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Early Babe Ruth... New York Yankees...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 21, 1921



* Babe Ruth shines

* 2nd yr. with Yankees



This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 10: "Ruth's 24th Home Run of the Season Wins for Yankees Over Red Sox in the Tenth Inning" with subheads and box scores. Great to have in a NYC paper.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, minor spine wear,... See More  

Jack Dempsey boxing title defense in 1921.....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, July 1, 1921



* Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier

* Heavyweight boxing championship (pre-fight news)



This 40 page newspaper has two headlines on the front page: "2 TO 1 AND 3 TO 1 ODDS OFFERED TO DEMPSEY" and more. More in the sport's section with related cartoon illustration (see images).



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Very early on the motion picture industry...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 16, 1921



The entire ftpg. is an interesting illustration captioned: "Reproducing the Naval Battle of Jutland for the Motion Picture Screen." with a related article within the issue. This is a early pictorial from the infancy of the motion picture industry. For any collection which related to early movies and motion pictures, this is a nice, displaya... See More  

Black Sox World Series scandal trial....

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1921 



* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal 

* Baseball World Series fix trial beginning 



Page 9 has one column headings: "TRIAL TODAY OF BLACK SOX", "Former Teammates Reach Chicago to Testify in Case Today--Nature of Testimony", "Many Objections Made"



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KDKA broadcasts 1st MLB game...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1921 



* Historic game in broadcasting 

* Pittsburgh Pirates - KDKA *** 



This 18 page newspaper has small one column headlines on page 6: "CORSAIRS TAKE ANOTHER" "Make It Three Straight Over Phillies by 8 to 5 Score" with box scores. (see)



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ZR-2 - R38 class airship disaster....

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 24, 1921



* ZR-2 airship crash (1st report)

* R38 class



The front page has a nice banner headline: "GIANT AIRSHIP PURCHASED BY THE UNITED STATES FROM GREAT BRITAIN EXPLODES OVER THE CITY OF HULL TODAY" with subheads and related photo. Early, 1st report coverage on the ZR-2 airship crash.



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WASHINGTON OBSERVER, Pennsylvania, Aug. 25, 1921 Two line, two line head: "ZR-2 Is Wrecked In Air By An Explosion" Subheads include: "Navy Dirigible Collapses; Many Of Crew Perish" Slightly pulpish around the margins but no loss.

San Antonio TX flood disaster...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 10, 1921



* San Antonio TX Texas

* Flood disaster



This 12 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "POLICE REPORT 500 DEAD AT SAN ANTONIO; TEXAN CITY IS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FLOOD" with subheads (see image).



This tells of the flood disaster in San Antonio, Texas.



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Fatty Arbuckle Murder Case...

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Fatty Arbuckle charged with murder....

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, September 14, 1921

 

* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle murder charge

* Virginia Rappe



This 12 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "CASE AGAINST ARBUCKLE APPEARS VERY WEAK BY TESTIMONY OF STATE'S CHIEF WITNESSES" with subheads that include: "Story Of 'Party' Told To Coroner Is Entirely New" and more. (se... See More  

Fatty Arbuckle.... Virginia Rappe murder...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, September 15, 1921 



* Actress Virginia Rappe 

* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle indicted 



The front page has one column headlines: "$100,000 READY TO BAIL FATTY", "Manslaughter Trail Expected, Although Prosecutor Has Not Yet Decided", "Indictment Is Up Today".



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Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle murder charge...

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



* Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

* Hollywood comedian actor

* Virginia Rappe murder indictment



The top of the front page has one column heading: "FATTY ARBUCKLE COMES TO COURT" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, light toning along central fold, minor wear at the margi... See More  

Babe Ruth Home Run Record In 1921...

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3rd ever New York Yankees World Series game...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn. October 7, 1921



* New York Yankees 3rd ever World Series game

* Babe Ruth's second year w/ Yanks vs. Giants

* Early, same day first report



The front page has a nice banner headline: "GIANTS TAKE THIRD GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES" with subheads, aerial view of the stadium and box scores. (see) This was game 3 of the 1921 World Series.

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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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Creation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Illinois, Nov. 11, 1921  



* Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.



The front page has a 4 image series depicting a famous poem, "The Colors", 1st published on Aug. 7, 1914.  Additionally, there is a one column article: "STREAM OF LIFE MOVES PAST BIER OF U.S. UNKNOWN - Capital Thousands Pay Honor".

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Railroading... Monoplane... Repeating Rifle...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, December, 1921, from New York, New York (with color cover). This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Comparison of the Leading Railroad Systems of the World; The 4,000-Pound Demolition Bomb; Leading Armies of the World; Abraham Lincoln and the Repeating Rifle; The Revival of the Monoplane; The Mechanism of the Pipe Organ; and many more interesting articl... See More  

Babe Ruth suspended and fined in 1921...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, Dec. 5, 1921 



* Babe Ruth suspended

* New York Yankees

* For barnstorming tour



The front page has a one column heading: "LANDIS HANDS BIG 'BABE' RUTH SEVERE SENTENCE" with subhead. (see)

Sixteen pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Irish Free State created...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 7, 1921  This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "ALL IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS WILL BE RELEASED BY EDICT" with subheads. (see)



Regards the creation of the Irish Free State. Other news of the day throughout.



Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

USS S-48 Submarine rescue...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 8, 1921



* USS S-48 Submarine rescue (1st report)



This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "THRILLING ESCAPE OF 51 MEN IN SUBMARINE S-48 EAST OF PENFIELD REEF" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the USS S-48 submarine rescue in Long Island Sound.



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Anglo-Irish Treaty signed.....

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, December 14, 1921  This 16 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "Irish Treaty Comes Up for Ratification Today" with subheads. (see) Tells of the treaty that created the Irish Free State.



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A wealth of inventions and period ads...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, January, 1922, New York, New York 



This issue contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: America's Domestic Food Supply; The Radio Central; Comets That Have Lost Their Tails; From Steamer to Sailing Ship; With Eye-Piece and Camera; Naval Construction in Japan; Noises for the Movies; Bomb and Bombing Sights; and other articles and ads. This issue is in good... See More