Springfield Daily Republic (Springfield, O. [Ohio])
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
522 issues from 1887 to 1888, published in Springfield, Ohio, digitised for Chronicling America.
Founded in 1887, the Springfield Daily Republic and its predecessor, the Springfield Globe-Republic, both have their roots in one of the first newspapers published in Springfield, the Farmer, which was started in 1817. While other local papers came and went, the Republic was able to survive at least eight name changes and even more changes in editorship and publication frequency, earning its nickname “Old Reliable.” In 1839, John M. Gallagher and J.B. Halsey joined together to produce the paper, changing its name from the Springfield Ohio Pioneer to the Republic. According to one source, the latter was the first paper in the United States to bear the name “Republic.”
Incorporated in 1867, the Springfield Republic was one of the most influential papers in Clark County. In the years that followed, the Republic continued to change its name and its frequency of publication while absorbing other, smaller papers until it was finally acquired itself by the Springfield Daily News. Today, the paper is known as the Springfield News-Sun, which has been in publication since 1982. The exact chronology of the paper is unclear, but it appears that the title of the Republic was dropped around 1910.
Despite changes in format and administration, the Republic remained at the front rank of Ohio’s press. Governor Asa S. Bushnell and former State Librarian William T. Coggeshall each spent time as the owner and editor of the paper. The affiliation of the Republic with the Western Associated…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Springfield, Ohio, 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