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Born in Emporia, Kansas, on February 10, 1868, William Allen White was a nationally known newspaper editor for much of his life. White purchased The Emporia Gazette in 1895 and continued as its editor until his death on January 31, 1944. Influential on the American political stage in the first half of the 20th century, White was an early supporter of the Progressive Party spearheaded by Robert M. LaFollette, Sr.. The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ...
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Emporia is a city located in Lyon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,760. ...
February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
The United States Progressive Party of 1924 was a national ticket created by Robert M. La Follette, Sr. ...
Robert Marion La Follette, Sr. ...
White married Sallie Lindsay on April 27, 1893, and had their first child, son William Lindsay, in 1900. Four years later in 1904, daughter Mary, was born. Mary died at an early age in a horse-riding accident in 1921, and White wrote a moving eulogy to his daughter in The Emporia Gazette. His son William, a Harvard graduate, succeeded White as editor of The Emporia Gazette after his death in 1944. April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ...
1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
William Lindsay White (born 1900) is the son of William Allen White. ...
1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ...
1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...
His editorial, "To an Anxious Friend" (July 27, 1922), received a Pulitzer Prize in 1923. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ...
1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ...
1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Quotation - A rift in the clouds in a gray day threw a shaft of sunlight upon her coffin as her nervous, energetic little body sank to its last sleep. But the soul of her, the glowing, gorgeous, fervent soul of her, surely was flaming in eager joy upon some other dawn.
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- From his eulogy for his daughter
Trivia - The pop/rock musical group They Might Be Giants used giant cardboard cutouts of White's face in their early music videos from the 1980s.
They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation for intellectual...
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