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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1889
Page
3
A chaotic police raid unfolds as officers pursue intruders through Mulberry Street toward Canal. Doors burst open, suspects flee, and bystanders watch as evidence of a raid on a tenement kitchen and dining area is revealed.
Police expedition uncovers squalid Mulberry Street tenements where families live among filth and putrefaction as officers photograph rooms lit by lanterns and document bedlam conditions. Officers describe occupants, including a notorious couple Pietro Gucciardi and wife, and observe opium dens with four Chinese men in stupefaction while cooking the narcotic. The report contrasts the rickety basement with a cleaner Chinaman room.
A historical survey traces the Millerite movement from 1840s United States awakenings to late 19th century Virginia ascension camp fantasies. It describes William Miller, the sensational prophecy charts, and public disappointment when predicted dates, including October’s, passed without event.
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