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Memphis Commercial Appeal , by Memphis Commercial Appeal

For its courageous attitude in the publication of cartoons and the handling of news in reference to the operations of the Ku Klux Klan.

The Jury

John W. Cunliffe(Chair)

R.C.E. Brown

Henry W. Sackett

Winners in Public Service

New York World

For articles exposing the operations of the Ku Klux Klan, published during September and October, 1921.

The Boston Post

For its exposure of the operations of Charles Ponzi by a series of articles which finally led to his arrest.

The Milwaukee Journal

For its strong and courageous campaign for Americanism in a constituency where foreign elements made such a policy hazardous from a business point of view.

1923 Prize Winners