hiː wʌz ɔnðɪ ˌɛdɪtˈoːɹɪəl stˈæf ʌvðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə pˈʌblɪk lˈɛdʒɚ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ænd ðə faɪnˈænʃəl ˈɛdɪɾɚ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən.
He was on the editorial staff of the Philadelphia Public Ledger from 1865 to 1882, and the financial editor from 1883 to 1907.