Iowa Hawkeyes football...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 9, 1921



* Iowa Hawkeyes college football

* Notre Dame - Knute Rockne



This 30+ page newspaper has a small and somewhat discrete one column heading on page 3 of the sport's section (inside): "Notre Dame Defeated" which gives a brief first report on Iowa Hawkeyes football team beating Knute Rockne'e Fighting Irish.

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New York Yankees 1st World Series...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 11, 1921



* New York Yankees 1st World Series

* Babe Ruth not playing (injured)



This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "GIANTS LEADING IN TERRIFIC BATTING BEE IN SIXTH GAME", "E. MEUSEL, SNYDER AND FEWSTER MAKE HOMERS" and more with lineup. (see) More in the sport's section.



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William J. Simmons...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 17, 1921 



* William J. Simmons

* Ku Klux Klan leader



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "KLAN WIZARD IS SCORED AS LIAR" and "Congressman Campbell, as Chairman of Probers, Denounces Georgian as Trifler with the Facts."



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Rialto Theatre fire in New Haven CT...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 28, 1921



* Rialto Theater fire disaster

* New Haven CT Connecticut



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "NEW HAVEN THEATRE BURNS; FIND 4 DEAD; MAY BE 30 VICTIMS", "Blaze Starts on Stage and Sweeps Through Old Structure With Great Rapidity", "80 Burned And Injured", and more (see i... See More  

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle murder trial...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, December 5, 1921 



* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle  murder trial 

* Hung jury verdict 

* Virginia Rappe 



This 16 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "ARBUCKLE JURY FAILS TO AGREE; DISCHARGED" and more. (see)



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A graphically appealing Presidential state-of-the-union address...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6, 1921  Presented much better than typically found, the front page features President Warren Harding's state-of-the-union address for 1921.

The 3-line banner headline: "HARDING SUGGESTS LEGISLATION THAT HE HOPES WILL HASTEN ERA OF PROSPERITY...". The middle of the page, in much wider columns, is the: "Annual Message of President Har... See More  

Anglo-Irish Treaty signed.....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 7, 1921  This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "FATE OF IRISH SITUATION RESTS WITH ULSTERITES AFTER ENGLISH AND SINN FEIN REACH AGREEMENT" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the signing of the treaty that created the Irish Free State.



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Creation of the Irish Free State in 1921...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit Michigan, December 8, 1921



* Irish Free State created

* Eamon de Valera

* David Lloyd George



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DAIL'S CABINET STUDIES TERMS" and

"Do Valera's Views on Irish Free State Proposals Eagerly Awaited". Coverage on the creation of the Irish Free State.



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Death of composer Saint-Sauns...

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 17, 1921 Pg. 18 two line, 1 col. head: "Saint-Saens, Great Composer Is Dead" & subheads. Binding holes close to the photo.

NORDYKE & MARMON COMPANY, Indianapolis, IN, 1922.  A great issue for framing and displaying!

(unknown) This illustration is a of a young lady look over a look-out with an older copy in the background. The publication and era is not known. The illustration measures 15 x 10 inches and the linen matting measures 20 x 15 1/4 inches. Very nice condition.

Arthur Griffith elected... Irish leader...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 11, 1922



* Arthur Griffith election win

* President of Dail Eireann

* Irish Free State - Ireland



The front page has a one column heading:

"BRITISH TO FREE ERIN PRISONERSHELD IN REVOLT" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the election of President of Dail Eireann, Arthur Griffith.

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Irish free state is created...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, January 16, 1922



* Irish Free State established

* Dublin Ireland

* Michael Collins



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Irish Free State Takes Reins Today", "Provisional Cabinet to Assume Administration of South Ireland With Departure of the British", "Sinn Fein to Determine Fate..." and more.



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Pope Benedict XV Dies In 1922...

THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, MO January 22, 1922. This issue has a three line, two column front page headline: "POPE DIES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING; CALL CARDINALS" with subheads. Slightly yellowed with very minor margin wear, otherwise good.

Death of Pope Benedict XV...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut,  January 26, 1922  This 16 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "POPE'S BODY, INCLOSED IN THREE CASKETS, SOLEMNLY ENTOMBED IN CRYPT OF ST. PETER'S AT ROME" with subheads. (see)



Other news of the day. Light browning with some margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

Knickerbocker storm...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1922 



* Knickerbocker storm (blizzard) 

* Washington D.C. theater collapse disaster 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "107 DEAD IN COLLAPSE OF THEATRE; ALL ARE IDENTIFIED; SOME TAKEN FROM RUINS ALIVE, BRAVE AWAITING RESCUE; CONGRESS MAY START INQUIRY TODAY TO FIX THE BLAME" with many subheads and list of the dead. More on th... See More  

Knickerbocker storm...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 31, 1922



* Knickerbocker storm (blizzard)

* Washington D.C. theater collapse disaster



The front page has one column headlines that include: "THEATRE WRECK INQUIRIES STARTED; "SENATE WILL ACT", "District of Columbia Experts and Grand Jury View the Knickerbocker Ruins" and more.



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A wealth of inventions and period ads...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, February, 1922, New York, New York 



This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: America's Fuel Resources; Bridging the Detroit River; The Latest African Anthropological Find; A Ten-Year Naval Holiday; Airplane Racing and What It Means; Human Hair Under the Microscope; A Second Pompeii; A Peking-Suiyuan Railway of China; The Motor-Driven Commercial V... See More  

Gates, PA Frick Coke Co. mine explosion...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 2, 1922



* Gates, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

* Frick Coke Company mine explosion disaster



The front page has a two column headline: "BODIES OF 16 MINERS KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION TAKEN FROM GATES MINE TODAY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Gates, PA Frick Coke Company mine explosion.

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William Desmond Taylor murder...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1922  The front page has a one column head: "POLICE RUNNING DOWN CLUES IN TAYLOR MURDER" with subhead. Coverage on the murder of famed actor and director William Desmond Taylor which is still unsolved till this day.

Complete in 12 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 20, 1922  This 8 page newspaper has a on e column headline on page 6: "Resignation of Judge Landis a Surprise in Baseball Circles".

Other news of the day. This issue is browned and pulpish at the margins with some margin wear and should be handled with care.



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A wealth of inventions and period ads...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, March, 1922, New York  This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Winged Surveyors - What Aerial Photography Is Doing for Industry and Science; Moving Niagara Into Canada; The Lincoln Highway of the Telephone; The Mount Everest Reconnaissance; The Physical Basis of Heredity; Scrapping the Battleships; Spectacles for the Motion-Picture Camera; A New Ca... See More  

Babe Ruth signs New York Yankees contract...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 8, 1922



* Babe Ruth

* New York Yankees contract

* Highest paid baseball player



The sport's section (page 13) has one column headings: "RUTH ONE OF NATION'S HIGH SALARIED MEN" "Babe's Stipend With Bonus Will Net Him More Than President Gets"

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Murderess Madalynne Obenchain...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1922



* Madalynne Obenchain murder trial

* Los Angeles shooting murderess

* John Belton Kennedy killing

* Beverly Glen - Santa Monica Mountains



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MADELYNN TELLS HER STORY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3 with related photo.

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1922 Harry Greb vs. Tommy Gibbons boxing fight....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 14, 1922



* Harry vs. Tommy Gibbons

* Heavyweight boxing fight

* Madison Square Garden



The top of page 14 has a two column heading: "GREB AWARDED DECISION IN BOUT WITH GIBBONS" with subhead and round by round description. (see images)

Complete in 24 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

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