Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, April 23, 1906
Wagon Smashed and Two Horses Belonging to Bert Stevens Killed at Spring Grove in Fierce Dash of Two frightened Animals Down Road to structure. Â Â Â Â A serious accident happened in Spring Grove Saturday which cost the lives of two valuable horses belonging to Bert Stevens. Â Â Â Â The affair was a double runaway. A team belonging […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Tuesday, August 13, 1907
    Two unknown parties driving from Chicago to Long Grove left a horse to die by the roadside near the Hanson farm, about three and one-half miles from Libertyville, Thursday.     The horse had been driven until it dropped in the harness and the men who were driving did nothing more than secure a new […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Wednesday, January 3, 1906
    Novel sport was witnessed at Wauconda on New Year’s day, the residents of that locality who have racing horses, having them sharp shod and going onto Bangs’ lake where they had races. The novel sport attracted much attention and many persons saw the races which were fast and close.     The Sun’s Wauconda correspondent […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Wednesday, February 21, 1906
    As a climax to the work of cutting ice on Round Lake, an accident occured Tuesday afternoon which gave all of the ice cutters a shock and completely unnerved them for their remainder of the day’s work.     Peter Bowers, a well known farmer near Round Lake, was on the lake and the ice […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Wednesday, January 31, 1906
    A crowd of people around the post office were vastly amused yesterday afternoon by a horse desengaging itself from a wagon and leaving the wagon and driver in the middle of the street. Something gave way on the harness and the horse tore up the street at a terrific rate of speed the onlookers thinking […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, August 19, 1907
    Oconto Falls, Wis., Aug. 19.-Fred Schiller, the son of Gottried Schiller, a farmer, while leading a horse was dragged by the animal for many rods. The chain which held the horse wound round the lad’s head and tore it from the body.
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Tuesday, January 16, 1906
    A street sign that amazes American visitors in Paris reads: “Butchery of Horse, Ass and Mule a Specialty.”
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, October 24, 1907
Remarkable Spectacle Seen on Washington Street. Â Â Â Â A remarkable spectacle was seen on Washington street near County last night at about 6:30, when a dog was observed to be driving a heavy work team along the street, evidently to the barn, sitting up straight in the front seat with the lines between his teeth, holding […]
Published in the The Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, June 13, 1907
    Mayor Griffiths became entangled in the harness and the horse fell on him in the water, holding him under the water. Fire Chief Jacobs escaped the entanglement and swam out. He at once went for aid. The body of the mayor was found under the animal. The mayor’s body was brought to Springfield.
Published in the The Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, May 16, 1907
    The greastest ride on horseback ever done up to this time was done by Cowper Thornhill, Huntingdonshire, England, April 29, 1745, who rode 213 miles in 12 hours and 17 minutes to win a wager of 500 guineas.