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Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 2

by Various

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)

• LibriVox’s Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 2 Internet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire collection – 83.3MB
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Total running time: 2:53:18
Read by Lee Ann Howlett

mp3 and ogg files

• 1848-06-10 The Excitement and Enthusiam of Gold Washing Still Continues — Increases from The California Star, California – 00:04:04
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 3.9MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 2.1MB]
• 1859-01-11 American Industry Abroad from the New York Times, New York – 00:12:43
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 6.1MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 12.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 6.7MB]
• 1884-10-22 The Dakota A Description of One of the Most Perfect Apartment Houses in the World from The New York Times, New York – 00:12:26
  Source E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 6.0MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 11.9MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 6.6MB]
• 1886-10-29 France’s Gift Accepted from The New York Times, New York – 00:11:39
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 11.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 6.1MB]
• 1888-09-01 Another Murder in Whitechapel from The Times, London – 00:06:38
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 3.2MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 6.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 3.5MB]
• 1889-07-18 The Whitechapel Crime from The New York Times, New York – 00:01:43
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 0.8MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 1.7MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 0.9]
• 1889-07-21 Whitechapel Crimes and French Elections from The New York Times, New York – 00:03:04
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 3.0MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 1.6MB]
• 1889-09-11 Another London Murder from The New York Times, New York – 00:01:25
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 0.7MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 1.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 0.8MB]
• 1893-05-22 World’s Fair Annoyances from The New York Times, New York – 00:11:37
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 5.6MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 11.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 6.2MB]
• 1900-12-01 Memorial Notices: Mr. Oscar Wilde from The Guardian Unlimited, London – 00:02:56
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 1.4MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 2.8MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 1.5MBO]
• 1906-05-26 How To Dress In The Water from The Guardian Unlimited, London – 00:10:40
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 5.1MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 10.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 5.6MB]
• 1906-06-26 Thaw Murders Stanford White from The New York Times, New York – 00:04:44
  Source: E-text
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  [ogg vorbis - 2.5MB]
• 1910-04-09 A Girl’s Visions And Her Career from The New York Times, New York – 00:06:13
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 3.0MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 6.0MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 3.3MB]
• 1911-03-26 141 Men and Girls Die in Waist Factory Fire from The New York Times, New York – 00:42:56
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 20.6MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 41.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 22.5MB]
• 1911-12-03 Typhoid Mary Asks $50,000 From City from The New York Times, New York – 00:04:24
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 2.1MB]
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  [ogg vorbis - 2.3MB]
• 1915-10-03 Novel is Doomed, Will Harben Thinks from The New York Times, New York – 00:10:43
  Source: E-text
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  [ogg vorbis - 5.6MB]
• 1917-05-19 Anarchists Demand Strike To End War from The New York Times, New York – 00:07:14
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 7.0MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 3.8MB]
• 1918-01-13 The Story of Harry Houdini from The New York Times, New York – 00:10:36
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 10.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 5.6MB]
• 1919-08-29 The Progress of the Film from The Guardian Unlimited, London – 00:05:35
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 2.7MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 5.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 2.6MB]
• 1920-01-17 America Dry Tonight from The Guardian Unlimited, London – 00:01:58
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 1.0MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 1.9MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 1.0MB]

Cataloged on October 06, 2007