Courier-Tribune (Liberty, Missouri)
The Liberty Tribune, known colloquially as the "Lib Trib", was a newspaper featuring events in and around Liberty, Missouri.
The Liberty Tribune was founded in April, 1846 by Robert Hugh Miller.[1] Miller, who was 19 years old at the time, used a loan of $5,000 to start the paper. The paper was founded as a Whig newspaper.[2] Miller ran the newspaper for 40 years.[3]
The Liberty Tribune was originally published as The Weekly Tribune between April 4, 1846, and July 9, 1852,[4] but changed its name to Liberty Weekly Tribune beginning with the July 16, 1852 issue.[5] The name was again changed in 1860 to The Liberty Tribune beginning with the August 17, 1860 issue,[6] the name it used until February 2017.
From 1890 to 1929, the paper was published by owner, editor and publisher Irving Gilmer.[7] For a short time, during the Spanish–American War in 1898, the Liberty Tribune was published daily .[8]
In February 2017, the Liberty Tribune merged with sister publications The Kearney Courier and The Smithville Herald to form the Courier-Tribune. The consolidated weekly newspaper is owned by St. Joseph-based News-Press & Gazette Co.[9] At the time of its merger, the Liberty Tribune was the longest continuous weekly newspaper being published in Missouri under the same name.[10]
The Missouri Digital Heritage Collection, hosted by the Missouri Secretary of State, currently includes scanned copies of the Liberty Tribune from 1846 to 1848, 1852–1867, 1869–1878, 1880, 1882, and 1883 [11]
References
- ^ "Liberty Tribune (Liberty, Clay County, Mo.) 1860-Current". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "SC34 Liberty (Mo.) Tribune Papers Finding Aid". KCHistory. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "After 170 Years, The Northland's Liberty Tribune Prints Last Paper". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "Missouri Digital Heritage (William Jewell College – Liberty Tribune Newspaper)". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Missouri Digital Heritage (William Jewell College – Liberty Tribune Newspaper)". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Missouri Digital Heritage (William Jewell College – Liberty Tribune Newspaper)". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "After 170 Years, The Northland's Liberty Tribune Prints Last Paper". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "After 170 Years, The Northland's Liberty Tribune Prints Last Paper". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "After 170 Years, The Northland's Liberty Tribune Prints Last Paper". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "SC34 Liberty (Mo.) Tribune Papers Finding Aid". KCHistory. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Missouri Digital Heritage (William Jewell College – Liberty Tribune Newspaper)". Missouri. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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