St Joseph News-Press/Gazette building taken in the 1920's
Name/Title
825 Edmond Street - St. Joseph News-Press/Gazette
Entry/Object ID
2020.25.1182
Description
ST JOSEPH NEWS-PRESS/GAZETTE
825 Edmond
Northwest Corner 9th & Edmond
ST JOSEPH NEWS-PRESS
825 Edmond
The building is located on the northwest corner of 9th & Edmond.
The newspaper traces its earliest roots to the St. Joseph Gazette.
The Gazette was founded in 1845 shortly after St. Joseph was founded.
The Gazette was the only newspaper to be sent west on the first ride of the Pony Express.
In 1889, the Gazette was acquired by Charles M. Palmer.
In 1903, The St. Joseph Post started publication.
St Joseph Post was quickly purchased and called the St. Joseph News and Press. In 1913, it moved into its headquarters at 7th & Edmond Streets.
Mr Palmer eventually bought the Gazette newspaper. In 1939, he brought in Henry D. Bradley to run the day to day operations.
In 1951, after Palmer died, Bradley would buy the newspapers.
Today the newspaper remains in the Bradley family.
The Gazette became a morning edition only paper.
The evening edition was called the News-Press.
The Gazette ceased existence in the early 1990s.
