Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1915 — OLDEST DAILY IN LAKE CO. SUSPENDS [ARTICLE]

OLDEST DAILY IN LAKE CO. SUSPENDS

Hammond Daily News Hereafter Will Be Published As a Weekly Only. The Hammond Daily News, the oldest daily paper in Lake county, has supsended publication. The News is a democratic paper and has been published for twenty years, having been started when Hammond was a small city. The announcement of the suspension says that it will be" only temporary, and that lack of business is responsible for the suspension. The News hereafter will appear as a weekly. This leaves the Hammond Times the oldest daily in Lake county, and as it is backed by a millionaire there is no doubt of its continued publication.