▁Se aman . ▁After ▁Se aman ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁paper ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁W . C . ▁Carter ▁of ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁Print ing ▁Company , ▁which ▁operated ▁a ▁printing ▁shop ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁Journal . ▁ ▁After ▁s elling ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁Journal , ▁Mann ▁moved ▁to ▁Or mond ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁Or mond ▁Gazette . ▁He ▁later ▁sold ▁this ▁paper ▁to ▁L . ▁Mor eton ▁Murray ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Day ton a , ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁Day ton a ▁News . ▁Thomas ▁E . ▁Fitz ger ald ▁bought ▁the ▁Day ton a ▁News ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Or mond ▁Gazette ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁Fitz ger ald ▁cons olid ated ▁the ▁two ▁papers ▁and ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁published ▁the ▁first ▁issue ▁of ▁The ▁Day ton a ▁Daily ▁News . ▁ ▁Hugh ▁Spark man ▁started ▁a ▁stock ▁company ▁which ▁bought ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁Journal ▁and ▁turned ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁daily ▁publication . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁the ▁stock ▁company ▁bought ▁The ▁Day ton a ▁Daily ▁News ▁from ▁Fitz ger ald . ▁The ▁stock ▁company ▁ceased ▁publication ▁of ▁The ▁Mor ning ▁Journal , ▁but ▁continued ▁The ▁Even ing ▁News ▁and ▁The ▁Sunday ▁News - J ournal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Julius ▁David son ▁and ▁his ▁son , ▁Herbert ▁M . ▁David son , ▁purchased ▁a ▁majority ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁company , ▁beginning