Yorkshire Factory Times
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The Yorkshire Factory Times was a British newspaper, founded in 1889. It was published weekly between 3 January 1890 and 29 December 1899. The newspaper was initially edited by Joseph Burgess
and published from Huddersfield
. The Yorkshire Factory Times was sold at the price of one penny
.
The Yorkshire Factory Times had started as an off-shoot of the conservative Cotton Factory Times. Under Burgess' editorship the Yorkshire Factory Times moved towards socialist positions, arguing in favour of socialist New Unionism. Simultaneously, Burgess published the Workman's Times. There was some overlapping in articles between the two papers. In 1894 the editorial post was passed on to C. Allen Clarke, an Independent Labour Party
member. William Henry Drew
, one of the founders of this party, was a correspondent.
The Yorkshire Factory Times frequently carried serialized fictional novels in its pages. Examples of such serialized novels include Lancashire Lads and Lasses (which ran from November 1895 to February 1896) and The Knobstick, both authored by C. Allen Clarke. Through publishing serialized novels, the Yorkshire Factory Times made fictional literature available to workers (who would have problems buying the more expensive bound volumes of literature).
In the 1910s, the name was changed to Yorkshire Factory Times and Workers Weekly Record. From May 1918 onwards, the newspaper was published by the Labour Party
politician Ben Turner
as the organ of the textile workers union. Between November 1919 and June 1922, the newspaper was named Labour Pioneer. The name was changed back to The Yorkshire Factory Times and Workers Weekly Record in July 1922. The newspaper ceased publication in April 1926.
Joseph Burgess
Joseph Burgess was a British journalist and Labour politician.He was born on 3 July 1853 in Failsworth, Lancashire, the third of six children of handloom weavers, and educated at a print works school in Failsworth. He started work in a card-cutting room at the age of six and worked as a cotton...
and published from Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
. The Yorkshire Factory Times was sold at the price of one penny
Penny
A penny is a coin or a type of currency used in several English-speaking countries. It is often the smallest denomination within a currency system.-Etymology:...
.
The Yorkshire Factory Times had started as an off-shoot of the conservative Cotton Factory Times. Under Burgess' editorship the Yorkshire Factory Times moved towards socialist positions, arguing in favour of socialist New Unionism. Simultaneously, Burgess published the Workman's Times. There was some overlapping in articles between the two papers. In 1894 the editorial post was passed on to C. Allen Clarke, an Independent Labour Party
Independent Labour Party
The Independent Labour Party was a socialist political party in Britain established in 1893. The ILP was affiliated to the Labour Party from 1906 to 1932, when it voted to leave...
member. William Henry Drew
William Henry Drew
William Henry Drew was a British textile worker, early trade unionist and one of the founders of the Independent Labour Party.-Early years:W. H. Drew was born in Exeter in 1854 and by the mid 1860s was working in agriculture...
, one of the founders of this party, was a correspondent.
The Yorkshire Factory Times frequently carried serialized fictional novels in its pages. Examples of such serialized novels include Lancashire Lads and Lasses (which ran from November 1895 to February 1896) and The Knobstick, both authored by C. Allen Clarke. Through publishing serialized novels, the Yorkshire Factory Times made fictional literature available to workers (who would have problems buying the more expensive bound volumes of literature).
In the 1910s, the name was changed to Yorkshire Factory Times and Workers Weekly Record. From May 1918 onwards, the newspaper was published by the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician Ben Turner
Ben Turner (politician)
Sir Ben Turner was an English trade unionist and Labour Party Member of Parliament for Batley and Morley from 1922 to 1924 and from 1929 to 1931...
as the organ of the textile workers union. Between November 1919 and June 1922, the newspaper was named Labour Pioneer. The name was changed back to The Yorkshire Factory Times and Workers Weekly Record in July 1922. The newspaper ceased publication in April 1926.