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120 Years Ago: THE ATLANTIC CITY HORROR- 47 DEAD ANOTHER 70 INJURED- SOME MORTALLY
Library of Congress ^ | 08-01-1896 | New York Tribune

Posted on 08/01/2016 11:19:39 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).

(Excerpt) Read more at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 1896
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1 posted on 08/01/2016 11:19:39 AM PDT by NRx
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To: Mr. K; warsaw44; Entropy Squared; ADemocratNoMore; Nea Wood; Lee Enfield; ColdOne; GOPJ; ...

If you want on or off the ping list for the daily newspaper from 120 years ago, drop me a line, either here or by FReep mail. The rate is 23 cents per week (3 cents for the dailies and a nickel for Sunday).


2 posted on 08/01/2016 11:20:22 AM PDT by NRx (A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
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To: NRx

Bush’s fault.


3 posted on 08/01/2016 11:21:06 AM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: kaehurowing

Women and children hardest hit.


4 posted on 08/01/2016 11:23:23 AM PDT by American Quilter (Hillary is an Unindicted Criminal.)
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To: kaehurowing

Did President McKinley cancel everything and rush to Atlantic City with his collar open and sleeves rolled up so he could be photographed looking “presidential”?


5 posted on 08/01/2016 11:24:15 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (ui)
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To: NRx

100 years ago, sometime in 1896, my grandfather who lived in Ipswich, England was 14 years old and stole a chicken..

He was arrested but got some type of probation...

I don’t know if the family were hungry or he did it to impress a girl or his friends etc...

a few years earlier and he would have been transported to Aussie...

Yikes !!!


6 posted on 08/01/2016 11:25:40 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: NRx

What page are the comics on? Where’s the sports page? Advice column? Home and garden section? You call this a paper?

Thanks for posting this.


7 posted on 08/01/2016 11:25:56 AM PDT by rey
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To: NRx

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Atlantic_City_rail_crash


8 posted on 08/01/2016 11:28:01 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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For those contemplating travel abroad, I draw your attention to the anticipated sailing on Aug 13 at 7 AM of the SS Augusta Victoria of the Hamburg Amerika Line which is equipped with every modern convenience and luxury (for the First Cabin passengers of course). See pg 11 for the sailing lists. Passage for 1st Cabin (Saloon) at $60 gold and up. 2nd Cabin $45 and up. Ports of call Portsmouth, Cherbourg with dedicated express trains to London & Paris, and Hamburg.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Augusta_Victoria_(1888)

and a video galnce at this late 19th century trans-Atlantic liner.

https://youtu.be/j1gR2th62hM


9 posted on 08/01/2016 11:29:16 AM PDT by NRx (A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
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To: NRx

Ooops. Portsmouth = Plymouth


10 posted on 08/01/2016 11:31:36 AM PDT by NRx (A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
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To: Larry Lucido

Accident

A train consisting of five cars left Atlantic City over the West Jersey Railroad bearing a special excursion of members of the Improved Order of Red Men and their friends

Never heard of them. Another link:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improved_Order_of_Red_Men

Apparently both Presidents Roosevelt and President Harding were members.

You learn something new everyday.


11 posted on 08/01/2016 11:32:26 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: rey

Sorry no comics. Sports on pg 8, advice and home and garden are typically found in the Sunday edition.


12 posted on 08/01/2016 11:34:33 AM PDT by NRx (A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
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To: Tennessee Nana

When I was a kid I had a Rhode Island Red hen that I raised from a chick. Named her Henrietta. LOL
She was very gentle and would follow me around. :)


13 posted on 08/01/2016 11:34:59 AM PDT by patriot08 (Post 5th generation Texan-(girl type) ANGRY? REFUSE TO VOTE? HELLO HILLARY!!!)
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To: NRx

$60.00 is a bargain.


14 posted on 08/01/2016 11:35:13 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: patriot08

I had a hen named Henrietta too !!!

But my fav was named Matilda...

Matilda would crouch down and let me pick her up and carry her around the chicken yard...

She would relax her head back against my shoulder...

Henrietta didn’t let me pick her up but she did sometimes let me pet her...

well until Matilda would come arunnin and drove her off...

:)


15 posted on 08/01/2016 11:40:31 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: pepsi_junkie
President McKinley (who is not yet President) would NEVER have been seen anywhere outside of his bedroom with his collar removed. (In those days men's collars were sold separately from the shirt and attached with a button.)

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1896-07-31/ed-1/seq-3/image_681x382_from_5037,356_to_6035,917.jpg
16 posted on 08/01/2016 11:43:26 AM PDT by NRx (A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
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To: patriot08

When I was that age, we got a chick on Easter and named it Henry. As Henry got older, we realized he was a she, so we renamed him Henrietta. One day, Henrietta disappeared and I never saw her again. The chicken we had for dinner a few nights later was mighty tasty, but they never told me the real story until much later.


17 posted on 08/01/2016 11:54:12 AM PDT by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Ha..what a coincidence, Nana!
(both having pet hens with the same name)
I never forgot my ‘Henrietta’. She was so cute!
She’d follow me around and let me pick her up and love on her. :)


18 posted on 08/01/2016 11:55:51 AM PDT by patriot08 (Post 5th generation Texan-(girl type) ANGRY? REFUSE TO VOTE? HELLO HILLARY!!!)
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To: NRx

Of the 70 injured, all of them eventually died.


19 posted on 08/01/2016 12:06:01 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: patriot08; Tennessee Nana

So... what ultimately happened to your Henriettas... the usual? I would think that’s why you’re not supposed to name farm animals...


20 posted on 08/01/2016 12:07:33 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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