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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The death of Cap 'Pop' Anson...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, April 15, 1922 



* Cap 'Pop' Anson death (1st report)

* Major league baseball MLB 



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13: "SUDDEN ILLNESS FATAL TO ADRIAN 'POP' ANSON", "Grand Old Man of Baseball Dies After Week's Sickness. Was 70 Years Old". 1st report coverage on the death of f... See More  

A wealth of inventions and period ads...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May, 1922



This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Where the Money Goes - How Uncle Sam Will Spend His Income for 1922; Our Wasteful Industries; Cutting and Fitting Beneath the Waves; Telephoning To Sea; The Industrial Production of Helium; From Railroad to Highway; Transmitting Power in Fluid Waves; New York City's Staten Island Docks; &quo... See More  

Rudolph Valentino arrested...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1922 



* Actor Rudolph Valentino 



Page 2 has a two column headline that reads: "Efforts Being Made To Hush Up Alleged Bigamy Case Of Valentino". Coverage on the arrest of actor Rudolph Valentino for bigamy.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 16 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, o... See More  

Babe Ruth suspended in by Johnson...

THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, May 26, 1922



* Babe Ruth & Ban Johnson

* Fight with umpire & fan

* Suspended from baseball



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 22): "BABE RUTH IS SUSPENDED BY PRES. JOHNSON", "Bambino Can't Play Until Investigation Is Made of Occurrence".



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Babe Ruth...

THE WORLD, New York, NY, May 26, 1922



* Babe Ruth

* George Herman Ruth

* Fight with umpire & fan

* Suspended from baseball



This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 12: "Ruth Flings Dust On Umpire, Leaps in Stand After Jeerer" with subhead: "Big Hitter in Danger of Another Suspension or Fine..."



Nice to have in this New York City title.



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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, June, 1922, New York, New York



This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: The World's Wages - a Statistical Anomaly;  The North Atlantic Ice Patrol; Beyond the Microscope; The Gentle Art of Radio Broadcasting; Forecasting Earthquakes; Diesel Engine Wins Its Way; Speeding Up Radio; Evolution in Museum Technique; The Great Wall of China; other articl... See More  

Arverne, Queens, New York fire....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1922



* Arverne, Queens, New York City fire (1st report)



This 36 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "400 BUILDINGS BURNED AT ARVERNE; 10,000 MADE HOMELESS, 60 INJURED; LOSS $4,000,000 IN HALF SQUARE MILE" with subheads (see images). Reporting continues on page 2 with related photos. Loads of text here, too much to photograph.

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1st South Atlantic aerial crossing...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 18, 1922



* 1st South Atlantic Ocean airplane Flight

* Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral



This 30+ page has one column headlines on page 13:  "PORTUGUESE FLIERS COMPLETE TRIP", "Reach Rio Janeiro From Lisbon, Where They Left in April--Used Three Hydroplanes" which tells of the completion of the first aerial crossing of the S... See More  

Guglielmo Marconi visits America...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1922



* Guglielmo Marconi



The front page has one column headlines: "MISSION OF MARCONI TO UNITED STATES" and "Wireless Problems He is Endeavoring to Solve" with pictorial and caption: "Father Of Radio A Visitor To America"



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Babe Ruth is suspended...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1922 



* Babe Ruth suspended

* Arguing with umpire (cursing)

* Ban Johnson

* Best title to be had ?



The sport's section (page 10) has a one column heading: "JOHNSON SUSPENDS RUTH FOR 3 DAYS" with subheads. (see) This was the result of Babe Ruth being suspended for arguing with umpire. Ban Johnson warns Ruth to behave or be suspended for the e... See More  

Walther Rathenau assassination...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 25, 1922



* Walther Rathenau assassination

* Weimer Republic leader

* German Democratic Pasrty



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "BERLIN ASSASSINS SLAY RATHENAU; MINISTERS DEATH LAID TO ROYALISTS; GERMANS RALLY TO DEFEND REPUBLIC" with subheads and illustration of Rathenau.

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"Radio for Everybody"...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July, 1922  The colored outer-wrapper cover has "Locating an Unlicensed and Unlawful Radio Transmitter with the Radio Compass" with an accompanying article. Also inside is: "'Majestic' -- The Latest and largest of Ships"; "San Francisco's Water Supply Project"; "The Ice Cream Factory"; "The Business of Bro... See More  

THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL,  August 3, 1922.  A great issue for framing and displaying!

Pittsburgh Pirates set a record....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 9, 1922



* Pittsburgh Pirates break a hit record

* MLB Baseball



This 14 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 11: "Pirates Win Two and Advance Into Third Place" with subhead: "PIRATES MOVE TO THIRD POSITION".



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The death of Irish leader Arthur Griffith...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 13, 1922



* Arthur Griffith death (1st report)

* Sinn Fein & Dail Eireann leader

* Irish Free State - Ireland



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "GRIFFITH DEATH SHOCKS DUBLIN" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the death of President of Dail Eireann, Arthur Griffith.

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Babe Ruth thrown out of game...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, August 31, 1922 



* Babe Ruth thrown out of game

* New York Yankees - Yanks



This 18 page newspaper a five column headline on page 10: "Yankees Take Close Contest From Senators, 5 to 4" with subheads that include: "Ruth's 28th Homer and Ward's Hitting Puve (sic) Way to Victory" and more with box scores.



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Sydney Harbor Bridge...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September, 1922  The front colored cover is "Geological Survey Maps in the Making: A Transit Station on the Idaho-Montana Boundary" with a related article inside. Inside the issue is: "Skilled Hands, or Automatic Machinery?"; "The Seventy-Five Mile City"; "The Sydney Harbor Bridge"; and many more illustrations, articles an... See More