Richard C. Roberts and Richard W. Sadler History of Weber County The twentieth century saw some major developments in the media. In 1920 the Ogden Standard and the Ogden Examiner were consolidated into the Ogden Standard-Examiner. Frank Cannon founded the Ogden Standard in 1888; and William Glasmann joined him in 1892. The Morning Examiner was first established by Glasmann family …
The Broad Ax and The Plain Dealer Kept Utah’s African Americans Informed
Jeffrey D. Nichols Although the 1890 census reported only 588 African Americans living in Utah—a figure that would almost double by 1910—Salt Lake City supported two black newspapers for several years during that time. Julius F. Taylor, born in Virginia but most recently from Fargo, North Dakota, edited and published the Broad Ax, a weekly newspaper, from August 1895 until …