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the topeka state journal (topeka, kansas) 1892-1980 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1906-08-11
Location: topeka, kansas, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the topeka state journal (topeka, kansas) 1892-1980 · 1906-08-11 · page 03
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1906-08-11 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sea serpent”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... over Hackensack backing for the sea serpent reality. As early as 1555 the archbishop of Upsala wrote that a very large serpent of a length of upward of 200 feet and a diameter of at least twenty lived near the Norwegian city of Bergen. He de- Ballooning For Pleasure;1 taJkeii Two Successful Ascen A cLUOL nent in the education of American wo- 1 men and which has ever since held a secure place in the affections of its; grateful alumna of so imu'.y years ugv. It was while she was a pupil at this school that Margaret Slocum first met; Russell fuse, their acquaintance dating from 184S. They were not ninrried un til twenty years ...

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