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the hattiesburg news (hattiesburg, miss.) 1908-1917 — ball of fire in the sky

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1909-03-12
Location: hattiesburg, mississippi, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the hattiesburg news (hattiesburg, miss.) 1908-1917 · 1909-03-12 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1909-03-12 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “ball of fire 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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BALL OF FIRE FROM THE SKY Exploded in Mid-Air a Hundred F'eet Above the Earth in Hattiesburg. Cow is Instantly Killed. O. M. Donovan, residing on South Francis street in the suburbs of this city, relates an harrowing incident of the electrical storm which passed over this section about 2:30 o'clock yester day afternoon. What appeared to be a great ball of fire fell from the clouds and exploded about 100 feet above the earth. From this explosion came a IS OUT OF POLITICS; TAFT TO STAND PAT CHICAGO, 111., March 12—The pass ing of the professional Southern ne gro politician as a federal office hold er by right of ...

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