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The '''''Falls City Journal''''' is a [[wiktionary:semiweekly#English|semiweekly]] newspaper serving [[Falls City, Nebraska]] and nearby communities. It changed from a daily to a semiweekly in 1994,<ref name="loc"/> and launched a web edition in 2010.<ref name="view">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallscitynebraska.org/news-announcements/falls-city-journal-website-up-running/|title=View Here the Falls City Journal|publisher=Falls City, Nebraska|accessdate=2013-05-17}}</ref>
The '''''Falls City Journal''''' is a [[wiktionary:semiweekly#English|semiweekly]] newspaper serving [[Falls City, Nebraska]] and nearby communities. It changed from a daily to a semiweekly in 1994,<ref name="loc"/> and launched a web edition in 2010.<ref name="view">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallscitynebraska.org/news-announcements/falls-city-journal-website-up-running/ |title=View Here the Falls City Journal |publisher=Falls City, Nebraska |accessdate=2013-05-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316054335/http://www.fallscitynebraska.org:80/news-announcements/falls-city-journal-website-up-running/ |archivedate=2013-03-16 |df= }}</ref>


The ''Journal'' began as the ''Nemaha Valley Journal'' in 1868.<ref name="nemaha">{{Cite web|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94056387/|title=About Nemaha Valley journal [microform]. (Falls City, Richardson County, Neb.) 1868-1875|work=Chronicling America|publisher=Library of Congress|accessdate=2013-05-17}}</ref><ref name="historic"/> It replaced an earlier newspaper known as the ''Broadaxe''.<ref name="historic">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallscitynebraska.org/about/historic-falls-city/|title=Historic Falls City|publisher=Falls City, Nebraska|accessdate=2013-05-17}}</ref> It changed its name to the ''Falls City Globe-Journal'' in 1875, after merging with the Falls City ''Little Globe'', and adopted its current name in 1882.<ref name="loc">{{Cite web|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063422/|title=About The Falls City journal. (Falls City, Neb.) 1882-current|work=Chronicling America|publisher=Library of Congress|accessdate=2013-05-17}}</ref>
The ''Journal'' began as the ''Nemaha Valley Journal'' in 1868.<ref name="nemaha">{{Cite web|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94056387/|title=About Nemaha Valley journal [microform]. (Falls City, Richardson County, Neb.) 1868-1875|work=Chronicling America|publisher=Library of Congress|accessdate=2013-05-17}}</ref><ref name="historic"/> It replaced an earlier newspaper known as the ''Broadaxe''.<ref name="historic">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallscitynebraska.org/about/historic-falls-city/ |title=Historic Falls City |publisher=Falls City, Nebraska |accessdate=2013-05-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716080551/http://www.fallscitynebraska.org:80/about/historic-falls-city/ |archivedate=2013-07-16 |df= }}</ref> It changed its name to the ''Falls City Globe-Journal'' in 1875, after merging with the Falls City ''Little Globe'', and adopted its current name in 1882.<ref name="loc">{{Cite web|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063422/|title=About The Falls City journal. (Falls City, Neb.) 1882-current|work=Chronicling America|publisher=Library of Congress|accessdate=2013-05-17}}</ref>


Early publishers of the ''Journal'' included former Nebraska state senator [[Theodore Pepoon]], who owned and operated the paper from 1881 to 1885.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/pbjp/pages/bajp0079.htm|title=Biographical Album of Johnson & Pawnee Counties, Nebraska|chapter=Hon. Theodore W. Pepoon|year=1888|publisher=Chapman Bros.|page=607}}</ref> Under Pepoon, the paper was known for its promotion of [[Radical Republican]] politics.
Early publishers of the ''Journal'' included former Nebraska state senator [[Theodore Pepoon]], who owned and operated the paper from 1881 to 1885.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/pbjp/pages/bajp0079.htm|title=Biographical Album of Johnson & Pawnee Counties, Nebraska|chapter=Hon. Theodore W. Pepoon|year=1888|publisher=Chapman Bros.|page=607}}</ref> Under Pepoon, the paper was known for its promotion of [[Radical Republican]] politics.

Revision as of 12:57, 29 December 2016

The Falls City Journal is a semiweekly newspaper serving Falls City, Nebraska and nearby communities. It changed from a daily to a semiweekly in 1994,[1] and launched a web edition in 2010.[2]

The Journal began as the Nemaha Valley Journal in 1868.[3][4] It replaced an earlier newspaper known as the Broadaxe.[4] It changed its name to the Falls City Globe-Journal in 1875, after merging with the Falls City Little Globe, and adopted its current name in 1882.[1]

Early publishers of the Journal included former Nebraska state senator Theodore Pepoon, who owned and operated the paper from 1881 to 1885.[5] Under Pepoon, the paper was known for its promotion of Radical Republican politics.

References

  1. ^ a b "About The Falls City journal. (Falls City, Neb.) 1882-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  2. ^ "View Here the Falls City Journal". Falls City, Nebraska. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-05-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "About Nemaha Valley journal [microform]. (Falls City, Richardson County, Neb.) 1868-1875". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  4. ^ a b "Historic Falls City". Falls City, Nebraska. Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-05-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Hon. Theodore W. Pepoon". Biographical Album of Johnson & Pawnee Counties, Nebraska. Chapman Bros. 1888. p. 607.