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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Moody, Winfield, editorial writer,
240
Moody and Sankey revivals, 173
Moon hoax, 39, 57. See Locke,
Richard Adams
Morning Post, 17
Morris, Clara, 175
Morris, George P., 14
Morrison, Archibald M., pays M.
S. Beach $100,000 for good will
of Sun and gets control to use
paper for evangelical purposes,
135; makes a sort of department paper of Sun, 135, 136;
news and editorial policy not
popular; advertisers' aloofness;
xpermits no ad-taking on Sundays, 136; control shortlived,
136, 137
Morrissey, prize fighter, 122, 136
Morse, Samuel F. B., 12; Sun's
faith in his telegraph invention;
puts wire into practical use, 04,
05; no intention to control invention improperly, 96; extension of telegrap)h further a;ids
newspapers, 112, 113; Sun's halleluiahs over invention's speed;
statis..cs of U. S. and British
wire lines, 113; his name in
Sun's huge gaslight sign, 143
Mountsier, Robert, 249
Munn, Orson D., 110
Munsey, Frank Andrew, remarkable career of, 201, 204; New
Englander like four previous
Sun owners, 201; learns telegraphy; ambition to be a publisher: starts Golden Argosy;
"Forty dollars, forty years, forty
millions," 202; works hard for
success, writes own serials, 202;
founds Munsey's magazine; N.
Y. Continent, first newspaper
venture; purchase of Washington Times, N. Y. Daily News,

Munsey, Frank Andrew (Cont'd)
Boston Journal; sale of Daily
News and Boston Journal; buys
Baltimore News and starts Philadelphia Evening Times; his
dream of newspaper chain;
abandons that idea, deciding
New York is particularly his
field, 203; able to give journalism personal attention as other
interests are in capable hands
of W. T. Dewart, his general
manager, 203, 204; buys New
York Press to su)pport Roosevelt's candidacy for President,
1o0, 204; retains Ervin Warlman as Press editor, enlarges
pal)er and increases circulation;
sells Washington T7imns to A.
BIri.sbane; purchase aind mergers
of several Baltimore dailies and
sale of all to W. R. lcarst, 204;
purchases Sun and(l lEvrni Sun
from W. C. Rcick, 200, 204;
merges Sun atnd P'rr.s, drolping
name Press andi gaining A. 1'.
franchise for Sunt; redluc is.Silu's
price to one cent, 140, 204; retains 1,. 1P. Mitchell as Sun eVditor and aippoints Keats Speed
managing editor, 204; buys
Stewart Bldg. and moves Sun's
plant there, 204, 205; buys Herald and Telegram; merges Sun
and Herald under style The
Sun and New York Herald;
separates Sun from Herald,
changing the former over to evening field; sells Herald and Paris
Herald to Ogden M. Reid, 205;
purchases Mail and merges it
with Telegram; buys and combines Globe with Sun; latter
grows stronger; meets criticism
that he puts newspapers out of
business with view that mergers