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DuBois is a city in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh. Settled in 1812, laid out in 1872, DuBois was incorporated as a borough in 1881 and as a city in 1914...
that goes by this name.
The
Buffalo Courier-Express was a morning
newspaperA newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...
in
Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, second only to New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River, Buffalo is the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the seat of Erie...
. It ceased publication on September 1982.
The
Courier-Express was created in 1926 by a merger of the
Buffalo Daily Courier and the
Buffalo Morning Express. William James Conners, owner of the
Buffalo Courier, brought the two papers together.
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- "Courier-Express" redirects here. There is also a newspaper in DuBois, Pennsylvania
DuBois is a city in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh. Settled in 1812, laid out in 1872, DuBois was incorporated as a borough in 1881 and as a city in 1914...
that goes by this name.
The
Buffalo Courier-Express was a morning
newspaperA newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...
in
Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, second only to New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River, Buffalo is the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the seat of Erie...
. It ceased publication on September 1982.
The
Courier-Express was created in 1926 by a merger of the
Buffalo Daily Courier and the
Buffalo Morning Express. William James Conners, owner of the
Buffalo Courier, brought the two papers together. The combined newspapers claimed a heritage dating to 1828. One notable part-owner and editor of the
Buffalo Express was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, the writer also known as
Mark TwainSamuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is extensively quoted...
, whose tenure at the newspaper lasted from 1869 to 1871.
In August 1979, The
Courier-Express was purchased by the
Cowles Media CompanyCowles Media Company was a newspaper, magazine and information publishing company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. The company operated Cowles Business Media, Cowles Creative Publishing and Cowles Enthusiast Media units. The McClatchy Company purchased Cowles Media in 1998...
, a publishing company based in Minneapolis, MN. After a change in corporate leadership, Cowles Media decided to close the paper in September, 1982. The September 19 1982 issue was the last issue published. This left Buffalo with only one daily newspaper, the Buffalo Evening News, now known as the Buffalo News.
Editors of the Buffalo Express
- Samuel Langhorne Clemens, also known as 'Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is extensively quoted...
,' 1869–1871, co-editor
- Joseph Larned, co-editor with Twain
- Burrows Matthews
Editors of the Buffalo Courier-Express
- Burrows Matthews 1926-1955
- Douglas L.Turner 1971-1980
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