August 15, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Capital Journal, concerned that reporting the news was secondary to interests of the belligerents notified their readers: Even [...]
August 2014
August 1, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent From The Daily Capital Journal: THE GREATEST WAR IN WORLD’S HISTORY SEEMS INEVITABLE History’s greatest war seemed all but [...]
July 2014
July 26, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent No edition of the Capital Journal was published on the 26th. In Europe, events continue toward war. […]
April 2014
Salem Hardware Company, 1912
It's nice to know we aren't the only ones who make typos. Source: Capital Journal. July 13, 1912 Section 1, page 7. [...]
November 2013
Al Jones Remembers Kennedy's Assassination
http://youtu.be/HD8ac_CdcQY In this great clip, Al Jones, former reporter for the Capital Journal in Salem, Oregon, remembers exactly where he was when he heard about [...]
July 2013
Bridging the Willamette River in Salem
“Had all of the talking and writing about a third Salem bridge been stored up, traffic could probably be floated across the river for the [...]
July 2012
Card Catalog
This obituary clipping, from the Capital Journal Newspaper (8 January 1959, pg 4 Section 4) was found in the WHC's Card Catalog. This series of [...]
Card Catalog
This obituary clipping, from the Capital Journal Newspaper (8 January 1959, pg 4 Section 4) was found in the WHC's Card Catalog. This series of [...]
April 2012
'Have Her Sing Again'
On September 14, 1974, Capital Journal reporter Al Jones presented the following story of Hallie Parrish Hinges and her performance in Salem before President Theodore [...]
July 2011
What is it?
This unlabelled photo was found in a collection of images of local agriculture from the Al Jones Collection.  The photograph was most likely published in the Capital [...]