Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Ochs, Adolph S.

OCHS, ADOLPH S., an American newspaper publisher, born in Cincinnati, O., 1858; educated in the public schools of Knoxville, Tenn., where, after finishing his schooling, he began his business career by selling newspapers. Later he apprenticed himself to a printer and became a compositor on a local newspaper. In 1878 he ventured into the newspaper publishing field himself, acquiring ownership of the Chattanooga &ldquo;Times,&rdquo; of which he is still the proprietor. In 1896 he purchased the New York &ldquo;Times.&rdquo; He was also a director of the Associated Press.