The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-15
NOTED NEWSPAPERMAN DIES
Proprietor of the Chicago Times Herald
Expires Suddenly
Apoplexy Was the Cause Career of Ore of
the Successful rlel of the
Age

NEW YORK, April 14-James W. Scott.
proprietor of the Chicago Times Herald
and the Chicago Evening Post, dice. this
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Holland
House, this city. His death was very
sudden.
He was taken with pains in the left side
this morning and doctor was called in.
He said the pains arose from the passage
of stone from the bladder and admin
istered morphine.
At o'clock Mr.. Scott became uncon-
sc Gus and the doctor was summoned
again. He found apopleXy had super
vened. probably brought on from the
pain, and Mr.. Scott died without recover
ing consciousness. Mrs. Scott and Il
little niece were the only relatives with
him.
CHICAGO, April IA. James Wilmot
Scott was born in Walworth county, Wis
consin. in June, ts4a. When Il boy his
parents removed to Galena, H., where
they both remained until they died. The
elder Scott was for many years postmaster
of Galena, having been appointed by
Grant. James w. passed the public
S hools of Galena and was then sent to
Beloit. Wis, College, where he spent two
years in the academic course. Leaving
college he went for a short time to New
but occasionally contributed to the press.
While thus employed he secured an APP
pontment in the Government printing
office in Washington. In 1872 he left the
capital and started Il small weekly paper
in Prince George county. Maryland.
Not finding this field broad enough the
young man returned to the west. and at
his fathers home, Galena, started a
weekly paper called the Press. One year
later he left this venture and came to
Chicago His first undertaking in this
city was to start a trade daily called the
National Hotel Reporter. In this publ
cation, which has since grown to be of
considerable importance, Mr.. Scott re-
tanned an interest until his death. After
several attempts to convert the Hotel Re-
porter into a general newspaper, Mr.. Scott
surrendered the management to his part
ner and joined number of other
young men in founding the Chicago
Herald in 1881. Two of Mr.. Scott S
associates were David Henderson, the
well known theatrical manager. and Will
ID. Eaton. In 1891 most of Mr.. SCOTS as.
sociates left the company to make way
for Mr.. John Il. Walsh, who had acquired
controlling interest. MIR. Scott ana Mr..
Walsh remained in the closest business
and personal relation until March, 1895,
when Mr.. Walsh sold to Mr.. Scott his in
terest in the Herald and the Evening
Post, which had been founded by the
Herald Company in 1890. The inteyen-
ing years saw the growth of the Herald
from struggling sheet to a large and in
fuential newspaper. Mr.. Scott began as
business manager. but soon became pub
Usher and editor of both the Herald and
the Evening Post. Meanwhile his life
was filled with other matters He
was for years president of the
American Newspaper Publishing
Association, body which he was largely
instrumental in founding. For three
consecutive terms he was president of the
Chicago Press Club. He was mem Der
of every club of importance in Chicago
and also of the Glover Club of Philadel-
pha. In addition he was conspicuous in
all social and public movements of i'm
portance. Mr. Scott was a mem Der of the
board of directors of the Worlds Fair, at
one time declining the presidency. He
was president of the famous Fellowship
Club, formed to entertain distinguished
guests to the Fair, from its founding
On March Sd last the Herald was
merged with the Times of Chicago, H.W.
Hawley of the Times becoming managing
editor and Mr.. Scott the editor-i n-chief
and manager, holding controlling inter-
est in the stock. His death occurred Just
as he had consummated the browning
plan of his life, to own and control
crest of wave of popular favor.
Mr.. Scott married in 1876 Miss Carrie
Green of Lyle. Dupage county, Illinois,
who survives him. He had no children
The funeral will Ike place in Chicago,
but no date has as yet been fixed. Mr..
Scott's remains will be conveyed to th at
city tomorrow by the West Shore limited.
arrangements to escort the body to that
CITY.