▁He ▁would ▁be ▁business ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Record ▁for ▁H ear st ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁he ▁bid ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁because ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁paper ▁was ▁in ▁" bad ▁shape ". ▁ ▁Ad olph ▁S . ▁O chs ▁met ▁the ▁asking ▁price ▁of ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁after ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁was ▁a ▁de ▁fact o ▁public ▁utility ▁and ▁thus ▁had ▁to ▁accept ▁any ▁newspaper ▁that ▁applied ▁without ▁restriction . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁publish ers ▁who ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁AP ▁and ▁established ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁membership ▁organization . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁bought ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁News - Press ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Gazette . ▁ ▁The ▁News - Press ▁& ▁Gazette ▁Company ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁main ▁newspaper ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Sar an ac ▁Lake , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁La ▁C ros se , ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : 1