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THE DAY, New London, Conn., March 14, 1922

* Harry vs. Tommy Gibbons
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* Madison Square Garden

The top of page 9 has a banner heading: "Harry Greb Upsets Calculations of Boxing… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 15, 1922  The sports page has a one-column photo of Babe Ruth headed: "A Lonesome Babe" with a caption noting him watching a Yankees game due to his 40-day… more

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12, 1922.

* The death of John Wanamaker
* Famed 19th century merchant and marketing pioneer
* One-time Postmaster General

The front page has: "JOHN… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 22, 1922

* Ohio Stadium "The Horseshoe" dedication
* Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry
* First game played between rivals at stadium

The front page… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., November 25, 1922 

* Robert Erskine Childers executed 
* Irish Nationalist - Irish Civil war 

The front page has a one column heading: "CHILDERS' FATE FAILS TO… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 8, 1922

* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees
* Giants win World championship
* World Series (game 4) of baseball

The front page of the sport's section has a banner… more

NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1922

* Discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb
* Egyptian Pharaoh - Howard Carter
* Lynchings of Mer Rouge, Louisiana

The top of page 4 has a one column heading:… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 21, 1922

* Ohio Stadium "The Horseshoe" dedication
* Michigan-Ohio State college football rivalry
* Day of 1st game between rivals at stadium

The sport's… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 28, 1922

* Benny Leonard vs. Lew Tendler
* Both Jewish boxers - title fight
* Lightweight boxing championship

The front page has a great banner headline: "LEONARD… more

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 7, 1922

* William Desmond Taylor shot dead

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "LITTLE PROGRESS MADE IN SOLVING MYSTERY OF SHOOTING… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 8, 1922

* Alfred Smith - New York state election
* Elected governor for a second time (2nd term)
* 1st Roman Catholic candidate for president
* Democrat Party in… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1922

* Rebecca Latimer Felton
* White supremacist & Democrat
* 1st United States Woman senator
* Historic political item

The front page has a one column… more

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 22, 1922  The first column of page 10 has a report in the first woman taking the oath of office as a Senator - Mrs. W. H. Felton of Georgia. Quite historic.

Note: Although… more

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 22, 1922  

* Rebecca Latimer Felton
* White supremacist & Democrat
* 1st United States Woman senator
* Historic political item

The first column of page 10 has a report… more

THE SCOUT, London, Nov. 4, 1922  An early issue of the Boy Scout magazine, and noted in the masthead: "Founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell" who is credited with founding the Boy Scouts.
This was… more

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, March 6, 1922

* Babe Ruth signs contract
* New York Yankees baseball
* Highest paid baseball player

The top of page 6 has column heads: "RUTH TO CASH IN… more

THE BIRTH CONTROL HERALD, New York, July, 1922  A very early newspaper on this controversial subject, this is the volume 1, number 1 issue.  The masthead notes: "Published By 'The Voluntary… more

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., December 5, 1922 

* Irish Free State established 
* Ireland becomes independent

The front page has a two column heading: "IRELAND TAKES PLACE IN COMMONWEALTHS… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1922 

* Babe Ruth - New York Yankees
* Fight with umpire & fan
* Suspension from MLB baseball

The front page are a one column heading: "RUTH FINED $200; LOSES… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1922

* John Wanamaker death
* Department store pioneer

The front page has a one column heading: "JOHN WANAMAKER DIES AT AGE OF 84 FROM HEART ATTACK" with… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 15, 1922

* Burning of Smyrna Catastrophe (1st report)
* Modern day Izmir, Turkey (Greek Zone)
* Massacre of Armenians & Greeks by Turks

The top of the front page has… more

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, February 22, 1922

* Airship Roma disaster
* Norfolk, Virginia crash
* United States Army

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "34 OFFICERS… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 15, 1922

* Clara 'Tiger Woman' Phillips
* Los Angeles murderess
* Alberta Meadows murder
* Love triangle ? husband
* "Hollywood’s first female psychopath"

The… more

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… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 26, 1922

* Mer Rouge, Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK lynchings - murders

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PRISONER HELD… more

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:… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 26, 1922 

* Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies 
* Most runs in a single game record 

This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 7: "CUBS… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1922 

* Knickerbocker storm (blizzard) 
* Washington D.C. theater collapse disaster 

The front page has a nice banner headline: "107 DEAD IN COLLAPSE OF… more

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… more

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, November 19, 1922

* Mehmed VI - last sultan of Ottoman Empire
* Abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate

The front page has a one column heading: "ABDUL MEDJID CHOSEN… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Nov. 6, 1922 

* Spangler, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
* Reilly No. 1 coal mine explosion disaster

The banner headline has a same-day report of the Spangler… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 11, 1922

* Mahatma Gandhi arrested

The front page has a one column heading: "Gandhi, Arrested, Urges Friends On" See image for brief text here.
Sixteen… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 7, 1922

* Sulphur Springs, Jefferson County, Missouri
* Missouri Pacific trains collide disaster

The front page has a one column heading: "TOLL OF WRECK MAY… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1922  The front page has a two column heading: "Harding Names Negro for New Orleans Post; Senate Fight Coming; "Lily Whites Protest". The coverage tells of President… more

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… more

THE DAY, New London, Conn., June 24, 1922

* Walter Hagen wins British Open
* 1st American born golfer to win it

Page 9 has a one column heading: "Hagen Brings Golf Cup Here" First report… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., October 31, 1922

* Benito Mussolini initial rise to power
* March on Rome
* Government take over

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "'TO… more

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1922

* NY Giants vs. New York Yankees
* World Series (game 1) of baseball

The front page has nice banner headline: "GIANTS WIN FIRST GAME OF… more

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Nov. 25, 1922 A ftpg. headline: "PRES. HARDING GREATLY DISTURBED AT LAX ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION" and among the subheads: "Public Defiance of Volstead Act and… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Nov. 10, 1922 

* Florence Ellinwood Allen election
* First Woman elected to state supreme court

 The top of page 10 has a notable item in the efforts of the… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1922

* Very early Adolph Hitler report
* 2nd time he is mentioned in the New York Times

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "WANT RUPPRECHT TO RULE… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1922

* Arthur Griffith election win (1st report)
* President of Dail Eireann
* Irish Free State - Ireland

The top of the front page has one column headings… more

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: "JOHNS… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1922

* Arverne, Queens, New York City fire
* Best title to be had ?

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "400 BUILDINGS BURNED AT ARVERNE;… more

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1922

* William Desmond Taylor shot dead

The front page has a one column heading: "POLICE RUNNING DOWN CLUES IN TAYLOR MURDER" with subhead. (see)… more

DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL, Augusta, Maine, January 30, 1922 

* Knickerbocker storm (blizzard) 
* Washington D.C. theater collapse disaster 

The front page has a nice banner headline: "107 Killed… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 16, 1922

* Gene Sarazen wins his 1st of 7 majors
* United States Open Championship (U.S. Open)
* Skokie Country Club - Glencoe, Illinois

The front page of of… more

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… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 11, 1922

* Arthur Griffith election win
* President of Dail Eireann
* Irish Free State - Ireland

The front page has a one column heading:
"BRITISH TO FREE… more

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 8, 1922

* Astoria, Oregon fire disaster
* Clatsop County

The front page has a two column heading: "FIFTEEN MILLIONS LOSS IN BLAZE AT ASTORIA, ORE."… more