The People's Voice, one of several newspapers written and read by Slovene immigrants in the USA, was fouded in 1893. It remained in print until 1963, from 1903 onwards as a daily newspaper. It was issued as a bulletin of the Yugoslavian Catholic union, an umbrella association which also provided insurance for numerous Slovene immigrants living in the USA. Its first editor-in-chief was Frank Sakser, a businessman who owned a bank in New York and helped Slovene nationals organize their journeys from Europe to the USA. The newspaper mainly published works of prose, including those written by Ivan Tavčar, Josip Jurčič, Simon Gregorčič, Anton Aškerc, Zofka Kveder ... The People's Voice also published fiction that originally appeared in the liberal newspaper Slovenski narod as well as in the Catholic newspapers Slovenec and Domoljub.
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