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The Grand Rapids Press Newspaper Information

The Grand Rapids Press is a daily newspaper published in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is the largest of the eight Booth newspapers. It is sold for $.75 daily and $2.00 on Sunday. AccuWeather provides weather content to the Grand Rapids Press.

The Morning Press was founded by William J. Sproat and appeared on Monday, September 1, 1890. Mr. Sproat was its proprietor until November 5, 1891, when control passed to the Press Publishing company. Soon after, the controlling interest in the company was purchased by George G. Booth, who in 1892 bought the Eagle and merged it with the Press. January 1, 1893, the Press went into the evening daily field, which it has since occupied.