Newark Express

First published in June 1880 to service the large German-speaking population of Newark, the Newark Express, also known as the German Express, was a German-language newspaper that reflected a broader trend in the United States during the latter part of the nineteenth century for newspaper access in languages other than English. Its founder and editor for thirty-three years was Friedrich Kochendorfer, a German immigrant who arrived in Newark in 1852 who also served as a school teacher. The Express was not his only publishing venture; in addition to the Express, he started the Daily Evening Star and the Weekly Star in 1883 and co-founded the Newark Evening News in 1881. These other papers had much shorter runs than the Express, by far his most successful printing venture.

The Express would continue as the German-language paper in Newark for four years under Juch, but the trajectory of the paper would change when the United States joined WWI allied against the German Empire in 1917. Like many other German-American editors of the day who feared being viewed as anti-American and pro-German during the conflict, Juch converted the Express' primary language to English and also changed its name as well, rebranding as the Newark Leader.

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