Claim: Sidney Zion, co-founder and co-editor of Scanlan's Monthly, was Assistant US Attorney for New Jersey before becoming a reporter for The New York Times.
Evidence: She was the daughter of Sidney Zion, a lawyer who had been a writer for The New York Times. He then turned to journalism and writing novels. He worked for various New York publications, including The New York Times, New York Daily News, New York Post and New York Magazine.