Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-30
JOSEPH PULITZER IS DEAD
Proprietor of New York World Ex-
pires of Paralysis of Heart.
LEADING PUBLIsHER on coUNTRY
Matte OF Hungary and Rose Rapidly
From Humble Position After lie
Entered Newspaper FieId--Ac-
tive In Educational Lines.

NEW YORK, oct 29.--Joseph Pulitzer,
proprietor Of the New York World. died
today on board his yacht off Charles
ton. s. c.
CHARLESTON. $. C., oct. 29,-Mr.
Pulitzer died OF paralysis OF tho heart
induced by gallstones. He had been in
poor health for some time, He was on
his way to Jekyll island near Bruins
wick Ca, where he had a winter homo.
Joseph Pulitzer. proprietor aud pub
Usher of the New York World and the
st. Louis Post Dispatch. was born In
Hungary, April 10, 1s47. and received a
good classical education by private tutors
and at the Vienna university. After
few years of traveing In France and
England he came to this country In 1851
entered the union army as a cavalryman
In a Missouri regiment and served TO the
end of the war Then he returned to st.
Louis, where he made a precarious llv-
ing by serving az waiter in a cafe. His
ability was discovered by Carl Schurz
and Mr.. Pretorlus, the owners Of the
westllche Post. a German daily pub
llshed in that city, and they made him
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editorial staff. In rapid succession he
became city editor, managing editor and
part proprietor
In 1873 Mr.. Pulitzer bought the ST.
Louis Dispatch and. combining IT with
the St Louis Post, formed the Post-Dis-
patch. While conducting that paper he
studied law and was admitted to prac-
tice In 1869 he was elected member OF
the Missouri state legislature and soon
became prominent in democratic state
and national politics lie was q member
Of the Missouri constitutional convention
I'm 1879 and contributed political editorials
anda series Of European letters to the
New York Sun. In the early sos he
came TO New York and bought the New
York World on May TO- 1883. Two years
later he was elected to congress TO rep
resent the Ninth New York district in
the Forty-ninth congress-. He resigned,
however after having served few
months.
Becomes Democrat.
Although at first liberal republican
In politics, and a strong supporter OF
Horace Greeley for the presidency, he
soon thereafter became a democrat and,
In 1876 supported and delivered campaign
speeches for Tilden. lie was also a strong
supporter Of Cleveland In 1884 and 1892
but, being an advocate Of the national
gold standard, he opposed tho election Of
Bryan on the free silver issue in 1896 in
speeches. editorials and cartoons.
After he had become the proprietor OF
the New York World, Mr. Pulitzer bent
all his ability and tremendous energy to
the development Of his paper. determined
to make II a great and important jour
nal, and the mouthpiece OF the masses
His methods did not. at first meet with
the approval OF the people. Al first only
the lower classes welcomed the yellow
journalism" which Pulitzer inaugurated
IN his paper, but In the course OF time
even the more conservative elements be-
came reconciled with the new tendency
and accepted II as a new phase In the de-
velopment Of American newspaper life.
Interest in Education.
Mr.. Pulitzer always took great Interest
I'm educational matters and contributed
iberally from his wealth 20 enable bright,