He had served a few months as 's private secretary in 1891; in 1894, he was elected to a term in the representing ; in 1896, he had resigned this seat to become probate judge of Sarpy County. What I loved the most about the job was my daily interaction with the community. A lawyer and newspaperman, Howard was a strong Democrat. Columbus Telegram vending machines Type Daily newspaper Format Broadsheet Owner s Lee Enterprises Founder s W. The Columbus Telegram was a great place to work. At that time, Columbus had two newspapers, the Journal and the Republican, both in policy.
In 1883, he had purchased the Papillion Times in ; in 1887, he had left the Times to go to in southwestern Nebraska, where he founded the Dundy Democrat. In 1892, the name was changed to the Telegram. In 1974, the newspaper made the conversion from to printing. In 1900, he made an unsuccessful bid for a seat in. In 1901, Howard incorporated the newspaper as the Telegram Company.
He remained its editor for over fifty years. While they were sharing their story, I was visualizing my shot to go along with the story. The bought the Telegram from Freedom Newspapers in September 1989. It is delivered on Tuesday through Friday afternoon and on Saturday morning. After shooting as the assistant for a year, I accepted an offer to take over as the Chief Photographer. In the early 1890s, D.
In 1922, the Telegram Company bought out the Columbus Daily News and ended publication of that title; the Telegram went from weekly to daily publication as the Columbus Daily Telegram. The editor is Matt Lindberg. Zela Loomis died in 1957, whereupon his widow Svea Loomis became president and associate editor, and their son Laird Loomis general manager. In 1934, he lost the seat to. He sold most of his stock to his associates in the company; however, at their request he retained enough to allow him to remain president of the company and editor of the paper for the rest of his life. Laboy was appointed to the position in 2016; he is also the Telegram's advertising director. There have been many cutbacks on staff and there are few left to do all the work.
Howard was re-elected to the House five times, serving from 1923 to 1935. . In that same year, he sold the Times, moved to Columbus, and purchased the Telegram. Hensley, a young lawyer, was working for , publisher of the Omaha Herald and a leader in the , who advised him to start a Democratic newspaper in Columbus. In that year, Howard was elected to the. Everyday was something new and different.
After Howard's death in 1951, Loomis's name appeared at the top of the as editor. At the time of the sale, the paper's circulation was reported as 11,500. Published by The Art Printery at Columbus's 80th anniversary. The Era briefly ceased publication in November 1880; on April 9, 1881, it reappeared as the Columbus Democrat, managed by A. I loved listening to the reporters interview people.
The market area for the newspaper consists of 24,000 households in seven counties in east central Nebraska: , , , , , , and. A weekly supplement, the Telegram Advantage, is delivered to both subscribers and non-subscribers. Hensley founded the Columbus Era. Frank Davis attempted to publish the newspaper as a daily; however, Columbus was not large enough to support this, and the paper resumed weekly publication. Paschal, who had been elected state senator. The atmosphere is very strenuous, almost tyrannical with a couple of the higher-ups attempting to run a few people out of the office.
Working there with the previous editor, it was a more comfortable area before he left and was replaced. Loomis, who had worked as a reporter and day editor for two newspapers, became managing editor and city editor of the Telegram; in the following year, he became vice-president of the company. I got to meet a lot of great people, and start new relationships with people in the community. Hensley Publisher Vincent Laboy Editor Matt Lindberg Founded 1874 Language English Headquarters 1254 27th Avenue Columbus, Nebraska 68601 United States 8,285 Website The Columbus Telegram is a newspaper owned by and published in , in the east-central part of the state of in the. In 1890, he had returned to Papillion and bought back the Times. At the same time, the World-Herald bought the Pawnee Scout shopper, which they merged with the Telegram.
In 1998, the World-Herald sold the Telegram to Independent Media Group, Inc. . . . . . .