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Watertown
Republican
Watertown
Leader
1860
02 xx Justus Moak was editor of the Watertown Republican for three or four
years after its establishment in 1860 and had been a frequent contributor to it
columns in later years. Mr. Moak was a
great friend of the newspaper men and in his official capacity as postmaster
always strived to give the newspapers any and all information which would be of
value to the public. He was a frequent
contributor to the local newspapers on other subjects as well, and was known as
a vigorous writer and one who kept well within the facts in the matter under
discussion. He was at home in a newspaper
office and was always welcome. Being of
a genial nature and radiating cheerfulness, he was a man who possessed friends
among all classes. WD, 02 1913
08 09 Letter from Portland WD
1876
08 24 We can only admire with pardonable pride the tender solicitude
constantly manifested by the Republican
concerning our welfare. Ever since we
came into possession of the Democrat,
it has conferred upon this paper a gratuitous amount of puffing which we fear
can never be requited, unless, perhaps, it accepts our grateful acknowledgments
which are here cheerfully extended. WD
1906 Watertown
Leader formed from Watertown
Republican
04 06 With the
current issue of this paper, which heretofore has been known as The Watertown Republican, the name is
changed to that of the Watertown Leader,
under which heading it will be published in the future. For nearly forty-six
years it was known by the name discarded and it is with considerable regret on
the part of the publishers that the change was made. It is simply and solely a
business proposition to meet conditions that made the change necessary for the
financial success of the paper. Its policy and political sentiments will
continue in the future to be the same as they have been in the past, an earnest
advocate for good government and high moral ideals in civic and social life.
The paper has been greatly improved under the present management and nothing
will be left undone to make it a mirror of the best thought in the city and
surrounding country.
Yours Respectfully,
Watertown Pub. Co. WR
1908 Daily
Leader Suspends Publication
07 17 The
Watertown Daily Leader, established
two years ago last April, suspended
publication last Friday. WG Subscriptions taken over by The Times
The
publication of The Weekly Leader
continued
11
20 Willis
Keyes, death of former employee WG
1915
07 30 The
Watertown Weekly Leader has ordered and will soon install a Model K Linotype
machine, which handled in the ordinary was will do the work of five
compositors, in the matter of type-setting.
1916 The Watertown Daily Leader
Another Daily
for Watertown
02 25 In its weekly
issue of Feb. 22, the Watertown Leader
announces that the proprietors will issue a daily paper, the first number to
appear on Monday, March 6th. The paper
will be called “The Watertown Daily
Leader.”
Cross references:
Emil
Kehl returned to Watertown [date uncertain], first job was with the Republican, edited by the late Granton
Norris.
Col. P H Swift, former editor, Watertown Leader, obit of
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