Newspaper Correspondence
Fellow newspapermen and readers wrote to Ralph Jules Frantz when news came out that the European Edition of The Chicago Tribune would merge with the European Edition of The New York Herald Tribune. The newspapers merged in 1934 and Frantz declined to stay in Paris as managing editor to move back to New York. He joined the staff of The New York Herald Tribune in 1935.
This page includes letters from Frantz' fellow reporters, the managing editor Frantz succeeded, and "faithful readers" who sent best wishes to the paper's staff and Frantz. Included at the bottom includes one letter from Ezra Pound right before the merging of the newspapers.
Letter from M.L. to Ralph Jules Frantz
November 14, 1934
Potentially Milton Lewis, a crime reporter for the European Edition of The Chicago Tribune.
Letter from J.H. Hummel to Ralph Jules Frantz
January 4, 1935
Hummel came to Paris to relieve the paper's financial burdens in 1924. He was sent by Colonel McCormick who was co-publisher of The Chicago Tribune and founder of its European Edition. In 1934, Hummel sends best wishes in response to a letter sent by Frantz.
Letter from Bernhard Ragner to Frantz
November 26, 1934
Frantz succeeded Ragner as managing editor at the European Edition of The Chicago Tribune in 1929.
Letter from Faithful Readers to Frantz
November 25, 1934
A group of readers, who valued the European Edition of The Chicago Tribune, sent best wishes to its staff and Frantz.
Letter from Meena Munro to Frantz
November 10, 1934
Another reader of the European Edition of The Chicago Tribune sending best wishes to Frantz.
Letter from Sidney Hendricks Salomon to Frantz
November 17, 1934
Salomon wrote to the newspaper expressing best wishes and thanks for publishing his articles in the past.
Letter from Laurence Hills
Letter from Laurence Hills
February 19, 1935
Hills served as managing director for the Paris Herald which later merged with European Edition of The Chicago Tribune to become The New York Herald Tribune.
Letter from Ezra Pound to Editor of The New York Herald
Possible date: October 24, 1934
Ezra Pound was an American Poet during the 20th Century Modernist Movement and became involved in fascist politics. He sent multiple letters to the European Editions of The New York Herald and The New York Tribune.
Letter from Ezra Pound to Editor of The New York Herald
In this letter, Pound criticizes the newspaper for its publication of Walter Lippmann, a prominent American journalist.
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