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White Gaps crime and temperance revivals in Indiana towns
A wide slate of local items reports violent crime and social movements across Indiana. Revelations include the White Caps trial dragging in Anderson, public temperance efforts led by Francis Murphy in LaPorte and a broad revival in Bridgeport, plus weathered notes on coal strikes, rail openings, fatal fires, and pensions for numerous residents and veterans.
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Murphy
Columbus
Coopers of Columbus
New Opera House
Seymour
Bridgeport
Madison County
Anderson
South Bend
Knights of Pythias
LaPorte
Francis Murphy
Shelby County Agricultural Society
Shelbyville
Saline City
James Sallender
Madison
Daniel K. Shackley
Decatur
P. E. Jester
Muncie
Decida
Jackson County
Brownstown
Montgomery County
Pettit
Mary Flick
French Lick Springs
17&S
Col. C. G. Conn
Elkhart
William Lowman
Fowler
Elnora
Westport
Young
New Albany
Mishawaka Presbyterian Church
A. W. Ingle
Peru
Goodall Bros
Black
James
Oss
Gosport
Goss
Bronaugh
Walter McClure
Crawfordsville
Charles Coombs
Sammel Cornett
Washington
Knightstown
Moxphine
Wetherald & Wood
Connersville
Jacob Perew
Crawford County
Sun
Harvey Stock
Terre Haute
Hiram Russell
Lafayette
John P. Kinney
Wabash
George Thorp
Bourbon
Daniel Kennedle
Geo. W. Stineback
Elwood
Marcus Herring
Bloomington
Americus G. Campbell
Winchester
John Lewis
Geo. W.lewis
Delphi
Thomas J. McDowell
Daniel Stetler
Jesse Merieal
Tippecanoetown
Wm. Raypole
Cherubusco
Ellery C.perry
Josiah Ranse
Thornton
Samuel L. Jenkins
Elias M. Roney
Fairmount
Edward Mason
Worthington
Geo. Gibson
Jonesboro
Isaiah Pierce
Wm. F. Gray
Princeton
Elijah McKinley
John .L. Barkery
Indianapolis
Scott
Sarah. A
Sterling A. Martin
Lawrenceburg
Ellen