Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1905 — Brilliant Record of a Newspaper Man [ARTICLE]

Brilliant Record of a Newspaper Man

The suooess whioh has attended William E. Curtis, the famous correspondent of The Chicago ReoordHerald, is rarely attained by newspaper writers, Beginning his career in Chinago in 1872 as reporter, he rapidly rose to the position of managing editor. Ke resigned that position on receiving a government appointment as secretary of the South America commission. Mr. Curtis traveled extensively in Central and South America, while in this position, produoing several popular volumes as the result of his literarv labors. Afterward oooperating ith Secretary of States James G Blaine, Mr. Curtis organized the work of the bureau of America republics, with the he was placed in charge of that organization, and at the World’s Columbia Exposition he distinguished himself by his labors as the exoutive head of the Lat-

America department. As correspondent of The Chioago RecordHerald Mr. Curtis’ travels have carried him into every section cf the globe. His China and Japan letters were published in book form; likewise his letters from England, Germany and France, as well as those written during his travels in Mexico and South America. Nc newspaper correspondent possesses the facility shown by Mr. Curtis in writing on any of the diversified subjects embraoed in his correspon dence followed so closely year after year by the thousands of readers of The Chicago Record- Herald. On his reoent trip to the Holy Land Mr. Cartis’ letters have been read more closely than ever, and his descriptions of that interesting section of the globe as it appears today have been quoted everywhere. A daily letter from Mr. Curt's appears in The Chicago Record-Herald.