. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. is second to none in the state outside ofPhiladelphia and Pittsburgh, including as it does a magnificentperfecting press, capable of printing four, six, seven or eightpage papers. Its news service, local and general, and its tele-graphic and special service place it on an equalit\- with the bestpapers in the state. Among notable newspaper men who haveoccupied the editors chair in l^he Timcs^ office, may be mentionedthe late Bartley Campbell, who af
. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. is second to none in the state outside ofPhiladelphia and Pittsburgh, including as it does a magnificentperfecting press, capable of printing four, six, seven or eightpage papers. Its news service, local and general, and its tele-graphic and special service place it on an equalit\- with the bestpapers in the state. Among notable newspaper men who haveoccupied the editors chair in l^he Timcs^ office, may be mentionedthe late Bartley Campbell, who afterwards achieved fame andfortune as a great playwright: the late Neil Shaw, who becameone of the owners of the Pittsl)urgh Dhpatcli, and ranked as oneof the best newspaper men in the state; and Harry H. Bjram,. m ^ McKeesports Newspapers. 55 who took hold of the Pittsburgh CJirduicle-Tclegraph and, puttingit into good financial shape, placed it on the highway to success. The McKccspoi-t Record, a \yeekl3 paper, was established byJohn B. Scott, the first issue appearing April 30th, 1,880. OnApril loth. 1882, the first issue of a daily edition was put on thestreet and was called The Record. Both daily andweekl) continued until September ist, 1884, when the weeklywas changed to the Paragon-Reco}d. under the management ofthe John B. Scott Printing Companw On May 23rd of thatyear the evening edition of the Record was changed to theAlonii/ig Paragon-Record. On June 8th, 1887, it passed intoother hands and finally ceased April ist, 1889. The Trilinie and Herald was published b} L. M. Armbrustabout 1885-87 but it couklnt stem the tide and was removed toGreensburg. The Daily News was established by Dravo Bros. & Clark Julyist, 1884. After a short time Mr. Clark retired from the firmand
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