[5] The Era briefly ceased publication in November 1880; on April 9, 1881, it reappeared as the Columbus Democrat, managed by A.

[6] In the early 1890s, D. Frank Davis attempted to publish the newspaper as a daily; however, Columbus was not large enough to support this, and the paper resumed weekly publication.

[5] In 1900, Edgar Howard bought the Telegram from J. L. Paschal, who had been elected state senator.

[8] He had served a few months as William Jennings Bryan's private secretary in 1891;[9] in 1894, he was elected to a term in the Nebraska House of Representatives representing Sarpy County;[9][10] in 1896, he had resigned this seat to become probate judge of Sarpy County.

[10] In 1940, Zela Loomis acquired a controlling interest in the Telegram Company and became editor-publisher of the newspaper.

[15] The Omaha World-Herald Company bought the Telegram from Freedom Newspapers in September 1989.

[20] At the same time, the World-Herald bought the Pawnee Scout shopper, which they merged with the Telegram.

[26] The market area for the newspaper consists of 24,000 households in seven counties in east central Nebraska: Boone, Butler, Colfax, Merrick, Nance, Platte, and Polk.