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Alden J. Blethen (December 27 1845 – July 12 1915) was editor in chief of the Seattle Daily Times from August 10 1896 until his death. With others he purchased the Seattle Daily Times a four-page daily newspaper with a readership of around 4000 in 1896 and succeeded in turning it into a large newspaper attaining much power and prestige in the Seattle community. In 1882 when he lived in Kansas City Missouri he was one of the original incorporators of the Kansas City Club.
