The Loup City Northwestern (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917
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1,134 issues from 1892 to 1917, published in Loup City, Nebraska, digitised for Chronicling America.
On October 16, 1882, the St. Paul (Nebraska) Press announced a new newspaper in Loup City, described as “solidly Republican.” Both editorship and ownership of the Northwestern turned over consistently during the life of the paper, which ran from 1882-1917.
In the early years, Loup City’s Republican Party was divided into factions, described very well in a 1979 article “Courthouse Politics, Loup City, Sherman County, 1887-1891” in Nebraska History. The particular factions of note were called the ‘Courthouse Gang’ and the ‘Railroad Gang’. In 1883, Berton (sometimes spelled Burton) L. Richardson, a young man from Vermont, was selected as editor of the Northwestern by members of the Courthouse Gang, also called “the Citizen’s Party,” which attracted many of the immigrants who had purchased railroad lands or who homesteaded. The Railroad Gang favored the interests of railroad companies, which were trying to sell railroad lands allocated to them by the federal government; the Sherman County Times, edited by O.B. Willard, was devoted to the interests of the Railroad Gang.
The rivalry between the papers resulted in some very ugly accusations and personal name-calling. Willard referred to Richardson as a “Hyena”, which, he noted, was “defined as a carnivorous mammal allied to the dog. Its habits are nocturnal and generally feeds upon its carrion. Those of our readers who have not seen an engraving …of this animal, can see a live one by calling at the Northwestern office.”…
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- News
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- Loup City, Nebraska, United States
- Language
- English
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- Chronicling America
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