Hooded Klan Hearing Canceled After Witnesses Testify
In Bastrop Louisiana on January 13 witnesses described hooded kidnaping activity linked to the Ku Klux Klan. Captain Skipwith canceled a conference with Attorney General Coco after prosecutors move to probe Klan operations. Judge and witnesses faced taunting applause as the investigation focused on the Morehouse Parish case.
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Associated Press
Bastrop
A. V. Coco
J. K. Skipwith
Morehouse Parish
Fred Cobb
Texas
Calhoun
Cobb
Walter Campbell
Mer Rouge
A. D. Campbell
Thomas F. Richard
Watt Daniel
Richard
Daniel
Léon Braddock
Braddock
Skipwith
State
Coco
Cyclops
Morehouse Klan
Campbell
A. L. Smith
Mr. Smith
Louisiana
Klan Threat Letter Targets Newport Resident
A Newport woman received a handwritten note allegedly bearing Ku Klux Klan letterhead warning her to leave town within three days. Police will provide protection as investigations continue into the Imperial Palace of the Invisible Empire branding on the note and its embossed emblem.
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Ku Klux Klan
Newport
Angiela LaRosen
West Fifth Street
Sig. K. K. K
Tured
Imperial Palace
Planter and U S Victims Form Alliance Amid Crash
Surviving passengers and the pilot were rescued by a ferry boat and taken to a hospital in Key West after the crash en route to Havana. Europe fears France may alienate the Ruhr by using the French franc, amid miner hunger.
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Britain
U.S
Key West, Fla
Germany
France
Ruhr
France, England and Germany Clash Over Ruhr Occupation
The Commercial Tribune presents views from France through Andre Tardieu on forceful aims and restraint. A G Gardiner warns France will burn its fingers in the Ruhr to regain sanity. Maximilian Harden highlights shared danger to Britain and Germany from France’s moves.
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Commercial Tribune
France
Germany
England
Ruhr
Andre Tardieu
Tardieu
United States
A. G. Gardiner
Maximilian Harden
Great Britain
French Aims Declared Political As Belgian Status Causes Anxiety
An editorial argues French aims are political and the advance of Belgian status provokes anxiety. Precautions are taken at Essen to prevent demonstrations as thousands are to be idle today with cavalry held ready.
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Essen
Red Letter Extra Unauthorized by Theater Ad on Front Page
Thousands of downtown readers saw The Commercial Tribune with a red ink advertisement on its front page. The theater management bought 5,000 copies and had the design added by a job printing office without the newspaper’s knowledge.
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Commerceial Tribune
Commercial Tribune
Paat
Robed band brands woman with hot iron
In Tillamook Oregon on January 13 a group of men wearing white entered the home of Mrs Nevada Standish and branded her breast with a red hot iron cross. District Attorney T H Goyne said he was investigating and witnesses reported a scar from the brand. Standish had been twice tried on moonshine involvement charges and acquitted on appeal.
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Tillamook
Ore
Nevada Standish
T. H. Goyne
Gayne
First successful helicopter flight at Dayton McCook Field
The Army Air Service announced the first successful helicopter flights at McCook Field Dayton O lasting 1 minute 42 seconds. The craft weighed 3600 pounds with four lifting screws and a 170 horsepower motor. Dr G De Rothezat led design work with secret development starting July 1821 and further tests planned to advance helicopter use.
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Dayton Field
U. S. Air Service
Washington
Army Air Service
McCook Field
Dayton
War Department
Army
G. de Rothezat
de Bothezat
Helicopter Flight Demoed at McCook Field Dayton
A successful helicopter flight was announced from McCook Field Dayton illustrating vertical takeoff and landing. The test occurred in December with officials confirming the achievement and noting its significance for aviation progress.
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Dayton, O
McCook Field
Firemen Hurt as New York Blaze Threatens Liquor Worth Million
A fire swept Miller-Thompson Paper Co bag plant near the Manhattan end of the New York Jersey tunnel, endangering $1,000,000 in liquor stored at Internal Revenue Bonded Warehouse No. 2. Eight firefighters were injured, 150 underground workers evacuated, and fire engines faced access delays due to tunnel congestion.
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New York
Internal Revenue
Miller-Thompson Paper Company
Manhattan
New York-New Jersey
Noted physician Pioneered X ray Cancer Treatment Dies
Dr William Jordan Taylor a pioneer in Roentgen ray use died after a long illness at 1812 Madison road. He helped install a Roentgen ray department at General Hospital and treated influenza with high success. He was a graduate of Hughes High School Mount and Cincinnati Medical College and an active member of several clubs and societies. Funeral services at 2 pm tomorrow at his residence followed by burial in Spring Grove Cemetery.
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William J. Taylor
William Jordan Taylor
United States
Madison Road
Taylor
American Roentgen Ray Society
W. H. Crane
General Hospital
Hughes High School
Ivard
Katherine Weston Taylor
Helen Louise Taylor
W. H Taylor
Helen Taylor
Spring Grove Cemetery
Bootleggers Face Aggressive Raids Under New Rule
Cincinnati police intensify liquor raids after Supreme Court ruling ends the need for warrants. Detectives under Sergeant Kleemeier launch operations against moon joints to curb violence and lawlessness, aiming to protect families and restore order.
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Cincinnati
John Kleemeier
Supreme Court
Demeter
Rois, Bohlke
Weis
Wank
Kleemeier
Draws Royal Flush Then Falls Dead In Davenport
Charles Hass, at a friend’s home in Davenport, exclaimed about a royal flush after drawing a jack and ten of spades. He then collapsed and died of a paralytic stroke while reaching for the chips.
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Davenport
Charles Hass
France Will Quit Asking Says Tardieu in a Break
Special Cable Dispatch reports former French High Commissioner to the United States argues France will act unilaterally to secure its rights after opposing Versailles ratification. He says economic solidarity failed, and France will abandon allied inquiries, pursuing contracts and order in Europe with a firm stance. France plans to avoid provoking further conflicts and seeks a durable, independent solution.
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United States
the Commercial Tribune
Paris
Essen
America
Rhineland
Germany
Europe
Cuba
Philippine Islands
England
France
Tide of Feeling Turns Against France Says Gardiner
London dispatch reports Britain's liberal editor Gardiner denounces French invasion and notes a shift in public opinion. The article discusses England's response to France's policy, the impact of the Ruhr crisis, and debates on postarmistice conduct and continued occupation.
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Washington
England
United States
Germany
France
Ruhr
Harding
Hughes
American State Department
Europe
Gardiner
Britain
the Commercial Tribune
London
France renews Ruhr pressure amid political unity and risk
Paris reports a revived push over the Ruhr as the French government tightens control and enforces measures against anti Versailles sentiment. Andre Tardieu endorses action, signaling that coal deals mask a broader political aim while Europe braces for uncertain consequences.
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Versailles
Germany
Mayer
Paris
Ruhr
Humanite
Andre Tardieu
Poincare
Tardieu
France
Europe
French Agree to Pay Germans for Coal
Essen reports calm as French troops pull back to distances from city hall and Belgian units advance toward Westphalia. French inspector Coste signals German mine owners may accept cash payments on coal deliveries to France and Belgium with 80 percent advances every ten days and remaining balance within three days.
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Associated Press
Essen
Westphalia
Bottrop
Rhenish
Prussia
Bochum
Dortmund
Degoutte
Fourth Cavalry
M. Coste
Rthr
France
Belgium
Ponrce
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W. E. Miller
Haverty
Otto Abrams
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Mediani
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William Bird
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