ward ▁Gas ▁Engine ▁Company ▁was ▁an ▁engineering ▁company ▁making ▁station ary ▁internal ▁comb ust ion ▁gas ▁engines ▁in ▁Ne ch ells , ▁B irmingham , ▁England . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁engineer ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁plant ▁was ▁Frederick ▁William ▁Lan chester ▁around ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁who ▁made ▁various ▁improvements ▁to ▁their ▁engines , ▁including ▁a ▁self - start ing ▁device , ▁whilst ▁design ing ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁pet rol ▁motor ▁car , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁Lan chester ▁Motor ▁Company . ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁companies ▁based ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Category : Man ufact uring ▁companies ▁based ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁West ▁Mid lands <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Day ton a ▁Beach ▁News - J ournal ▁is ▁a ▁Florida ▁daily ▁newspaper ▁serving ▁Vol us ia ▁and ▁Flag ler ▁Count ies . ▁ ▁It ▁grew ▁from ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁Journal , ▁which ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁The ▁David son ▁family ▁purchased ▁the ▁newspaper ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁retained ▁control ▁until ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁The ▁Mor ning ▁Journal ▁and ▁Even ing ▁News ▁merged ▁into ▁one ▁morning ▁newspaper . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁began ▁its ▁online ▁services ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Day ton a ' s ▁early ▁sett lers ▁decided ▁that ▁a ▁newspaper ▁would ▁be ▁important ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁citizens ▁raised ▁money ▁to ▁persu ade