The Journal Review is a newspaper based in Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA with a circulation of 6,000. It is a daily except Sunday paper and reports national news and news for the surrounding Montgomery County area in print and online.[2] The paper was founded in 1929 as an independent daily from the merger of the Journal and the Review.[3] This small town newspaper has chronicled multiple notable events.

The Journal Review
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)PTS, Inc.
Founder(s)H. Foster Fudge
PublisherShawn Storie
EditorTina McGrady
CityCrawfordsville, Indiana, USA
Circulation6,000[1]
Websitejournalreview.com

Notable Achievements

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In 1879 The Crawfordsville Journal named its only nineteenth century female associate editor, Mary Hannah Krout. She was associate editor for 3 years.[4]

The Crawfordsville Weekly Journal published in 1890 an obituary for Fisher Dougherty, an Abolitionist whose home was a station on the Underground Railroad in Crawfordsville.[5][6]

In 1891 The Crawfordsville Journal reported on the phenomenon known as the Crawfordsville Monster[7]

In 1910 The Crawfordsville Daily Journal reported on Theodore Roosevelt stopping to campaign in Crawfordsville.[8]

In 1918 The Crawfordsville Daily Journal reported on a city-wide parade ex-president William H. Taft lead to officially open a local Bank.[8]

History

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  • 1929 Founded as the Crawfordsville Journal and Review with the merger of the two Crawfordsville papers. Owned by H. Foster Fudge[2][9]

Crawfordsville Journal History

  • 1894-1929 Crawfordsville Journal published by Journal Co.[10]
  • 1894-1894 Crawfordsville Daily Journal published by Journal Co.[11]
  • 1894-188? The Daily Journal published by T.H.B. McCain[12]
  • 1886-1887 The Daily Dispatch[13]

Crawfordsville Review History

  • 1908-1929 The Crawfordsville Review publisher Sine None[14]
  • 1900-1908 The Daily News-Review published by S.M. Coffman, formed by merger of the Daily Argus and the New Review[15]

Daily Argus History

  • 1885-1900 The Daily Argus News published S.M. Coffman[16]
  • 1883-1885 The Crawfordsville Evening Argus published Robt. B. Willson [sic][17]
  • 1882-1883 Evening Argus published by Thos. C. Pursel[18]

New Review History

  • 1899-1900 The New Review published by Review Co.[19]
  • 187?-188? Weekly Review[20]
  • 187?-187? Crawfordsville Review published by J.L. Miller[21]
  • 1861-187? Crawfordsville Weekly Review published by Charles H. Bowen[20]
  • 1854-1861 Crawfordsville Review published by Charles H. Bowen and B.F. Stover[22]
  • 1841-1854 The Review published Engle and Masterson[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Media Directory". State of Indiana. Retrieved April 10, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Indiana Media Directory". State of Indiana. 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Miller, John (1982). Indiana Newspaper Bibliography: Historical Accounts of All Indiana Newspapers Published from 1804 to 1980 and Locational Information for All Available Copies, Both Original and Microfilm. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society. pp. 320–322.
  4. ^ Zach, Karen (2003). The Making of America Series: Crawfordsville Athens of Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 9780738524177.
  5. ^ "Crawfordsville Weekly Journal". Hoosier State Chronicles. December 27, 1890. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Lighty, S. Chandler (May 25, 2017). "The Underground Railroad in Montgomery County: An Annotated Letter". The Indiana History Blog of Indiana Historical Bureau of the Indiana State Library.
  7. ^ "A Strange Phenomenon". Hoosier State Chronicles. September 5, 1891. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Wilson, Jodie; Winfrey, Emily; McDole, Rebecca (2012). Hidden History of Montgomery County, Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781614238300.
  9. ^ "About The Crawfordsville journal. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 1894-1929". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "About The Crawfordsville journal. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 1894-1929". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "About The Crawfordsville journal. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 1894-1929". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "About The daily journal. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 188?-1894". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "About The daily dispatch. [volume] (Crawfordsville, Indiana) 1886-1887". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  14. ^ "About The Crawfordsville review. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 1908-1929". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  15. ^ "About The daily news-review. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 1900-1908". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  16. ^ "About The daily argus news. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 1885-1900". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "About Crawfordsville evening Argus. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 1883-1885". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  18. ^ "About Crawfordsville evening Argus. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 1883-1885". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  19. ^ "About The new review. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 1899-1900". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  20. ^ a b "About The Weekly review. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 187?-188?". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  21. ^ "About The Crawfordsville review. (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 187?-187?". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  22. ^ "About The Crawfordsville review. (Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind.) 1854-1861". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  23. ^ "About The review. (Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind.) 1841-1854". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
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