Edward Price Bell (March 1, 1869 – September 23, 1943) was a

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journalist, best known for his work with the ''

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''.

Biography

Bell was born in Parke County, Indiana, on March 1, 1869. He began his career as a newsman at the ''Terre Haute Evening Gazette'' at the age of 13. After attending

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, he married May Alice Mills in 1897, and moved to Chicago in 1898, where he wrote for the ''

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''. Shortly thereafter, he was transferred to

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as a foreign correspondent for the ''Record'', and then the ''Chicago Daily News'', where he served for 20 years. In December 1917, '' Editor & Publisher'' praised his coverage of events in Europe relating to the

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. Bell covered U.S. President

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's good will tour through Latin America, and developed a strong friendship with Hoover. He used this close relationship to the advantage of British-American relations by organizing the London Naval Conference and Treaty, attended and signed by President Hoover and UK Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in 1930. Bell was nominated for a

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due to his role in this conference. Bell died on September 23, 1943, at his home in Pass Christian, Mississippi, of complications of

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. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport.

References

External links

Edward Price Bell Papers
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