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the iola register (iola, allen county, kansas) 1875-1902 — strange light in the sky

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1892-04-15
Location: iola, kansas, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the iola register (iola, allen county, kansas) 1875-1902 · 1892-04-15 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1892-04-15 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “strange light in the sky”. 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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... saying that there was a strange light in the sky. A thunderstorm had left the air full of electricity, and from horizon to horizon everything seemed to blaze. But that did not disturb me -until an observation taken from the cupola of my house, de clared that the second tabernacle was putting on red wings. I scouted the idea and turned'over on my pillow for another sleep, but a num ber of excited voices called me to the roof, and I went up and saw clearly defined in the night the fiery catafalque of our second tabernacle. When I saw that I said to my family: "I think that ends my work in Brook lyn.

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