The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-28

Herald, on which heactedas Local Exchange
Editor. To his Judgment and business IN
stfncts the success of this paper is largely
attributable.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE NEwsGATHERERs
After the editor and business manager
come the members of the staff, popular
member of which is the Trenton correspon-
dent, Mr. Charles A. Ransom.
Mr.. Ransom is son of the late Stephen
B. Ransom and member of the bar Of this
State. He has been connected with many
prominent dailies and is au cottrdn'
with all that takes T.ontpn place III y
was born in Jersey City and educated at
Hasbrouck's, the Wesleyan Academy at
at Willsaham, Mass, and the Wesleyan
University, Middletown, Conn. He began
newspaper work on the city staff OF the New
York Tribune in 1882 Left the Tribune to
go with the New York Press when that paper
started in 1887, and came from the Press sS.D 70
THE JERSEY CRY News upon the organiza-
tion Of the staff.
The city editor, the gentleman who reads
the COPY and delights the reporters with
their assignments, is Mr. George Henry, an
able and experienced journalist. He was
born in New York and was educated in Ho-
boken Public and High Schools. When
Ultimately he became member OF the Big
Six" Typographical Union of New York and
No. a. Jersey City. He was connected with
the Catholic Ne,Us of New York as assistant
to the editor, the late John Culinary Shea.
He was a short time with the Telegram and
finally joined THE NEWS
4 Mr.. John P. Mccormick is the sporting
editor of the paper, and he has had large
experience In newspaper work and
is thoroughly known among po-
l1tical circles He was born In
PHILADELPHIA and has been connected with
the most prominent dailies in New York.
His wide knowledge of sports makes hlm a
most valuable member OF the stan. ne
represents the New York Herald in this
city.
All that goes on in the Court House and It's
precincts demands the attention of Mr. Clar-
ence w. Gesner who was born in Red Bank
1857. He graduated from the High School
there, and studied law in jersey City with
Counsellor William A. Lewis. The law hav-
ing no attraction for Mr.. Gesner he aban-
doned the study of Blackstone and started
with newspaper work He worked for many
of the New York dailies besides correspond
ing with Philadelphia and other papers. At
present he worthily represents the New Y ork
Tribune in this city, and has been with The
News since its first issue in 1889 Mr.
Gesner is facile and picturesque writer.
The musical matters, Court OF Chancery
affairs and news of the Protestant churches
are in the hands of Mr.. Duncan Cameron.
He was born in England, and entered Bland
ford College in 1850. He passed the Durham
University examinations the following year,
and took a course in Edinburgh University.
He studied music in Paris He was for some
years connected with the journal OF this
city.
Tbe work of finding out what takes place
in the City Hall offices, incidentally casting
an eye on his Honor the Mayor. and gener-
ally watching the deliberations OF the Street
and Water Board, with mornings attend
ance at the police court and Headquarters as
a sort of refresher, belongs to Mr.. Charles
H Dayton, who is a thoroughly capable
writer. He was born in South Amboy IN
1869. and there attended a private school,
the Doane Memorial Seminary. He gradu-
ated from the High School and Coleman's
College of Newark In 1887 he entered the
newspaper profession as reporter on the
Argus, late of this city. He joined THE
NEWS staff in 1890. Mr.. Day, q represents
the Post and Newark Daily Advertiser in
this city.
ally is under the care of Adolph A. LANCER,
who was born on October 90, 1871, in New
York City. He began his education in
Grammar School No. So, on West Fifty
fourth street, and in the spring OF 1885
graduated from No. 70 School, on East
Seventy-fifth street. He studied law in the
office of James Chapman, now deceased but
gave up his law studies in February, 1889, to
enter the newspaper profession. His first
reportorial position was with the Argus. he
resigned this position a few months later,
and Joined the staff of this paper, on which
he has gained an enyiable reputation as
hard working and conscientious reporter.
Mr.. John B. Pratt, who faithfully notes
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in Maplewood twenty-one years ago. He
graduated from the East Orange High
School, where he started a paper called the
Era which attracted such favorable atten-
ton that for many years he was ena-
ployed on the New York World
outside staff, and in 1892 Joined the
staff of the Newark Daily Advertiser. Six
having charge Of the Hudson City district
and now most efficiently covering" Ho-
boken.
The Hudson City district is under the
supervision of Mr.. Alfred w. Ransom, also
q son of the late Judge Ransom He was born
in Jersey City, May 81, 1879, and graduated
from the public schools here. He spent q
year in Westfield College, and when his
scholastic career ended, entered business
with the Forum Publishing Company. He
finally joined the staff of The JERSEY Cry
NEWS last year, where his hustling qualities
are much appreciated.
THE woMAN's DEPARTMENT.
The Woman's Department has been at
various times in charge Of Miss Margaret F.
Huber, now Mrs. w. T. Underhil Of this
city and Miss Katherine L. .Luby, sister of
the editor-in-chief. Amongst those who as
sisted in this department were Miss Addie
Gesner, now Mrs. Twisaday, and Miss Mary
Barton Lamberton, whose brilliant articles
on musical and other topics have been