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Chased By A Wildcat

Philadelphians In Motor Car Have Hair Raising Experience. Recently the family of William H. Walker of Philadelphia had an experience rare indeed. In their motor car they were en route to Bedford Springs, Pa., and were going over the mountain from Fannettsburg to McConnellsburg, the county seat of Fulton county, lying deep in the vale […]

Boy Nearly Killed By A Rooster

Duluth, Minn., Aug. 1,-Lloyd Burley, aged two years, was nearly killed by a rooster. The child was so seriously injured that it is feared that he will lose his eyesight.

Gorilla Kills Bulldog

Fight Between Animals Witnessed By many New Iberis “Sports.” New Orleans. Feb. 4.-Almost the entire population of new Iberia, assembled to witness an advertised battle between a gorilla and an English Bulldog. The gorilla won in a little over 2 minutes, and much betting was indulged in on the outcome of the fight. A pen […]

Eagle Attacks Alligator

Reptile is so badly gashed it may die of injuries. San Francisco, Feb. 7.-A desperate battle was fought in the Golden Gate park aviary between a large golden eagle and a four-foot alligator. The fight was waged in the air, on land and in the water and the alligator was so badly gashed that it […]

Bull Fight

A bull fight was lately advertised at Placerville, California, but the Americans, not liking the Spanish amusements, lassoed the bull, whipped the matadores, and tore down the building.

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Boston, We are informed by a person lately come from Mack Point, in the Eastern parts of the Province, that about a fortnight ago, a very strange Creature was found on the shore there, which the tide had left, about twice as large as an Ox, its head and fore parts resembled a Lion, with […]

Horse

Boston, May 5, 1735. Last week at Captain Welle’s Farm a large Gelding of his grazing near to a Well of 22 Foot deep by the side of a fence, fell over backwards and dropped to the bottom. One of his servants soon after coming up to the farm came to the relief of a […]

Oxen

March 8, 1735. We hear from Steining in Sussex, England, that one Legget, a Butcher of that town, killed an Ox the 24th last and found the fat about the Kidneys to weigh 226 pounds, and the lean of it but 2 pounds.

Wild Boars.

His majesty, the King of England, at his late Hunting-Match at Gisshorn, killed 17 Wild Boars.

Wolves

Paris, July 8. They write from Vendesme, that the wolves continue to make great ravages; that they cannot travel the country without danger; that several persons, men, women and children, had been devoured by them, and also cattle. The Governor has ordered troops of hunter’s, townsmen and villagers, consisting of 3,000 men; but not withstanding […]