Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1892, May 30 | Born, La Cygne, Kans. |
| 1913 | Married Olive Vincent Ewing (died 1968) |
| 1913-1916 | Attended University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. |
| 1916 | Joined staff of Kansas City Star |
| 1923-1928 | Night manager and chief political writer, Washington, D.C., bureau, United Press |
| 1929-1934 | Chief, Washington, D.C., bureau, United Press |
| 1930 | Reported on London naval conference, London, England |
| 1933 | Published Racketeering in Washington. Boston: L. C. Page & Co. |
| 1934-1936 | Chief, Washington, D.C. bureau, Washington Post |
| 1936 | Newspaper column, “Between You and Me,” syndicated by Scripps-Howard |
| 1939 | President, Gridiron Club, Washington, D.C. |
| 1942 | Began hosting radio program, Mutual Broadcasting System |
| 1944, circa Jan. 29 | Killed in airplane crash over the Marshall Islands while war correspondent in the Pacific |