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Scourge Described as Symbol of Silver Shirts Confrontation
Oklahoma City dispatch reports on the Silver Shirts of America, likened to the Ku Klux Klan, detailing their emblem the scourge, the planned national war chest, and militant Protestant makeup including Masons and Knights. The piece notes William Dudley Pelley’s leadership, private interviews, and ceremonial practices with uniforms and ranks such as Copperheads.
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James L. Kilgaleln
Oklahoma City
America
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Luther J. Powell
Oklahoma
Bilver Shirts
Masons
Oold Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Ku Xlur
Eisnera
William Dudley Pelley
Asheville
N. G
The
Silver Shirls
Ku Klux Kien
Powell
Pelley
National War Chest
Benke
Silver Shirt
Shah