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1b-the■cast-Crosses Burned*and Bombs Firedc^n-all-ntlvreet.nentpon-•ing.renewi. itart.re-O J «j nfl20-1-2UerBy Local KlanThree crosses were burned in Mitchell last night and three bombs exploded. Police and county authorities believe it was the work of the local Ku Klur Klan. One of the crosses was burned in the third ward and a bomb heralded the lighting of the!cross. The first bomb was exploded about 0:30 o’clock. The second andthird bombs were set off about fifteen minutes later and the explosions occurred within two or three minutes of each other. The second explosion was by far the most powerful of the three and the concussion shook houses onthe w’est side. Officers investigating found the remains of the flamingises; crosses, and declared that the bombsO t\ I tv* m A ^ A. A I-were set off at the same locations.The question of permitting the klan to use the Corn Palace for a meeting place tonight was to be decided this afternoon by the city council. At therequest for th* use of the buildingnight. II. D. Brown, an organizer ofthe klan. was told that the council would consider renting the Corn Pal-ace to the klan providing ten prop-f ertv ownersressrequest for the use of the builinirThis morning this petition was pnTienpdw°mhe C'VV aUdi,or and MaVorJ. hj. VV imams .....call for a special meeting of the coun-oil.
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Mitchell Evening Republican
Mitchell, South Dakota, US
Thu, May 08, 1924
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