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The St. Joseph Gazette was a newspaper in St. Joseph, Missouri from October 1845 until June 30, 1988, when its morning position was taken over by its sister paper, the St. Joseph News-Press. It was the only newspaper delivered to the West Coast on the first ride of the Pony Express in 1860. History
It traces its roots to the St. Joseph Gazette, which was founded in 1845 shortly after St. Joseph was founded. The Gazette was the only newspaper to be sent west on the first ride of the Pony Express. The Evening News began publication on May 3, 1879 by J.W. and G.J. Spencer with a note that it would be "devoted to gab, gossip and paid locals."
The company traces it roots back to the St. Joseph Gazette which began publishing in 1845. The paper chronicled much of travel into the Old West along the Oregon Trail and California Trail. It was the only newspaper that was sent west on the first ride of the Pony Express. The Gazette eventually merged with the News-Press by publisher Charles M ...
Website. Official website. St. Joseph is a city in Andrew and Buchanan counties and the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. [3] Located on the Missouri River, it is the principal city of the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Buchanan, Andrew, and DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas.
In 1888, St. Joseph Gazette editor Chris L. Rutt and his friend Charles G. Underwood bought a small flour mill at 214 North 2nd St. in St. Joseph, Missouri. [11] Rutt and Underwood's "Pearl Milling Company" produced a range of milled products (such as wheat flour and cornmeal) using a pearl milling process. [12]
St. Joseph Mayor M. Jeff Thompson, William H. Russell, and Alexander Majors gave speeches before the mochila was handed off. The ride began at about 7:15 pm. The St. Joseph Gazette was the only newspaper included in the bag. The identity of the first rider has long been in dispute.
Sandra Lynne Hemme (overturned) Patricia Jeschke was an American woman murdered in St. Joseph, Missouri, on November 12, 1980. An investigation led by Lloyd Pasley arrested Joseph Wabski and Sandra Hemme for the murder and Hemme was convicted for Jeschke's murder in 1981. However, Hemme recanted her confession and a new trial was held in 1985 ...
Christian Ludwig Rutt (October 8, 1859 – 1936) was a managing editor for the St. Joseph News-Press who is credited with coming up with the recipe and name for Aunt Jemima pancakes. Rutt was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1865 he moved with his parents to Atchison, Kansas, where he attended St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College ).