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Library of Congress1940

Image 2 of Montana oil and mining journal (Great Falls, Mont.), March 9, 1940

Aider Gulch Stampede Put End to Bannack Newspaper what is now Montana and which was adult in Bannuk who did not po A few weeks following the discovery of gold to Grasshopper nack a printer with i press and a shirttail full of type ap peared in Bannack unloaded his out fit and announced that he had come to the new gold fields to establish the first paper in the territory which was then Idaho He immediately proceeded to get out his first and only issue of the Bannack NewsLetter a small poster size sheet In this work he was assisted by Col Wilbur F Sanders and several ys after the issue of the creek Ban a small army who wrote the salutato other editorials A few publication of the initial Bannack NewsLetter came the news of the phenominal strike by Bill Fair weather and his friends in Alder gulch where gold had been found in super abundance Immediately thereafter oc curred the Viriginia City stampede one of the most notable gold rushes in da NOW G0 With Montanas Own BIG WEST Polymer Gasoline Higher Test at No Higher Price A Montana product for Montana people Try Polymer gasoline today

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Library of Congress1959

Image 11 of The Petal paper (Petal, Miss.), December 24, 1959

II Jim Bomboys Service v Broadway Drive Dial 22594 i I Tis time to rejoice and honor the Nativity of onr Saviour and to reflect and reieiher Bis teachings j i l I Meridian Fertilizer Factory i i Hattiesburg j y T i I jt 4 11 r V f jj VT Long Bitter Fight Led To Nations Press Freedom The list is small It begins with John T Morris of the Baltimore Sun It ends for the moment with Marie Torre of the New York Herald Tribune Its a list of reporters who have this in common they have gone I to jail rather than name the source of information given them in confidence Their defense of what they con sidered a moral principle has sparked 12 states to place con versations between a reporter and a news source in the same privileged place as conversations between priest and penitent doc tor and patient attorney and client However the number of states giving legal approval to a report ers privilege doesnt appear des tined to increase For while re porters are almost unanimously in favor of the socalled shield laws legal groups the American Civil Liberties Union and even

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Library of Congress1916

Image 1 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 25, 1916

II The Republican Joitrnai 1 MK Sh BELFAST MAINE THURSDAY MAY 25 WIG ymimli 0 I of locays journal W _ lirtbe8 News of the Gr nges y in Press Association Secret SocietiesPer VlHll Problem Washington Obituary Benjamin Priest itinal Lecture North Wal Grange Vogue of Spots lM i g luris Wilson a Girl of The News of Belfast in Keal Estate Wedding ast BelfastThe News of yoks News of Belfast h Nichols County Corre t A Few Notes on the Life k of Col Jesse Smart of Composite Disease from California Northport Recent Deaths Transfers in i 8tate Two John J Ingalls Accuse U S Department cnculture of Swindle retort Stockton Springs The fast Price Currentborn rm Hied_ I he L hurclies the Congregational church ext Sunday Morning wor Sunday school at noon is Thursday evening at A Knowlton 16 Miller rvice next Sunday in the and all veterans and aftili nvited to attend the Me Methodist church when is will preach an appro t honor ionary Auxiliary of the i their annual meeting iast with Mrs Charles M sent The Kings High dialogue was read by sev mbcrs The annual reports o 1 and the following offi lent

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Library of Congress1917

Image 4 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), May 18, 1917

Press Comments Favor Premiers Speech Berlin Papers Underscore the Reference to Rus sia as Outstanding Feature Editorials Say Von BethmannHollweg Has Won Adherents by His Stand Ielrn 11a 1G via London May 17 Press comment today on the chan cellors speech aimoct unanimously underscores the reference to Russia a th significantly outstanding fea ture of the Premiers utterance The speech as a whole is generally com merdtd as one of the boldest and best that von BethamnnHollweg has yet made in parliament and personal criti cism of the chancellor is conspicuous ly absent The editorial discussion dilating upon all angles of var aims and peace terms emphasizes the widely divergent views entertained on all sides In many quarters the speech has had a pronounced conciliatory effect and is interpreted as pointing the way to a common meeting ground The impres sion prevails that the Conservatives came out of the fray bally battered although the chancellor was equally emphatic In disowning any predilection for the Socialist Democratic program of territorial and indemnity renuncia tion Standing guard between these two millstones the bloc of the Middle parties helped the chancellor to carry the day The chancellor has won adherents and camp followers

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Library of Congress1902

Image 16 of The Butte inter mountain (Butte, Mont.), March 22, 1902, (Evening)

1 00000 OCoflOOOOOOO 000000 o009O0of0C4 0Q1 000 8 000 d I 1Vooooooýoooooeoooooooooo4C OQUWWU99sOOOOO 0 W ITH the twentyfirst anniver sary of the Butte Inter Moun tain no subject comes up more pleasantly than the relations of this paper to the press of the state of Montana Since the Inter Mountain was launched kind words have been said of Its efforts to fill the field it served with the news and a debt of gratitude is owed to every newspaper in the state When the Inter Mountain was estab lished newspapers in Montana were not as numerous as they are today and the editors might be easily counted on the fingers of one hand The ield has ex panded since that time and this paper has counted each new recruit and old veteran as its friend Two years ago upon the anniversary of this newspaper the theme that naturally suggested itself for a fullpage illustrated story for the Saturday Inter Mountain was the editors of the various seetlans of the state of Montana They are the salt of the earth the pillars of society and the mainstay of the public spirit which is urging the state on its upward way George

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Library of Congress1940

Image 2 of Carbon County news (Red Lodge, Mont.), September 6, 1940

American Newspaperdom Joins in Honoring Johann Gutenberg Who Gave the World the Invention of Printing From Movable Type By ELMO SCOTT WATSON Released by Western Newspaper Union HE American press dur ing 1940 is paying hom age to Johann Guten berg who 500 years ago in a little workshop in the free city of Strasbourg now in Germany invented the art that makes possible the mod ern newspaper Gutenbergs inventionthe discovery of a technique for casting from lead individual types bearing individual let ters which can be arranged into lines for the printing of words and sentencesmakes it possible for you to read what is on this page Citywide celebrations honor ing the father of printing in which newspapers are actively participating are being held dur ing the year 1940 throughout the western hemisphere as the result of the outstanding promotional Work of Douglas C McMurtrie chairman of the Invention of Printing Anniversary committee for the International Association of Printing House Craftsmen an organization made up of 6000 printing foremen and superin tendents and leaders of other graphic arts groups T The significance of Gutenbe r gs invention can best be evaluated by looking backward into the world before the

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Library of Congress1955

Image 27 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), February 24, 1955

David Lawrence Attempt to Regulate the Press Former President Truman and Politics Are Blamed For AntiTrust Conviction of Kansas City Paper Regulation and control of the press despite the protec tion supposed to be afforded by the Bill of Rights in the Constitution has been brought one step nearer to consumma tion in America by the deci sion in the case of the Kansas City Star A Jury obedient to the highly prejudiced instruc tions of a Federal judge now has convicted that newspaper of violating antitrust laws There are some 180 cities in the United States where a single newspaper ownership exists and where conceivably a politically minded admin istration can do what the Truman regime did in an attempt to wreak vengeance on the Kansas City Star for its crusade against the Pen dergast machine of the Dem ocratic Party and its vote getting frauds in that area Harry Truman as Senator helped to bring about the appointment of the judge in the case over the objection of Mr Roosevelts Attorney Gen era Francis Biddle who questioned his fitness for the bench The Star by its vig orous crusade against the political henchmen of Mr Truman earned the

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Library of Congress1925

Image 3 of The Wolf Point herald (Wolf Point, Mont.), April 23, 1925

jjiiiiimiMiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif iMiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiirii I Our Washington Letter s imiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimmiiiiimiiimimniiimimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiimiiii By the National Editorial Association Special to The Herald The Old Question of The President and Press Washington April 14There is a question going the rounds of offic ial Washington which will interest every newspaper reader Will the president discontinue the semiweek ly conferences with newspaper cor respondtns To the world at large this matter at first glance is of rela tively little importance yet a thor ough examination of the facts in the case show the far reaching import ance of the subject It required a fish story to bring to a head discussion which has been go ing on beneath the surface president has made tno definite an nouncement as to his policy Those who know Mr Coolidge best say that he would not resort to such a drastic The method He knows just how import ant the newspapers are in the form ation of public opinion and he is not a man to take chances with ex periments especially when some of his predecessors experiences are fresh ip his mind Briefly the situation which is now claiming unusual attention in Wash ington deals with the interpretation of newspaper accounts

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Library of Congress1903

Image 8 of The Grenada sentinel (Grenada, Miss.), June 6, 1903

THE COLD TRUTH How much do men owe to newspa pers for whatever notoriety reputa tion or fame they may acquire or have thrust op them As the New York Press says before the populace in vainwithout the newspaper He spreadeagles the constitution in vainwithout the newspaper His clarion voice wakes up the universe in vainwithout the newspaper His most astounding fin ancial enterprises serve him in vain without the newspaper His scien tific researches and achievements are in vainwithout the newspaper His wireless telegraph would be an accom plishment of small meritwithout the newspaper His successes in every walk of life are in vainwithout the The newspaper is the Of course 4 Your great man Shines newspaper famemaker of the age some of the fame is cheap but it sat isfies the living wearer of the cloak even though posterity change it Let the newspaper cease to mention in any way the names of men who fancy that their fame is secure and they would soon drop out of signt Ex y y Weak Are due to indigestion Ninetynine of eveiy one hundred people who have heart trouble can remember when it was simple indiges tion It is a

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Library of Congress1918

Image 2 of The Glasgow courier (Glasgow, Mont.), August 16, 1918

HUES CITY KEEPS OPEN BOOST FOR SCRIBES The newspaper men of northern Montana who were fortunate enough to attend the recent State Press asso ciation convenion at Miles City got a new angle on the metropolis of the Powder River country They went down there with the impression that Milestown was the place of the last stand of the cowman accustomed to living in the raw They expected an outing on the frontier with all its red blooded riotness In this they were disappointed They found Milestown one of the robust cities of the state the home of 10000 happy and prosperous peo ple The only evidence of the old puncher days was the substantial foot ings of the banks They found a beau tiful city of substance paved streets so modern and up to the minute that all automobiles must be parked in the center of the pavement substantial and modern business buildings blocks of them palatial homes bord ering beautiful boulevards the most pretentiousElks home in the state and the most hospitable people there are in any city in all the west Every visitor who went to the con vention came away with the impres sion that a

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Library of Congress1961

Image 1 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 25, 1961

THIS IS NATIONAL NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEEK Patronize Our Advertis P A V iP1 J ackson Gs Advocate VOLUME XIVNUMBER 21 JACKSON MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY MARCH 25 1961 PRICE TEN CENTS President Salutes National Negro Press Week DUKE UNIVERSITY TO ADMIT NEGRO STUDENTS __l NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION MAKES PLAN TO DEDICATE FOUR HUNDRED ACRE TRACT FOR HOMES FOR TENNESSEE NEGRO SHARECROPPER FAMILIES Tract To Be Known As National Baptist Convention Freedom Farm Farm Seen As First Attempt To Put Into Practic J H Jackson Plan Of Racial Self Help A ChicagoAll arrangements for the purchase of this farm were completed last week and it is now in the possession of the National Baptist Convention U S A Inc Dr J H Jackson president an nounced that there will be a re ligious service edication on the land this week The farm is lo cated near Mason Tenn in Fay ette County Two new four room houses are now in the process of being constructed and the other four houses are being repaired The farm will be ready for occu pancy by March 21st The farm can accommodate at least seven families The first preference will be given to the residents of Tent

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Library of Congress1901

Image 13 of The Butte inter mountain (Butte, Mont.), December 21, 1901, (Inter Mountain Saturday Supplement)

u oW Q dga m TW ÔILBÉRT KSfift ÔECREfARYJ jnMWWawv MSHiÊi öhapumw w JH 7acmillam A55 t äecx W N EW TEARS night the new Butte Press club will celebrate its an nual blowout In the spick and span new rooms of the Rocky Mountain club the members of the newspaper craft will gather to en joy a banquet and mingle together In a social way The past year will be reviewed and the proceedings given a tinge of holiday gaiety by congratula tions upon the outlook In the news paper Held in which the clubs members are active today As many as half a hundred newspaper men will attend the lolly gathering There will te a few guests of honor also An honorary mem ber will be taken into the fold and a pro gram of entertaining musical and liter ary selections will be rendered by the members Taken altogether the evenings festivities will be In recognition of the fact that another year has gone on its prosperous way over the heads of Buttes newspaper men and the future is rosy with promise There will be no posted arid ledgered account taken of the years doings In the midst

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Library of Congress1931

Image 2 of Plentywood herald (Plentywood, Mont.), June 11, 1931

The Plentvvvood Herald t THF PLENTY WOOD HERALD Inc Publishers J LAWRENCE 8 OLSEN Manager and Editor ndcnt for Associated Press h Authorized Torresp Mi Jvt National Editorial Association i uiil 1 every Thursday at Plentywood Mon h tan where it la entered in the United States 1 pas secondclass mail matter 5 K 4 mH A ï v 5 TIIIMi IT OVIill The following communication was written by Hur 1 Hov 1er publishr and editor of the Daniels mint l eader and formerly Herald stockholder in the Plenty wood awarded The contract was ithout bids and without calling f the different a the representatives o before the board or in other ithout the exercise of any t ion whatsoever 1 find the above comment in the Pro ducers News edited by Chas E Taylor ho like Brother Crawfords wife is very papers s wi we i Use W unhappy While not concerned in the least about hat Editor Taylor publishes about myself or one of my business partners Harry E Polk who with S Th Westdahl and Mrs Anna Nelson own all of the stock in the Plentvwood Herald corporation it might in ten 1 1 1 k raid

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Library of Congress1912

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 3, 1912

RHEUMATIC SUFFERER Throws Away Cane When Rheuma Ban ishes Swelling From Knees and Ankle Every reader of Th Journal who is op pressed or tortured with Rheumatism Sciatica or aiiiiniiB is iuvhcu w gu to A A Howes Cos and secure a bottle of RHEUM A the remedy that made Mrs Knox happy and healthy If it doesnt drive the poisonous waste matter from your sys tem and end your agony you can have your money back A bottle costs but 0 cents For 14 months I was so badly afflicted with Rheu matism that much of the time I was obliged to use a cane 111 wanting vii me rccum mendation of your druggist in Glens Falls I used one bottle of RHEUM A and THE CANE IS IN THE CORNER NOW No one could be happier than I am to be rid of the pain swollen knees contracting muscles under the knees and badly swollen ankles When I tell you my weight is 238 pounds you will understand what the use of RHEUM A for Rheumatism means to me 1 certainly believe there is no remedy for the disease like RHEUM A Signed Mrs Daniel S Knox Severance

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Library of Congress1888

Image 3 of The Opelousas courier (Opelousas, La.), May 19, 1888

Jewspapers and Editors Y e Coles Remarks at the Louili UIere Association Convention i O Picayune The following address made Mrs M R Fieldour Cath nie Coleat the recent Lou siau State Press Association 0nvention at Opelousas was 0rticularly well received and is bjre published by request of py members who heard it MrPresident Ladies and Gen tlemenA man who had been publishing a weekly f ewspaps in entuclky for some years said rag 0 editor works 365 days a year to t Sot fiftytwo issues of a paper atis labor once in a while some S pays him a years subscription thats capital and once in a while i se soouofa gun of a deadbeat takes the paper for a year or two and vanish withoat paying for it thats anar cy but later on justice will overtake i that last named creature for there is splace where lie wi get his deserts The Kentucky editor mention ed an impolite tough place where broken type is thrown and whih is in a way familiar to us all You who are printers as well s editors kfiow where the man goes who robs a poor editor The only trouble is

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Library of Congress1939

Image 15 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), February 5, 1939

Partisan Newspaper Is Out of Date Says Editorial Expert Veteran 83 Looks Back On 60 Years Work On One Daily By the Associated Press LOUISVILLE Ky Feb 4Har rison Robertson 60 years on one newspaper said today the 1939 model newspaper must cut loose from partisan ties to succeed Mr Robertson a frail man of 83 With eyes bright as a cub reporters leaned back in a worn swivel chair and declared emphatically The independent newspaper now adavs gets the respect of the people The day of the partisan paper is over You cant run a paper suc cessfully now as an organ of a party or faction Mr Robertson editor of the Louis ville Courier Journal started on January 17 his 61st year as an em ploye ol tne newspaper maae lamuus bv Henry Watterson The veteran editorial writer liter ally crashed his way into newspaper work Breaks Wattersons Door On his first day on the Courier Journel Mr Robertson related Mr Watterson hired him at 10 a week then took him out and introduced him to the managing editor A few minutes later I returned to Mr Wattersons office to get my hat and coat he said Mr

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Library of Congress1937

Image 13 of The Washington daily news (Washington, D.C.), June 30, 1937

Publishers Map Fight on Closed Guild Shop Editors Take Stand After Convention of Editorial Workers Claim Unions Resolutions on Spanish War and Court Bill Menace Freedom of Press By United Press CHICAGO American newspaper publishers are on record today as unalterably opposed to the closed Guild shop or any other form of closed shop for those who prepare and edit news and pictures for news papers A resolution to that effect was adopted unanimously late yesterday at a convention of newspaper pub lishers from all parts of the United States The publishers declared termination not to enter agreement with editorial upon a closed shop basis their de into any employes The convention which was called after the St Louis Guild convention adopted a bargaining code which in cluded mandatory rules calling for a closed or Guild shop in all contracts with newspapers was presided over by JamesG Stahlman president of the American Newspaper Publishers Asso ciation It was announced there were 565 delegates present from 11 newspaper organizations Text of the resolution follows The newspaper editors and pub lishers from all sections of the United States individually and thru their cooperative associations listed below are gathered here to take action

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Library of Congress1961

Image 2 of The Sidney herald (Sidney, Mont.), October 18, 1961

She Sid neu Sderuid V A CORPORATION LEO N SCHWARTZ EdltorPublisliei OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF RICHLAND COUNTY MONTANA t W STATE PRESS NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASpC0TI S N AFFILIATE MEMBFR Entered at the Postoffice at Sidney Montana as Second Class Matter March 13 1908 under the Act of March 3 1879 Published Every Wednesday at Sidney Richland County Montana SUBSCRIPTION RATES RichlandMcKenzie Counties 300 a year 350 a year in Montana 400 a year outside Montana Single Copies 10c Foreign Countries 500 NEWSPAPER WEEK OCTOBER 1522 Your Newspaper Heritage of Truth Frontier of Free dom is the theme this week as it is Annual Newspaper Week October 1522 How do you measure your home town newspaper Is it by the number of errors you find the number of stories that please just you the ease of reading by good printing the advertisements or do you just like or dislike your home town newspaper for no particular reason There are many good reasons for liking your home town paper And whether you think it is good or not your paper will never have the chance to improve if the people and the merchants fail to understand that every issue is printed with utmost

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