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A HISTORY OF THE PRESS OF MICHIGAN PREPARED FOR THE CENTENNIAL BY ORDER OF GOV. JOHN J. BAGLEY
TOM S. APPLEGATE, COMPILER
Section I
In July, 1865, Van Antwerp purchased a half interest from Higgs, and the paper was published by Higgs & Van Antwerp until April, 1866, when Carlton purchased the interest of Higgs, and The Patriot has since been published by Carlton & Van Antwerp, the present proprietors, who established the daily edition August 20, 1870.
The Eagle, an independent weekly, was established March 29, 1862, by, B. L. Carlton, and was published four years, when it was merged in the Patriot.
In 1838, there was a Free Soil paper published at Jackson, called The American Freeman, and a temperance paper, The Michigan Temperance Herald. Both were semi-monthly publications, and there are no records at hand showing the date of their establishment, the proprietors, or when publication was suspended.
September 27, 1848, appeared the first issue of The Michigan State Journal, A. A. Dorrance, proprietor. When it suspended, is not known.
KALAMAZOO COUNTY
Two daily papers, four weeklies, and two monthly periodicals are furnished by this county to its 32, 284 population. The Kalamazoo Telegraph and The Kalamazoo Gazette issue both daily and weekly editions. The Michigan Teacher and the Michigan Freemason are monthly publications, the scope of which is indicated by their titles. These are all printed in Kalamazoo. The Despatch and News is published at Schoolcraft, and The Monitor at Vicksburg.
The Gazette, the democratic organ of the county, is the oldest paper. It was first established at White Pigeon, by Henry Gilbert & Chandler, and moved to Kalamazoo, with the land office, in 1835. As before stated. The Gazette issues a daily as well as a weekly edition. A. J. Shakespeare is the present proprietor.
MICHIGAN PRESS
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