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Newspaper The Billings Herald (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885

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About The Billings Herald (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885

On June 1, 1882, E. A. Bromley and Alexander Devine established the first newspaper in Billings, Montana, the Billings Herald, an 8-column, 4- page weekly. Devine became the Corresponding Secretary early on for the Montana Press Association. Before Devine launched his career in newspapers, he served as the secretary to the general traffic manager of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad.

In early issues of the Herald, the editors touted the mining, agricultural, and steamboat trade. And of course news of the Northern Pacific Railroad figured prominently in stories, not surprising since the town was named for Fredrick Billings, president of the Northern Pacific.

Provided By: Montana Historical Society; Helena, MT

About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Billings Herald (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885

Dates of Publication

  • 1882-1885

Created / Published

  • Billings, Mont. : Bromley & Devine, 1882-1885.

Headings

  • -  Billings (Mont.)--Newspapers
  • -  Montana--Billings
  • -  United States--Montana--Yellowstone--Billings

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Vol. 1, no. 2 (June 1, 1882)-v. 3, no. 49 (May 2, 1885).
  • -  "Democratic." Cf. An Illustrated history of the Yellowstone Valley.
  • -  Publisher varies.
  • -  First issue misnumbered no. 2. Cf. An Illustrated history of the Yellowstone Valley.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Merged with: Billings rustler, and: Post (Billings, Mont.), to form: Daily gazette (Billings, Mont.), and: Montana stock gazette.
  • -  Billings rustler (DLC)sn 84036004
  • -  Post (Billings, Mont.) (DLC)sn 84036003
  • -  Daily gazette (Billings, Mont.) 2576-7097 (DLC)sn 85053069 (OCoLC)11806872
  • -  Montana stock gazette (DLC)sn 84036005

Medium

  • 3 volumes : illustrations ; 59-65 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn84036001

OCLC Number

  • 10271736

ISSN Number

  • 2470-3257

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The Billings Herald Billings, Mont. -1885. (Billings, MT), Jan. 1 1882. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn84036001/.

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(1882, January 1) The Billings Herald Billings, Mont. -1885. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn84036001/.

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The Billings Herald Billings, Mont. -1885. (Billings, MT) 1 Jan. 1882. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, aj.sunback.homes/item/sn84036001/.