Best United States Navy Pick San Diego California as Pacific Base 1917 Newspaper. Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, March 29, 1915. Naval Base San Diego to be created United States Navy picks S. Best title to be had? The banner headline announces one of the early events in the life of San Diego as a significant naval base, which today is home base for the U. Navy’s Pacific Fleet. ” NAVY DEPARTMENT TO BUILD BIG BASE IN SAN DIEGO ” with a subhead: ” Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Announces Plan For Depot Here “. History tells us that during Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt’s visit to San Diego, city officials told him the Navy can get much land at little or no cost to expand. And the rest is history. Also of curious interest is a large photo of Mrs. Thomas Marshall, wife of the Vice President, headed: ” Vice President’s Wife Thinks Women Not Needed In Politics “. Complete in 14 pages, light library stamp in the masthead, small binding indents at the spine, very nice condition. Please Note: All of our offerings are 100% authentic! We do not offer reprints or reproductions of any kind. They are guaranteed to be original! Links to Archival Storage Options & Certificates of Authenticity Are Below! Historical reports may be beautiful or ugly, but they are always informative. While we rejoice in the beautiful heroic, discovery, amazing feats, etc. , we at History’s Newsstand also offer “the ugly” for we are determined to learn from the wrongs of the past – understanding, to do so, we must be willing to look these wrongs directly in the face and shout NO MORE! It is for this reason many Black Americans collect historic slave ads, Jews collect reports regarding the Holocaust, women collect coverage of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, etc.. If you find any to be offensive, we agree! Hopefully this is an indication we are moving in the right direction. For this specific item, A U. The S&H will be calculated by using the highest item’s S&H as the base cost, and then adding a small amount for each additional newspaper. The per-item additional cost for newspapers, folders, portfolios, and presentation cases vary according to size and weight. We will still provide tracking and insure them at our expense. Are not included in our quoted S&H. If You Are Unhappy With Your Order. We have been both collectors and dealers in rare newspapers since 1975, serve as consultants to multiple museums, and are members of both the Ephemera Society of America and the American Antiquarian Society. Knowing every item we offer is guaranteed to be authentic. Timothy Hughes Rare Newspapers P. Desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things. We hope you understand! Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.