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H Ford discusses development of air-cooled 8 cylinder 200 horsepower motor in their Detroit laboratory, calls it the "Ford of the Air,"
Dinner to Western Electric Co at which new orthophonic talking machine is displayed, W W Clark, Musical Director, s on perfected piano reproduction
Death from tuberculosis believed to have been caused by voluntary exposure to gas tests in army
1925Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (born 1880)[†]
Christopher Mathewson, nicknamed "Big Six," "the Christian Gentleman," "Matty," and "the Gentleman's Hurler," was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants. He stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). He was among the most dominant pitchers in baseball history, and ranks in the all-time top 10 in several key pitching categories, including wins, shutouts, and earned run average. In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five members.