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American war correspondent
James Francis Jewell Archibald
Archibald circa 1915
Born (1871-09-22 ) September 22, 1871Died May 29, 1934(1934-05-29) (aged 62) 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.
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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.
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By 1910 he was living in
Washington, DC .
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He was detained by the British in
World War I and was found to be carrying a letter from
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 .
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"J.F.J. Archibald Suicide on Coast. War Correspondent Was Accused in 1915 of Carrying Dispatches for Germany. Britons Seized Papers. Expulsion of von Papen and Dr. Dumba Followed, on Evidence of a Plot to Foment Strikes" .
Associated Press in the
New York Times . May 29, 1934. Retrieved 2013-12-23 .
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b Motter, H. L. (1911).
"James Francis Jewell Archibald" . The International Who's who: Who's who in the World . Retrieved 2013-12-06 .
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b Roth, Mitchel P.; Olson, James Stuart (1997).
"James Francis Jewell Archibald" . Historical Dictionary of War Journalism . p. 11.
ISBN
9780313291715 . Retrieved 2013-12-06 .
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"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 .
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1910 United States Census for
Washington, DC
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b "Say American Had Messages For Berlin. James Archibald. Correspondent, Carrying Embassy Dispatches, British Charge".
New York Times . September 2, 1915.
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"Archibald Lands. Tells His Story. Supposed Dumba's and Other Letters He Carried Abroad Were Innocent, He Asserts" .
New York Times . September 21, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-06 .
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"War Correspondent Sued. Wife of J.F.J. Archibald Seeks Divorce, Alleging Misconduct Here" .
New York Times . January 25, 1928. Retrieved 2013-12-06 .