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new york journal and advertiser (new york [n.y.]) 1897-1901 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1899-06-21
Location: new york, new york, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: new york journal and advertiser (new york [n.y.]) 1897-1901 · 1899-06-21 · page 02
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1899-06-21 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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... a large ledger in the sea serpent pavilion, and iii this persons who believed in the sea serpent inscribed their names ei's Idea of the Patchcgue S eat. Then the Village Improvement Association had a brass band parade and listened to sn address from the Mayor, In which he recited the virtues of Patehogue as a Summer resort. Last light fireworks were sot off ajid all the bars were drunk dry. An Investigating committee was sent to Patcliogue by the authorities of Isllp, Babylon and Centre Moriches, with instructions to expose the sea serpent. They OU/VU'lLkT LjU/ /v C# Instead of making statements to the newspapers I will seek legal redress." Dunlap gave the reporter ...

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