SF Call - Revision history

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	'''The Daily Morning Call's original office building.'''		'''The Daily Morning Call's original office building.'''

			''Photo: Bancroft Library''

	Although the ''San Francisco Call'' dates back to the 1860s, the newspaper came into prominence when it was bought by [[Sugar Palace\|Claus Spreckels]] in 1895. In 1896 he moved the paper to the corner of Market and 3rd Street and built a 19-story [[THE CALL BUILDING: SAN FRANCISCO'S FORGOTTEN SKYSCRAPER\| skyscraper]] that dwarfed the nearby ''Chronicle'' and ''Examiner'' buildings.		Although the ''San Francisco Call'' dates back to the 1860s, the newspaper came into prominence when it was bought by [[Sugar Palace\|Claus Spreckels]] in 1895. In 1896 he moved the paper to the corner of Market and 3rd Street and built a 19-story [[THE CALL BUILDING: SAN FRANCISCO'S FORGOTTEN SKYSCRAPER\| skyscraper]] that dwarfed the nearby ''Chronicle'' and ''Examiner'' buildings.

Ccarlsson at 23:35, 16 May 2013

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	''by Greg Williamson''		''by Greg Williamson''

	[[Image:Daily-morning-call.jpg]]		[[Image:Daily-morning-call.jpg\|720px]]

	'''The Daily Morning Call's original office building.'''		'''The Daily Morning Call's original office building.'''

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	''by Greg Williamson''		''by Greg Williamson''

	[[Image:~~DAily~~-morning-~~call859~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Daily-morning-call.jpg]]

	'''The Daily Morning Call's original office building.'''		'''The Daily Morning Call's original office building.'''

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	[[Image:~~media1$~~morning-~~call-newsoffice~~.jpg]]		'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by Greg Williamson''

			[[Image:DAily-morning-call859.jpg]]

	'''The Daily Morning Call's original office building.'''		'''The Daily Morning Call's original office building.'''
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	The ''Call'' was sold to de Young in 1913, and it exists for a few more years as a tabloid, before being sold to the Hearsts in 1919. By then the paper's days as an independent voice were long over.		The ''Call'' was sold to de Young in 1913, and it exists for a few more years as a tabloid, before being sold to the Hearsts in 1919. By then the paper's days as an independent voice were long over.

	~~''--Greg Williamson ''~~

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Ccarlsson at 00:31, 10 October 2008

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	[[Image:media1$morning-call-newsoffice.jpg]]		[[Image:media1$morning-call-newsoffice.jpg]]

	'''The ''Daily Morning Call'''s original office building.'''		'''The Daily Morning Call's original office building.'''

	Although the ''San Francisco Call'' dates back to the 1860s, the newspaper came into prominence when it was bought by [[Sugar Palace\|Claus Spreckels]] in 1895. In 1896 he moved the paper to the corner of Market and 3rd Street and built a 19-story [[THE CALL BUILDING: SAN FRANCISCO'S FORGOTTEN SKYSCRAPER\| skyscraper]] that dwarfed the nearby ''Chronicle'' and ''Examiner'' buildings.		Although the ''San Francisco Call'' dates back to the 1860s, the newspaper came into prominence when it was bought by [[Sugar Palace\|Claus Spreckels]] in 1895. In 1896 he moved the paper to the corner of Market and 3rd Street and built a 19-story [[THE CALL BUILDING: SAN FRANCISCO'S FORGOTTEN SKYSCRAPER\| skyscraper]] that dwarfed the nearby ''Chronicle'' and ''Examiner'' buildings.

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	[[Image:media1$morning-call-newsoffice.jpg]]		[[Image:media1$morning-call-newsoffice.jpg]]

	The Daily Morning Call's original office building.		'''The ''Daily Morning Call'''s original office building.'''

	Although the ''San Francisco Call'' dates back to the 1860s, the newspaper came into prominence when it was bought by Claus Spreckels in 1895. In 1896 he moved the paper to the corner of Market and 3rd Street and built a 19 story [[THE CALL BUILDING: SAN FRANCISCO'S FORGOTTEN SKYSCRAPER skyscraper]] that dwarfed the nearby ''Chronicle'' and ''Examiner'' buildings.		Although the ''San Francisco Call'' dates back to the 1860s, the newspaper came into prominence when it was bought by [[Sugar Palace\|Claus Spreckels]] in 1895. In 1896 he moved the paper to the corner of Market and 3rd Street and built a 19-story [[THE CALL BUILDING: SAN FRANCISCO'S FORGOTTEN SKYSCRAPER\| skyscraper]] that dwarfed the nearby ''Chronicle'' and ''Examiner'' buildings.

	The ''Call'' was particularly useful to the Spreckels (son John takes over from his father Claus) -- it promotes the families interests, especially in real estate and oil (the family owns the Spreckels and Sunset Monarch Oil Company). The paper backed the Progressive wing of the Republican Party, but was particularly valuable as a platform for attacking the Michael de Young (John's brother Adolph had shot de Young in his office in 1884; he was acquitted, reminding one of [[The Wickedest Man in San Francisco: Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce]]'s definition of "Acquittal" -- to be tried for murder in San Francisco).		The ''Call'' was particularly useful to the Spreckels (son John takes over from his father Claus) -- it promotes the families interests, especially in real estate and oil (the family owns the Spreckels and Sunset Monarch Oil Company). The paper backed the Progressive wing of the Republican Party, but was particularly valuable as a platform for attacking the Michael de Young (John's brother Adolph had shot de Young in his office in 1884; he was acquitted, reminding one of [[The Wickedest Man in San Francisco: Ambrose Bierce \|Ambrose Bierce]]'s definition of "Acquittal" -- to be tried for murder in San Francisco).

	The ''Call'' kept up a steady drumfire against the de Youngs, and was the last paper to give up the crusade against corruption during the Schmitz administration.		The ''Call'' kept up a steady drumfire against the de Youngs, and was the last paper to give up the crusade against corruption during the Schmitz administration.

	The Call was sold to de Young in 1913, and it exists for a few more years as a tabloid, before being sold to the Hearsts in 1919. By then the ~~papers~~ days as an independent voice were long over.		The ''Call'' was sold to de Young in 1913, and it exists for a few more years as a tabloid, before being sold to the Hearsts in 1919. By then the paper's days as an independent voice were long over.

	~~Contributors to this page include:~~		''--Greg Williamson ''

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[[Image:media1$morning-call-newsoffice.jpg]]

The Daily Morning Call's original office building.

Although the ''San Francisco Call'' dates back to the 1860s, the newspaper came into prominence when it was bought by Claus Spreckels in 1895. In 1896 he moved the paper to the corner of Market and 3rd Street and built a 19 story [[THE CALL BUILDING: SAN FRANCISCO'S FORGOTTEN SKYSCRAPER skyscraper]] that dwarfed the nearby ''Chronicle'' and ''Examiner'' buildings.

The ''Call'' was particularly useful to the Spreckels (son John takes over from his father Claus) -- it promotes the families interests, especially in real estate and oil (the family owns the Spreckels and Sunset Monarch Oil Company). The paper backed the Progressive wing of the Republican Party, but was particularly valuable as a platform for attacking the Michael de Young (John's brother Adolph had shot de Young in his office in 1884; he was acquitted, reminding one of [[The Wickedest Man in San Francisco: Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce]]'s definition of "Acquittal" -- to be tried for murder in San Francisco).

The ''Call'' kept up a steady drumfire against the de Youngs, and was the last paper to give up the crusade against corruption during the Schmitz administration.

The Call was sold to de Young in 1913, and it exists for a few more years as a tabloid, before being sold to the Hearsts in 1919. By then the papers days as an independent voice were long over.

Contributors to this page include:

''Williamson,Greg - Writer ''

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