EPISODE · Sep 1, 2025 · 42 MIN
E13 - The News Editors: 1st Newspaper Duel of Auraria and Denver City, K.T. (Kansas Territory)
from While Buffalo Roamed: The Wild West History of Colorado · host Jonathan Summer Publishing
First Newspapers in Colorado - William N. Byers (cover art) - John L. Merrick - Cherry Creek Pioneer versus The Rocky Mountain News - Western Traveling Printers - 1440 Johnnas Gettenberg and the printing press (original internet) - Official Record Begins in Colorado The first newspapers (yes! two newspapers with editors) arrive in Denver City, K.T. (Kansas Territory) not knowing of the other (at first). John L. Merrick and William Newton Byers have come to the Pike's Peak Gold Regions to begin the permanent record. A reward for the first paper printed is offered, TWO editors enter...ONE editor leaves. Colorado's first "broadband connection"
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E13 - The News Editors: 1st Newspaper Duel of Auraria and Denver City, K.T. (Kansas Territory)
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