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Edward Page Mitchell

Job title
editor-in-chief
First name
Edward Page
Last name
Mitchell

Died. Edward Page Mitchell, 74, at New London, Conn., of cerebral hemorrhage. He was for 50 years associated with the New York Sun, on which he won his place at the age of 23 by writing letters to Editor Charles A. Dana from his home, Bath, Me. Editor Dana invited him to work at the then fabulous salary of $50 per week. This rose to $20,000 a year during the many years that Mr. Mitchell penned the Sun's leading editorials, famed for their tart penetration. When the late Publisher Munsey purchased the Sun (1916) he retained Mr. Mitchell as editorial chief.

Employer
The New York Sun
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Edward Page Mitchell
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1

Victor Fremont Lawson

Job title
editor and publisher
First name
Victor Fremont
Last name
Lawson

born September 9, 1850, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
died August 19, 1925, Chicago

Victor Fremont Lawson, newspaper editor and publisher, one of the first in the United States to assign correspondents to live and gather news in major cities outside the country. Before this innovation (1898) American newspapers relied on dispatches from British or other foreign sources. He also led the successful effort of Western publishers to rescue the Associated Press (AP) from a combine that leaked its news to the rival United Press (UP).

Employer
Chicago Daily News
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Victor Fremont Lawson
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1

Solomon B. Griffin

Job title
managing editor
First name
Solomon B.
Last name
Griffin

S.B. Griffin, Editor, Retires.

Published March 15, 1919 Springfield, Mass., March 14

Solomon Bulkley Griffin has resigned as managing editor of The Springfield Republican, a position he has filled for more than forty years, and will devote his time to his business interests and to private literary work.

Employer
Springfield (MA) Republican
Ordering weight
1

Nicholas Murray Butler

Job title
president
First name
Nicholas Murray
Last name
Butler

Nicholas Murray Butler (April 2, 1862-December 7, 1947) was an educator and university president; an adviser to seven presidents and friend of statesmen in foreign nations; recipient of decorations from fifteen foreign governments and of honorary degrees from thirty-seven colleges and universities; a member of more than fifty learned societies and twenty clubs; the author of a small library of books, pamphlets, reports, and speeches; an international traveler who crossed the Atlantic at least a hundred times; a national leader of the Republican Party; an advocate o

Employer
Columbia University
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Nicholas Murray Butler
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1

John Stewart Bryan

Job title
Publisher
First name
John Stewart
Last name
Bryan
Years
Employer
Richmond News Leader
Ordering weight
1

Alva Johnston

Citation
For his reports of the proceedings of the convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science held in Cambridge Mass., in December, 1922.
Tags: 1923
Categories: Reporting
Publication
The New York Times