# Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

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American daily newspaper (1896–1930)

"The Commercial" redirects here. For the pub in England, see [The Commercial, Herne Hill](/source/The_Commercial%2C_Herne_Hill).

The ***Cincinnati Commercial Tribune*** was a major daily newspaper in [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati), [Ohio](/source/Ohio), formed in 1896, and folded in 1930.[1]

The *Commercial Tribune* was created in 1896 by the merger of the longstanding *Commercial Gazette* and newcomer *Cincinnati Tribune*.[2] [Murat Halstead](/source/Murat_Halstead) was a well-known editor of *The Commercial* and *The Commercial Gazette* in the 1860s-1880s.[1] A representative of [John Roll McLean](/source/John_Roll_McLean), owner of *[The Cincinnati Enquirer](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer)*, acquired the paper in 1911, and continued to operate it as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) paper (as opposed to the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) 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.[1]

## 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.[3]

## *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*.[4][5]

The *Gazette* once claimed a lineage dating from the founding of *[Centinel of the Northwest Territory](/source/Centinel_of_the_Northwest_Territory)* in 1793, though in reality that entity is considered to have moved to [Chillicothe, Ohio](/source/Chillicothe%2C_Ohio) 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.[5][6]

## See also

- [Charles Hammond](/source/Charles_Hammond_(lawyer_and_journalist))

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-1930-one_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-1930-one_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-1930-one_1-2) (3 December 1930). [OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN CINCINNATI QUITS; Commercial Tribune Stopped by McLean Interests After Political Shift in Recent Election](https://www.nytimes.com/1930/12/03/archives/oldest-newspaper-in-cincinnati-quits-commercial-tribune-stopped-by.html), *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cincin1_2-0)** Bates, Charles Austin. [American journalism from the practical side](https://books.google.com/books?id=i10DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA86), p. 86-88 (1897)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-commerc43-1_3-0)** Jenny, Daniel J. [Kenny's Illustrated Cincinnati](https://books.google.com/books?id=DfE_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA80), pp. 80-81 (1879)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1883merger_4-0)** [Knowledge: a Weekly Magazine: Supplementing All Cyclopedias. V. 1; June-Dec 1890](https://books.google.com/books?id=1QsXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA306), p. 306

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-united_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-united_5-1) (30 December 1882). [Newspapers Uniting](https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025287/1882-12-30/ed-1/seq-5/), *St. Paul Daily Globe*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-centin_6-0)** Greve, Charles Theodore. [Centennial History of Cincinnati and Representative Citizens](https://books.google.com/books?id=eJxABLtxX60C&pg=PA790), pp. 790-91 (1904)

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