daily news morning daily newspaper serving city alaska borough united_states state alaska north daily united_states north world oldest continuously operating daily alaska circulation second largest daily state purchased family longtime owners news selling family trust founders news founded assumed news editor sold newspaper news thompson guided paper tough economic times gold near mined period news absorbed newspapers sole publication 1920s news experimented aerial delivery remote mining camps newspapers world regular deliveries aircraft thompson death mayor paper editor news purchased alaska industrialist operated series editors year paper purchased proceeded course modernization leadership news papers alaska print color survived fire biggest flood history news employed notable including mascot featured cover daily paper news received numerous awards history particularly recognizes achievements alaska newspapers annual basis overview morning newspaper published daily city state alaska located latitude degrees north news offices located farther north daily newspaper north_america newspaper daily circulation copies sources vary sunday circulation overall readership statistics somewhat higher news operates web site records roughly unique visitors year according news circulation area encompasses square miles km2 central northern alaska circulation area includes north star borough northern portion portions major settlements circulation area include city towns daily newspapers circulation area southern portions borough secondary circulation areas daily newspaper based miles south anchorage paper coverage centers local news moderate reporting state issues affect surrounding area local sports particularly sports teams covered regularly newspaper news produces specialty publications addition regular paper publications latitude weekly arts supplement released friday sundays feature reporting section published sundays produced newspaper staff annual publications visitors guide winter survival guide released newspaper regular basis early years foundation trader sailed alaska river hopes establishing trading post trail connecting coastal town gold mining community eagle low water chartered unable continue river discouraged deposited goods sailed downstream intent making attempt sail river following year struck gold spot miles north spot left supplies seeing opportunity decided establish trading post spot miners suppliers arrived attracted gold named settlement indiana senator later vice president united_states fall winter word gold strike new settlement spread alaska printer working packed small press traveled early september printed newspaper new settlement volume issue little known hill operation likely press small machines designed transport single pack horse pack single copies editions paper year subscription paper pages multiple advertisements including proclaiming election held november year purpose incorporating town page statement policy newspaper wars hill sold invested machine larger press improvements growing population residents allowed expand semi weekly daily publication process july september news competition began publishing sole day news papers soon arrived area news reported newspaper plans shipped year metropolis supplied told sold daily_news founder later month enormous fire destroyed daily_news press wait replacement equipment purchased press newly arrived editor intended set newspaper purchasing deal august thompson allowed publish evening paper published morning deal lasted september thompson conflicted personal level reduced weekly newspaper thompson deposed editor june took settlement outside embroiled series legal troubles faced opposition owner fought gold claims near purchased times compete accused money bank operated sued man funded venture led founding lawsuit revealed convicted oregon legal bills added decided lease group local businessmen june ended lease agreement selling newspaper year campaign elect alaska delegate congress way candidates purchased newspaper campaign manager promptly named editor daily_news paper switched actively supporting candidacy time best known began gathering investors purchase candidacy failed thompson amassed investors purchased daily_news march march daily_news published issue days later reopened names daily_news thompson previous operation chose idea daily territorial days consolidation thompson assumed majority ownership renamed early daily newspapers competition newspapers intense clashed issues city council meetings permanent bridge mineral prospects town gold discovered intense rivalries driven declining economic situation initial gold findings inspired gold rush began time thompson took control shortly second world war news lacked dedicated connection associated_press early years thompson administration dedicated correspondent seattle job read early editions seattle newspapers hurry telegraph office read thompson end telegraph cable system later replaced dedicated contract contract limited news words day messages january absorbed owners received shares later bought thompson owners received printing plant moved washington thompson feared declining state economy decided leave alaska sold shares company returned months absence demanded shares briefly served paper publisher returned shares thompson resumed role publisher editor thompson return coincided series small gold discoveries boosted economy gold bought supplies town thompson wished leave alaska sold majority share news stock option republican_party scandal erupted revealed merely stand alaska delegate congress partially scandal unable sell shares held option thompson returned alaska spring role publisher later year republican interests took democratic_party new owners times unable come financing new equipment times went business october following times shifted daily publication schedule lasted fire destroyed citizen printing plant news printed papers conjunction time appeared paper citizen unable obtain loans rebuild news assumed subscription list business contracts sole daily newspaper tough times infected newspaper staff writing flu kept setting flu stories began imagine flu went like said thompson story outbreak years later thompson news strongly protested city order prostitutes living regulated district september thompson reported press oil mixed paper printing ink fire set office presumably result paper stance decline economy partially offset construction alaska railroad arrival president railroad visited news offices set small bit type special edition commemorating visit month later died return alaska visit coincided commercial airplane flight state alaska july year copies news delivered regularly aircraft remote mining camps process news newspaper regularly deliver aircraft years death died january replaced assistant editor mayor time newspaper dire straits circulation declined falling population reached low half paper relied old press dated turn century newspaper offices aging little money upgrade stressed conflict thompson widow majority conflict arose competing candidates political office attempted buy paper editorial support money thompson accepted offers asked removed newspaper months leading election news produced dozens editorials reproduced speeches candidate candidate lost failed follow promises payment reinstated editor february candidate indictment counts violating federal corrupt practices act hired recent graduate named worked paper school journalism time job following graduation years reporter editor regularly wrote local stories late paper assistant editor lieu raise paper couldn afford pay remained paper assistant editor secretary alaska delegate delegate congress alaska hosted election state office elected senators era october news cut costs moving new office allowed purchase new machine upgrades promised november news purchased alaska industrialist promised money news strong republican opposed confirmed democrat resigned april replaced stone turned news profitable stone replaced news purchased cylinder presses replace old press use owing shipping difficulties presses new crew needed operate arrive time news preparing new building built named newspaper owner great depression hit united_states poor economic trend thanks large gold brought returned area gold mines took advantage good economic situation reviving weekly supplement news covered gold mining camps outside focused areas outside city radio station founded shared building news occupied floors building january disagreement reporters editor resulted changes news replaced editor reporter discontinued editor created weekly separate newspaper compete news weekly lasted closed year founded weekly newspaper united_states involved second world war travel alaska restricted japan invaded alaska islands news censored benefited military construction boom united_states built ferry aircraft soviet_union boom left news short staffed continued operations war japanese surrender ended war news editor died replaced reporter post war boom caused sudden shortage paper mills able meet demand growing number newspapers nationwide shortage caused run short industrial connections divert shipment newspaper going business post war years saw news active role territorial politics prior election believed republican presidential candidate defeat democratic incumbent advantage anticipated governmental shift instructed news ramp pro republican editorials order assist process appointed war correspondent chicago_tribune new editor won election news stayed politically active endorsing republican candidates issues ended death july era week death negotiated sale news efficiency expert printer employed war began newspapers efficiency study recommended upgrades unwilling spend newspaper suggested unwilling upgrade interested purchasing paper men worked verbal agreement killed coal train accident actions paper stance alaska news strongly opposed took control analyzed issue came strongly favor alaska news continually published editorials favor encouraged newspapers took place news set special telephone lines convention chambers newspaper office daily reports printed recording delegates progress news strongly supported political campaign alaska 49th state united_states day voted alaska admitted state arranged jet fly copies news alaska newspapers washington morning vote congressman alaska newspaper proclaiming embarked series upgrades printing equipment printing introduced purchased press house press built story building adjacent building contained offices equipment large contain new press extensive renovations requiring new building shortly new press introduced news produced color newspaper new equipment allowed larger print jobs introduced annual progress edition intended distributed outside alaska order attract business industry state news obtained dedicated associated_press avoiding need contracts telephone telegraph service correspondent seattle relay material news november tragedy struck caught fire rushed scene blaze quickly television radio studios floors building destroyed news offices printing facilities lower floors spared flames suffered water damage winter temperatures water soon despite conditions paper produced time day largest earthquake recorded united_states struck anchorage southern alaska cutting communications outside world felt took minutes communications established associated_press office seattle connection restored news sent reports earthquake outside world destroyed offices leading newspaper city news offered press facilities times papers shared anchorage recovered shortly earthquake news placed order modern offset printing press house new press fit ordered construction new printing facility office named aurora building north alaska railroad sold land building built cost million ordered foundation new building raised inches year flood line fact saved news years later massive flood swept water inches deep paper offices deeper press boiler rooms slightly raised level flood halted production time post earthquake favor publishing editions posting occasional stories electrical power restored town early 1970s prior construction economy news planned expand printing plant company unsure economy support added capacity objections news decided expand aurora building adding second floor cost million construction pipeline got way demand office space great rented news offices newly expanded building time news replaced associated_press satellite connection era late 1980s early 1990s created plan let paper employees buy company ownership local plan way time death paper employees nearing retirement age factor need costly upgrades expand paper internet led decision sell news founders newspaper chain order preserve paper independence desired news purchased family men ownership split publisher paper ownership served retained publisher emeritus advisory capacity named publisher post era replaced took job regional vice president interim publisher general manager veteran newspaper executive named publisher news owned separately rest newspapers considered group order advantage bulk purchasing news owns january news sold named publisher jack featured small cartoon figure named page drawing paired comment news story pun joke apparently having spoken figure idea jack came news editor said people complaints town fun stuff people chance laugh problems jack came ryan nickname jack traditional nickname given old worked life changed john ryan days cartoon existence jack commented alcohol lack job wife recent years cartoon taken politically correct tone occasion attacks pictured shaking fist saying time terrorists time original jack drawings reproduced replaced new drawings similar style required growing reproduced image transition digital newspaper production awards accomplishments history awarded dozens accolades organizations news reporter awarded writing story led proceedings alaska governor paper won photography features writing accomplishments
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