The ''Dawson Sentinel'' is an English-language newspaper operating in

Dawson, Minnesota Dawson is a city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,466 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The land Dawson sits on was originally home to the Wahpekute, ...

."Minnesota Newspaper Directory"
(PDF). ''Minnesota Newspaper Association''. Retrieved January 25, 2020. It was founded in December 1884 and is published weekly on Wednesdays.

History

The ''Dawson Sentinel'' published its first issue on December 5, 1884, under the name the ''Dawson Eagle''. In 1886, the ''Dawson Eagle'' changed its name to ''The Sentinel''. The name of the newspaper was finally changed to the ''Dawson Sentinel'' in 1898. The first editor of the ''Dawson Sentinel'' was C. J. Coghlan.

Theodore Christianson Theodore Christianson (September 12, 1883December 9, 1948) was an American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1925, until January 6, 1931. Early life and education Christianson was born in Lac qui Parle Tow ...

, former

Governor of Minnesota The governor of Minnesota is the head of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty people have been governor of Minnesota, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory ...

was the owner, editor, and publisher of the ''Dawson Sentinel'' from 1909 to 1925. During this time, Christianson wrote and published anti-German and anti-

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editorials. The newspaper was co-owned by William Nicholas Kremer until his death in 2020.In Memoriam ~ William Nicholas Kremer
''Saint John's Prep''. Retrieved May 17, 2024. The ''Dawson Sentinel'' is available on

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at the Gale Family Library at the

Minnesota History Center The Minnesota History Center is a museum and library that serves as the headquarters of the Minnesota Historical Society. It is near downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Minnesota History Center is on Kellogg Boulevard, between the Mississippi R ...

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Newspapers published in Minnesota Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota 1898 establishments in Minnesota Newspapers established in 1884 1884 establishments in Minnesota

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