What type of details about oliver dyer can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: oliver dyer -lrb- april 26 , 1824 -- january 13 , 1907 -rrb- was an american journalist , author , teacher , lawyer and stenographer . a pioneer in phonography , he developed his own shorthand system which was the first to be adopted for use in the united states . it was used not only for courtroom testimony but also for recording political events such as the free soil convention in buffalo , new york , and sessions of the 30th united states congress in washington , d.c. , in 1848 . it was in the latter role that he became the first congressional shorthand reporter . dyer also had a successful career as a columnist for a number of popular publications , such as the '' brooklyn daily eagle '' , '' new york ledger '' and '' the sun '' , during the 1850s and 60s . he was prominent among the reformers who campaigned against the various saloons , clubs and other '' immoral establishments '' of new york 's underworld . his 1868 expose of john allen caused the saloon keeper to become infamously known as '' the wickedest man in new york '' and forced to close his dance hall . dyer was also one of the signatories of the water street revival '' street preaching '' document , which supported attempts by religious leaders to convince saloon keepers and other criminal figures to abandon crime as a way of life .
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