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The Morning Post London, July 30, 1900. 19 th Century British Library Newspapers Samantha Moyer. British newspaper published in London Founded in 1773, originally a Whig paper but after 1795 became associated with the Tory or Conservative party This issue published by Edward Eden Peacock.
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The Morning PostLondon, July 30, 1900 19th Century British Library Newspapers Samantha Moyer
British newspaper published in London • Founded in 1773, originally a Whig paper but after 1795 became associated with the Tory or Conservative party • This issue published by Edward Eden Peacock Home of The Morning Post 1907-1937. Source: flickr.com
London newspaper published from 1773 to 1937 • Ten pages long, costs one penny, organized into long columns with very small type • Issue of Monday, July 30, 1900 • Front pages features announcements of births, deaths, and marriages • Also features various advertisements or classified messages.
Categories of News • Table of contents • Located on page 4, listed every article in the publication • Articles about the Court, finance, and sports were the most numerous • Also reported on ecclesiastical, political, and military news
England at War • One of the major topics covered in this issue is the Second Boer War • Results in the annexation of more land to South Africa • Several articles which offer news or opinions on the war • This is an update on the military’s most recent actions at Middelburg, South Africa
“Army Reform” • An editorial by Cecil Domville about the necessity of military reform in England • Argues for modernization of the Army and improving upon the Navy • Worried that although their endeavors in South Africa have been successful, the military still may be inferior to that of other nations
Chess and The Morning Post • Readers of The Morning Post often completed and sent in these chess puzzles • The names of readers who had successfully solved the previous puzzle were listed below • They were also ranked by how many puzzles they have solved correctly • Also several articles about competitive chess tournaments and their results
Sources The Morning Post. 30 July 1900: pp. 1-10. All. Print. “The Morning Post.” Wikipedia. Web. 5 February 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Morning_Post Sftrajan. “Aldwych.” Photograph. Flickr. 1985. Web. 7 February 2012. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sftrajan/5536731500/