The Daily World (Aberdeen)

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The Daily World
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Sound Publishing
EditorMichael Wagar
FoundedJuly 31, 1889 (1889-07-31)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters315 So. Michigan,
Aberdeen, Washington 98520 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Circulation 5,225(as of 2023) [1]
ISSN 0740-3135
OCLC number 9939554
Website thedailyworld.com

The Daily World is a daily newspaper in Aberdeen, Washington, United States. [2] Serving Grays Harbor County and northern Pacific County since 1889, The Daily World is the only daily newspaper on the coast of Washington state. [3]

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History

On July 31, 1889, the first edition of the Aberdeen Weekly Bulletin was published, almost three months before Washington achieved statehood. [4] It was founded by the Bulletin Publishing Company. [5] In 1891, W. H. Johnston sold a half-interest in the business to C. R. Bell and Alfred E. Green, who were to undertake the business management. At that time Frank H. Owen was the paper's editor for nearly two years and also retained an ownership stake. [6]

In July 1904, H. D. Crawford and Charles F. Cork purchased the Bulletin. [7] That November, the two also bought The Olympian. [8] In August 1905, their partnership ended, with Crawford taking full control of The Olympian and Cork becoming the sole proprietor and editor of the Bulletin. [9] In 1906, Cork sold the Bulletin to a group of local prominent businessmen. [10]

In May 1908, L. S. Humbarger sold the Bulletin for $15,000 to John F. Gilbert, publisher of a Seattle magazine. He planned to change its name to the Grays Harbor Journal. [11] [12] The ownership change went into affect on June 1, and by then Werner Andrew Rupp was reported as a co-owner with Gilbert, with the paper's name changed to the Aberdeen World. [13] Rupp was a political reporter and editorial writer. Gilbert, was a gifted cartoonist. [4] In January 1910, Gilbert retired from the paper and sold his stake to Rupp and moved to Seattle where he secured an interest in the Westerner magazine. [14] Rupp was the paper's sole proprietor, editor and publisher for the next 53 years. [4] He died in 1963. [15]

The paper was inherited by Peter and Primrose Foelkner, and Lynn Cox. In 1967, they sold it to Richard LaFromboise, who owned The Chronicle in Centralia and Red Bluff Daily News in California. [16] A year later LaFromboise died suddenly at age 36. [17] He estate then sold The World to Donrey Media Group. [18] On March 2, 1969, the paper became The Daily World. [4]

In 2002, the company was renamed to Stephens Media. [19] In 2014, The Daily World was sold to Sound Publishing, a subsidiary of Black Press. [20] In 2020, the company suspended the paper's sister publications, The North Coast News in Ocean Shores and The Vidette in Montesano. [21] [22] In March 2024, Black Press was acquired by Carpenter Media Group. [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Sound Publishing Media Kit 2023" (PDF). soundpublishing.com. April 1, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Daily World (April 9, 2020->: Aberdeen, Wa) 1969-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. ISBN   978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC   861618089.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "About Us". The Daily World. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Territorial Happenings". The Washington Standard. Olympia, Washington. July 19, 1889. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Aberdeen "Bulletin" Changes". The Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. September 28, 1891. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Buy the Aberdeen Bulletin". The Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. July 20, 1904. p. 8.
  8. ↑ "Daily Olympian IS Sold". Spokane Chronicle. November 17, 1904. p. 5.
  9. ↑ "With the Weekly Papers". The Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. August 8, 1905. p. 6.
  10. ↑ "Aberdeen Bulletin Sold". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. January 19, 1906. p. 12.
  11. ↑ "Brief State News". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. May 7, 1908.
  12. ↑ "Everett". The Spokesman-Review. May 12, 1908. p. 2.
  13. ↑ "Newspaper Changes Hands". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. June 2, 1908. p. 10.
  14. ↑ "Rupp Now Sole Owner". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. January 5, 1910. p. 4.
  15. ↑ "Werner A. Rupp, Aberdeen Editor And Publisher Dies". Longview Daily News. Associated Press. January 3, 1963. p. 5.
  16. ↑ "Sale of Aberdeen Paper Announced". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. Associated Press. August 17, 1967. p. 7.
  17. ↑ "Autopsy Shows Richard Lafromboise Died Of Lung Congestion". The Olympian. Olympia, Washington. Associated Press. July 10, 1968. p. 3.
  18. ↑ "Aberdeen World Bought By Small Daily Chain". The Daily Herald. Everett, Washington. United Press International. November 1, 1968. p. 21.
  19. ↑ "Media name-change". Peninsula Daily News. Port Angeles, Washigton. January 15, 2002. p. 10.
  20. ↑ "Oahu Publications Inc. purchases Hawaii Tribune-Herald and West Hawaii Today". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  21. ↑ "North Coast News suspending operations for now". The Daily World. March 25, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Message from the publisher: Vidette to suspend publication". The Daily World. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Carpenter Media Group completes acquisition of Black Press Media". Editor & Publisher. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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