ARTHUR BRISBANE - TYPED NOTE SIGNED 06/24/1904 - HFSID 17711

ARTHUR BRISBANE
The yellow journalism pioneer thanks free trade advocate Louis Ehrlich for information. Typed on letterhead of the Hearst newspaper his column helped to sell.
Typed Note Signed: "A. Brisbane". 1p. 8 ¼ x7, New York Evening Journal Editorial Rooms letterhead, signed in blue pencil. New York, New York, 1904 June 24. To: Louis R. Ehrich, Esq. In Full: "My Dear Sir:-I was very much interested in your note of the 16th. inst., with its enclosure, and am much obliged to you for sending it to me. Yours very truly," Arthur Brisbane (1864-1936) is widely considered one of the progenitors of modern yellow journalism, with its focus on blaring headlines and sensational stories, as well as modern newspaper journalism, with its emphasis on short sentences, eye-catching leads and lots of pictures and photos. He began his journalism career as a reporter at the New York Sun in 1883. He was made managing editor of William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal in 1897. He used his position to help foment the Spanish-American War. Brisbane was also one of the highest-paid newspaper editors of his day - a fact directly linked to the circulation of the Journal - and his editorial column Today (1917-1936) was syndicated in over 1,000 newspapers. Louis R. Ehrich was an advocate of free trade as a method of advancing universal peace. Horizontal and vertical fold creases affecting signature. Lightly soiled. Otherwise, fine condition.