Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-04
OLD-TIME SCRIBE
dies FROM STROKE
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fur hour per dag lob and vhiis not Al
wax On the paper be- eanDed on table
IN me editorial rooms, where be now and
then io0k d short nap,
Continuing on Tie Bee AZ city editor
and reporter, slons about 40 Kent got
The political bee IN his bonnet and con
elBaad that ~ wanted 10 be siseted cor
eney. 10 managed his own campaign
agd boosted himself through the columns
of TIE bee, Tie result was uhst be was
elected BY ~ overwhelming majority
~ qualified fof the Office, bns turned The
rorss over 10 John UreKeh nov . member
ef the city commission
About this time, KsHfa work as r.
porter had attracted the attention ~ bil
Hye, VINO was pilbllsbinR ths Ho0fnsrane
- laramie, WYE HYa came 10 Omaha
and ba1 = talk Ntth Kent and hired him
10 take the editorial MANAGEMENT u the
paper ana write q column Of matter each
aag. II IL asserted that The salary VAS
~ per day. shioh In those days was
considered Dinssly lie remained with
he HoomeraBg until isf1 when he want
N Denver and took position - re
PORTER, WORKING thers for lime, after
ebifh ~ Nnni 10 Salt Lake cry and
worked upon the Tribune Subsequently
he vent 10 Taneka Kan, where be
worked on The editorial end of The Cap
itai and later 10 The proof fsading room
Returns 80 The nee.
air years ago Kent returned 70 Omaha
ana had resided here ever since For
number ~ years h. read proof on the
Wafla.ileRid. and tao years $40 came
back 10 The See as = proof reader on The
nahl slds
DURING ma dats when Kent WAS At
hf haat NJ reporter while never cons
sidfftd q hkef BE- hlrinE fiend he could
Hf0te more readable matiaf around the
smallest fraction n fact than any man
10 Che profession " was this fact that
atltHftad thb attention ~ nii AYe and
either puullsnttt wh0 wefe IN lhs lnahnnt
~ hfght reporters
one ~ she stories that he efott sud
ehieh attracted attention 0Eaf nearly The
entire wofld WAS his nfaieri fQf bridging
and tunnelHE Refining straits thna eons
fftinE North America ahd Europe hv
fsH Nei oniF dld be- write the story Tor
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q H pamphirt fHfW ihg project wak
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