Los Angeles Tribune (1911–1918)

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The Los Angeles Tribune was a newspaper published by Edwin T. Earl (1858–1919) after he had made a fortune through his invention of the refrigerated boxcar used to ship oranges from Southern California to Eastern markets. Its first issue was on July 4, 1911, and its last was on July 5, 1918.[1][2] John B. Elliott served as the paper's managing editor.[3] The newspaper was associated with the Progressive Party.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Edwin T. Earl Dies in South," Sausalito News, January 11, 1919
  2. ^ "Los Angeles Paper Quits," New York Times, July 5, 1918
  3. ^ "John B. Elliott". California Outlook. 11 (4): 1. July 22, 1911.
  4. ^ Newmark, Harris (1916). Sixty Years in Southern California, 1853-1913. New York: Knickerbocker Press. p. 642.