Origin of Corydon White Caps and Knights of the Switch
Corydon Harrison county tale explains two feared groups. The White Caps and Knights of the Switch began in Blue River township from Henry Long amid real estate disputes and a murder, ending with a masked mob raid and ensuing vigilante chapters. Gen. Michener visits as two court cases linger. the town remains uneasy yet calm. Two locals die from heat, Richard Burns and Henry Towman, with Burns dying at the hospital.
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Corrpon
Micherer
Corydon
Indiana
Harrison County
Gresham
Gen
Harrison
White Caps
Knights of the Whip
Knights of the Switch
Harrigan County
Blue River Township
Henry Long
Long
Christopher Dinklocker
Ott
Dinklocker
Henry Ott
Board of Commissioners
Court House
Bary
Knigits
Michener
Indiana News Roundup from Huntington to Catawba Island
A broad Indiana news digest reports scarlet fever in Huntington and measles at Highland orphan asylum in Vincennes, a fatal heat incident in Jeffersonville, arson and looting cases in Crawfordsville and Marion, gas drilling activity, ordinances in Peru and Hammond, a string of crimes and accidents with several injuries, and notable political notes including Major Steele’s congress nomination and the K P lodge plans in Fort Wayne.
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Indiana
Huntington
Colum UB
Eichart
Avilla
Crawfordsvillians
Peru
Vincennes
Highland Catholic Orphan Asylum
John Hall
Richmond
John Horn
Jeffersonville
Crawfordsville
Fire Department
Hammond
John Kinley
D.C
Givens
Centerville
Webb Stewart
Steve Baum
Frankfort
Maj
Geo. W. Steele
Eleventh District
Congress
Goethelodge
K. of P
Fort Wayne
Pine Village
Warren County
James Gordon
Tipton
John Shaw
Charles Warren Stoddard
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Europe
Morris Francis Egan
New York
Freemen's Journal
Evansville Journal
Iowa City
Iowa
Otto Schmidt
Evansville
J. H. Robbins
Greensburg
W. W. Hodges
New Albany
Ohio
Anderson
John MecCurley
Teachers’ Institute
Ross Wilkinson
Greencastle
Catawba Island
Sam Lecrone
Tau Sun
Sandusky
Mr. Hewitt
Hewitt
Cedar Point
Bellevue
Complaint on labor mix sparks Italian exclusion claim
A report accuses J. C. Gibney of hiring forty home laborers on Monday to dig gas trenches with a proviso excluding Italians. When he later tried to mix the smoked dagoes, Indianapolis workers stopped work, laying down tools in protest.
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J. C. Gibney
Joe Foppiano Accepts Baylis Challenge at 150 Lb Weight
Joe Foppiano replies to Bayliff's challenge in the Sun and states he is ready to meet Bayliff if the latter lowers his weight to 150 pounds. Foppiano is at Han Jey's boxing rooms 234 E Washington St awaiting further arrangements.
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Baylis
Joe Foppiano
Bayliff
Sun
Foppiano
Han Jey
Washington-st
Marion and Hendricks groups plan autumn reunions in Clermont
Old settlers of Marion and Hendricks counties hold a reunion in Clermont Thursday. Indianapolis and Excelsior lodges K of P plan work on Thursday and Friday nights. Abner Carnes, 22, declared insane by a commission near the northeast city line. thought incurable. Third annual reunion of the Second Indiana Cavalry set for Sept 1 with Grand hotel as headquarters. Augusta Reichel declared insane but called eccentric by friends, sent to Logansport insane hospital. Adjutant general Koontz ships $20,000 in camp and garrison supplies to Evansville. 1,700 caps to be shipped Thursday for encampment use. A rumor of a murder at Irvington, started by a wild-eyed man, proved false. Judge Woods upholds Van Buren suit for fees in tally sheet forgery case. J McQuiddy to attend sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows in San Francisco with a large Bloomington and Kokomo contingent.
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Marion
Hendricks Penate
Clermont
Indianapolis
Excelsior
K. of P
Abner Carnes
Second Indiana Cavalry
Grand Hotel
Augusta Reichel
Logansport Insane Hospital
Koontz
Evansville
Irvington
Woods
van Buren
United States
J. McQuiddy
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Oddfellows
San Francisco
Tulley
Bloomington
A. N. Grant
Kokomo
J.B. Kenner
Huntington
Picnic in the Woods at Blue River Park for Model Company Children
A large charity picnic for Model clothing's 4th annual event gathered about 1,083 children under fifteen near the Model store on Pennsylvania street. Tickets were distributed by Rev. John Kirkwood and others. the group traveled by train to Blue River park for a day of games, ice cream, cake, and lemonade. Prices for flour and feed and market reports followed, with commodity bids from Indianapolis and Chicago noting steady wheat, corn, and oats markets.
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Welkin
Pennsylvania St
Model Clothing Company
Blue River Park
Morristown
Hays
John Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Jim Breen
Bud Deitch
A. J. Cramer
Simeon Bruce
B. A. & Yarns
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Fans Foiled in Washington Series Struggle
Baseball notes report Indianapolis struggles on a Washington trip with Boyle and Schoeneck drawing attention. Detroit’s Sam Thompson again led off and the Hoosiers face tough odds against Washington while critics question Boyle and Esterbrook. Wednesday scores show Chicago and Detroit surprises. the grocery and market listings follow in dense late-19th century style.
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Indianapolis
Boyle
Schoeneck
Hoosiers
Washington
Sam Thompson
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Pittsburg
Boston
Brooklyn
Louisville
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Athletics
Kansas City
St. Louis
Cleveland
Esterbrook
Indianapolitans
Spence
Handsome Heart
Adonis
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