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Munsey Dies End of an Era for Publishing Empire
Frank A. Munsey, a self made publisher who rose from a Maine farm boy to head a vast media empire, died at Lenox Hill Hospital at seventy one after a fight with peritonitis. He owned two newspapers, several magazines, vast holdings, and left a large estate with no clear will. Funeral set for Thursday at St John the Divine, with tributes from President Coolidge and leaders nationwide.
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