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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Published in the The American Weekly Murcury, Volume 2, Philadelphia, Penn. on Sunday, October 5, 1721

A Waterman fishing lately at a place called Magdalen Bridge, had the misfortune to be devoured by a large Sea Dog, [Shark] in sight of several other fishermen who had made their escape. But considering what a prejudice this monster might do to their fishing, [ruin their fishing] and being also desirous of revenging their […]

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Devoured By A Shark.

Thursday, December 27, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, August 15, 1844

During the voyage of the U. S. sloop of war Saratoga to the island of St. Thomas, off the coast of Africa, May 24th, the coxswain in charge of the tiller, broke it and fell overboard. While in the act of swimming towards the ship, he was seen suddenly to disappear, and thereupon the fins […]

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Thrilling Story. [Sharks]

Friday, November 2, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, June 7, 1834

An extraordinary story is told by Captain Wallace, of a lover and his mistress, who were saved in a singular manner from the jaws of a shark.-A transport, with part of a regiment on board, was sailing with a gentle breeze along the coast of Colney; one of the officers was leaning over the poop […]

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Sharks.

Monday, September 17, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, March 30, 1878

Two or three men and various dogs having been devoured by sharks off Melbourne, Australia, the Government offered a reward for the capture of these fish, and 3,000 were caught in one week; but inasmuch as the reward was at the rate of one shilling a foot, and no reward is given for sharks under […]

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Arabs Catching Sharks At Aden.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, October 3, 1885

[Gentleman’s Magazine.]      The way the Arabs catch sharks is very curious and interesting, and is somewhat similar to playing a heavy salmon, only no rod is used. A hook of soft iron wire is made very sharp and baited with a lump of garbage of some kind, usually a piece of shark too rancid […]

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A Fight With A Shark.

Friday, December 9, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, July 8, 1876

     The Pensacola [Fla.] Gazette of the 8th ult., has the following account of an exciting adventure: “Capt. John B. Guttman, of the Pensacola Guards, signalized himself in an odd encounter last Friday, and came out first best. Riding down to the shore of Escambia Bay, the Captain noticed a strange commotion in the water, […]

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At Sea In A Coffin.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, October 1, 1897

Escorted by Sharks, He Paddles His Sepulchral Canoe. Some curious details of the life of the French convicts  at Cayenne, Guyane, and the Safety Islands are given by M. Paul Mimande in a volume which he has just published in Paris, entitled ‘Foreats et Proserits.” After describing all the most famous criminals at present in […]

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Belaying His Jaws.

Monday, October 17, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Tuesday, October 30, 1900

Shark stories, with some reason, are commonly received with incredulity. A well authenticated anecdote, however, is told of Dr. Frederic Hill, an English surgeon of distinction. A man fell overboard in the Indian ocean and almost into a shark’s mouth. Hill, who was standing close to the rail, grabbed a belaying pin and without hesitation […]

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