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'''Henry “Harry” Alloway''' (1856-1939) was an American journalist, publisher, and the financial editor of ''[[The New York Times]]'' from 1896 to 1906.
'''Henry “Harry” Alloway''' (1856-1939) was an American journalist, publisher, and the financial editor of ''[[The New York Times]]'' from 1896 to 1906.


He also owned several New York and New England newspapers, including ''The New Haven Palladium'', ''The New Haven Union'', ''The Hartford Evening Post'', and ''The Wall Street Daily News''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Henry Alloway, 82, Noted Writer, Dies.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 21, 1939}}</ref> Alloway initiated ''[[The New York Times]]'' takeover in 1896 by [[Adolph S. Ochs]] and helped the Chattanooga journalist negotiate the buyout.<ref>{{cite book|last=Berger|first=Meyer|title=The Story of the New York Times: The First 100 Years, 1851-1951|date=1970|publisher=Ayers Co.|pages=94–97}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Elmer Holmes|title=History of the New York Times,1851-1921|date=1921|publisher=The New York Times|pages=179–181}}</ref> After leaving ''[[The New York Times]]'' to run his own newspapers, Alloway maintained a regular column in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', “By-the-Bye,” which appeared regularly for fourteen years.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wendt|first=Lloyd|title=The Wall Street Journal: The Story of Dow Jones & the Nation's Business Newspaper|date=1982|publisher=Rand McNally|location=Chicago|page=218}}</ref> Alloway was born into a quaker family near Dover, Delaware, and began his career with the Exeter News-Letter. In 1878 he became editor of ''[[Daily Freeman|The Daily Freeman]]'' in Kingston, New York, and left the following year to join ''[[The New York Times]]'' as a financial writer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Henry Alloway, 82, Noted Writer, Dies.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 21, 1939}}</ref>
He also owned several New York and New England newspapers, including ''The New Haven Palladium'', ''The New Haven Union'', ''The Hartford Evening Post'', and ''The Wall Street Daily News''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Henry Alloway, 82, Noted Writer, Dies.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 21, 1939}}</ref> Alloway initiated ''[[The New York Times]]'' takeover in 1896 by [[Adolph S. Ochs]] and helped the Chattanooga journalist negotiate the buyout.<ref>{{cite book|last=Berger|first=Meyer|title=The Story of the New York Times: The First 100 Years, 1851-1951|date=1970|publisher=Ayers Co.|pages=94–97}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Elmer Holmes|title=History of the New York Times,1851-1921|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.87872|date=1921|publisher=The New York Times|pages=179–181}}</ref> After leaving ''[[The New York Times]]'' to run his own newspapers, Alloway maintained a regular column in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', “By-the-Bye,” which appeared regularly for fourteen years.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wendt|first=Lloyd|title=The Wall Street Journal: The Story of Dow Jones & the Nation's Business Newspaper|url=https://archive.org/details/wallstreetjourna00lloy|url-access=registration|date=1982|publisher=Rand McNally|location=Chicago|page=[https://archive.org/details/wallstreetjourna00lloy/page/218 218]}}</ref> Alloway was born into a quaker family near Dover, Delaware, and began his career with the Exeter News-Letter. In 1878 he became editor of ''[[Daily Freeman|The Daily Freeman]]'' in Kingston, New York, and left the following year to join ''[[The New York Times]]'' as a financial writer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Henry Alloway, 82, Noted Writer, Dies.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 21, 1939}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 16:41, 9 November 2019

Henry “Harry” Alloway (1856-1939) was an American journalist, publisher, and the financial editor of The New York Times from 1896 to 1906.

He also owned several New York and New England newspapers, including The New Haven Palladium, The New Haven Union, The Hartford Evening Post, and The Wall Street Daily News.[1] Alloway initiated The New York Times takeover in 1896 by Adolph S. Ochs and helped the Chattanooga journalist negotiate the buyout.[2][3] After leaving The New York Times to run his own newspapers, Alloway maintained a regular column in the Wall Street Journal, “By-the-Bye,” which appeared regularly for fourteen years.[4] Alloway was born into a quaker family near Dover, Delaware, and began his career with the Exeter News-Letter. In 1878 he became editor of The Daily Freeman in Kingston, New York, and left the following year to join The New York Times as a financial writer.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Henry Alloway, 82, Noted Writer, Dies". The New York Times. May 21, 1939.
  2. ^ Berger, Meyer (1970). The Story of the New York Times: The First 100 Years, 1851-1951. Ayers Co. pp. 94–97.
  3. ^ Davis, Elmer Holmes (1921). History of the New York Times,1851-1921. The New York Times. pp. 179–181.
  4. ^ Wendt, Lloyd (1982). The Wall Street Journal: The Story of Dow Jones & the Nation's Business Newspaper. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 218.
  5. ^ "Henry Alloway, 82, Noted Writer, Dies". The New York Times. May 21, 1939.
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