The Cambridge Tribune

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The Cambridge Tribune
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Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) William Bailey Howland
Founder(s)D. Gilbert Dexter
Founded1878
Ceased publication1966
Headquarters Brattle Square, Old Cambridge Historic District
City Cambridge, Massachusetts
Country United States

The Cambridge Tribune was a weekly newspaper published in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1878 to 1966. It was founded by D. Gilbert Dexter and began publication on March 7, 1878, from offices at Brattle Square in Old Cambridge. [1] In 1885 Dexter sold the paper to William Bailey Howland. [2] It ceased publication in 1966. [3]

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References

  1. Wright, George Grier (January 24, 1928). "Early Cambridge Newspapers". Proceedings of the Cambridge Historical Society, 1927-1929 (published 1934).
  2. Gilman, Arthur, ed. (1896). The Cambridge of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-six. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press. p.  222.
  3. "About Cambridge tribune. (Cambridge, Mass.) 1878-1966". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 10, 2017.