The Jacksonville Journal was an afternoon newspaper in the Jacksonville, Florida area. It began publication as the Metropolis in 1887 before being renamed to The Florida Metropolis in the early 1900s and then to the Jacksonville Journal in 1922. It ceased publishing in 1988.
31-493: The newspaper began publication as The Metropolis in 1887. Renamed The Florida Metropolis in the early 1900s, it was renamed the Jacksonville Journal in 1922 upon its purchase by John H. Perry . The Journal's new owner was known for his focus on the community and boosterism . Perry once proposed that the city change its name to 'Jackson' because the suffix '-ville' was belittling to a growing metropolis. The Journal
62-550: A U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri in 1850 and began his political career there. He served as Missouri Attorney General from 1859 to 1861, when he resigned rather than swear an oath of allegiance to the federal government just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War . Knott was disbarred and briefly imprisoned for his refusal to take
93-457: A convention to determine whether it would follow the lead of other pro-slavery states and secede from the Union . Knott was sympathetic to the southern cause, but opposed the methods of the secessionists. The Unionist position carried the convention by an 80,000-vote majority. Knott resigned his position as attorney general rather than take an oath of allegiance required by the federal government. As
124-570: A failed run for the office of governor. In 1875, he returned to the House and served as chair of the judiciary committee . In 1883, Knott left Congress and made a successful run for governor. He secured major reforms in education, but was stymied in his pursuit of tax reform. After his term as governor, he was a delegate to the state's constitutional convention in 1891. In 1892, he became a professor at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and helped organized
155-454: A new location at One Riverside Avenue in 1967. Changing times eventually turned the tide against the Journal . The habit of watching evening newscasts on television grew because the 6 p.m. news offered more current news than a paper that was published in the early afternoon. Furthermore, the logistical difficulty of distributing papers to outlying areas doomed the Journal . Circulation fell from
186-654: A result of his refusal, he was disbarred from practice in the state of Missouri and imprisoned for a short time. In 1863, Knott returned to Kentucky and re-opened his legal practice in Lebanon. He was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1867. As a legislator, he opposed the Reconstruction agenda of the Radical Republicans and ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments. He
217-468: A time when most televisions required extra-cost converter boxes to access the station. It shut down shortly after WFGA-TV started on channel 12 in the very high frequency (VHF) band. Although it had a smaller circulation, the Journal had its moments in the 1960s. When President Kennedy was assassinated, the Journal set records for evening readership with its Extra editions that kept locals updated about
248-528: Is also a major theme of two novels by Sinclair Lewis — Main Street (published 1920) and Babbitt (1922). As indicated by an editorial that Lewis wrote in 1908 entitled "The Needful Knocker", boosting was the opposite of knocking. The editorial explained: The booster's enthusiasm is the motive force which builds up our American cities. Granted. But the hated knocker's jibes are the check necessary to guide that force. In summary then, we do not wish to knock
279-402: Is also done in political settings, especially in regard to disputed policies or controversial events. The former UK prime minister Boris Johnson is strongly associated with such behaviour. This political science article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The Untold Delights of Duluth James Proctor Knott (August 29, 1830 – June 18, 1911) was
310-497: Is claimed to owe its name to an act of boosterism. The Saga of Erik the Red states that Erik the Red named the island "Greenland" because "men will desire much the more to go there if the land has a good name." During the expansion of the American and Canadian West, boosterism became epidemic as the leaders and owners of small towns made extravagant predictions for their settlement, in
341-553: The Missouri House of Representatives . He served as chair of the judiciary committee and conducted the impeachment hearings against Judge Albert Jackson. Knott resigned his seat in the legislature in August 1858 to accept Governor Robert M. Stewart 's appointment to fill the unexpired term of Missouri's attorney general, Ephraim B. Ewing . In 1860, he was elected to a full term as attorney general. In January 1861, Missouri called
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#1732856093579372-468: The 1970s and 1980s. The Journal pioneered a special supplement for youth called "Action". The Journal , once known for including foil in its issues for cooking, made a tradition of printing on green paper for St. Patrick's Day . Perry died in 1952, and his death spurred speculation about the fate of his newspaper chain (which also included The Palm Beach Post ). Rumors arose that the Hearst newspaper chain
403-430: The 70,000s to near or below 30,000. The Journal ceased publication on October 28, 1988, only one year after celebrating its 100th anniversary. Boosterism Boosterism is the act of promoting ("boosting") a town, city, or organization, with the goal of improving public perception of it. Boosting can be as simple as talking up the entity at a party or as elaborate as establishing a visitors' bureau . Greenland
434-597: The Railroad Commission all the powers Knott had requested. Knott's most successful initiatives were in the area of education. Under his leadership, the state established a normal school for blacks in Frankfort and created a state teacher's organization. New legislation spelled out, often for the first time in the state's history, the duties and responsibilities of educators, administrators, and school boards. Knott's major shortcomings were in deterring crime. Despite
465-496: The booster, but we certainly do wish to boost the knocker. The short story " Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg " (1917) by P.G. Wodehouse includes an encounter with a convention visiting from the fictional town of Birdsburg, Missouri who talk up their town: "You should pay it a visit," he said. "The most rapidly-growing city in the country. Boost for Birdsburg!" "Boost for Birdsburg!" said the other chappies reverently. Boosting
496-671: The college's law school in 1894. He served as dean of the law school until an illness forced him to retire in 1902. He died at his home in Lebanon, Kentucky on June 18, 1911. J. Proctor Knott was born in Raywick, Kentucky , on August 29, 1830. He was the son of Joseph Percy and Maria Irvine (McElroy) Knott. He was tutored by his father from an early age, and later attended public school in Marion and Shelby counties. In 1846, he began to study law. In May 1850, he relocated to Memphis, Missouri , where he
527-529: The feuds that continued to rage in the state, including one that lasted several years in Rowan County , Knott refused to acknowledge lawlessness as a problem. Overcrowding of prisons prompted Knott to employ his pardon power liberally. The legislature approved the construction of the Kentucky State Penitentiary at Eddyville , but it was Knott's predecessor, Luke P. Blackburn , who laid most of
558-560: The groundwork for this project. Following his term as governor, Knott continued his legal practice in Frankfort. He declined two separate appointments offered to him by President Grover Cleveland . The first was to become Territorial Governor of Hawaii ; the other was an appointment to the Interstate Commerce Commission . Knott served as a special assistant to Kentucky's attorney general in 1887 and 1888, and in 1891, he
589-536: The hope of attracting more residents and, not coincidentally, inflating the prices of local real estate . During the nineteenth century, competition for economic success among newly founded cities led to overflow of booster literature that listed the visible signs of growth, cited statistics on population and trade and looked to local geography for town success reasons. The 1871 humorous speech The Untold Delights of Duluth , delivered by Democratic U.S. Representative J. Proctor Knott , lampooned boosterism. Boosterism
620-410: The leading vote-getter but unable to secure a majority . After four ballots, Jacob withdrew his name, and Knott moved into the lead. The following day, Owsley dropped out of the balloting, and Knott extended his lead. Though Buckner remained on the ballot, the race came down to Jones and Knott. Delegates from Owen County switched to Knott, and other counties soon followed suit. Jones withdrew, and Knott
651-435: The oath of allegiance. He returned to Kentucky in 1863 and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1871, he made a notable speech ridiculing a bill to subsidize westward expansion of railroads. In the speech, he lampooned the remote town of Duluth, Minnesota . The Duluth speech was eventually reprinted in several publications and brought Knott national acclaim. He did not stand for re-election in 1870, instead making
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#1732856093579682-524: The proposed Bayfield and St. Croix Railroad 's proposed line from the St. Croix River to Duluth, Minnesota to make his point. He derided the remoteness of the town and the need for a railroad to it by repeatedly referring to a map and asking where Duluth was located. Following the speech, the railroad bill was killed and Congress adjourned for the day. Knott's speech, known as Duluth! or The Untold Delights of Duluth , brought him national acclaim and copies of
713-501: The speech were reprinted and sold. Residents of Duluth apparently were not offended by the speech, extending an offer for Knott to visit the city; Knott accepted the offer in 1891. In 1894, a city near Duluth was incorporated as "Proctorknott"; in 1904, it adopted its present name of Proctor, Minnesota . In 1871, Knott made an unsuccessful bid to become governor of Kentucky, losing the Democratic nomination to Preston Leslie . He
744-454: The tragedy. More copies would have been printed if the presses were not struck. The Journal later scored a major coup when one of its photographers won a Pulitzer Prize in 1968. " The Kiss of Life " by Rocco Morabito depicted a city utility lineman reviving a colleague with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation atop a utility pole. The Journal was a plucky younger sister to the Times-Union during
775-421: Was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1851. He also served in the offices of the circuit court and county clerks. Knott married Mary E. Forman on November 17, 1852. Forman died during the birth of the couple's first child in August 1853. On January 14, 1858, Knott married his cousin, Sarah R. McElroy. Knott's political career began in 1857 when he was elected to represent Scotland County in
806-408: Was chosen as a delegate to the state constitutional convention. Knott became a professor of civics and economics at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky in 1892. In 1894, Knott and Centre president William C. Young organized a law department at the college; Knott became the department's first dean. An illness forced him to retire in 1902. He died in Lebanon on June 18, 1911, and was buried at
837-447: Was going to purchase one or all of his holdings. For the rest of the decade Perry's sons managed the affairs of publishing. In 1959, The Times-Union' s parent company— Florida Publishing Company —bought the Journal . Journal staff moved from their Laura Street building, where they had been since 1926, to The Times-Union 's plant at 400 West Adams Street. The two papers worked as rival staffs in cramped quarters until they moved to
868-434: Was historically the weaker newspaper in its rivalry with the local morning newspaper, The Florida Times-Union , and published only Monday through Friday. The Journal branched out into local media outlets with a radio station— WJHP (1320 AM)—and television station. WJHP-TV , which operated from December 1953 to October 1957, did not perform as well as expected because it was an ultra high frequency station (channel 36) at
899-405: Was nominated unanimously. In the general election, Knott defeated Republican Thomas Z. Morrow by a margin of nearly 45,000 votes. During his term in office, he asked the legislature to conduct a thorough reform of the state's tax system, but the legislators' only response was to create a board of equalization charged with making equitable tax assessments. The legislature also refused to grant
930-460: Was re-elected to a second term, but did not stand for re-election in 1870. Knott's most notable action as a legislator occurred near the end of his first stint in Congress. On January 27, 1871, he delivered a satirical speech ridiculing a bill that would have provided fifty-seven land grants and financial concessions to railroads to further their westward expansion. In the speech, Knott singled out
961-696: Was re-elected to the House of Representatives in 1875, serving four consecutive terms. He chaired the House Judiciary Committee for the first three of these terms. In 1876, he was named one of the managers of impeachment proceedings against ex- Secretary of War William W. Belknap . Knott was one of several candidates seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1883. Other prominent candidates included Congressman Thomas Laurens Jones , former Confederate general Simon Bolivar Buckner , Judge John S. Owsley, and Louisville mayor Charles Donald Jacob . Balloting began on May 16, 1883, with Jones as