The Evening World

The Evening World
	Front page of The Evening World, May 12, 1917
Type	daily
Format	broadsheet
Founded	October 10, 1887
Language	English
Ceased publication	February 26, 1931
Headquarters	New York City, New York, US

The Evening World was a newspaper that was published in New York City from 1887 to 1931.[1][2] It was owned by Joseph Pulitzer, and served as an evening edition of the New York World.[1]

History

The first issue was on October 10, 1887. It was published daily, except for Sunday. The final publication was on February 26, 1931. It was merged with New York World and the New York Telegram and became the New York World-Telegram.[2]

In 1899, The Evening World was the subject of a large-scale newsboy strike, immortalized by the Disney film and stage musical Newsies.[3]

Staff

Nixola Greeley-Smith had worked in St Louis before being based at The Evening World. She covered home front activities during World War I and was an advocate and activist for women's suffrage.[4]

References

The Evening World. WorldCat. OCLC 9368601.
"The Evening World". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
"Newsboys of 1899". newsboys-of-1899.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
Fahs, Alice (30 November 2018). Out on Assignment: Newspaper Women and the Making of Modern Public Space. University of North Carolina Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780807834961.

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[:0-1] The Evening World. WorldCat. OCLC 9368601.

[loc-2] "The Evening World". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2009-12-22.

[3] "Newsboys of 1899". newsboys-of-1899.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.

[4] Fahs, Alice (30 November 2018). Out on Assignment: Newspaper Women and the Making of Modern Public Space. University of North Carolina Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780807834961.