Rogers Hornsby 1921 batting crown....

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, January 6, 1921



* Rogers Hornsby batting crown

* St. Louis Cardinals

* Major league baseball



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13: "ROGERS HORNSBY LED BATTERS IN NATIONAL", "Cardinal Infielder Has Average of .370 and Made Most Hits With 218" with nice nice of Hornsby with caption: "NATIONAL BATTING C... See More  

Original Yankee Stadium is born... Babe Ruth...

THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, February 6, 1921



* Original Yankee Stadium is born

* 'The House That Ruth Built' has a home

* Site officially picked



This 22 page newspaper has very historic significance concerning the old Yankee Stadium. Page 8 has a small one column heading that reads: "New York Yanks to Have New Home and Playing Grounds Soon". See photo for brie... See More  

Early X-Rays for cancer patients....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1921



* Harvard physicist William Duane

* Improvement in X-Rays

* Cancer patient treatment



Page 7 has a on column heading: "IMPROVED X-RAYS FOR CANCER WORK" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 24 pages, light toning, some margin wear and chipping, with a little unrelated text loss near bottom right co... See More  

1st transcontinental air mail flight...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, February 24, 1921



* 1st transcontinental air mail flight flown

* Airplane

* San Francisco California to New York



This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



* X-COUNTRY MAIL RECORD IS MADE

* San Francisco-to-Hazelhurst, N. Y., Hop Completed in 33 Hours and 20 Minutes



Tells of the very first transcontinental United St... See More  

Black Sox scandal ringleaders arrested...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, March 26, 1921 The top of the front page has a two column headline: "WHITE SOX REINDICTED IN BASEBALL SCANDAL; 18 MEN TO FACE TRIAL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the indictments of the masterminds of the 1919 Black Sox World Series scandal.

Complete with all 12 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally in good conditio... See More  

Albert Einstein honored in NYC....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1921



* Professor Albert Einstein

* 1st visit to America

* Given key to the city (NYC)

* Pro-Zionism before rise of Hitler



Page 11 has one column headings: "FREEDOM OF CITY GIVEN TO EINSTEIN" "Alderman Honor Relativity Discoverer and Prof. Weizmann Despite Falconer's Protest" and more. (see)

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The back story of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 4, 1921  Page 2 begins with a one-third column article headed: "30,000 U.S. Dead Remain In France".

This article reports the "back story" of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. One of the unknown dead who was disinterred in a grave in France would be randomly selected to be entombed in the newly-created memorial in Arlington Cemetery on ... See More  

May 1921 geomagnetic storm...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1921



* May 1921 geomagnetic storm

* Coronal mass ejection

* Solar corona - Sun



The front page has a one column heading: "SUNSPOT AURORA PARALYZES WIRES" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the May 1921 geomagnetic storm caused by a powerful coronal mass ejection on the Earth's magnetosphere.

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section with all 24 pag... See More  

Great Pueblo Colorado flood...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 5, 1921



* Pueblo, Colorado flood disaster



This 40+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "500 LIVES ARE LOST WHEN RAGING TORRENT SWEEPS OVER PUEBLO", "Many Trapped Like Rats", "Other Towns Stricken" and more. 1st report coverage on the great flood of Pueblo, Colorado.



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Babe Ruth moves into 2nd all time HRs...

THE WORLD, New York City, June 21, 1921



* Babe Ruth home run 

* New York Yankees 



This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 10: "Ruth's 24th Homer Wins in Tenth Inning" with subhead and box score. (see)



Tells of Babe Ruth's 127th career home run which moved him into 2nd place on the career list for homers and 11 dingers behind all-time leader, Roger ... 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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Baseball's Black Sox scandal trial begins...

THE WORLD, New York, July 18, 1921  The top of the first column of pg. 8 has: "FIRST INNING OF BASEBALL TRIAL TO BEGIN TO-DAY" "Burns and Gedeun Refuse to Be Interviewed by Attorneys for indicated Sox" which makes the beginning of the infamous "Black Sox" scandal trial. The text takes half a column.

Complete in 18 pages, a small library label within masthead, ot... See More  

Baseball Black Sox scandal trial begins...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, July 27, 1921



* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal

* Baseball World Series fix trial



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "WEAVER AND FLESCH, WHITE SOX PLAYERS, LIKELY TO GO FREE" with subheads.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, a little margin wear, otherwise good condition.... See More  

Prosecution asks for jail time for 'Black Sox' players...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1921 



* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal 

* Baseball World Series fix trial

* Best title to be had ? rare as such



As the infamous Black Sox scandal comes to its conclusion (final arguments in the trial were the day before), the front page of the sports section has an interesting article headed: "Asks Conviction Of 'Black Sox' On Their... See More  

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)



Though not mentioned, Pittsburgh's radio station KDKA provides its listen... See More  

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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Ray Ouimet wins golf tournament....

THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, Missouri, August 28, 1921



* Ray Ouimet wins golf tournament

* Famous golfer Francis Ouimet's brother



The sport's section (page 5) has a five column headline: "Ray Ouimet New Kansas City Golf Champ" with subheads and nice photo. (see) 1st report coverage of Francis Ouimet's younger brother winning the golf championship at the Hillcrest Country C... See More  

Fatty Arbuckle Murder Charge 1921...

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

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, September 14, 1921



* Actress Virginia Rappe

* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle indicted



The front page has one column headlines: "FATTY INDICTED; MANSLAUGHTER", "Murder Charge in Justice's Court Blocks Chance To Get Bail", and "Missing Witness Found".



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Fatty Arbuckle Murder Case...

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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".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day through... See More  

Babe Ruth Home Run Record In 1921...

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1st ever New York Yankees World Series game...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn. October 6, 1921



* New York Yankees 2nd 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: "YANKEES TAKE SECOND GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES" with subheads, box scores and related photo. (see) This was game 2 of the 1921 World Series and more importantly the 2n... See More  

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.

Sixteen pages,... See More  

New York Yankees 1st World Series... Babe Ruth out for the game...

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 8, 1921



* New York Yankees 1st World Series

* Babe Ruth not playing ?



This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "RUTH OUT OF TODAY'S GAME" with subheads that include: "Sultan of Swat Carries Abscessed Arm In Sling" and more with lineup. more in the sport's section with reporting from the game the... See More