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Founded by S. S. McClure in June of 1893, the magazine featured political and literary content, and syndicated novels-in-progress a chapter at a time. In this way, McClure's published such writers as Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London, Herminie T. Kavanagh, Willa Cather, and Arthur Conan Doyle. Mark Twain also contributed frequently.

The magazine is credited with giving birth to muckraking journalism. Ida Tarbell's series in 1902Events January-April January 28 The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. France, Loisy's L'evangile et l'Eglise which inaugurates the Modernist Crisis February 11 Police beat up universal suffrage exposing the monopoly abuses of John D. RockefellerJohn Davison Rockefeller ( July 8, 1839 May 23, 1937) was an American capitalist and philanthropist. He was born in Richford, New York, the second of the six children to William Avery Rockefeller ( November 13, 1810 May 11, 1906) and his wife Eliza Daviso's Standard Oil CompanyStandard Oil was an oil refining company founded by John D. Rockefeller and partners in 1863. Borrowing heavily to expand his business, he drew five big refineries including the business concern of Henry Morrison Flagler into one firm, Rockefeller, Andrew, and Ray Stannard BakerRay Stannard Baker ( April 17, 1870- July 12, 1946), American journalist, and author, was born in Lansing, Michigan. After graduating from Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State), he attended law school at the University of Michigan in 1891 bef's earlier look at the United States Steel CorporationThe United States Steel Corporation later renamed USX Corporation in 1991, then renamed the United States Steel Corporation again in 2001 when the shareholders of USX spun off the steelmaking assets of the company after its acquisition of Marathon Oil, wa focused the public eye on the conduct of corporations and helped shape the moral compass of the time.

The writing staff defected in 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t over disputes with McClure, forming The American Magazine . McClure'sMcClure's or McClure's Magazine was a popular United States illustrated monthly magazine at the turn of the 20th century, often compared to the longer-running The Atlantic Monthly. Founded by S. McClure in June of 1893, the magazine featured political and Magazine immediately began to lose readers and went into debt. S. S. McClure was forced to sell the magazine in 19111911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January-June January 1 Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 In London, a shootout between Russian anarchists and the Scots Guard January 10 Major Jimmi to creditors. It was eventually retooled into a women's magazine and ran in this format until the last issue in March 1929.