Antedating of "Kike" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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I don't know what to think of this cite:

Syracuse NY _Evening Herald_ Sept 7 1896 p 5 col 1

"As she showed a wonderful aptitude for managing a sailing craft, her
proud parent two summers ago presented her with a two-rater, called the
Kike."

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> a 1901 use, 2nd comment:
> http://blog.oup.com/2009/10/ethnic-slurs-kike/
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> kike (OED 1904)
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> 1903 _Chicago Daily Tribune_ 12 Sept. 4 (ProQuest Historical
> Newspapers)  The kike is a more or less human animal of predatory
> instincts.  His lair is the sweat shop.  He immurs women and children
> and causes them to work many hours each day for a few cents.  He does
> not keep his lair clean.  The clothing that he sends out contains
germs
> and vermin.
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> Fred Shapiro
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