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Thursday, October 21, 1926
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page of:The Wrangell SentinelWrangell, Alaska

COURT ADJOURNS WHEN EVANGELIST FAINTS

Context - explained by ACL:

A handwriting expert told a Los Angeles court that the writing of the woman who spent ten days at Carmel Cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, was penned by the same hand that wrote Aimee Semple McPherson's notes for a sermon. The evangelist, charged with conspiracy to defeat justice over an alleged vacation at Carmel with Ormiston, was sent home for the day and the court adjourned.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Wrangell Sentinel, Wrangell, Alaska, October 21, 1926, page 1]

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20. - The handwriting of the woman who spent ten days at Carmel Cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, was identified by an expert in court as penned by the same hand which wrote Aimee Semple McPherson's notes for a sermon. The noted evangelist who is charged with conspiracy to defeat justice as the outcome of an alleged love nest vacation at Carmel with Ormiston, fainted in court yesterday as a witness took the stand. She was sent home for the day and court adjourned.

Reproduced unchanged from The Wrangell Sentinel, October 21, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

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November 3, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.

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Today's paper

November 4, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.

A Century Late
Thursday, October 21, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page of:The Wrangell SentinelWrangell, Alaska

COURT ADJOURNS WHEN EVANGELIST FAINTS

Context - explained by ACL:

A handwriting expert told a Los Angeles court that the writing of the woman who spent ten days at Carmel Cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, was penned by the same hand that wrote Aimee Semple McPherson's notes for a sermon. The evangelist, charged with conspiracy to defeat justice over an alleged vacation at Carmel with Ormiston, was sent home for the day and the court adjourned.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Wrangell Sentinel, Wrangell, Alaska, October 21, 1926, page 1]

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20. - The handwriting of the woman who spent ten days at Carmel Cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, was identified by an expert in court as penned by the same hand which wrote Aimee Semple McPherson's notes for a sermon. The noted evangelist who is charged with conspiracy to defeat justice as the outcome of an alleged love nest vacation at Carmel with Ormiston, fainted in court yesterday as a witness took the stand. She was sent home for the day and court adjourned.

Reproduced unchanged from The Wrangell Sentinel, October 21, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Wrangell Sentinel, October 21, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

November 3, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.

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Today's paper

November 4, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.

A Century Late
Thursday, October 21, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page of:The Wrangell SentinelWrangell, Alaska

COURT ADJOURNS WHEN EVANGELIST FAINTS

Context - explained by ACL:

A handwriting expert told a Los Angeles court that the writing of the woman who spent ten days at Carmel Cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, was penned by the same hand that wrote Aimee Semple McPherson's notes for a sermon. The evangelist, charged with conspiracy to defeat justice over an alleged vacation at Carmel with Ormiston, was sent home for the day and the court adjourned.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Wrangell Sentinel, Wrangell, Alaska, October 21, 1926, page 1]

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20. - The handwriting of the woman who spent ten days at Carmel Cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, was identified by an expert in court as penned by the same hand which wrote Aimee Semple McPherson's notes for a sermon. The noted evangelist who is charged with conspiracy to defeat justice as the outcome of an alleged love nest vacation at Carmel with Ormiston, fainted in court yesterday as a witness took the stand. She was sent home for the day and court adjourned.

Reproduced unchanged from The Wrangell Sentinel, October 21, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Wrangell Sentinel, October 21, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

November 3, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.

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Today's paper

November 4, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.

A Century Late
Thursday, October 21, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page of:The Wrangell SentinelWrangell, Alaska

COURT ADJOURNS WHEN EVANGELIST FAINTS

Context - explained by ACL:

A handwriting expert told a Los Angeles court that the writing of the woman who spent ten days at Carmel Cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, was penned by the same hand that wrote Aimee Semple McPherson's notes for a sermon. The evangelist, charged with conspiracy to defeat justice over an alleged vacation at Carmel with Ormiston, was sent home for the day and the court adjourned.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Wrangell Sentinel, Wrangell, Alaska, October 21, 1926, page 1]

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20. - The handwriting of the woman who spent ten days at Carmel Cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, was identified by an expert in court as penned by the same hand which wrote Aimee Semple McPherson's notes for a sermon. The noted evangelist who is charged with conspiracy to defeat justice as the outcome of an alleged love nest vacation at Carmel with Ormiston, fainted in court yesterday as a witness took the stand. She was sent home for the day and court adjourned.

Reproduced unchanged from The Wrangell Sentinel, October 21, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Wrangell Sentinel, October 21, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

November 3, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.

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Today's paper

November 4, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.

A Century Late
Thursday, October 21, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page of:The Wrangell SentinelWrangell, Alaska

COURT ADJOURNS WHEN EVANGELIST FAINTS

Context - explained by ACL:

A handwriting expert told a Los Angeles court that the writing of the woman who spent ten days at Carmel Cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, was penned by the same hand that wrote Aimee Semple McPherson's notes for a sermon. The evangelist, charged with conspiracy to defeat justice over an alleged vacation at Carmel with Ormiston, was sent home for the day and the court adjourned.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Wrangell Sentinel, Wrangell, Alaska, October 21, 1926, page 1]

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20. - The handwriting of the woman who spent ten days at Carmel Cottage with Kenneth Ormiston, former radio operator at Angelus Temple, was identified by an expert in court as penned by the same hand which wrote Aimee Semple McPherson's notes for a sermon. The noted evangelist who is charged with conspiracy to defeat justice as the outcome of an alleged love nest vacation at Carmel with Ormiston, fainted in court yesterday as a witness took the stand. She was sent home for the day and court adjourned.

Reproduced unchanged from The Wrangell Sentinel, October 21, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Wrangell Sentinel, October 21, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

November 3, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.

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Today's paper

November 4, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.