US searchable newspaper archives

[Debra A]

I don't know if these have been posted before, but here are some more online searchable US newspaper databases that cover the years 1880-1920
There are about 95 searchable newspapers in the first link I think.

If JM is looking in, most cover the Crippen case too and there are some Salt Lake City papers amongst them that I haven't managed to plunder yet!

Chronicling America

Brooklyn Eagle

Debs

[Chris Scott]

Hi Debs
Some useful links at the site below as well

http://www.researchguides.net/newspapers.htm

Historical Newspapers and Indexes On The Internet - USA
A Genealogy Research Guide

[jmenges]

Thanks to both Debs and Chris!




JM

[Cap'n Jack]

Debs, the first url you posted is a fantastic site and I have already found some remarkable stuff, but I appear to have a real problem navigating the individual pages once I have zoomed into the story I want to read.
Reading it as a pdf file doesn't help as the text is so blurred.
Anyone got ideas for navigating the original pages in the original format?

[Debra A]

I had the same problem at first AP,
once you have zoomed in you can move the page around just by dragging your mouse to move the page around and view the whole text.

[jmenges]

Navigating it in what way AP?

When you zoom in to the point that the text is readable, by clicking and holding your mouse button it becomes a scroll type device which (on my Mac) a hand appears and you can move the page around, up, down and so on.

Edit-crossed posts with Debs.

JM

[Cap'n Jack]

Thanks Debs, and JM, that works.
Silly old me.

[Cap'n Jack]

Just wanted to thank Debs again for that fascinating American newspaper resource.
Been reading an amazing story in the Salt Lake Herald of August 25th 1901 concerning the activities of one John T Sullivan, a professional female impersonator, appearing at the Lyceum in 1888, who was persuaded by friends to pursue Jack the Ripper for two weeks - in drag! - after the murder of Liz Stride. Even more amazing is that Sullivan obtained official police permission from Scotland Yard for his drag hunt, and also permission to carry a concealed revolver, which he pinned under his skirt with a swivel mechanism so that he was able to fire the weapon in any direction from a slit in the skirt.
Tumblety would have loved this guy!

[John Bennett]

Nice find, AP.

It's incredible the stories that come out of these newspaper archives - sure there's more to come!

JB

[Cap'n Jack]

Thanks John
Sullivan also mentions that he was one of a number of about twenty US citizens in London in 1888 who met regularly to discuss the Whitiechapel Murders, all theatrical types, and many of them took to visiting Whitechapel at night. I have a funny feeling that Tumblety would have been one of these theatrical types, gawping around Whitechapel late at night in strange clothes, and this is what might have led to the strange notion that he was the Whitechapel Murderer, rather than the simple pederast.
As I said, Tumblety would have loved Sullivan.

[Natalie Severn]

Thanks John
Sullivan also mentions that he was one of a number of about twenty US citizens in London in 1888 who met regularly to discuss the Whitiechapel Murders, all theatrical types, and many of them took to visiting Whitechapel at night. I have a funny feeling that Tumblety would have been one of these theatrical types, gawping around Whitechapel late at night in strange clothes, and this is what might have led to the strange notion that he was the Whitechapel Murderer, rather than the simple pederast.
As I said, Tumblety would have loved Sullivan.

I don"t think Tumblety was quite so naive personally,Ap.I have for a long time seen him as a double agent-a dynamite watcher-hence his easy escape to Boulogne Sur Mer----they had been keeping a look out at Boulogne at least as early as 1885, for an Anglo- American Doctor -"Toebater" connected with dynamite dealings- according to a Times article of 1885.Dr Tumblety went by several names.

[Cap'n Jack]

Sorry Natalie
I just meant that Tumblety would have loved a man dressed as a woman with a large weapon under his skirt.

[Natalie Severn]

I reckon every Victorian loved this AP! Pantomime"s thrived on it too---either chaps dressed up as women or two chaps pretending to be a horse!

[Cap'n Jack]

This review from The Times of September 18th 1888 does indeed show John T Sullivan appearing at the Lyceum as he claims in the article:

[Wolf Vanderlinden]

Nice find AP

Actually, Chris Scott first found this and posted it on the Casebook back in September. For this article and a longer look at Sullivan himself go to: Hunting Jack the Ripper - by John Sullivan - An Encounter with Leather Apron located under Ripper Discussions>General Discussions.

Wolf.