@article{863, keywords = {Newspapers, Publishers, Fires, German language, Politicians}, author = {Ernst Ritz}, title = {The {New Hamburg Independent}'s first century}, abstract = {A history of the community's first English-language weekly newspaper which began as a campaign publication for local businessman Samuel Merner. The author describes the involvement of George W. Dawson, Otto Pressprich and the Ritz family and outlines advances in printing technology.}, year = {1978}, journal = {Waterloo Historical Society}, volume = {66}, number = {Journal Article}, pages = {123-132. ill., }, }