Clinton T. Brainard, president of the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, bought the paper in 1913.

William Randolph Hearst, who already owned the Washington Times, took over the paper in November 1922.

[1][2] Though he consolidated the operations of the papers, they still published separately except for a joint Sunday edition.

[3] The Herald was merged with the Times on February 1, 1939, with the combined publication known as the Washington Times-Herald.

[4] It is used in John Feinstein's book series featuring child reporters, including Last Shot, Vanishing Act, and Cover Up.