Richard J. Finnegan ( 1884-1955 ) was a prominent 20th century Chicago newspaper editor . As a youngster , Finnegan worked as an office boy for the '' Chicago Chronicle . '' Covering the 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire was his first big story and was rewarded with a permanent reporter job . He later moved to the '' Chicago Inter Ocean '' , were he reported for two years , and studied law at night . He then moved to the evening '' Chicago Daily Journal '' , eventually rising to the role of managing editor of that paper in 1916
Iroquois Theatre fire
Iroquois Theatre fire
Richard J. Finnegan