Syracuse Telegram and Courier
Syracuse Telegram, 1901
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Charles E. Handy (1902) |
| Publisher | The Courier Publishing Co. |
| Editor | F. L. Hagadorn (1856) Charles E. Handy (1902) |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Ceased publication | November 22, 1905 |
| Headquarters | Courier Buildings Montgomery and Genesee Streets Syracuse, New York |
| Circulation | 17,120 (1900) |
The Syracuse Telegram and Courier was a daily newspaper serving Syracuse, New York. The paper was founded in 1856 and published under a series of different names until it stopped publishing in 1905 due to high levels of debt.
The newspaper began in Syracuse, New York in 1856 as the Syracuse Daily Courier. Throughout the years, the publication changed hands many times. By January, 1867, the paper was known as Syracuse Courier and Union. In September, 1893, it was called The Syracuse Courier and was published by The Courier Printing Company.
During January, 1898, with the publication of Vol I of the Syracuse Telegram and Courier, the newspaper changed names again. The independent newspaper was published daily and had both a morning edition and an evening edition, titled, The Evening Telegram. The newspaper was discontinued due to lack of capital in September, 1905 after 49 years of service.
Seventeen years later, in 1922, another publication called the Syracuse Telegram was established by William Randolph Hearst, however, this was a sole and separate company from the newspaper that went out of business in 1905, despite the same name.
The Syracuse Telegram and Courier was a conglomeration of several distinct newspapers that were published in Syracuse, New York over a period of 49 years beginning in 1856 and ending in 1905.
The earliest history of the publication began in 1856 when the newspaper was established as the Syracuse Daily Courier. The first editor was F. L. Hagadorn.
The company was headquartered in the Courier Building, formerly known as the Frazee Building, located in Market Square across the street from City Hall at the northwest corner of Genesee and Montgomery Streets.
The daily newspaper was published every morning of the week, except Sunday
The Syracuse Daily Courier logo published on March 28, 1857:
the Courier building is now renovated by James Prioletti of Marcellus, and houses 9 luxurious apartments and his ameriprise financial offices on the first floor
By June 12, 1865, toward the end of the United States Civil War, the publication was called the Syracuse Daily Courier And Union and was published as Vol. 7. The publisher was D. J. Halsted and editor was W. W. Green. The daily newspaper was published Monday through Saturday. The company was headquartered in the Courier Buildings located at Montgomery and Genesee Streets. The newspaper motto was Truth, ever lovely, since the world began---the foe of tyrants and the friend of man.
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