James Francis Jewell Archibald
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| Known for | first man wounded in the Spanish–American War |
James Francis Jewell Archibald (September 22, 1871 – May 29, 1934) was an American war correspondent.[1] He was the first man wounded in the Spanish–American War.[2] He was embedded with German troops in World War I and was arrested when he returned to the United States.[3][4]
Biography
He was born on September 22, 1871, in Chautauqua County, New York to Dr. Francis Albert Archibald and Martha Washington Jewell.[3] He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1888.[2]
By 1910 he was living in
Washington, DC.[5]
He was detained by the British in
Constantin Theodor Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States to Stephan Burián von Rajecz, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Vienna.[6] The letter described a plan to delay the production of American munitions by a strike action.[7] He was charged with performing an "unneutral service" and later released.[6]
His wife filed for divorce in 1927.[8]
He committed suicide with a gunshot on May 29, 1934, in
Hollywood, California.[1]
Publication
Blue Shirt and Khaki a Comparison (1901)
Footnotes
- ^ New York Times. May 29, 1934. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^ a b "James Francis Jewell Archibald". The International Who's who: Who's who in the World. 1911. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- ^ ISBN 9780313291715. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- ^ "To Prosecute J. F. J. Archibald. Indictment May Be Found In New York Against The Correspondent". Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- Washington, DC
- ^ New York Times. September 2, 1915.
- New York Times. September 21, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- New York Times. January 25, 1928. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
External links
- Works by James Francis Jewell Archibald at Project Gutenberg
- James Francis Jewell Archibald at the Internet Broadway Database
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