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Ku Klux Klan Funeral
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Klansmen of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) wearing conic masks and white robes gather in front of St. James Lutheran Church, Verona, for the funeral of Herbert C. Dreger, a police officer who was shot and killed in "Little Italy" (South Murray Street). Dreger was shot to death on December 2, 1924.
December 5, 1924
Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
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