Boston American
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The Boston American was a daily tabloid newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts from March 21, 1904 until September 30, 1961. The newspaper was part of William Randolph Hearst
's chain, and thus was also known as Hearst's Boston American.
The Boston American featured the American Sunday Monthly Magazine.
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s in front of the Boston American office. The newsboys attacked three policemen, who were stripped of their hats and badges and hats by the newsboys. One of the cops and a bystander were hospitalized. The newsboys had stopped carrying the American after Hearst had increased its cost to them. When Hearst countered by bringing in non-unionized newsboys, the riot ensued.
William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst was an American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887, after taking control of The San Francisco Examiner from his father...
's chain, and thus was also known as Hearst's Boston American.
The Boston American featured the American Sunday Monthly Magazine.
Mergers
In 1961, the Boston American merged with the Boston Record to become the Boston Record-American, a tabloid that was published throughout the day with five to six editions. In 1972, it merged with the Boston Herald Traveler (no hyphen) to become the Boston Herald-Traveler and Record American, a broadsheet that eventually was renamed the Boston Herald-American and is now the Boston HeraldBoston Herald
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Notable incidents
On the evening of January 11, 1908, there was a riot of approximately 200 unionized newsboyNewsboy
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s in front of the Boston American office. The newsboys attacked three policemen, who were stripped of their hats and badges and hats by the newsboys. One of the cops and a bystander were hospitalized. The newsboys had stopped carrying the American after Hearst had increased its cost to them. When Hearst countered by bringing in non-unionized newsboys, the riot ensued.