Alameda County Newspapers, 1894
California extends from 32° 20' to 42
north latitude, and be-tween 114° 20' and 124° 25' west
longitude. It was ceded to the United States by Mexico, in 1848.
It is 770 miles in length, and its maximum breadth is 330 miles,
minimum breadth 150 miles, the mean breadth being 240 miles. In
the family of States it ranks second in size, Texas only having
a larger territory. It has an area of 158,360 square miles, or
101,350,400 acres, more than three-fifths of which, it is
estimated, are susceptible of cultivation, or may be profitably
utilized for industrial purposes.
According to the census of 1890, its
population numbered at that time 1,208,130.
Since the issuance of our preceding
edition there has been the usual number of newspaper changes in
this and other States mentioned in this work. The several
industries throughout the State have largely increased, and in
every branch and direction show unusual prosperity.
We give a
brief description in the following pages of the several
counties, with a tabulated list of the newspapers published in
each.
Explanation. The following tables
contain in consecutive order the name of the publication and
proprietors, the day when issued, its character or politics,
date when established, size of page in inches, circulation, and
the measure of the columns in pica ems. The population of towns
and counties, and the assessed valuations given, are according
to census of 1890.
Alameda County
Population, 93,864; pursuits, chiefly
agricultural. Oakland the county seat, ranks third in the State
in number of inhabitants. Considerable manufacturing is done in
and about Oakland. Salt and beet-sugar manufacturing is carried
on to a considerable extent in this county. Grain growing, grape
culture, and fruit raising form the principal occupations of the
inhabitants, though stock-raising and general agricultural
pursuits are carried on to a large extent. Alameda County
contains the State University, situated at Berkeley, besides
many other important educational institutions. The taxable
property for 1891 was $85,223,428. Alameda, pop. 10,500
Alameda, Population
10,500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Argus |
T. G. Daniells |
Daily |
Rep |
1887 |
Eneinal |
Fred. K. Krauth |
Daily |
Ind. |
1869 |
Lantern |
Henry R, Taylor |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1891 |
Telegram |
Barber & Marshall |
Daily |
Ind. |
1889 |
Berkeley, Population
6,250
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Advocate |
H. N. Marquand |
Dally |
Rep. |
1876 |
Herald |
Will A. Nash |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1888 |
News |
State Ins., for Deaf and Dumb |
Sat. |
Deaf Mute |
1884 |
Occident |
Occident Pub Co. |
Friday |
Ind. |
1881 |
Elmhurst, Population 6.0 (?)
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Advance |
Advance Pub. Co. |
Wed |
|
1881 |
Hayward, Population
1,425
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Journal |
G. A. Oaks |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1877 |
Review |
Conner & Miller |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1891 |
Irvington, Population
250
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Washington Press |
E. R. Thompson |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1889 |
Livermore, Population
2,390
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Echo |
W. E. Still |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1882 |
Herald |
J. H. Dungan |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1875 |
Oakland, Population
48,642
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Bible Students' Library |
Pac. Pr. Pub. Co. |
Month |
Religious |
1891 |
California Young Men |
I. S. Watson |
Month |
Y. M C. A. |
1880 |
Citizen |
Turner & Clough |
Dally |
Populist |
1808 |
Echo |
Echoes Pub. Assn. |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1886 |
Enquirer |
Enquirer Pub. Co |
Daily |
Ind. - Rep. |
1886 |
Enquirer - Weekly Edition |
|
Friday |
Ind. - Rep. |
1877 |
Eusebia |
Eusebia Pub. Co. |
Mouth |
Religious |
1889 |
Journal |
A. Kayser |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1874 |
Our
Little Friends |
Pac. Press Pub. Co. |
Thur. |
Religious |
1889 |
Pac. Health Journal |
Pac. Press Pub. Co. |
Month |
Health |
1885 |
Real Estate Review |
A. H. Breed & Co. |
Month |
Real Estate |
1891 |
Sabbath School Worker |
Inter. S. S. Assn. |
Month |
Religious |
1884 |
Saturday Press |
Carrington, Mason & Co. |
Sat. |
Ind. Dem. |
1882 |
Sentinel
Library |
Pac. Press Pub. Co. |
Month |
Religious |
|
Signs of the Times |
Pac. Press Pub. Co. |
Mond. |
Religious |
1874 |
Times |
F.J. Moffit & H. P. Squire |
Daily |
Ind. |
1868 |
Times Weekly Edition |
|
Thur. |
Ind. |
1875 |
Tribune |
Tribune Pub. Co. |
Daily |
Rep. |
1875 |
Tribune Weekly Edition |
|
Sat |
Rep. |
1875 |
Yankee Nation |
Howe & Bailey |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1892 |
Pleasanton, Population
1,000
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Times |
A. C. Wren |
Sat |
Ind. |
1892 |
San Leandro, Population
3,000
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Reporter; |
Daniel McCarthy |
Sat. |
Ind. Dem. |
1887 |
Standard |
W. P. Truesdell |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1892 |
San Lorenzo, Population
500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Mirror |
Mirror Pub. Co. |
Thur. |
Ind. |
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California Index |
Pacific States Newspaper Index

Source: Pacific States Newspaper
Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San
Francisco, 1894
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