City: Memphis
MCDANIEL, Harlan Taylor, sporting editor News Scimitar; born Morganfield, Ky., July 19 1885; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Lorenzo C. and Katherine (Taylor) MCDANIEL; father’s occupation, druggist; paternal grandparents Lorenzo D. and Katherine (Thornberry) MCDANIEL maternal grandparents Jesse and Sophia (Harlan) TAYLOR; educated Louisville (Ky.) High School; in early life was a druggist, later on Louisville (Ky.) newspapers, 1903-1905, and Elkhart Truth, Feb. and March, 1905; married Jane GREGORY, Jan. 14, 1906; Democrat; member of Presbyterian church; moved to Memphis April 4, 1905, and worked as reporter on News Sciimtar /sic/ until Feb. 25, 1906, when he became sporting editor for same, later city editor until Nov., 1907, then again sporting editor New Orleans (La.) Times-Democrat in 1908; returned to Memphis in 1909 and became sporting editor for News Scimitar again, which position he now holds.