Jack the Ripper
All of the newspapers shown here include content related to the Whitechapel murders by the criminal known as "Jack the Ripper." They are all contemporary reports found in the best newspaper title to be had for these events, The Times of London. They are not reproductions of any kind. Rather, they were the very issues potentially held with trembling hands by those who walked through the streets of London during this horrific sequence of killings.Jack the Ripper
All of the newspapers shown here include content related to the Whitechapel murders by the criminal known as "Jack the Ripper." They are all contemporary reports found in the best newspaper title to be had for these events, <em>The Times</em> of London. They are not reproductions of any kind. Rather, they were the very issues potentially held with trembling hands by those who walked through the streets of London during this horrific sequence of killings.
Lengthy report on Jack the Ripper, in the London Times...
Item #704157
October 03, 1888
THE TIMES, London, England, Oct. 3, 1888 This is perhaps the most desired title in which to find reports on the "Jack The Ripper" case which terrorized London at this time, and this report is much lengthier than most.
Page 10 has nearly three columns of reporting headed: "The East-End Murders" and "The Mitre-Square Victim Identified". Most of the reporting invo... See More
Confessing to the murders... Bringing Christ to the women of Whitechapel...
Item #704520
October 26, 1888
THE TIMES, London, England, Oct. 26, 1888 "Jack the Ripper" reports were common in the latter half of 1888, capturing the interest of people on both sides of the Atlantic as evidenced by the reports in many newspapers in the United States. It was the international "sensation" of the era, and a case which was never conclusively solved. Not surprisingly, issues of the respe... See More
Suspicion of being "Jack the Ripper"...
Item #708572
November 15, 1888
THE TIMES, London, Nov. 15, 1888
* Jack the Ripper Whitechapel murders
* Killing of Mary Jane Kelly (last victim ?)
* Best title to be had (very rare as such)
"Jack the Ripper" reports were common in the latter half of 1888, capturing the interest of people on both sides of the Atlantic as evidenced by the reports in many newspapers in the United States. It was the international ... See More
Life in 1903 - "Jack the Ripper", Bandits, Fires, Murders...
Item #702824
December 21, 1903
MEMPHIS MORNING NEWS, Tennessee, Dec. 21, 1903 The front page has an abundance of bad news: "Jack The Ripper... Ghastly Find In A Hotel" (an early 1900's version of "click bait"), "No Safety for Americans" (in Columbia), "Thieves Rob Jail", "Killed All His Family", "Russell Is Hurt" (student hits teacher in the head with a ... See More
Peter Kurten indictments.. The Vampire of Düsseldorf...
Item #688790
March 02, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 2, 1931
* Peter Kurten indictments
* German serial killer - rapist
* Vampire of Dusseldorf - monster
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "'JACK THE RIPPER' MUST FACE TRIAL FOR 13 MURDERS" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. ... See More
Walter Sickert (Jack the Ripper?) death....
Item #661178
January 24, 1942
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 24, 1942.
* Walter Richard Sickert death
* English Impressionist painter
* The real "Jack The Ripper" ?
Page 19 has a one column heading: "W. R. Sickert, 81, Famed Artist, Dies" with subhead. (see) Some believe him to be the real "Jack the Ripper".
Complete with all 29 pages, light toning at the margins, small library s... See More
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