Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, July 6, 1894
A Big Gorilla, a Small Boy, a Side Show and Some Hoosier Heroes. As the side show of the Hall Circus was being opened to the public at Butlerville, Ind. Ko-Ko-Mongo, the big gorilla, sprang against its cage door, pushed it open, grabbed a small boy, who was looking on, opened mouthed, and in an […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, July 4, 1885
Two monkeys sat under a tree in an Indian forest. One monkey was seen to busy himself in smearing the other with red clay earth. When he had succeeded in entirely covering his companion, he disappeared into a neighboring wood, leaving the other a mass of clay, but for two small holes through through which […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, December 2, 1898
At Perry, Okla., a baby was attacked by a monkey and almost killed. The monkey belonged to a show which is wintering in town and it got out of its cage, ran into the house of A. M. Patterson and attacked his two-year-old girl. The child’s face was lacerated and one arm and hand badly […]
Published in the The Evanston Index, Evanston, Illinois on Saturday, January 7, 1899
A Baboon in Omaha went on a spree one day last week and smashed three mirrors, threw beer mugs at everybody in sight, and raised Cain generally. This new evidence of a tendency to act like a man may be considered another valuable clue for the Darwinians.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, aukegan, Illinois on Thursday, October 3, 1912
Baboons Had revenge for the Seizure of One of Their Number, Though Many Were Sacrificed. The leopard likes the meat of certain monkeys, but the indulgence of his taste sometimes costs him dear. A remarkable battle between a leopard and a company of baboons, seen by a traveler in Africa, is described in Das Buch […]
Friday, September 12, 2014
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, October 25, 1912
Springfield, Ill., Oct. 25-“Tom,” a pet baboon, tried to transform Springfield into an African jungle and nearly succeeded. He escaped from his cage at the No. 1 engine house, where he had been the pet of the firemen. For an hour he had things his own way, raiding fruit stands and biting four children, one […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, October 18, 1906
Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 18 Gibson City residents are much excited over a report that a monkey, which died there last week, belonging to a carnival company, had been interred in the local cemetery. The owner purchased an expensive coffin, child’s size, and is said to have buried the animal in the cemetery. An investigation has […]
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, October 29, 1853
The importation of monkey skins, says the Salem Gazette, has been an important branch of commerce for several years, and we dare say, that many a fair lady has strutted her brief hour in all the glory of monkey skin muff, and rat skin gloves, without suspecting the quality of her finery.
Published in the Waukegan News Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, July 27, 1934
Pet Monkey Is Captured After Upsetting Quiet Lives Of Mike Shelly And Neighbors. After two days and two nights of terror for the household as well as the stock, all today was serene at the Mike Shelly farm near Wadsworth due to the absence of “Dynamite,” a pet monkey that was captured there last night. […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Friday, December 2, 1898
An Instance Which Shows That Dumb Beasts Can Be as Kind as Men. A herd of wild Asian buffaloes will charge any foe, even a tiger, to save the life of one of their number who has been wounded. Elephants, baboons and other animals will do the same in a wild state. On the other […]