Le Prade, Ruth 1926-11-12
| Description: |
Letter from Theodore Debs, 11/12/1926. Tells Le Prade that he and his family are heart-broken at the loss of Eugene V. Debs. Says that the support of people like her, Harold Story, and Kate Crane-Gartz has made him more courageous to bear his grief. Writes that it is hard to believe that a man he worked with for nearly fifty years, the very source of his strength, courage, inspiration, has passed away. Mentions that Eugene V. Debs died while trying to recover his health so that he could fight some more for the cause. Tells Le Prade that the funeral was at the house at which Norman Thomas, Seymour Stedman, Victor Berger, and William Cunnea all spoke. Says that Le Prades poem Eugene V. Debs was read at the funeral. |
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| Origin: | 1926-11-12 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/evdc/id/7038 |
| Collection: |
Eugene V. Debs Correspondence |
| Subjects: |
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926 -- Death and burial Famous Hoosiers Labor |
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