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28-781: Virgil Venice McNitt (1881–1964), the managing editor of the Cleveland Press , founded the Central Press Association in Cleveland in 1910. In 1912, McNitt acquired the Chicago-based North American Press Syndicate and merged it into the Central Press. That same year, McNitt entered into arrangements to publish works authored by William Jennings Bryan and Jane Addams . Other early features were Bob Satterfield 's cartoons, Edna K. Wooley's column, and

56-520: A "Democrat with a small 'd'", but his approach to ethnic Democratic politics paved the way for followers such as Ralph S. Locher , who became Mayor of Cleveland and later an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, and Bronis Klementowicz, a leader of Cleveland City Council and law director under Locher. Lausche's independence also earned him, among some, the derisive moniker, "Frank the Fence." He

84-670: A presidential meeting. In retirement, Lausche and his wife, Jane, lived in Bethesda, Maryland . Jane Lausche died November 24, 1981, and, having converted to the Roman Catholic faith, was buried at Calvary Cemetery in southeast Cleveland. Lausche continued to live in Bethesda until contracting pneumonia in January 1990. He was flown back to Cleveland, and was admitted to the Slovenian Home for

112-564: A separate division specializing in producing material for small-town newspapers until ceasing operations in 1971. Strips and panels that originated with the Central Press Association, the North American Press Syndicate, or Editors' Feature Services: Cleveland Press The Cleveland Press was a daily American newspaper published in Cleveland , Ohio from November 2, 1878, through June 17, 1982. From 1928 to 1966,

140-417: A sports column by Ed Bang. He hired Bryan to cover the 1912 Republican and Democratic National Conventions for the Central Press. He also made a deal with Addams to circulate her Progressive Party Platforms to newspaper across the country. In 1920, McNitt founded a separate, New York City-based Central Press Association, which was soon absorbed by his new McNaught Syndicate (founded in 1922). By 1925,

168-509: A street that spans between East 60th and East 64th Streets adjacent St. Vitus church in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood on Cleveland's East Side, is named for Lausche, whose family were members of the parish as well as residents of the neighborhood. A bust of Lausche is displayed at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood, and an exhibit of Lausche artifacts

196-619: A trip across the ocean to the front lines." The team manager at the camp was Charles Frank, who in peacetime owned and managed the Atlanta Crackers of the Class AA Southern Association . After World War I ended in November, 1918, but before Lausche was discharged in January, 1919, Frank offered Lausche a six-month contract, at $ 225 per month if he would report at spring training. Lausche had also completed high school while in

224-710: A year later. However, a bad economy, coupled with losses in advertising resulted in the paper's closing. Its final issue was published on June 17, 1982. The remnants of the paper live on in the Cleveland Press Collection at the Cleveland State University library. The collection consists of clippings and photographs from the newspaper's archives. Among the paper's foremost writers from the 1940s–1970s were Jack Ballantine and Dick Feagler . Frank J. Lausche Frank John Lausche ( / ˈ l aʊ ʃ i / ; November 14, 1895 – April 21, 1990)

252-601: The Press giving the city one afternoon newspaper under the Press banner. Four years later, the Press was named one of America's 10 best newspapers in a list compiled by Time magazine , but under Seltzer's successor, Thomas L. Boardman , the Press began a decline that was shared in general with other large afternoon dailies throughout the country. The Press was passed in circulation by The Plain Dealer in 1968, and after Boardman's retirement in 1979, rumors began circulating that

280-495: The Press reached nearly 200,000 in circulation and stood out by proposing the city manager form of government for Cleveland, while also supporting Progressive candidate Robert M. La Follette Sr. for president in 1924 . Louis B. Seltzer became the paper's 12th editor in 1928, and stressed the area's neighborhoods, promoting the slogan "The Newspaper That Serves Its Readers." The paper endorsed winning mayoral candidates Frank J. Lausche and Anthony J. Celebrezze . However,

308-506: The Press was criticized for its role, led by editor-in-chief Louis B. Seltzer, in the conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard in 1954 for the murder of his wife, Marilyn. A Federal judge stated, "If ever there was a trial by newspaper, this is a perfect example. And the most insidious example was the Cleveland Press. For some reason that newspaper took upon itself the role of accuser, judge and jury." The appeals process eventually made its way to

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336-546: The Press would shortly suspend publication unless a buyer could be found. Scripps-Howard sold the paper on October 31, 1980, to Cleveland businessman Joseph E. Cole , who purchased the paper only after gaining concessions from the employee unions. Cole introduced a Sunday edition on August 2, 1981, followed by a morning edition on March 22, 1982. The morning edition was sold on newsstands only. Color presses were introduced, and circulation increased from 303,400 in March 1981 to 316,100

364-469: The U.S. Supreme Court . The paper's aggressive coverage that goaded local officials and potentially prejudiced the jury resulted in a ruling that pre-trial publicity had been injurious to Sheppard. It was a major reason why a new trial was ordered where Sheppard was acquitted in 1966. In January 1960, Scripps-Howard purchased Press rival the Cleveland News (also an afternoon paper) and merged it with

392-631: The United States Senate in November 1956 , unseating interim incumbent Republican George Bender . In his first term, with the Senate almost evenly split, Lausche gave Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson a scare by hinting that he might vote for Republican William F. Knowland for Senate Majority Leader , although he ultimately did not. Throughout his career, Lausche displayed a bipartisan and independent approach to politics, being known by some as

420-488: The Aged on February 20, where he died of congestive heart failure on April 21, 1990, at the age of 94. Lausche's funeral was at St. Vitus Church, with Bishop Anthony Edward Pevec delivering the homily. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery . His tombstone was incorrectly inscribed with a birth date of 1898. Lausche was named a Knight of St John of Malta by Pope John Paul II , "the highest civilian honor that can be bestowed by

448-703: The Army. Lausche entered the Cleveland-Marshall School of Law early on 1919, and decided to continue in law school that spring, rather than report to spring training. He graduated from the law school in 1921. He was ranked second in his class at John Marshall School of Law and quickly became known as one of Cleveland's better trial lawyers. Lausche served as Municipal Court judge from 1932 to 1937 and Common Pleas Court judge from 1937 to 1941, before winning election as Mayor of Cleveland in 1941 . He served until 1944, when he first won election as governor of Ohio ,

476-663: The Catholic Church". The State of Ohio's office building in Cleveland, Ohio is named after Lausche, as is the Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center (site of the Ohio State Fair ). In 2005, James E. Odenkirk authored the book Frank J. Lausche: Ohio's Great Political Maverick , an in-depth look at Lausche's political career. In the early 1990s, Ohio's Lincoln was published. Lausche Avenue (formerly Glass Avenue),

504-473: The Central Press Association, including the strips Brick Bradford and Chip Collins Adventures , and possibly ghosting for Gilbert Patten on Frank Merriwell 's Schooldays . Central Press didn't introduce any new comic strips after circa 1934; King Features took over syndication of all Central Press's strips circa 1937. Murray Rosenblatt was the managing editor of the Central Press from 1946 to 1961. The Central Press Association continued to operate as

532-553: The new plant. Virgil McNitt remained the president and general manager of the Central Press from its founding in 1910 until 1930, when he sold the service to King Features Syndicate , part of the Hearst newspaper syndicate, which retained the Central Press as a separate division. Frank McLearn was managing editor of the Central Press at the time of the sale, eventually becoming president and general manager of King Features Syndicate. William H. Ritt wrote sports features and comic strips for

560-643: The original Central Press's features had 12 million daily readers and was the largest newspaper picture service in the United States. In 1927, the Central Press also took over the Editors Feature Service and in August 1929 it acquired control of Johnson Features. Also in 1929, the company constructed a mechanical production plant in New York, again forming a Central Press Association of New York, Inc. to operate

588-416: The paper's editor was Louis B. Seltzer . Known for many years as one of the country's most influential newspapers for its focus on working class issues, its neighborhood orientation, its promotion of public service, and its editorial involvement in political campaigns at the state and local levels, the paper may best be remembered for its controversial role in the 1954 Sam Sheppard murder case. The paper

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616-663: The spring of 1917, Lausche reported to the Class B Lawrence Barristers , Lawrence, Massachusetts , of the Eastern League . He started well, but was released after 27 games. He enlisted in the United States Army that summer, and reported to Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, Georgia . He was noticed playing baseball, and was asked to join the camp baseball team. He was promoted to second lieutenant after eight months, and assigned to officers' training school. His high batting average "spared him

644-544: The state's first Roman Catholic in that position. Lausche served as governor from 1945 to 1947, when he narrowly lost to Thomas J. Herbert . Lausche defeated Herbert in a 1948 rematch, however, and served four consecutive two-year terms from 1949 to 1957. He was reelected as governor in 1950, defeating state Treasurer Don H. Ebright ; in 1952, defeating Cincinnati Mayor Charles Phelps Taft II ; and in 1954, defeating state Auditor Jim Rhodes , who later became governor himself. Lausche resigned in early 1957, having won election to

672-476: Was a very popular, plain-spoken, big-city politician of the old school. He was credited with building a coalition of ethnic voters in Cleveland known as the "cosmopolitan Democrats." There is some evidence that Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 considered asking Lausche to become his running mate and is said to have been considered in the Republican 1956 campaign by Leonard W. Hall in

700-721: Was an American Democratic politician from Ohio . He served as the 47th mayor of Cleveland and the 55th and 57th governor of Ohio , and also served as a United States Senator from Ohio for two terms (1957–1969). Lausche was born on November 14, 1895, in Cleveland, Ohio , the son of Frances (née Milavec) and Louis Lausche. His family was of Slovenian origin. Lausche attended St. Vitus Grade School grades one to four, St. Francis Grade School in grade five and Madison Grammar School grades six to eight. He then went to Central Institute Preparatory School. He dropped out of school in 1911, when his older brother died, to help support his family. He played baseball locally when not working, and

728-463: Was easily re-elected to the Senate in 1962 , but was defeated in his bid for renomination in 1968 , due to his loss of labor union support. He lost the Democratic primary against former Congressman John J. Gilligan by a 55% to 45% margin, and in the general election, Lausche refused to support Gilligan, who went on to lose the general election to then-state Attorney General William B. Saxbe . Lausche

756-574: Was founded by Edward W. Scripps as the Penny Press in 1878. It was the first newspaper in what would become the Scripps-Howard chain. The name that was shortened to the Press in 1884, before finally becoming the Cleveland Press in 1889. By the turn of the century, the Press had become Cleveland's leading daily newspaper, bypassing its main competitor, The Plain Dealer . During the 1920s,

784-663: Was recruited as a third baseman to the amateur White Motor team, which won a national championship. He was noticed by scouts and reported to the Duluth White Sox in Duluth, Minnesota , of the Class D Northern League in the spring of 1916. He started the season batting .422, but developed trouble hitting curve balls, and was released after 31 games. He signed with a semi-pro team in Virginia, Minnesota . He performed poorly for two weeks before returning to Cleveland, and amateur ball. During

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