report of the Harry Pierpont execution, he a member of the John Dillinger gang.
    The heading notes: "Harry Pierpont Executed; Dillinger Gangster Weeps While Awaiting His Death" ... Read full description  
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  • Roger Touhy: Irish-American mob boss...   John Dillinger gang captured...
    Item #682348
    ST. PAUL DISPATCVH, Minnesota, Jan. 26, 1931  The headline: "FACTOR NAMES TOUHY AS KIDNAPER" with related subheads on Roger Touhy, an Irish American mob boss & Prohibition-era bootlegger form Chicago. This reports his having been framed for the 1933 faked kidnapping of gangster John 'Jake the... Read full description  
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  • Last major train robbery in the United States...
    Item #682345
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 26, 1937

    * Last major train robbery in the U.S.
    * Deming, Luna County, New Mexico
    * Henry Loftus and Harry Donaldson


    You might call it the official end of the "Wild West", but in any case the two column heading near the bottom of the front page announces what is considered the last... Read full description  
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    Item #682333
    (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.

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  • re. John Dillinger's assassination in a Chicago newspaper....
    Item #682330
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 28, 1934 

    * re. John Dillinger's assassination
    * His last girlfriend Polly Hamilton
    * Best title to be had ? - rare as such


    As a follow-up to the recent killing of gangster John Dillinger on the streets of Chicago, page 5 has a related article with one column heading: "HINT... Read full description  
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  • 1916 Hiram Maxim death.... Machine guns...
    Item #682325
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 24, 1916

    * Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim death (1st report)
    * Automatic machine gun creator - inventor


    Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "MAXIM, INVENTOR OF MACHINE GUN, DEAD". (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description  
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  • 1916 rainmaker Charles Hatfield...
    Item #682321
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 2, 1916

    * Charles Mallory Hatfield
    * Rainmaker or Con Man ?
    * Morena Reservoir - dam


    The front page has a banner headline: "Rainmaker Hatfield Sues City For $10,000" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description  
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  • 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 London" "Assaults Violent In Riga Sector".
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  • Photo of the Rocky Mountains in the masthead...
    Item #682279
    MOUNTAIN AND PLAIN, Denver, Colorado, July 14, 1911 

    * Rare from the Rocky Mountains

    One of the few newspapers we have seen which has a photograph in the masthead, in this case a photo of the Rocky Mountains.
    Page 3 has part of a continuing article: "Denver's Assets" with a photo.
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  • 1912 Harvard-Princeton football game...
    Item #682274
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, November 2, 1912

    * Harvard Crimson vs. Princeton Tigers
    * Ivy League - NCAA college football
    * Undefeated season & national champions


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HARVARD DEFEATS PRINCETON IN HARD FOUGHT BATTLE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description  
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  • 1917 "Turnip Winter" Germany famine...
    Item #682273
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 22, 1917

    * Turnip Winter - Germany famine
    * Civilians hardships - World War I
    * Social unrest - looting - crime


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "MILLIONS STARVING IN GERMANY" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • Racehorse Seabiscuit retires in 1940....
    Item #682264
    MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, March 12, 1940

    * Seabiscuit retires from racing (1st report)
    * Underdog thoroughbred racehorse champion


    Page 15 has a two column heading: "Seabiscuit Retires From Competition" (see)
    Complete with all 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally... Read full description  
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  • 1917 Shepherdsville, Kentucky train wreck...
    Item #682260
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 21, 1917

    * Shepherdsville, Kentucky
    * Trains collision wreck disaster
    * Louisville and Nashville Railroad

     
    The front page has a one column heading: "FORTY-SIX KILLED IN KENTUCKY WRECK". (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description  
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  • 1917 Schlitz FAMO advertisement...
    Item #682218
    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... Read full description  
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  • Richard Nixon through Barak Obama... - Presidential Collection VI - covering 8 administrations...

    Richard Nixon through Barak Obama...

    Item #682179
    (8) Presidential Collection VI - an eight-issue set of American newspapers containing one issue each from the administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, and Barak Obama, providing a single-day snapshot of the atmosphere during each administration. This is set six... Read full description  
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  • Shirly Temple set her handprints outside Grauman's Theater...
    Item #682143
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Rotogravure Picture Section, March 22, 1935

    * Shirly Temple handprints at Grauman's Chinese Theater

    The front page of the Rotogravure Supplement has various images, but the most desirable is the one showing a young Shirley Temple forming her hand prints in the cement in the court of... Read full description  
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  • 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 page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "BRITISH DRIVING AHEAD" with subhead. (see)
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  • 1917 Larry Doyle photo... Chicago Cubs...
    Item #682095
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 27, 1917

    * Second Baseman Larry Doyle photo
    * Chicago Cubs - NY Giants - MLB baseball


    Page 17 has a two column photo headed: "'M'Graw May Seek Aid Of Larry Doyle" with brief text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • 1917 Frank Gotch death... Early Pro Wrestling...
    Item #682078
    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... Read full description  
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  • 1918 Cardinal James Gibbons against prohibition...
    Item #682070
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1918

    * Cardinal James Gibbons
    * Catholic Church prelate
    * Against prohibition
    * Pro beer - liquor


    The front page has a two column heading: "Cardinal Gibbons Announces Prohibition Amendment; Says Adoption Will Be Calamity". (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description  
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  • 1918 Vernon Castle airplane crash death...
    Item #682069
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 15, 1918

    * Vernon Castle killed
    * Ballroom dancer
    * Royal Flying Corps
    * British airplane crash


    The front page has a six column heading: "VERNON CASTLE IS KILLED IN FALL" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • Yankees on the verge of winning the 1927 World's Series...
    Item #682040
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 8, 1927  The top of the first column of the front page reports the results of the 3rd game of a 4-game World Series, with: "Yanks Rout Pirates, Ruth Hitting Homer; Pennock Invincible" and several subheads including: "New York Wins Third Straight, 8-1..." "Babe's Mighty... Read full description  
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  • Babe Ruth boxing with his daughter...   Ty Cobb gets a golf lesson...
    Item #682027
    POLICE GAZETTE, New York, January 31, 1931

    * Babe Ruth & boxing
    * Ty Cobb & golf


    This tabloid calls itself: "The Leading Illustrated Sporting Journal In the World" as noted in the masthead, although it has its share of "tabloid" photos as well.
    Among the many sports-related photos inside is... Read full description  
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  • East River Bridge, New York...  American Waltham watch factory...
    Item #681956
    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 26, 1902 

    * World's Largest Watch
    * Williamsburg Bridge construction
    * East River - Brooklyn - NYC



    Page 54 has the headline: "The Largest Watch in the World", and "At the American Waltham watch factory, the largest watch ever designed was recently... Read full description  
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  • 1934 William Jack "Three Fingers" White assassination...
    Item #681955
    TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Jan. 24, 1934

    * William Jack "Three Fingers" White assassination
    * Chicago prohibition era gangster - Chicago Outfit


    The front page has a one column heading: "White's Name Erased From List By Death". (see)
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  • Progressive "Bull Moose" Party is founded in 1912...
    Item #681939
    SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., Aug. 8, 1912

    * Progressive Party is founded
    * "Bull Moose Party"
    * Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt


    The top of the front has one column headings that include: "New Party Adjourns" "Chicago Convention Ends" "Roosevelt And Johnson Named" and more. (see)
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  • Imperial Japanese Navy to grow ?
    Item #681924
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 8 only, Nov. 18, 1934

    * Imperial Japanese Navy to expand ?
    * Prelude to bombing of Pearl Harbor


    The front page of this section has a banner headline: "BEHIND JAPAN'S DEMAND: THREE VITAL ISSUES" with banner subhead and 3 related photos. (see) Was this the prelude that would eventually lead to the bombing of... Read full description  
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  • 1910 Kingsland collision... trolley disaster...
    Item #681923
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 22, 1910

    * 1910 Kingsland collision - Fort Wayne, Indiana
    * Worst interurban trolley - Street car disaster in history


    The front page has a one column heading: "THIRTY-NINE KILLED IN WRECK" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... Read full description  
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  • Daily newspaper from the Atlanta Olympic games...
    Item #681921
    DAILY OLYMPIAN, Atlanta, July 19, 1996 This is a daily newspaper which was published during the summer Olympic games in Atlanta, with the news, reports, and a wealth of photos totally focused on the events & day to day activities of the Olympians. It is a bilingual newspaper printed in French & English.
    Eight pages, tabloid... Read full description  
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  • First airplane death - a passenger with Orville Wright...
    Item #681887
    THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, North Carolina, September 23, 1908 

    * Orville Wright Injured
    * Thomas Etholen Selfridge Killed
    * 1st powered airplane fatality


    Page 4 has: "THE AIRSHIP DIASTER", with a corresponding article of, "The disaster to the air ship of Orville Wright in which the inventor was badly wounded... Read full description  
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  • Creator of Time, Fortune, Life and Sports Illustrated magazines dies..
    Item #681885
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Michigan, March 1, 1967

    * Henry R. Luce's death report
    * Time, Fortune, Life, Sports Illustrated, and more


    Page 18 has: "Many Praise Famed Career Of Henry Luce", with subheading: "President, Senators Express Regret on Publisher's Death". 

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  • "In The Beginning God!", by Bishop Robert McIntyre...
    Item #681844
    THE OMAHA BEE, Nebraska, Sept. 14, 1908  Page 5 has a bulleted summary of Bishop Robert McIntyre's sermon: "GOD IN BEGINNING EXPLAINS", with subheading: "Bishop... Says Four Words Opens All Mysteries", followed by excerpts from this notable Methodist-Episcopal Bishop and popular Chautauqua speaker. See... Read full description  
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  • 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 OWN HAND" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description  
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  • 1917 Dan Shay murder case...
    Item #681840
    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... Read full description  
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  • 1917 conscription in United States begins...
    Item #681839
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 5, 1917

    * Conscription in the United States begins
    * World War I American draft


    The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "REGISTRATION IS HUGE SUCCESS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description  
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  • 1917 Camp Kearny U.S. Army base creation...
    Item #681837
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 24, 1917

    * Camp Kearny - U.S. Army base creation
    * Best publication to be had ? rare as such


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "CITY GETS ARMY BASE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... Read full description  
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  • 1917 Allen  Sothoron photo... St. Louis Browns...
    Item #681836
    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... Read full description  
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  • 1917 mob violence in Cork, Ireland...
    Item #681833
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 25, 1917

    * Mob violence in Cork , Ireland
    * Sinn Feiners procession - riots


    The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "USE MACHINE GUNS ON RIOTERS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... Read full description  
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  • 1917 Howard Ehmke photo... Detroit Tigers...
    Item #681832
    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... Read full description  
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  • 1917 legalized lynchings ?...
    Item #681830
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 14, 1917

    * Legalized lynchings - hangings by government ?
    * World War I - WWI food shortages - robbers


    The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "ADVOCATE LAMP POST HANGINGS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description  
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  • 1917 Elmer Oliphant Army football photo...
    Item #681829
    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... Read full description  
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  • 1915 Heinie Zimmerman photo... Opening day...
    Item #681735
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 22, 1915

    * Heinie Zimmerman "The Great ZIm" photo
    * Opening day of the 1915 baseball season
    * Woodrow Wilson throws out the 1st pitch


    Page 8 has a two column photo with heading: "Heinie Zim Gets Horseshoe Wreath" (see) Also a three column photo showing President Woodrow Wilson throwing... Read full description  
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  • American 1st entry into Germany....  1944 WWII....
    Item #681733
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., September 13, 1944

    * First United States Army
    * Americans enter Germany for 1st time
    * Third Reich border is broken


    The front page has a nice six column headline: "YANKS GO FARTHER INTO REICH" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the 1st Army crossing into German soil for the 1st time.
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  • 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 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... Read full description  
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  • Jewish promised land in United States ?........
    Item #681704
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 26, 1915

    * Jewish land in the United States ?
    * Judaica activist Simon Wolf - Jews


    Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "U.S. PROMISED LAND OF JEWS, SAYS WOLF" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description  
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