In 1904 he succeeded Joseph Pulitzer as editor of Pulitzer 's newspaper The World of New York .
Frank Irving Cobb ( August 6 , 1869 -- December 21 , 1923 ) was an American journalist , primarily an editorial writer from 1896 to his death .
In 1904 Frank Irving Cobb succeeded Joseph Pulitzer as editor of Pulitzer 's newspaper The World of New York .
Frank Irving Cobb ( August 6 , 1869 -- December 21 , 1923 ) was an American journalist , primarily an editorial writer from 1896 to his death .