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As printed: CARDINALS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE OF WORLD
ContextThe World Series is the best-of-seven championship played between the pennant winners of the two major leagues; the clubs split the first six games, three apiece. Grover Cleveland Alexander has pitched in the National League since 1911.
As printed: DURESS AND VILE WORDS ARE REPORTED TO JUDGE
ContextHarry M. Daugherty was Attorney General under President Harding and Thomas W. Miller the alien property custodian, the official who held property seized from enemy nationals during the World War. Julian W. Mack is the federal judge presiding and Emory R. Buckner the United States Attorney in New York; a jury that cannot agree is discharged and the case may be tried again.
As printed: M'PHERSON CASE LETTER IS STOLEN
ContextAimee Semple McPherson is the pastor of Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, who vanished from a Southern California beach in May and reappeared in June at Douglas, Arizona, saying she had been kidnapped. A preliminary hearing is where a judge decides whether the evidence is enough to hold the accused for trial; Asa Keyes is the district attorney of Los Angeles County.
As printed: "NO WHITE WASHING," PROMISE
ContextD. C. Stephenson was the Indiana Ku Klux Klan leader convicted of murder in 1925 and now serving a life sentence at the state prison at Michigan City; Ed Jackson is governor of Indiana and John L. Duvall mayor of Indianapolis. A grand jury hears evidence in secret and decides whether charges shall be brought; a deposition is sworn testimony taken outside court.
As printed: Queen Marie Forced to Leave Jewels Behind
ContextMarie is the Queen of Rumania, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and is to make a tour of the United States. German armies overran Rumania during the World War, and Moscow has been the seat of the Soviet government since 1918.
The State means to call more Arizona witnesses in the McPherson hearing, and the Marion County grand jury is to hear witnesses before Stephenson himself is brought from the prison.