Jeannette Dispatch

Dates of Publication: 1889 - 1918

The first issue of this newspaper is dated May 3, 1889.  The owners of the paper were John C. Loughead and John H. Trescher.  It was published bi-weekly until October 1890 when the partnership dissolved.  Mr. Trescher continued to publish it, adding a Daily Dispatch.

The original home of the newspaper was on South Fourth Street between Clay Avenue and Bullitt Avenue.  It later moved to South Second Street between Clay Avenue and Magee Avenue.

The financial panic of 1893 forced suspension of the paper, which resumed publication under Mr. Trescher's ownership.  In 1917, apparently because of his failing health, Mr. Trescher leased the paper to James W. P. Hart who changed the name to the "Patriot".  He also changed the political leaning of the newspaper from Republican to Democrat.

Shortly after Mr. Trescher's death in late 1917, his widow sought to regain control of the newspaper, which she did in April 1918 and she returned it to its original name.  In May 1918 the paper was sold to the Jeannette Publishing Company who merged it with their newspaper, "The Jeannette News" to form the semi-weekly "Jeannette News-Dispatch".
~ Westmoreland County Historical Society

Statistics for the Jeannette Dispatch can be found at the Library of Congress.