The Star Dispatch

The Star Dispatch was a daily newspaper published in New York City during the early 20th century.

History

A 1930 edition reported that a social worker named Edith Keeler had been killed in a traffic accident and that Alfredo Pedillo Jose had been murdered by Bobby Cabe. (TOS episode: "The City on the Edge of Forever")

In March of that year, the paper reported that Jawaharlal Nehru, one of the top aides of Mahatma Gandhi, had been sentenced to six months in prison for violating India's Salt Law. (TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows)

In 3189, the entity known as Carl was reading a copy of tomorrow's edition while guarding the trans-dimensional door on Dannus V. When Philippa Georgiou and Michael Burnham arrived he showed the headline that read "Emperor Georgiou Dies Horrible Painful Death", while other front page articles bore titles that read "Supernova Threatens Tkon Empire" and "Starship USS Jenolan Reported To Be Missing". (DSC episode: "Terra Firma, Part 1")

Alternate timeline

In an alternate timeline accidentally created by Leonard McCoy saving from Edith Keeler being killed in the aforementioned accident, the February 23, 1936 issue reported that Keeler had met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt to discuss her plans to assist the poor. (TOS episode: "The City on the Edge of Forever")

Appendices

References

• TOS episode: "The City on the Edge of Forever"
• TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows

External link

• The Star Dispatch article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.