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1912?-1915? George Meyer, publisher.
1883- Belleville News-Democrat Short History The Belleville News-Democrat was founded in 1858. In 1883, the Weekly Democrat merged with the Belleville News and has carried...
1879-1884? It was founded Feb. 28, 1879, by Dr. T.W. Eckert, who had, for a number of years been connected with the Journal in Lebanon....
1851 In 1851, Edward H. Fleming returned to Belleville from California and started the Belleville Sun. Thirty-six numbers were issued before it was consolidated with...
1847-1952 Prospectus of the Belleville Times The subscribers propose to publish a weekly newspaper at Belleville, Illinois, (to take the place of the St. Clair...
1860-1972 Dr. F. Wenzel originally established the Volksblatt, a German paper, Feb. 23, 1856. He continued [as] editor and publisher from Feb. 23, 1856, to...
1858-1883 The Rev. Williamson Franklin Boyakin, a Baptist preacher who came to Belleville in the 1840s, first published the Belleville Weekly Democrat on Jan. 16,...
1879-1880 In the summer of 1879, G.F. Kimball returned to Belleville. On the 27th of November he issued the first number of the Weekly Times....
1849-1877; 1890-1893 On January 11th, 1849, the first issue of the Zeitung was made. The paper was a five column quarto. On August 23, 1849,...
1884-1893 The first issue appeared August 27, 1884. The paper was absorbed by the Zeitung Jan. 18, 1893.
