Der Wahrheitsfreund
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Der Wahrheitsfreund or Der Wahrheits-Freund ("The Friend of Truth") was the first
Cincinnati, Ohio during the nineteenth century. It was published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
, and proceeds went to the St. Aloysius Orphan Society.
History
At the time of the paper's first issue on July 20, 1837,[5] the Diocese of Cincinnati covered the entirety of Ohio and its English-language weekly, The Catholic Telegraph, had circulated for several years. The Wahrheitsfreund's founder, vicar general John Henni, served as editor from its founding to his appointment as the first Bishop of Milwaukee in 1843.[6] By 1875, the paper had 14,400 subscribers.[2] In 1907, the Wahrheitsfreund merged with Rev. Joseph Jessing's Ohio Waisenfreund (Ohio Orphan's Friend).[7]
Notable people
Editors
- Most Rev. John Henni editor/publisher from 1837 to 1843
- John James Maximilian Oertel editor from 1844 to 1846[8]
- Hermann Lehmann, publisher from 1846 to 1850
- Joseph A. Hemann publisher from September 1850 to December 1865
- H. Baumstark (c. 1877)[1]
Writers
- Rev. Ojibwa
See also
- Cincinnati Volksfreund
- Cincinnati Volksblatt
- Hochwächter, a Cincinnati newspaper critical of the Catholic church
- Cincinnatier Freie Presse
References
- ^ a b c Geo. P. Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory, 1877. New York City: George P. Rowell & Company (UNT Digital Library). 1877. p. 243. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ a b Geo. P. Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory, containing Accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and Territories, and the Dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America, 1875. New York City: George P. Rowell & Company (UNT Digital Library). 1875. p. 249. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- JSTOR 25011687.
- ^ Clark, S. J. (1912). Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 12. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ISBN 0-8142-0904-1.
Under the editorship of [John] Henni, the first publication of Wahrheitsfreund was on July 20, 1837. Its surplus funds were regularly paid to the St. Aloysius Orphan Association. ... By midcentury it was one of four German language newspapers in Cincinnati.
- ^ "Henni, John Martin 1805 - 1881". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ O'Brien, M. P. (1913). "Cincinnati, Archdiocese of (Cincinnatiensis)". The Catholic encyclopedia: an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church. Vol. 3. Encyclopedia Press. p. 774.
In 1837 [the Rev. John Martin Henni] founded the 'Wahrheitsfreund', the first German Catholic paper in the United States. In 1907 it was merged with the 'Ohio Waisenfreund'.
- ^ Meehan, Thomas F. (1913). "John James Maximilian Oertel". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Notes". Jacobs Prairie, Minnesota: St. James Church. 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2011-07-10.