11 Facts About Edward Rosewater

Edward Rosewater, born Edward Rosenwasser, was a Republican Party politician and newspaper editor in Omaha, Nebraska.

Edward Rosewater then became an employee of a telegraph company.

Edward Rosewater worked in Oberlin, Ohio during 1859 during the celebrated abolitionist cause celebre, the Wellington rescue case.

Later Edward Rosewater was attached to the staff of General John Pope, remaining with him until after the Second Battle of Bull Run.

Edward Rosewater was the Western Union manager and an Associated Press agent, and soon became the Omaha correspondent for several eastern daily newspapers.

Edward Rosewater married Leah Colman on November 13,1864 in Cleveland, Ohio, departing after the wedding for Omaha, Nebraska where he had secured a home for his new bride.

Edward Rosewater served on the Republican National Committee during the late 19th century.

Edward Rosewater died at the Omaha Bee building on August 30,1906.

Edward Rosewater constantly pursued his own version of news, and often got into confrontations, with one even being given front page treatment in The Day's Doings, a sensationalist New York City journal.

Immediately before his death, Edward Rosewater was involved in founding the American Jewish Committee.

Edward Rosewater's newspaper reporting style resulted in the Omaha Bee being considered an example of yellow journalism.