Press article - Progress (Canada) 10 Nov 1888

[Chris Scott]

Last night I watched the DVD "Jack the Ripper Conspiracies"
This quoted extensively from an intriguing press article I hadnt seen. It is from a paper called Progress, published in New Brunswick, Canada, and dates from the day after the Kelly murder, 10 November 1888.
What interested me was the tone and theme of the piece - it imagined Jack getting ready to go out on his killings and the rituals he would go through to prepare.
Does any one have a copy of this article as I can find no trace of it?
Many thanks
Chris Scott

[Mike Covell]

Chris, this sounds familiar, so I will have a look through the files shortly. I do recall seeing a fair few articles moving away from the facts, but these reffered to other cases and not JTR.

[jmenges]

The Press Reports section does contain articles from Qu'Appelle Progress
Ontario, Canada. Maybe it's the same?

JM

[Robert]

This site has the odd 19th century Canadian newspaper that can be read online e.g. Quebec Chronicle, Brandon Sun Weekly.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/8/16/r16-211-e.html

[The Grave Maurice]

Chris,

The only thing I can find that comes close to your description is The Progress, a student newspaper published sporadically by the students of the Collegiate Grammar School in Fredericton N.B. from about 1874 to the early 1900s. It doesn't sound very promising, does it.

[Chris Scott]

Hi guys
many thanks for the prompt replies
Mike - if you have anyting Id be grateful
Jonathan - Yes, I had a look in the Press Reports but the paper you mention is from Saskatchewan
Robert - that is a very useful link anways - many thanks
GM - it is definitely a newspaper but many thanks

The article in question is called The Fascination of Blood and Ive captured some bits from it below
Thanks again
Chris

[Robert]

Chris, a bit more from Hawthorne here.

http://www.casebook.org/press_reports/port_philip_herald/910309.html

[The Grave Maurice]

Chris,

A newspaper called Progress was published in New Brunswick between 1888 and 1902. It is available (apparently in hardcopy only) at the University of New Brunswick at Fredericton Library. Their main website is here.

[RJM]

This site is a searchable genealogical reference for many New Brunswick newspapers, including Progress. Nothing on JTR but a few mentions of Tumblety etc.

http://archives.gnb.ca/apps/Newspape...?culture=en-CA

With any luck Chris, someone on the East Coast can obtain a copy of the article for you.

Cheers,

Robert

[Chris Scott]

Thanks so much guys - lots of leads here
I will post the article if and when I track it down
Chris

[Robert]

Chris, I've been trying to find the magazine article but it may not be online. There was a magazine called Once A Week but it ceased operating in 1880. However, in 1888 another mag, originally called Collier's Once A Week started appearing, and this might be the one mentioned in your newspaper.

[Chris Scott]

Hi Robert
Yes, there was more than one publication called Once A Week but I think you have the right one. From 1888 to 1898 it was named Once a Week and then became Collier's Weekly but I cannot find any online
Chris

[Robert]

Chris, Hawthorne wrote a long piece about the Ripper in the Milwaukee Sentinel, Nov 2 1890.

[Howard Brown]

Dear Chris:

Amigo, I know I have come across Hawthorne's piece in the past...but locating it and sending it to you has not been a success. I will also join the hunt in searching for it for you,sor...I am not certain if I saw the entire article in a newspaper..but I know I saw it.

Keep your chin(s) up...we'll find it,hermano mio...

Suerte

How

[Chris Scott]

Hola How
many thanks and if you could find it that would be brilliant
suerte
Chris