History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . e out of school, Colonel Rookwent into the office of the Dispatch, in 1880. Eightyears later he was made secretary, in 1896 became treas-urer, and on March 10, 1902, president and editor-in-chief, the latter relation still existing. The story of The Pittsburgh Dispatch is the his-tory of journalism in its most progressive sense inAmerica. The paper itself is and has been the larg-est and fullest expression, in its interpretation of thegenius of Pittsburgh, indeed, of all of Pennsylvania,o
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . e out of school, Colonel Rookwent into the office of the Dispatch, in 1880. Eightyears later he was made secretary, in 1896 became treas-urer, and on March 10, 1902, president and editor-in-chief, the latter relation still existing. The story of The Pittsburgh Dispatch is the his-tory of journalism in its most progressive sense inAmerica. The paper itself is and has been the larg-est and fullest expression, in its interpretation of thegenius of Pittsburgh, indeed, of all of Pennsylvania,of any paper in the State. It has been the fixedtheory and practice of its publishers to make its com-munity and State its ideals, regardless of politics andselfish interests, and therein have laid the confidence ofthe people and the influence of the paper. Generationsof Pittsburghers and Pennsylvanians have succeededeach other in abiding faith in the intelligence and in-tegrity of the Dispatch, a reputation not peculiar tomany present-day journals which have made profit ratherthan principle Tte ..nerican Htstoncjl 5oc--eVj bu EG Wtthnmi •.Pr-< N%
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