Indiana Governor Opposed to Ku Klux Klan Name
Governor McCray said he is opposed to any organization using the Ku Klux Klan name due to its Reconstruction era lawlessness. He noted he knew nothing of a Indiana certificate to organize the Klan and stressed he does not support the group. The Klan was chartered in Georgia and the Indiana permit came from the secretary of state after foreign-corporation filings.
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Indianapolis
McCray
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Kokomo
Ed Jackson
Georgia
Hearing of Negroes Set for September 6
Preliminary hearing for three negroes charged with assaulting three women near Warmersburg is set for September 6 before Justice C. H. Lester in Sullivan. They are held at the Jeffersonville reformatory after a rushed transfer to avert lynching. Officials plan to arraign them in Sullivan County on that date.
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Warmersburg
C. H. Lester
Sullivan
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Sullivan County
Auto Bandits Kidnap Man Near Bruceville
Leamon T. Rayburn of Marion, traveling from his home to Terre Haute in a Dodge, was abducted by bandits about four miles north of Bruceville. They forced him into their car, did not harm him, and later dropped him near Terre Haute. He lost $50 to $60 and four silk shirts and a vest. Vincennes police traced and recovered the abandoned car to its owner.
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Vincennes
Ind
Leamon T. Rayburn
Marion
Terre Haute
Bruceville
Homer C Hart Named Linton Postmaster
Washington announces Homer Hart will be postmaster at Linton after receiving the highest civil service grade in the examination. Hart has eight years as deputy postmaster at Linton and four years in Washington as secretary to Representative Bland. His home support spans both parties.
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Washington
Homer Hart
Linton
Senate
Hart
Bland
Tramsman Claims He Is One of Harding’s Traveling Men
A man knocked at a boarding house rear door Monday morning seeking food. The proprietress refused, saying she does not feed tramps. He insisted he was not a tramp and identified himself as one of Harding’s traveling men.
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The
Washington Democrat
Harding
Charity Box Improves Attic Charity Effort
A fragment describes placing outgrown clothes into a charity box in the attic to aid a cause. The note references parental guidance and a call prompting action, but details remain unclear.
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Youra
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Linton Girls
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Everklean
North Main Street
Wakefield & Fox
South Main Street
Bula
D. D
Frank M. Welch
Will ‘C. Welch
Hamilton
Diana
of State
Farmersburg
Rhodenbeck Bros
Homer C. Hart
Dispatch
Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber Co
D. M. Puckett
the Electric. Vulcanizing Shop
Vincennes Street
Sherwood Service & Sales CO
Buick Agts
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