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...explosive. Besides gratifying Knop's desire it split the hotel from basement to roof, blew out the front of four stories sent 180-ft. streamers of flame into the air, injured 80 and gave Knop, mistress & child the company of four strangers in Death. That same night in Zubrohlava peasants were about to leave church when a thunderstorm came up, herded them back inside. Lightning struck the church steeple three times. The men stampeded over the women & children going two ways: 1) out, 2) toward the altar rail for God's protection. Twenty-one women and children were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Death to the Careful | 8/14/1933 | See Source »

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