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Chasing down Jack the Ripper...
Chasing down Jack the Ripper...
Item # 705513
October 18, 1888
THE TIMES, London, England, Oct. 18, 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 respected "Times" newspaper from London are the most sought after, being the primary source for Jack the Ripper reports.
Page 7 has a report at the top of the page headed "The East-End Murders" includes: "...that the marked desire evinced by the inhabitants of the Whitechapel district to aid the police in the pursuit of the author of the recent crimes has enabled him to directed that, subject to the consent of occupiers, a thorough house-to-house search should be made within a defined area..." with more.
This is followed by another article which includes: "...number of conflicting rumours in connexion with the murders in the East end...There is little, however, in all these stores which indicates that the police have succeeded to any appreciable extent in tracking the author of the crimes..." with much more.
Complete in 16 pages, in uncommonly nice condition.
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