http://www.sorabji.com/pictures/cemeteries/HoraceGreeley/ New York Tribune established him as the greatest editor of his day, and he used his position to promote his political beliefs and other issues.

Greeley was part of one of my favorite grammatical piques. Greeley (a newsman) believed that the word "news" was a plural. To illustrate his point Greeley allegedly cabled a Tribune reporter with the question "ARE THERE ANY NEWS?" The reporter allegedly replied "NOT A NEW."

A statue of Horace Greeley sits in Manhattan's Greeley Square, at Broadway and 32nd Street.

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