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Atlanta Constitution in Atlanta, Georgia

10 Jan 1909

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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1909

Page

2

Death of Dr Cyrus Teed Ends Koreshan Era in Florida

Fort Myers Florida reports the death of Dr Cyrus R Teed aged about seventy former leader of the Koreshan Unity a sect founded in Syracuse and once centered in San Francisco Chicago and finally Estero Florida His followers believed he would translate or be crucified marking a new Golden Age Teed known as Koresh preached immortality and a messianic role while guiding a cooperative community that once moved from coast to coast in search of a suitable utopian site.

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Kareshan Unity and its widespread holdings described

The account outlines the Kareshan Unity led by Dr Teed, detailing its communal living, vast land and plant holdings across Florida and other states, and its wealth accumulation. It notes the incorporation in 1893, extensive debts, key associates, and the once sprawling network of followers and subsidiaries facing uncertain cohesion after Teed’s death.

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The Messiahship Bridegroom Tussle at Koreshan Unity

The passage depicts Mrs Ordway in authority as a bride figure, Victoria Cratta described as empress of the Koreshan Unity steering a ship for state, with a dramatic risk of loss if the ship founders. It blends religious rhetoric with a florid scene of a matronly leader, the bride, and looming mortality near a doctor’s tomb at Estern as the Messiah of the Golden Age returns.

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Basie Virgin Mary Koresh Victoria Cratta Victoria Critta Gbha Anna Gordway Bristol Tenn Biines Dal Estern
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Actress narrowly escaped death in stage accident at Natioral theater

In January at the National theater in Washington Mrs Leslie Carter was nearly hit by a 290 pound stage mantelpiece that toppled onto a table and props during the Udra act of Kassa. She narrowly avoided a fatal head injury when the scenery fell as she turned away after placing a candlestick, yet she continued the performance despite audience alarm.

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Washington Kassa Leslie Carter Cartar
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