Right To Know Made In Boston A 1690 Newspaper Saga
George Speers recounts the dawn of newspaper publishing in the American colonies with Benjamin Harris and his PUB LICK OCCURRENCES. The 1690 issue sparked public demand, sparked royal license disputes, and ended with punishment to publish no more without approval. Harris avoided jail but faced banishment from colonial printing.
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Boston
Louis XIV
France
Benjamin Harris
Ben Harris
Harris
Hams
John Campbell
James Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
James Franklin Rebels Against Licensing and Changes Press History
The text recounts early colonial printing regulation battles. James Franklin publishes The New England Courant without a license, challenges authorities, faces sedition charges, and ultimately helps end licensing in the colonies. Benjamin Franklin aids the transition by taking over the paper briefly, after which Franklin moves on. The episode marks a shift toward press independence and licensing decline.
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Franklin
New England Courant
James Franklin
Courant
James
Brother Ben
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
the Courant
Gutenberg
Rattler Killed on Maverick Porch by Thompson Family
Dale and Danie Thompson reported a large rattlesnake on their Maverick porch. The snake measured 55 inches long with a seven inch girth and 14 rattles before it was killed near the screen door.
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Dale
Danie Thompson
Maverick
Absentee Voting Now in Progress in Texas
Qualified Texas voters may apply to the county clerk for absentee ballots for the November 3 general election. Requirements include sickness or disability or absence from the county during Oct 14 to Oct 30. Applications due by Oct 30. Texas voter registration hits 4,150,645.
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Texas
Hfir
Christian Science
Funeral Held for Mrs Roy Roper
Mrs Roy Roper 73 of Norton and longtime Runnels County teacher died 5 25 p m Wednesday in Ballinger memorial hospital Funeral services were Friday at Norton Baptist Church with burial in Norton Cemetery Allen Davis Funeral Home Ballinger directed She was Corinne Eskeridge born December 27 1896 Ballinger and a 1913 Ballinger High School graduate She taught in Runnels County for years a 50 year Eastern Star member and part of the Runnels County Historical Survey Committee Married Roy Roper July 14 1920 who died earlier Survivors include daughters Joyce Pruitt Norton and Phyllis Bleen Denton and five grandchildren
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Roy Roper
Norton
Runnels County
Ballinger Memorial Hospital
Norton Baptist Church
Norton Cemetery
Allen Davis
Ballinger
Roper
Norton Church
Corinne Eskeridge
Ballinger High School
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George Speers
Dept. of Journalism
Northeastern University
Boston, Mass
NUW
Hamiis
Ublick Occurrences
Ben
The
Colonies
Church
Botton
Epee
Aly
Maye © Pend
Felf
Oki
ITIO
Rattler
Mrs
Herbert Holland
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