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This was also the first paper in the city to re- ceive telegraphic news over its own wire. As soon as the enterprise was started a direct wire was run to Cooper's Point, where it was connected with the Baltimore and Ohio cables and became a member of the United Press syndicate.
"The Sunday Call", an Independent paper, was issued in 1887 with Harry Sheldon as editor at No. 211 Federal street. Its chief feature was a first
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page local political cartoon. "The Call" had a brief career.
"The Camden Sunday Times" came forth in 1877 under the editorship of Calvin F. Linch and was published at the southeast corner of Second and Arch streets. Its life, however, was a very short one.
"The Stockton Advocate" was started by Charles E. Boyer as a weekly on September 1, 1888. The plan of the publisher was to issue the paper every Saturday, but the general printing business, which was conducted in the same office, then located at Federal and Arlington streets, was always given preference and occasionally an issue of the paper was omitted. The editor had a penchant for poe- try and styled himself the "Snolligoster poet".
In 1893, it was changed to a daily under the title of "The Stockton Daily Advocate" and run as a campaign sheet for a few months. At that time it was published by W. B. Swan and the office was located at 12 North Twenty-fifth street.
"The Camden Sunday Review", established April 15, 1889 by T. N. Patterson, was soon taken over by F. F. Patterson's Sons and continued as an Independent Republican paper. In August, 1892, the paper was purchesed by a syndicate, financed by Wm. J. Thompson, and issued with Harry B. Paul as publisher. It was at once changed to a daily with the title "Daily Review", under the pro- prietorship of the Review Publishing Company
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and became the recognized Democratic organ of Camden County. The first editor of the newspaper was George M. Todd, formerly of the Elizabeth "Herald", followed by Charles Bowman. The original issue of the daily was that of September 6, 1892, and consisted of four pages of seven columns each. After a very short run the plant of the "Re- view" was levied upon by the Sheriff on February 13, 1894, and was sold to William J. Paul, who con- tinued the paper until about 1900.
"The Camden Citizen" was established by Jo- seph H. Hall and Edward M. Benton about 1893 at No. 35 Federal street, and finally removed to the third floor of 207 Market street. Benton, who was the editor, came here from one of the New York dailies. He was a brilliant, though erratic, writer, and died a few years ago at Townsend's In- let. About the time the paper was started the bit- ter fight against the methods of the local political regime then in power began. The "Camden Citi- zen" was devoted to the interests of the Citizen's League and had a stormy and perilous career, fi- nally culminating in a libel suit on account of an article which it had published attacking some members of the opposite faction. This suit result- ed in the conviction and sentence of the proprie- tors, but through the efforts of one of those libelled, they were both pardoned by the Governor. On Feb- ruary 8, 1896, the title of the paper was changed by permission of the Court to the "Camden Inde- pendent".
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About this time a stock company known as the Independent Publishing Company was formed and took over the "Camden Independent". The men who composed this company were associated with the "Committee of One Hundred", a political or- ganization formed in opposition to the political faction then in control of municipal affairs. The new company immediately enlarged the plant and moved it to No. 32 South Fourth Street.
The manager and editor of the "Independent" was Harry C. Kramer who was assisted by George M. Cline. The paper was issued from 1896 to 1899, when it died a natural death. The last manager was S. Clement Hornblower.
In June, 1899, the Post-Telegram Company was organized by H. L. Bonsall, Joseph M. Engard, Francis F. Patterson, Jr., and Theo. N. Patterson and took over "The Post" and the "Camden Daily Telegram". These two papers were combined in- to the "Camden Post-Telegram", of which the first issue was dated June 12, 1899. This paper through its absorbtion of "The Post"' is, with one exception, the oldest daily newspaper published continuously south of Trenton. H. L. Bonsall, who had been editor of "The Post" from its beginning and contin- ued in that position on the "Post-Telegram", died in 1900 and was succeeded as editor by Upton S. Jefferys, then New Jersey editor of the "Philadel- phia Inquirer". Mr. Jefferys also took over Mr. Bonsall's interest in the Post-Telegram Company.
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Mr. Engard, who had been business manager of "The Post", also died a few years after the merger. "The Post-Telegram" wields a wide influence, not only in the community, but throughout South Jer- sey and its editorials are extensively quoted by pa- pers in all parts of the State. Its regular issues are in 10, 12 or 16 page forms. It has a widely recog- nized standing as an advocate of Republican prin- ciples.
"The Morning News and General Advertiser" was established by James M. Fitzgerald, who con- ceived the idea that there was a profitable field for a daily morning newspaper in Camden. He inter- ested W. Harry Getty, a prominent Democratic politician, in the enterprise and conducted the pa- per in the interests of the Democratic party, being the only daily paper ever issued in Camden advo- cating these party principles. The first issues were printed on a hand press in a little office at the north-west corner of Kaighn Avenue and Fourth street. The office was soon moved to No. 125 Fed- eral street and a company, known as the Facts Pub- lishing Company, formed by a number of Demo- cratic politicians with Fitzgerald as president and Getty as secretary and treasurer. This paper pub- lished verbatim the testimony in the "Leconey Trial", which instantly brought it into promin- ence. The first issue made its appearance early in 1889 and was published for less than two years, during which time the financial backers lost con-
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siderable money. It was the first paper in the city to install a perfecting press and stereotyping plant and had not a serious disagreement between Fitz- gerald and Getty arisen it is probable that the pa- per could have been placed on a sound financial basis.
"The Independent" was a small two page weekly which made its first appearance in August, 1892, with Samuel W. Wheeler as proprietor and edi- tor. In 1896, its title was changed to "The Inde- pendent Eagle", so as not to conflict with the "Cam- den Independent", then issued by those actively engaged in the "Committee of One Hundred Fight". For a while the "Independent Eagle" was issued tri-weekly. In connection with the "Eagle", Wheeler at another time also published "Thought", a "magazine for thinkers".
"The Stockton Times" came on the scene as a weekly under the editorship of George A. Lang. Its first issue was dated Saturday, February 17, 1894. In 1897, Charles W. Miller became its pro- prietor and editor and conducted this paper until 1901, when he was killed in a railroad accident. His daughter, Lillian, then took charge and con- tinued its publication for about six months, during which time she set the type, ran the printing press, gathered the news and solicited the advertisements -the editorials being written by Rev. Roland Ringwalt. She later sold it to John J. Tischner, who shortly afterwards changed the title to "The Camden Times".
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"The Outlook" was established about 1890 as a weekly family paper. On August 30, 1900, The Camden Outlook Company was incorporated by Mrs. Mary M. Wynne, Mrs. Alice R. Varney, Mrs. Sophia E. Groff and Mrs. Vida B. Baer. The new company immediately took over the pub- lication of "The Outlook", which at one time had considerable influence as an advocate of the tem- perance cause.
In 1893, Walter L. Tushingham began the pub- lication of "The Stockton News", a small weekly which it was hoped would find a welcome field in the old town of Stockton. After a short run the paper was discontinued.
"The New Jersey Sand Burr" was started as a monthly literary magazine by George Carpenter Connor in October, 1896. It was printed on a 6 x 9 foot power printing press, one page at a time. Shortly afterwards a connection was made with William Miles, as a result of which the paper was changed to a weekly and issued every Thursday.
In 1902, the title was changed to "The East Side Press" with Connor as publisher and editor and John W. Coleman as associate editor and the pub- lication day changed to Saturday.
Connor had a penchant for poetry and many of his verses were published in "The Sand Burr" and afterwards in a book of verse under the title of "Sand Burrs".
About 1906, Connor sold the paper to William
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B. Knight, Charles H. Ellis and John A. Coleman, who had it printed at various offices during the period that it was issued under their auspices. During the Connor regime the "East Side Press" espoused the cause of the "New Idea" party and was for a time the official organ of that movement in South Jersey and it was the first paper in this section to take up this cause.
The paper was purchased by William H. Jef- ferys on May 27, 1907, and until the issue of No- vember 2, 1907, was continued under the same title. On the latter date the name was changed to "The Camden Argus and East Side Press". When Jefferys bought the paper it was a six column, four page sheet with headline advertisements promi- nently displayed on the first page. The first change the new proprietor made was to increase its size to a seven column, four page paper and in a short time entirely eliminated display "ads" from the first page.
On February 27, 1909, the sheet was altered to a seven column, six page paper and the day of pub- lication changed to Thursday. When Jefferys purchased the Review printing office he moved the publication office to 118 Federal street and from that time not only edited the paper but did his own printing. In August, 1920, the plant of the Argus Printing Company was moved to 1021- 23 Market street, where increased facilities were available.
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"The Argosy" was a weekly, issued about 1894, by H. Nutley Kirkbride. George Carpenter Con- nor was associated with Kirkbride in this venture.
"The Sun" a "local weekly paper, devoted espe- cially to the interests of the northeast section of the city", was begun by Albert Scherneck January 7, 1904. It is a small four page sheet 16 x 11 inches and the reading matter is chiefly made up of church news.
"The Voice of Labor" is a weekly which first made its appearance in 1910. It is issued by the Camden County Socialist Party in advocacy of their doctrines.
In 1911, the Camden Board of Trade decided upon the publication of a monthly journal "wholly devoted to the task of spreading abroad informa- tion about the city of Camden; about its industries and achievements in the line of finance and com- merce and about its great possibilities". The first issue under the title "Camden Board of Trade Journal" was dated, January, 1911. Its name was later changed to "Chamber of Commerce Journal", and finally discontinued with the issue of Decem- ber-January, 1919-20.
"The Camden News" is a small weekly publica- tion devoted to the uplift of the negro. Its first issue was dated May 8, 1915, and consisted of a sheet 7 x 103/4 inches, four pages and two columns to a page. Its first editor was the Rev. E. R. Ben-
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nett, while C. N. Green has been the business man- ager since its first issue.
There have been many other publications from time to time which have sought public notice, but which were either short-lived, or mainly devoted to some special purpose. While it is impossible to give a complete list of these minor publications mention will be made of as many as have come to the attention of the author in searching various records and files.
"The Reformer and Enterprise' was a Sunday paper published by James M. Scovel. The first issue appeared on August 11, 1892.
"The New Jersey Temperance Gazette" of which Rev. James B. Graw was for a long time the proprietor and editor. was originally estab- lished at Vineland in 1869 and moved to Camden in 1881. A few years later his son, A. C. Graw, was admitted to partnership. At first, the office was located at No. 110 Federal street, but about 1885 the building at No. 131 Federal street was purchased and equipped for newspaper press work. In 1910 Graw, Garrigues & Graw succeed- ed the old firm.
In connection with the printing office of the "Temperance Gazette", J. B. Graw & Son began the publication of several other papers among which were "The Island Heights Herald" in 1885, and the "Pitman Grove Herald" in 1886. The latter was taken over by the Pitman Grove Asso-
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ciation in 1890. The latter continued as "Pitman Review". "The Epworth Advocate" was another of the Graw publications which, however, in 1893 was issued by the New Jersey Methodist Publish- ing Co.
Waterford .--- A weekly paper, the Waterford Tribune, has made its appearance at this place, with William G. Taylor, of Haddonfield, as manager. The first number was issued last Thursday .--- West Jersey Press, Wed., Aug. 19, 1885, page 3, col. 5.
Waterford .-- The Waterford Tribune, after an existence of about three weeks, has suspended publication .-- West Jersey Press, Sept. 2, 1885 p3 @5
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