The ''Cincinnati Commercial Tribune'' was a major daily newspaper in

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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
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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)

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was a well-known editor of ''The Commercial'' and ''The Commercial Gazette'' in the 1860s-1880s. A representative of

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, owner of ''

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'', acquired the paper in 1911, and continued to operate it as a

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paper (as opposed to the

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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
p. 306(30 December 1882)
Newspapers Uniting
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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)

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