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herald of the times (newport, r.i.) 1849-1856 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1853-12-22
Location: newport, rhode island, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: herald of the times (newport, r.i.) 1849-1856 · 1853-12-22 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1853-12-22 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “spirit rapping”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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Nover Twian.— Spirit Rapping Case. —General Dwight Jarvis, formerly of New York, but now, and for many years, a citizen of Ohio, was recently prosecuted in a eivil euit, for n libel by a betiever in Spuitunl Knockings,~- Gen. Jarvis, it secms, is a member of St. Timothy’s Chiurch, Mussillon, and a De. Underhill procured Abby Warner, a ‘Spirit Medium,’ to o to the church durng seivice, and exhibit the Spirit Rappings. She did 8o accompunied by her fanatical associates, greatly disturb ing the solemnity of the religious servi ces of the congregation, There were loud and centinwous rappings in the viciuity ot Abby and irreverent and «ig nificant ‘winkings and blinkings’ ...

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