Thomas Jesse Yarnell, known as Jesse Yarnell, (1837–1906) was a California newspaperman who established the Los Angeles, California, ''Weekly Mirror'', which took over the ''

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'' in 1881 and later merged with it."Jesse Yarnell Dead," ''Los Angeles Times,'' January 20, 1906, page II-1
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Biography

Yarnell was born in Gratiot, Ohio, on June 20, 1837, and learned the printing trade in Zanesville in that state. ;California He came to California in 1862 and established the ''Daily News'' in Placerville. He and Susan Caystile were married there."Many Attend Funeral of Woman Pioneer," ''Los Angeles Times,'' October 17, 1919, page II-3
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, where he founded the ''Weekly Republican'' newspaper, which he later sold to a brother-in-law. It later merged with the '' Evening Express.'' He next founded the ''Weekly Mirror'' in Los Angeles. Yarnell was a candidate on the

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ticket for an at-large Congressional seat in the 1882 election, but lost.''JoinCalifornia'' website
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but campaigned unsuccessfully as an independent. He died on January 19, 1906. He was survived by his widow, Susan Caystile Yarnell, their son Ellis, and their three daughters, Jessie, Catherine and Esther Yarnell. He also had a brother, George. Yarnell left an estate of about $50,000, the largest item being a 204-acre ranch in Buena Park, California, valued at $30,000."Yarnell Will," ''Los Angeles Times,'' January 26, 1906, page II-2
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"The Times' 128-Year History," ''Los Angeles Times Media Group''
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