▁also ▁briefly ▁published ▁under ▁this ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁Her der ▁and ▁his ▁descend ants ▁owned ▁and ▁published ▁The ▁Even ing ▁Tele gram ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Thom son ▁New sp apers ▁( now ▁Thom son ▁Corporation ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁continued ▁as ▁publish ers ▁until ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Stephen ▁R . ▁Her der ▁( Will iam ' s ▁Grand son ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁▁ ▁William ▁Her der ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁printer ▁for ▁the ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁week ly ▁The ▁Cou rier . ▁When ▁it ▁fol ded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁Her der ▁purchased ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁press es ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁own ▁newspaper . ▁The ▁Tele gram ▁was ▁notable ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁daily ▁( ex cluding ▁Sund ays ) ▁in ▁New found land . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁only ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁New found land ▁newspaper ▁to ▁surv ive ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁( and ▁now ▁ 2 1 st ) ▁century . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁its ▁history , ▁the ▁paper ▁has ▁published ▁news , ▁stories ▁and ▁editor ial s ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁readers ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ion / Pro v ince ▁of ▁New found land ▁and ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁in ▁particular . ▁Cover age ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Great ▁Fire ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁as ▁the ▁Even ing ▁Tele gram ▁head ▁office ▁on ▁D uck