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published for 130 years, beginning December 7, 1869, and ending on October 1, 1999. The "Great Hoosier Daily," as it was known, at one time held the largest circulation in the state of

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. It was also the oldest

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newspaper until it closed and was housed in the

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from 1910 to 1949. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. After

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, the founder and president of Central Newspapers acquired the ''News'' in 1948, he became its publisher, while his son,

Eugene S. Pulliam Eugene Smith Pulliam (September 7, 1914 – January 20, 1999) was the publisher of the ''The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis Star'' and the ''The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis News'' from 1975 until his death. He was also a supporter of First A ...

, served as the newspaper's managing editor. Eugene S. Pulliam succeeded his father as publisher of the ''News'' in 1975. See also: Gugin and James E. St. Clair, eds., pp. 275–77. The ''Indianapolis News'' was an evening paper, and its decline matched a growing circulation of the morning newspaper, the ''

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''. Prior to the closing, there had been a partial merging of the newspaper staff with the ''Star''.

Notable staff members

* Medford Stanton Evans (1934–2015) was an award-winning journalist, educator, and author who became the head editorial writer for the ''News'' in 1959. He was promoted to editor of the ''News'' in 1960, at the age twenty-six, and became the youngest editor of a metropolitan daily newspaper at that time. Because of his editorial at the ''News'', Evans was selected in 1960 to draft the

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, which outlined the founding principles for the

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. The conservative writer remained as editor of the ''News'' through 1974, when he left the city and became a nationally syndicated columnist for ''

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''. Evans also taught journalism as

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, for more than thirty years. Among his many other activities, Evans lead the

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from 1971 to 1977, authored several books, and founded the

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in 1977 in

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* Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard (1868–1930) was a nationally known

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, and

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whose most famous work was the '' Abe Martin'' cartoon series. Hubbard introduced his Abe Martin character to ''Indianapolis News'' readers on December 17, 1904, and it appeared six days a week on the back page of the newspaper for twenty-six years. Hubbard also originated and illustrated a once-a-week humor essay for the "Short Furrows" column in the Sunday edition. The Abe Martin cartoon series went into national

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in 1910 and the "Short Furrows" column went into syndication the following year. For years after Hubbard's death in 1930, the ''News'' and other newspapers continued to print his Abe Martin cartoon series. *

(1914–1999) began working at the ''News'' as its managing editor in 1948 and rose through the managerial ranks to become assistant publisher of the Indianapolis ''News'' and the ''Star '' in 1962. He succeeded his father,

, as publisher of both newspapers in 1975. Known for his advocacy for

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rights and freedom of the press, Eugene S. Pulliam remained the publisher of the ''News'' and the ''Star '' until his death in 1999. He also became president of Central Newspapers in 1979 following the death of his stepmother,

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. * Juliet V. Strauss (1863–1918) was a well-known journalist, author, and public speaker from

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, who wrote a regular weekly column for the ''News'' using the pseudonym of "The Country Contributor" from November 1903 until her death in May 1918. Strauss also was a leader in efforts to generate public and state government support to establish

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in Parke County, Indiana, in 1916 as

's second state park. She began her journalism career as a regular newspaper columnist at the ''Rockville Tribune'' in 1893. In addition to her regular newspaper columns, Strauss authored "The Ideas of a Plain Country Woman," a monthly column for the ''

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'' from 1905 until 1918. She was also a founder in 1913 of the Woman's Press Club of Indiana. See also: Also:

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