The Evening World

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The Evening World
The Evening World, May 12, 1917, Final Edition, front page.jpg
Front page of The Evening World, May 12, 1917
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
FoundedOctober 10, 1887
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationFebruary 26, 1931
Headquarters New York City, New York, US

The Evening World was a newspaper that was published in New York City from 1887 to 1931. [1] [2] It was owned by Joseph Pulitzer, and served as an evening edition of the New York World. [1]

Contents

History

The first issue was on October 10, 1887. It was published daily, except for Sunday. The final publication was on February 26, 1931. It was merged with New York World and the New York Telegram and became the New York World-Telegram . [2]

In 1899, The Evening World was the subject of a large-scale newsboy strike, immortalized by the Disney film and stage musical Newsies . [3]

Staff

Nixola Greeley-Smith had worked in St Louis before being based at The Evening World. She covered home front activities during World War I and was an advocate and activist for women's suffrage. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Evening World. WorldCat. OCLC   9368601.
  2. 1 2 "The Evening World". Library of Congress . Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  3. "Newsboys of 1899". newsboys-of-1899.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  4. Fahs, Alice (30 November 2018). Out on Assignment: Newspaper Women and the Making of Modern Public Space. University of North Carolina Press. p. 118. ISBN   9780807834961.