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'''Thomas Jesse Yarnell,''' known as '''Jesse Yarnell,''' (1837–1906) was a California [[Journalist|newspaperman]] who established the |
'''Thomas Jesse Yarnell,''' known as '''Jesse Yarnell,''' (1837–1906) was a California [[Journalist|newspaperman]] who established the Los Angeles, California, ''Weekly Mirror'', which took over the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in 1881 and later merged with it.<ref name=LAT19060120>[http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/pqdweb?did=351048692&sid=21&Fmt=10&clientId=13322&RQT=309&VName=HNP "Jesse Yarnell Dead," ''Los Angeles Times,'' January 20, 1906, page II-1] <small>''Access to this link will require the use of a library card.''</small></ref> |
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Yarnell was born in [[Gratiot, Ohio]], on June 20, 1837, and learned the printing trade in [[Zanesville, Ohio|Zanesville]]. He came to California in 1862 and established the ''Daily News'' in [[Placerville, California|Placerville]]. He and Susan Caystile were married there.<ref name=LAT19191017>[http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/pqdweb?did=331941652&sid=32&Fmt=10&clientId=13322&RQT=309&VName=HNP "Many Attend Funeral of Woman Pioneer," ''Los Angeles Times,'' October 17, 1919, page II-3]</ref> |
Yarnell was born in [[Gratiot, Ohio]], on June 20, 1837, and learned the printing trade in [[Zanesville, Ohio|Zanesville]] in that state. He came to California in 1862 and established the ''Daily News'' in [[Placerville, California|Placerville]]. He and Susan Caystile were married there.<ref name=LAT19191017>[http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/pqdweb?did=331941652&sid=32&Fmt=10&clientId=13322&RQT=309&VName=HNP "Many Attend Funeral of Woman Pioneer," ''Los Angeles Times,'' October 17, 1919, page II-3] <small>''Access to this link will require the use of a library card.''</small></ref> |
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Four years later he moved to Los Angeles, where he founded the ''Weekly Republican'' newspaper, which he later sold to a brother-in-law<ref name=LAT19191017/> and which later merged with the ''[[Los Angeles Express (newspaper)|Evening Express]].'' He next founded the ''Weekly Mirror.''<ref name=LAT19060120/> |
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Yarnell was a candidate on the [[Prohibition party]] ticket for an at-large Congressional seat in the 1882 election, but lost.<ref name=JoinCalifornia>[http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/7403 ''JoinCalifornia'' website]</ref> In 1902, he was nominated by the Prohibitionists for a seat in the [[California State Assembly]] but campaigned unsuccessfully as an independent.<ref>[http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/pqdweb?did=327628922&sid=25&Fmt=10&clientId=13322&RQT=309&VName=HNP "Labor Ticket Completed," ''Los Angeles Times,'' October 2, 1902, page A-1]</ref><ref>[http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/pqdweb?did=327675592&sid=27&Fmt=10&clientId=13322&RQT=309&VName=HNP "Axes Ready for Aspiring Legislators," ''Los Angeles Times,'' November 2, 1902, page 8]</ref><ref name=JoinCalifornia/> |
Yarnell was a candidate on the [[Prohibition party]] ticket for an at-large Congressional seat in the 1882 election, but lost.<ref name=JoinCalifornia>[http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/7403 ''JoinCalifornia'' website]</ref> In 1902, he was nominated by the Prohibitionists for a seat in the [[California State Assembly]] but campaigned unsuccessfully as an independent.<ref>[http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/pqdweb?did=327628922&sid=25&Fmt=10&clientId=13322&RQT=309&VName=HNP "Labor Ticket Completed," ''Los Angeles Times,'' October 2, 1902, page A-1] <small>''Access to this link will require the use of a library card.''</small></ref><ref>[http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/pqdweb?did=327675592&sid=27&Fmt=10&clientId=13322&RQT=309&VName=HNP "Axes Ready for Aspiring Legislators," ''Los Angeles Times,'' November 2, 1902, page 8] <small>''Access to this link will require the use of a library card.''</small></ref><ref name=JoinCalifornia/> |
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He died on January 19, 1906.<ref name=LAT19060120/> Yarnell left an estate of about $50,000, the largest item being a 204-acre ranch in [[Buena Park, California]], valued at $30,000.<ref>[http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/pqdweb?did=347268822&sid=23&Fmt=10&clientId=13322&RQT=309&VName=HNP "Yarnell Will," ''Los Angeles Times,'' January 26, 1906, page II-2]</ref> |
He died on January 19, 1906. He was survived by his widow, Susan Caystile Yarnell; a son, Ellis, and three daughters, Jessie, Catherine and Esther Yarnell. He also had a brother, George.<ref name=LAT19060120/> Yarnell left an estate of about $50,000, the largest item being a 204-acre ranch in [[Buena Park, California]], valued at $30,000.<ref>[http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.lapl.org/pqdweb?did=347268822&sid=23&Fmt=10&clientId=13322&RQT=309&VName=HNP "Yarnell Will," ''Los Angeles Times,'' January 26, 1906, page II-2] <small>''Access to this link will require the use of a library card.''</small></ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of Los Angeles Times publishers]] |
* [[List of Los Angeles Times publishers]] |
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Revision as of 05:10, 5 December 2010
Thomas Jesse Yarnell, known as Jesse Yarnell, (1837–1906) was a California newspaperman who established the Los Angeles, California, Weekly Mirror, which took over the Los Angeles Times in 1881 and later merged with it.[1]
Yarnell was born in Gratiot, Ohio, on June 20, 1837, and learned the printing trade in Zanesville in that state. He came to California in 1862 and established the Daily News in Placerville. He and Susan Caystile were married there.[2] Four years later he moved to Los Angeles, where he founded the Weekly Republican newspaper, which he later sold to a brother-in-law[2] and which later merged with the Evening Express. He next founded the Weekly Mirror.[1]
Yarnell was a candidate on the Prohibition party ticket for an at-large Congressional seat in the 1882 election, but lost.[3] In 1902, he was nominated by the Prohibitionists for a seat in the California State Assembly but campaigned unsuccessfully as an independent.[4][5][3]
He died on January 19, 1906. He was survived by his widow, Susan Caystile Yarnell; a son, Ellis, and three daughters, Jessie, Catherine and Esther Yarnell. He also had a brother, George.[1] Yarnell left an estate of about $50,000, the largest item being a 204-acre ranch in Buena Park, California, valued at $30,000.[6]
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References
- ^ a b c "Jesse Yarnell Dead," Los Angeles Times, January 20, 1906, page II-1 Access to this link will require the use of a library card.
- ^ a b "Many Attend Funeral of Woman Pioneer," Los Angeles Times, October 17, 1919, page II-3 Access to this link will require the use of a library card.
- ^ a b JoinCalifornia website
- ^ "Labor Ticket Completed," Los Angeles Times, October 2, 1902, page A-1 Access to this link will require the use of a library card.
- ^ "Axes Ready for Aspiring Legislators," Los Angeles Times, November 2, 1902, page 8 Access to this link will require the use of a library card.
- ^ "Yarnell Will," Los Angeles Times, January 26, 1906, page II-2 Access to this link will require the use of a library card.
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