The Press: Name Game

As unopposed morning paper in rich, populous St. Louis, the Globe-Democrat has grown too rich and stodgy for its own good. Last week, this eminently respectable old newsorgan was haled to court to show why it should not be suspended as a penalty for having conducted a common lottery against the peace & dignity of the State of Missouri.

This surprising state of affairs had its beginning last spring when the staid Globe-Democrat decided to have a fling at big-time circulation promotion. Scheme adopted was one invented and successfully used by the rowdy New...

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