Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.])
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
3,003 issues from 1905 to 1919, published in Tulsa, Oklahoma, digitised for Chronicling America.
The Tulsa Daily World appeared on September 14, 1905, in Tulsa, Indian Territory. The paper issued every morning, from Tuesday to Sunday. It consisted of seven columns of eight pages, measuring 17 by 22 inches. Each edition cost $0.05, or a reader could purchase a yearly subscription for $4.80.
Tulsa Republican party activist, James F. McCoy, approached J. R. Brady with the idea of starting a daily newspaper. Brady was publishing the weekly Indian Republican and the only daily newspaper was the Tulsa Democrat. Republican leaders desired a publication representing their viewpoint and in return assured Brady any needed financial assistance.
By 1906, Brady was operating both the World and a weekly edition, the Oklahoma World. The same year he enticed entrepreneur George Bayne and his brother-in-law, Charles Dent, into buying the newspapers and the World Publishing Company. Seven years later, Dent and World editor, Eugene Lorton bought out Bayne. In 1917, Lorton became the sole proprietor of the newspaper and publishing company.
Lorton cemented the World‘s credibility after a nine-year editorial battle against Tulsa Democrat owner Charles Page, to bring clean water to the city of Tulsa. Lorton campaigned for a reservoir to be built on the Spavinaw Creek and have water piped into town. Oilman Page wanted the city to buy water from his Shell Creek water system. In 1919, Tulsans finally approved the Spavinaw plan. Page immediately sold the Democrat to Richard Lloyd James who…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, 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