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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian (1907-1907)
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Newspapers |
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Temporal Coverage | 1907-1907 1777-1963 |
Description | Watson's Weekly Jeffersonian, launched in 1906 by Thomas E. Watson and his son John Durham Watson in Augusta, Georgia, served as a platform for Watson's editorials, reaching a wide audience with circulation exceeding 25,000. Embracing nativist, white supremacist, and anti-Catholic sentiments, it reflected Watson's political ambitions and ideals. The paper shifted its operations to Atlanta in 1907 and later to Thomson, Georgia, adopting sensationalist tactics and extreme anti-Catholic rhetoric. Watson's vehement opposition extended to Woodrow Wilson during the 1912 presidential campaign. Despite reaching a circulation peak during his anti-Semitic crusade against Leo Frank in 1915, the paper's downfall came with Watson's anti-war stance, leading to its ban by the Post Office Department in 1917. NDLI hosts contents from/of year 1907 of this newspaper. |
Online Computer Library Center | 21362351 |
Library of Congress Control Number | sn90052331 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Jurisdiction | United States of America |