so that one of them was robert mccormick who owned the chicago tribune. the tribune was america's best-selling full-sized non-taboid newspaper. it sold almost a million copies every day and more on sundays. than the other cousin that i look at is joseph patterson. he owned the new york daily news, which was a tabloid america's first tabloid started in 1919. and it was the best-selling paper in the united states indeed the world. more than in 1940 two million daily copies more than three million on sundays in fact right before and during world war two the new york daily news counted the most readers of any newspaper in american history than her sense. and then the third cousin that i look at the fourth prosperian or baroness was sissy patterson. she was joe's sister robert's cousin. she enjoyed the distinction of being the first woman publisher of a major metropolitan daily in the us in the 20th century. and her paper was the washington times herald which probably you don't remember but it was the best-selling selling newspaper in washington dc. and perhaps

and ed, being ed, had written to the chicago tribune, one of the major newspapers in chicago, to announce what they had done. and the trip decided that they would send a photographer out to take a picture of this block. and so the neighbors are gathered on the lawn, right next to ed cahills house. and and got clearance, that's ahead right there, that is clearance right there, and two of ads kids, he had three children, two of his kids got into the picture to. that is his son, terry, standing at attention up on the top of the steps. and that is his daughter katie. win back, right back there, you can barely see, there is a heads wife, stella cahill. smiling into the 60s. still had good reason to be smiling. stella was born a couple of days after christmas in 1916, deep in the polish ghetto of chicago where she, where her parents lived, and water father managed to bring home from his trade. she had an older brother, chester, and the four of them lived in a tenement deep inside the ghetto. just about two years after her birth, her father died, killed by the spanish flu, which was then raging

and ed being ed had written to the chicago tribune the major one of the major newspapers in chicago to announce what they had done. and the trip decided that they would send a photographer out to take a picture of this block. and so the neighbors all gathered on the lawn right next to ed cahill's house. and ed and clarence, of course got pride of place as they should have again. that's ed right there. and that's clarence right there. and two of ed's kids he had three children two of his kids got in the picture too. that's his son terry. standing at attention up on the top of the steps. and that's his daughter katie. way in the back right back there. you can barely see her is ed's wife. stella cahill smiling into the 60s stella had good reason to be smiling stella was born a couple of days after christmas in 1916 deep in the polish ghetto of chicago where she for her parents lived? on what her father who was a tailor managed to bring home from his trade? she had an older brother chester and the four of them lived in a tenement deep inside the ghetto. just about two years after her birth

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politico" reporter, karin has also written for the "washington post," the "miami herald," the "chicago tribune," and newsday. she has appeared as a celebrity and politics expert on entertainment tonight, cnn and the cbs early show. welcome erika, stephanie and karin. reads of the year. before becoming an award-winning novelist stephanie was a lawyer and teacher. and moderating today's discussion between these two [inaudible question] fasting authors is karen she's the author of six novels including eight woman of intelligence, 100 sons, and the gilded years which is soon to be a major motion picture. a former political reporter, karen has also written for the washington post the miami herald, the chicago tribune and newsday. she has appeared as a celebrity and politics expert on entertainment tonight, cnn, and the cbs early show. welcome erika, stephanie, and karin. >> hi thank you so much ryan i am so excited to be here today at the gaithersburg book festival talking to stephanie and eric about their books. their masterpieces as one of them says they're somewhat along amazing masterpieces. [l

in chicago tribune of what they termed wildcat flight schools these were flight schools in the chicago land area in 1927. where one could get a pilot's license in a matter of 90 minutes? and and that summer in chicago the the chicago tribune ran a series of stories about problem this obvious problem. and and there was one line in this story that really jumped out of me and i wanted to share it with you now. said officials feel such schools should furnish one or more coffins with each diploma. i mean, this is 1927. in chicago, this is how people felt about flying. so because of these risks because of these dangers because of the crowds at the air races because of the money involved because of the stakes. many men believe that air racing and indeed flying was no place for a woman. it's sexist of course. and obviously wrong. but at the time at the time women were banned from doing all sorts of things. from waiting tables after 10 pm from working in the factory from working night shifts on the east coast of the united states in the late 1920s women were banned from driving taxicabs in ever

and northwestern i think he must've been a marked remarkable professor and if you missed the chicago tribune, increasing in shrinking number, you probably have. >> and increasing shrinking number, is a great two-way printed. >> he wrote a magnificent piece in here, and the new tribute passionate said that is a historian professor of english and northwestern university without mentioning this. and i am all for self-promotion when you can get it, is a wonderful thing to talk about the need for a real chicago player monument. and is very persuasive and i'm sure with such trouble that he would be in leading writer and have only a few minutes and this is been fantastic. if you have questions, please if you have them, come up here and if you want argue if they did really start the fire, be my guest and thank you. >> when you are doing your research, were there any unexpected or unique sources of information that you came across that ended up in the book. >> is a great question. >> yes, and i have to think the internet in part for this and i found out not a lot of interest from ancestry from census

the chb chicago tribune says prosecutors have retired since july of last year. >> carley: remembering rookie police officer and army veteran noah who was shot during a traffic stopover the weekend as his suspected killer faces murder charges. doug carter is police superintendent and joins me to remember this fallen hero. just 24 years old, what is your message on this? >> well, this is pervasive around this country. i saw the encourage from chicago, until prosecutors and judges say enough, this is going to continue. >> what is elwood, indiana like? is it surprising this would happen there? >> it is. small community near indianapolis. noah didn't have a chance after he stopped that vehicle and that person shot 30 rounds into his vehicle. it is unbelievable what is happening to the fabric of our nation because of violence and lack of respect of human life. >> carley: that is why police officers say there is never a routine traffic stop, the man suspected of shooting the officer is being charged with murder, possession of a firearm by violent felon, resisting law enforcement and being a

if you missed the chicago tribune today, as is increasingly a shrinking number of you probably have. >> an increasing shrinking number of people. that's a great two-way. phrase >> he wrote a magnificent piece in here. and in typical neutral be in fashion, it says carl smith is a historian and professor of english at northwestern university, without mentioning this. i am all for self promotion when you can get it. it is a wonderful thing about talking about a need for a real and compares that a little bit to london, for a real chicago fire monument. and i think it is very persuasive. and if ed burke were in such trouble i am sure he would sort of be the leading light in this. we have only a few minutes. it has been fantastic. for some questions, if you have them please come up here. if you want to argue that mrs. o'leary really did start the fire, be my guest. thanks. >> when you are doing your research, were there any unexpected or unique sources of information that you came across that and it up in the book? >> first of all, thank you, that is a good question. >> yes, yes, and i tha

a former political reporter she has written for the "washington post", the miami herald, the chicago tribune and newsday and appeared as a celebrity in politics expert on entertainment tonight, cnn and cbs early show. welcome erica, stephanie and karen. >> thank you a so much. i am so excited to be here today to talk to stephanie and erika about their books, they are masterpieces. i would love to start by talking about the spark that created these books. i more so interested in how people discover these characters in history especially these women and have been forgotten and how they decide to write books about them and have the bravery to go down that research whole to bring them to life again i feel like this had a hamilton connection situation? people who know my work know i wrote america's first daughter andma these are about founding mothers so i was eager to tell the story of lafayette and that was the genesis of the story. but you will notice it is the women ofor lafayette because along the way i discovered a memoir by this delightful author who is a child who was hidden it's called s

a little bit but i wanted huge collaborate the first all-star game in 1933, and that was the chicago tribune to hold the fans from the beginning the all-star games was entwined with journalism and they were the ones with fans at the starting lineup. it is also additionally one of those who rejected my baseball that came to supportive but here you see the sports journalists weighing in on numbers issues rated and of course during world war ii, there's a lot of baseball happening, because of many of the soldiers leaving baseball to go fight in the war. so we have that added a few other sports to help the circulation of the paper, there is a problem they had, it's all good if you cover only baseball and what's going on but the other part is i'm going on than what you do pretty so they do eventually convert other sports eventually the sporting news in the late 1970s, but of course if you study journalism at all you know the rise of the national sports team in the 1980s, adding another confidential websites by the 1990s. that weakens the dominance it does not last forever they have available onli

and that was the chicago tribune. to pull the fans for the starting lineup so from the beginning, at the all-star game was entwined with journalism. they were the ones that pulled the fans. for the starting lineup. he was also additionally one of those who rejected night baseball, but came to support it. so here we see these sports journalist weighing in on a number of issues. and during world war ii, the problem was, there's a lot of baseball happening. because of many of the soldiers leaving baseball to go fight in the war. they do kind have to add in a few other sports to cover. and it helps sustain the circulation of the paper too and baseballs often -- that was the problem they had. hey it's all good if you are only baseball but the other part is not going on what do you do. eventually they do start covering sports. eventually the spink family sells the news to other families in the 1970s. but of course, as you probably, if you study journalism at all, you know there was a rise again a national sports media in th

former political reporter, karen has also written for the washington post the miami herald, the chicago tribuneand newsday. she has appeared as a celebrity and politics expert on entertainment tonight, cnn, and the cbs early show. welcome erika, stephanie, and karin. >> hi thank you so much ryan i am so excited to be here today at the gaithersburg book festival talking to stephanie and eric about their books. their masterpieces as one of them says they're somewhat along amazing masterpieces. [laughter] i would love to start about the spark that created these books. i'm always so interested in how people discover these characters in history. especially these women who history is sort of forgotten and how they decide to write books about them. and have the bravery to go down that research : find these women again. stephanie let's start with you i'm guessing this out of bit of a hamilton connection situation? spermatic people who know my work know that i have written america's first daughter along with my very dear friend and co-author as well as my hamilton paid these are about founding mothers.

. >> people that do get newspapers, the chicago tribune has turned left. i'm concerned about how clueless people are. i think the republicans will do well, but the only one reason is when they get gas, inflation, that's the key issue. that's going to defeat democrats. >> yep. >> that isn't because people are informed. >> they're informed. the pain at the gas pump is a form of information. that's a very powerful form. let me take your question this way. you're familiar with the declaration of independence. >> yeah. >> and you're familiar with the line that jefferson said that as long as -- i can't quote it exactly. as long as these evils are tolerable, mean will tolerate these evils -- men will tolerate these evils. in other words, people won't rise out of their comfort level until it gets extremely uncomfortable, which is why i want biden to stay in office for two more years because i want to be -- incredibly uncomfortable. people will say we will never put another democrat in office in our entire life. in terms of the retirement village and whatnot, don't

and meaning only 2% are conservatives and the people that do get newspapers the chicago the chicago tribune has turned left to left. so i'm concerned about how clueless people are now. i think the republicans are going to do well, but there's only one reason is that when they get gas inflation, that's the key issue and that's gonna defeat democrats. yeah, that is because people are informed they just don't like to pay under informed that the pain of the gas pump is a form of information. that's a very powerful form of and so let me take your question this way you're familiar with the declaration of independence and you're familiar with the line that jefferson said that as long as i can't i can't quote it exactly as long as he's evils are tolerable men will tolerate these evils and in other words people will not rise out of their comfort level until it gets extremely comfortable which is why i want biden to stay in office for two more years because i want to be so incredibly uncomfortable these people go we will never put another democrat in office in our entire lives now in terms of of you

income setting aside carried interest issues but what ken has said over and over, and he told "the chicago tribunebout south florida miami is the optimism here he said you don't have to talk about crime every day when you're at dinner with people, he said people are really talking about the future, about growing their business, and he said you just don't get that in illinois or in new york so, yes, it is probably a lot about the money and the cost in doing business here. and the fact that a lot of very skilled workers now want to live in south florida, but he says it is also about the environment which he thinks could also help grow the business faster than if they stayed in illinois or continued expanding in new york. >> yeah. going to build a bigger seawall behind you, robert speaking about the future? >> probably. now that we're here, he's probably going to build a barrier so we can't come out here as much once he builds the new house. >> i was talking about the possibility of rising sea levels overall and what that will mean, but fascinating to watch still rocking out there. i think you should

former political reporter karin has written for the "washington post" the "miami herald" the chicago at tribune and newsday. she's appeared as a celebrity at politics expert on entertainment tonight "cnn" and the cbs -- open welcome erika stephanie and karin. >> thank you so much ryan. it's so great to bepa here today talking to stephanie and erika about their books. their masterpieces and they are somewhat long amazing masterpieces. i would love to start by just talkingom about the spark that created these books because i am interested in how people discover these characters and histories especially since women who history is forgotten and they decide to write books about them and they have the great free to go into that research and bring these women to life began.ho i'm guessing this is a bit at the hamilton connection situation. >> people who know my work know that i've written with my dear friend and co-author. these are about founding mothers. i was eager to tell the story of adrian lafayette are frenchta founding mother. that was the genesis of that story. but you will notice the book is

i did want to show, since i have here over my shoulder, the famous chicago newspaper, the tribune madethis mistake -- dewey defeats truman. it's interesting, it was put together very quickly in the early morning hours here in chicago, and harry tribolet, a stringer in washington called them and said, no, it ain't true! don't do it. they had already gotten this out to the suburbs. in michigan, the outer suburbs got these early newspapers. that is why chicago did not get this. there had been a newspaper employee strike so some of this is upside down! they put it together so quickly. the editors came down there and they put it together, they did it wrong in some instances. i once had one of these years ago, wish i had it back. a couple of them where truman had signed the newspaper. but one of them, someone knew both dewey and truman. and so he had, he went to truman, and truman signed. this was a mistake, harry truman. and then dewey, the only one he signed, it said, it sure was! thomas dewey. but truman did sign, he was in missouri when he got one of these papers. he signed it. the photo

deal because of that i did want to show since i have it here over my shoulder the famous chicago newspaper the tribune made this mistake dewey defeats truman. it's interesting that it was put together very quickly in the early morning hours here in chicago and harry tribble a there are stringer in washington called them and said no, it ain't true don't do it, but they'd already gotten this out to the burbs and in some michigan the outer suburbs got these early newspapers and that's why chicago didn't get this there have been a newspaper employee strike. so some of this is upside down they put it together so quickly the editors came down there and they put it together and did it wrong in some instances. i once had one these years ago, wish i had it back. had a couple of them were truman has signed the newspaper, but one of them i someone you both. do we and truman and so he had it went to truman and truman signed it. this a mistake harry truman. and then dewey the only one he signed. he said it sure was thomas doing but but truman did sign it was in missouri when this when he got one of these papers an