The Worcester of eighteen hundred and ninety-eightFifty years a city . and brief appearance being omitted. Of newspaper men distinguished within the period of fifty years, thename of John Milton Earle of the Spy is the best known of those who-were active in earlier years. John S. C. Knowlton, the founder of thePalladmin, was its editor during nearly the whole course of its D. Baldwin, Delano A. Goddard and J. Evarts Greene of the Spy,and Charles H. Doe of the Gazette; Ferdinand Gagnon and Henry , the latter formerly editor of The Chicago Tribune, are noteworthynames. Cale
The Worcester of eighteen hundred and ninety-eightFifty years a city . and brief appearance being omitted. Of newspaper men distinguished within the period of fifty years, thename of John Milton Earle of the Spy is the best known of those who-were active in earlier years. John S. C. Knowlton, the founder of thePalladmin, was its editor during nearly the whole course of its D. Baldwin, Delano A. Goddard and J. Evarts Greene of the Spy,and Charles H. Doe of the Gazette; Ferdinand Gagnon and Henry , the latter formerly editor of The Chicago Tribune, are noteworthynames. Caleb A. Wall, bv his long service of over sixty years, nearlyall of this time as a member of the Spy staff, is entitled to specialmention. He was, probablv, in point of active duty, the oldest news-paper man in New England at the time of his death, October 29, At present nine weekly and five daily papers are published inWorcester. Of the weeklies. The Massachusetts Spy is the oldest,having been published continuously since 1770. The Messenger is 334 The Worcester of if. FRONTENAC CLUB HOUSE. is a Catholic paper which lias recently revived after an interval ofsuspension. The Recorder, also a Catholic paper, was first issued inMarch, 1898, and has good prospects of success. LOpinion Publique isa French paper published week days. Skandinavia, Nya Ostens Weeko-?blad, Arbciarens Jan, and Finska Amerikauaiien are Scandinavian papers,the last named representing the Finnish element. The Builders Weeklyis a trade journal devoted to building and real estate matters, as itsname indicates. Of the daily papers, the Spy in point of seniority stands first. Ithas recently passed through financial troubles, and is now under themanagement of Mr. W. S. Walker, who came to Worcester fromChicago, after c(jnsiderable experience as a newspaper man in that city,and purchased the Spy property. His purpose is to greatly increasethe circulation of the paper, and make it a desirable advertisingmedium as well
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