The San Francisco Call facts for kids
The San Francisco Call was a newspaper that was published in San Francisco, California. Over the years, it joined with other newspapers and changed its name several times. It was known as The San Francisco Call & Post, the San Francisco Call-Bulletin, San Francisco News-Call Bulletin, and the News-Call Bulletin. Eventually, the newspaper stopped being published when it was bought by the San Francisco Examiner.
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A Look Back: The San Francisco Call's Story
From December 1856 to March 1895, this newspaper was called The Morning Call. Its name changed when John D. Spreckels bought it. A famous writer named Mark Twain worked for the paper between 1863 and 1864. The newspaper's main office was located in an area called Newspaper Row.
In January 1895, Charles M. Shortridge from the San Jose Mercury bought The Morning Call. He paid $360,000 for it. Mr. Shortridge became the owner and editor. He was later elected to the California state legislature in 1898. John McNaught became the editor in 1895. He was later promoted to general manager in 1903 and stayed in that role until 1906.
In 1913, M. H. de Young, who owned the San Francisco Chronicle, bought the paper. He then sold it to William Randolph Hearst. In 1918, Hearst brought in Fremont Older as the new editor. Older had previously edited the San Francisco Evening Bulletin. In December 1913, Hearst combined The San Francisco Call with the Evening Post. The new paper was called The San Francisco Call & Post.
Fighting for What's Right
Fremont Older was a very famous editor. He was known for being a "crusading journalist," which means he worked hard to fight against corruption in the city. He teamed up with Rudolph Spreckels, a wealthy sugar businessman, to challenge the mayor, Eugene Schmitz, and a powerful political leader, Abe Ruef.
Changes Over Time
On August 29, 1929, the newspaper's name changed again to the San Francisco Call-Bulletin. This happened when The San Francisco Call & Post merged with the San Francisco Bulletin. In 1959, the San Francisco Call-Bulletin merged with San Francisco News, which was owned by Scripps-Howard. The new paper was called the News-Call Bulletin. Finally, in 1965, the News-Call Bulletin stopped being published after the San Francisco Examiner bought it.
Notable Journalists Who Wrote for the Papers
Many talented writers worked for these newspapers over the years.
For the Bulletin
- William Brown Meloney (1878–1925)
- Bessie Beatty
For the Call
- Frances Fuller Victor
- Evelyn Wells
For the Call-Bulletin
- Adeline Daley
