New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-04

at once took I'D newspaper work beginning
printer. He became editor of the leading daily
paper of Des Moines, but shortly after accepted
pest 1.-The Chicago Record He went through
the campaign of 1897 as the political writer that
paper in Iowa, following Secretary Shaw through
his first race for Governor. He was then trans
ferred to NewYork to take charge q the Eastern tP
paper was sold in 1901 Mr.. Armstrong went abroad
York to aefe Ras sn to- Chicago as the
Western representative of that paper coxerng Inc
position he held until coming to Washington with
An illustration of MIR. Armstrong; comprehen-
sion OF necessities and executive capacity is given
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tom TO begin to distribute the morning mail fh to the
ing. This distribution, however; was not com
PSon Mr. ATmstrong took hold i0 Of this matter
devised system Of electric time stamps and n a
every of the hundreds of letters received daily
We're intended in single hour after their arrival
at o'clock in the morning As the business OF the the
importance of this Improvement in acceeratng the
business OF the da may the 5eaq r9s be in fhe big
building has also been devised by Mr. Armstrong.
persons MA having BUSINESS INT ii the building
AS Assistant Secretary Mr. armstrong viii
cutter service, the life saving service, the
of the navigation laws, in ali of which there are
employed something like ten thousand subordi-
Several characteristic anecdotes of Mr.. Armstrong
h4y s foon sss1 BY his Of Ea hS week
The boy Armstrong had decided opinions and and
s a Sd his 80 td the so Stats oege he
that other things had been planned for him IN
lutey. and he went When he reached the College
he repeated the mon wa re in e
dining room and for two years he kept strict order
Just before his final year began he fell down old
@ sa and re WRITE f fR ne for an
lie accepted the care of the college faculty until
tine Oo6a ne das ng
stayed missing for several days before anything hing
Anes to the next town and secured work In d
to pay for the trouble he had caused the college
he made UP his studies and was graduated with his
class.
Shortly after he began his newspaper career in
Des Moines the Union Pacific Railroad put on a
which went through was accompanied by party
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the story. The account of the trip which The
of THE Chicago Record, and Armstrong received
n bid for bis RecoT r fat oPe
when one day he was called into the editors room
go t,a to eh Ne THSseIH for r' U.S.
..surer' was the quick response, What for?'
New-York experience gave him opportunity TO
make many friends and gain valuable newspaper
IN the course of his sta, in Chicago Armstrong
wishing telephone the office about news story,
ne got off the sc FOR his es # 6s pe6 o
While waiting for the next train he devised in his
notice. He, mentioned this device to the manager
car This was done with the result that now
roads have telephone attachments, and passengers
passing through a city may talk with their friends
minutes. The mapagement of the road offered
recognition Of his telephone device but although
the salary was more than s he was getting he de-
tary Shaw in mind.