The Evening Independent
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The Evening Independent was St. Petersburg, Florida
's first daily newspaper. The sister evening newspaper of the St. Petersburg Times
, it was launched as a weekly newspaper in March 1906 under the ownership of Willis B. Powell. In November 1907, it became a daily paper as the St. Petersburg Evening Independent.
The newspaper was best known for its "Sunshine Offer", which was first enacted in 1910; as a way to publicise St. Petersburg as "The Sunshine City", the paper offered its copies for free following days in which the sun did not shine in St. Petersburg. From 1910 until the paper folded in 1986, the Evening Independent made good on its offer 296 times.
The Evening Independent was acquired by the Times in 1962, when its previous owner, the Thomson newspaper chain, threatened to close it down.
The Evening Independent was merged into the Times in November 1986, initially as part of the Times' s "City Times and Independent" section; the "Independent" name would soon be dropped.
Every issue of the Evening Independent, along with the Times, is available for viewing on Google News Archive
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St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
's first daily newspaper. The sister evening newspaper of the St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg Times
The St. Petersburg Times is a United States newspaper. It is one of two major publications serving the Tampa Bay Area, the other being The Tampa Tribune, which the Times tops in both circulation and readership. Based in St...
, it was launched as a weekly newspaper in March 1906 under the ownership of Willis B. Powell. In November 1907, it became a daily paper as the St. Petersburg Evening Independent.
The newspaper was best known for its "Sunshine Offer", which was first enacted in 1910; as a way to publicise St. Petersburg as "The Sunshine City", the paper offered its copies for free following days in which the sun did not shine in St. Petersburg. From 1910 until the paper folded in 1986, the Evening Independent made good on its offer 296 times.
The Evening Independent was acquired by the Times in 1962, when its previous owner, the Thomson newspaper chain, threatened to close it down.
The Evening Independent was merged into the Times in November 1986, initially as part of the Times
Every issue of the Evening Independent, along with the Times, is available for viewing on Google News Archive
Google News Archive
Google News Archive was an extension of Google News providing free access to scanned archives of newspapers and links to other newspaper archives on the web, both free and paid.-History:The archive went live on June 6, 2006....
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