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Item #573576THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 11, 1921
* Oconee & Gardner GA Georgia
* Tornado outbreak disaster
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "GEORGIA TORNADO TAKES HEAVY TOLL", "Thirty Reported Dead, But There Is No Way of Obtaining Accurate Information as to Exact Number". Thistells... Read full description -
Item #654465THE 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... Read full description -
Item #547741PERHAM ENTERPRISE BULLETIN, Minnesota, February 17, 1921
* Pre Great Depression Midwest issue
* Farming region
This 4 page newspaper has local news of the day with many advertisements.
This issue is somewhat browned with some margin tears and little wear at the folds, otherwise good. -
Item #557210THE 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... Read full description -
Item #573608THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, February 28, 1921
* Porter, Indiana
* Train wreck disaster
This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"27 ARE KILLED IN INDIANA WRECK" with subheads (see photos).
Tells of the New York Central passenger train wreck disaster at Porter, Indiana in which 44 people would... Read full description -
Item #685726THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, March 18, 1921
* Chicago "Black Sox" White Sox players
* 1919 World Series of baseball scandal
The sports page has one column heads. on the "Black Sox" World Series scandal of 1919: "Judge Dever Drops Charges Against Sox" "State's Attorney to Gather... Read full description -
Item #664241BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, March 26, 1921
* Chicago Black Sox World Series scandal
* Indictments against White Sox players
One of the sports pages inside has an article near the bottom with one column heads: "Baseball Scandal Up Again" "Eighteen Men Indicted by Chicago Grand Jury, Including Five Not Previously... Read full description -
Item #679461THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1921
* Albert Einstein
* Eve of Theory of Relativity speech
* 1st visit to America
* Nobel peace prize fame
The top of page 11 has one column headings that include: "EINSTEIN DUE TODAY; LEADERS AWAIT HIM" "Mayor's Committee to Meet Noted Scientist on His Arrival at Quarantine" "Big Reception in... Read full description -
Item #649327OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, April 3, 1921 (comics section Only)
* The Katzenjammer Kids... Harold Knerr
* Bringing Up Father, Little Jimmy, and The Gumps
This 1921 Comic Section from the Omaha Sunday Bee includes 4 full-page comics: The Katzenjammer Kids, Bring Up Father, Little Jimmy, and The Gumps. The 2 leaves (4 pages)... Read full description -
Item #618201THE 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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Item #688914THE FARVIEW ECHO, Farview (Waymart), Wayne County, Pennsylvania, May, 1921 This is an interesting four page newspaper published by the "Farview State Hospital" which was for the criminally insane. The issue contains a wide range of various news tidbits and no advertisements.
Measures about 12 1/2 by 17 inches, good... Read full description -
Item #684338THE 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... Read full description -
Item #589644THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1921
* Stanislaus Zbyszko wins wrestling title
* Ed "Strangler" Lewis
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12: "ZBYSZKO WRESTS TITLE FROM LEWIS", "Pins Champion's Shoulders to Mat With Neck Hold In 23 Minutes 17 Seconds", "Finish Comes Suddenly"... Read full description -
Item #588700THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, May 15, 1921
* Mingo County, West Virginia
* Williamson, WV
* Coal mine war
This 50+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MARTIAL LAW DECREE READY", "Harding Writes Order for Mine Camp War, but Delays Issuing It" and "Troops In Mingo County"
Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #724343THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, N.C., May 23, 1921
* West Virginia coal mines war
* Coal miners vs. operators labor conflict
* Poor working conditions - (UMWA)
* Merrimac, Mingo County
Page has a small one column heading: "Mingo County Placed Under Martial Law" (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at... Read full description -
Item #585447THE 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... Read full description -
Item #683593SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., June 5, 1921
* Pueblo, Colorado flood disaster
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FLOOD DEAD ESTIMATED 500 PUEBLO, COL., A SEA OF MUD PROPERTY DAMAGE $10,000,000" with subheads. (see)
First section only with 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good. -
Item #547444THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, June 5, 1921
* Pueblo, Colorado Flood
This issue includes content concerning the 1921 Flood at Pueblo, Colorado. The front page shows a photograph of Main Street in addition to the following headlines:
"Rescue Fails, Man, Girl Die", "500 Listed as Dead in Flood at Pueblo", "132 Bodies... Read full description -
Item #554477LESLIE'S, New York, NY, June 11, 1921
The front illustration is entitled "In Normandy" by George Elmer Browne. This issue is loaded with stories and photos. Also has a color Ideal ~ Arcola Heating Outfits ad on the back cover as well.
This is a complete issue which measures... Read full description -
Item #594178THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, June 14, 1921
* Babe Ruth's only start at Yankee pitcher
* New York Yankees - multiple home runs
* MLB baseball
This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 8: "Ruth Establishes Major League Record of Five Homers in Four Games" with subheads and box scores... Read full description -
Item #594177NEW 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... Read full description -
Item #568129THE 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... Read full description -
Item #586083THE 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... Read full description -
Item #606005NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 5, 1921
* Enrico Caruso
* Italian tenor
The front page has one column headlines: "Caruso's Voice Forever Lost, Friends Fear" "Feeling Throughout Italy That Tenor Will Never Sing as Before, Ship Officers from Homeland Say" and more (see photos). He would die about a month later.
Other... Read full description -
Item #657732SCIENTIFIC 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... Read full description -
Item #632542THE 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.
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Item #595567THE 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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Item #596877THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, August 2, 1921
* Enrico Caruso death
* Italian tenor
The front page has one column headlines: "CARUSO, WORLD'S LEADING TENOR, DIES SUDDENLY" "Had Been Operated on for Abecess Between Liver and Diaphagm" and more with photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the death of famous Italian tenor,... Read full description -
Item #568992THE 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... Read full description -
Item #547965LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 23, 1921.
* V-R2 Dirigible
The front page of this issue features an article entitled: "Trial Trip of Big Dirigible V-R2 Commences Today", reading in part: "Giant Balloon Purchased from Great Britain by United States Preparing for Flight Across Atlantic to America-Today's... Read full description -
Item #654636THE 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... Read full description -
Item #584979THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 25, 1921
* ZR-2 airship crash (1st report)
* R38 class
This 14 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "Sixteen Americans Die in Dirigible Wreck" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the ZR-2 airship crash.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #160794WASHINGTON 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. -
Item #610432THE 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... Read full description -
Item #573606THE 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.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #214589LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, MA, September 13, 1921.
* Comedian Actor
* Fatty Arbuckle
* Charged With Murder
* 1921 Original Reporting
This 8 page newspaper has a two line, three column headline on the front page: "CHARGE WITNESS WITH PERJURY IN ARBUCKLE CASE" with subhead: "District Attorney Expresses Conviction That One of Chief Witnesses Has... Read full description -
Item #217924THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1921.
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Murder Case
This 36 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "ARBUCKLE WITNESS PERJURED HERSELF, SAYS PROSECUTOR" with subheads that include: "Alleges Change Of Story", "Grand Jury Delays Action", and more. Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #219264LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 14, 1921.
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Murder Case
This 10 page newspaper has a two line, four column headline on the front page: "INDICTMENT OF MANSLAUGHTER PLACED AGAINST ARBUCKLE" with lengthy subhead. Other news of the day throughout. Browningat the margins with some... Read full description -
Item #565208THE 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... Read full description -
Item #597564THE 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".
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #597833THE 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... Read full description -
Item #547898THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated September 15, 1921.
* Comedian/Actor
* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle indictment
* Manslaughter
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* ARBUCKLE ACCUSED OF MANSLAUGHTER BY CORONER'S JURY
* Finds Rappe Girl's Death From Peritonitis Was Caused by an External Force
* He Faces... Read full description -
Item #669346THE 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... Read full description -
Item #660729THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, October 3, 1921.
* Babe Ruth breaks his own home run record with 59
* New York Yankees Baseball - 1st AL pennant
* One short of his prediction at beginning of season
Page 8 has a one column heading: "G. H. Ruth Makes A New World's Record" with subhead. (see)
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #577155THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 3, 1921.
* Babe Ruth breaks home run record with 59th for the New York Yankees
* One short of his prediction at beginning of season
This 112 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 9: "Ruth Going After 60 Mark In 1922," which is short report mentioning his 59th home run... Read full description -
Item #567025THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 7, 1921
* New York Yankees 1st World Series
* New York Giants
This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "YANKS AND GIANTS CLINCH; DISMAL DAY FOR PITCHERS IN THIRD CLASH OF SERIES" with subheads and related photos. Plus... Read full description -
Item #681426THE 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)... Read full description -
Item #586027SPRINGFIELD 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... Read full description -
Item #566238FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 10, 1921
* New York Yankees 1st World Series
* NY Giants
This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "YANKEES PASS GIANTS IN FOURTH".
Rare to see such a nice front page headline like this especially as the gamer was in progress at time... Read full description -
Item #565775THE 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)... Read full description
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