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Last edited by escargot1 on 24-09-2012 00:33; edited 1 time in total

Yesterday at the car booty I found two copies of 'TP's Weekly' which was a radical newspaper founded by TP O'Connor ( radical Irish Nationalist MP) in 1902.

One had a letter from 'Charles Fort, London' entitled 'Explorers from other Worlds?' which described, with references, apparent UFO sightings in 1893 and 1907.

The publication is dated June 6th 1925.

I will scan this and upload it if anyone is interested.

Edit - scans can be seen on P. 4.

Posted: 31-03-2003 12:29 Post subject:

I love the eclecticism of nineteenth and earlier twentieth century peiodicals. UFO sightings in a radical Irish Nationalist newspaper! Its that utter confidence that no subject is beyond their grasp and with a little patience, a little inspiration, and some good British spirit the answer to anything can be found and then disseminated to the masses for their edification. Although serious specialism had reigned since early in the nineteenth century, thinkers still had ranging and frequently eccentric interests and would turn from their subject to have a bash at anything that crossed their path. Prime examples from the Victorian era are Sir Oliver Lodge's (Scientist) interest in Psychical Research, W.Stead's (journalist) in spiritualism, Andrew Laing's (journalist/author) Folk & Farielore.

Similarly, we didn't have such a damaging divide between the arts and science. I look forward to seeing Fort's article.

Posted: 31-03-2003 16:59 Post subject:

Okey dokey then- off to spend a pleasant evening trying to connect my prehistoric scanner!

Posted: 31-03-2003 22:12 Post subject:

What a happy find, escargot! I wonder if it has ever been noted
before.

The book Gods must be rewarding you for your recent generous act! Smile

Posted: 01-04-2003 01:28 Post subject: Of Course It Is April 1st!

Escargot! You're not pulling our legs, are you? wince

Posted: 01-04-2003 06:35 Post subject: No, I'm not pulling legs!

Right, I've made several attempts to upload the page with the letter on but have had no success so far.
As I am using AOL this is no surprise.

I will try cropping the image to just the letter itself and posting that on its own.

Meantime, I will send my scan by email to anyone who asks, and of course it is available to the magazine too.

What a nice find!
(and yup James, I too thought what a strange coincidence! The book god likes us for sure!)

Edit- no joy.
I will get my son out of bed and get him to have a go.
He is an Oxford University physics student so he MUST know what to do!

Posted: 01-04-2003 08:10 Post subject:

This is Escargot's son who is conscious two hours too early... This had better be good...

(Narrowly avoiding catstrophe since 1982)

Posted: 01-04-2003 09:10 Post subject:

Really good. Thanks.

Posted: 01-04-2003 09:34 Post subject: Good one

I don't think Mr X's website which has a lot of Fort's other publications has this one.

Posted: 01-04-2003 09:37 Post subject: Excellent Job! Thanks!

I thought my mangling of grammar and sentence structure was bad, C.H Fort, still manages to boldly go, that little bit further! Smile

Posted: 01-04-2003 17:33 Post subject:

Well waddya think, chaps & chappesses????????

I have sent Mr X the full page scan- to which everyone here is also welcome, of course.
With any luck it will soon be on his website for all to see.

I am sooooooo glad to have found this letter and to put it on the 'net- I feel as if we are carrying on the Good Work!

Posted: 01-04-2003 18:15 Post subject:

send it to FT!

Posted: 01-04-2003 18:49 Post subject:

Yup, great idea, Faggus!

I wonder if I should try the 'contact' link on the main site?