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Title info¶

• Ayer Annual¹
  • Publish day: daily except Sunday
  • Content: Independent
  • Established: 1899
  • Pages: 4
  • Size: 20x24 inches
  • Size: 18 x22 inches ²
  • Editor: E.H. Wells
  • Publisher: Star Publishing Company
• Frequency: Daily, Evenings, except Sunday
• Coverage
  • Region:
  • County:
• Unique ids
  • SN: sn87093407
  • OCLC: ocm17285351
    

History¶

• Continues:
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Essay Draft¶

E. W. (Edward Willis) Scripps, legendary newspaper businessman, once wrote "the best community in which to found a newspaper is one that is comparatively young and whose population has in very recent time increased." With a population of 40,000 and growing, Seattle, Washington in 1899 fit Scripps'description well. Scripps hired editor E. H. Wells to found his latest venture, the Seattle Star on February 2, 1899.

Reel info¶

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• Holdings list:
  • UW Microfilm A2202
    

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Digitization plan¶

2008-2009 grant

• (e.g. Plan to digitize 1900-1922 (12 reels))
  

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Notes¶

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Resources¶

1. N.W. Ayer & Son's American newspaper annual 1903 page 885
2. N.W. Ayer & Son's American newspaper annual 1908 page 913
3. NDNP Candidate Title List (Appendix A1.2)
4. Chronicling America record (LOC) - Seattle Star
5. WorldCat record - fill in title
6. WSL record - fill in title
   

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