The Times proved less efficient than advertised). Walter bought the logography's patent and with it opened a printing house to produce a daily advertising sheet. The first publication of the newspaper "The Daily Universal Register in Great Britain" was 1 January 1785. Unhappy because the word "Universal" was frequently omitted from the name, Walter changed the title after 940 editions on 1 January 1788 to "The Times". In 1803, Walter handed ownership and editorship to his son of the same name. In spite of Walter Sr's sixteen-month stay in Newgate Prison for libel printed in "The Times", his pioneering efforts to obtain
The Globe (London newspaper) Cubitt, who brought in George Armstrong as editor. It was controlled shortly before World War I by Max Aitken. Staff of the newspaper included Arthur Morrison, William Le Queux, and P. G. Wodehouse, who took over from William Beach Thomas as assistant to Harold Begbie on the "By the Way" column, which he would eventually take over in 1904, when Begbie left. Wodehouse's career at the newspaper coincided with those of Charles H. Bovill and Herbert Westbrook. Under Aitken (Beaverbrook) the "By the Way" column was moved to the Daily Express, where it was signed 'Beachcomber'. The Globe (London newspaper)