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24 december 1918 boston , massachusetts , united states unitarian albion , illinois , united states 200px american 19 october 1858 muckraking journalism , founder of '' the arena '' flower-benjamin-orange . jpg b. o. flower
 benjamin orange flower kentucky university
b. o. flower

benjamin orange flower -lrb- october 19 , 1858 -- december 24 , 1918 -rrb- , known most commonly by his initials `` b.o. '' , was an american muckraking journalist of the progressive era .
flower is best remembered as the editor of the liberal commentary magazine `` the arena , '' published in boston , new york city , and trenton , new jersey by the arena publishing co. from 1889 until 1909 .
