- The Argus (Seattle)
"The Argus" was a longstanding Seattle,
Washington weekly newspaper. Founded in February 1894 and published until November 1983, it had a satiric bent and was aligned with the Republican Party. [Harvnb|Berner|1991|p=6] [ [http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/search~S6?/tArgus/targus/1%2C20%2C34%2CB/frameset&FF=targus&8%2C%2C10 Argus (Seattle, Wash.)] in University of Washington Library catalog for dates of publication. Accessed online 16 August 2008.] The paper was founded by A. T. Ambrose; six weeks later, Henry Chadwick bought a half interest. Ambrose died in 1900; Chadwick continued to operate the paper until 1934."Seattle Times" obituary of Henry Chadwick, reproduced in "The Argus", June 16, 1934, p. 5.]In the early 20th century, "The Argus" favored municipal ownership of utilities and public transit. While primarily the voice of the city's professional and business classes, it also supported moderate
trade unionism . During the Chadwick era, the paper was "virulently anti-Japanese and anti-Black" and opposedwomen's suffrage . [Harvnb|Berner|1991|p=6–7]Notes
References
*citation
first=Richard C.
last = Berner
title=Seattle 1900-1920: From Boomtown, Urban Turbulence, to Restoration
publisher=Charles Press
location = Seattle
year=1991
isbn=0962988901 .
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