The Philadelphia Public Ledger

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daily newspaper defunct newspaper newspaper

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	daily newspaper ⓘ defunct newspaper ⓘ newspaper ⓘ
acquiredBy	George W. Childs NERFINISHED ⓘ
acquisitionDate	1864 ⓘ
ceasedPublication	1942 ⓘ
city	Philadelphia ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coveredArea	Philadelphia metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ international news ⓘ national news ⓘ
editor	Charles Emory Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ George W. Childs NERFINISHED ⓘ John O. K. Hittell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolph Blankenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
format	broadsheet ⓘ
founder	Arunah S. Abell NERFINISHED ⓘ Azariah H. Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ William Moseley Swain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSection	business news ⓘ classified advertisements ⓘ editorials ⓘ literary features ⓘ local news ⓘ society pages ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1836 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
mergedInto	Philadelphia Inquirer NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableContributor	Charles Emory Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolph Blankenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyrus H. K. Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ George W. Childs NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakCirculationPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
politicalAlignment	initially Democratic ⓘ later Republican-leaning ⓘ
publicationFrequency	daily ⓘ
publisher	Swain, Abell & Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Pennsylvania ⓘ
subjectArea	general news ⓘ

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Philip Francis Nowlan → employer → The Philadelphia Public Ledger ⓘ

William C. Bullitt → workedFor → The Philadelphia Public Ledger ⓘ