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News - The Chicago Tribune

Within these pages are reports of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 and other news events in a vibrant city of national economic and political importance. The "Daily Chicago Tribune" became a leading anti-slavery newspaper when Joseph Medill took the helm in 1855. Catch up on your reading of late 19th-century trends through these historical pages. Continue…

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Allen County Public Library

The Chicago Tribune 1870-1877. Original data from: Allen County Public Library

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