The Emporia Gazette

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The Emporia Gazette was a highly respected newspaper in Emporia, Kansas, known for its quality under the editorship of William Allen White, who purchased it in 1895. Emporia itself, established in 1857, developed into a significant trading center after the railroad's arrival in 1869. The city, located in east-central Kansas, is now a hub for a farming and dairy region and is home to Emporia State University.12

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The Emporia Gazette became probably the best-known and respected “small-town” newspaper in the United States under the editorship of William Allen White, who bought it in 1895. The William Allen White House is a state historic site. The city is now the trading and shipping…
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The Emporia Gazette became probably the best-known and respected “small-town” newspaper in the United States under the editorship of William Allen White, who bought it in 1895. The William Allen White House is a state historic site. The city is now the trading and shipping…
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