His father died on August 31, 1906 and he took over as managing editor of the Omaha Bee, becoming editor the following year.
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His father was the founder of the Omaha Bee which ran its first issue the year Victor was born.
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Named after the Irish politician Henry Grattan, Donnelly traveled West and became a reporter for the Omaha Bee when he was in his late teens.