<p>Today, we turn to April 30, 1888, for the Tribune's forceful rebuke of a local politician's dispatch in the Chicago Herald in which he called South Bend "wicked" and decried its gambling and houses of ill repute.</p>

Today, we turn to April 30, 1888, for the Tribune's forceful rebuke of a local politician's dispatch in the Chicago Herald in which he called South Bend "wicked" and decried its gambling and houses of ill repute.

Injuring South Bend by Advertising It as the Wickedest City in the Country, 1888

A podcast about the history of South Bend. News articles from the city’s past by Jacob Titus, co-host of South Bend on Purpose.  New episodes release each weekday morning.

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A podcast about the history of South Bend. News articles from the city’s past by Jacob Titus, co-host of South Bend on Purpose. New episodes release each weekday morning.

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Injuring South Bend by Advertising It as the Wickedest City in the Country, 1888

Injuring South Bend by Advertising It as the Wickedest City in the Country, 1888