The Emporia News (Emporia, Kan.)
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
1,036 issues from 1859 to 1881, published in Emporia, Kansas, digitised for Chronicling America.
The Emporia News began on August 13, 1859, as a weekly in Emporia, Kansas Territory,with Jacob Stotler at the helm. It continued the Free-State themes of its predecessor, the Kansas News. While claiming independent political views, the News went on to support the Republican Party. It also promoted the commercial interests of the territory, the state, and the town of Emporia, acting as the organ of the local Chamber of Commerce.
Having entered the newspaper business at the age of 17 when he was hired as Preston B. Plumb’s foreman at the Xenia News in Ohio,Jacob Stotler, remained in charge after Plumb departed for the Kansas Territory in 1856. He later followed Plumb to work for the Kansas News. On July 31, 1858, Stotler became an editor and proprietor of the paper. When Plumb announced his departure on January 22, 1859, Stotler took over as chief editor of the News.
After acquiring the remaining interest in the paper that year, Stotler changed its title to the Emporia New. On June 16, 1881, the newspaper was renamed the Emporia Weekly News. Except for two brief periods, Stotler served as either an editor or proprietor of the paper. During his initial absence, P.B. Plumb and Dudley Randall took over editing and printing duties. When Stotler returned to the paper in May of 1860, Randall remained and Plumb left for Ohio to study law. Stotler left the News again on September 24, 1864, but returned the following year.
During the week of October 16, 1871, the Emporia News…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Emporia, Kansas, United States
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Chronicling America
- Licence or status
- None stated by the archive
- Rights
- The Library of Congress believes that the newspapers in Chronicling America are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions. Newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.
- Credit
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Who can read it
- Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says; archives give no ratings)
- Archive
- Library of Congress