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CONTENTS

I.

INTRODUCTION: General Summary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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II.

THE PIONEER PERIOD.

The Spectator and Its Neighbors ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Dryer and the Weekly Oregonian ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Thurston, Bush, and the Statesman ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The "Oregon Style" ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Pioneer-Day Advertising ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Early Journalism Statistics ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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THE STATEHOOD PERIOD.

Pittock and the Morning Oregonian ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Early Oregon Editors ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Harvey Scott, the Leader ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Journalism in Salem ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Dailies That Struggled and Died ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Bulletin and the Bee ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Libel and Violence Bear Fruit ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Abigail Scott Duniway and the New Northwest ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Portland Telegram ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Linotype, Hard Times, and the Sun ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Sam Jackson and the Journal ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Strange Birth of the Mysterious News ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Later Days of the Oregonian ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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III.

JOURNALISM IN THE COUNTIES.
(Counties in chronological order of founding of their first newspapers)

1

Clackamas. 1846. Oregon City. Birthplace ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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2

Washington. 1848. The Old Mission Press. Hillsboro and Forest Grove ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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3

Multnomah. 1850. Mostly Portland. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4

Marion. 1851. Little Vox Populi Was First ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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