Oklahoma Klan Grand Dragon to face riot charge
Grand Dragon WN. J. Jewett of Oklahoma was arrested after a martial law court disclosed a gang abducted E. R. Merriman and flogged him in 1922 over alleged relations with a married woman. He faces preliminary hearings, pleaded not guilty, bond set at 1000 dollars. Legislature plans a special session amid Gov. Walton’s anti Kl Klux Klan drive with impeachment talk.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oly
Grand Dragon
WN. J. Jewett
An Klux Klan
Oklahoma
Justice Court
Grand Dragon Jewett
A. A. Maupin
Gay
Walton
Jewell
E. R. Merri
Jewett
Specia
Gov. Walton
Ku Kluy Klan
Hospital Set Up At Mine Shaft Bottom
Five men were injured when an elevator cage dropped 606 feet in the Decatur Coal company mine. Doctors and nurses lowered into the shaft established a temporary hospital as they treated a broken back, two broken legs, and internal injuries. The men cannot be removed until the cable is repaired.
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Decatur, Inl
Decatur Coal Company
Women Golf Meet on Sunnyside Links
A Sunnyside women’s golf tournament began today with 30 entrants while a mixed foursome was slated for the afternoon. In a Saturday nausha event the doctors defeated the lawyers 13 to 10 as physicians and lawyers earned points in a medal-style score. the doctors totaled 26 to the lawyers 34.
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Sunnyside
Sunnyside Links
GG. Bickley
J. ¢. Bickley
C. W. Ellyson
T. FF. Thornton
H. Www
Sigworth
R. BE. Russell
Alfred Longiey
Ben Swisher
Carleton Sias
G. &. Pike
George D. Harris
Mrs Jack Smffh Given Farewell Party
Misses Mildrad and Alma Conger hosted a farewell party for Mrs Jack Smith who will move to Cedar Rapids. The event also celebrated her first wedding anniversary with games and contests won by Miss Ada Watterson and Mrs Smith.
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Mildrad
Alma Conger
Jack Smith
Cedar Rapids
Ada Watterson
Mrs. Smith
Pheasant Plumage Sold Hesitation by Iowa Game Warden
Game warden E. J. Chapman warns milliners against selling pheasant plumage saying it violates Iowa law if sold by firms or individuals. County Attorney Walter R. French reports possession is legal but sale is unlawful, and authorities urge public tipsters to report violations with anonymity.
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E. J. Chapman
Waterloo Millimery
Chapman
Walter R. French
French
Iowa
Revenue Cutters Need Faster Ships to Oust Rum Smugglers
Washington officials said only four revenue cutters are fast enough to match liquor smugglers off the Atlantic coast. They urged Congress to fund six additional swift boats to establish a 24 hour patrol, noting Great Britain might recognize a 22 mile limit only with stronger enforcement.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Congress
Treasury Department
Revenue Cutter Service
New York
Atlantic
Yankees Lose First Razor Round Staged by Two Eight Balls
In Sioux City two men argued over a world event and settled it with razors. James Jones, 35, a Yankee, was hospitalized with deep cuts after the fight. Thomas Jefferson Landers, 57, was arrested on assault with intent to do great bodily harm.
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Yankees
Sioux City
Get
Actios
New York
Thomas Jefferson Landers
Giants
James Jones
Yanks
Jones
Landers
Walker and Bugler Suspended by Boxing Commission
Mickey Walker welterweight champion and manager Jack Bugler were suspended for one year by the New Jersey state boxing commissioner after an unsatisfactory title defense against Jimmy Jones in Newark. The two figures face applicable disciplinary action as the boxing authority reviews the bout.
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Trenton
N. J
Mickey Walker
Jack Bugler
Newwark
Walker
Jimmy Jones
Youngstown
New York
Simple home remedy dissolves blackheads with powder
A brief tips article claims caloe rite powder rubbed on a hot wet cloth dissolves blackheads by washing the pores clean. It asserts all sizes vanish as dust and dirt secretions are washed away, restoring skin to its natural condition.
Peterson Honored by Frats at Des Moines University Council
Kenneth L. Peterson of Waterloo, a Des Moines University student, was elected secretary and treasurer of the university interfraternity council at a meeting of five fraternities. Other officers elected are William Clifton of Oamuloa as president and George Plagman of Peterson, Ta as vice president. Clifton belongs to Omega Tau Phi and Plagman to Sigma Phi Kappa.
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Kenneth L. Peterson
Waterloo
Des Moines University
University Interfraternity Council
Slema Phi Kappa Fraternity
William Clifton
Oamuloa
George Plagman
Peterson
Clifton
Omega Tau Pei Fraternity
Plagman
Sigma Phi Kappa Fraternity
Army band and orchestra players sought at Fort Leavenworth
Recruitment notice invites musicians for Uncle Sam's Army Band and Orchestra at Fort Leavenworth. Eligible players join the corps for service in the band and orchestra, with enlistment opening immediate.
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Uncle Sam’s Army
Iff
Ifor
Wvsselanty
Fort Leavenworth
Recruiting Officers Announce War Enlistments and Duties
Sergi Greenup announces recruits for army service at 410 Lafayette building. Two youths, Burrow IP Stephens and Joseph W. McLaughlin, join air forces and the Fourteenth Cavalry after brief city stay. Musicians in Fort band are relieved from drills and may perform at entertainments and officers’ dances. Philippines service deposits are closed for now. Nashua man Yearling has arm amputated at New Hampton hospital due to gangrene from a finger infection.
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Jaceouittine
Sergi
Greenup
Lafayety Building
Fort
Fort Des Moines
Burrow
Stephens
Air Forces
Joseph IW
McLaughin
fFourtieenth Cavalry
Notica
Philippines
Nashua
Yearling
Knight
New Hampton Hospital
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