The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-04

persecution Of the Jews. IN 1910 the
bridge across the Elbe collapsed ana
three hundred persons Were Crowned.
In 1878 the archbishop defea 1ad Mar
grave Otto in battle and imprisoned linn
in an iron cage. In 1919 the sens OF
rich citizens held a tournament, the prize
"a pretty girl-being won by an dc
merchant of Goslar. About 1895 the
knight Fake Won Reder murdered he
Margrave in a church and dragged tie
corpse by the hair through Broadway.
Perhaps this incident had something 70
do with my involuntary shiver as /
passed through the same street this
morning. In 1900 Archbishop Burch-
ard the Second cursed into helpless sub
lection certain evil spirits which had
done much iniury TO the fishermen and
sailors OF the, vicinity. In 1901 there
was another persecution OF he Jews.
and soon afterwards guild-masteI WAS
sentenced 10 death and burnt alive in
the old market. In 1916 there was u
fearful famine which lasted until 1915.
In 1926 the archbishop was murdered in
The cellar of the town hall IL 1881
the Emperor visited Magdeburg. bur
as the wives and daughters Of the
townsmen were more gorgeousll attire!
than his court ladies he did me- auow
the latter 10 appear at ball which was
given III their honor. In 1891 the Jews
held Il tournament during Lent Tn, :
were attacked and plundered hy r01bCr
knights. and persecution Of the jew :
followed. In 1887 the archbishop gave
Il great "SchutZcnfcSt. the nrize being
n beautiful virgin In 1880 iron pennies
were put in circulation. In 1415 tie
plague ragged again, and IN lflj the
cows were sprinkled with holy water
In 1411 Magdeburg was crowded with
Gypsies who had been driven ION
Asia. In 1920 IL HUSTLE (protestanO
who had tried 10 preach was ',urnt ~
q hereto. In 1925 the first cl1 X was
Tlaced in the town hall. In 1923 there
was another epidemic Of plague ana
there was so much carelessness in the
matter of burials that about forty per-
sons revived and crept from the trenches
in which they had been lightly covered
In 1434 there was Il wonderfully sue
cessfu crop. In 1850 there We're over
eight thousand deaths from plague. In
1416 Ernest of SaXony, Il boy twelve
years old. was made archbishop Of
<.
que. In 1892 all Jews We're expelled
In 1897 Martin luther came to the
city He was then fourteen years of age
and earned his living by singing in the
streets. In 1911 the Dominican monk
Teze sold in Magdeburg pardons for
sins already committed as well as for
those which the sinner desired to commit
at his convenience later on. In 1924 the
Reformation was begun. In 1884 the
first water pipes were very sparingly
laid In 1889 both famine and plague
ragged again In 1850 the town had
10000 inhabitants and n garrison of
5000 infantry and 300 cavalry. Dur
ing this year Magdeburg was besiege1.
In 1861 the cathedral became protcs-
tant church. In 1870 there was Il great
flood In 1880 and 1891 cpidemicS pre-
vailed in 1892 an Old witch was bum
cd at the stake In 1891 nearly 1900
persons died in the city Of plague In
1928 about $4,000 Of Wallenstein's Ro-
man Catholic warriors appeared in the
neighborhood and at the same time the
plague ragged In 1881 lilly, Pappen-
helm. and the other leaders Of the Ro-
man Catholic party captured the city
and probably since the destruction of