Newspaper The Laramie Republican and the Laramie Boomerang (Laramie, Wyo.) 1923-1936 Laramie Republican-boomerang
About The Laramie Republican and the Laramie Boomerang (Laramie, Wyo.) 1923-1936
The Laramie Republican began printing in Laramie, Wyoming on August 11, 1890, under the proprietorship of W.E. Chaplin. The Republican was published daily except for Sundays, and by 1891 at the latest, was also publishing a weekly edition on Thursdays as an option for patrons who could not afford the subscription rates of the daily edition. On August 4, 1908, a semi-weekly edition was added to the roster, printing on Wednesdays in 1908, with the weekly edition moving to Saturdays, then on Wednesdays and Saturdays in 1909 until the end of its run. The daily edition of the Republican began at just four pages, and by 1908 had gone up to six pages; by the next year it was up to eight, with some issues being ten or twelve. The weekly edition of the paper began at four pages, but by 1905 at the latest was at between eight and ten pages; the semi-weekly edition kept at eight pages.
An issue of any edition of the paper could be picked up for 5 cents, and subscription options included one year, six months, or three months. A one-year subscription for the daily edition of the Republican cost $10.00, while the year-long subscription for the weekly cost $2.00 until July 1896, when the prices lowered to $6.00 for the daily and $1.00 for the weekly. W.E. Chaplin was listed as proprietor or co-proprietor until February 7, 1905 when all editions of the paper began to list the publisher as The Laramie Republican Co. The Republican followed, as its name suggests, a republican political philosophy in its reporting. The content of every edition of the paper focused in one way or another on the development of the city of Laramie, for instance through calls for infrastructure development or articles that promoted strengthening the growing community. The Republican also reported on mining and ranching projects in Laramie.
In 1920, Frank Sumner Burrage, along with a few associates, purchased the Laramie Republican from Chaplin, Spafford, and Mathison. Three years later, Burrage also purchased the Laramie Boomerang, founded by famous humorist Bill Nye, and decided to combine the two papers into the Laramie Republican and the Laramie Boomerang. The reason for the merger was given in the first issue of the newly combined paper; the proprietors explained that they felt it would be more advantageous to have just one paper dedicated to the city of Laramie, rather than two papers that often covered the same topics. The legacy of the Laramie Republican lives on in the Laramie Boomerang, which is still being published today, and was created from the merged papers.
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Title
- The Laramie Republican and the Laramie Boomerang (Laramie, Wyo.) 1923-1936
Other Title
- Laramie Republican-boomerang
Dates of Publication
- 1923-1936
Created / Published
- Laramie, Wyo. : Republican Pub. Co.
Headings
- - Laramie (Wyo.)--Newspapers
- - Albany County (Wyo.)--Newspapers
- - United States--Wyoming--Albany--Laramie
Notes
- - Semiweekly
- - Vol. 34, no. 16 (Oct. 3, 1923)-v. 47, no. 61 (Apr. 28, 1928).
- - Also continues numbering of Laramie Republican.
- - Daily ed.: Laramie Republican and the Laramie boomerang, Oct. 1923-Apr. 1928.
- - Laramie Republican-boomerang (Laramie, Wyo. : 1928 : Semiweekly) (DLC)sn 92066990
Medium
- v.
Library of Congress Control Number
- sn92066989
OCLC Number
- 25574940
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