hiː wˈɜːkt æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚɹ ˌɔn dɪtɹˈɔɪt nˈuːzpeɪpɚz fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ sˈɜːvɪŋ æz sˈɛkɹətɹi tə kˈɑːŋɡɹəsmən fɹˈæŋk ˈiː. dˈoːɹməs fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn.
He worked as a reporter on Detroit newspapers for four years before serving as secretary to Congressman Frank E. Doremus from 1911 to 1913.