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Waymarks in the Wilderness,
a monthly magazine devoted to Scripture studies, was published by James Inglis & Company. The first number was dated May, 1854, Number 9 came out in January, 1855, and soon after the magazine was discontinued at Detroit.
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The Little Wolverine,
published by Mrs. E. M, Sheldon at thirty cents per year, was first issued in May, 1854. Only four numbers were printed.
The Ashlar,
a monthly, devoted to Masonic interests, was pub- lished by Allyn Weston, at $2.00 a year. The first number was issued in September, 1854, and it was continued for at least three years.
The Daily Evening News (No. 2).
This second daily with the title of News was first issued on March 19, 1856, by the Franklin Printing Association, composed of William S. Bond, Charles S. Stevenson, Charles Miller, O. S. Burdick, F. D. Ross, and Henry Metz. The paper soon be- came quite popular, gaining a circulation of five thousand copies. Troubles, however, arose be. tween the managers, and after about three months it was discontinued.
The Fireman's Journal,
a weekly paper at $1.75 a year, was first issued in September, 1856, by George W. Pattison, and was in existence as late as the fall of 1861.
Preston's United States Bank Note Reporter made its first appearance December 4, 1856; D. Preston, proprietor. It was published twice a month for nearly five years, and then monthly until December, 1865, when it was discontinued. The price was $1.00 a year.
Brown's Reporter,
published at first by John Brown, and then by J. H. Kaple & Co., was issued from 1857 to 1859.
The Magazine of Travel
was issued from January, 1857, to 1858. It was conducted by W. & W. P. Isham.
The Young Men's Journal and Advocate of Temperance
was published in September, 1859, by Green & Brown. It was alive in 1861, but in the following year gave place to
The Transcript,
a temperance paper, published at $1.00 a year by S. D. Green.
The Detroit Herald,
a weekly at $2.00 a year, was in existence in 1859. C. O'Flynn and Dr. Alvord, editors. It was dis- continued about 1861.
The Spirit of the Week,
a military and sporting paper, with Frederick Speed as editor, was first issued March 17, 1860. It was short lived.
The Michigan Democrat
was published by John S. Bagg, in 1860, as an ultra Democratic paper. It existed only a few months.
The Detroit Independent,
a political paper, was issued from about September I to December 15, 1860. It was published by S. J. Martin.
The People's Press,
a workingmen's paper, published by S. J. Martin, was issued from December 15, 1860, to April 1, 1861. T. C. Fitzgibbons was editor.
The Democratic Farmer
was first issued on March 1, 1862. It was a weekly at $I a year, but was short lived. John S. Bagg was editor.
The People's Union Press,
a semi-weekly, was first issued September 30, 1862. It was published by O. S. Gulley, and at least four numbers were issued.
The True Democrat
was issued from the office of G. W. Pattison in the fall of 1863 as a campaign paper.
The American Homeopathic Observer,
a monthly homoeopathic journal, was established by Dr. E. A. Lodge in January, 1864, and discontinued with the number for December, 1885. The price was $2.50 a year.
Der Radicale Democrat,
a German Presidential campaign paper, was pub- lished by F. A. Schober & Company, and edited by R. Diepenbeck and Karl Schmemann. The price was $4.00 a year. The first number was dated July 14, and the last October 19, 1864.
The Shrapnel,
a weekly campaign paper published in 1864 by S. B. McCracken, was designed to represent the more ultra or radical Democratic sentiment of the period. It was commenced the last of July, and continued through the campaign. .
Froth,
an illustrated comic monthly, lithographed, was is- sued on Monday, December 12, 1864, by several gentlemen connected with the Detroit & Milwaukee
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Railroad. After Number 10, it was printed from type. It was discontinued in November, 1865.
The Christian Unionist,
published monthly by E. A. Lodge, at $1.50 a year, lived a few months only. The first number was dated January, 1865.
The Detroit Journal of Commerce,
a weekly at $2.00 a year, was established in 1865 by Thomas K. Miller. It was subsequently, in 1868, owned by Barry & Gradwell. On August 19, 1871, they sold it to Browse T. Prentis, who trans- ferred it to a stock company. It was then merged with
The Daily Sun,
a paper first issued on October 2, 1874, and con- tinued until 1876.
The Peninsular Herald
was first issued at Romeo, in June, 1864. It was subsequently removed to Detroit, where it made its first appearance on October 24, 1866. It was pub- lished and edited by Rev. John Russell and C. P. Russell. On December 1, 1869, it was sold to a joint stock company. January 12, 1871, it was transferred to F. N. Newman, and on February I, 1872, the name was changed to
The New World. The last issue was dated July 3, 1873.
The Detroit Review of Medicine and Pharmacy, a monthly at $3.00 a year, was established in April, 1866. It was edited at first by Drs. G. P. Andrews, E. W. Jenks, T. A. McGraw, and S. P. Duffield. They were succeeded about 1870 by Drs. W. H. Lathrop, A. B. Lyons, and Leartus Connor. From 1871 to 1877 Dr. Connor was sole editor. In January, 1877, it was merged into The Detroit Medi- cal Journal.
The Peninsular Journal of Medicine,
the second magazine of its name, was a monthly octavo, edited by Drs. H. F. Lyster and J. J. Mul- heron. It was first issued in July, 1873. In Janu- ary, 1875, Drs. T. F. Kerr and J. J. Mulheron were editors, and in January, 1876, the last named became sole editor. With the number for December, 1876, the Journal was merged into
The Detroit Medical Journal,
which was edited by Drs. L. Connor and J. J. Mul- heron and published by E. B. Smith & Company at $3.00 a year. It was published only in 1877.
The Western Medical Advance and Progress of Pharmacy,
a quarterly, edited by W. H. Lathrop, M. D., was published from June, 1871, to June, 1873.
The Detroit Price Current,
a weekly sheet, was issued from 185 Jefferson Ave- nue during 1866 and 1867.
The Detroit Monitor,
a daily evening paper, published by Joseph Warren, at twelve cents a week, was first issued on June 1, 1867, and discontinued after four months.
The Mechanic and Inventor,
was first issued on September 23, 1867, at fifty cents a year. It was the organ of the Mechanics and Inventors' Association. In December, 1874, it was merged with
The Scientific Manufacturer
a paper established by R. A. Sprague in September, 1873. After its union with the above journal, the paper was called
The Scientific Manufacturer and Patent Intelligencer.
In the fall of 1874 it was merged with a paper called
The Journal of Commerce (No. 2),
established in 1874. In April, 1876, this last named paper was merged with
The Sunday Times,
and in February, 1877, this was suspended.
The Odd Fellows' Wreath,
originally published at Mason by D. B. Harrington, was first issued here on September 1, 1868, at $1.50 a year. After August, 1869, it was moved to Chi- cago and called The Western Odd Fellow.
The Western Catholic
was first issued on September 12, 1868, by David Barry & Co. Messrs. M. J. & W. Dee after- wards became editors and proprietors. It was a weekly at $2.00 a year. In January, 1872, it was moved to Chicago.
Baptist Tidings.
This paper, a monthly at $2.00 a year, was moved from Mason to Detroit by D. B. Harrington, and first issued here on October 17, 1868. After July 29, 1869, it was consolidated with the Standard, of Chicago.
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L' Impartial,
a French weekly, was issued by a French society and edited by Mederic Lanctot. The first number was issued November 20, 1869. It was to have been published every Wednesday and Saturday, at $4.00 a year. Only ten numbers were issued, and it was succeeded by
The Anti-Roman Advocate,
which was first issued by Mr. Lanctot in March, 1870, and discontinued in August.
L' Etoile Canadienne,
was published by Joseph A. Oulette and J. A. Girardin, and issued on Thursdays at $2.50 a year. Volume I, Number I, was dated January 19, 1871 ; it lived just a year.
The Song Journal,
a musical monthly, at $1.00 a year, first published January 1, 1871, by C. J. Whitney & Company, was discontinued in April, 1877.
Our Mutual Friend,
a rather pretentious literary weekly, at $2.50 a year, was established in April, 1871, by W. C. Armstrong & Company, but lived only a few months.
The Popular Appeal,
a five-column folio weekly, at $2.00 a year, was commenced by S. B. McCracken in September 1871, and discontinued in November of the same year.
The Detroit Commercial Bulletin,
a weekly, at $2.00 a year, was in existence during ten months of 1871. It was published by Hopkins, Hethrington, & O'Neil.
The Leather Apron
was first issued in July, 1872; only a few numbers were printed.
Our Yankee Land,
an amateur monthly paper, was first issued by A. W. Bagg in January, 1872, at fifty cents a year. During the year the price was raised to $1.00. With the number for October, 1873, the paper was discontinued.
The Detroit Pulpit,
a monthly at $1.00, edited by Rev. J. P. Scott, con- taining sermons by various Detroit pastors, was first issued in September, 1872, and was continued three years.
The Mystic Star,
a Masonic monthly, at $1.50 a year, edited by Rev. J. M. Arnold, was published in 1872 and part of
1873 by F. N. Newman, and was then moved to Chicago.
The Boy of the Period,
an amateur venture of C. H. & O. M. Leonard, was first issued in November, 1872, as a monthly, at fifty cents a year. It ceased with the issue for August, 1876.
The Michigan Journal of Homeopathy,
a quarterly, at fifty cents a year, published by Dr. E. R. Ellis, began in July, 1872, and was discon- tinued in April, 1873.
The Michigan Edition of Northwest Reporter was the representative of
Supreme Court Decisions,
a quarterly law-journal, first issued in October, 1873, with Hoyt Post as editor. In October, 1875, the name was changed to The Michigan Lawyer. The price was $2.50 a year. In October, 1878, the name of the journal was changed to Michigan Edition of Northwest Reporter, and it was published by Rich- mond, Backus & Company, and issued weekly at $5.00 a year up to 1882.
Our Dioceses,
a Protestant Episcopal paper, was established by Rev. J. T. Webster as a monthly in November, 1873, at $1.25 per year. On February 14, 1880, it was merged with The Living Church, published in Chicago.
The Sunday Guest,
a monthly Sunday School paper, at two shillings per year, was published by J. M. Arnold & Com- pany in January, 1874. It was afterwards published by John Willyoung, and discontinued in April, 1882.
The Better Age,
was published by J. Russell & Son as a temperance sheet on December 6, 1873. In October following it moved to Chicago, and soon after was discontinued.
The Wolverine Messenger,
a monthly, the organ of the Pelouze Cadets, was issued during 1875.
The Anglo-Catholic,
a church organ, was issued semi-monthly by Holy Trinity Church, from April, 1875, to August, 1883, under the supervision of the rectors. The price was fifty cents a year.
The Detroit Weekly Price Current, W. R. Millard, manager, was first issued December
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2, 1875, at $1.00 a year. It was discontinued in November, 1882.
The Little People
was published by Johnstone & Gibbons, at $1.00, for a year from January 1, 1875.
Truth for the People,
a weekly, at $1,00 a year, was started January I, 1875, by Mrs. M. J. E. Millar. On February I, 1878, it was sold to F. H. Burgess. On August I, 1879, its name was changed to
The Michigan Truth Teller,
and truth compels the statement that it died in 1880.
The Capitol,
published by students of the High School, was issued in 1876 and 1877.
The Evening Star.
This paper, the result of a strike among the compositors of The Evening News, was first issued September 23, 1876, and discontinued October 7 following.
The Travelers' Illustrated Official Railway Reporter,
a very complete pamphlet octavo, was first issued in October, 1876, by the Western Railway Advertising Company. Two numbers only were published.
Le Courier,
a literary weekly, at $1.50, published by Boudin & Dumont, was issued October 12, 1876. The title was soon changed to
Le Journal de Detroit.
It was continued during part of 1877.
The Detroit Herald,
a weekly, at $1.00 a year, was published for a few months in 1876 by H. E. Wesson.
The Michigan Volks Zeitung, originally called The Detroit Sontag Zeitung,
a weekly at $2.00 a year, was first issued on October 15, 1876, by C. Marxhausen; on June I, 1880, it was sold to John Becker, and in July, 1881,' it was sold to Weise Wiencke. On February II, 1882, L. Lochbihler & Company became proprie- tors, and with the issue of March 3, 1882, the name was changed to The Michigan Volks Zeitung. It was discontinued May 16, 1884.
The Detroit Daily Hotel Reporter and Railway Guide,
was first issued March 17, 1877, by W. J. H. Traynor, and was discontinued in the fall of 1885.
The Marine Record.
A paper with this title was issued by Watson Jones during the season of navigation in 1877.
The American Workman and Trades Reporter, a weekly, published by J. W. & G. C. Jenks, at $1.50 a year, was issued from April 21 to July 14, 1877.
Rose's Nose,
a weekly paper of little merit or morality, was pub- lished by Lester A. Rose for one year from August 16, 1877.
The Red and White Ribbon,
a temperance weekly, was originally published by George M. Chester, and in 1877 by Chester & Bar- tram. It lived about eight months.
The Western Era,
a theatrical illustrated monthly paper, at $2.00 a year, was issued from September 3, 1877, to January I, 1878, by E. A. Saxby.
The Detroit National,
the State organ of the so-called Greenback party, was issued for a year from February 28, 1878, by H. A. Griffin. It was then merged with
Every Saturday
may be called the successor of the
Detroit Society News,
edited by E. D. Daniels, the first paper of the kind in Detroit. It was a weekly, published by the Michi- gan Ready Print Company, at $1.00 per year, from December 14, 1878, to March, 1880, when it was sold, and transformed into Every Saturday, estab- lished by Moore & Parker on March 6, 1880. In February, 1884, it was sold to W. H. Brearley, and H. A. Ford then became editor, and was succeeded in June by Miss Alice Cary. It was a literary and society paper, and was discontinued August 8, 1885. Price, $1.50 a year.
The Michigan Weekly Sun,
published by H. N. Mather, which made its first appearance on January 14, 1879. In October, 1879, it was moved to Jackson.
The Socialist,
a weekly at $1.50, owned by the Detroit section of
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the Socialistic Labor party, was published from October 13, 1877, until June 8, 1878, and then merged with The National Socialist of Cincinnati. Judson Grenell, editor.
The Michigan Homestead,
a weekly, at $1.50 a year, was first published by J. Saunders November 14, 1878, and in September, 1880, was merged with The Agricultural World of Grand Rapids.
The Penny Times
was first issued December 8, 1878, and continued only eight days.
The Popular Era,
a weekly, at $1.00, devoted to the interests of the colored people, was first issued by Albert Swain on May 31, 1879, and was discontinued in November.
The Family Journal,
a monthly, at two shillings a year, was moved to Detroit from Toronto, by H. A. Storrs, and the first number issued in July, 1879. It was soon discon- tinued.
Moore's Masonic Messenger,
a monthly, published by Charles Moore, was first issued in October, 1879. Price, $1.00 a year. On account of Mr. Moore's death, it was discontinued in March, 1881.
Public Spirit,
an illustrated weekly, at $4.00 a year, was issued by L. A. Rose and Pat Reilly, from July 12 to October 4, 1879, and then by W. J. H. Traynor as
The Detroit Graphic.
It was discontinued in February, 1881.
The Sunday Herald
was first published on November 9, 1879, by J. F. Burnham. It was a weekly society paper, at $2.00 a year. About June 1, 1881, the proprietor pur- chased
The Detroit Times,
first issued by Grenell, Labadie, & Company, April IO, 1881, a Trades' Union paper, at $1.50 a year. The Herald was discontinued November 20, 1881.
Chaff,
a society paper, was first issued March 26, 1881, by D. J. McDonald and Lloyd Brezee. In July, 1881, Mr. McDonald retired, and in July, 1883, the paper was sold to George M. Chester, and on November 15, 1885, it was discontinued. The price was $2.00 a year.
The Lever,
a temperance weekly, at $1.50 a year, was first pub-
lished at Grand Rapids, April 20, 1878, by Van Fleet & Noll, and first issued at Detroit in August, 1880. Its last number at Detroit was dated March 16, 1883, after which it was published in Chicago.
Detroit Illustrated,
a monthly quarto, was first issued by Wesson & Wood in September, 1880, at $1.00 a year. It was discontinued the last week in December, 1881.
The Sunday Sun,
published by G. Watson Williams, had but one issue, November 20, 1881.
The Daily Mail,
a penny paper, was first printed July 24, 1879, and suspended with its thirty-fifth issue.
Commercial Law News,
a weekly, was begun September 16, 1879, and pub- lished about three months.
The Pursuivant
was published by Talbot & Company, weekly, at $3.00, beginning with November 9, 1879, and was discontinued in a few weeks.
The Northwestern Review,
a literary monthly, six columns, quarto, at $1.10 a year, was first issued in January, 1880, by the Northwestern Publishing Company. It suspended in 1882.
The Labor Review,
a monthly, at seventy-five cents a year, published by J. A. Labadie, Judson Grenell, and Henry Pool, was published from January to July, 1880. It was then suspended until August, 1881, when it was re- vived, and issued by Henry Pool as a semi-monthly until March, 1882, and then discontinued.
The Detroit Gazette,
a weekly, at $1.00 a year, was published from May 8, 1880, to July 18, 1881. It was chiefly an adver- tising sheet.
Our Catholic Youth,
an illustrated monthly, published by John C. Lap- pan, began its career in August, 1880, at $1.00 a year, and suspended in February, 1882.
Our Churches,
Two numbers of a paper with the above title were issued in December, 1880, by M. L. Wilson.
Michigan Trade Review,
Number I, Volume I, of this paper, a weekly, at $3.00 a year, was issued by Wilson, Stapleton, & Hopper, April 16, 1881. It was short-lived.
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The Detroit Unionist,
a semi-monthly at twenty-five cents a year, was first issued on March 10, 1882, and ceased with the number for March 28, 1883. It was originally edited by W. Murtagh and then by Judson Grenell.
The Evening Telegram,
a one-cent daily, was published by Rich & Son. The first number was issued August 8, and the last October 23, 1882. It was continued as
The Detroit Daily Times,
a one-cent daily, which was first issued October 24, 1882, and continued until January 31, 1883.
The Western Land Guide,
a monthly, devoted to all matters concerning lands, was first issued in May, 1883. The price was $1.00 a year. It was first published by Willcox & Howell, and eventually by C. B. Howell. On account of his ill-health it was discontinued in the fall of 1886.
The National People,
an organ for colored people, published by W. A. Sweeney, was first issued in April, and was discon- tinued in July, 1883.
The Detroit Times.
This two-cent morning daily was first issued De- cember 4, 1883. The office was at 47 Larned Street West. It was conducted by a stock company, with a capital of $30,000; Charles Moore, Charles M. Parker, D. J. McDonald, and Frank E. Robinson were chief managers. On the morning of April 1I, 1884, their office was entirely destroyed by fire, but through the courtesy of other papers their morning paper was promptly issued. On Novem- ber 22, 1884, it was sold to Lloyd Brezee, but he was no more fortunate that other managers, for on Feb- ruary 26, 1885, the paper suspended publication.
LIVING PAPERS AND PERIODICALS. The Detroit Post and Tribune.
The Post and Tribune numbers several papers in its ancestral line, the first of which,
The Northwestern Journal,
was published by George L. Whitney. Number I of Volume I was dated November 20, 1829. It was a weekly paper, at $3.00 a year, edited by Wil- liam Ward, and established by the political friends of John Quincy Adams. At the close of the first year it took the name of
The Detroit Journal and Michigan Advertiser. Number I of the new paper bore date November
24, 1830. It was issued on Wednesday of each week, at $2.00 a year. On March 16, 1831, the closing editorial of Mr. Ward appeared. He was succeeded by H. W. Bellows, the subsequently widely known and popular Unitarian minister. With the number for June 21, 1832, Charles Cle- land became editor, and on August 29 of the same year he was succeeded by Thomas Rowland. On March 1, 1833, the paper was called
The Detroit Journal,
and issued as a five-column semi-weekly, at $4.00 a year. Mr. Rowland's connection with the paper ceased on September 3, 1834, and he was probably succeeded by George. Watson. On August 28, 1835, the paper was made a tri-weekly, and the price raised to $5.00 a year. At this time George Corselius was editor.
The first paper merged with The Journal was
The Detroit Courier.
This was established by Stephen Wells on De- cember 23, 1830, as a literary and religious news- paper. It was edited by George Brewster, and is- sued weekly, on Thursdays, at $2.50 a year. It was printed by T. M. Ladd.
At this time the anti-Masonic excitement grow- ing out of the Morgan affair was but little abated, and as the publisher would not allow the editor to write against Masonry, Mr. Brewster resigned. William Ward then closed his connection with The Journal and Advertiser and became editor of The Courier. He resigned on October 27, 1831, and was succeeded on November 3 by Franklin Sawyer, Jr., a graduate of Harvard College.
On December 1, 1831, Wells & Ladd became joint publishers of the paper. From January 12 to June 21, 1832, Charles Cleland was associated with Mr. Sawyer, and after the latter date he became sole editor. In this year, and prior to August 23, Mr. Cleland became one of the proprietors, and the firm name was T. M. Ladd & Company. This partnership was dissolved on January 9, 1833, and Messrs. Cleland & Sawyer became editors and pro- prietors. They announced themselves as thoroughly anti-Masonic. Their partnership continued only till July 31, when Mr. Cleland became sole owner, and the name of E. P. Gardner appeared as printer. The last number of the paper was issued on Janu- ary 14, 1835, it being thereafter consolidated with the Journal under the name of
The Detroit Journal and Courier.
This new paper was deemed the legitimate suc- cessor of The Northwestern Journal, and the volumes were all numbered therefrom; the first issue under the new heading appearing as Volume
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VI, Number 9, January 21, 1835. G. L. Whitney was publisher, and the price was $2.00 a year.
In February a semi-weekly edition called
The Journal and Advertiser
was issued; on August 28 a tri-weekly edition was published on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at $5.00 a year. The price was increased the next year to $6.00.
The growth of population and the desirability of keeping pace with opposing papers, made the estab- lishment of a daily edition a necessity, and on June II, 1836, the first number of
The Detroit Daily Advertiser
was given to the public. The price was $8.00 a year.
During all these years the office of the paper was in the third story of a building on the southeast corner of Jefferson and Woodward Avenues. In 1837 it was moved to the southwest corner. In January, 1838, the paper was sold to F. A. Harding and F. Sawyer; and after a time Augustus S. Porter became one of the proprietors.
In January, 1839, the paper was enlarged, and on September 6 was sold to George Dawson, late editor of The Albany Evening Journal. Morgan Bates was his partner. These gentlemen discon- tinued the tri-weekly Advertiser, and all editions of the paper now appeared under the title of " Adver- tiser," the words "Journal and Courier" being omitted.
A fire on January 1, 1842, destroyed the entire block in which the office was located, but on Janu- ary 4 the paper was issued as usual. Mr. Dawson now sold his interest to Mr. Bates, and the paper was moved to the Sheldon Block. On November 10, 1843, it was sold to General A. S. Williams, and in May, 1844, it was moved to its original location in the third story of King's Corner.
The third paper absorbed by The Advertiser was called
The Daily Express,
and was first issued as an evening paper on June 2, 1845, by Smith & Gulley, at twelve cents a week. It was published for nearly six months, the last issue being dated November 29, 1845. The sub- scription list was transferred to The Advertiser. Although Mr. Williams was absent in the Mexican War, The Advertiser was published in his name until January 1, 1848. He then sold the paper to N. I. Rawson, H. H. Duncklee, and George W. Wis- ner, who conducted it under the firm name of Raw- son, Duncklee & Company. Mr. Wisner was chief editor, and was assisted by William S. Wood. In this year the office was moved to 226 Jefferson Avenue, two doors west of Firemen's Hall.
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