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- Significance: "Red Rocks" was the home of newspaper editor and writer William Allen White from 1899 until his death in 1944.
William Allen White (February 10, 1868 – January 29, 1944) was an American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement. Between 1896 and his death, White became a spokesman for middle America .
May 2, 2021 · After her death on Friday, May 13, 1921, her father, famed editor William Allen White, would write a moving editorial that described her as a girl who loved cars, horses, books — and equality. (Kansas State Historical Society)
William Allen White used this press to print his famous newspaper, the Emporia Gazette. Kansas produced a Pulitzer-prize winning writer, best-selling novelist, and prolific free-lancer who published one of the nation's finest small-town newspapers.
Feb 10, 2018 · From the moment he purchased The Emporia Gazette in 1895, William Allen White began making an impact on his hometown. Today, on the 150th anniversary of his birth, White’s influence is...
Aug 23, 2020 · William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, in 1939. (Library of Congress) The young man stormed into his office, his face red with fury. It was a summer Saturday in Emporia, Kan.,...
The couple moved to Emporia in 1895 and White bought the Emporia Gazette. Here he would earn the nickname “The Sage of Emporia.” White used the editorial format of his newspaper to share his views on topics of the time.
