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...Bygad found a proof of the Senior Class Picture in the office yesterday. "By jims!" he expostulated. "This tradition's a great thing to follow individually; but collectively it sure does make them look like the Pittsburgh Klavern of the Ku Klux Klan, with the Kleagles out in front!" R. SIMULANT

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIME | 5/18/1923 | See Source »

NEBRASKA: The mayor of Omaha, James C. Dahlman, was made " grand lictor " or national head of the " Fascisti of America"-an organization not connected with Fascism in Italy, It was organized by a former Ku Klux Klan official and has as its objects "pure" Americanism," "prevention of causes of mob violence," "protection of pure womanhood," "the rights of a free and enlightened people to choose their own religion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE STATES: may 12, 1923 | 5/12/1923 | See Source »

...original independence and pioneer spirit will encourage this effort. Unfortunately it is a counter-movement, a reaction, directly contrary to the present trend. A curious combination of economic dependence with political and social dissatisfaction has given rise to a most difficult situation, which such forces as the Ku Klux have only made more acute. At first glance "The Minute Men" are directed against the Klan, but essentially their object is much the same. Both societies seek a return to conditions once considered normal,--which may never be normal again. Influences which even General Dawes is powerless to control are forcing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE REVIVAL OF THE FITTEST | 4/28/1923 | See Source »

...bourne from which no politicians return? According to statisticians, Mayfield's chances are these: Five Republicans and 27 Democrats that he will sit in the Senate; 47 Republicans, 15 Democrats, and Senator Shipstead (Farmer-Labor) that he will not. Senator Mayfield was "elected by the Ku Klux Klan"-which is enough to put most Republicans and the Northern Democrats against him. In addition, he is accused of various corrupt practices. It is expected that he will be allowed to take his seat in the Senate and that then an investigation will be ordered. Already the cry is going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Political Notes: Apr. 7, 1923 | 4/7/1923 | See Source »

...Skipwith, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan at Morehouse, La., said that he was "highly elated " over the result of the trial of certain Klansmen in Bastrop. For the Klan has won a marked victory. The blackhooded night riders who last August tortured to death two of their opponents and hid their bodies in Lake La Fourche have not yet been convicted. The Special Grand Jury which tried suspected Klansmen dismissed the case on grounds of insufficient evidence, and, although 125 witnesses testified to various criminal activities of the Klan, including murder in their charges, the Jury referred only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: ' Highly Elated | 3/24/1923 | See Source »

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