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1 Listed as here stated, but probably it belongs under Shawneetown.
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MORGAN MONITOR, 1876- - (?): Listed in Rowell for 1880 as a Greenback publication established in 1876. J. R. Miller and J. C. Rahe were editors and publishers.
COLLEGE RAMBLER, 1878 -- (?): Published by the students of Illinois College. At first monthly. later semi-monthly.
JEFFERSONVILLE, WAYNE COUNTY
CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTOR, April, 1872 : Removed from McLeansboro to Jeffersonville by George P. Slade. Slade was the editor, and C. E. Wolfe the publisher. The paper was a dogmatic devotee of the cause of the Christian Church, and did not live past December of its birth-year.
CHRISTIAN HERALD, 1872: Elder J. W. Stone was editor and pub- lisher.
WAYNE COUNTY CENTRAL, 1873: Established by C. E. Wolfe and R. A. Moss and published from the office of the defunct Christian Instructor. In 1873 Moss was succeeded by J. M. Tracy, who took the office to Fairfield. In a short time Israel and Wolfe sold it to Professor W. S. Scott. Republican in politics.
THE EVANGELIST AT WORK, 1879: Established by Wall and Tracy. Continued one year, and then the office was closed. This was a church organ, devoted to "primitive Christianity."
-: E. J. Hart, editor; Tracy, publisher. This was a Sunday school organ, name unknown, which continued through eight months.
JERSEYVILLE, JERSEY COUNTY
BACKWOODSMAN AND JERSEY AND GREEN COUNTIES ADVERTISER, +1839-1842+: Published at Grafton by Perry Mason, 1837- 1839; edited by A S. Tilden, 1840-1842 (see Grafton). Changed to
NEWSPAPER, +1842-1856+: Edited by Flitcher and Parenteau, 1842-1854; Thomas Wright, 1854-1856. Changed to
DEMOCRATIC UNION, + 1854-1865+ : A Democratic paper established by Thomas Wright, edited by H. H. Howard, 1857-1858; J. C. Dobelbower, 1858-1865. In 1865 it was bought by a stock company and the name changed to
JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT, +1865 to date: Edited by Augustus C. Smith, 1865-1866; edited and published by T. J. Selby, 1866- 1869; A. A. Wheelock and L. L. Burr, 1869-1870; J. A. J. Birdsall and J. I. McGready 1870-1871; J. J. McGready, 1871- October, 1880: J. M. Page, 188 to . The Daily was established in 1896 and still continues. Files since 1865 in the office.
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JOLIET, WILL COUNTY
FAMILY AND FARM JOURNAL, 1868-1870: Edited and published by Thomas D. Worrall. A monthly
PRAIRIE STATE,1 1850-1864: Established by Augustus Smith In 1864 the Republican Club of Jersey county purchased the Prairie State of A. S. Smith, then editor and proprietor. A. C. Clayton edited the paper for the club, 1860-1862; Laubson Williams, 1862 to 1863 or 1864, when it came to an end. SF JERSEY INDEPENDENT: See Grafton.
REGISTER, 1865-1868: Established by Frederick S. Houghawout, edi- tor and proprietor. In 1867 sold to L. Williams, who afterwards moved to Topeka, Kansas, and his son, Charles F., leased the office and became editor and publisher. In 1868 the office was purchased by Colonel G. P. Smith of the Jacksonville Journal, who established the
REPUBLICAN, 1869-1880+ : William H. Edgar was editor. In 1869 Chapin and Glover became proprietors; Edgar continued as editor. In 1870 Edgar became sole editor and proprietor. In 1880 the paper was consolidated with Examiner as Republican Examiner. Edgar and Locke conducted it until 1885, when Locke retired and was succeeded by Frank M. Roberts. In two months Edgar retired. Will H. Hedley became proprietor.
EXAMINER, August, 1878-1880+: Owned by a stock company under the name of Jerseyville Publishing Company. J. Sterling Harper was editor. Advocate of temperance cause. In three months the paper was leased by the editor, Harper, who withdrew entirely in two weeks. Morris R. Locke became editor and con- tinued until September 10, 1880, when it consolidated with the Republican.
JOLIET, WILL COUNTY
COURIER, 1839-1843+ : Called the Joliet Courier. A Democratic paper started by thirteen citizens of Joliet, three of whom, Charles Clement, Edmund Wilcox and Hugh Henderson, were the publishers. Its editor and printer was C. H. Balch. After many changes it passed over to D. S. Gregg and W. P. Hudson. In 1843 it was purchased by William E. Little, who changed it to P
SIGNAL, +1843-1893: Published by Judge S. W. Randall, 1844- 1845; S. O. Stillman, 1845-1846; in 1846 it was sold to C. and C. Zarley, one of whom held an interest in it until it was sus-
1 A history of Jersey County gives 1857 as the year in which this paper was started: but it is listed in Coggeshall's newspaper directory for 1856, a copy of vol. 3, no. 52, dated August 26, 1853, is in the New York State Library, and a copy of vol. 4, no. 20, dated January 14, 1854, is in the Illinois State Historical Library. Augustus Smith was editor and proprietor at that time.
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pended. The interest of the junior Zarley was bought in 1874 by Peter Shutts. Edward D. Conley was the last proprietor. Democratic. Sold to the News about 1893. PF
TRUE DEMOCRAT, 1847-1862+ : A Whig paper, later Republican, published by Alexander McIntosh, 1847-1849; H. N. Marsh, 1849-1852; Mr. McIntosh, 1852-1856. In 1856 Mr. McIntosh sold to Joseph L. Braden, who in 1862 changed the name to F REPUBLICAN, +1862-1869+: Conducted by Joseph L. Braden. On his death in 1869 James Goodspeed bought the paper and changed the name to A
REPUBLIC, +1869-1883+ : A daily was established about 1879. January 1, 1883, Goodspeed bought the daily and weekly Sun of C. B. Hayward and merged the two papers into the Republic and Sun. Upon his death, October 17, 1885, the paper was purchased by Robert Mann Woods, who changed the name to Republican, daily and weekly, and the paper is still published under that name. Files since 1884 in the Public Library. PH SUN, 1872-1883+ : Established by C. W. Hayward. Daily in 1874. United with the Republic in 1883. PHU
RECORD, 1870-1883 : Established by D. C. Henderson. Sold to W. W. Stevens in 1880, when a daily issue was begun. Sold to the News in 1883. Democratic.
WILL COUNTY COURIER, 1874-1884: Moved from Lockport about 1874. H. W. Cook was editor. Published part of the time as a daily up to about 1884. A Granger organ.
HERALD, 1875-1876: Established by Roos and Rohr. Roos and Schmidt were editors and publishers in 1876.
PHOENIX, January, 1877 -- (?): J. S. McDonald, editor and proprietor. This was the home office of a circuit of Phoenixes located at Joliet, Lockport, Wilmington, Lemont, Braidwood, Peotone, and Plainfield. Each had its own local editor.
NEWS, April, 1877 to date: A morning paper established by Charles F. Dutcher as an Independent. Bought in October, 1877, by Nelson, Ferriss, and Company, who made it a Greenback organ and added a weekly edition called Greenback News. Files of the News complete to date in the Joliet Public Library. P
WOCHENBLATT, 1877-1880(?): A German paper, moved from Beecher by Charles M. Henssgen; ran about three years; Mentioned in Ayer for 1881.
JONESBORO, UNION COUNTY
GAZETTE, 1849 to date: This paper was established and edited by Thomas J. Finley and John Evans. They sold it to H. E. Hemp- stead, who conducted it for nearly two years, and then John
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Grear appeared as editor, 1855-1857. Then it passed into the hands of Governor Dougherty and espoused the cause of Democ- racy as represented by Stephen A. Douglas, but later it supported the principles of the Breckenridge wing. The paper was next sold to a joint stock company, and edited by Mr. Mckinney. In 1860 it came under the control of James Evans, who, in 1861, sold it to William Jones. In 1863 it was suppressed because it interfered with the work of recruiting volunteers. The order of suppression was soon revoked and the publication was revived by Joel G. Morgan, who, in 1864, sold it to J. D. Perryman. During the greater part of its existence up to this time it was editea by Dr. Sidney S. Condon. T. F. Bouton became owner in 1866. He sold in 1893 to A. S. Tibbets, the present owner and editor. Bouton is said to have made the Gazette the most influential Democratic paper in southern Illinois, and to have been himself the most widely known of Illinois country editors. Files (incomplete to 1864) in the office. A
UNION COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 1858: It was established by a joint stock company and edited by A. H. Marscholk. It was a Doug- las paper intended to counteract the influence of the Gazette, which was then an anti-Douglas organ. After the election of 1858 the office was moved to Anna.
UNION COUNTY RECORD, 1860 -- (?): Conducted by W. H. Mitchell, Anna, Illinois. It was short-lived and succeeded by another short lived paper, the Union County Herald. Re- publican.
ADVERTISER, 1871-1878: Established by George M. Dougherty. Republican.
JUBILEE COLLEGE, ROBIN'S NEST, PEORIA COUNTY
MOTTO, July 26, 1847- - (?) : A small pamphlet issued at irregular intervals of from one to six months in the interest of Jubilee Col- lege, established in 1847 by the Episcopal church of the diocese of Illinois. Much of the matter was contributed by Bishop Philander Chase. The publication was continued at least to October, 1852. SH
KANE, GREENE COUNTY
EXPRESS, 1873 -- (?): An edition of the White Hall Register; edited by Charles H. Johnson to 1876; Henry Johnson; then Will O. Reed. Independent.
TIMES, 1874 -- (?): An edition of the Carrollton Gazette. J. S. Carr editor; Price and Sons publishers, in 1879.
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KANKAKEE, KANKAKEE COUNTY
GAZETTE, 1853 to date: Edited by A. Chester, 1853-1856; D. S. Parker, 1856-1869. In the absence of Mr. Parker as a soldier during the Civil War, Mr. J. B. Atkinson conducted and edited the paper. For a brief period Mr. W. F. Keady was associated with Parker. In 1869 Mr. Parker sold to Charles Holt. The first numbers of the Gazette were published in Chicago by the Chicago Journal Company, there being no place yet built in Kan- kakee where a press could be set up. This continued for a few weeks only, when the press and type were sent to Kankakee, and for a time the work was done in the open air under the shade of a friendly tree. In December, 1886, the firm became Charles Holt and Sons. March, 1905, Clarence E. Holt purchased his brother's interest and the firm became Charles and C. E. Holt. Charles Holt died July 21, 1908, at the age of ninety-one and the Gazette became the property of Clarence E. Holt. F
DEMOCRAT, 1858-1862; 1864 to date: Eaited for a short time by Cyrus B. Ingham and H. Austin; next by Messrs. Austin and James Green. This partnership was soon dissolved and Hon. A. C. Lake assumed the editorship. Mr. Lake sold to B. A. Fuller, who conducted the paper through the Buchanan cam- paign. Mr. Fuller sold to W. N. Bristol, who continued to edit amd publish it until 1859, when J. B. and Gabriel Durham pur- chased it. Messrs. Durham published it until 1862, when they joined the army and its publication ceased. In 1864 Cyrus Ingham resumed the publication and later sold to W. L. Henry, who published it until 1881. In December, 1881, Mr. Henry sold it to E. B. Buck, and the name was changed to Herald. In 1885 Mr. Buck sold it to R. H. Ballinger, who changed the title of the paper to Chief. Ballinger sold the paper in 1887 to Alfred Doolittle and W. J. Brock. It was then published under the name of the Kankakee County Democrat. W. J. Brock bought Mr. Doolittle's interest in 1888, and continued to publish the paper until January, 1892. In 1892 it was purchased by the Democrat Publishing Company; T. B. Collins and J. B. Smith publishers. A daily was started in connection with the weekly, February 22, 1892. The paper is now being published by this firm.
JOURNAL DE L'ILLINOIS, January-September, 1857+ : Founded by A. Grandpré and Claude Petit; the first French newspaper pub- lished in the state. In September, 1857, it was moved to Chicago.
UNION, 1862-1866(?) : A Democratic paper started by Cyrus B. Ingham.
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KASKASKIA, RANDOLPH COUNTY
REVIEW, 1865-(after 1880): Established by N. H. Taylor. Thomas Kelly bought an interest. Sold to W. F. Keady who changed the name to Times. Originally Independent, then Republican ; supported Greeley in 1872; became a Greenback organ; then supported Garfield in 1880.
TIMES, 1868 to date: Owned by W. F. Keady; George B. Keady and Company, --- 1881 : Livingston and Keady, 1881 --- (?) ; Keady and Ernest Shaw owned the paper in 1883; Dunlap and Livingston in 1897, with H. J. Dunlap as editor. Republican. Name changed to Republican in -; now published by Kan- kakee Republican Company; M. H. Bassett, editor.
COURRIER DE L'ILLINOIS, 1868- (after 1883) : Established by a num- ber of French citizens under the management of A. Grandpré, who later became owner. Republican. U
HERALD, 1872-(after 1882): H. C. Henry, editor and publisher. Between 1880 and 1882 he sold to E. B. Buck. Democratic. HU
KANSAS, EDGAR COUNTY
NEWS, 1873-1877: W. W. Bishop was editor and publisher.
REPUBLICAN SUN, 1878 -- (?): William S. Rose was editor and publisher in 1879. Probably changed to Journal. Republican. CITIZEN, 1868-1873: E. F. Chittenden was editor and publisher. KASKASKIA, RANDOLPH COUNTY
ILLINOIS HERALD, 18141-1816+: The first paper in Illinois, pub- lished by Matthew Duncan,2 printer to the territory and publisher of the laws of the Union to 1815; Robert Blackwell and Daniel
1 Vol. 1, no. 30. is dated December 13, 1814. If the paper was regularly issued and numbered, it must therefore have been begun June 24, 1814. But an advertisement in the one number extent is dated May 28, 1814.
2 Matthew Duncan, the first printer in Illinois, was an elder brother of Governor Joseph Duncan. He was born in Kentucky; after graduation from Yale College, he returned to his native state, and for a time edited a paper at Russellville entitled the Mirror, which had been established November 1, 1806. From that he became editor of Farmer's Friend, begun in the same town in 1809. Ninian Edwards, first territorial governor of Illinois, had been a lawyer at Russell- ville and was his friend. Through him Duncan secured the printing of the first edition of the Illinois Territorial Laws, issued from his press in 1813. In the next year Duncan moved his printing establishment to Kaskaskia and began the Illinois Herald. In December of 1814 he issued the first pamphlet published in Illinois, and in June, 1815, the first book, volume one of "Pope's Digest." Having sold his paper to Daniel P. Cookand Robert Blackwell in 1817, Duncan abandoned journal- ism and entered the army, in which he rose to some prominence, and saw active service in the Black Hawk War. On October 4, 1832, he was made captain of Rangers, and in 1833 became captain of the First Dragoons. After four years of service he resigned from the army and went into business at Shelbyville, where he died on January 16, 1844. (Julia Duncan Kirby, Joseph Duncan, Fergus Hist. Ser. no. 21, Chicago, 1888. Reuben Gold Thwaites, The Ohio Valley Press before the War of 1812-15, p. 43.)
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P. Cook, 1815-1817. In 1817 Elijah C. Berry became a co- editor. A small sheet, with four columns to the page, and largely given over to the printing of official documents. In the hands of Blackwell and Cook, state printers, the name was changed to S
WESTERN INTELLIGENCER, +1816-1818+ : It was published weekly. Following are the files in the St. Louis Mercantile Library: 1816 - Vol. I runs from May 15, 1816, to May 21, 1817. The volume is incomplete, lacking July 2, 16; September, 12, 19, 26; October 9, 16. 1817 - There is lacking February 26; May 28; June 4, 11, 18, 25; July 2 to September 3. 1818 - From January-May 20 the file is complete excepting February 18. With the issue of May 27 the paper became the EM
ILLINOIS INTELLIGENCER, + May 27, 1818-1820+ : Moved to Van- dalia in 1820. The files for 1818 and 1819 are complete except for March 31, 1819, in the St. Louis Mercantile Library. EMHA REPUBLICAN ADVOCATE, February 27, 1823-March 2, 1824+: A pro- slavery paper established and nominally edited by R. K. Fleming. Elias Kent Kane seems to have been the real editor until he was elected to the Senate in 1824, after which time John Reynolds was probably in control. The paper was in favor of a conven- tion in 1824 and of slavery, but was open to letters against both causes. It supported Crawford. With the number for January 22, 1824, the editorship passed to William Orr, who changed the title to F
KASKASKIA REPUBLICAN, +March 9, 1824-1825(?): William Orr was editor and gave ardent support to the convention party. The paper was still being published in October, but was tem- porarily discontinued, probably in 1825. After a period of sus pension it was revived as ASF
ILLINOIS REPORTER, 1826-1829(?): William Orr was editor. He denied affiliation with any party in the State, and felt impelled to rally the virtuous and intelligent to the standard of another party. Apparently his rally was not successful, for he sold to Sidney Breeze within a few months-in June or July. Under Breeze the paper supported the administration and Daniel P. Cook, though Breeze had been a Jackson man. L. O. Schrader was Breeze's publisher for a while, and was probably succeeded in 1828 by R. K. Fleming. A
WESTERN DEMOCRAT, August 19, 1829-1830+ : Established by R. K. Fleming. Hooper Warren announced, in the Galena Adver- tiser for August 31, receipt of the first number, saying, "This is the sixth paper now published in Illinois." The editorial ad- dress included, "As we published, in this state, pending the late
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presidential canvass, the only paper which took a decided stand in favor of the successful competitor for the first office in the nation, it will scarcely be expected by those who were, of right, in the opposition, that we should now retrace our steps . . . etc." Although Fleming was printer, and the only person whose name appeared on the paper, it is clear that Sidney Breeze was really editor. He wrote to Ninian Edwards September 21, 1830: "If I remain in politics I am determined to make Gov. Reynolds choose between Smith and myself, in other words between the Crisis and Democrat. . . . Do give your views of them, edito- rially, thro' me, in the Democrat." The paper supported Rey- nolds for governor. Title changed to A
KASKASKIA DEMOCRAT, +January 2, 1830-1831: In the issue for November 27, 1830 (vol. 2, no. 9) the editor announced that the paper had 300 subscribers. In the Western Ploughboy for January 24, 1832, a news item reveals that "the Kaskaskia Democrat has been discontinued." A file, in two bound volumes, was in the library of Judge Sidney Breeze at the time of his death, but it has not been recently located. AM
RANDOLPH FREE PRESS, 1832: Published by R. K. Fleming. Short-lived.
REPUBLICAN, June, 1840-1849; Published at first by James Fitz- simmons. At the beginning of vol. 2 J. D. Owings and M. Morrison were editors; William E. Jones was proprietor. Pub- lication was suspended in 1844, and the outfit was bought by Pierre Menard, who allowed any one to use it who would run a paper. Publication was revived in 1846 by Parsons Percy and a Mr. Wallace. From them it passed in 1848 to Peter W. Baker; then B. J. F. Hanna bought the plant, and in 1849 removed it to Chester, where he published the Herald. Cairo SA KEITHSBURG, MERCER COUNTY
OBSERVER, 1856-1858+: It was edited by Col. Patterson. In- dependent as to politics, Changed to
MERCER COUNTY DEMOCRAT, +1858-1859: A Democratic paper edited by W. R. Calhoun.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS COMMERCIAL, 1859: Short-lived. Published by a commercial company with Mr. Calhoun as editor.
DEMOCRATIC PRESS, 1860-1861: Owned by Thomas B. Cabeen and conducted by V. B. Shouf.
OBSERVER, 1862-1870: A revival of the former Observer, by J. A. J. and G. D. B. Birdsall. The latter seems not to have been actively connected with the paper. At first non-partisan ; later Democratic. Sold in 1865 to A. G. Lucas, who conducted it as
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a Republican paper for one year and sold to Isaac McManus, who after six months sold to Theodore Glancey. In 1870 Glancey sold the paper and it was removed.
WEST END KERANA, 1871-1873: Established by Theodore Glancey ; afterward called Kerana. Henry Hurst, and later Edward Thomas, were connected with Glancey on the paper.
NEWS, April, 1874 to date: Started by W. C. Brown. Afterward owned by Taylor and Blackman, T. B. Cabeen and C. A. Fricke, and William H. Heaton. Heaton secured the paper in 1877 and conducted it as a Greenback publication. It has been con- ducted by George W. Dick since 1902. U
KENNEY, DEWITT COUNTY
REGISTER, 1875-1876: Owned and edited by W. L. Glessner, pub- lisher of the Clinton Register. The Kenney Register was printed in the office of the Clinton Register, and distributed in Kenney. It was continued more than one year, beginning July 16, 1875. RECORD, 1877: Established by J. W. Wolfe; published one year, then abandoned. The office was moved to Mt. Pulaski, Logan county.
KEWANEE, HENRY COUNTY
HENRY COUNTY DIAL, 1855-1868+ : It was run by citizens of Ke- wanee and edited by J. H. Howe until September, 1855, when C. Bassett became its owner. In June, 1856, he sold it to J. H. Howe and H. M. Patrick. November 13, 1856, Mr. Howe sold his interest to his partner, who associated O. White with himself as editor. Mr. White withdrew January 8, 1857. Mr. Patrick conducted it alone, 1857-1858; L. D. Bishop, 1858- 1860. J. E. Wheeler, one of the founders of the Chicago Tribune, was editor from 1858 or 1859 until 1866. He was succeeded by Hiram Wyatt, who associated with himself Mr. Shurtleff during the campaign of 1868. George W. Wilson soon became · editor and proprietor and he sold to N. W. Fuller, who changed the name to the F
KEWANEE RADICAL, +1868-1870: The paper was discontinued in 1870.
ADVERTISER, February, 1856 --- (?): Established by Chauncey Bassett. The first of several papers bearing this name. F TENNEY, HARDY AND COMPANY'S ADVERTISER, 1856-1863: Issued the first year by Tenney, Hardy, and Company, then by C. Bassett. It was published monthly.
UNION DEMOCRAT, July, 1863-November, 1864: Published by C. Bassett. P
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ADVERTISER, April, 1866-November, 1867: Started by C. Bassett. ILLINOIS ADVERTISER, 1868-1869 : Issued from the office of the Dial as an advertising sheet.
ADVERTISER, July, 1870-1871+ : Started by C. Bassett and after six months changed to
INDEPENDENT, +1871 -- (?): Edited and published by C. Bassett. Discontinued after 1895, the Democrat succeeding.
PUBLIC SCHOOL MESSENGER, January, 1870-1872: Edited by W. H. Russell, superintendent of schools. Published one year by N. W. Fuller, and one by C. Bassett. P
COURIER, March, 1876 to date: Established by C. N. Whitney, who retired in 1879, when T. H. Chesley and Brother leased the plant. In January, 1882, it was purchased by T. H. Chesley, who published it twenty years, when it was sold to L. W. Chand- ler and others. In 1896 it was purchased by Delano and Hen- derson, soon afterward again to the management of T. H. Ches- ley. In May, 1898, it was consolidated with the Star under the name of the Star-Courier, published daily and weekly. It is now owned and continued under this name by the Kewanee Printing and Publishing Company. Daily began in 1895. P
KINMUNDY, MARION COUNTY
TELEGRAM. 1867-1868+: Established by Col. J. W. Fuller; sold to H. H. Chesley, who in 1868 sold to out Messrs. O'Bryant and Pyles. In July, 1868, Pyles withdrew, when O'Bryant changed the name to
DEMOCRAT, +1868+: In four months the name was again changed to
INDEPENDENT, + 1868 to date: Hazleton bought an interest in the paper; his connection was brief. In November, 1871, Edward Freeman purchased the office. In 1873 J. R. Grove became partner. In three months Grove withdrew. Freeman was editor and publisher in 1879; F. O. Grissom in 1907. Neutral in politics. U
BULLETIN, January 1-April, 1875: Edited and published by T. B. Pyles. Thirteen numbers were issued.
REGISTER, April 1-September, 1879: Established by W. L. Arnold. Twenty-six numbers were issued, after which the plant was taken back to Salem, whence it had been brought.
KIRKWOOD, WARREN COUNTY
NEWS, 1875-1880: W. H. Leedham was editor and publisher.
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KNOXVILLE, KNOX COUNTY
JOURNAL, 1849-1856: Edited by John S. Winter under the firm name of Winter and Collins, 1849-1852; Mr. Winter, sole editor and proprietor, 1852-1855; John Regan, 1855-1856. It was at first Independent as to politics. Under Mr. Regan it became a Democratic paper. F
JOURNAL AND ADVERTISER, 1856(?): Listed in Coggeshall's news- paper directory for 1856.
KNOX REPUBLICAN, October 8, 1856 to date : First edited by John Regan. Started as a campaign sheet two weeks prior to the presidential election in 1856; two weeks after the election it passed into the hands of John S. Winter, John Winter, and R. M. Unions. April 7, 1858, John S. Winter and Company retired from the management and Beatty and Robinson became editors and publishers. Mr. Beatty retired, leaving W. T. Robinson publisher and sole proprietor, who in 1875 sold out to F. A. Lanstrum. In 1876 it fell into the hands of the present editor and publisher, O. L. Campbell. It is said that this paper was the first to bring out the name of Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in 1860. F
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