Chicago Record-Herald
TheChicago Record-Heraldwas anewspaperpublished inChicago,Illinoisfrom 1901 until 1914. It was the successor to theChicago Morning Herald,theChicago Times Heraldand theChicago Record.[1]
H. H. Kohlsaat,owner of theTimes-Herald,bought theChicago RecordfromChicago Daily NewspublisherVictor F. Lawsonin 1901 and merged it with theTimes-Heraldto form theRecord-Herald.Frank B. Noyes became part-owner of the new newspaper at the time and served as publisher, with Kohlsaat as editor.[2]Kohlsaat retired from the paper in 1902, but re-purchased it from Noyes in 1910 to serve as editor and publisher.[3]
In May 1914, the circulation of theChicago Record-Heraldwas reported to be 149,776 daily and 209,105 on Sunday.[4]It was then acquired byJames Keeley,then general manager of theChicago Tribune,who also bought theChicago Inter Oceanout of receivership at the same time.[5]Readers decided that Keeley's new consolidated newspaper should be namedThe Chicago Herald,which name it held until it was bought byWilliam Randolph Hearst'sChicago Examinerin 1918,[6][7]and named theChicago Herald and Examiner.[8]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^The Editorial Review, New York: The Editorial Review Co., v. 7 (1912), pp. 631-634.
- ^"The Chicago Record sold"(PDF).New York Times.March 27, 1901.RetrievedJune 18,2013.
- ^"Chicago Record-Herald sold"(PDF).New York Times.January 1, 1910.RetrievedJune 18,2013.
- ^(5 May 1914).May Get Record-Herald,The New York Times
- ^(8 May 1914).Big Change in Chicago Press,Lewiston Morning Tribune
- ^(14 June 1914).It's the Chicago Herald,'The New York Times
- ^(1 May 1918).Chicago Herald Is Sold,The New York Times
- ^Library of Congress: Chronicling America: Chicago Herald and Examiner.
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