Montana Territorys First Newspaper Era Recalled
A retrospective of Virginia City and Montana journalism traces the Montana Post and the rise of press in the 1860s. It notes Daniel Tilton and John Buchanan shaping the frontier paper scene, early printing costs, and the 1885 landscape with dozens of titles across Helena and Virginia City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Buchanan
Virginia City
Montana Post
Buchanan
Daniel Tilton
Tilton
Daniel W. Tilton
New York State
Colorado
Wilbur F. Sanders
H. N. Blake
Chumasero
James H. Mills
Benjamin Dittes
Cittes
Helena
Jackson Street
Mr. Singleton
Messar
Perry and Snell
Messrs. R. Delacy
David van Dewirken
Post
Hall & Simpson
Thomas Thexton
Eanls
Montana
Tilton & Ditton
Old Town
Wallace Street
Bannack
Daniel W. Tiltom
Montana Territory
Portrait of a Montana Pioneer Newspaper The Madisonian
From 1873 origins to consolidation with the Times this piece recalls Madisonian editor Thomas Deyarman and Helena Virginia City rivalries. It notes front page rates, poetry features, and display ads, then surveys changes in presses, legal notices, and the Montana Territorial Press Association history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison River
Alder Gulch
Montana Territory
Eldorado
Virginia City
Montana
City
Post
Madisonian
Thomas Degarman
The
Times
Madisonian Times
Thomas Castle
Ciety of
Thomas Thexton
Ennis
Montana Post
Montana Democrat
Melena
Republican
Montana Capital Times
Capital Fact
Montanian
Rhocky Mountain Gazette
Helena
Helena Herald
Montana News Letter
Independent
Deer Lodge
Weekly News Letter
Morning Capital
Weekly Press
Miles City
Glendive Times
Yellowstone Press
Benton Record
Fort Benton
River Press
Rocky Mountain Husbandman
Diamond City
White Sulphur Springs
Dillon Tribune
the Mineral
Argus
Malden
Fergue County
Trenchant
Townsend
Anaconda Review
Great Falls Tribune
Sun River Sun
Fang Sun
River Sum
Great Falls
Jefferson County Enterprise
Boulder
Daily Enterprise
Livingston
Rocky Mountain Ilustbandman
Liciena
Bozeman Chronicle
Te Butte Miner
Billings Gazette
Missoulian
Record-Herald
Washington
Thomas Deyarmwon
Deyarman
Bozeman Avant Courier
Courier
Avant Courier
Press Association
Montana Press Association
Billings
Montana Territorial Press Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ssee
Ae Territorial Press Association
Ceaeiath
Dan R. Conway
Dan RB
Conway
Territory
State Historical Library
W. W. Cheely
Montana Newspaper Association
Lincoln
Salt Lake
Overland Mails
Withal
Thomas Dimsdale
Neal Estate Journal
Rock Montana
Brenzier Index
Butte
Real Estate News
Montana Christian Advocate
the Atlantis
Glendale
Beaverhead County
the Messenger
Sheridan
Missoula
Cedar Creek
Tdioneer
Missoula County
Livingston Tribune
National Park Pioneer
Livingston Gazette
Billings Post
Billings Herald
Daily Rustler
Daily Gazette
Montana Stock Gazette
Yellowstone Journal
Daily Press
Madisoni
Squib
Hellgate Canyon
Turk
Ilelena
Clary—Ford
Sun River
Hugh Duncan
Thomas Clary
Mary Ford
Fort Bemton
Power & Bro
J. G. Baker & Co
Upper
Missouri
Biamarck
Benton
Her Majesty's Mounted Police
Madieonian
Nisue
Theos. Thexton
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