The Chattanooga Star

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The Chattanooga Star was a daily newspaper in Chattanooga, Tennessee that was part of Hearst News Services (now Hearst Communications). [1] It was established in 1907 by twelve stockholders, [2] and its first issue was published on January 26, 1907. [1] The editor and manager of the paper was Colonel James Perry Fyffe. [3] Its final publication was on October 10, 1908. [2] The paper's publications are held in the Library of Congress. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ernest F. Birmingham, ed. (April 27, 1907). "The Chattanooga Star". The Fourth Estate (687): 7.
  2. 1 2 Armstrong, Zella (1993). The History of Hamilton County and Chattanooga, Tennessee, Volume 2. Overmountain Press. p. 149. ISBN   9780932807991.
  3. Moore, John Trotwood; Foster, Austin Powers (1923). "Colonel James Perry Fyffe". Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923, Volume 3. p. 568.
  4. Newspapers in Microform, Volume 2. Library of Congress. 1973. p. 378.