The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-15

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Gordon n"ml"N. proprietor - IN"
Sow York H"rn!l. died NJ 80" "'cl"",
;M!s ua"ruinE. after having h"cm ui:~
conscious :"r iw" La*s.
NJ. rrnu"tt's last words before re-
laJs!ng 1850 "!irrnsci"us%rsS were III
rrla lion T." MS newspaper interests.
Mrs. Ecunr'; VAS with he" husband
when ~ died.
Several thousand miles away from
his ma'n newspaper office. Mr. E"n-
uril directed III m!u'ii" d'iM.l the ar
:n.rs ~ IN" New York ll"rnid aud
mata;&iu.d Tor himself one "f the
mos; cn1n:annding rusitiouS N A""ri-
ran Journalism. For mare than -
quarter "t Il r.riur: h" Lived In l'n-i>
and worked simultaneously ;h"rH hnn
~ Sew York. y" :nan h2'nr" h:!n ar
s:ra. hr- attempted such i2ng-':;r-
tnir.r '''i,:!Ei:.
Father founded Kerald.
From arurs; rvrr% "tucr anc'G MS
POSITION in tho newspaper world !aN
!,".r ,iniu,". t'p3n thr death ii: ais
:a.i"r An" was :nundc- - the Her
n.i. ~. y,,rinI"r i:.nH"i;. tI'n JUS;
,,R.,, - cars. Inherited :! larE'::;
,..w:,aH"r ;nr!Yp" accumulated ~
RS" A:r,rirai. ,nihlis!i"r lii :" thar
;!m". He "rpiird :. towards achieve
:,.l.'e 60 :;ar'!" thr puSi;" a"d ihE-
!~.hrwu :" III" rr"di; " hl> new
.,.,,,"-. - anny in";arrr": :3:c:." achieve
u.,.,.;s h."l:n" .:rlmrt:,n; '':'n" Il! 81"
w",i'! hrs."rT.
Sura was -" n,:,.y - ;:.nnrurat"d
wh..r, a.. :.,ana rin% editor i. 49," i" ~
N u H.
e.: Africa - nnd l.,vInEs;o:t": .'rrn
when IL, :. NJ tho Inflated Jeanette OK
,.",liirnn 80 discover IL" North i'"'":
%t,rh vixen 80 iHi:ird ~ tn" ;nI.nE 40
.n:!lIu"r.irl ,.lhlc all typical INSTANCES
-: ,n."r;rier :" "maNr i''""' ~ :u:-
tn"r is transmission.
In ..au,ra>.. to ~" pcrSf ~! i"irrh'-
ism nr the elder G,uuc'' and Grc,lrr
Ivl,". IN" younger i;"?n''; w'H "a" ~
~" trAt ~ :"un& TIM ,mrc r"nnnl n";".
IL. declared ;hli HRS paper SHOULD h--
rnIa. y SGT: nt republic nc which n" ma.
or ,9r,v should have control. FT"m Tue
first h- refused I" rrcoGn'7" """!nhriilrS
rs COMPARED with "wur~ers" on hiH
&,a:f. ami il i" r",n'cd that oven whci'
.;innl.y ,nm' hack from lis triumph ~
Arrira. %"EnS E":n'i. rewarded h'm
vii, ~" ;u":,:; '"T.:a:n"r,' If ''''N""-
me" Inc Trmlr!lprn lr'..c" 'i"lr;'i ="
%.w York.
moved To Paris In 1887.
When Mr. h.nu"rt moved - Fairs IN
fSS3 h.. started ~" Paris edition 81 IN"
New York Fl"r"lI and again '""k =
unirur r,sii.rri, aa This j. :.ti'l III" only
American daily newspaper ruh!t*h"'! III
Fu-nr". Turing This rrsidcnr" abroad,
bros. II only by tho uns Hi"ci"i arrival "f
Nh. !:~rlr.,. yacht in New N":l: harh"r
one" every tw" or thr'" lars for i
short stop. It.. rdiirrs III iwmediate
control Of the New N"rk II rnli Kept
chair n ;hcir conferences tah." always
,arnnt Cor ;hc absent editor I'm" &c his
rwm Idfra - keep his men irrbi"'l with
i.ln spirit Iha. he wns boss. although
So. RI, :h"usnrd miles away.
I'll" ii"ru!d. married. mlnu;"1r with tho
uA:nrr ~ tn" mon vino had written r"r-
ialn "rtir,.. ar n"ws stories. was for
,vard..I I" hun IN Paris daily. ~" krr'
IN :".cI. with every detail "f l-'-:'"nhri
ruJ Trltrv. lIa!l: nr "f;"u,r. ia" 'H!'i'
from ''ariS. W wherever Ice rni'.h' Il" CT
inuruinL: "a his varh., brought the edit
"r in rhi"f'. "XrCutiv' orders. Tor pro-
net ion rr hir'hnrs,'. for compliment ar
ir!rirHa'nI or sketch ~ general imlIc!r"
liz whimS. .Afr"auiinG. h:s critics
"au. to cccnntrtcit.r%. T"rc one ~ Tie
most Interesting angles o: lis personal
.;y Il r. rria."G tha: h- dismissed Il
lausic,! cr;,i" simply because he waa
such > funny ir",kinG man. and put 'h"
nt,"'i''II rLIt"" i, h.s place: and tina: 4
","py' boz wh" ran into the rit II Mr..