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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. I TO DEC. 31, 1856
Abstracts 3500 - 3503
SOCIAL EVENTS (Cont'd)
3500 - L Dec. 12: 1/3 - A social supper with dancing will take place
at the Magnolia House this evening at eight. Ball's band has been
engaged for the occasion. (1)
See also Celebrations & Festivals
SPANISH AMERICA. See Latin America
SPEECHES. See Lectures & Speeches
SPIRITUALISM & OCCULTISM
3501 - L Jan.8: 1/4 - Miss Cora Scott, who is about 16 years of age,
with only limited educational advantages, has developed into a superior
trance medium with powers transcending those ordinarily possessed
by human beings. She wi 11 lecture in the Melodeon on Jan. 15. The
thinking part of the community is invited to attend. (2)
3502 - L Apr. 26:2/3 - In a letter to the editor, B. Paine of Painesville
says: "The Davenport mediums have been her_e exhibiting about a
week. They have done somethings that have astonished not only the
believers, but skeptics. But there have been certain general facts
throughout all the experiments, that have been entirely unsatisfactory
to those who doubted or disbelieved in spiritual theory .••.
"The following statement, by Mr. Abbott, as to what occurred last
night, when I was not present, it would seem, must be sufficient to
expose the whole thing as a deception; ...
'" I was present at the last sitting of the mediums, which took
place last evening, and I discovered that the lights there made, were
made by the use of phosphorus. Afterwards, when "Johnny King" was
taking up a collection in the circle for a specified purpose, "Johnny"
was caught and held; the light was struck and "Johnny" proved to be
the oldest Davenport boy. "Johnny King" is the alleged chief spirit
of the sittings. I understand that all left this morning for your city.
L. S. Abbott.'" (8)
3503 - L May 2:2/3,4 - In a letter to the editor, B. Paine of Painesville
says: "A writer in Monday's (Apr. 28) PLAIN DEALER, signing himself
'Candor' witho'lt, however the candor of writing over his own
name, - after alluding to the statement made by myself and Mr. Abbott,
in relation to the operations of the Davenport mediums .... sets out
by saying that he 'deems it an act of justice to all concerned, especially
to the citizens of Cleveland, to correct some of the errors of
that statement.'
"Since this is so, it is certainly somewhat singular that 'Candor'
makes no attempt to perform this 'act of justice', for after reading
his article several times, I am wholly unable to discover that he denies
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