A NEWSPAPER TRUST.
It Is announced that the "Birmingham Daily Gazette," the "Midland Express," and the "Evening Dispatch" have been amalgamated under one ownership, and are now the property.of Mr Alfred C. Harmsworth and Mr Tf. Arthur Pearson. Fleet street is curious as to whether this move i-i a preliminary to tin amalgamation of the -London interests of the firms named. The "Morning Leader" prints the following list of the daily newspapers owned by -Messrs llarmswcrth and Messrs Pearson: —Messrs Hannsworth: "Daily Mail," "Evening News," Daily Mirror," Manchester "Daily 'Mail," Birmingham "Gazette," Iseeds "Mercury," Glasgow "Daily Record and Mail," Portsmouth "Daily Mail." Messrs Pearson: "Daily Express." "St. James's Gazette," Birmingham 'iMidland Express," Birmingham "Evening Dispatch," Leicester "Evening News," Newcastle "North Mail," Newcastle "Evening Mail." In addition, Messrs Hurmsworth have announced a lialfpenny daily paper for Edinburgh, and own the London "Weekly Dispatch" and the "Illustrated Mail."
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11877, 26 April 1904, Page 7
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146A NEWSPAPER TRUST. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11877, 26 April 1904, Page 7
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