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tV ■ 1MOB IMPRISONS AGEDWOMAN IN A GAGEEvansville (Wis.) Celebrators Exliib-it Mrs. Shaw•V{ Janesville, Nov. 13.-—Mrs. . Mary Shaw, aged .73 years, of Evansville, -was placed in an animal cage yesterday. arid paraded through the streets. The crowd attempted to force her . to kiss the .flag hut she refused.Mrs, Shaw’s house was painted yellow last spring when she was ajj leged t'o have refused to pay her as-‘sotfsment to the “Your Share is Fair” campaign and yesterday it Is charged she revised to join in the 'celebration. When the angry crowd reached her home she met them with a shot gun, but due to the quick work of Orrin Bishop, a fifteen year old .Janesville boy, the gun was taken away from her. She was/ then forced into the cage.When the procession reached the ^downtown streets, Mrs!” Shaw was'ordered to come out of the cage and ..kiBs. the/flag„..hut she refused. Shewas then forced out of the' cage butEMshe could not be made to kiss the flag. \‘ ' The crowd then ,went to the homfes •of- several alleged slackers and lius-'tied them to' the downtcfwn district, forced them to salute the flag and do a snake dance around a huge bonfire.
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Freeport Journal Standard

Freeport, Illinois, US

Thu, Nov 14, 1918

Page 13

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