The story of the Sun, New York: 1833-1928 / by Frank M. O'Brien ; with an introduction by Edward Page Mitchell ...

INDEX

Abbott, Willis J., 240
Abell, Arunah S., pa!'ner of Swain
in Philadelphia Public Ledger;
penny idea scoffer; succeeds with
a penny paper, the Sun, in Baltimore, 3, 86
Abolition. See Slavery.
Adams, John Quincy, 22
Adams Express Company, 91
"Addition, Division, and Silence,"
183
Advertising. Ste Sun, The
Aironautics, Sunt's early interest in,
23, 24; forecast of practical
aerial transport, 24
Alamo massacre, 67
Alexander, Columbus, 186, 187
Alger, Horatio, Jr., wrote several
of his best tales for the Sun, 141
Allen, C. J., 250
America, yacht, 121
American, New York, evening
plaler of the thirties, 11
A merican Mal t gazinae, 14
American Museum, 23
Ame tCrican Ploughboy, 14
A merican Stunt, 117
American Tract Society Bldg., 199
Anderson, lHarold MacDonald, executive and editorial writer,
236; his editorial, "Lindbergh
Flies Alone," 236, 239, 240; service in Cuba for Sun, 246
Anson, Adrian, 173
Anti-Catholic riots, 67
Armstrong, Colin, 247
Armstrong, Henry M., 240, 246

Army and Navy Journal, 235;
founded by F. P. and W. C.
Church, 137
Associated Press, 118, 143; New
York Associated Press formed at
conference in Sun office, 115;
Civil War service, 134; Dana's
bolt from; Sun subsequently
without service until Press merger, 200; afternoon franchise for
Sun, 206; Sun's long fight
against, 242
Astor, John Jacob, 8
Astor, William B. 8, 24
Astor House (Park Hotel), W. B.
Astor advertises for building
bids, 24, 25; ol)ening of, 70;
type tiff between Locke and
I)ay over service and price of
meal,, 70, 71
Atlantic cable, Sun comment on
first message and its part in celebration, 143, 144
Atlantic Monthly, 137
Attree, William H., Transcript editor, 34, 84
Balloon, Durant's ascensions, 23,
24; Napoleon on shortcomings
of military balloons, 24
Balloon hoax, 99-103
Baltimore American, purchase and
sale by F. A. Munsey, 204
Baltimore News, bought by F. A.
Munsey, 203; sold and repurchased by Munsey, merged with
Star and renamed News; sold
to W.' R. Hearst, 204
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