Janesville (city) Newspapers
Rock County, Wisconsin
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Newspapers, 1833-1957. Most of these are on microfilm at the
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Newspapers
Dates
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Alliance
Messenger
1879 - ?
published
by the Woman's State Temperance Alliance of Wisconsin by D. A.
Beale
Badger
State
Aug. 1846 - Dec. 1851
was
the Rock County Badger; absorbed into The Democratic Standard
Battering Ram
Abt. 1854
Free Soil (minor political party)
newspaper; length of publication unknown
Bee, The
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Chronicle
1880
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Commercial
Union
Sept. 1886 - Oct. 1892
family
paper w/ literary emphasis; bought by Family Friend Pub'g. Co.
Demokraten
June 1851 - Oct. 1851
Norwegian;
moved from Racine to Janesville on June 18, 1851
Democratic
Standard
Oct. 11, 1851 - Oct. 21, 1857
Dr.
John Mitchell, publisher; daily established May 1, 1856; took
over the Badger State; became the Janesville Daily & Weekly
Times
Evening
Republican
1893 - 1900
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Family
Messenger
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Walworth County Journal
Farm
and Home
1897 - 1901 - ?
published
by John Franklin Willey
Free
Soil Democrat
1848 - 1849
previously
the Rock County Democrat; became the Rock County Badger
Irish
American Star
1900 - 1900
weekly;
Catholic affiliation
Janesville
City Times
Aug. 1869 - Nov. 1870
Mar. 1871 - Apr. 1886
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Janesville
City Times
Oct. 1878 - Nov. 1880
- merged w/ Janesville Daily Recorder
August 14, 1845 - ?
July - Oct. 1854
Mar. 1857 - present
- Wisconsin's 3rd oldest newspaper
- History: Part
I; Part
II
- Proprietors
Janesville
Daily Recorder
March 1878 - April 1886
daily
edition of the Rock County Recorder; merged with the Janesville
City Times in Nov. 1880; in April 1886 became the Janesville
Recorder and Times
Janesville
Daily Republican
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see
Janesville Republican
Janesville
Daily Times
Oct. 1858 - July 1859
became the Janesville Weekly
Times; ceased daily publication in July of 1859
1860; 1878 - 1881
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Janesville
Democrat
1858 - Oct. 1858
G.
H. Bishop, publisher; succeeded by the Janesville Times
Sept. 1860 - Dec. 1860
- weekly; W. H. Bristol & J. C. Mann,
publishers; became the Rock County Republican in Dec. 1860
Dec. 1866 - 1867
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Janesville
Free Press
Jan. 1, 1853; Feb. 1855 - Mar. 1,
1857
published
by an association; merged with the Gazette
Janesville
Gazette
Aug. 1845 - 1916
Title
varied: Weekly Gazette and Free Press (1857 - 1864)
Janesville
Independent
Oct. 1903 - 1935
weekly;
tied to the Labor Movement
Janesville Journal
1889 - 1919
- German; Beloit edition started in 1899
Janesville
Press
1918 - 1919
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1861 (??)
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Janesville
Recorder & Times
April 1886 - Sept. 1913
previously
the Janesville Daily Recorder, the Rock County Recorder and the
Janesville City Times
Janesville Republican
1891 - April 1899
weekly; later added a daily
edition; merged w/ the Sunday Mirror; forclosed
Janesville
Signal
Sept. 5, 1886 - Oct. 1892
edited
by Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Veeder; consolidated with the Janesville
Sun then ceased publication
Janesville
Sun
spring 1887 - ?
weekly;
business & news; consolidated with the Janesville Signal
Janesville
Times
? - March 24, 1886
purchased
by the Rock County Recorder
Janesville
Weekly Free Press
Jan. 1853 - Mar. 1857
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Janesville
Weekly Republican
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see
Janesville Republican
Janesville
Weekly Times
February - June 1859
September - December 1859
was
the Janesville Daily Times
Journal
1889 - 1920
German
Monitor
June 1862 - Jan. 1864
A.
& G. D. Palmer, publishers
Northern
Farmer
summer 1869 - fall 1870
weekly;
from Fond du Lac; forclosed
Recorder
and Times
Sept. 1869 - Mar. 1913
Title
varies: Rock County Recorder (1869 - 1885); Janesville Weekly
Recorder (1885 - 1886); Pub. by Janesville Daily Recorder
Rock
County Badger
April 1, 1849 - 1850
John
A. Brown, publisher; previously the Free Soil Democrat; became
The Badger State and then consolidated with the Democratic Standard
Rock
County Democrat
Aug. 1846 - 1848
George
W. Crabb, publisher; in 1848 became the Free Soil Democrat
Rock
County Mirror
Dec. 1894 - Feb. 1895
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Rock
County Recorder
Sept. 1, 1869 - March 1878
weekly;
politically independent paper; became Republican after a few
months; became the Janesville Daily Recorder; changed owners
& became Democratic in Nov. of 1885; purchased Janesville
Times on March 24, 1886
Rock
County Republican
Sept. 1860 - Dec. 1861
J.
C. Mann, publisher; was the Janesville Democrat
Rock
County Times
1928 - 1929
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Saturday
Morning Sun
May 1881 - June 1889
Title
varied: Janesville Weekly Sun (1881 - 1885)
Sunday
Mirror
Dec. 1894 - ?
weekly;
society gossip & local literature; merged w/ the Janesville
Weekly Republican
Wisconsin & Iowa Farmer
? - 1853 - ?
monthly
Wisconsin Druggists' Exchange
1892 - 1900
monthly trade publication
Wisconsin
Tobacco Leaf
Dec. 1889 - June 1899
weekly;
devoted to the tobacco industry; published by John Franklin Willey
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| Alliance Messenger |
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published by the Woman's State Temperance Alliance of Wisconsin by D. A. Beale |
| Badger State |
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was the Rock County Badger; absorbed into The Democratic Standard |
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Battering Ram |
Abt. 1854 |
Free Soil (minor political party) newspaper; length of publication unknown |
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Bee, The |
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Chronicle |
1880 |
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| Commercial Union |
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family paper w/ literary emphasis; bought by Family Friend Pub'g. Co. |
| Demokraten |
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Norwegian; moved from Racine to Janesville on June 18, 1851 |
| Democratic Standard |
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Dr. John Mitchell, publisher; daily established May 1, 1856; took over the Badger State; became the Janesville Daily & Weekly Times |
| Evening Republican |
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| Family Messenger |
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see Walworth County Journal |
| Farm and Home |
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published by John Franklin Willey |
| Free Soil Democrat |
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previously the Rock County Democrat; became the Rock County Badger |
| Irish American Star |
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weekly; Catholic affiliation |
| Janesville City Times |
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| Janesville City Times |
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| Janesville Daily Recorder |
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daily edition of the Rock County Recorder; merged with the Janesville City Times in Nov. 1880; in April 1886 became the Janesville Recorder and Times |
| Janesville Daily Republican |
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see Janesville Republican |
| Janesville Daily Times | Oct. 1858 - July 1859 |
became the Janesville Weekly Times; ceased daily publication in July of 1859 |
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| Janesville Democrat |
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G. H. Bishop, publisher; succeeded by the Janesville Times |
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| Janesville Free Press |
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published by an association; merged with the Gazette |
| Janesville Gazette |
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Title varied: Weekly Gazette and Free Press (1857 - 1864) |
| Janesville Independent |
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weekly; tied to the Labor Movement |
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Janesville Journal |
1889 - 1919 |
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| Janesville Press |
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| Janesville Recorder & Times |
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previously the Janesville Daily Recorder, the Rock County Recorder and the Janesville City Times |
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Janesville Republican |
1891 - April 1899 |
weekly; later added a daily edition; merged w/ the Sunday Mirror; forclosed |
| Janesville Signal |
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edited by Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Veeder; consolidated with the Janesville Sun then ceased publication |
| Janesville Sun |
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weekly; business & news; consolidated with the Janesville Signal |
| Janesville Times |
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purchased by the Rock County Recorder |
| Janesville Weekly Free Press |
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| Janesville Weekly Republican |
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see Janesville Republican |
| Janesville Weekly Times |
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was the Janesville Daily Times |
| Journal |
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German |
| Monitor |
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A. & G. D. Palmer, publishers |
| Northern Farmer |
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weekly; from Fond du Lac; forclosed |
| Recorder and Times |
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Title varies: Rock County Recorder (1869 - 1885); Janesville Weekly Recorder (1885 - 1886); Pub. by Janesville Daily Recorder |
| Rock County Badger |
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John A. Brown, publisher; previously the Free Soil Democrat; became The Badger State and then consolidated with the Democratic Standard |
| Rock County Democrat |
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George W. Crabb, publisher; in 1848 became the Free Soil Democrat |
| Rock County Mirror |
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| Rock County Recorder |
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weekly; politically independent paper; became Republican after a few months; became the Janesville Daily Recorder; changed owners & became Democratic in Nov. of 1885; purchased Janesville Times on March 24, 1886 |
| Rock County Republican |
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J. C. Mann, publisher; was the Janesville Democrat |
| Rock County Times |
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| Saturday Morning Sun |
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Title varied: Janesville Weekly Sun (1881 - 1885) |
| Sunday Mirror |
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weekly; society gossip & local literature; merged w/ the Janesville Weekly Republican |
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Wisconsin & Iowa Farmer |
? - 1853 - ? |
monthly |
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Wisconsin Druggists' Exchange |
1892 - 1900 |
monthly trade publication |
| Wisconsin Tobacco Leaf |
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weekly; devoted to the tobacco industry; published by John Franklin Willey |
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