The Chicago Times

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Title

The Chicago Times

Subject

newspaper

Description

Chicago newspaper popular in the latter half of the nineteenth-century founded in 1854. The paper was originally published in the fifth story of the McCormick Block, on the corner of Randolph and Dearborn streets. The circulation was but little over one thousand, with no advertising patronage worth mentioning. In a very short time, these quarters were found to be too small, and a removal was made to No. 74 Randolph Street. The close of the Civil War found the Times one of the most prosperous newspapers in the city, and it was compelled to enlarge its quarters and press facilities. In 1866, a new building with a stone front was erected on the southwest corner of Dearborn Street and Calhoun Place. It was five stories in height and intended expressly for the Times. The newspaper merged with theĀ Chicago HeraldĀ in 1895.

Creator

Isaac Cook, James Sheahan and David Cameron (Founders)
Wilbur F. Storey (Owner/Editor, 1861-1884)
James J. West (Owner/Editor, 1887-1895)
Clinton Snowden (Editor, 1887-unknown)
Charles Chapin (City Editor, 1888-1895)

Publisher

Chicago Times Company

Date

1854-1895

Contributor

Rebecca Parker

Relation

online resources: Wikipedia, WorldCat, Chicagology

Format

newspaper

Language

English

Type

newspaper

Coverage

late 19th century Chicago

Text Item Type Metadata

Original Format

newspaper

Files

July 1887 Advertisement in TheChicago Times

Citation

Isaac Cook, James Sheahan and David Cameron (Founders) Wilbur F. Storey (Owner/Editor, 1861-1884) James J. West (Owner/Editor, 1887-1895) Clinton Snowden (Editor, 1887-unknown) Charles Chapin (City Editor, 1888-1895), “The Chicago Times,” Paris of the Midwest: Chicago, 1837-1987, accessed March 28, 2024, https://parisofthemidwest.omeka.net/items/show/165.