Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Ochs, Adolph S.

OCHS, ADOLPH S., an American newspaper publisher, born in Cincinnati, O., 1858; educated in the public schools of Knoxville, Tenn., where, after finishing his schooling, he began his business career by selling newspapers. Later he apprenticed himself to a printer and became a compositor on a local newspaper. In 1878 he ventured into the newspaper publishing field himself, acquiring ownership of the Chattanooga “Times,” of which he is still the proprietor. In 1896 he purchased the New York “Times.” He was also a director of the Associated Press.