Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, August 12, 1907
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 […]
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, August 1, 1912
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.
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 4, 1911
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 […]
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, February 7, 1910
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 […]
Published in the Illinois Daily Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, May 10, 1853
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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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, August 6, 1733
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 […]
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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, May 19, 1735
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 […]
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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, June 2, 1735
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.
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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Wednesday, January 11, 1736
His majesty, the King of England, at his late Hunting-Match at Gisshorn, killed 17 Wild Boars.
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Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, November 9, 1730
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 […]
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