St. Paul Dispatch

St. Paul Dispatch is a landmark restoration of one of the great newspapers of the American Midwest, originally established in 1868 — born just three years after the Civil War ended, when Saint Paul was rapidly growing into one of America's most important Northern cities and the proud capital of Minnesota.

As part of the acclaimed Living Archive Series by Shumake Media Group, this volume restores the authentic journalistic voice of Saint Paul, Minnesota — a city shaped by its Mississippi River commerce, its proud immigrant heritage, its fierce rivalry with neighboring Minneapolis, and its central role in the political and cultural life of the Upper Midwest.

Through cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence, every headline, every editorial, and every story from the Dispatch's remarkable 150+ year legacy has been meticulously preserved and restored — converting fragile, aging newsprint into a permanent digital archive for future generations.

About the Author
Robert S. Shumake, publishing as Ajarn Shaman Shu, has lived two lives in one — the builder and the priest — and his books are where the two meet. He rose from a Ford factory floor to become founding president and CEO of Inheritance Capital Group, a Black Enterprise-ranked private equity firm, served as honorary consul for Botswana and Tanzania, and founded Inheritance Media Group, owner of more than 300 publications produced by an AI-run newsroom. In spirit, each tradition that initiated him gave him a name: Buddhist Ajarn in the Theravada and Vajrayana lines, Oluwo Jolaoso Osainbola in Ifá, and Shri Surya Narayana Swamikal in the Tamil Siddha line. He is the founder of Soul Tribes International Ministries and of Buddha Digital Temple and its universities — Orisha University, Buddha University, and Shiva University. He authored Detroit’s Proposal E, the 2021 ballot initiative that decriminalized entheogenic plants in Detroit, and is the author of more than 140 published books and 86+ DOI-registered academic publications. His philosophy: the Double Bottom Line — make a profit, and make a difference. Robertshumake.biz