RELATED LINKS:
Tampico Tornado Newspapers available at the TAHS

ALBANY NEWSPAPERS
1883
The Abany Times - started by W. G. Bleecker in spring of 1883. Suspended in summer of 1884. Moved to Clinton, Iowa.

1884
The Albany News - est. by F. C. & W. G. Redline. First issue Dec. 12, 1884. Issued every Friday.

FULTON NEWSPAPERS
1854
FIRST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY
Whiteside Investigator, first issue May 1854. Owners: Judge James McCoy & John Phelps. Sold to McFadden and G. A. Laighton as a partner. Later, Laighton became sole owner. Changed the name to Fulton City Advertiser. Laighton became involved indebt and quit the country, leaving the paper in the hands of subordinates, and after a few issues it suspened.

1859
Weekly Courier - G. J. Booth & B. C. Galliday leased the print equipment from the defunct Advertiser. A few months later, Galliday withdrew and Booth had entire charge.
1863 - Booth purchased the plant from Laighton and changed the name to the Fulton Journal. In 1866, Mr. Booth took his on into the office and paper was under the name of G. J. Booth & son. 1872-George Terwilliger purchased the paper and became editor/prop. In the fall of the same year, he sold half interest to Dr. W. C. Snyder.
1876 (March), Snyder purchased entire interest.
1876- Thos. J. Pickett, Jr. leased paper from Dr. Snyder. Then Pickett and J. C. Snyder purchased it.
1878 - W. R. Cobb bought Pickett's interest.
1880 it was purchased by the Sterling Gazette Co. & J. C. Snyder retained as editor.
1881, Fred K. Bastian, local editor of Gazette, purchased the entire interest.
In August 1881, his brother, A. W. came in as a partner. Now called the Journal and was published semi-weekly. Originally published as a Democrat paper, in 1859 it changed to a Republican paper until 1881 it became an independent Democratic journal.

1883
Fulton Star - est. by Rev. George W. Perry. First issue Jan. 4, 1883. Weekly journal. Republican paper. Mr. Perry's sons, George T. and W. F., took over the paper due to ill health of their father.

MORRISON NEWSPAPERS
1857
The Whiteside Sentinel - July 23, 1857, Alfred McFadden.
1862 - Leased to Elmer Searle for one year.
1867 - Sentinel purchsed by Charles Bent and Morris Savage.
1870 (May) - Bent purchased Savage's interest.
1877 - Bent sold to Robert W. Welch of NY.
abt 1880 - Bent purchased it back from Welch.

1868-1870
Reform Investigator - Elmer Searle, publ. Moved to Chicago in 1870. Burned in 1871 Chicago fire.

1872-1874
Morrison Independent - L. S. Ward and editor, J. W. Huett. 1874-1876
The Morrison Independent office was purchased by G. J. Booth & son. In July, 1874 established the Morrison Times.

1876
Morrison Times moved to Rock Falls and from it was issued forth in a short time the Whiteside Times. The Morrison Democrat - Owners Connelly & Gove, who moved their office from Lyndon. Closed shortly after R. Hayes inauguration.

1878
The Whiteside Herald - weekly on Frid., founded by A. D. Hill. First issue April 4, 1878.
Fall of 1878, A. D. Adams purchased an interest.
1882 - A. D. leased the paper.
1883 - Adms purchased Mr. Hill';s interest.

STERLING NEWSPAPERS
1854-1857
Times - Dec. 12, 1854, Charles Boynton, editor. First paper in Sterling.
1856 Sterling Republican - July 1856, Wm Caffrey prop/editor
1857
Republican and Gazette - proprietors of the Republican & the Gazette united the two papers under the name of Republican and Gazette. Mr. Grattan sold his interest to Walter Nimocks, firm became Caffrey & Nimocks. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Caffrey became sole proprietor. The name of Republican was dropped.
1857-8 Sterling Gazette - Caffrey sole prop. 1861, Mr. Caffrey sold to C.M. Worthington & Co., Mr. Worthington soon becoming sole proprietor.
1870, sold to Geor. Terwilliger. He sold back to Mr. Worthington shortly thereafter.
1876, W. F. Eastman became sole prop.. In July 1876, partnered with D. J. Jenne. (Eastman & Jenne). 1880, the Sterling Gazette Com organized. w. F. Eastman Pre., D. J. Jenne, Treasurer, and W. R. Cobb, Sec.
Sept. 1882, C. John was elected Pres. of the company, and W. R. Cobb, Sec. and Treasurer.
1878, publication of a "Daily" was short lived.
1882 another attempt to publish a daily paper was successful.
June, 1883, Daily paper was enlarged.

1868
(June) Whiteside Chronicle, Theo H. and Charles M. Mack editors/prop. June, 1870, Theo Mack purchased the interest of his brother, became sole prop. 1872, changed the name to the Sterling Standard
1883, sold half interest to J. W. Newcomer.
1884, (June) Alfred Bayliss purchased interst of Mr. Mack, new firm of Newcomer & Bayliss.
Note: The Gazette & the Standard were consolidated July 24, 1916

1877
The Sterling Beobachter - only German newspaper in county. Charles Strock
1881, sold to H. Mathey.
1883, Louis Oltmanns sole editor/prop.

1881-1883
The Daily Blade, A. J. Booth

1884
The Sterling (weekly) Blade - A. J. Booth. A special farmers' edition is issued each week and distributed gratuitously to patrons of the Blade.

TAMPICO NEWSPAPERS
1876
Tampico Tornado May 4, 1876. A.D. Hill/Charles F. Gifford prop/publishers. (First year, it was printed in P-town)

PROPHETSTOWN NEWSPAPERS
1871
The Prophetstown Spike - published every Saturday. A. D. Hill, prop/editor. Charles Bent was partner until 1872.
1878 sold to J. W. Olmstead.
1883 repurchased by A. D. Hill. Politically the paper is Republican.

ROCK FALLS NEWSPAPERS
1870-1877
Rock Falls Progress (Cadwell & Tuttle) First paper est. in the village.
1876-1878
The Whiteside Times - A. J. Booth & Co..
1878-1879
The Whiteside Times sold to Hyde & Searle. Paper was suspended in 1879
1879
Searle's Times - Elmer Searle of Hyde & Searle. Only published 3 months
1879
The Ensign of Liberty - Feb. 25, 1879 - abt. May 1879. Advocated the principles of the National Greenback party.
1882
Rock Falls News - Wm Parker, editor/prop. Still in existance at tie of historical printing in 1885.

LYNDON NEWSPAPER
1883
LYNDON - The Advocate. The first issue of this paper appeared July 7, 1883. Mr. W. M. PATRICK moved his paper from Mendota, where is was published and known as the Mendota Index. The Advocate is independent in politics, is published every Saturday

ERIE NEWSPAPERS
1879
Erie Plaindealer - spring of 1879 - brief period. (Less than 1 year)
Erie Independent - July 9, 1879. G. W. Gurnsey, pub.

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FULTON (Whiteside)

Advertiser: Ja 7, 21, F 11, Mr 25, Ap 22, Je 17, Jl 1, Ag 5, 26, O 2, 1858; Mr 5, 1859
Courier: see Journal
Journal: Whiteside Investigator, (w) Mr 15, Ap 5, 26-My 31, Je 14, 28-Ag 9, 16, S 6, 13, 27-O 25, N 8, 22, 29, D 13-27, 1854; Ja 3, 10, 18, 25, F 8-22, Mr 1, 15, 1855; =Courier, Jl 15, N 4, D 9, 1859; My 4 1860; Ja 4, Jl 5, 26, Ag 2-30, S 13-O 25, N 8-D 27, 1861; Ja 3-F 28, Mr 14-Ag 29, S 12-26, 1862; =Journal, Ja 5, 1865; My 11, S 14, 21, 1866; Ag 14, 1867; My 20, 1869; O 6, 1870; N 3, 1871; My 17, Je 7, 1872; Ja 24, F 7, Mr 14, 21, Ap 18, My 2, 16, Ag 8, S 5, 19, 26, O 24-N 7, 21, 28, D 19, 27, 1873; [1874-O 24, 1882X] (=sw) [*O 31, 1882-1888; 1890]; Je 5, 1891; Ap 13, 1894; Ja 8-22, 29-Ap 19, 1895; O 5, 1897; [1898-1900]; Ja 13-Mr 3, My 5, 1905; Ja 12, Mr 9, 13, 23-Ap 3, 1906; [1907-1908; 1910]; F 17, 1911; [O 13, 1914-Ap 1933X]; (=w) [*My 1933+]
Register: Je 23, 1892; Ap 5, 1894; D 12, 1898; Ap 27, 1899
Whiteside Investigator: see Journal

MORRISON (Whiteside)

Century Gazette: (bw)*Ja-Mr 1960X?
Reform Investigator: Ap 16, 1870
Slippery Gulch Howler: N 1, 1934
Whiteside News-Sentinel: Whiteside County Farmer, (w) [*Ag 1921-F 5, 1931X]; =Whiteside County News, *F 12, 1931-N 1944X; (=sw) [*D 1944-JI 1950; F 1951-S 1955X]; (=w) *O 4, 1955-JI 18, 1963; JI 2, 1964-Mr 14, 1974X; =Whiteside News-Sentinel, *Mr 20, 1974+
Whiteside Sentinel: (w) [*JI 23-D 1857; Ap 14, 1858-S 1896]; S 30, 1897-Mr 1899X; (=sw) *Ap-S 1899X; (=w) *O 1899-Ja 21, 1909X; (=tw) *Ja 25, 1909-Jl 14, 1926; Ag 1927-JI 24, 1942X; (=sw) *JI 27, 1942-S 1955X; (=w) *O 1955-JL 18, 1963; Jl 2, 1964-Mr 14, 1974X; =Whiteside News-Sentinel
From O 4, 1955-Mr 14, 1974, published as quasi-sw with Whiteside Sentinel.
From O 4, 1955-Mr 14, 1974, published as quasi-sw with Whiteside County
News.

PRINCETON (Bureau)

Bureau Advocate: see Bureau County Republican
Bureau County Democrat: Ap 25, 1856; D 10, 1857; [Mr 30, 1859-Mr 1861; Ap 7-My 5, 1862]; =Bureau County Patriot, My 19, Je 9, 1862; Mr 10, [Ap 28, 1863-Ap 1864; My 15, 1866-My 3, 1870]; =Bureau County Herald, My 29, 1872-My 14, 1873
Bureau County Herald, Bureau County Patriot: see Bureau County Democrat
Bureau County News: [*D 20, 1881-Mr 21, My 23, 1882-D 13, 1887]
Bureau County Record: F 14, 1902-1910; 1912-1919; 1921-1927; 1930-1937X; *Je 1964-F 23, 1982X
Bureau County Republican: (w) Bureau Advocate, F 24, 1848; Mr 21, 1849; My 1, 1850; [1851-Ja 1852]; =Post, [D 25, 1852-Ag, N 17, 1853-Ap 20, 1854]; My 3, S 20, 1855-My 15, O 2, 1856-S 10, 1857]; =Bureau County Republican, [*Ja 14, 1858-1863; Ap 21, 1864-F 25, 1982X]; (=sw) *Mr 2, 1982-D 31, 1985; (=tw) Ja 1987-Je 1999
Bureau County Tribune: [D 14, 1872-1891]; 1899; F 21-28, O3, 1902; F 26, My 14-JI 9, 1909; JI 27, 1917; My 27, Je 24, 1921; S 22, O 20, N 3, 1922; O 3, 1940
Herald (Princeton & Hennepin): F 11, Mr 24, 1848; F 8, 24, 1849
Post: see Bureau County Republican
Princetonian: Ag 28, S 11, O 2, 23, N 6-13, 1852
Not published 1938-My 1964. Je 1964-F 23, 1982 the Bureau County Record and Bureau County Republican were under the same management and published as a quasi-sw.
Successor to Herald & Bureau County Advertiser (HENNEPIN); moved to Lacon.

PROPHETSTOWN (Whiteside)
Echo: [1915+]

FREQUENCY:

bm bimonthly
bw biweekly
d daily
i irregular
m monthly
q quarterly
qw four times a week
sm semimonthly
sw semiweekly
tw triweekly
w weekly
Unless otherwise noted newspapers listed are weeklies.

MONTHS:

Ja January
F February
Mr March
Ap April
My May
Je June
Jl July
Ag August
S September
O October
N November
D December