ADLER, EMANUEL PHILIP
Publisher; b Chicago, Ill Sept 30, 1872; s of Philip Emanuel Adler-Bertha Blade; ed Ottumwa; m Lena Rothschild Feb 5, 1902 Davenport; s Philip David; 1885-89 appr printer on Ottumwa Courier; 1889-93 printer, various towns; 1893-1901 reporter, editor & business mgr Ottumwa Courier; 1901-02 business mgr Davenport Times, Davenport, 1902-07 publisher, 1907- pres of 5 Lee syndicate newspapers, now has 10 midwest dailies; 1919-20 VP AP; in chg of reorgn of Amer Comm & Savings Bank, 1932- pres, reopened & changed name ta Davenport Bank & Trust Co; 1917-18 pres Inland Daily Press Assn; during World War in chg of Davenport Liberty Bond campaigns; C of C; Davenport Country Club; pres Davenport Municipal Art Gallery; Arsenal Golf Club; Rep, 1910-12 mbr & secy Rep state central com; off Daily Times; res 2104 Main, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1085.