Chicago Examiner

Newspapers

The advantage of Chicago as a center for newspaper publishing was demonstrated by Mr. Randolph Hearst’s efforts with the American, and two years after its installation he began a morning issue and named it the Examiner. This was sold at one cent per copy and rapidly gained an extensive circulation, the other morning papers being sold at two cents. The features which made the American popular were retained and the utilizing of time in sending out to outlying communities a journal that would reach each reader as early as the home product soon secured a valuable recognition, and possibly influenced the other morning papers to reduce the price at least to consumers.