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White Caps terror hits Shelbyville area and more losses
A flood of late 19th century clippings details mob violence and disasters from Indiana towns. Reports include a brutal White Caps assault near Kendall's Landing, arson at Decatur, fatal shootings in Elizabethtown, and multiple injuries from robberies and clashes. Also noted are streetcar improvements, gas supply disruptions, and ongoing legal notices across several counties.
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Martinsville
Wabash
Lutz Hotel
Harvey Satterwhite
John Buchanan
Fittie Bender
Jeffersonville
Louisa Carmichael
Salt Creek Township
Hale
Bright
Mary, Shoulder
Martha Punch
Alexander
Sarah Stewart
Anderson
Simeon Clem
James McCain
Elizabeth Snowberger
Camden
McCain
McDonald & Will’s
Ft. Wayne
Richard Marey
Davis
Terre Hants
White River
Shoals
Theodore Wiseman
Ezra Armstrong
Hartford City
Michael Schmit
Day Johnson
Paul
Ft. Wayne Natural Gas Company
Hartford City Glass Works
Mollie Kinney
John ‘Mann
Shelbyville
John Deprez
Alvah
Homer
Henry Hubert
Cooms
Hunter’s
Hunter
John Cosby
Kendall’s Landing
Albert Whetstone
Brazil Township
Clay County
Brazil
Indiana
Charles Davis
Attorner
Carrie