Omaha History Series--World-Herald Square Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/2/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a plastic soda bottle preform. GPSr readings can get a bit wonky at times due to tall buildings in the proximity of the cache. Staying stealthy will be your biggest challenge.

This cache is located in one of Omaha's newest parks on what was formerly World-Herald Square, home of the Omaha World-Herald newspaper.

In 2006, the company purchased the 16-story former Northwestern Bell/Qwest Communications building in downtown Omaha as a new base for its news, editorial, circulation and business operations.To the north, you can see the two-building complex that is the Freedom Center, which houses the World-Herald's production facilities. The Freedom Center also houses its three printing presses, which can each print 75,000 papers per hour, and are considered to be some of the most advanced in the world.

The building that stood at this location was constructed in the 1930s and was a great example of art deco architecture. The original entrance to the building still stands at the southwest corner of the park.

The newspaper was founded in 1885 by Gilbert M. Hitchcock as the Omaha Evening World. It absorbed George L. Miller's Omaha Herald in 1889. The paper was established as an independent political voice but quickly moved to the Democratic Party column. William Jennings Bryan was its editor in 1894-96. Hitchcock served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and, starting in 1911, two Senate terms. It was a more objective voice than the Omaha Bee, which tended to sensationalize news to drum up sales.

His son-in-law, Henry Doorly, took control of the paper after Hitchcock's death in 1934. The editorial page began leaning Republican after Hitchcock's death. Over his lifetime, Doorly served 58 years at the paper.

In 1963, the World Publishing Company, owned solely by heirs of the Hitchcock/Doorly families, sold the World-Herald to local businessman Peter Kiewit, a construction magnate whose namesake company is a member of the Fortune 500. When he died, Kiewit left provisions to ensure that the paper would remain locally owned, with a large part of the plan securing employee ownership.

The Omaha World-Herald has had only six publishers in its history: Gilbert M. Hitchcock (1885-1934); Henry Doorly (1934-1955); Walter E. Christenson (1955-1966); Harold W. Andersen (1966-1989); John Gottschalk (1989 - 2007); Terry Kroeger (since 2008).

Notable staff in the history of the World-Herald include...
Gilbert M. Hitchcock - Founder, editor(Omaha World)
George L. Miller - Founder,(Omaha Herald)
Thomas Tibbles - Assistant editor (Omaha Herald)
William Jennings Bryan - Editor, 1894-1896
Henry Doorly - Editor, Publisher, 1934-1963
Peter Kiewit - Owner 1963-1979
Harvey E. Newbranch - Writer, winner of 1920 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing at the paper.
John Gottschalk-Former CEO and Publisher, current World-Herald Co. Chairman, Head of Boy Scouts of America and a philanthropist

The Omaha World-Herald is the primary daily newspaper of Nebraska, as well as portions of southwest Iowa. It circulates daily in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri.

The World-Herald is the largest employee-owned newspaper in the United States.

It is the only remaining major metropolitan newspaper in the United States to publish both morning and afternoon editions. The newspaper publishes four daily editions, with two morning editions (regional and metropolitan) and one afternoon edition (metropolitan).

The World-Herald has for many years been the newspaper with the highest penetration rate -- the percentage of people who subscribe to the publication within the paper's home circulation area -- in the United States.

The newspaper has bureaus in Lincoln, Neb., and Washington, D.C. Throughout the region, The World-Herald also owns smaller daily and weekly newspapers, which contribute to its World-Herald News Service.

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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