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1925 Pulitzer Prizes
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Journalism
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Winners
Finalists
Reporting
Reporting
James W. Mulroy and Alvin H. Goldstein of
Chicago Daily News
For their service toward the solution of the murder of Robert Franks, Jr., in Chicago on May 21, 1924, and the bringing to justice of Nathan F. Leopold and Richard Loeb.
Finalists:
Editorial Cartooning
Editorial Cartooning
Rollin Kirby of
New York World
For "News from the Outside World."
Finalists:
Editorial Writing
Editorial Writing
No author named of
Charleston (SC) News and Courier
For the editorial entitled "Plight of the South."
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Books, Drama & Music
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Drama
Drama
They Knew What They Wanted
, by Sidney Howard
Finalists:
History
History
History of the American Frontier
, by Frederic L. Paxson (Houghton)
Finalists:
Biography
Biography
Barrett Wendell and His Letters
, by M. A. Dewolfe Howe (Little)
Finalists:
Poetry
Poetry
The Man Who Died Twice
, by Edwin Arlington Robinson (Macmillan)
Finalists:
Novel
Novel
So Big
, by Edna Ferber (Doubleday)
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Special Citations
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