He then traveled the country as a journeyman printer and established a small newspaper in Northern Michigan.

[7] Along with publishing the magazine, the firm also established an investment information service, run by his son Frank P. Bennett.

[8] In 1895, Bennett's firm was sued by the New York-based William B. Dana Company, which charged that United States Investor's new financial supplement consisted largely of copyrighted content from Dana's The Commercial and Financial Chronicle.

The case is considered an important one because it has been deemed almost impossible heretofore to protect publications like those of The Chronicle," wrote the Library of Congress' Copyright Office in 1980.

[3] During his tenure in the House, Bennett was gained a reputation for determinedly opposing any policy he found questionable.

In 1903, Bennett returned to the House with the intent of succeeding Myers as Speaker when he retired.

[11] That year, Bennett served as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and was a considered a frontrunner to succeed Myers in the next legislative session.