Tough Tarbell Trivia

[Rob Wick]

Good job Steve. It was John Reed. Reed briefly worked with Tarbell at the American Magazine. While he grew close to Tarbell, calling her "Aunt Ida" he was much closer to Lincoln Steffens as he shared Steffens' views on Russia and Communism. My next clue was going to be that he was one of three Americans given this honor after he died, which was to be buried in the Kremlin. When you mentioned Bill Haywood (who was one of the three as well), I thought you were likely on the right track.

Somewhere in the mess I call a filing system I have a newspaper article about Tarbell and Reed. I had hoped to find it before someone answered the question.

Best
Rob