"In Old Kentucky" silent film advertisement...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, January 29, 1920



* "In Old Kentucky" silent film

* Actress Anita Stewart



Within this issue is a very nice full page advertisement the 1919 silent film "In Old Kentucky" starring Anita Stewart and playing at the Rialto Theater in Omaha. This ad measures 21 x 16 inches and is great for display.

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Rudolf Schroeder altitude record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1920



* Rudolf Schroeder breaks altitude record



The front page has one column headlines that include: "CLIMBS 36,020 FEET IN PLANE AND LANDS AFTER 5-MILE DROP", "Major Schroeder, Oxygen Exhausted, Loses Consciousness at Record Height Over Dayton", "Thousands Watch His Fall", "Partly Blind At Landing"&... See More  

St. Patrick's Day Parade...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, March 25, 1920



Fine pictorial published by the New York Times, this issue has the reporting the "German Revolt"; St. Patrick's Day Parade"; "Fashion's Changes" "Asquith's Return" and other photos with text throughout this 24 page issue. In good condition.

Killer tornadoes in Arkansas & Mississippi...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 20, 1920



* Arkansas & Mississippi killer tornadoes (1st report)



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "22 LIVES LOST IN TORNADOES; 100 ARE INJURED", "Northwest Arkansas Is Swept by Series of Storms--Property Loss Very Heavy". According to records, 224 live were lost during these tornadoes. Other new... See More  

Alabama and Mississippi killer tornadoes...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 22, 1920 



* Alabama & Mississippi killer tornadoes 



This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Atlanta Woman Killed By Storm Which Cost 150 Lives in South" with subheads. (see)



Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.



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Coca Cola stockholders names for... Atlanta Ga....

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 29, 1920



* Early Coca Cola Company

* From the home of Coke



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CITY ASKS NAMES OF STOCKHOLDERS IN BIG COMPANIES", "Appeal Is Made to Courts to Force Coca-Cola and Empire Cotton Oil Mills to Give Information" and more. Having been founded in Atlanta in 188... See More  

Armenian genocide help ?...

THE DAY, New London, Conn. May 13, 1920



* Armenian genocide

* Will America help ?

* Woodrow Wilson



The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Armenia's Awful Plight Described to Rotarians" (see)



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Joan of Arc canonized in 1920...

THE DAY, New London, Conn., May 17, 1920



* Saint Joan of Arc

* Pope Benedict XV Canonization



The front page has a one column heading: "CEREMONY AT ROME EXALTS JOAN OF ARC" (see) First report coverage on Joan of Arc being canonized by Pope Benedict XV.

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Assassination of the former President of Mexico...

LOS ANGELES EVENING HERALD, May 22, 1920



* Venustiano Carranza assassination

* Rodolfo Herrero - Mexican Revolution

* FRONT LEAF ONLY (Pages 1 & 2)



 The large & bold banner headline announces: "KILL CARRANZA FOR GOLD" with subhead: "Ex-President And Aides Massacred By Former Guards".

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Venustiano Carranza assassination.....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 25, 1920



* Venustiano Carranza assassination

* Rodolfo Herrero - Mexican Revolution



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Herrero Says Carranza Killed Himself to Avoid Capture, But Autopsy Fails to Verify Claim" with smaller subheads.



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Duluth, Minnesota lynchings...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 17, 1920 



* Duluth, Minnesota lynchings (1st report)

* 3 negro circus workers hanged 

* Isaac McGhie - Nate Green - Elmer Jackson 



Page 2 has a one column heading: "Troops on Guard In Duluth After Three Lynchings" with subhead. (see)

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1st Daredevil killed over Niagara Falls...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1920



* Charles Stephens - daredevil

* Over the Niagara Falls in barrel

* 1st death in this manner



The front page has a one column heading: "DIES IN NIAGARA, RIDING IN BARREL" with subheads that include: "English Barber 'Daredevil' Killed in Plunge as Craft Is Broken to Pieces" "Fails At The Water Curtain" and more. (see) Fi... See More  

Los Angeles, California earthquakes of 1920....

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 17, 1920



* Los Angeles, California earthquakes

* Nice headline for display



This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "EARTHQUAKES KEEP LOS ANGELES A-TREMBLE" with subheads. (see) Tells of a series of earthquakes in the Northern part of L.A.



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Pancho Villa surrenders...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, July 30, 1920 



* Francisco 'Pancho' Villa surrendering 

* Mexican rebel bandit 



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "VILLA YIELDING TO QUIET MEXICO" "Notorious Leader Says He Is Surrendering Because Country Needs Peace for Reconstruction"



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Charles Ponzi finally exposed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 10, 1920



* Charles Ponzi finally exposed (1st report)

* Wall Street scheme - Stock Market

* Women's suffrage



The front page has one column headlines that include: "STOP PONZI CHECKS; SAY HE'S BANKRUPT" "Bank Commissioner Declares His Account Is Overdrawn--3 Note Holders File Petition" "Is Solvent, "Wizard" Says" and... See More  

Charles Ponzi arrested... Wall Street scam...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1920 



* Charles Ponzi jail sentence 

* Wall Street scheme 

* Stock Market 



The front page has one column headlines that include: "PONZI CONFESSES RECORD PRISONS; PLEADS FOR CHANGE", "Declares He Sacrificed Himself for Employer in Montreal Forgery Conviction", "Took Italians Over Border" and more (see photos). ... See More  

Battle of Warsaw (1920)... Polish-Soviet War...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Aug. 15, 1920



* Battle of Warsaw (1920)

* Miracle of the Vistula

* Polish-Soviet War - Poland



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MASSES OF BOLSHEVIKI SURGE RAPIDLY FORWARD TOWARD WARSAW GOAL" with subheads. (see images)



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Women's Suffrage in 1920....

FITCHBURG DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 20, 1920

 

* Woman's Suffrage (19th Amendment)

* about a week prior



The front page has a two line, two column heading: "RATIFICATION OF SUFFRAGE MAY BE RECONSIDERED," with the subhead: "Such is the Statement of Speaker Walker of the Lower Branch of the Tennessee Legislature." A related front page article has: &quo... See More  

The world's largest crane (in 1920)... Philadelphia Naval Yard...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1920 Nice, full front cover photo in three colors: "The Largest Of Its Kind: 350 Ton Crane at Philadelphia Navy Yard", which contains details and additional photos on an inside page. Other coverage includes: "Is There a Coal Shortage", "'Miss America,' built and owned by G.A. Wood...", "Record Weather", and two gr... See More  

Charles Comiskey robbery & murder plot...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1920



* Charles Comiskey murder plot

* Chicago White Sox game



The front page has one column headlines: "BOY BANDITS PLANNED TO KILL BASEBALL HEAD", "And Steal Receipts of Chicago White Sox Game", "Expected To Get $40,000", "When 'Babe' Ruth Would Draw Record Breaking Crowd&... See More  

Chief Bender & the Chippewas....

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Sept. 20, 1920



* Chief Bender - MLB baseball pitcher

* Chippewas Indians - Native Americans



The sport's section (page 9) has a one column heading: "Bender Is Real Chippewa Indian" (see)

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The 1919 World Series baseball scandal begins to unfold...

LOS ANGELES EXPRESS, Sept. 22, 1920  The banner headline above the masthead announces the beginning of the investigation into the infamous 1919 World Series betting scheme, or the 'Black Sox' World Series: "BIG BASEBALL PROBE OPENS".

The first column subhead: "Johnson Is Called In Diamond Scandal" referring to Ban Johnson, president of the American League.

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Cleveland Indians vs. Brooklyn Dodgers... World Series...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1920.



* Cleveland Indians

* Brooklyn Dodgers

* World Series (game 2)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SECOND WORLD'S SERIES GAME WON BY BROOKLYN" with subheads, photos, box scores and inning by inning description. Nice for display.



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Samuel Reshevsky as a 9 year chess prodigy......

ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Nov. 14, 1920



* Samuel Reshevsky - American chess grandmaster

* As a 9 year old Polish chess prodigy photo



At the bottom of the front page is a period photo of a young Samuel Reshevsky with brief text that begins with: "Nice Years Old, the Polish Boy Chess Wizard...." (see)

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