Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-26
MINNESo TA NEGRO
PRESS HISTORY
(Continued from paEe D

thompson, stopped sendtng copy.
Because Of the low circulation,
fewer ads, more national news
was used, and the subscription
rate was lowered 10 81 per year.
The editor became paniky and
attacked everyone for every.
thing.
In Dec, 1890. the paper
established the ADVANCE cafe
at 2i4 Washington Ave. g.. with
Richard Mann and James KOgoI
m managers. Mrs. George Duck
EFT became associate editor, and
In 1900 Reid went South, leaving
Mrs. Duckett and q lawyer. james
l. Curtis. 10 run the paper.
Mrs, Duckett became III that
year. and Louise jackson. q high
school girl. wrote the ~. Pau
news. Curtis purchased the inter
est Of Reid In the paper, but II
eventually died down.
On the death Of the AFRO,
AMERICAN ADVANCE, an,
other paper sprung up In Mime
Rpolis, called the Minneapolis
OBSERVER. Its initial issue came
out August ~, 1890. A weekly
paper, II was well printed with
seven columns, single column
headlines. and much out-of-t0wT
news.
4. q. Plummer published th'
paper each Saturday at 10 Fourth
st. So. Minneapolis. with M. w
Weaver ~ business manager
Both the editors were young men
and ono Of the daily papers des'
eribed II a. the bright newsJ
journal OF the great downtrodder
race -"
Selling for $3.50 q year. II wal
. four page sheet with q small
amount OF advertising. and with
minor news items. The 81. Pau
column was news and goasipy
Tho entire front page was de-
voted 10 news OF the world, with
no emphasis on race.
The paper stated It's purpos,
was ito give tho readers news II
can get through no other source,
inform the people what the
neighbora are doing. II will moi
NEEDLE In the private affairs OF
scandals, or wage war on anyone
II In everybOdy's friend and not q
campaign sheet"
However. u seemed more In
clined 10 no Republican than
Democrat, II lasted only n few
years.
The next paper on the scene Of
the Twin Cities was the NEGRO
WORLD, the first issue appear
Ing In 1892, In st. Paul.
II was n seven column paper
with national and local news on
tho front page, II was published
At 482 Cedar st.. with Joseph w
Houser editor and publlAher. and
sold at 81 per year.
The paper seemed chiefly u
have been started purely a. q
political sheet, 10 serve the
Democratic party. II carried many
pictures Of political candidates. n
concerned Itself with the currency
question, Congress and the Pan
American Exposition. with Porto
Rico and carried u Hamm's Beer
al In May. 1900 and died down q
few months later.
Tho NORTHWESTERN VINE
was another short lived paper IN
Minneapolis, lasting only ons
year, I9O2.O3.
Through the coming and going
Of these different papers. the
APPEAL continued 10 flourish
by 1891. II was carrying Rmuse.
mcnt advertising 90 theatres and
moving pictures. by the turn OF
the century II called itself q ma.
tunal press and dropped the namG
Western" and was only the AP.
PEAL hut Il, too. died In 1923,
Spokesman q Recorder
Newspapers
TudAyH Minnesota weekiles arr
widely read. The SPOKESMAN
of Minneapolis and RECORDER
Of St Paul are tho oldest papers
with the largest calculations
These papers have nine full.timS
employees In addition to the editor
publisher. nine part time workers;
three columnists and two out-of,
town correspondents
These two papers maintain
modern offices In each OF the
Twin Cities. The 81 Paul office
II at Si2-l4 Newton Building: the
Minneapolis office u at STA Thin
Ave, So Bulk Of bookkeeping
editing and the entire mechanical
composition Of both papers IL done
at the Minneapolis address.
Until November. IStS. both
papers Jobbed out their COM
position and press run. In that
month the papers acquired .
complete composing room At .
cost Of $1,000
Present fIll-timc staff members
include Curtis c. Chivers, Kath
ryn ChiVers. Gloria wilkerson
Donald Andersen. Dale Sargent
Oscar Newman. Robert Jones
Mamie Butler. Walter Lowe anC