The ''New York Weekly'' was a story newspaper published from 1858–1910 in
New York City
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. Under related names it was published from 1846–1915.
The paper had its origins in 1846 as the ''New York Dispatch'' (1846–1854), and ''New York Weekly Dispatch'' (1855–1858), with
Amor J. Williamson
Amor ("love" in Latin, Spanish and Portuguese) may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Amor'' (Julio Iglesias album), 1982
* ''Amor'' (Andrea Bocelli album), 2006
Songs
* "Amor" (Los Auténticos Decadentes song), 2000
* "Amor" (Cristian Castro song), 199 ...
as proprietor.
[(2 March 1867)]
Obituary - Mr. Amor J. Williamson
''The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'' and was purchased by
Francis Shubael Smith
Francis Shubael Smith I (December 29, 1819 – February 1, 1887) partnered with Francis Scott Street and started the publishing firm of Street & Smith.
Biography
He was born at 1798 Division Street in New York City, and was the fourth son o ...
and
Francis Scott Street
Francis Scott Street (October 20, 1831 – April 15, 1883), with partner Francis Shubael Smith were the owners of Street & Smith publishing company in New York City.
New York Dispatch
He was born in New York City in 1831, but moved to New Br ...
in 1858. Smith was an editor at the ''Dispatch'' and Street a bookkeeper, and they paid $40,000 for the ownership of the paper (paying nothing up front, but paying it off within 5 years).
From 1910-15 it was published as the ''New York Weekly Welcome''.
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p. 191 (2000)
See also
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Street & Smith
Street & Smith or Street & Smith Publications, Inc. was a New York City publisher specializing in inexpensive paperbacks and magazines referred to as dime novels and pulp fiction. They also published comic books and sporting yearbooks. Among t ...
References
External links
Street and Smith's ''New York Weekly'' selected issues, via Villanova University
Defunct newspapers published in New York City
Street & Smith
Publications established in 1846
Publications disestablished in 1915
1846 establishments in New York (state)
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