Dagbladet was an influential American daily newspaper published in the Norwegian language

Norwegian language

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...

 in Chicago

Chicago

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 from 1889-1891.

Peer Stromme

Peer Stromme

Peer Stromme also Per Olsen Strømme was an American pastor, teacher, journalist, and author. -Biography:...

 was the founding editor of the newspaper. Stromme was also on the editorial staff of Norden (Chicago) from 1888-92. Chicago

Chicago

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 was at that time the cultural center of Norwegian America

Norwegian American

Norwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and...

 with twice as many Norwegian speaking residents as in Minneapolis. Politically, Dagbladet was independent with socialist and pro-labor leanings. The paper favored social progress and tariff reform. Dagbladet also had a weekly edition, titled Nordisk Folkeblad.