"Friday the Thirteenth" (1898, 1899, 1901)

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I find most evidence for "Friday the 13th" from about 1901 on
Newspaperarchive. No OED entry?
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_AWAITING  THE BATTLE.; Troops at Tampa Impatient to Hear That Sampson Wins a
Victory.  INVASION WILL FOLLOW. Line of Action Laid Down and Plans All
Prepared for  Instant Service. ALL DEPENDS ON THE FLEET. Cavalry and Infantry Keep
Pouring in  and Tampa Is Alive with Expectation. TROOPS COME FROM CHICKAMAUGA _
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Chicago Daily Tribune. May 14, 1898. p. 6 (1 page) :
Tampa, Fla., May 13.--[Special.]--"It's Friday, the 13th of the month,"
remarked a cavalry officer tonight. "And, of course, we don't want to make any
move today." Whether the combination hoodoo has had anything to do with it or
not, it is nevertheless true that everything here is at a standstill.
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_ON  FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH._
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Boston Daily Globe  (1872-1922). Boston, Mass.: Dec 30, 1899. p. 8 (1 page)
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_A  Novel Idea for a Party_
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MIRIAM HAUSER.. The Ladies' Home Journal (1889-1907). Philadelphia: Apr 1901.
 Vol. Vol. XVIII,, Iss. No. 5; p. 36 (1 page) :
"AN UNLUCKY PARTY" was given lately, the invitations to which were for
Friday, the thirteenth day of the month.
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_FRIDAY,  13TH, WAS UNLUCKY; Many Meet Disaster Yesterday in Spite of Good
Intentions.  Some Lost Money at Benning, One Was Hit by Automobile, and One Was
Locked Up. _
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The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington,  D.C.: Apr 14, 1906. p. 2 (1
page)
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_FRIDAY  the THIRTEENTH A HOODOO and ITS RESULTS; LOSES JOB; BLAMES "13."
Richard J. Nash  Dismissed from Police Force on His Unlucky Day. _
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Chicago  Daily Tribune (1872-1963). Chicago, Ill.: Nov 14, 1908. p. 7 (1
page)

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