The ''Boston Daily Advertiser'' (est. March 1813) was the first daily

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, and for many years the only daily paper in Boston.

History

The ''Advertiser'' was established in early March 1813. It was published by William W. Clapp and edited by Horatio Biglow; in March 1814, it was purchased by journalist

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. Hale was its chief editor until his death in 1863. Under Hale's supervision, the paper was first

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in politics, then Whig, and finally Republican, and it became very influential. It opposed the

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of 1820 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, and was the first paper to recommend the free colonization of

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. The principle of editorial responsibility, as distinct from that of individual contributions, was established in its columns. From 1841 until 1853, Hale's son Nathan Hale Jr., was associated with his father in the editorial management of the paper. In 1832 the ''Advertiser'' took over control of '' The Boston Patriot'', and then in 1840 it took over and absorbed ''The Boston Gazette''. In 1885 Elihu B. Hayes took over control of the ''Advertiser''. After Hayes the ''Advertiser'' was acquired by former

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Speaker and Massachusetts's 7th district Congressman William Emerson Barrett who published the ''Advertiser'' until his death on February 12, 1906. The paper was purchased by

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in 1917, became an illustrated tabloid in 1921, and ceased publication in 1929. Hearst continued using the name ''Advertiser'' for its Sunday paper until the early 1970s.

Contributors

* Horatio Alger Jr., assistant editor (1853–1854) * Edwin M. Bacon * William Emerson Barrett Washington correspondent (1882–1886). editor in chief (1888), chief proprietor and publisher. * Frank P. Bennett, editorial writer. Known for his writings on finance and tariffs. * Peleg Chandler wrote for the paper covering legal matters * Charles Hale * Francis H. Jenks, theater critic * George A. Marden. * Samuel W. McCall, leading editorial writer. * William M. Olin, reporter, editor, and Washington, D.C. correspondent. * Epes Sargent, editor * Galen Luther Stone, financial editor

Allusions in literature

*In

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's 1840 novel ''

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'', Dana reads every part of ''The Boston Daily Advertiser''. *In

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' 1878 novel ''

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'', Mr Wentworth reads ''The Boston Daily Advertiser''. *In

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' 1885 novel '' The Rise of Silas Lapham'', Bromfield Corey reads ''The Boston Daily Advertiser''.

Images

Image:Four men in front of a tent with a sign for the Boston Daily Advertiser, cropped.jpg, Four men in front of a tent with a sign for the ''Boston Daily Advertiser'', 19th century Image:Boston Advertiser Building cir 1872.png, ''The Boston Advertiser'' Building circa 1872 Image:1875 BostonDailyAdvertiser Almanac.jpg, The Advertiser's Almanac for 1875 Image:Boston Advertiser Building.png, ''The Boston Advertiser'' Building cir. 1886

References

Bibliography

''The New York Times'' (April 2, 1903) "Death List of A Day.; Elihu Burritt Hayes", (1903), p. 9.''The New York Times'' (February 13, 1906) "Death List of A Day.; William Emerson Barrett" (1906), P. 7.
* (See page 567.) * Howells, William Dean.: ''The Rise of Silas Lapham'' (1885). * James, Henry.
''The Europeans''
(1878).

External links

;Articles from the ''Boston Daily Advertiser''
February 1922 front pages from the ''Boston Daily Advertiser''
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