| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Seven column folio |
| Founder(s) | W.E. Bowdoin |
| Founded | April 26, 1896 |
| Political alignment | Republican |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | March 13, 1914 |
| City | Klamath Falls, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 1,400 (as of 1914) |
| OCLC number | 41290697 |
The Klamath Republican was an American newspaper published in Klamath Falls, Oregon from 1896 to 1914.
History[edit]
The first issue of the Klamath Republican was issued on April 26, 1896.[1] In 1897, the publisher was the Republican Publishing Company.[1] It was a weekly publication.[1]
In 1896, the Klamath Republican was a four-page newspaper, with pages measuring 18 inches by 24 inches.[2] The Republican's format was a seven-column folio.[3] An annual subscription to the Republican cost $2 in 1897.[2] In 1896 the editors and publishers were Bowdoin and Loosley.[2] The newspaper, as its name shows, was a proponent of the Republican Party.[2]
The final publication was volume 18, number 49, published on March 13, 1914.[1] The Klamath Republican had a successor newspaper, the Semi-Weekly Herald, which began publication on March 16, 1914, with volume 18, issue number 50.[4]
The Republican was established by W.E. Bowdoin, who had previously published the Klamath County Star, and whose father, J.A. Bowdoin, had also been in the newspaper business.[3] In 1897, Bowdoin took on a partner, Milan A. Loosley, who, in July 1898, became the sole publisher.[3] In June 1899, Loosley sold the newspaper, and for a brief time it was published by the Republican Publishing Company, of which Charles J. Roberts was the manager.[3] On September 21, 1899, W.H. Huse & Son, from Ponca, Nebraska, bought the Republican.[3] They made additions to the plant and improvements to the newspaper.[3] Wesley O. Smith bought the Republican on April 30, 1903, and still owned the newspaper as of 1905.[3] Oliver Cromwell Applegate also served as editor of the Republican for a time.[5]
In 1914, Wesley O. Smith was still the publisher and editor.[6] The newspaper was published every Thursday, and had a reported circulation of 1,400.[6] Wesley O. Smith was also the editor of the Herald,[6] which became the successor newspaper to the Republican.
Archives[edit]
Archived microfilm copies of the Klamath Republican are held at the University of Oregon, starting with Volume 4, No. 12 (July 6, 1899).[1]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Klamath Republican, Library of Congress: Chronicling America], retrieved Dec 2, 2015
- ^ a b c d American Newspaper Directory, vol. 29, New York, NY: Geo. P. Rowell & Co., 1897, p. 793, retrieved Dec 2, 2015
- ^ a b c d e f g Shaver, F.A.; Rose, Arthur P.; Steele, R.F.; Adams, A.E. (1905), An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Spokane, WA: Western Historical Pub. Co., pp. 1069–1070
- ^ The Semi-Weekly Herald, Library of Congress: Chronicling America], retrieved Dec 2, 2015
- ^ Turnbull, George S. (1939). . . Binfords & Mort.
- ^ a b c N.W. Ayer and Son's American Newspaper Annual Directory, vol. 29, Philadelphia, PA: N.W. Ayer & Son, 1914, p. 801, retrieved Dec 2, 2015
References[edit]
Printed books[edit]
- Shaver, F.A.; Rose, Arthur P.; Steele, R.F.; Adams, A.E. (1905), An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Spokane, WA: Western Historical Pub. Co., p. 1070
- N.W. Ayer and Son's American Newspaper Annual Directory, vol. 29, Philadelphia, PA: N.W. Ayer & Son, 1914, p. 801, retrieved Dec 2, 2015
On-line sources[edit]
- Klamath Republican, Library of Congress: Chronicling America], retrieved Dec 2, 2015