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On this day in 1808, the Missouri Gazette—the first newspaper printed west of the Mississippi—was established in 1808 in St. Louis.  Joseph Charless, the first editor, is considered to have published the first number on July 12, 1808, although the earliest located issue belies that fact. This post was contributed by Ross Malone. A historian …

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On this date the newspaper, Missouri Intelligencer and Boonslick Advertiser became the first to be printed west of St. Louis. This was important because of the town’s (Franklin’s) place near the head of the Santa Fe Trail.

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Washington’s first newspaper, the bilingual Franklin Courier, launched a tradition of German journalism and signaled the community’s growing importance as a center of German culture.  Adelbert Baudissin, editor and proprietor, was a former count from Holstein who was among those who fled Germany after the 1848 uprising. The courier was printed on Fridays in German …

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The St. Louis Globe merged with the St. Louis Democrat and, on this day, the first issue of the Globe-Democrat was sold.