The Philadelphia Press

The Philadelphia Press (or The Press) is a defunct newspaper that was published from August 1, 1857 to October 1, 1920.

The paper was founded by John Weiss Forney. Charles Emory Smith was editor and owned a stake in the paper from 1880 until his death in 1908. In 1920, it was purchased by Cyrus Curtis, who merged the Press into the Public Ledger.

Before being published in book form, Stephen Crane's 1895 novel The Red Badge of Courage was serialized in The Philadelphia Press in 1894.

Notable contributors

• Thomas Morris Chester, African-American Civil War correspondent
• Benjamin De Casseres, proofreader, theatrical critic and editorial writer
• Elisha Jay Edwards, investigative journalist
• John Russell Young, chief Civil War correspondent

The 'Philadelphia Four'

In addition to written contributions, illustrations were also produced for the newspaper. Four illustrators, each a member of the 'Charcoal Club' founded by Robert Henri, became known as the 'Philadelphia Four':

• William Glackens
• George Luks
• Everett Shinn
• John French Sloan

See also

• List of defunct newspapers of the United States