Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Massachusetts” in entry newspapers of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

... speeches, prayers, etc., were printed as near as it could be taken in writing in the great crowd. The dates of the first issuing of newspapers in the original thirteen States are as follows: In Massachusetts , 1704; Pennsylvania, 1719; New York, 1725; Maryland, 1728; South Carolina, 1732 (the first newspaper issued south of the Potomac) ; Rhode Island, 1732; Virginia, 1736; Connecticut, 1755; North Caroli...
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Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) 30,598 2,310 0 0 0 user votes

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