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Шаблон:Infobox newspaper The Columbus Telegram is a newspaper owned by Lee Enterprises and published in Columbus, in the east-central part of the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. It is delivered on Tuesday through Friday afternoon and on Saturday morning.[1]

History

19th century

On February 28, 1874, W. N. Hensley founded the Columbus Era.[2][3] At that time, Columbus had two newspapers, the Journal and the Republican, both Republican in policy. Hensley, a young lawyer, was working for Dr. George Miller, publisher of the Omaha Herald and a leader in the Democratic Party, who advised him to start a Democratic newspaper in Columbus.[4]

The Era briefly ceased publication in November 1880; on April 9, 1881, it reappeared as the Columbus Democrat, managed by A. B. Coffroth and J. K. Coffroth.[3] In 1892, the name was changed to the Telegram.[5] In the early 1890s, D. Frank Davis attempted to publish the newspaper as a daily; however, Columbus was not large enough to support this, and the paper resumed weekly publication.[4]

Edgar Howard

In 1900, Edgar Howard bought the Telegram from J. L. Paschal, who had been elected state senator.[6] A lawyer and newspaperman, Howard was a strong Democrat. In 1883, he had purchased the Papillion Times in Papillion, Nebraska; in 1887, he had left the Times to go to Benkelman in southwestern Nebraska, where he founded the Dundy Democrat. In 1890, he had returned to Papillion and bought back the Times.[7] He had served a few months as William Jennings Bryan's private secretary in 1891;[8] in 1894, he was elected to a term in the Nebraska House of Representatives representing Sarpy County;[8][9] in 1896, he had resigned this seat to become probate judge of Sarpy County.[7] In 1900, he made an unsuccessful bid for a seat in Congress. In that same year, he sold the Times, moved to Columbus, and purchased the Telegram.[8] He remained its editor for over fifty years.[6]

In 1901, Howard incorporated the newspaper as the Telegram Company. In 1912, Zela H. Loomis, who had worked as a reporter and day editor for two Fremont, Nebraska newspapers,[10] became managing editor and city editor of the Telegram; in the following year, he became vice-president of the company.[11]

In 1922, the Telegram Company bought out the Columbus Daily News and ended publication of that title; the Telegram went from weekly to daily publication as the Columbus Daily Telegram.[4] In that year, Howard was elected to the United States House of Representatives.[9] He sold most of his stock to his associates in the company; however, at their request, he retained enough to allow him to remain president of the company and editor of the paper for the rest of his life.[6] Howard was re-elected to the House five times, serving from 1923 to 1935. In 1934, he lost the seat to Karl Stefan.[9]

After Howard

In 1940, Zela Loomis acquired a controlling interest in the Telegram Company and became editor-publisher of the newspaper.[11] After Howard's death in 1951, Loomis's name appeared at the top of the masthead as editor.[12] Zela Loomis died in 1957,[11] whereupon his widow Svea Loomis became president and associate editor,[13] and their son Laird Loomis general manager.[14]

In 1969, the Loomis family sold the newspaper to Freedom Newspapers, Inc.[15][16] Shortly after the transaction, the "Daily" was removed from the name, leaving it the Columbus Telegram.[17][18] In 1974, the newspaper made the conversion from letterpress to offset printing.[14]

The Omaha World-Herald Company bought the Telegram from Freedom Newspapers in September 1989.[19] At the same time, the World-Herald bought the Pawnee Scout shopper, which they merged with the Telegram.[14]

In 1998, the World-Herald sold the Telegram to Independent Media Group, Inc. (IMG). At the time of the sale, the paper's circulation was reported as 11,500.[20] IMG was sold to Lee Enterprises and to Liberty Group Publishing in 2000;[21] Lee acquired the Telegram,[22] whose circulation was again reported as 11,500; the circulation of the Scout Shopper was given as 13,000.[23]

The Telegram today

The publisher of the Telegram is Carrie Colburn, who also publishes the daily York News-Times and the weekly David City Banner-Press and Schuyler Sun. Colburn was appointed to the position in 2021.[24] The editor is Monica Garcia.[25]

The market area for the newspaper consists of 24,000 households in seven counties in east central Nebraska: Boone, Butler, Colfax, Merrick, Nance, Platte, and Polk. A weekly supplement, the Telegram Advantage, is delivered to both subscribers and non-subscribers.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 "About the Columbus Telegram". Columbus Telegram website. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 Cutler, William (1882). "Platte County: The Press". Andreas's History of the State of Nebraska. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Curry, Margaret (1950a). "The Press". The History of Platte County, Nebraska. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  5. ↑ Evans, Marion Reeder (1936). "80 Years of Progress" in 80 Years of Progress: Columbus, Nebraska 1856-1936. Published by The Art Printery at Columbus's 80th anniversary. p. 14.
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 "Edgar Howard, One of State's Most Colorful Citizens, Dies". Columbus Daily Telegram. 1951-07-19. p. 1.
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:Usurped Шаблон:Usurped Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  8. ↑ 8,0 8,1 8,2 Шаблон:Usurped Шаблон:Usurped Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  9. ↑ 9,0 9,1 9,2 "Howard, Edgar (1858-1951)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  10. ↑ Curry, Margaret (1950c). "Zela Hadley Loomis". The History of Platte County, Nebraska. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  11. ↑ 11,0 11,1 11,2 "Zela H. Loomis, editor, publisher of Telegram dies; rites Wednesday". Columbus Daily Telegram. 1957-03-18. p. 1.
  12. ↑ Masthead. Columbus Daily Telegram. 1957-03-18.
  13. ↑ "Former Telegram publisher dead at 84, funeral Saturday". Columbus Telegram. 1976-09-09.
  14. ↑ 14,0 14,1 14,2 O'Brien, Irene (1992). "Keep us in Touch on Paper and Airwaves". Columbus 1992: A Snapshot. p. 87.
  15. ↑ Blum, Julie. "Former Telegram manager Laird Loomis dies at age 83". Columbus Telegram. 2005-06-15. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  16. ↑ "Freedom Newspapers, Inc. buys Telegram Company; management remains local". Columbus Daily Telegram. 1969-11-01.
  17. ↑ Nameplate. Columbus Daily Telegram. 1969-11-12.
  18. ↑ Nameplate. Columbus Telegram. 1969-11-13.
  19. ↑ "2 Freedom Papers Sold in Midwest". Los Angeles Times. 1989-08-23. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  20. ↑ "Nebraska daily sold". Editor & Publisher. 1998-10-03. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  21. ↑ "Management Buyout Leads to New Company". Шаблон:Webarchive Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  22. ↑ "Lee newspaper legacy reaches back to 1890" Шаблон:Webarchive. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  23. ↑ "Lee will buy 18 publications in Nebraska and Wisconsin". Lee Enterprises. 2000-04-07. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  24. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  25. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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