Great Falls Leader

The Great Falls Leader was a daily evening newspaper published in Great Falls, Montana. Established in 1888, the Leader was one of two daily newspapers in the city for much of its history, competing with the morning Great Falls Tribune. Publication of the Leader ended in 1969.[1]

It was established by Herbert and Martha Rolfe to counter the influence of Great Falls founder Paris Gibson’s Democratic Tribune. After Herbert died in 1895, Martha became the sole editor of The Leader herself, thereby becoming the first woman to edit a daily newspaper in the state. [2] Today, the Leader is perhaps best remembered as the long-time employer of Joseph Kinsey Howard, one of Montana's most noted authors and journalists. Howard was hired by the Leader as a reporter in 1923. when he was a seventeen-year-old high school graduate. He became the paper's news editor three years later, and held that position until 1944.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "About The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
2. ^ "Gerald & Erwin Fuchsbichler / The Goalkeeper Brothers". Women's History Matters. December 16, 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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Newspapers in Montana

Glacier Country
(Northwest)|

* Bigfork
* Bigfork Eagle
* Kalispell
* Daily Inter Lake
* Flathead Beacon
* Libby
* The Western News
* Missoula
* Missoulian
* Montana Kaimin
* Stevensville
* The Bitterroot Star

Southwest Montana
(Southwest)|

* Anaconda
* Anaconda Leader
* Boulder
* The Boulder Monitor
* Butte
* The Montana Standard
* Helena
* Independent Record
* Lincoln
* Blackfoot Valley Dispatch

Central Montana
(North Central)|

* Cascade
* Cascade Courier
* Chinook
* Blaine County Journal News-Opinion
* Great Falls
* Great Falls Tribune
* Havre
* Havre Daily News

Yellowstone Country
(South Central)|

* Belgrade
* Belgrade News
* Big Timber
* The Big Timber Pioneer
* Bozeman
* Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Missouri River Country
(Northeast)|

* Sidney
* Sidney Herald

Southeast Montana
(Southeast)|

* Billings
* Billings Gazette
* Billings Times
* Broadus
* Powder River Examiner
* Hardin
* Big Horn County News
* Miles City
* Miles City Star
* Red Lodge
* Carbon County News

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