Linotype machine
Charity Hackett (Mary Welch), the young, ruthless publisher of "The Star", at first dismisses her new rival, but soon becomes concerned. Mitchell has many revolutionary ideas. Despite "The Globe"s precarious finances (it is printed on cheap materials at hand, including butcher paper), it instantly becomes very popular for the subjects it fearlessly tackles. When she visits its offices, she encounters Ottmar Mergenthaler, who is busy inventing the Linotype machine to automate the slow, laborious process of setting type by hand. She tries to recruit Mergenthaler for "The Star", but fails.