Posted on 07/28/2016 11:49:24 AM PDT by NRx
A (mostly) daily posting for those interested in history and the day to day news, politics and culture of a bygone world; the full edition of the New York Tribune from today's date in 1896 (digitized). Some other items from today's paper...
FLAMES IN A GREAT SHIPYARD: Damage Estimated at $1,250,000 to the Works of Harland & Wolfe (pg 4)|
FINANCE: Banks- Stocks- Bonds- Dividend Notices- Letters of Credit for Travelers (pg 9)
FINE ART IN GLASS: A Beautiful Window for Christ Church in Rye
(Excerpt) Read more at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov ...
If you want on or off the ping list for the daily newspaper from 120 years ago, ping me.
Eh, it was all others people’s money and property anyway, so who cares?
Curious if anything here about a historical context regarding Fabian Socialism which began a little earlier in England with George Bernard Shaw as one of its infamous members.
Fabians were very well represented in the 1896 conference.
http://digital.library.lse.ac.uk/objects/lse:jav429luc
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.