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''The Topeka Capital-Journal'' is a daily newspaper in
* 1858: The ''Kansas State Record'' starts publishing.
* 1873: The ''Topeka Blade'' is founded by J. Clarke Swayze.
* 1879: George W. Reed buys the ''Blade'' and changes its name to ''The Kansas State Journal''.
* 1879: ''The Topeka Daily Capital'' is founded by Major J.K. Hudson as an evening paper but changes to morning in 1881.
* 1885: Frank P. MacLennan buys the ''Journal'' and renames it ''The Topeka State Journal''.
* 1888: The ''Capital'' absorbs the ''Commonwealth'', owned by Floyd Perry Baker and his sons, who had earlier bought the ''Kansas State Record''.
* 1899: Frederick Oliver Popenoe buys a 51 percent controlling interest in the ''Capital''.
* 1900: Charles M. Sheldon, saying " Newspapers should be operated as Christ would operate them," sends the ''Capital'' circulation skyrocketing from 12,000 to 387,000, forcing it to print papers in New York and Chicago.
* 1901: Arthur Capper buys the ''Capital'' and becomes sole owner in 1904.
* 1940: Oscar S. Stauffer buys the ''Journal''.
* 1951: Capper dies, and the ''Capital'' become employee-owned.
* 1956:
'' Fort Scott Tribune'', July 27, 1994 * 2017: Morris Communications sells its newspapers to GateHouse Media. *2019: GateHouse Media's corporate parent company, New Media Investment Group, announces that it will acquire Gannett and assume its name.
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka ( ; Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central U ...
, owned by Gannett.
History
The paper was formed following numerous name changes and mergers, including the merger of ''The Topeka Daily Capital'' and ''The Topeka State Journal''.Timeline
* 1858: The ''Kansas State Record'' starts publishing.
* 1873: The ''Topeka Blade'' is founded by J. Clarke Swayze.
* 1879: George W. Reed buys the ''Blade'' and changes its name to ''The Kansas State Journal''.
* 1879: ''The Topeka Daily Capital'' is founded by Major J.K. Hudson as an evening paper but changes to morning in 1881.
* 1885: Frank P. MacLennan buys the ''Journal'' and renames it ''The Topeka State Journal''.
* 1888: The ''Capital'' absorbs the ''Commonwealth'', owned by Floyd Perry Baker and his sons, who had earlier bought the ''Kansas State Record''.
* 1899: Frederick Oliver Popenoe buys a 51 percent controlling interest in the ''Capital''.
* 1900: Charles M. Sheldon, saying " Newspapers should be operated as Christ would operate them," sends the ''Capital'' circulation skyrocketing from 12,000 to 387,000, forcing it to print papers in New York and Chicago.
* 1901: Arthur Capper buys the ''Capital'' and becomes sole owner in 1904.
* 1940: Oscar S. Stauffer buys the ''Journal''.
* 1951: Capper dies, and the ''Capital'' become employee-owned.
* 1956: Stauffer Communications
Stauffer Communications was a privately held media corporation based in Topeka, Kansas, that owned many publications and broadcast outlets, including the ''Topeka Capital-Journal'' and WIBW, WIBW-FM, and WIBW-TV. The company operated from 1930 to ...
buys Capper Publications, including the ''Capital''.
* 1962: Former MacLennan home Cedar Crest becomes the Kansas governor's mansion.
* 1973: Brian Lanker wins the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for a series of photos of a childbirth, as exemplified by the image titled "Moment of Life
Moment or Moments may refer to:
* Present time
Music
* The Moments, American R&B vocal group Albums
* ''Moment'' (Dark Tranquillity album), 2020
* ''Moment'' (Speed album), 1998
* ''Moments'' (Darude album)
* ''Moments'' (Christine Guldbrand ...
".
* 1975: Susan Ford (daughter of Gerald Ford) and Chris Johns (future editor of '' National Geographic'' magazine) intern at paper during the summer.
* 1981: Stauffer Communications merges the ''Capital'' and the ''Journal'' into ''The Topeka Capital-Journal'', distributed in the morning.
* 1982: Former owner Oscar S. Stauffer dies at 95.
* 1994: Stauffer Communications merges with 
Morris Communications
Morris Communications, headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications, and online serv ...
.Morris buys Stauffer'' Fort Scott Tribune'', July 27, 1994 * 2017: Morris Communications sells its newspapers to GateHouse Media. *2019: GateHouse Media's corporate parent company, New Media Investment Group, announces that it will acquire Gannett and assume its name.
See also
*List of newspapers in Kansas
This is a list of newspapers in Kansas.
Daily newspapers
This is a list of daily newspapers currently published in Kansas. For weekly newspapers, see List of newspapers in Kansas.
* ''The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle'' – Abilene
* '' Atchison ...
References
*External links
* 1858 establishments in Kansas Territory Gannett publications Mass media in Topeka, Kansas Newspapers published in Kansas Publications established in 1858 Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers {{Kansas-newspaper-stub