Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 1

Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 1

Public Domain newspaper articles in the US span a period of nearly two and a half centuries. Subjects, styles,
period, publisher, and length vary greatly. This collection is a sampling of twenty such articles including one from
the Journal de Paris. Although some of the works on the Librivox catalog such as the Federalist Papers were
published in newspapers, this is the first collection of newspaper articles. (Summary by James Smith). Total
Running Time: 02:07:57.

1784-04-26 Letter to the authors of the Journal de Paris: Daylight Savings Time from Journal de Paris — 00:10:50 — Read by ML
Cohen

1859-10-28 The Tragedy at Harper’s Ferry from The Liberator — 00:05:16 — Read by ML Cohen

1861-02-18 Inauguration of the President of the Southern Confederacy from The New York Times — 00:04:55 — Read by
roolynninms

1861-03-08 The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln from The Farmer’s Cabinet, Amherst, NH — 00:28:18 — Read by Karen Savage
1865-02-01 From Washington: Abolition of Slavery from The New York Times — 00:02:11 — Read by Betsie Bush

1888-09-01 A Terribly Brutal Murder in Whitechapel from The New York Times — 00:01:33 — Read by Lee Ann Howlett
1888-09-09 Whitechapel Startled by a Fourth Murder from The New York Times — 00:03:22 — Read by Lee Ann Howlett
1888-10-01 Dismay in Whitechapel from The New York Times — 00:05:32 — Read by Lee Ann Howlett

1888-10-02 London’s Awful Mystery: The Whitechapel Murderer Still Untracked from The New York Times — 00:02:45 — Read
by Lee Ann Howlett

1888-10-03 Another Mysterious Murder Brought to Light from The New York Times — 00:04:38 — Read by Lee Ann Howlett
1888-10-05 The Whitechapel Murders from The New York Times — 00:00:53 — Read by Lee Ann Howlett

1888-10-06 The Murders in London from The New York Times — 00:01:04 — Read by Lee Ann Howlett

1888-11-10 The Parnell Inquiry and Another Butchery from The New York Times — 00:04:19 — Read by Lee Ann Howlett
1888-11-13 Sir Charles Warren Resigns from The New York Times — 00:01:06 — Read by Lee Ann Howlett

1888-11-19 The Same Tumblety: His Arrest in London not His First Experience from The New York Times — 00:02:29 — Read by
Lee Ann Howlett

1888-11-22 Whitechapel Again Excited from The New York Times — 00:01:35 — Read by Lee Ann Howlett

1888-11-23 Something About Dr. Tumblety from The New York Times — 00:01:20 — Read by Lee Ann Howlett

1910-03-22 Mark Twain is Dead at 74 from The New York Times — 00:38:22 — Read by Esther

1910-02-22 Mark Twain (obituary) from The New York Times — 00:04:10 — Read by Linda Leu

1914-07-29 Austrian Emperor to Take Command at Vienna Headquarters from The New York Times — 00:03:19 — Read by
James Smith

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