The Genesee Democrat was a major paper in Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

 printed from 1845 to 1906 under different names. It was an early paper in the county being challenged by the Wolverine Citizen

Wolverine Citizen

The Wolverine Citizen was an important weekly newspaper in Flint, Michigan. The paper also operated as a general printer.-History:In 1850, Francis H. Rankin, Sr. came to Flint, Michigan and opened the Genesee Whig. Six years later it was renamed The Wolverine Citizen and Genesee Whig. Later yet,...

, and The Flint Globe.

History

Original the Democrat was named The Flint Republican and started publication in 1845 by Daniel S. Merritt. Price at that time was $1.50 cash or $2 in produce. In 1848, the Republican was acquired and renamed to Genesee Democrat by Royal W. Jenny. With the death in 1876 of Jenny, Mrs. Jenny, a poem book author, ran the paper for several weeks until it was sold to H. N. Mather for five hundred dollars. Mather added a Sunday Edition. He was editorially in support of the Democratic Party.

While Flint Mayor in 1878, Jerome Eddy

Jerome Eddy (Michigan politician)

Jerome Eddy was a Michigan businessman, politician and diplomat. He served on the Democratic Michigan State Central Committee and was a delegate to many Democratic State Conventions...

 purchased the Genesee Democrat from Mather. Soon afterwards, his son managed and edited the Democrat. In 1884, the Daily News was launched as a daily paper to complement the weekly Genesee Democrat.

William H. Werkheiser and Sons of Easton, Pennsylvania

Easton, Pennsylvania

Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....

 purchased the papers in 1884. In 1887, Werkheiser and this two sons, George and Frank F., began editing the paper. W. V. Smith, of Olean, New York

Olean, New York

Olean is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Olean is the largest city in Cattaraugus County, and serves as the financial, business, transportation and entertainment center of the county. It is one of the principal cities of the Southern Tier region of New York.The city is...

 purchased the papers in 1905 and operating them until sold to H. H. Fitzgerald in 1906. Fitzgerald fold the Democrat and the Daily News into his other newspapers

Flint Journal

The Flint Journal is the largest newspaper published in Flint, Michigan. Published Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, it serves Genesee, Lapeer and Shiawassee Counties...

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