Publisher Stewart Hooker Ceased publication 1972 | Founded 1839 | |
Owner(s) Triangle Publications, Inc. |
The Morning Telegraph (1839- April 10, 1972) (sometimes referred to as the New York Morning Telegraph) was a New York City broadsheet newspaper owned by Moe Annenberg's Cecelia Corporation. It was first published as the Sunday Mercury from 1839-1897 and became The Morning Telegraph in December, 1897.
The paper was devoted mostly to theatrical and horse racing news. It published a Sunday edition as the Sunday Telegraph. On closing, it was replaced by an Eastern edition of Triangle's sister publication, the Daily Racing Form.
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