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1852-?. George T. Brown, editor.
1901 Owner John D. McAdams. Merged with Alton Telegraph.
1908-1924 E.E. Campbell and W.H. Murphy, founders. Bought out by the Alton Evening Telegraph 12/31/1924.
1875-? In January, 1875, J.N. Shoemaker issued the first number of the Alton Democrat. The leading organ of the Democratic party in southern Illinois was...
1846 Published by Dumas & Pritchard.
1906-1913 German-language paper founded by W.A. Bode. Publication was suspended in 1913 when he became ill.
1848 On the 23rd of June, 1848, the name of the Protestant Monitor was changed to the Alton Monitor with its religious mantle exchanged for...
1885-?.
1854-1865; 1866-1888 Established by George Thompson. John Fitch was the first editor. Thompson withdrew from ownership in 1855, and the next year, John and T.S....
1836-1838 Formerly The Observer. Elijah Lovejoy, founder. The press was destroyed by a mob 8/21/1837. The paper was then published in Cincinnati and sent back...
