1927 Pulitzer Prize

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The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1927.

Journalism awards

Public Service:

Canton Daily News, for its brave, patriotic and effective fight for the ending of a vicious state of affairs brought about by collusion between city authorities and the criminal element, a fight which had a tragic result in the assassination of the editor of the paper, Mr. Don R. Mellett.

Reporting:

John T. Rogers of St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for the inquiry leading to the impeachment of Judge George W. English of the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.

Editorial Writing:

F. Lauriston Bullard of Boston Herald, for the editorial entitled, "We Submit."

Editorial Cartooning:

Nelson Harding of Brooklyn Daily Eagle, "Toppling the Idol."