The story of the Sun, New York: 1833-1928 / by Frank M. O'Brien ; with an introduction by Edward Page Mitchell ...

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1,064,676 agate lines and having gained 2,630,530 agate
lines over its own record for the previous year. For the
year ended June 30, 1927, the Sun printed 16,308,659
agate lines, or 213,145 agate lines more than in the previous year, leading the second evening newspaper by
1,979,062 agate lines. As this book goes to press the
Sil has completed its second year of advertising leadership among the evening papers of New York.