Testimony links Ku Klux Klan to Morehouse probe
Addie May Hamilton known as Daughter of the Klan testified about being seized from her Mer Rouge home in January 1922 and shipped to Little Rock. She named Dr. B. M. McKain and Pink Kirkpatrick as leaders, described threats to her mother, and said she returned to Mer Rouge after intercession by local associates.
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Addie May Hamilton
Ku Klux Organization
Associated Press
Bastrop
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
Mer Rouge
Ku Klux
B. M. McKain
Pink” Kirkpatrick
McKoin
Little Rock
George Seth Guion
Dr. McKoin
Pink
Kirkpatrick
Addie
Hugh Clark
W. FE. Hopkins
Mme
Mr. Clark
Mr. Hopkins
Met Rouge
Evidence Revealed At Bastrop Hearing On Klan Links
Bastrop January hearings open with former Morehouse parish Klansmen testifying that Klan leaders were actively involved in the events surrounding the torture and deaths of Watt Daniels and Thomas F. Richards last August. Attorney General Coco says this is just a fraction of the state's evidence and the Klan is on trial. Andrews and Norseworthy testified as former members detailing the organization’s operations in Morehouse parish.
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Associated Prega Bastrop
Ku Klux Klan
Watt Daniels
Thomas F. Richards
Coco
Atrife
Met Rouge
J. F. Norseworthy
E. C. Andrews
Klan
Morehouse Parish
Mer Rouge Woman Held Up by Hooded Men At Gunpoint
Mrs. W. E. Hopkins testified in Bastrop that on August 24 she and other women were held at the Bastrop Mer Rouge road by hooded men, one brandishing a pistol and warning to proceed. She linked masked assailants to Klan activity and described the shooting and deportation rumors surrounding the case.
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Mer Rouge
Merry Klansman
Associated Press
Houston
Department of Justice
Bastrop
Thos. C. White
Washington
W. E. Hopkins
Met Rouge
Diggers Warned Of Mine Condition In Advance Of Blast
Five miners died in a gas explosion at Dolomite Mine No 1 near Birmingham Alabama early today. Four were negro and one white man W E Lewis 53. The blast struck a single room despite warnings of danger and gas presence.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Dolomite Mine No. 1
Woodward Iron Company
Here
W. E. Lewis
Dolomite No. 1
Dolomite No. 3
Woodward Company
Berlin
Muelheim
Duesseldorff
Scheldorff
Duisburg
Fess Says Reparations Debate Is Political Not Economic
Senator elect Simeon D. Fess told Carnegie Institute of Technology students that reparations are a political dispute among France Britain and their allies and that the United States must wait for European agreement on amount and conditions before any material help. He called Britain and France policies irreconcilable and warned U S not to intrude as umpire in the dispute.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
France
Europe
United States
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Great Britain
High heels forecast for women's shoes this season
Chicago January 10 report from the Industrial Shoe Retailers Association convention describes fashion trends with high curved heels, pointed toes, and interwoven fabric colors dominating this season. Dancing slipers matching gowns appeal to younger women. Herrin riot case continues as five union miners are defended with alibi testimony planned by their attorneys in Marion Illinois.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Industrial Shoe Retailers’ Association
Marion
Hrs
Herrin
Coast League asserts autonomy over drafts
In San Francisco the Pacific Coast Baseball League boss McCarthy says the league will act independently if major leagues breach the minor league draft agreement. Summary notes reflect broad interstate sports labor dynamics and cross-league relations.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast Baseball League
Wm. H. McCarthy
Coast League
Fairbanks Plans New World Artists Role In Independent Films
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford announced plans to expand United Artists with leading actors. They offered child star Jackie Coogan a four picture contract with a $500000 cash advance and a 60 percent profit guarantee from the first four films at the Fairbanks Pickford studio. The plan includes closing Griffith studios on Long Island and returning to Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Jackie Coogan
Four Pictures
United Artist
Los Anles Times
United Artists
Miss Pickford
Mr. Fairbanks
Charlie Chaplin
David Wark Griffith
Chas Ray
Griffith
Long Island
New York
Fairbanks
Fairbanks-Pickford
Belgium and French troops move to Ruhr occupation
Brussels reports 1800 Belgian troops sent with infantry, machine gunners, cavalry and aviators to aid French forces in occupying the Ruhr region. Amsterdam notes 120000 troops planned by nine divisions. Essen describes quiet morning amid tense mood and French activity including commandeered schools fitted as military offices worth 30 million marks.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Ruhr
Aix la Chapelle
Ghent
Associated l'Jeaa
Amsterdam
Essen
Hamburg
Duesberg
Germany Notified of Ruhr Seizure Plan at Berlin Embassy
A French foreign office official formally notified Germany of the prospective seizure of the Ruhr district at the German embassy in Berlin. The brief incident drew only a policeman and a newspaper man as spectators.
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Germany
Paris
Ruhr
Foreign Office
American Troops on Rhine Ordered Home by President
Washington reports that American troops on the Rhine were ordered home by President Harding. No official explanation was given, but France communicated plans to occupy the Ruhr valley, anticipating withdrawal of U S forces.
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Rhine
Harding
France
Ruhr
Washington
Bremen
Antwerp
St. Mihiel
New York
Europe
Graves Registration Service
Allen
Hughes
Weeks
White House
Protest Over Millhaven Swartz Road Route Change
Local citizens protested the proposed route shift of the Millhaven Swartz road in Ouachita parish at a Police Jury meeting. Attorney Henry Bernstein spoke for Ward 2 residents citing survey records and bond issue basis. The matter was referred to the district attorney and deferred to February.
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Millhaven-Swartz
Ouachita Parish
Henry Bernstein
Bernstein
Breard
David Garrett
H. D. Montgomery
Ward 9
Prairie Creek
John Gladden Place
Loona
Bayou Mason Camp
Charles Phillips
W. G. Hodge
J. Littlepage
F. R. Neubauer
Lederle Antitoxin Laboratories
New Orleans
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Andrews
W. C. Andrews
Daniels
Richards
Texas
T. F. Richards
London
Ruh
Lokal Anzeiger
Memel
East Prussian
Department of Labor
Shanghai
Chen Chiung-Ming
Canton
Southern Republic
Hongkong
Otis Clark
Fort Worth
Tex
R. A. Ramsay
Animal Industry
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
North
South Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Doug Fairbanks
New World Artists’ Association
Belgium
Second Ward
Millhaven-Swartz Road
Neubauer
Charles C. Shoemaker
Monroe
Weaks Supply Co
Genasco Roofing
New Star Hotel
City Hall
P. A. Poag
Nem Vanek
Insurance
Gregg & McKenzie
Ouachita National Bank
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