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

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INDEX

Baltimore Star, 204
Baltimore Sun, 3, 86
Bancroft, George, 15
I1arrett, Lawrence, 175
llartlett, Judge Willard 0., 220;
his line, "No king, no clown-,"
105, 2.3; describes Gen. Ilancock, "a good man weighing 240
pounds," 233; inventor of Sun's
office cat, 240
Bartnett, Edmund, city editor, 242,
24S
Battery, 21
Beach, Alfred Ely, becomes partner in Sun, 110; purchase of
Scientific American with Munn,
110, 111; his fleeting interest in
Sun, 111; with brother Moses
S., succeeds father at helad of.Sun, 115, 11ib; sells out Sunt interest to brother, 110, 120
Beach, Erasmus 1)., description of
football game called a classic Iby
Dana, 250, 260
IBeach, Jo.seh, 122
lteach, Aloses Sperry, becomes
partner in SunI, 110; with
brother succeeds father at lhacl
of Sunt, 115, 11o; lbecomts S.n's
sI, owlner, 11, 120; tra';it lllii
of newLs at time he took ch;rge,
121, 122; pull)it in Plymototh
Church of wood he Irouglht
from Mount of Olives, 12(); out
of Sun in early months of Civil
War, control passing to A. M.
Morrison, 135; takes back Sun,
1;7; his announcement in Sun,
138; adopts stercotyping process, 139; completion of Atlantic cable and his editorial
on senling of (Queen Vicltoria's
mcissage, 142, 143; Irefers clil.irlgitg oif Sun. to re(lthii ilts
pritc; msils Stun to ani l lloi;i
lion he:aded by Dana;, 111; Ili,

Beach, Moses Sperry (Cont'd)
farewell to Sun readers, 147; retirement and death, 147
Beach, Aloses Vale, 34, 65; purchase Stitt fr,oin Ben Day, 79;
sketch of varly carecr; a hrother —
in-law of Bell Day;,I craftsman and inventor; hi-,i motor
and steanilmat expuriments, 84),
140; inventor of rag-cutting
machine; paper mill partner;
joins Day in 1835 on' Stitt; ismechanical supervisor and finanvial manager, (0; his ncws Sense,
90, 91; praises llarndcri's. lioston express service as I)iv,. help
to Stitt; his great faith in railroads given expression in Stitt,
(4; carrier pigvons a,- -title in
newS getting, %; Ili; ph"con
cute's purpose culls an explaiiation, (o, 97, (8; bity's Poe's
IM Ih)() 11 II0,LX, W); Sun's pros1writy on 10(h birtlidty, 107;
sticks to four p:t,,1_,t-.-., but imruases
Stitt's size to 7 colunm-i; dianges
Sun's title livad dicti reverts to
fornier style, 10s; Gri-elcy bec(mics owner of a rival (1.01)"
I u-S, lo(; uimsidcr him i
worl I iy rival, I os liv,- t i rs
Grudev hito filling Sim an "inStrunivilt of 1000
110; takus ill smis as partnurs)
Undo.-r fitle, "Al. Y. Ilvath &
Sons," I 10; o w tic r () f Stitt
throughout Altxican War; oftcn
provvd Bennett's puer in its%%-.-;,
setting, 112; c-AlibliAirs a special R. It. urvite ill Sotith,
11.4; stark for Nlcxico with
powcr to ti 1k I wlicv, I
(mncr.;
vivv dimicr to Itviiih mi Ili-, re
tirvinent, II 5; givi-:i Sun

Beach, Moses Sperry (Cont'd)
farewell to Sun readers, 147; retirement and death, 147
leach, Moses Yale, 34, ic5; purchases S.'un from Ben I)ay, 79;
sketch of early career; a brotherin-law of lien Day; a craftsman antl inventor; hlis motor
and steiamboat expelriments,.S),
00; inventor of rag-cutting
machine; paper mill partner;
joins Day in 1835 onl Sun; is
mechanical supervisor and financial m:anager, 00; hlis news sense,
00, 01; praises llarndc. n's lioston express service as biAg help
to Sun; his great faill in railroads given exl)rcssion in Sutn,
(04; carrier pigieions;ii s atid in
neWs gettilig, i;,; hi; iiecon
cote's purpose culls an expllanation, (0, 07, Ot; buy's Poe's
ba Ill)oo hioax, o'; SunI;I's I)rosperity on lOlti birtll(ty, 107;
slicks to four pl):t,,. but iicreases
Sun's size to 7 columnli; (tlanges
Sun's title lead tlicrn reverts to
former style, 10S; (;r. eley l)ecn(mes owner of; rival (ldily,
l|JS, 1()(; ciisid 'r li;ii a
wortlly rival, 1.s; le stirs
(;reely inito calllint Sun;al "instrument of Ilc, t,,iknm," 10,
110; takes in stis as;partntrs
uinlder title, "''M. Y. Iclth &
Sons," 110; owner of Sunt
througlhout Mcxicat; War; often
p)rovc(l lBe(lctett's I)ctr in ic\ws
getting, 112; e:t.alliiles a special RI. It. u'news servitl in South,
113; starts for NMxico with
powcr to t alk l lie.c, 111;
lia;ti;d I)lcr,.oa;;l rtIl.t ins I i'tv'enll i('wspip: 'r owslter.; they
v'ivt dli ti'r to It,ea l i 0 lit, re
tirmiteit, 115; give:, Sun Iu.4i1es.s