▁to ▁greatly ▁expand ▁the ▁newspaper . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁George ▁L . ▁Well ington ▁su ed ▁Ag n us ▁for ▁lib el . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁a ▁fire ▁bur nt ▁down ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁American . ▁Ag n us ▁found ▁printing ▁facilities ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁soon ▁began ▁construction ▁on ▁a ▁new , ▁ 1 6 ▁story ▁building . ▁Ag n us ▁also ▁founded ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Star . ▁He ▁sold ▁both ▁newsp apers ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁to ▁Frank ▁Mun sey . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁twice ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate , ▁but ▁decl ined . ▁Ag n us ▁was ▁appointed ▁US ▁Cons ul ▁to ▁Der ry , ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate , ▁but ▁decl ined ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁position . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁and ▁Del aware ▁Canal ▁Commission , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Vis itors ▁of ▁West ▁Point ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁commission ▁that ▁built ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Cour th ouse . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁multiple ▁Republican ▁national ▁convent ions ▁and ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁Navy ▁Club . ▁Ag n us ▁received ▁the ▁Ord re ▁du ▁Nich an ▁El - An ou ar . ▁Ag n us ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October