Intelligencer Journal
Encyclopedia
The Intelligencer Journal, known locally as the Intell, is the daily, morning newspaper
published by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc in Lancaster
, Pennsylvania
. It is the 7th oldest newspaper in the United States
and one of the oldest newspapers to be continually published under the same name. The Intelligencer Journals editorial page generally has leaned to the Democratic
/liberal
perspective. The Intelligencer was merged with its sister newspaper, the Lancaster New Era, in 2009.
after buying out Wilcocks and receiving backing from Robert Coleman. In 1799, William Dickson founded a rival paper, the Jeffersonian Lancaster Intelligencer and Weekly Advertiser. In 1820, John Reynolds (father of the Civil War general
) succeeded Hamilton and turned the Journal into a Jacksonian
paper. After a fire in 1811 and Dickson's death in 1823, popularity of the Intelligencer began to diminish. In 1834, Hugh Maxwell V bought the newspaper from John Reynolds and owned it until Maxwell sold it to John Weiss Forney
, who had started as a printer's apprentice with the newspaper in 1830. Maxwell had previously owned and published the Lancaster Gazette and Port-Folio.
, circulation fell due to the Intelligencer and Journals anti-Republican
tone. In August 1864, the paper was changed from a weekly to a daily, evening paper. By the end of the war, circulation was down to only a few hundred. In 1866, Andrew Jackson Steinman reluctantly took control of the paper, with co-owner Henry Smith and attorney William Uhler Hensel actually running the paper. In 1886, Hensel retired and Steinman's nephew Charles Steinman Foltz took his place. On 1909-07-01, Steinman and Foltz started the non-partisan Lancaster Morning Journal, which they merged with the Morning News creating the News Journal. Steinman's sons, John Frederick Steinman and James Hale Steinman, took over the papers in 1917 after the death of their father.
) bought the Intelligencers rival paper, the Lancaster New Era and "vowed to put the Intelligencer and the News Journal out of business". Block added a daily, four-page, colored comics
section to the New Era. The Steinmans lowered advertising rates and started the Sunday News, the first local Sunday newspaper. Circulation of the Intelligencer increased from 6,000 to 30,000 in early 1927. The Steinmans then built a new five-story building for the paper on West King Steet to show that "they were here to stay".. In 1928, Block announce his surrender and offered the New Era to the Steinmans. They bought the New Era and merged the Intelligencer with the New Journal to create the Intelligencer Journal.
, musician
, and composer
, wrote the "Intelligencer Journal March." Up until the 1960s, the march was played by American military band
s, but eventually it fell out of favor. The march was lost until a copy of the sheet music
was found in Library of Congress
on microfilm.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc in Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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. It is the 7th oldest newspaper in the United States
United States
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and one of the oldest newspapers to be continually published under the same name. The Intelligencer Journals editorial page generally has leaned to the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
/liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
perspective. The Intelligencer was merged with its sister newspaper, the Lancaster New Era, in 2009.
History
The Lancaster Journal, was founded on June 17, 1794 by William Hamilton and Henry Wilcocks as a 4-page, weekly newspaper. In 1800, Hamilton politically aligned the Journal with the FederalistsFederalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
after buying out Wilcocks and receiving backing from Robert Coleman. In 1799, William Dickson founded a rival paper, the Jeffersonian Lancaster Intelligencer and Weekly Advertiser. In 1820, John Reynolds (father of the Civil War general
John F. Reynolds
John Fulton Reynolds was a career United States Army officer and a general in the American Civil War. One of the Union Army's most respected senior commanders, he played a key role in committing the Army of the Potomac to the Battle of Gettysburg and was killed at the start of the battle.-Early...
) succeeded Hamilton and turned the Journal into a Jacksonian
Jacksonian democracy
Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Jackson's policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. The Democratic-Republican Party of...
paper. After a fire in 1811 and Dickson's death in 1823, popularity of the Intelligencer began to diminish. In 1834, Hugh Maxwell V bought the newspaper from John Reynolds and owned it until Maxwell sold it to John Weiss Forney
John Weiss Forney
John Wien Forney was an American journalist and politician. He was born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania and at the age of 16 entered the printing office of the Lancaster Journal...
, who had started as a printer's apprentice with the newspaper in 1830. Maxwell had previously owned and published the Lancaster Gazette and Port-Folio.
Forney and Steinman
In 1839, Forney took over the Intelligencer and "turned it around". In September 1839, Forney bought the Journal merged it with the Intelligencer making the Intelligencer and Journal. After Forney left Lancaster in 1845, George Sanderson ran the paper and used it to become mayor of Lancaster. During the Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, circulation fell due to the Intelligencer and Journals anti-Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
tone. In August 1864, the paper was changed from a weekly to a daily, evening paper. By the end of the war, circulation was down to only a few hundred. In 1866, Andrew Jackson Steinman reluctantly took control of the paper, with co-owner Henry Smith and attorney William Uhler Hensel actually running the paper. In 1886, Hensel retired and Steinman's nephew Charles Steinman Foltz took his place. On 1909-07-01, Steinman and Foltz started the non-partisan Lancaster Morning Journal, which they merged with the Morning News creating the News Journal. Steinman's sons, John Frederick Steinman and James Hale Steinman, took over the papers in 1917 after the death of their father.
Newspaper war
In 1923, Paul Block, Sr. (founder of Block CommunicationsBlock Communications
Block Communications is a privately held holding company of various assets, mainly in the print and broadcast media, based in Toledo, Ohio. The company was founded in 1900 in New York City when Paul Block, a German immigrant who came to the United States fifteen years prior, formed an ad...
) bought the Intelligencers rival paper, the Lancaster New Era and "vowed to put the Intelligencer and the News Journal out of business". Block added a daily, four-page, colored comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
section to the New Era. The Steinmans lowered advertising rates and started the Sunday News, the first local Sunday newspaper. Circulation of the Intelligencer increased from 6,000 to 30,000 in early 1927. The Steinmans then built a new five-story building for the paper on West King Steet to show that "they were here to stay".. In 1928, Block announce his surrender and offered the New Era to the Steinmans. They bought the New Era and merged the Intelligencer with the New Journal to create the Intelligencer Journal.
"Intelligencer Journal March"
In 1951, George W. Luttenberger, a local bandleaderBandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, wrote the "Intelligencer Journal March." Up until the 1960s, the march was played by American military band
Military band
A military band originally was a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the title of Bandmaster or Director of Music...
s, but eventually it fell out of favor. The march was lost until a copy of the sheet music
Sheet music
Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols; like its analogs—books, pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens...
was found in Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
on microfilm.
– LancasterOnline.com