The Cadiz Record

The Cadiz Record
Type	Weekly newspaper
Founded	December 31, 1880
Headquarters	58 Nunn Blvd Cadiz, KY 42211
Website	kentuckynewera.com/cadiz_record

The Cadiz Record is a weekly newspaper (published on Wednesdays) in Cadiz, Kentucky (Trigg County). It has fewer than 5,000 subscribers. ^[1]

History

It started publishing December 31, 1880 as the Kentucky Telephone.^[2] By 1899, the paper had a circulation of 1,375 copies.^[3]

In 1898, the newspaper was purchased by Henry R. Lawrence in partnership with George H. Pike. Later that year, there was a fire at the building. After purchasing new printing equipment, the name of the newspaper was changed to the Cadiz Record.^[4]

Under the direction of Lawrence, the newspaper was a democratic publication.^[5] For example, he used it as a platform to fight for justice in the Black Patch Tobacco Wars.^[6]

References

^ "Cadiz Record Staff". Retrieved 2008-08-03.
^ Connelley, William Elsey; Coulter, Ellis Merton (1922). Kerr, Charles (ed.). History of Kentucky (Google books). Vol. IV. Chicago: The American Historical Society. pp. 462–463. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
^ Pettingill, Ubert K.; Wetherald, James T. (1899). National Newspaper Directory and Gazetteer (Google books) (Seventh ed.). Boston: Pettingill & Co. p. 216. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
^ Connelley 1922: 462.
^ Connelley 1922: 462. "Henry R. Lawrence has proved both through his paper and in a personal way a resourceful and influential advocate and supporter of the cause of the democratic party.
^ Kroll, Harry Harrison (1965). Riders in the Night (Google books). University of Pennsylvania Press. Retrieved September 3, 2009. … the Cadiz Record, a county newspaper that had fought steadfastly for justice in the tobacco wars.