Douglas Dispatch

Douglas, Arizona, located along the U.S.-Mexico border, saw the debut of its first two newspapers within a month of each other in early 1902. The weekly Douglas International (later titled the Daily International-American) appeared first, followed by the weekly Douglas Dispatch. Experienced publisher and editor Albert Franklin Banta started the Dispatch, but within a year, Franklin B. Dorr purchased the paper and took Banta's place as editor and proprietor.