A Nation in Peril as Ku Klux Klan Threatens Treason
A Democratic journal warns readers of a revived Ku Klux order targeting Union supporters in the South. It links mob violence to postwar politics, urges votes for Grant and Colfax, and endorses Winfield Scott Hancock as the sole candidate with a chance to unite loyal Democrats and soldiers against treason.
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Spencer
First Albania Union Cavalry
G. M. Dodge
Montgomery
Ala
South
Vallandigham
Memphis
New Orleans
St. Domingo
Johnson
Grant
Colfax
Dera
Democratic Party
Donelson
Corinth
Vicksburg
Richmond
House of Representatives
North
Popular Voice
Vickshuro
Appomattox Court House
Winfield Scott Hancock
German Turners pick Peoria man for Secretary of State
A Chicago Republican article lauds Edward Rummel of Peoria as the Republican nominee for Secretary of State. It highlights his German heritage, self made rise from printer apprentice to owner of the Peoria German Abendzeitung, and his strong standing in the Turners movement. The piece frames his nomination as a boost to German Americans and to Republican strength in Illinois. Nearby, a sensational Owen County Indiana column recounts a decades‑old tale of hidden silver, Indian lore, and a cave discovery with a modern follow‑up promising further exploration and ore specimens.
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Peoria Transcript
Edward Rummel
Rummel
Chicago
Illinois
Howard Rummel
Peoria
Republican
Peoria German Avitung
Zeimwiga
Republican Party
Turnerbund
Owen County
Indiana
Focal Paper
Hugh Warren
Iowa
Maccoon Creek
Hugh
Mr. Bean
Joseph Baker
Mnfield
Exposé of the Klan and Its Spread Across Regions
A fragmentary report discusses the Ku Klux Klan, its initiation rites, questions and answers, and the society's expansion. Mentions crosses, symbols, and recognition among members as it describes the organization’s influence and reach.
Initiation and terror of the Southern Cross secret band
A first person account details a 1867 initiation into a Ku Klux Klan like secret order in Georgia, describing masked guards, oaths, a human skull in a ritual bowl, and the vow to wage desolation against the North with Cross Crescent and Lone Star symbols, plus the Grand Council and looming national crisis.
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Southern Cross
Jackson
Johnston
Davis
Lee
Bragg
Beauregard
Southrons
Lone Star
South
Lone Star of the
KKK
Order of Society
Ku-Klux “Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Columbus
Longstreet
Man proposes to descend Niagara Falls in life boat
Detroit Free Press reports Charles Ockford plans a perilous Niagara Falls descent in an inflatable eight by three foot life boat. A Goodyear built craft, with a central pivot seat and air for about twenty minutes, will be towed below the falls where observers await. If successful, Sydney Doty of Pontiac may attempt the feat. presidential ages note Grant 46 and Colfax 45.
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Georgia
Detroit
Free Press
Niagara Falls
Charles Ockford
Falls of
Niagara
India
Goodyear, Rubber Company
Ockford
Sydney Doty
Pontiac
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Steepont Jornal Tamess
McCall
Kn King Klan
Democratic Journal
Ind
Ker
An. Exprose of
The
Klan
Philadelphia Press
Ieee Iy
Brothers
Southern
Ross
Yves
Brothers of the Southern Cross
Gmite
Jso
Grand Signal
Grand Council
Nashville
Augusta
United States
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