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Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 2

Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 2

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Number of Chapters: 20

Length: 2 hours and 53 minutes

Language: English

This collection of 20 public domain newspaper articles comprises volume 2 of Historic Newspaper Articles in the LibriVox collection. Both U.S. and U.K. newspapers are represented here. The articles span from 1848 to 1920. Topics covered (e.g., the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire, the troubles of ‘Typhoid Mary’, how to dress for the seashore) vary in length and tone. Although the writers display a range of diverse styles, their words give today's readers a sense of the tenor of the times. (summary by Lee Ann Howlett)

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1848-06-10 Excitement & Enthusiasm of Gold Washing Still Continues -- Increases, (Lee Ann Howlett)
1859-01-11 American Industry Abroad (Lee Ann Howlett)
1884-10-22 Dakota. A Description of One of the Most Perfect Apartment Houses in (Lee Ann Howlett)
1886-10-29 France's Gift Accepted (Lee Ann Howlett)
1888-09-01 Another Murder in Whitechapel (Lee Ann Howlett)
1889-07-18 The Whitechapel Crime (Lee Ann Howlett)
1889-07-21 Whitechapel Crimes and French Elections (Lee Ann Howlett)
1889-09-11 Another London Murder (Lee Ann Howlett)
1893-05-22 World's Fair Annoyances (Lee Ann Howlett)
1900-12-01 Memorial Notices Mr. Oscar Wilde (Lee Ann Howlett)
1906-05-26 How to Dress in the Water (Lee Ann Howlett)
1906-06-26 Thaw Murders Stanford White (Lee Ann Howlett)
1910-04-09 A Girl's Visions and Her Career (Lee Ann Howlett)
1911-03-26 141 Men and Girls Die in Waist Factory Fire (Lee Ann Howlett)
1911-12-03 'Typhoid Mary' Asks $50,000 from City (Lee Ann Howlett)
1915-10-03 The Novel is Doomed, Will Harben Thinks (Lee Ann Howlett)
1917-05-19 Anarchists Demand Strike to End War (Lee Ann Howlett)
1918-01-13 The Story of Harry Houdini (Lee Ann Howlett)
1919-08-29 The Progress of the Film (Lee Ann Howlett)
1920-01-17 America 'Dry' Tonight (Lee Ann Howlett)
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