Insanity Plea in Coburn Slayer Trial
In Atlanta a jury trial over William S. Coburn’s death saw Philip E. Fox enter a plea of insanity. Defense attorney Frank A. Hooper Sr. argued inherited insanity and overwork, tracing it to Fox’s Dallas journalism career and family history. State witnesses described Coburn’s shooting at his desk and Fox’s alleged deliberate fire, with medical testimony detailing two bullet wounds and Coburn’s death minutes later.
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Atlanta
Philip E. Fox
William S. Coburn
Frank A. Hooper
Fox
Hooper
Dallas
Texas
Chas. W. Duffield
Boston
Mass
P. E. Fox
Coburn
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Night Hawk
G. C. Blaylock
T. D. Stugdivant
Dorsey
Solicitor’ General
Pick
H. E. Stockridge
Klan
William Joseph Simmons
Ku Klux Klan
Everett
A. E. Wilson
Klan Emperor at Trial Inconsistent Claims Emerge
Witnesses describe Everett and Fox actions surrounding the Coburn shooting. Everett identifies a purchasable knife Fox allegedly used and examined its open blade. Attorneys recount Fox seeking Coburn’s office, shots fired, and Coburn’s stenographer Mrs Holbrook reporting the shooting with Coburn found at his desk.
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Coburn
Fox
M. L. Heyman
W. A. Holbrook
W. T
Rogers
Imperial Palace
A New Type of Workman Finds Cleveland Mills Embrace Change
College graduates join Cleveland steel industry as eight hour day reduces toil. Mountain boys from Kentucky and Tennessee arrive, previously only hardy workers sought hot metal roles. Office workers also seek production jobs after hours cut.
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Cleveland
Associated Press
Steel Mills
Kentucky
Tennessee
Hardy
Berlin Furniture Stores Hoard War Time Goods
Berlin warehouses are filled with furniture as storage charges rise and housing limits bite. Since October 1 charges must be paid in gold, forcing many to shrink living spaces and risking sale of unpaid items after four weeks. Warehouses expect to buy large quantities cheap to offset losses.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Belgard Sidelined After Hand Injury At KU Practice
Varsity forward Belgard suffered a transverse hand fracture during practice at Robison Gym. Coach Dr. Allen said X rays confirmed the break and Belgard will miss games for over a month but may participate in floor work and light practices. A practice game ended 14 to 8 as Black’s team defeated Wulf’s quint. Also noted is a South Central Chamber conference meeting January 24-25 in New Orleans, with Lawrence invited to send delegates.
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Wilford Belgard
Robinson Gymnasium
Dr. Allen
K. U
Belgard
Charlie Black
John Wulf
Chamber of Commerce
South Central Division
National Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans
Lawrence Chamber’ of Commerce
Public Works Expand as Vienna City Takes Over Belt Railway
Vienna reports its socialist government extends public works reducing unemployment by taking over the long idle underground belt railway. The line will be electrified and folded into the municipal street railway system with new equipment built domestically. In Kansas, L F Curfman of Pittsburg is elected president of the Kansas Engineering Society at its sixteenth annual convention in Wichita. Other officers named are L E Conrad of Manhattan as VP and Ernest Boyce of Lawrence as secretary. Local ads note cash grocery sale, D A Re sale at Bell's Music Store, Eriksen's Furniture Christmas prep, and a Ladies Aid bazaar at Piggly Wiggly on Saturday.
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George
Drake
Douglas County
Kansas
City of
Law
North Law-Douglas
Lawrence
Vienna
Kansas Engineers
Wichita, Kan
L. F. Curfman
Pittsburg
Kansas Engineering Society
Curfman
L. E. Conrad
Manhattan
Ernest Boyce
Protest Birth of Nation Petitions Kansas City
A 221 name petition from Kansas City residents protesting the film The Birth of a Nation was delivered to the Kansas attorney general and addressed to Governor J M Davis. The AAACP backed it, calling the movie immoral and designed to stir bitterness against Blacks. A second informal proposal urged labeling speeding offenders with a 30 to 60 day sign reading Speed Fiend, endorsed by Attorney General C B Griffith from Ottawa.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas City
Kansas
Attorney General’s Office
J. M. Davis
Association For the’ Advancement of Colored People
C. B. Griffith
R. C. Marcell
Ottawa
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Hl-Mckone
Idland Hall
Y. P.L
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Alfalfa Hay
Commercial Collecting Agency
Perkins
Fidelity-Phanix Fire Insurance Company
New York
Robert D. Air
American Bark Bldg
Fidelity-Phoenix Fire Insurance Co
Chicago, Ill
Fuller Brushe
C. W. Straffon
Fuller
Miss Roach
Red
Ohio
St. Marys
Cosho
Williams, Investment CO
Cincinnati
A. L. Holcom
O._D. ‘Thomas
Care Journal-World
Lawrence Daily
Journal-World
Louisa “Drake
Germany
Carter
Tire &Battery Co
City ‘Transit
Grocieries
Massacchusetts
D. A. Re
Bell
Eriksen
Ladies Aid of
Tf Evangelical Church
Piggly Wiggly Store
Ecob Clothes
Eeu i Autofoot Outfitters
Skofstads
Her
Scooter
Him
Maytag
Ingersol
Green Brothers
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