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

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1908-07-20
Location: topeka, kansas, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the topeka state journal (topeka, kansas) 1892-1980 · 1908-07-20 · page 04
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1908-07-20 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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... pay the bills.) Richmond Times-Dispatch. Sea Serpent Bell Ringer. Quite the perkiest sea serpent ever reported is now trailing up and down the coast, coyly wearing a bell buoy it stole off Hatteras. This latest sea serpent has been re ported by the passengers of the City of Macon, of the Savannah Line. The City of Macon got in yesterday, and the passengers were so full of the story of the serpent that they found It necessary to carry bottles with them, filled with a strongly smelling, amber colored substances, to which they had frequent recourse while telling of the big snake. Passenger Agent J. H. Horton, of the Savannah Line, stands for the story, ...

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