Philadelphia Bulletin - 1847 To 1895

1847 To 1895

The Bulletin was first published by Alexander Cummings on April 17, 1847 as Cummings’ Evening Telegraphic Bulletin. It made history with its inaugural edition by publishing the first telegraph report in a U.S. newspaper, a dispatch from the Mexican War. Yet The Bulletin remained last in circulation of Philadelphia's 13 daily newspapers for the remainder of the 19th century.

Cummings lost control of The Bulletin to stockholders in the 1850s. From 1859 until 1895, the paper was edited by Gibson Peacock. Upon Peacock's death, it was bought by businessman William L. McLean.