Morning Chronicle
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The Day-Book, later called the Morning Chronicle, was started by Francis Winton after he left the St. John's Daily News which he had run with his brother Robert. The papers became rivals and disagreed on most matters. Started with the aid of a loan from C. F. Bennett (Feb. 23, 1875), the Chronicle was acknowledged to be his mouthpiece. The paper became the principal anti-Confederate newspaper and opposed the Newfoundlander and the Carter government. Although Francis Winton was a Protestant, he spoke out against the political use of Orange societies. Originally opposed to government financing of the railway, the paper supported the project in 1881.
Editor, publisher, and proprietor:
Francis Winton
Information:
Place of publication: St. John's.
Dates of publication: Jan. 1, 1862 - May 5, 1861.
Frequency:
Daily (except Sunday), Jan. 1, 1862-1873.
3 per week, 1875-Apr. 19, 1881.
Daily (except Sunday), Apr. 23-May 6, 1881.
Title varies:
Day-Book, Jan. 1, 1862-Aug. 24, 1865.
Morning Chronicle, Aug. 30, 1865-Apr. 19, 1881.
Chronicle, Apr. 23-May 6, 1881.
Errata
Not published
1865 Sep 18, oct 13, 14, 18, Nov 4, Dec 25, 26
1866 Mar 27, May 4, Jul 6, Aug 22, Oct 11, Nov 29
1867 Jan 18, 19, Feb 22, 27, Mar 26, Apr 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, May 1, 24, Jun 13, 20, 26, Jul 22, Aug 18, 19, 24, 29, Sep 4, Oct 11, 14, 22, 29, Nov 1, 6, 7, 13, 16, 22, Dec 3, 7, 9, 16, 23
1868 Mar 11, 17, 20, Apr 11, May 23, 28, Jun 7, 11, Jul 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, Aug 17, Sep 3, 10, Oct 31, Nov 12, 26, Dec 18, 24, 28, 31
1869 Jan 6, 7, 8, 25, Feb 8, Mar 3, 17, 18, 22, Apr 1, 10, 15, 19, 22,May 3, 10, 12, 27, 31, Jun 7,10, 23, 24, 30, Jul 7, 10, 13, 15, 22, 25, Aug 6, 17, 19, 25, 27, 28, Sep 4, 6, 14, 20, 27, Oct 11, 15, 18, 20, 22, Nov 12
1870 Jan 10th to Mar 2nd, Jun 9, Aug 10, Sep 10, Dec 31
1871 Jan 2, 26, Mar 3, 6, 11, Apr 7, May 24, Aug 3
1872 Jan 2, 3, 10, Feb 27, Mar 29, May 28, 30, Jul 30, Aug 19, Sep 11
1873 Mar 17, Apr 11, May 24, Jul 7, Dec 9
1875 May 27, Aug 5th to Sep 1st
1876 Jan 1, Feb 10
Missing
1865 Sep 30
1866 Jan 24, Sep 8
1866 Jan 13, Aug 8 only two pages
1866 Aug 20, Sep 7 only three pages
1867 Jan 29, Feb 9
1867 Jan 26, Feb 4, May 8 only two pages
1869 Jan 1, 2, 4, Jul 19, Oct 26
1869 Mar 26, Oct 13 only three pages, Apr 9 only two pages
1870 Jan 3, 4 missing
1871 Feb 1, Mar 23 only two pages
1872 Jul 11 pages three and four missing
1872 Mar 25 only three pages
1872 Dec 24 missing
1873 Jan 2 only three pages
1874 No microfilm reel
1875 Jun 10, Jul 20, Aug 17, Sep 2, 4
1876 Nov 11 only three page
Poor Quality
1865, 1866, 1867, 1868,1871,1872
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