The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-03-03
True Tales About Ohio
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were on social iife-every phase that
could be discussed in polite society.
Many have survived because of their
literary merits and at least five are
products of his Ohio days.
His "A Boys Town." written and
published in 1890, has Hamilton as
its locale and is of his boyhood days
there.
my Year in a Log Cabin" was
published in 1898 and is of the days
along the Little Miami River, where
his father, after failing with the
Dayton newspaper, moved and tried
to manufacture paper in some re-
modelled gristmills and sawmills.
That did not work either. 'New
Leaf Mills" written in 1918, was on
the same subject.
Other of Howells' most noteworthy
books were: "The Rise of Silas Lap
ham,, written in 1885; "A Hazard of
New Fortunes" 1890; "A Modern
Instance" 1882; and "The Landlord
at Lions Head" written in 1897. All
the foregoing novels are likely to
survive.
Ohio Newspaperman
During the newspaper part of his
career Howells worked on papers in
Hamilton, Dayton, Columbus, Ashta-
bula and Jefferson, all in Ohio. He
was 35 when he broke into the
Eastern field and his magazine work
began after his short political career
ended with the close of the Civil
War.
In his last years Howells lived on
Beacon Street, Boston, writing u.s.
ually about 1900 words a day. His
work was done in the mornings and
often "at sitting He died there
in 1920.
Among those given recognition in
the Ohio State University's Hall of
Fame are: Januarius Aloysius Mac
Gahan, war correspondent of the
1870s, whose reporting is credited
with the liberation of Bulgaria;
Charles Hammond, editor of the
Cincinnati Gazette 1926 to 1910;
Murat Halstead, editor of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, 1866 to 1890;
Howells; Charles Phelps Taft. owner
of The Cincinnati Times-Star, 1879
1929; Warren G. Harding, owner of
The Marion Star 1887 to 1920;
Joseph Medill, associated with The
Coshocton Whig 1S49 to 1851 and
the Cleveland Leader 1851 to 1856;
later Medill was on The Chicago Tri-
bune.
Whitelaw Reid, correspondent, The
Cleveland Herald, The Cincinnati
Times in 1861 before entering a 30
year stretch in Republican politics
| by way of editorial and business
supervision of The New York
| Tribune. There are others-the fore.
going are just some of those excell
ent newspaper workers recognized b!
the Ohio journalism Hall of Fame
Ohio State University.
| Back of every weekly, semi-weekl.
and daily, large or small, newspape
in Ohio turks a tradition or stor.
of some newspaperman worthy 0
incorporation in the state Hall o
Fame. And the tradition locket
within the annals of the small papers
is richer than that which attain:
publicity through its connection will
the larger publications. 1t just is {
case of the larger apples coming tt
the top of the measure. Beneath
them the fruit is richer, more lus
cious and sweeter withal.
There are now nearly half {
thousand weekly newspapers il
Ohio - and many semi-weekly ane
small daily papers. On many OF
them the publisher or editor is o.
long tenure-has done a long stint
In the old bound files in the news
paper morgue or up in the attic art
jewels of journalism. One day some
inquisitive, researching writer vii
dig them out and there will be ;
new Hall of Fame-or more name!
in the old one.