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Hawk almost kills boy – Sinks talons into face of lad who threw snowball

Monday, March 1, 2010
Published in the The Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on Monday, March 9, 1914

Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette Published: March 9, 1914 Milford, Del, March 7, A large hawk almost killed a small son of L. N. Horsey, a farmer near here. The hawk had killed two chickens when Edward threw a snowball at it. The bird abandoned its meal and turned on the boy. It sank its […]

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Dog Finds Robbers’ Cache Of Jewelry

Monday, March 1, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on Friday, November 3, 1922

Published in The Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on November 3, 1922.      Dallas, Tex., Nov. 3-G. W. Agar’s home, in Belmont Addition was recently burglarized, and many valued heirlooms and jewelry were stolen. Detectives were placed on the case, but no clue was discovered.      As Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Carnatcar were sitting […]

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A professional hunter

Monday, March 1, 2010
Published in the The Waukegan Gazette on Saturday, January 19, 1867

Punlished in the Waukegan Gazette on January 19, 1867      A professional hunter, living in Peoria county has killed, this season, twenty-seven hundred and seventy three ducks, mostly mallards, eighteen geese, twelve brant, seventeen wild turkeys, nine prairie chickens, and three quails.

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Combat between a hawk and a snake

Monday, March 1, 2010
Published in the The Waukegan Gazette on Wednesday, November 19, 1862

Published in The Waukegan Gazette on November 19, 1862 We have been informed of a singular combat that took place in Pelham, N. H., a few days since, between a hawk and a black snake. Mr. Tristam F. Palmer, while walking in a field in Pelham, came upon a hawk and a black snake in […]

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Wise? old Owl runs into burglar alarm

Monday, March 1, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on Monday, October 2, 1922

Published in The Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on October 2, 1922.           By International News Service      Cincinnati, Oct. 2-An owl which flew into the open window of a law office on the ninth floor of the Carew Building gave rise to a burglar alarm, scared a night watchman half to death and finally […]

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Brave Deed of a Dog

Monday, March 1, 2010
Published in the The Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on Tuesday, May 7, 1901

Published in The Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on May 7, 1901.      Springfield, Illinois., May 7-A shepherd dog belonging to Arthur Sattley made a pitiful attempt Sunday to save the life of young Walter Watts Gard, who was drowned in a brick yard pond. Only the closing scene of the tragedy was witnessed. Just […]

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Battle Between Man An Owl

Monday, March 1, 2010
Published in the The Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on Thursday, November 28, 1918

Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on November 28, 1918. Jack O’Connor has thrilling experience in which his clothes are torn off      Jack O’Connor, proprietor of Blarney Island resort, Grass Lake, shot and wounded an enormous white owl, Wednesday at Grass Lake and thinking the big bird was disabled, he attemted to […]

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This Dog Sold 100 farms

Monday, March 1, 2010
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on Wednesday, April 26, 1922

Published in The Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on April 26, 1922. One of the most sagacious real estate agents in the United States is a collie dog, Laddie, belonging to E. A. Strout, of New York. Mr. Strout has sold more farms than anyone else in the county, but he admits that Laddie was […]

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