Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

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the owner and changed the name To
the Rock Island Advertiser. A. G.
Bracket became an associate in
1851. retiring within a year. Bennett
dropped out in 1853 and Thomas II.
| Raymond and Oliver l.. Watson be-
came the proprietOrs The next
year Watson became the sole owner.
Mr.. Raymond and Dr. =. ~ Paddock
We're afterwards associated with Mr..
Watson. but the paper came to a
natural death in 1858. The Tri-
Weekly Advertiser was started in
1853 and in 1885 daily was launch
ed.
The Liborty Banner was the first
sheet TO he published in the city for
the upholding of a principle and as
with others that have succeeded it,
the way proved To be a rough one.
The founder of the paper was c. b.
Waite and he was an abolitiOnist.
RE majoritv of the residents of this
locality were not in sympathy with
his views nj that time. The paper
lived and died in 1916. The editor
afterward became chief Justice of
the territory of Utah and man of
some prominence.
First to Follow The Argus.
The Rock Islander was the first
paper to- follow The Argus, having
been published for the first time
Sept. 10. 1874. Ii was started as an
anti-Nebraska democratic weekly by
Emanuel j. Pershing. "a Young east
ern, lawyer. who came west to bene-
tit his health. Mai. II. {. Connolly,
of this city. in short time became
associated in the ownership of the
paper ana in 1857 the partners
bought The Argus aud effected the
consolidation of the two papers. This
was virtually the end of the original
Rock Islander. Twenty years later
J. b. Danforth wished to publish
paper 10 eSpouse the cause of the
workingmen's party. later known as
the greenback party. and he revived
the name for the weekly he estab-
lished. In 1891 Mr.. Danforth retir-
ed. disposing of his interests TO w. p.
Quayle, who continued the weekly
till 1896. In 1894 the publication of
n daily was begun. but continued only
about two weeks.
After the Rock Islander began the
Daily News was the next publica-
tion to make its bow TO the public.
1t came into being March 10. 1855. I'M
der the ownership of James Bowie
and for a time promised to be sue
cess. After being published for l26
consecutive days. however, it went
the way of the great ma jority.
The Commercial, daily and weekly.
published by {. w. Kirkland. was the
next periodical begun in the city.
1t was republican in politics and
survived only a few issues. The first
number appeared July II. 1858.
Convinced that there was a field
for republican paper in the city.
T. j. Pickett Feb. 9. 1859, began the
publication of the Rock Island Reg
lister, a weekly and tri-weekly. The
proprietor was elected state senator
soon after the paper was launched
and Campbell W. Waite. c. w. Kirk
land and NJ. :. Barnes were there
after successfully connected with the
sheet in an editorial capacity. The
was suspended in 1861 and
in August of the next year the week
ly ceased to exist.
The Rock Island Union was
brought into being Nov. ;. 1862. by j.
\. Kuck. \ number of changes in
the ownership of the paper were
made before the Union Printing
company was organized early in
1874. Walter johnson, the present
editor. became connected with the
publication soon after the forming
of the joint stock company
Eighteen weeks was the allotted
existence of The American Law Re
porter begun in November. 1872. by
l.. G. johnson for the purpose of re-
cording legal proceedings in the
courts of Iowa and Illinois.
paper carrying the patriotic
name of The Liberty League, and
seemingly originated for the pur-
pose of furthering certain liquor in
terests, was published three consecu-
tive weeks in 1873 by Robert Tomp-
kins and Isaac y. Kirkpatrick.
Some Latter Day Ventures.
For a period of nearly forty years
the field in Rock Island was consid-
cred fairly well filled, so far as
for the dispensing of the
news were concerned. for no new
enterprise was launched
after the birth of the Register till
1897. Then the Post Publishing
company was formed for the pur-
pose of getting out an evening indie
pendent sheet and the Daily Post
made its appearance under the man
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