57: Newspapers
57:1 Brief History
57:2 Waechter Und
Anzeiger
57:3 Waechter Und Anzeiger
57:4 Suburban News And
Herald
57:5 A New And
Progressive Industry In Lakewood
57:6 "Unique Home
For Printing Plant" Complimented In "The Inland Printer"
57:7 Untitled
57:8 Unique Home For Printing-Plant
57:1
BRIEF HISTORY
STORY OF
LAKEWOOD -- E.G. LINDSTROM Pg. 151
LAKEWOOD HERALD --
Founded 1909 by Geoffrey Sutliff. A Republican paper published every Friday.
Paper sold to F.G. and W.J. Theuer in 1911 and name changed to Suburban News
and Herald.
LAKEWOOD PRESS --
Founded in 1918. Editor, Walter E. Pagan; published every Thursday at the
Lakewood Publishing Company; no circulation given. Paper suspended in 1923.
Subscription $2.00 per annum.
MASONIC OUTLOOK --
Founded in 1935, Don Peden, editor. Official lodge bulletin, Masonic Temple.
Published monthly at Kneale Printing Company. Cleveland, Ohio, Subscription
$1.00 per annum.
ROCKY RIVER NEWS --
Founded 1932 by Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Walker who edit and publish it every Friday.
Non-partisan paper, free distribution.
LAKEWOOD
INDEPENDENT -- Founded by 1909 by Harry S. Hart. A Republican Paper published
every Friday. Paper suspended in 1911.
SUBURBAN NEWS AND
HERALD -- Founded in 1911 by F.G. Theuer and W.J. Theuer. In 1909-1910 Geoffrey
Sutliff published the Lakewood Herald which was bought by Messrs. Theuer and
the name changed to the present Suburban News and Herald. A Republican paper,
published every Friday.
COURIER -- Founded
in 1902 by Maurice Welfare; called the Lakewood Courier until 1933 when the
name was listed as Courier. A Democrat paper published every Thursday.
Suspended in December, 1939.
LAKEWOOD POST AND
WEST SHORE POST -- Founded in 1924. Independent paper published every
Friday. Originally published as Lakewood Post; name changed to Lakewood Post
and West Shore Post in 1928. Publishers, John Lewis Shissler and Ray D. Hawley.
MASONIC
HIGH TWELVE -- Founded in 1924, E. George Lindstrom, editor. Founded as the
Lakewood Mason. Name changed to the present Masonic High Twelve in 1930. Published
monthly at 310 Lakeside Avenue West, Cleveland, Ohio. Subscription rate $1.00
per annum.
57:2
WAECHTER UND
ANZEIGER
(Barred from
Lakewood)
LAKEWOOD PRESS
-- May 23, 1918 Pg. 1
"Thirty",
the goodnight symbol of the newspaper office, came in the existence of the
Waechter und Anzeiger, so far as Lakewood is concerned, last night.
Councilman T.B.
Armstrong presented a resolution showing that the council of the City of
Lakewood is opposed to the circulation of the Waechter in this city.
Without a
dissenting voice the suburb council voted to prohibit the distribution of all
German language newspapers there.
Loyal residents of
Lakewood who packed the council chamber, knowing that action would be taken
against the publication, broke into a cheer and applauded following the
unanimous ballot.
The resolution,
which stated that German language newspapers are a "menace to the peace of
cities in particular and the nation in general", was discussed pro and
con. It first read that all foreign publications be barred. This was opposed
and it was afterward amended to read "German language newspapers",
and the opposition was withdrawn.
A representative of
the Waechter und Anzeiger was present and declared the paper to be loyal.
Several of the crowd who voluntarily addressed council, did not share this
view.
"I
don't know whether the council's action would be upheld in court or not, but it
at least shows the sentiment of the people of Lakewood," Mayor B.M. Cook
said last night.
57:3
WAECHTER UND
ANZEIGER
LAKEWOOD PRESS
-- May 30, 1918 Pg. 4
At a recent meeting
of the Lakewood city council, a resolution was passed whereby the council went
on record as against the circulation of the Waechter und Anzeiger within the
city of Lakewood. Why was this attitude shown toward this paper? Was it because
it is printed in the German language? Was it because it had upheld the German
government in its attempt to enslave the world? Not necessarily so, but the
people of Lakewood, as everywhere in the United States, who are true Americans,
remember that this paper justified the sinking of the Lusitania when innocent
non-combatants were murdered, among them helpless little children, who went to
watery graves without the helping hand of a father or mother being given an
opportunity to attempt a rescue of their loved ones.
Just stop to think
of what it would mean to the readers of this paper to have that happen to your
precious little ones, to know that neither you nor your children had in any way
offended or injured the dirty, contemptible cures who had ordered the murder of
your children and others dear to you.
It is because this
paper justified the sinking and the murder of innocents, because that "Hun
snake", the German ambassador, "had warned", in other words,
attempted to tell us Americans where we would be permitted to go and when we
could go.
If this paper
realized that it was wrong in its attitude in this justification of these
murders, why did it not immediately discharge the men responsible for this
justification? Why did it not immediately say to the government of the United
States, which is the very people themselves, that the paper did not uphold this
murder, that it believed its writers who had upheld and justified it were a
menace to the very people in whose midst they were living and turn them over to
the proper authorities?
Why did they wait
for the government of the United States to take these "curs" from
their desks and place them where they could not act as the agents and
accomplices of the murderers?
These are the
things the people of Lakewood cannot forget and "never" will forget,
even if these were the only outrages perpetrated by the beasts, who were
justified by this paper in their cruelties more terrible than were ever know
among civilized nations.
The
Waechter and Anzeiger is no doubt complying with the law enacted to control the
news and editorials printed in the German and other foreign language
newspapers, but it must not blame the people if they cannot show the real
Christian spirit of forgiveness for past deeds when it upheld the acts of the
most unChristian, uncivilized, contemptible and treacherous beast, in the shape
of man the world has ever known.
57:4
SUBURBAN NEWS
AND HERALD
SUBURBAN NEWS
AND HERALD (July 17, 1936)
A quarter of a
century ago, in the hardware store of Ed. Heiser on Detroit avenue opposite the
present hospital site a small group of young men gathered for the purpose of perfecting
organization in the publishing of a newspaper in the City of Lakewood.
Those present at
the initial meeting were, Ed Heiser, Howard D. Mills, F.G. Theuer, and
W.J. Theuer.
At that time F.G.
Theuer was operating the business end of a newspaper with Geoffrey Sutcliffe as
the publisher on the south side of Cleveland known as the Brooklyn Herald with
Howard D. Mills in charge of the news and editorial staff.
This first meeting
culminated in the determination to definitely publish a newspaper herein and a
second meeting was held in the spacious rooms of the Theuer residence on
Detroit avenue still maintained by Theuer interests, at which time officers of
the new publishing venture were elected.
The first officers
of the new corporation know as The Suburban Publishing Co. incorporated in the
year 1911 were D.H. Mills, president; J.W. Theuer, vice-president and
treasurer; and William F. Kees, secretary. The active management were in the
hands of Howard D. Mills, W.J. Theuer and F.G. Theuer, serving as editor,
business manager and general manager.
The secretarial
work of the office was in charge of Ruth S. Theuer who has so loyally stood by
as the newspaper in its successful tenure over a span of years experienced its
"ups and downs."
In February 25,
1915, the Suburban News took over its only competitor, The Lakewood Herald, and
part of the announcement made then was follows:
"The
management of both newspapers realize that greater results and benefits will
accrue to the merchants in the merger," and was signed by Geoffrey
Sutcliffe of The Lakewood Herald and F.G. Theuer of The Suburban News, general
managers respectively.
On June 25, 1915
the newspaper announced a subscription campaign conducted by Boy Scouts and on
August 1, 1915, The Suburban News & Herald distributed its first issue
through the mails, thereby becoming a paid newspaper.
Associated with me
in the editorial department of The Suburban News over a twenty-five year span
were men outstanding in the journalistic field.
They were Howard Mills,
Ira O. Hoffman, formerly of the Cleveland Press, the late Benjamin E. Cushing,
telegraph editor of the Cleveland News and Dr. W.W. Totheroh of the
Astabula-Beacon Star and more recently John S. Fyke, now one of the most
influential young Democratic leaders in the county and state.
These men while in
the employ of The Suburban News & Herald all resided in and loved Lakewood
and fought hard in defense of movements affecting the "City of
Homes."
R.E. Porter, who is
a pioneer Lakewoodite in the filed of journalism and Miss Susan Sterling,
always active in behalf of justice in politics for both men and women are still
loyal contributors of alert news to the present staff.
The Suburban News
& Herald has met its competition fairly and at this writing is practically
one of the few weekly subscription newspapers in Cuyahoga County.
Their
first office space was occupied in tow small rooms in the McCaskey block, then
Lakewood’s only three story business building of any consequence located at
Belle and Detroit avenues, then known as the hub of the business wheel of
Lakewood.
Well,
do I recall and cherish the memories of those days when I attended the first
meeting of the city fathers. Bernard Miller had just relinquished the reins as
Lakewood mayor and N.C. Cotabish then quite an executive influence in the
National Carbon Company followed in his footsteps with J.B. Coffinberry, (the
only Democratic mayor), Clayton W. Tyler, Byron M. Cook, A.O. Guild, Louis E.
Hill, Edward A. Wiegand and now Amos I. Kauffman as mayors.
The
newspaper in its early stages had appeal and grew so rapidly that new and
larger quarters were sought in a new building just completed at St. Charles and
Detroit avenue wherein the St. Charles theatre was established in the silent
drama days, and on the second floor The Suburban News & Herald shared
practically all the office space with Stemmerding & Quick, early real
estate developers in Lakewood.
This
same building today serves as a community center for many Lakewood
organizations, supplanting the once popular McCaskey block which in Lakewood’s
early days served as a public meeting place.
In
a few years The Suburban News and Herald still growing needed larger quarters
and at that time could not secure them as office space was scarce in those days
due to lack of modern buildings, so they decided to construct their own two
story building at Lakewood and Detroit avenues which stands today as a monument
among the better built buildings of the city.
Construction
work which started in early 1921 was rushed to completion so that The Suburban
News & Herald was able to occupy their permanent quarters in September of
that year.
The Suburban News & Herald in establishing
its right herein I believe is here to stay and only through the fine and loyal
support given it by merchants and subscribers alike over this twenty-five year
span can this newspaper continue to give conscientious newspaper service.
57:5
A NEW AND
PROGRESSIVE INDUSTRY IN LAKEWOOD
BY FRANKLIN J.
MILLER
In providing for
the machine typesetting The Lakewood Press has turned over this branch of their
model plant to two well know printers and linotype operators, E. George
Lindstrom and Edward B. Schneider, experts in their line, who have purchased
two of the most popular models of typesetting machines, Nos. 5 and 8
respectively. The linotypes are capable of producing the highest class of
newspaper, book and catalogue work. The No. 5 will be used to provide
composition of newspapers, while the No. 8 has unlimited possibilities,
carrying three magazines that are capable of producing six faces of type
without getting up from the chair, and this can be done within the fraction of
a minute by the operator at the keyboard. Everything connected with this most
intricate machine is new and the management of The Lakewood Press chose a
series of Century and Old Style, two of the finest faces for newspaper work
obtainable, wishing to give its readers a clean cut and easily read face.
The management of
The Lakewood Press has given these two men the best consideration and they
placed these typesetting machines on the first floor of their magnificent new
home, surrounded by beauty no other linotypes in this country can boast of.
Messrs. Lindstrom and Schneider can truly feel proud of this opportunity and
will be congratulated by their former workers and friends in the newspaper profession.
Mr. Lindstrom has
been in the newspaper and printing trades for over twenty years, and has been
employed on many of the metropolitan newspapers and large job plants in Boston
and New York, and has been in and about Cleveland for the past fifteen years
and his wide experience has fitted him for this undertaking. A few years ago
Mr. Lindstrom spent sex weeks in the instruction department of the factory of
the Mergenthaler Linotype Company in New York where he learned the rudiments
and construction of the machine, and has had the privilege of not caring for a
battery of machines but installing them as well, and he undertook the task,
assisted by Mr. Schneider, of assembling the thousands of parts, that come all
packed in boxes and making the machine produce lines of type within ten hours
after the machine reached its destination.
Mr. Lindstrom has
been associated with The Lakewood Press ever since it launched into the sea of
newspaperdom as a writer of special features and was requested by the management
to organize this branch of the mechanical department, and will assume the
superintendency of all the printing departments.
Mr. Schneider has
had twenty-five years' experience in the printing industry, which makes him a
valuable asset to his partner and co-worker. He has worked in Cleveland, went
to New York City, and for thirteen years was connected with the American Press
Association, where his services and deportment was greatly appreciated. Mr.
Schneider returned to Cleveland a few years ago and has been connected with one
of the larger and best job establishments, and he feels that no better
opportunity could present itself than to become associated with The Lakewood
Publishing Company.
These two men have
the unique distinction of outgrowing their plant before installing all their
machinery and equipment. While waiting for their new Model 8 linotype the
future of the Lakewood Publishing Company appeared so great that they realized
they would be unable to give the service they hoped to boast of. Realizing the
Mergenthaler Linotype Company could not make an immediate shipment they
purchased the plant of The Great Lakes Weekly, a marine paper published in
Cleveland, who in turn have contracted with the Lakewood Publishing Company to
hereafter print their live and growing weekly.
With these two
machines and a fine selection of type faces Messrs. Lindstrom and Schneider
will at all times be able to handle the composition for all the publications of
the Lakewood Publishing Company, and also be in a position to handle trade
composition, such as book work, house organs, programs and catalogues.
57:6
"UNIQUE
HOME FOR PRINTING PLANT" COMPLIMENTED IN "THE INLAND PRINTER"
The Inland Printer,
published at Chicago, one the best know and leading journals in the profession,
pays a high compliment to the Lakewood Press in its current issue. It publishes
a two column photograph of the building at the junction of Detroit and Cook avenues
and has this reference to the new plant of the paper:
"The average
person who is accustomed to seeing a printing-plant in the dark back room will
be agreeably surprised as he passes the new home of The Lakewood Press,
Cleveland, Ohio. The offices are housed in an attractive residence building,
one of the finest dwellings in the city of Lakewood a suburb of Cleveland,
In making the house
over to accommodate the newspaper plant the new owners have not destroyed the
beauty of the interior of the house. Outside, except for the neat sign
accouncing "The Lakewood Press" building might be mistaken for the
home of a wealthy resident of the city. In leaving the resident as it was while
occupied as a home the new owners felt that inspiration might be found for
better work in such surroundings; that the newspaper might be a better paper
than if evolved out of the dirt and dust and untidy environments of the
ordinary plant. In its exterior and interior, the new home of The Lakewood
Press is one of the show places of the city, a matter of note and envy of other
printing-plants over the country. A review of the mechanical features of the
newspaper will be found under the heading, "Review of Newspapers and
Advertisements,' elsewhere in this issue.
"Capt. Walter
E. Pagan is editor and manager, and Samuel P. Burrell is associate editor of
the newspaper. E.C. Greenfield is the head of the art department. The
composition of The Lakewood Press is furnished by the Lindstrom-Schneider
Linotype Service, a separate organization, E. George Lindstrom and Edward B.
Schneider being the guiding thoughts of the concern.
Both are practical
printers, and come to The Lakewood Press with a fund of experience picked up in
metropolitan cities over the United States where they have worked."
Lakewood
is taking on big airs in more respects than one. A linotype plant has been
established in that thriving municipality by E.G. Lindstrom and E.B. Schneider,
who grind out the matter for the Lakewood Press and also cater to the trade
generally. Both members have had wide experience in the printing game, and if
the Lakewooders back them up as they should they will give a good account of
themselves in spreading the fame of that beautiful suburb to the four corners
of the earth.
57:7
UNTITLED
THE INLAND
PRINTER December, 1919
The linotype of
Lindstrom & Schneider, doing linotype work for the Lakewood Press and the
trade, has dissolved partnership, Mr. Schenider leaving the firm to seek
diversion elsewhere. Mr. Lindstrom will continue the business.
57:8
UNIQUE HOME FOR
PRINTING PLANT
THE INLAND
PRINTER December, 1919
The average person
who is accustomed to seeing a printing-plant in a dark back room will be
agreeably surprised as he passes the new home of The Lakewood Press, Cleveland,
Ohio. The offices are housed in an attractive residence building, one of the
finest dwellings in the city of Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland.
In making the house
over to accommodate the newspaper plant, the new owners have not destroyed the
beauty of the interior of the dwelling. Outside, except for the neat sign
announcing "The Lakewood Press," the building might be mistaken for
the home of a wealthy resident of the city. In leaving the residence much as it
was while occupied as a home, the new owners felt that some inspiration might
be found for better work in such surroundings; that the newspaper might be a
better paper than if evolved out of the dirt and dust and untidy environments
of the ordinary plant. In its exterior and interior, the new home of The
Lakewood Press is one of the show places of the city, a matter of note and envy
of other printing-plants over the country. A review of the mechanical features
of the newspaper will be found under the heading, "Review of Newspapers
and Advertisements," elsewhere in this issue.
Walter
E. Pagan is editor and manager, and Samuel P. Burrill is associate editor of
the newspaper. E.C. Greenfield is the head of the art department. The
composition of The Lakewood Press is furnished by the Lindstrom-Schneider
Linotype Service, a separate organization, E.G. Lindstrom and E.B. Schneider
being the guiding thought of the concern. Both are practical printers, and come
The Lakewood Press with a fund of experience picked up in metropolitan cities
over the United States where they have worked.