English-language press of the Socialist Party of America
This is a list of newspapers and magazines in the United States owned by, or editorially supportive of, the Socialist Party of America (SPA, established 1901).
Also included are papers associated with the direct predecessors of the SPA — the Social Democratic Party of America with headquarters in Chicago (split from the Social Democracy of America in 1898) and the Social Democratic Party of America with headquarters in Springfield, Massachusetts (split from the Socialist Labor Party of America in 1899).
The format is: (1) Title, (2) place of publication, (3) publisher, (4) (dates).
Dates indicated are the years the papers were known to be in press and allied with the Socialist Party, not necessarily all years of publication.
Alaska[]
- , Fairbanks (1913-19??)[1]
- , Fairbanks (1914-1914)[1]
- , Fairbanks (1914-19??)[1]
- , Fairbanks (19??-19??)[1]
Arkansas[]
- , Little Rock: L.W. Lowry and S.W. Harvey (1906-1907)[2][3][4]
- , Paragould (1912-19??)[1]
- , Mena (1938-19??)[1]
- , Pine Bluff: Amasa George Hurd (1906-1907)[2][5]
- , Mena (1925-1938)[1]
- , Van Buren (1913)[2][6]
- , Piggott: Charles N. Walker (1912-1917)[2][7][8]
- , Siloam Springs (1907)[9]
- , Paragould (1913-1914)[10]
- , Hot Springs (1913)[2][6]
- , Huntington: Dan Hogan (1901-1912)[2][11]
- , Huntington: Dan Hogan (1912-c. 1916)[12][13][14]
- , Green Forest, Berryville: J.W. Fairchild (1911-1913)[2][15][16]
- , Pine Bluff: George Washington Galloway (1913-1914)[2][6]
- , Clarendon (1913)[2][6]
- , Rogers: W.A. Daugherty, A.M. Merrill (1909-1915)[2][17][18]
- , Maddock (White County): John Harlan (1908-1912)[2][19]
- , Little Rock (1913)[2][6]
- Red Flag, Fort Smith (1913)[20]
- , Jonesboro (1913)[2]
- , Judsonia (1913)[2][6]
- , Little Rock: W.H. Tanner and C.H. Reeb (1915)[21]
California[]
- , Los Angeles (1939-194?)[1]
- , Los Angeles (1911-19??)[1]
- , San Francisco (1902-1903)[1][22]
- , San Francisco (1899-1901)
- , San Francisco (1901-1902)
- , Los Angeles (1904-1909)[1]
- , Stockton (1921-1959)[1]
- , San Francisco (1936-1937)[1]
- , Los Angeles (1901-1904)[1]
- , Santa Cruz (1893-1898)[1]
- , San Francisco (1911-19??)[1]
- , Los Angeles: Job Harriman, Frank E. Wolfe (1913-1918)[23]
Colorado[]
- , Denver (1913)[6]
Connecticut[]
- , Bridgeport (1913-19??)[1]
- , Hartford (1841-18??)[1]
Florida[]
- , Crystal Springs[24]
- , Tampa, Frank Sullivan and later George Miller (1911-?)[24]
Idaho[]
Illinois[]
- American Appeal, Chicago (1926-1927)[1]
- , Chicago: J. Louis Engdahl (1914-1917)[1][26]
- , Chicago (1912-1912)[1]
- , Chicago (1893-1893)[1]
- , Chicago (1902-1907)[1]
- , Chicago (1912-19??)[1]
- Christian Socialist, Danville (1903-1916)[1]
- International Socialist Review, Chicago (1900-1918)
- , Nauvoo (1852-18??)[1]
- Party Builder, Chicago (1912-1914)[1]
- , Quincy (1913)[6]
- , Moline (1913)[6]
- , Chicago (1898-1913)[1][27][28]
- Social Justice, Canton (1915-19??)[1]
- , Chicago (1896-1???)[1]
- Socialist, Chicago (1878-18??)[1]
- Solidarity, Chicago (1920-1921)[1]
- , Illinois[23]
- , Chicago (1899-1906)[28]
- , Chicago (1906-1912)
- , Chicago: William F. Kruse[26]
Indiana[]
- , Greensburg (1893-1913)[1]
- , Indianapolis (1907-1907)[1]
- , Terre Haute (1897-1898)[1]
Iowa[]
- , Boone (1913)[6]
- , Mason City (1913)[6]
- , Lyons (1913)[6]
- , Council Bluffs (1913)[6]
- , Perry (1913)[6]
- , Charles City (1913)[6]
- , Dubuque (1902-1904)[1]
- , Cedar Rapids (1913)[6]
- , Marshalltown (1913)[6]
- , Albia (1913)[6]
- , Muscatine (1913)[6]
- , Ottumwa (1913)[6]
- , Davenport (1913)[6]
- , Grinnell (1913)[6]
- , Waterloo (1913)[6]
- , Centerville (1913)[6]
Kansas[]
- , Dodge City: Kramer and Joquel (1900-1901)[29]
- , Girard: Emanual Haldeman-Julius (1929-1951)[29]
- , Girard: H.L. Vincent (1886-1891)[29]
- Appeal to Reason, Girard: J.A. Wayland (1895-1922)[29]
- , Chanute (1913)[6]
- , Girard: J.A. Wayland and Fred D. Warren. (1910-1913)[29]
- Crusader, Iola: Socialist Crusader Publishing Co. (1914-1915)[29]
- , Oberlin: Socialist Campaign Co. (1906)[29]
- , Emporia: Emporia Convincer Publishing Co. (1912)[29]
- , Iola: Socialist Co-operative Publishing Co. (1913-1914)[29]
- , Girard: Black and Laughlin (1878-1879)[29]
- , Hill City: T.H. McGill (1897-1901)[29]
- , Pittsburg: John Walker Gunn (1913-1914)[29]
- , Newton (1913)[6]
- Independent News, Girard: H.P. Button (1896-1909)[29]
- , Iola: Iola Co-operator Publishing Co. (1912-1913)[29][6]
- Freedom's Banner, Iola (1913)[30]
- , Pittsburg: Sears and Leftwich (1911-1913)[29]
- , Leavenworth (1913)[6]
- , Kansas City: Line-Up Publishing Co. (1904-1905)[29]
- , Pleasanton (1913)[6]
- , Long Island: J.N. Curl. (1886-1905)[29]
- , : Thomas H. McGill (1901-1902)[29]
- , Girard: Fred D. Warren (1914)[29]
- , Sedan (1913)[6]
- People's Advocate, Munden: P.J. George (1912-1913)[29]
- , Lawrence: Workers Co-operative Publishing Co. (1913-1915)[29]
- , Syracuse: Prolocutor Publishing Co. (1909-1911)[29]
- , Arkansas City: H.I. Bryant (c. 1911-1914)[31]
- , Salina (1913)[6]
- , Topeka: Socialist Co-operative Publishing Co. (1913-1914)[29]
- , Wichita: G. Lowthern and T.E. Will (1904-1905)[29]
- , Lawrence: (1919)[29]
- , Wichita: Wichita Socialist Press Association (1912)[29]
- , Pittsburg: George D. Brewer and W. T. Sears (1914-1923)[29]
Louisiana[]
- , Shreveport (1913)[6]
Maryland[]
- , Baltimore (1929-19??)[1]
Massachusetts[]
- , Haverhill (1899-1901)[28]
- The Revolutionary Age, Boston: Boston Local Socialist Party (1918-1919)[25]
Michigan[]
Minnesota[]
- , Minneapolis (1919-1919)[1]
- , Duluth (1913-19??)[1]
- , Crookston (1911-1914)[1]
- , Minneapolis (1900-1900)[1]
- , Minneapolis (19??-19??)[1]
- , Minneapolis (1910-19??)[1]
- , St. Paul (1894-1896)[1]
- , Duluth (1917-1923)[1]
Mississippi[]
- , Biloxi (1895-19??)[1]
- , Kilmichael (19??-19??)[1]
Missouri[]
- , St. Louis (192?-19??)[1]
- , St. Louis (1893-189?)[1]
- , St. Louis (1894-189?)[1]
- , Joplin (1913)[6]
- , St. Louis (189?-189?)[1]
- , Kansas City (1913)[6]
- , St. Louis (1893-19??)[1]
- Labor News, St. Louis (1893-18??)[1]
- , St. Louis (1895-1896)[1]
- , St. Louis (1894-189?)[1]
- , (1911-19??)[1]
- , St. Louis (1893-189?)[1]
- , St. Louis (18??-18??)[1]
- , St. Louis (1901-19??)[1]
- , St. Louis (1913)[32]
- , St. Joseph (1913)[6]
- , St. Louis (1911-19??)[1]
- , St. Louis (1893-189?)[1]
- , Benton: Phil A. Hafner (1901-1917)[23]
- Social Democrat, Independence (1913)[6]
- Social Revolution, St. Louis (1917-19??)[1]
- , St. Louis (1893-189?)[1]
Montana[]
Nebraska[]
Nevada[]
New Jersey[]
New York[]
- , Buffalo (1912-19??)[1]
- , Gloversville (1912-19??)[1]
- , New York (1933-1934)[1]
- New Age, Buffalo (1912-1925)[1]
- New Leader, New York City (1924-1940)[34]
- , New York (1908-1908)[1]
- People [dissident William Street edition], New York City (1899-1901)[35][28]
- Worker, New York City (1901-1908)
- New York Call, New York City (1908-1923)
- , New York City (1923)
- , New York (1844-18??)[1]
- Socialist, New York (1876-1876)[1]
- Socialist Appeal, New York (1937-1941)[1]
- Socialist Call, New York City (1935-1947)
- Weekly People, New York (1900-1979)[1]
- , New York (1931-????)[1]
Ohio[]
- , Cleveland: (1891-current)[23][36]
- , Cleveland (1911-1914)[1]
- , Ohio (1912-1929)[1][23]
- , Dayton (1904-19??)[1]
- , Toledo (1894-1???)[1]
- , Cleveland (19??-19??)[1]
- , Dayton (1903-1904)[1]
- , Lakewood (1917-1919)[1]
- , Cleveland (1914-????)[1]
Oklahoma[]
- , Oklahoma City (191?-191?)[1]
- Agitator, Sayre (1913-191?)[1]
- , Oklahoma City (1931-1942)[1]
- , Garvin (1910-191?)[1]
- , Pawnee, Oklahoma Territory (1894-1895)[1]
- , Laverne, Harper County (1912-1916)[1]
- , Medford (190?-190?)[1]
- , Clarita, Coal County (1910-19??)[1]
- , Lawton (1913)[6]
- Common People, Stillwater (1903-1904)[1]
- , Alva, Woods County (191?-191?)[1]
- , Gage, Ellis County (1918-192?)[1]
- , Shattuck (1914-1917)[1]
- , Goltry, Woods County (191?-191?)[1]
- , Goltry, Woods County (190?-1914)[1]
- , Chickasha (1913)[6]
- , Medford (1912-191?)[1]
- , Lamar (1913)[6]
- , Oklahoma City (1910-19??)[1]
- , Tishomingo (191?-191?)[1]
- Justice, Duncan, Indian Territory (1907-1907)[1]
- , Norman (1904-190?)[1]
- , Davenport, Lincoln County, (1915-191?)[1]
- , May, Harper County, (1912-191?)[1]
- , Sayre (1915-19??)[1]
- , Muskogee (1913)[6]
- , Sulphur: (1911-1913)[1][37]
- , Cornish, Jefferson County, (1908-19??)[1]
- , Nowata (1913)[6]
- , Newkirk (1903-19??)[1]
- , Oklahoma City: Dan Hogan, Oscar Ameringer, Freda Ameringer (1920-1972)[1][38]
- , Oklahoma City (1910-191?)[1]
- , Oklahoma City (1906-19??)[1]
- , Duncan, Stephens County, (1910-191?)[1]
- , Oklahoma City (1928-1931)[1]
- , Snyder (1914-1918)[1][23]
- , Pawhuska, Osage Reservation (1906-19??)[1]
- , Watonga: A. L. McRill (1906)[39]
- , McAlester (1913)[6]
- , Henryetta (1913)[6]
- , Claremore (1912-1914)[1][6]
- , Okemah (1912-191?)[1]
- Social Democrat, Oklahoma City (191?-19??)[1]
- Social Democrat, Sayre (1912-191?)[1]
- , Wagoner (1913-191?)[1]
- , Mangum (1915-191?)[1]
- , Madill (1911-1912)[1]
- Submarine, Boswell (1912-1915)[1]
- Sunlight, Carmen (1914-191?)[1]
- Sword of Truth, Sentinel (1912-191?)[1]
- , Kingfisher (1912-191?)[1]
- , Tishomingo (1915-19??)[1]
- , Wagoner (1913)[6]
- Woods County Socialist, Alva (1910-191?)[1]
- , Pawhuska (1915-191?)[1]
- X-Ray, Ardmore (191?-191?)[1]
- Yale Record, Yale (1902-1965)[1]
Pennsylvania[]
- , New Castle: C.H. McCarty, F.M. Hartman, Charles McKeever, William J. White (1911)[40]
- , Reading, Charles A. Maurer (1900-?)[41]
- , York, William Kelley, (1911-?)[41]
- , Lancaster County, Elmer Smith (1911-?)[41]
- , Altoona, F.H. Hall (1913-?)[41]
- , Philadelphia (1915-19??)[1]
- , Erie (1900)[28]
- , Venango County[23]
Rhode Island[]
South Dakota[]
- , Deadwood: Freeman Knowles (1905-1910)[1][42][43]
- , Central City, Black Hills (1???-19??)[1]
- , Wendte (1908-19??)[1]
Tennessee[]
Texas[]
- , Temple (1913)[6]
- , Shreveport (1913)[6]
- , Tyler (1913)[6]
- ', Corpus Christi (1913)[6]
- , Mt. Pleasant (1913)[6]
- , Bonham (1900)[28]
- , Teague (1913)[6]
- , Longview (1913)[6]
- , Marshall (1913)[6]
- , Hillsboro (1913)[6]
- , Sulphur Springs (1913)[6]
- , Terrell (1913)[6]
- , Dallas (1900)[28]
- , Thornton (1913)[6]
- , Corsicana (1913)[6]
- , Hallettsville: T.A. Hickey (1911-1917)[1][44]
- , San Antonio (1913)[6]
- , Taylor (1913)[6]
- , Texarkana: J.C. Thompson[23]
- , Paris (1900)[28]
Virginia[]
Washington[]
- , Everett: Commonwealth Pub. Co. (1911-1914)[1]
- , Everett (1917-19??)[1]
- , Bellingham (1932-193?)[1]
- , Centralia (1913)[23]
- , Everett (1915-1917)[1]
- , Everett (1915-1919)[1]
- , Spokane (1931-19??)[1]
- , Tacoma (1913-1914)[1]
- , Tacoma (1913-1913)[1]
West Virginia[]
- , Charleston (1906-1915)[1]
- , Huntington: W.H. Thompson (1911-1915)[45]
Wisconsin[]
- , Milwaukee (1939-1947)[1]
- , Milwaukee: Victor L. Berger (1901-1911)[46][28]
- Milwaukee Leader, Milwaukee: Victor L. Berger (1911-1938)
Wyoming[]
See also[]
- Non-English press of the Socialist Party of America
- English-language press of the Communist Party USA
- Non-English press of the Communist Party USA
References[]
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- ^ Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas), 5 May 1906, p. 8.
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- ^ Severed affiliation with the Social Democratic Federation in 1940. Continued publication until 2006.
- ^ Same banner and numbering system as the Beekman Street version edited by Daniel DeLeon.
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