The ''Cincinnati Commercial Tribune'' was a major daily newspaper in
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
,
Ohio
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, formed in 1896, and folded in 1930.
[(3 December 1930)]
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN CINCINNATI QUITS; Commercial Tribune Stopped by McLean Interests After Political Shift in Recent Election
''The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...
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The ''Commercial Tribune'' was created in 1896 by the merger of the longstanding ''Commercial Gazette'' and newcomer ''Cincinnati Tribune''.
[Bates, Charles Austin]
American journalism from the practical side
p. 86-88 (1897) Murat Halstead
Murat Halstead (September 2, 1829 – July 2, 1908) was an American newspaper editor and magazine writer. He was an early war correspondent, reporting during three wars, and a zealous ally of the Republican Party.
Biography
Born in Paddy's Run ...
was a well-known editor of ''The Commercial'' and ''The Commercial Gazette'' in the 1860s-1880s.
A representative of
John Roll McLean
John Roll McLean (September 17, 1848 – June 9, 1916) was an American businessman and politician who was the owner and publisher of ''The Washington Post'' and ''The Cincinnati Enquirer,'' and part owner of two professional baseball teams. He ...
, owner of ''
The Cincinnati Enquirer
''The Cincinnati Enquirer'' is a morning daily newspaper published by Gannett in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. First published in 1841, the ''Enquirer'' is the last remaining daily newspaper in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, altho ...
'', acquired the paper in 1911, and continued to operate it as a
Republican paper (as opposed to the
Democratic Party slant of the ''Enquirer''). The decline in Republican fortunes and the financial situation of the paper in general led to its close in December 1930.
History
The ''Cincinnati Commercial'' debuted on October 2, 1843. The original publishers were Greeley Curtis and Hastings. Hastings did not stay long with the paper, and Curtis later brought on his brother-in-law J.W.S. Browne as a partner. Murat Halstead joined the Commercial in 1853, and later obtained some ownership, and a controlling interest by 1867. Partner M.D. Potter bought land to build the Cincinnati Commercial Building at the corner of Fourth and Race in 1859.
[Jenny, Daniel J]
Kenny's Illustrated Cincinnati
pp. 80-81 (1879)
''Commercial Gazette''
One of the predecessors of the ''Tribune'', the ''Commercial Gazette'', was created in 1883 from the merger of the ''Cincinnati Commercial'' and ''Daily Gazette''.
[Knowledge: a Weekly Magazine: Supplementing All Cyclopedias. V. 1; June-Dec 1890](_blank)
p. 306[(30 December 1882)]
Newspapers Uniting
''St. Paul Daily Globe''
The ''Gazette'' once claimed a lineage dating from the founding of ''
Centinel of the Northwest Territory
The ''Chillicothe Gazette'' is Ohio's oldest newspaper. The daily newspaper is based in Chillicothe, Ohio, the seat of Ross County, Ohio, Ross County, and is owned by Gannett. A complete file is in the library of the Ohio Historical Society in C ...
'' in 1793, though in reality that entity is considered to have moved to
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe ( ) is a city in Ross County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 22,059 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located along the Scioto River 45 miles (72 km) south of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, ...
with its owner in 1800. More accurately, Thomas Palmer published the first issue of the ''Cincinnati Gazette'' on July 15, 1815, which he merged with the pre-existing ''Liberty Hall'' later that year, a paper which had been founded in 1804. A daily paper (the ''Daily Gazette'') first appeared on July 25, 1827.
[Greve, Charles Theodore]
Centennial History of Cincinnati and Representative Citizens
pp. 790-91 (1904)
See also
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Charles Hammond
References
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Newspapers established in 1896
Publications disestablished in 1930
Defunct newspapers published in Cincinnati