history of journalism- july 26, 1920 chicago tribune

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November 19 , 2008

The Chicago Tribune

July 26 , 1920

The year 1920 marked several historical events important to the United States . The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution was started to prohibit the production and consumption of alcohol which later came to be known as Prohibition . Women were finally given the right to vote in 1920 following ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment . Wall Street was bombed by radicals killing thirty - eight people . The New York Yankees bought Babe Ruth . The population of the United States was estimated to be

107 ,823 ,000 (The People History , 2008 , 1 . These were all important events in United States history but the daily lives of average Americans were more important . The Chicago Tribune will be analyzed to show what daily life was like for Americans in 1920 , particularly on July 26 1920

When Americans woke up on July 26 , 1920 they were most concerned with issues related to the economy , war and racial issues . Several articles in the Chicago Tribune discuss the coal strike occurring in Chicago Ninety percent of coal mines operating in Illinois were shut down due to the strike (Chicago Tribune , 26 July 1920 , 6 . The front page of the news highlights the fuel crisis that is beginning to take hold across the country . The Northeast has been suffering from a fuel shortage for several days but the continuation of the strike is starting to affect the entire country (Chicago Tribune , 26 July 1920 , 1 Citizens are urging the Federal government...