Chicago Tribune history The Tribune was started as a paper for innovative journalism. It initially wrote plenty of material about mainly United States politics. Many looked for it as an opinion on ideas and movements.
Founded by James Kelly, the Tribune's main focused on supporting Whig parties that were against the original Democrats. It then started to criticize Roman Catholics for xenophobic beliefs against foreigners and Native Americans. It then moved on to support the temperance movement which emphasized for the ban of alcohol consumption. Before reaching maximum awareness, the Tribune was a leading anti-slavery newspaper, and helped in the election of President Abraham Lincoln. In 1881, the Tribune gave the city a new sense of strength after the Great Chicago Fire, helping to attract businesses to the city. Having a stable background in politics, the Tribune would later expand its arsenal to movies and other entertainment events.
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