Torture tale linked to Ku Klux Klan in Louisiana
W C Andrews, a third survivor of the Morehouse Parish killings, testifies that he and his wife were raped and tortured by hooded assailants. He recounts the men Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards meeting brutal deaths and recalls the last words spoken before they were abducted.
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Watt Daniels
Thomas F. Richards
Morehouse Parish
Ku Klux Klan
W. C. Andrews
Andrews
International
Vexed account of Ku Klux Klan violence in Louisiana hooded mob attack
W C Andrews recounts his abduction near Mer Rouge as part of a hooded mob terrorizing Black residents. He describes being beaten, blindfolded, and forced to witness the torture and killing of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, with assailants speaking of pursuing questions about an attack on Dr. B. M. McKain.
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Mer Rouge
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
Ku Klux Klan
Mer] Rouge
Bastrop
Daniels
Dr. B M. McKain
Met Rouge
Richards
W. C
Daniely
Young Davenport
Hite UD
Watt Daneis
Jin
Monroe
Old Man Daniels
Becaus
Nex
Dr. McKain
Cleveland Pay Bandits Get Long Ohio Prison Terms
Fred Isika the last of four bandits in two robberies worth over 2200 pleaded guilty today in common pleas court. Judge Frederick P. Walther imposed 25 year sentences in the Ohio penitentiary, one week after indictment. Other confessed robbers Michael Patrick John Roiba and Sam Mendowicz of Columbus received similar terms.
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Cleveland
Fred Isika
Frederick P. Walther
Ohio
Hmit
Cleveand
Will
Michael Patrick
John Roiba
Am Mendlowicz
Comibus
Sheriff Holds Joe Alten In First Arrest
Sheriff Fred Underhill made his first arrest last night when called to Ason. Joe Allen, an old offender, was drunk at his wife’s home and brought to jail. Alten faces a contempt charge after an injunction barred him from visiting his wife.
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Fred Underhill
Ason
Joe Allen
Ife
Alten Ats
S.J. Borge
Panama Treaty Passed to Drive Permanent Canal Accord
WASHINGTON Jan 5 The nation passed a resolution urging President Harding to enter negotiations for a permanent treaty with Panama over control of the Panama Canal. The canal is currently regulated under a 1901 agreement. CINCINNATI Jan 3 George Fields 21 of Hazard Ky and Frank Lenski 21 of Chicago are held by police for questioning in the Walter Breeden case at a local business.
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Washington
The
Nate
Harding
Panama
Panama Canal
Cincinnati
Jan
George Elds
Hazard
City Sees Hearing On Light Rates Before State Utility Board
Mayor Jones and City Solicitor Baird returned from Columbus after hearings before the State Utilities Commission on rate requests by Elyria Telephone Co and Ohio Public Service Co. Neither 3% nor 12% raises were finalized, with OPSCo seeking up to 54% though 5% may be vetoed. Mayor not yet reviewed ordinance. he doubts the 37.5% raise is justified while noting OPSCo asked for more than the commission may approve.
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Jones
Baird
Columbus
State Utilies Commission
Elyria Telephone Co
Ohio Public Service Co
Telephone Co
Mar
Coonceil
F. M. Stevens
J. B Johnson
Reed
Commission
Janet
Public Uniities Commission
Spanish youth charged with attacking Elyrian
Jos Diaz Ferrer a 16 year old Spaniard from Lorain faced Juvenile Judge H C Wilcox on a charge of assault with attempt to kill. It is alleged he struck Wilson Ryan of 220 Blaine Street twice with iron pipe causing injury. Ryan was taken to St Joseph's hospital. Ferrer, a minor, was bound over to the juvenile court under 31099 bond. he waived examination and was remanded to jail after not posting bond.
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Jos Diaz Ferrer
Lorain
H. C. Wilcox
Wilson Ryan
Blaine Street
Ryan
St. Joseph's Hospital
Spain
Renly
Ferrer
Prince divorce suit filed by Lorain wife over missing husband
Grate Prince of Lorain has filed a divorce suit against Fred Prince. They wed in Toledo in February 1948. She alleges that night he left for Cleveland to get his clothes and she returned home to settle, and they were to reunite in Lorain to set up housekeeping. She has not seen him since that day.
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Grate Prince
Lorain
Fred Prince
Toledo
Cleveland
Sisters Claim Same Husband Stirs Cincinnati Case
In Cincinnati two sisters contend they both are married to Elias Belajie. Maria Csebi, 18, fled New York with Belajie last July to start anew here. Helen Csebi, 37, says she is his common law wife from New York. no children reported. Officials forward testimony to Washington as they seek to deport the younger sister.
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Cincinnati
Maria Cseb
Jugo Slavian
New York
Elias Belajie
Helen Csebi
Belajie
Washington
Mastermind adventuress linked to New York gem thefts
New York January 5. Police suspect an international ring led by a famed jewel thief known as the master mind, who rented an apartment before pulling major gem robberies. Frank Barret Carmen, held in the theft of nearly $500,000 in gems from Mrs C B Hugo Schoellhopf of Buffalo, was arraigned and remanded to await a January 8 hearing on charges of theft and acting in concert.
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New York
New i
C. B. Hugo Schoellhopf
Buffalo
Puece
C. Barrett Carman
Inspector Coughlin
Broadway
Frank Barret Carmen
C. P. Hugo Oekom
Hold Two in Arron Blast
Police arrest two men suspected in a daylight bombing at the Cotugno home. Nails and spikes filled the bomb shattered windows and tore the porch. Cotugno, his wife, baby, and two boarders slept inside. no one injured. Cotugno had received a threatening note demanding $4000 a month earlier. Investigators link the attack to a blackhand plot and seek an accomplice through questioning.
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Dominic Cotugno
Cotugno
Frank McGuire
Akron
Rosewood Race Riots Leave Dozens Dead in Florida
Rosewood and Sumner scenes of violence as riots kill more than a score of negros. White families massed by armed guards surge toward negro quarters. fear of wider outbreaks grows. National guards may be sent. Governor Hardee calls for intervention amid ongoing unrest in Sugimer and Rosewood Florida.
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Rosewood
Fla
Las Jaighs
Gainesville
Henry Andres
Cumimer Lumber Company
Sumner
Rory Wilkerson
Hosewood
Fis
Tallahasee
Hardee
Sugimer
State House
Council Clerk Symons resigns to form law partnership
Dan B. Symons, longtime clerk of the city council, board of control, and sinking fund commission, announces resignation to practice law with prosecuting attorney Lawrence Webber. He will also serve as assistant prosecutor for Lorain County, taking effect on the 16th of the month.
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Dan Symons
Dan. B. Symons
Board of Control
Lawrence Webber
Lorain County
Symons
Indictment of eight glass makers in federal case
A Cleveland grand jury indicted eight officials and associates from the national association of window glass manufacturers and wage scale committees for conspiring to restrict production and limit activities of blowers to curb output below normal. The named defendants include Frank Bastin and William Smith among others from Indiana, West Virginia, Ohio, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Kansas, and Ohio, alleged to represent over 86 percent of hand blown window glass output. Gerard J. Pilliod led the case, with witnesses before the grand jury.
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Cleveland
National Association of Window Glass Manufacturers
United States
Thom Bernoldy
Prisoners’ Union
Edgar B. Robinson
Gerard J. Pilliod
Washington
Frank Bastin
Vincennes
Tod
William ©. Smith
Clarksboro
W Va
H.R. Hilton
Port Allegheny
John BR. Scope
Sisterville
W. Va
Charles H. Harding
Fort Smith
Arkansas
William Os. Phils
Brownsville
Harry Ll. Everts
Utica
Armour Lortaux
Caney
Kansas
Joann MM. Fiemer
Arthur Pierre
Marion Clark
Independence
Kas
George Roeseil
Clarksburg
Thomas Gray
Uitea, O
Harry
Klan Probe Opens in Louisiana Courthouse Scene
In Bastrop Louisiana Attorney General Adolph V Coco opened a state probe into the murder of Watt Daniels and Thomas F Richards blamed on a hooded mob. The first session was brief with Judge Fred L Odom warning Morehouse parish residents to avoid violence as Klan activity is investigated. Dense crowds, military presence, and weapon searches marked the proceedings.
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Bastrop
Odom
Albarn Se Urneral Coco
Ths Court House
Bo My McKoin
Mer Rouse
MceKoin
Baltimore
Buffalo Fire Causes Heavy Losses At Two Yards
A blaze in Buffalo caused heavy property losses with Montgomery Brothers Company yards suffering about 200,000 dollars in damage. Twenty four horses perished. A second fire damaged a Teachout Company shed and door factory with estimated damages around 480,000 dollars. The cause was undetermined.
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Buffalo
Montgomery Brothers Compane
Duaier
Teachout Company
European Turmoil With 4 300 000 Men Ready For Action
Nearly 4 300 000 men are under arms in Europe with the Near East armed camp. A large allied fleet in Turkish waters signals potential hostilities while reparations talks have collapsed. Russia and France boast largest armies, France strongest in arms and modern weapons. Trouble centers on Near East with Kemal Pasha reinforcing Turkey and Rhineland with France threatening occupation. Troop counts, sources of Turkish war materiel, and Allied naval presence depicted amid looming conflict.
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Loxdon
Jal
Europe
Near East
Italy
France
Paris
British War Office
Russia
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Rhineland
Turkey
Dardanelles
Sea of Marmora
Bosphorus
Germany
French and Belgian War Aid and Rhine Troop Moves
In Mayence on January 5 French occupation troops were ordered to cancel all furloughs and return to active units. Belgian Premier Theunis outlined military aid France could receive if its advance into Germany continued. In Washington on January 5 Senator Reed urged President Harding to order the return of all U S troops on the Rhine.
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Parid
Say
Ptiau KL al
Maginot
Theunis
Belgium
Polncare
France
Germany
Mayence
Washington
Harding
United States
Rhine
Senate
Reed
Missouri
U S Declines More European Intervention Offers
The United States will not propose or intervene further in the European reparations crisis unless France or other European governments express a desire for American good offices. The administration denounced hopes of U S action as intervention and emphasized France must shift away from a hard line before any further steps are taken.
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Washington
San. O
United States
Europe
France
Amur
Cybinet
Tiamhag
Hughesiow
Hughes
Senate panel seeks full information on reparations crisis
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met in secret to approve sending Senator Lodge to the State Department for full information on European reparations. It asks for steps the United States has taken, contemplated actions, Roe land W. Boyden reports, and Secretary Hughes opinion on the Robinson resolution. The panel’s unanimous action leaves whether to summon George Harvey and other observers for later decision.
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Deng Mens
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robinson
Senator Lodge
State Department
United States
Roeland W. Boyden
Reparations Commission
Hughes
Hardinz
Can
Tions Commission
George Harvey
France
Teacher draws revolver to eject vaccine denying parent
Dayton Kentucky January 3 1900s era report says Professor L Hamlett principal of the public high school drew a revolver to eject an irate father whose child was denied admission for parents refusing to submit the child to vaccination as required by law. Officials say the vaccination issue has grown serious and protection will be asked for all teachers. Several other pupils refused admission due to lack of vaccination and left quietly.
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Dayton
L. Hamlett
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