This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Death of Col. McCormick Ends Chicago Tribune Era
Colonel Robert R. McCormick, 74, publisher of the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News, died in his sleep at his farm near Wheaton after a long illness. He led the Tribune for decades, shaping its aggressive editorials and building a large media empire. The veteran publisher, known as the colonel for WWI service, had planned succession with trusted aides as he faded from public life. His death marks the end of an era in American journalism and Chicago press history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert FR. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
McCormick
Wheeton
Florida
United States
New York Daily News
Joseph M. Patterson
Tripania
Joseph Medill
ZieCormick
Patterson
Tribune
Canada
Weymouth
Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Col. McCormick
Tribune Co
Washington Times-Herald
Eugene Meyer
Washington Post
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Westwood
CNS
Eisenhower
Adlai E
UCLA
Stevenson
Col. Fight
McAn
Ther
Sith McCormick
Beeni
Stuart List
Col
McColl
Chicago American
Raymond C. Allen
Chan ‘Jmick
Gellar
Yio
Chicago Daily
ex-News
Knight
Los Angeles
University
Allen
Sun-Times
Marshall Field Jr