Butte Post

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The Butte Post
Type6 days per week
Format16 page, 7 column
Owner(s) Lee Mantle
Marcus Daly
John Durston
Founded1881
Ceased publication1961
Headquarters Butte, Montana, United States
ISSN 2472-0283
OCLC number 11748718

The Butte Post, also known as The Butte Daily Post and formerly known as The Butte Inter Mountain and The Daily Intermountain, was a newspaper published in Butte, Montana. The first issue was published on March 21, 1881 and the final issue was published on July 21, 1961. [1] [2]

The paper was founded as the Daily Intermountain by English-American businessman and Republican politician Lee Mantle. While managing the paper, Mantle became the mayor of Butte and one of Montana's two senators. [1] Fred Lockley was the first editor of the paper, which was credited for his start in the newspaper business. [3]

In early 1901, the newspaper was acquired by interests associated with Marcus Daly, owner of the Anaconda Standard . It was one of several Montana newspapers under the control of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company and was described as "aggressively Republican throughout its career", advocating for anti-union positions and against farmers who sues Anaconda Copper for smoke-related damages. [4]

In 1913, the newspaper was reconstituted as the Butte Post by long-time Anaconda Standard editor John Durston. It engaged in political attacks against congresswoman Jeannette Rankin and criticized striking workers. [2] By 1920, the Anaconda Company owned several additional Montana newspapers including the Anaconda Standard, Butte Miner, Daily Missoulian, Helena Independent, and Billings Gazette. [5]

When Anaconda Copper campaigned against progressive Governor Joseph M. Dixon in 1924, Durston initially defended the governor but was reprimanded and later retired as editor of the paper. Durston became a critic of the paper later in life for failing to confront power. [2]

In 1961, Lee Enterprises purchased the Anaconda Copper-owned newspapers including the Butte Post, and the paper ceased publication. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 LCCN   sn85-53057
  2. 1 2 3 4 LCCN   sn85-53058
  3. ↑ "Fred Lockley (1871-1958)".
  4. ↑ LCCN   sn83-25294
  5. ↑ 1 Work, Clemens P. Darkest before Dawn: Sedition and Free speech in the American West. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2005), 85.
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