Boston Daily Advertiser was a daily newspaper established in 1813 and purchased by journalist
Nathan Hale in 1814. In 1832
The Advertiser took over control of
The Boston Patriot, and then in 1840 it took over and absorbed
The Boston Gazette.
The Boston Advertiser Building circa 1872
In 1885
Elihu B. Hayes took over control of
The Advertiser.
After Hayes
The Advertiser was acquired by former Massachusetts House of Representatives Speaker and Massachusetts's 7th district Congressman
William Emerson Barrett who published
The Advertiser until his death on February 12, 1906.
The paper was purchased by
William Randolph Hearst in 1917, became an illustrated tabloid in 1921, and was defunct in 1929. Hearst continued using the name
Advertiser for its Sunday paper until the early 1970s.
Former Contributors
- William Emerson Barrett Washington correspondent (1882-1886). editor in chief (1888), chief proprietor and publisher.
The Boston Advertiser Building cir. 1886
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