Detroit Tribune facts for kids
The Detroit Tribune was a newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It had a long history, starting in 1849. Over the years, it went through many changes and mergers with other newspapers in the city.
The Daily Detroit Tribune
The newspaper first began in 1849 as the Daily Tribune. In 1862, it joined with the Daily Advertiser. This new paper then absorbed other local newspapers. It became known as the Advertiser and Tribune.
A new team took over the paper. This included James E. Scripps, who later founded The Detroit News. In 1877, the Advertiser and Tribune merged again. This time it joined with the Detroit Daily Post. The paper was then called the Post and Tribune.
After more changes in ownership, the name changed again in 1884. It became the Daily Post. Then, in 1885, it went back to being simply the Tribune.
In 1891, James Scripps bought all the remaining shares of the Tribune. He wanted to make sure his papers had a connection to the Associated Press. This is a major news organization. Scripps kept running the Tribune as a morning newspaper.
On February 1, 1915, the Tribune merged with the News. The Tribune name was still used for a Sunday paper. It was called The Sunday News-Tribune. But on October 15, 1917, this name also changed. It became The Sunday News, and the Tribune name was no longer used.
The Weekly Detroit Tribune
A different newspaper, also called the Detroit Tribune, was published weekly. It was printed from 1935 to 1966. This weekly paper sometimes used slogans like "Unswerving Dedication to the Truth." It also called itself "The Newsjournal of the Metropolitan Community."
This weekly Detroit Tribune was a follow-up to another paper. That paper was called the Tribune Independent of Michigan. The Tribune Independent was formed in 1933. It was a merger of two earlier papers. One was the Detroit Tribune (published only in 1933). The other was the Detroit Independent, which started in 1907.
In April 1952, a man named Andrew Fruehauf bought the weekly Detroit Tribune. Fruehauf was from a wealthy family that owned the Fruehauf Trailer Corporation. He bought the newspaper for $15,000. The Tribune was Michigan's oldest newspaper for Black Americans. It was sold because it had a lot of debt.
Andrew Fruehauf was a major owner of the company that owned the Tribune. He was a very religious man. He wanted to turn the paper into a newspaper for Black Americans. He wanted it to be like the Christian Science Monitor, a religious newspaper. He won the bid and became the publisher. He worked on the paper until he passed away in December 1965.
He spent his last years helping the paper. He wanted to support and encourage the goals of Black Americans. Many friends he made in the Black community went to his funeral.
After his death, a newspaper called the Afro American wrote about his will. It said that Andrew Fruehauf left all his money to the Detroit Tribune. He wanted his money to keep the paper going. He said the paper should continue to support the goals of Black Americans. He also wanted it to share the ideas of the Christian Science movement.
Notable people
- Martha E. Cram Bates (1839–1905), a writer, journalist, and newspaper editor.
