worth ▁Street ▁was ▁completely ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁fire . ▁Despite ▁heavy ▁losses , ▁Her der ▁re built ▁and ▁was ▁published ▁from ▁a ▁temporary ▁location ▁on ▁Water ▁Street ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Trans cont inental ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁sold ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁Canada ▁to ▁Salt W ire ▁Network , ▁a ▁newly ▁formed ▁parent ▁company ▁of ▁The ▁Chron icle ▁Her ald . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁The ▁Even ing ▁Tele gram ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁strong ▁opinions ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁including ▁the ▁New found land ▁Railway , ▁and ▁early ▁Confeder ation ▁discuss ions . ▁However , ▁its ▁editor ial ▁policy ▁remained ▁neutral ▁during ▁the ▁he ated ▁Confeder ation ▁deb ates ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 8 / 4 9 . ▁The ▁same ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁said ▁of ▁former ▁Even ing ▁Tele gram ▁rep orter ▁Jo ey ▁Small wood , ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁paper ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁( including ▁a ▁short ▁st int ▁as ▁editor ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ). ▁After ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁The ▁Even ing ▁Tele gram , ▁Small wood ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁pro - Conf eder ation ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Confeder ate , ▁lead ▁New found land ▁into ▁conf eder ation ▁with ▁Canada , ▁and ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁premier ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Province ▁of ▁New found land . ▁As ▁Premier