Recalls Newspaper History, Growth of News-Chronicle
- Publication
- Port Arthur News Chronicle, 24 Nov 1953
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Description
- E. B. MacKay ; founded Port Arthur Daily News in 1906 ; worked for Orillia Packet ; was printer's devil for five years ; editor of The News Letter of Orillia ; went to New York to work in printing firm with brother Fred ; Fred became superintendent of typography for Saturday Evening Post ; E. B. joined Vancouver News Advertiser, senior reporter ; went to Winnipeg in 1901 working for Winnipeg Telegram ; came to Port Arthur, founded Daily News ; Oliver F. Young, reporter, joined staff in 1907 ; absorbed Port Arthur Chronicle in 1916 ; gave birth to News-Chronicle ; invested in new building in 1911 on Lorne Street ; Mr. Harrison, secretary-treasurer
- Notes
- Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File Subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Biography - MacKay, Edmund Blake
Full text available on microfilm - Date of Publication
- 24 Nov 1953
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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