Commercial Advertiser

The New-York Commercial Advertiser was an evening American newspaper. It was published, with slight name variations, from 1797-1904, though it originated as the American Minerva founded in 1793.^[1]

History

The paper had its origins in the American Minerva, founded in 1793 by Noah Webster. Its first edition was published on December 9, 1793.^[2] It went through a few name changes in its first few years before settling on the Commercial Advertiser in September 1797. Webster's involvement with the paper ended in 1803,^[3] and Zachariah Lewis replaced him as publisher.^[4] Under Webster and Lewis, the paper generally was a supporter of the Federalists.^[5]

Lewis retired in 1820 and the paper taken over by William Leete Stone, Sr. and Francis Hall.^[4][6] In 1831, Stone was physically attacked by William Cullen Bryant, editor of the rival New York Evening Post with whom he had had a few disputes.^[7] Stone remained at the paper until his death in 1844.^[8] In 1840, Stone was sued in one of the libel lawsuits brought by author James Fenimore Cooper.^[9]

John B. Hall purchased Stone's stake in the paper. Francis Hall served as editor from 1844 until he retired in 1863, and William L. Hurlbut became editor from 1863-67.^[10] Thurlow Weed then became editor briefly, followed by Hugh Hastings by 1868.^[11][12] In 1886, Parke Godwin purchased the paper from the estate of Hastings.^[13]

John A. Cockerill, former editor of the New York World, took over as editor of the paper in 1891, where he lasted three years.^[14][15] H.J. Wright took over as editor in 1897, replacing Foster Coates.^[16][17][18]

Rebranding as The Globe

On February 1, 1904, the Commercial Advertiser was revamped and renamed The Globe and Commercial Advertiser.^[19] and generally known as The New York Globe from that point forwards. In 1923, newspaper owner and consolidator Frank Munsey bought the Globe.^[20][21] Munsey merged the Globe into the New York Sun, thus ending what Time magazine described at the time as the "oldest daily newspaper in the United States".^[22]

Chronology of names

• American Minerva, Patroness of Peace, Commerce and the Liberal Arts
• March 1794: American Minerva and the New-York (Evening) Advertiser
• May 1795: American Minerva: An Evening Advertiser
• April 1796: Minerva & Mercantile Evening Advertiser
• September 1797: Commercial Advertiser^[3]
• January 1804: New-York Commercial Advertiser
• October 1809: Commercial Advertiser
• January 1831: New-York Commercial Advertiser^[23]
• September 1889: The Commercial Advertiser
• December 1892: New York Commercial Advertiser
• June 1895: The Commercial Advertiser
• February 1904: The Globe and Commercial Adverstiser

See also

• The New York Globe

References

1. ^ Commercial Advertiser, Chronicling America, Retrieved November 19, 2010
2. ^ Synder, K. Alan. Defining Noah Webster: a spiritual biography (2002)
3. ^ ^{a b} Daniel, Marcus Leonard. Scandal & civility: journalism and the birth of American democracy, p. 339 (2009)
4. ^ ^{a b} Brigham, Clarence S. Bibliography of American Newspapers: 1690-1820, Part VII: New York City, American Antiquarian Society, p. 392-95 (October 1917)
5. ^ Wilson, James Grant. The memorial history of the City of New-York, p.142-43 (1893)
6. ^ Hall, H.M. New York Newspapers Long Ago, The New York Times
7. ^ Muller, Gilbert H. William Cullen Bryant: author of America, p. 93-95 (2008) (ISBN 978-0791474679)
8. ^ Cyclopædia of American literature, Volume 2, p. 150-51 (1856)
9. ^ Biographical sketches of preeminent Americans, Volume 2 (1892)
10. ^ The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, p. 27 (1975)
11. ^ (15 September 1883). Obituary: Hugh J. Hastings, The American Bookseller
12. ^ Hudson, Frederic. Journalism in the United States from 1690 to 1872, p. 194 (1873)
13. ^ (30 May 1886). Commercial Advertiser Stock, The New York Times
14. ^ Cockerill, Overland Monthly, p. 626 (June 1987)
15. ^ Brian, Dennis. Pulitzer: A Life, p. 159 (2001)
16. ^ Wright, Henry John (1866- ), Universities and Their Sons: New York University, Vol. II (1903)
17. ^ (2 May 1897). Editor Coates Resigns, The New York Times
18. ^ (7 August 1892). Newspaper Politics, Newark Sunday Call
19. ^ (2 February 1904) Editorial, The New York Times, Retrieved November 19, 2010
20. ^ (27 May 1923). FRANK A. MUNSEY BUYS N. Y. GLOBE, FOUNDED IN 1793, Chicago Tribune, Retrieved November 19, 2010
21. ^ (4 June 1923). The Press: Mr. Munsey Buys, Time (magazine), Retrieved November 19, 2010
22. ^ (11 June 1923). The Press: The Great Consolidator, Time (magazine), Retrieved November 19, 2010
23. ^ About New-York commercial advertiser, Chronicling America (Library of Congress), Retrieved July 8, 2011