''The Cincinnati Times-Star'' was an afternoon daily newspaper in

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, Ohio, United States, from 1880 to 1958. The

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edition was known as ''The Kentucky Times-Star'', and a Sunday edition was known as ''The Sunday Times-Star''. The ''Times-Star'' was owned by the

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and originally edited by

Charles Phelps Taft Charles Phelps Taft (December 21, 1843 – December 31, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served as editor of the '' Cincinnati Times-Star,'' and owned both the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs baseball teams. From 1895 to 18 ...

, then, by his nephew, Hulbert Taft, Sr. The Taft family's investments in news media would later grow into

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, a conglomerate that owned radio, television, and entertainment properties nationwide.

History

The ''Times-Star'' first published on June 15, 1880, after the merger of ''The Times'' (founded April 25, 1840, as ''Spirit of the Times'') and ''The Cincinnati Daily Star'' (founded in 1872 as ''The Evening Star''). Charles Phelps Taft had purchased both papers the previous year, and named his brother, Peter Rawson Taft II, publisher. The ''Times-Star'' strongly supported

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George B. Cox, to the embarrassment of Charles Phelps Taft's half-brother, progressive reformer and future President

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. On November 23, 1895, the ''Times-Star'' ran an editorial proposing a contest to choose a flag for the City of Cincinnati, offering a $50 prize. On January 24, 1896, the commission awarded the $50 to influential illustrator Emil Rothengatter for the design that is in use today. The newspaper's offices were originally located on Sixth and Walnut streets. On January 1, 1933, the ''Times-Star'' moved into the 16-story Cincinnati Times-Star Building on Broadway. In 1939, the ''Times-Star'' purchased WKRC radio from

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and subsequently became an affiliate and shareholder of the

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through subsidiary Radio Cincinnati. In 1952, Hulbert Taft, Sr., owner and publisher of the ''Times-Star'', attempted to acquire ''

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'' from its owner, a Washington D.C.–based trust. A bidding war ensued when ''Enquirer'' employees pooled their assets in order to make a counter offer. The offer was accepted by the trust, and the attempted acquisition was unsuccessful. On August 3, 1958, the ''Times-Star'' was sold to

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, owners of ''

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'', which by then had also purchased the ''Enquirer''. Hulbert Taft Sr. was reportedly the only family member who opposed the sale. Radio Cincinnati was reorganized as

. The ''Post'' moved into the Times-Star Building and published under the name ''The Cincinnati Post and Times-Star'' until December 31, 1974, when it reverted to ''The Cincinnati Post''.

Notable former employees

* Edith Evans Asbury reporter for ''The New York Times'' *

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tennis commentator * E. A. Bushnell political cartoonist *

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journalist * James W. Faulkner political journalist *

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typesetter; later a composer and lyricist *

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sportswriter * Earl Lawson sportswriter *

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author * Charles Murphy sportswriter; later owner of the Chicago Cubs *

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radio commentator

Publishers

* Peter Rawson Taft II * Hulbert Taft Sr. * Hulbert Taft Jr. *

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References

External links

* * Bibliographic information at Chronicling America: *
About Spirit of the times. 1840-1841
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About The ''Cincinnati Daily Star''. 1875-1880
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About ''The Times''. 1879-1880
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About ''Cincinnati Times-Star''. 1880-1887
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About ''The Times-Star''. 1887-1893
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About ''The Cincinnati Times-Star''. 1893-1958
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cincinnati Times-Star Defunct newspapers published in Cincinnati Newspapers established in 1880 Publications disestablished in 1958 1958 disestablishments in Ohio

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