Oregon Herald

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Oregon Herald
Type Weekly newspaper
Founder(s)Milton H. Abbott
Nehemiah L. Butler
Founded1866
Ceased publication1873
City Portland, Oregon

The Oregon Herald was a newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, United States from 1866 until 1873. [1] It was originally a weekly newspaper, and thus was alternatively known as the Weekly Oregon Herald. [2] However, in 1869 the publication became daily except on Mondays, [3] after which it was alternatively known as the Daily Oregon Herald.

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In 2002 a website was launched with the same name. Oregon State Media Inc. was established in 2010, and operated the site after that. [4] [5]

History

At the time the Oregon Herald was established, the only other daily paper in Portland was The Oregonian , all the others having closed. [1] The Democratic paper was started on March 17, 1866 by Milton H. Abbott and Nehemiah L. Butler. Three years later, Abbott started the Democrat in Baker City. [1] Abbott withdrew from the Oregon Herald soon after its establishment and a stock company was formed to manage the paper. [1] Members of this group included Democratic leaders Aaron E. Waite, W. Weatherford, James K. Kelly, La Fayette Grover, Joseph Showalter Smith, N. L. Butler, and James C. Hawthorne. [1] Beriah Brown became editor on June 10, 1866. [1] Sylvester Pennoyer was the next editor, from 1868 to July 1, 1869, after which he sold the paper to T. Patterson & Co, with Eugene Semple as editor. [1] Patterson sold the paper to a stock company on December 1, 1871, and the paper was suspended on May 25, 1873. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Turnbull, George S. (1939). "Dailies That Struggled and Died"  . History of Oregon Newspapers  . Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. pp. 150–151.
  2. ↑ "About Oregon Herald (Portland, Or.) 1866-1869". Chronicling America . Library of Congress . Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "About Daily Oregon Herald (Portland, Or.) 1869-1873". Chronicling America . Library of Congress . Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ The Oregon Herald Online
  5. ↑ Bakerseft, Judith (September 17, 2010). "Where Will Journalist Of Tomorrow Be Trained?". Boston Sun . Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.


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