The Philadelphia Public Ledger

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The Philadelphia Public Ledger was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Philadelphia daily newspaper known for its influential reporting and role in American journalism.

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The Philadelphia Public Ledger canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf daily newspaper ⓘ
defunct newspaper ⓘ
newspaper ⓘ
acquiredBy George W. Childs NERFINISHED ⓘ
acquisitionDate 1864 ⓘ
ceasedPublication 1942 ⓘ
city Philadelphia ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
coveredArea Philadelphia metropolitan area ⓘ
international news ⓘ
national news ⓘ
editor Charles Emory Smith ⓘ
George W. Childs NERFINISHED ⓘ
John O. K. Hittell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rudolph Blankenburg ⓘ
format broadsheet ⓘ
founder Arunah S. Abell ⓘ
Azariah H. Simmons ⓘ
William Moseley Swain ⓘ
hasSection business news ⓘ
classified advertisements ⓘ
editorials ⓘ
literary features ⓘ
local news ⓘ
society pages ⓘ
headquartersLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
inception 1836 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
mergedInto Philadelphia Inquirer ⓘ
notableContributor Charles Emory Smith ⓘ
Rudolph Blankenburg ⓘ
notableFor influential reporting in the 19th century ⓘ
pioneering the one‑cent daily newspaper model in Philadelphia ⓘ
role in shaping American journalism practices ⓘ
originalPrice one cent ⓘ
owner Anthony J. Drexel ⓘ
Cyrus H. K. Curtis ⓘ
George W. Childs NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakCirculationPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
politicalAlignment initially Democratic ⓘ
later Republican-leaning ⓘ
publicationFrequency daily ⓘ
publisher Swain, Abell & Simmons ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
subjectArea general news ⓘ

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William C. Bullitt → workedFor → The Philadelphia Public Ledger ⓘ
Philip Francis Nowlan → employer → The Philadelphia Public Ledger ⓘ