[1][2] It was published by the Scripps-McRae group, which became later known as Scripps-Howard, from 1903, when it purchased the News, the Bee and The Toledo Times, until its demise.
Hall of Fame baseball player Addie Joss served as its Sunday sports editor and as a columnist.
He proved so popular with readers that the paper's sales increased dramatically and a special phone line was installed in his office to allow readers to contact him directly.
Negley Cochrane, owner, hired his 5 younger Brothers; Witt, Tom, George, Robert and Philip (P.D.)
The 5 younger brothers went on to create the Witt Cochrane ad agency in Chicago and later created Independent Moving Pictures (IMP) the predecessor to Universal Pictures, and later Unuversal, alongside Carl Laemmle.