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View and search this newspaper by clicking on the Chronicling America link below. This newspaper comes from the collections of the Kansas Historical Society and was digitized with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program. The Emporia News began on August 13, 1859, as a weekly in Emporia, Kansas Territory,with Jacob Stotler at the helm. It continued the Free-State themes of its predecessor, the Kansas News. While claiming independent political views, the News went on to support the Republican Party. It also promoted the commercial interests of the territory, the state, and the town of Emporia, acting as the organ of the local Chamber of Commerce.
Date: August 13, 1859-June 09, 1881
Item Number: 303069
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 303069
Collections - Newspaper
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Places - Cities and towns - Emporia
Places - Counties - Lyon
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
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