Klu Klux Klan
Kentucky Post, Thursday, 5 July 1923, page 1
Richard Gunning, Dayton Councilman, 821 Sixth av. was burned about the hands and arms Wednesday night when he tore a fiery cross from its moorings on Belmont Hill, Dayton. The cross was burned just after hundreds of residents had left the hill after an all day community celebration. Fred Reekers, mayor, who also had noticed the cross, joined them as they passed his home and the three climbed the hill to investigate.
When Gunning saw the cross was a symbol of the Klu Klux Klan, he tore it from its moorings and stamped on it until the blaze had been extinguished. A can of gasoline was found beside it. The men said they saw a man with a flashlight go over the side of the hill as they approached.
"We will not tolerate Ku Kluz activities in the city of Dayton. The spot where the cross was burned is within the city limits and if persons responsible for the affair are apprehended they will be severely dealt with." Mayor Reekers said Thursday.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 6 September 1927, page 1
Except for a temporary disruption in the parade, nothing occurred Monday to mar the annual gathering at Alexandria of the Ku Klux Klan of northern Kentucky. An unidentified autoist twice drove through the column as the marchers paraded on Alexandria pike, but each time the Klansmen reformed and continued.
Rev W B Harvey, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Newport and H C Moore, Lexington, spoke at the Klan gathering at the Alexandria Fairgrounds.