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  1. History. The Seattle Times originated as the Seattle Press-Times, a four-page newspaper founded in 1891 with a daily circulation of 3,500, which Maine teacher and attorney Alden J. Blethen bought in 1896. [2] [3] Renamed the Seattle Daily Times, it doubled its circulation within half a year. By 1915, circulation stood at 70,000.

  2. When Frank Blethen, Jr. was thrust into the leadership of The Seattle Times in 1985, he became the newspaper's sixth publisher and chief executive officer, gaining authority he would use to steer the newspaper toward what company officials described as unprecedented financial growth.

  3. Apr 5, 2010 · 1896 Alden J. Blethen acquires stake in the Seattle Daily Times. 1897 The Klondike Gold Rush begins. 1915 Clarance Brettun Blethen (2nd generation) takes over the Seattle Times and promotes professional journalism.

  4. May 8, 2000 · The Times began publication in 1887 as the Evening Times. In 1896, the paper was purchased by Alden J. Blethen (1845-1915), who, by the time of his death in 1915, had built it into the city's dominant daily.

  5. The Seattle Times Company is a privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Washington. Founded in Seattle, Washington in 1896, the company is in its fourth generation of control by the Blethen family as of 2022.

  6. Sep 13, 2023 · Founded in 1896, The Seattle Times remains a family-owned business deeply rooted in the community and committed to principled, investigative news coverage.

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  8. Mar 16, 2009 · The origins of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer can be traced to December 10, 1863, and the publication of Volume 1, Number 1 of The Seattle Gazette. The four-page weekly was edited, published, and distributed by James R. Watson, an itinerant printer most recently from Olympia.

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