The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1951-11-29
November 20, 1851
MyEap0y1te Auth0y

Probably because of my own personal interest, want
to tell you little story about my favore author He was
of the great OF his day and an excellent
writer But intimate reason that makes me
esteem him as the finest have known in this bus
ness. He is my father
When he retired from The Detroit News this fall George
w. Stark friend and associate wrote little story about
him in the newspapers house magazine In 1t he said:
"Foks around here will be interested in knowing that
the first assignment by Russell Gore veteran editor
of the magazine page of The News Gered as of Sept u
was the assassination of President William Mckinley,
major tragedy of SO years Sort of dates Russ but
there has be beginning somewhere and some time And
this the manner of it:
Born Canada in 1881 he to have drifted some
how Buffalo and it there, schooboy, that he
was eyewitness the assassination. If you're old as
am you will remember there fair in progress in But
fao at the time
russ must have bern born reporter for the sight OF
this catastrophe galvanized him into instant action That
delicate and we'll poised for functonng even
at this tender age He eephoned the Buffalo Times whose
editor told him the job through He it through
so beautifully that he at engaged as staff
reported. distinguished newspaper career was there
by launched.
Eventually he landed in Detroit went to work on the
Free few years later he to the News where
his long stint has been emphasized by challenging assign
For periods would be interrupted by other tasks
For while he brilliant editorials for the Chicago
Daily He worked at various tasks for the Pontiac
Press and The Grand Rapids Press.
1T difficult to recapure all the outstanding jobs he
did for this newspaper He the challenge of the First
World War with series of dramatic hospital stories gath
cred from Canadian veterans. He renowned world
traveller interviewing ard appraising noabes abroad
He covered the Italian invasion of Ethiopia.
"Ie of the first newspaper reporters to equip
himself camera designed to illustrate his stories
Thus, he toured Michigan, making conscious of
the glories of commonwealth.
"Odsters will remember him brilliant and pictur
esque reporter he had the distinction of being delV
cred his office by coporas guard from Old Fort Wayne
This retaliation for anced slight to the command
ant
"Time when he regarded the reporter "f
Our Town But in those Tar off days, he somehow
stood apart because he studious Wemannered and
of gentle disposition, the last in the world
would pick for a police reporter moving in world Of
seamy side Of life, with trenchant but sympathetic pen
His stories of the higher crimes bored in and touched
the very of things they He sought the inner
meaning of every subject that under his metlcuOus
examination He could and did write golden phrases about
the suicide of a prostitute, because he had
abounng sympathy for the shpWrecked people of the Worc
in which he moved.
"In the old days he moved in a exalted company
whose gallant circle would include such writing
Will Livngton Comfort, Will Cameron James Oliver
Curwood, Clarence Burlington Keand
"Even among these giants he stood out, pale slight
youth, with winning smile, pair of mild blue eyes that
dto speak to you the smile expanded, and oh.
yes, the derby hat which he winter and summer
and which lebelled him as completely that more
famous later to be by Al Smith.
I'm every way, Russ Gore a great reporter. And
he still remains great gentleman, curious about life and
as wi3tfu too he in his brave young reporting
days on the crime beat in Old Detroit George W.
Stark.
John