Noah moved to New York, where he founded and edited "The National Advocate", "The New York Enquirer" (later merged into the "New York Courier and Enquirer"), "The Evening Star", and "The Sunday Times" newspapers. Noah was known to use his power as an editor of "The National Advocate" and law enforcement powers as a sheriff to personally shut down rival plays produced by black theater groups that drew attention and revenue away from his own productions, with some reports that the performers continued to recite their lines as they were dragged from the stage to their cells.