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September 9, 1920
The Bottineau Courant
Bottineau, Bottineau County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
The Minneapolis Star launched on August 19 as a daily newspaper backed by farmers and organized labor in Minnesota, starting with 60,000 paid subscribers, unique among metropolitan dailies, aimed at countering Big Business influence.
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UNIQUE AMONG ALL DAILIES.
Perhaps no newspaper started in the middle west in recent years had had a more promising birth than the Minneapolis Star which began publication August 19. It is issued daily under the auspices of farmers and organized labor, and promises to be the most powerful weapon in Minnesota for holding Big Business at bay, awakening farmers and labor alike to the dangers the future holds in store for them, if the money octopus continues its domination of American political affairs.
The Star stands unique among all metropolitan dailies in the world because of the fact that on the day it was first issued the subscription list contained 60,000 paid-up subscribers. At once it became the largest evening publication in the Twin Cities with the exception of the Journal.
In view of its bold, fearless and independent policy, it is hardly expected that the Star will be as good a business proposition as some of its main competitors in the Minneapolis and St. Paul fields. The first four issues of the paper, however, contain a satisfactory amount of advertising, and the volume of business is bound to increase as the name—Minneapolis Star—becomes more firmly fixed in the public mind.
The stock in the Star corporation is held by upwards of 20,000 persons.
Perhaps no newspaper started in the middle west in recent years had had a more promising birth than the Minneapolis Star which began publication August 19. It is issued daily under the auspices of farmers and organized labor, and promises to be the most powerful weapon in Minnesota for holding Big Business at bay, awakening farmers and labor alike to the dangers the future holds in store for them, if the money octopus continues its domination of American political affairs.
The Star stands unique among all metropolitan dailies in the world because of the fact that on the day it was first issued the subscription list contained 60,000 paid-up subscribers. At once it became the largest evening publication in the Twin Cities with the exception of the Journal.
In view of its bold, fearless and independent policy, it is hardly expected that the Star will be as good a business proposition as some of its main competitors in the Minneapolis and St. Paul fields. The first four issues of the paper, however, contain a satisfactory amount of advertising, and the volume of business is bound to increase as the name—Minneapolis Star—becomes more firmly fixed in the public mind.
The stock in the Star corporation is held by upwards of 20,000 persons.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Justice
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Minneapolis Star
Newspaper Launch
Farmers Labor
Big Business
Subscription Success
Minnesota Politics
Where did it happen?
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Story Details
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Event Date
August 19
Story Details
The Minneapolis Star began publication on August 19 under the auspices of farmers and organized labor, starting with 60,000 paid subscribers, becoming the largest evening paper in the Twin Cities except the Journal, aimed at countering Big Business domination, with stock held by over 20,000 persons.