The Ku Klux Klan's grip on Indiana politics is crumbling spectacularly as Watson and Robinson publicly disown the organization they once courted. A Marion County grand jury is hunting down missing witnesses in the D.C. Stephenson corruption probe, threatening indictments for those dodging subpoenas — including former Klan cyclops George S. Elliott and his partner Harvey Bedford, a former traffic inspector. Bert Morgan, Indiana's former prohibition director, testified that his role in arresting the fallen Klan leader Stephenson for murdering Madge Oberholtzer cost him his job. Meanwhile, Eugene V. Debs, the 'little giant of Socialism' who ran for president five times, lies in state at Terre Haute's Labor Temple. Thousands are filing past his casket before Saturday's funeral, after which his body will be cremated in Indianapolis. In a fiery speech to Indiana teachers, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise scorched Republican Chairman Clyde Walb's 'wobbliness,' mocking Walb's claim that he represents 'international finance' trying to drag America into the World Court.

This front page captures Indiana at a pivotal moment in the 1920s — the spectacular collapse of the KKK's political machine that had dominated state politics. D.C. Stephenson's conviction for rape and murder in 1925 triggered a domino effect, exposing the web of corruption that connected Klan leadership to Republican politicians. The public disavowal by Watson and Robinson signals the end of the Klan's mainstream political influence in Indiana, where it had claimed nearly 400,000 members at its peak. The death of Eugene Debs also marks the end of an era for American socialism, while the teachers' convention reflects the growing professionalization of education during the Progressive Era's final phase.

• Harry Hawden of Seattle divorced his wife two years ago, not knowing she was about to inherit a $100,000 estate in Australia — and she didn't even know she was divorced when she came back to 'divvy' it with him
• The Ralph Lee murder jury has been deliberating since Thursday afternoon at a Franklin hotel, with court observers believing 'there was little chance of the jurors arriving at a verdict'
• Cuba and the United States just ratified treaties to stop rum and immigrant smuggling, after an expedition of 'approximately one hundred Poles, Russians and Spaniards' was captured in a pitched battle with rural guards near Havana
• The newly elected teachers' association president won't actually take office until the following year — the outgoing president urged this antiquated system be changed so the new leader could have 'something to say regarding the program over which she is to preside'

• Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, who delivered that blistering speech in Indianapolis, would go on to co-found the NAACP and become one of the first to publicly warn about the Holocaust in the 1940s
• Eugene V. Debs, whose body is lying in state, famously received nearly a million votes for president in 1920 while serving time in federal prison for opposing World War I — his campaign slogan was 'From Atlanta Prison to the White House'
• The three earthquakes that shook San Francisco this morning were relatively minor compared to the 1906 disaster, but they filled hotel lobbies with 'nervous and hurriedly dressed guests' — the city was still rebuilding its reputation as safe from seismic activity
• D.C. Stephenson, the fallen Klan leader at the center of these corruption probes, had boasted 'I am the law in Indiana' — his downfall effectively ended the KKK as a major political force nationwide
• C.W. Boucher, elected teachers' association president after 50 years in education, won on the sixteenth ballot in what was described as having 'the complexion of a political convention'