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Emissary of a Righteous God Warns of Earthquake in Frisco
Dr Elias James a 77 year old black man from Des Moines claims divine revelation and a coming universal war. He says he met Christ, has seen the Holy City, and will live to see Christ establish a earthly kingdom within ten years. He traveled from California to Des Moines while predicting calamities and writes a third Bible as yet unpublished. He tours and preaches while aiding the poor and explaining his mission to warn Missouri Iowa and Illinois of coming disasters. He is described as sane but reserved and once traveled with capital city visions and warnings of fires and earthquakes.
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Eople
Waterloo
Illinois Central Depot
Courier
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California
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Patmos
Baltimore
Dr. James
Mexico
Ife
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