Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1901 — Famous Newspaper Correspondent. [ARTICLE]

Famous Newspaper Correspondent.

There are few if any newspaper men in tne United States with a more brilliant record than that achieved by Mr. William E. Curtis, the famous Washington correspondent of The Chicago' Record-Herald. Among newspaper men as well as among the careful readers of newspapers, it is generally conceded that Mr. Curtis is the dean of the large colony of trained journalists at the national capital. His relations with the eminent men in Washington are so intimate and so personal, that he has an immense advantage over the ordinary correspondent. They give to him their confidence, knowing that he will properly discriminate what should be said and what should not. The newspaper career of Mr. Curtis began in Chicago in 1872. Starting as a reporter, he worked his wsy upward rapidly to the position of managing editor, which he lesigned to become the Secretary of the South American Commission—a government appointment. While in this position, Mr. Curtis traveled extensively in Central and South America, producing several uopular volumes as the literary result of his labors. Later on, in co operation with Secretary of the State, James G. Blaine, Mr. Curtis organized the work of the Bureau of American Republics, and was placed in charge of that organisation; and at the World's Columbian Exposition, he distinguished himself by his labors as the executive head of the LatinAmerican departments. As correspondent of The Chicago Record, Mr. Curtis’ travels carried him not only into all quarters of the United States, but almost everywhere abroad. His letters to The Record from Japan and China were published in book form; likewise his letters from England, Germany and France, and also those resulting* from his travels in Mexico and in South America. A letter from Mr. Curtis is published in every issue of The Chicago Record Herald daily and Sunday.