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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...
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...
1895-1905 The original paper was founded by the Lend A Hand Society, in conjunction with Shurtleff College. On 8/16/1902, John D. McAdams, originally a reporter...
1889-1911 In 1910, paper was bought by J.R. Finnel, O.B. Rynders and John McKeon. They suspended publication the following year.
1832-1839 O.M. Adams & Edward Breath, two enterprising young men of Alton, started a newspaper at Upper Alton called the Alton Spectator. The first number...
1836- Through Flood and Fire By Joseph J. Brongoole Through flood and fire – four words might tell the story of the Telegraph’s homes through...
1841-1853 Changed to a tri-weekly in 1850 and a daily in 1852. Under the ownership of John Balhaiche & Co., the name was changed to...
1853-1855 E.L. Baker & Co., bought the paper in 1854 when Lawson Parks bought out Bailhaiche’s interest.
