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1 Fred Lockley, interview with C. L. Ireland, Oregon Journal, Oct. 4, 1928; also Oregonian, obituary, Jan. 12, 1913.

2 Others who contributed editorials were H. W. Corbett, local business man, and S. A. Clarke, who after a few weeks was appointed editor by H. L. Pittock.

3 Baltimore crossed the plains as a lad of 16, reaching Portland in 1862. After his eight years on the Oregonian's local staff, he went to San Francisco as a member of the Associated Press staff.

4 Henry E. Reed in 50th anniversary edition of Portland Telegram, April 16, 1927.

5 Personal interview, September 6, 1937.

6 Gaston, Portland, Its History and Builders, III, 636.

7 Oregonian, March 16, 1908.

8 Personal interview, September 6, 1937.

9 Oregonian, December 4, 1925, 75th anniversary number.

10 Gaston, op. cit., I, 506.

11 O.H.Q., v. 14, No. 2, page 16.

12 For a general treatment of this subject, see Helen O. Mahin, The Development and Significance of the Newspaper Headline.

1 John Fleming, printer, in temporary charge between regimes of Lee and Curry.

2 January 6, 1865.

3 New York Weekly Tribune, May 5, 1880.

4 It used to irk some of the old-timers, such as Ed R. Hughes of Seattle and San Francisco and Portus Baxter of Seattle, to be referred to as sport (or sports) editor. L. H. Gregory of the Oregonian, hasn't become quite used to it yet. Sporting editor was the term for these old-time he-men.

6 Burns, though never larger than a "light heavyweight," was powerful as well as wily and picturesque. On one occasion, not unaware that the press would probably mention the event, he allowed a hangman to put the regular noose on him and spring the trap. His great neck muscles flexed and the rope slid over his unscathed head. Or so the story goes. This writer was not present.

7 In a letter published in Gregory's Sport Gossip, Oregonian, September 6, 1937.

8 Issue of May 7.

1. Census of 1850, Statistics of Territories, 1011.

2. See page 1.

3. Eighth Census, 1860, under Mortality and Miscellaneous Statistics, 1205.

4. Classification is that of the Census, not of this writer.

5. McCormick's Almanac.

6. Figures from Pettengill's Newspaper Directory.

7. Ayer's Newspaper Directory for 1890.

8. Ayer's for 1901.

9. Ayer's for 1910.