Cincinnati Volksfreund

The Cincinnati Volksfreund was a daily and weekly German-language newspaper based in Cincinnati, Ohio, published between 1850 and 1908 with offices located on the southwest corner of Vine and Longworth streets.[1]

Cincinnati Volksfreund
Cincinnati Weekly Volksfreund
TypeDaily and weekly newspaper
Owner(s)Various (see prose)
Founder(s)Joseph A. Hemann
Founded1850
Political alignmentDemocratic Party
LanguageGerman
Ceased publication1908
HeadquartersCincinnati, Ohio, United States
OCLC number9664107

The paper was founded in October 1850 by Joseph A. Hemann and his editorials began appearing in March 1853 in the weekly edition called the Cincinnati Wöchentlicher Volksfreund. Originally neutral in politics, it later became the leading German Democratic newspaper of Ohio.

Editors and owners [2]

  • 18501863  Joseph Anton Hemann, founder, publisher, editor
  • 18631869  Johann B. Jeup & Co.
  • 18701871  Volksfreund Publishing Co.
  • 18721873  Limberg & Thilly
  • 18731879  Limberg & Heinrich Haacke
  • 18801908  Heinrich Haacke and Co.

See also

References

  1. Kenny, Daniel (1875). Illustrated Cincinnati. Stevens. p. 69. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. Griswold, Ada Tyng (1911). Annotated Catalogue of Newspaper Files in the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Democrat printing Company. p. 222.
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